Eli James
An American stand-up comedian and actor now based in London, he arrived in the UK after 20 years working as an actor in New York City, where he performed stand-up for eight years alongside a substantial stage, screen, and voiceover career. He is known for his self-deprecating wit and an uncanny facility with voices and accents that has taken him from Broadway to animation studios to Hollywood films. In London, he has performed at Big Belly Comedy, Angel Comedy Club, Crystal Palace Comedy Club, the Sam Rhodes Comedy Explosion, and Backyard Comedy Club.
His voiceover career has earned him a global following. He voiced the lead character Yuma Tsukumo on Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal and has voiced multiple characters across Pokémon series and films. He has also voiced characters for Cartoon Network's Beast Boy: Lone Wolf, P. King Duckling on Disney Jr., and the BBC's World of Secrets investigative podcast series. His video game work includes Star Wars: The Old Republic for LucasArts. On screen, his US credits include Gossip Girl, Unforgettable, Alpha House, and Lights Out, and he plays a CIA operative in the 2025 Hollywood spy thriller The Amateur, starring Rami Malek.
His stage credits are equally extensive. He performed in the UK and Ireland tour of the Bob Dylan musical Girl From the North Country, directed by Conor McPherson, as Reverend Marlowe. His Broadway credits include the National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, directed by Alex Timbers. He was a house team performer at New York's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and created two acclaimed solo comedy shows: Imagine All the People: A Survey of Music Business Creeps and William and the Tradesmen, performed at Ars Nova and La Mama.
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