About Bradley James

   Bradley James

   

       

Bradley James (born 11 October 1983) is an English actor from Exeter, Devon. He made his television debut in the ITV series Lewis in 2008 and is best known for portrayingKing Arthur (previously Prince Arthur) in the BBC television programme Merlin. 

                                   

Personal life

Bradley was born in Exeter, Devon. He and his family then moved to Jacksonville, Florida when he was nine years old. During his time there, he attended Crown Point Elementary School and then Fletcher Middle School before attending Madeley High School in Madeley, England.[2]

James is a fan of football and participates annually in sporting charity events.[3] When he was younger, he wanted to be either a footballer or an actor.

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Television career

Bradley first appeared in an episode of Lewis in 2008 and also played the part of Ben in the BBC Three drama Dis/Connected.

He trained at the Drama Centre London. His breakthrough came when he was chosen to play Prince Arthur, who later becomes the legendary King Arthur, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. Merlin has been a consistent hit series in the U.S.; its first series was shown on the broadcast network NBC and its second, third and fourth series on NBC's affiliate cable network Syfy. Merlin recently ended its 5-year run on BBC One.

James and co-star Colin Morgan went on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, The Real Merlin & Arthur, in 2009.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Lewis	Jack Roth	Episode: "Music to Die For"
2008	Dis/Connected	Ben	TV movie
2008–2012	Merlin	Arthur Pendragon	5 series of 13 episodes (Main Role)
2009	Merlin: Secrets and Magic	Self	Documentary 14 episodes[7]
2009	The Real Merlin and Arthur	Self	Documentary
2009	Portobello 196	Jude	short
2012	Fast Girls	Carl	Movie