Duncan James

Person · Open Library

Born

1979-04-07

Works

16

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Film & TV

Acting · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2009 following their reformation. He is also known for playing Ryan Knight in Hollyoaks.

Known for

• A European Christmas — Freddie Buttons2024
• Drama Queens — Self2024
• Eurovision: Everyone's a Winner — Self2023
• Big Brother: Late & Live — Self2023
• Jon & Lucy's Odd Couples — Self2023
• Help — Jogger2021
• The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer — Self - Contestant2021
• The Weakest Link — Self - Contestant2021
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist2021
• The A-Z of Eurovision — Self - Contestant (archive footage)2020

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

DE

Active from

1929-04-17

Active to

2015-06-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

28,786

Total plays

324,672

Duncan James was born Duncan Matthew James Inglis in Salisbury, Wiltshire) on April 7, 1978. He has enjoyed success as a vocalist in the boy band Blue and also a solo artist. James grew up in Dorset and was raised primarily by his grandparents. He starred in A Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 15, and played Puck. He also played Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes when he was a teenager. In early 2000, James, along with Antony Costa, convinced Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe to form the group Blue. <a hr

via Last.fm · Duncan James

Key dates

Born

7 April 1979

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Matthew

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Salisbury

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Religion

Catholic Church

Participant in

Eurovision Song Contest

Genre

soul