| James Byng | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Website | |
| http://www.jamesbyng.com/ | |
James Byng (born 1985) is an English actor and vocalist. Acting since the age of ten, James made his West End debut in the title role of Oliver! at the London Palladium. He played the same role in the national tour of Oliver! and at the Royal Charity Gala Hey! Mr. Producer, honoring theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh at the Lyceum Theatre on June 8, 1998. He also played Gavroche in Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre. From 2007-2008 James was seen on stage at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, first playing various ensemble roles and then taking over the part of Frodo Baggins in Matthew Warchus' theatrical adaption of The Lord of the Rings. In 2008/2009 James appeared in the role of John Darling in the musical Peter Pan at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. He just finished a tour with the West Yorkshire Playhouse production of The History Boys by Alan Bennet, in which he played Posner. From September until November 2010 James was on tour with a production of Carrie's War in the role of Nick Willow.
James' television and film work includes the role of George Hawthorne in the 2002 television adaptation of Goodbye Mr. Chips, starring Martin Clunes which aired both in Great Britain and in the United States. In this made for television movie he appeared as James Malcolm. He also played wayward American Montague Bear in the independent film Rupert Brockstein's Blood Red Letters.
James has also been seen and heard as host and resident jazz vocalist at The Starlight Theatre, Manchester and the Grove Inn Jazz Club in Leeds.
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