• Name: Oliver James
  • Date of Birth: June 01, 1980
  • Place of Birth: Ottershaw, Surrey, England, UK
Mini-bio: Oliver James is a British musician and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the American films What a Girl Wants and Raise Your Voice. James' first screen appearance was a supporting role ... read morein the 2002 made-for-television short film, School's Out; he next appeared in a 2003 episode of the BBC series, The Afternoon Play, and joined a boy band produced by Simon Fuller. He left the band as soon as he was cast opposite actress Amanda Bynes in the American romantic comedy, What a Girl Wants; for his role in the film, he learned to play the guitar and co-wrote and sang the songs Long Time Coming and Greatest Story Ever Told, which were on the film's soundtrack. The film was set in England and James played the romantic interest of Bynes' character. It was released in April of 2003 and performed fairly at the box office, grossing $35 million domestically. James' next role was opposite Hilary Duff in the teen film Raise Your Voice, which was released in October of 2004 and grossed $10 million domestically. He will be seen this autumn in the new BBC1 series The Innocence Project, a drama following the lives of law students.James currently lives in Los Angeles, California where he moved to in March of 2003, in order to pursue an acting career in the United States.
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Oliver JamesOliver James mini-bio: Oliver James is a British musician and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the American films What a Girl Wants and Raise Your Voice. James' first screen appearance was a supporting role in the 2002 made-for-television short film, School's Out; he next appeared in a 2003 episode of the BBC series, The Afternoon Play, and joined a boy band produced by Simon Fuller. He left the band as soon as he was cast opposite actress Amanda Bynes in the American romantic comedy, What a Girl Wants; for his role in the film, he learned to play the guitar and co-wrote and sang the songs Long Time Coming and Greatest Story Ever Told, which were on the film's soundtrack. The film was set in England and James played the romantic interest of Bynes' character. It was released in April of 2003 and performed fairly at the box office, grossing $35 million domestically. James' next role was opposite Hilary Duff in the teen film Raise Your Voice, which was released in October of 2004 and grossed $10 million domestically. He will be seen this autumn in the new BBC1 series The Innocence Project, a drama following the lives of law students. James currently lives in Los Angeles, California where he moved to in March of 2003, in order to pursue an acting career in the United States.

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Nickname(s): Oli
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Education: Woking College, Guilford School of Acting/Performing Arts
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Resides in: Los Angeles, CA
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Personal interests/hobbies: Race car driving, music
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  • He takes notice in girls that are "genuine" have "kind eyes" and "a good sense of humor."
  • He started at Guildford School of Acting because of a girlfriend, and decided to continue there even after they broke up.
  • Oliver has been in love twice, and claims the two experiences were very different from each other.
  • Oliver admits he is not a very good dancer.
  • At age seventeen he had to choose between racing or pursuing becoming an entertainer.
  • Because of his dad's involvement in racing cars, Oliver has been driving since age five.

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  • in which movie does Amanda Bynes co-star with Oliver James & Kelly Preston?  Answer »
  • In which movie did oliver james appear in with the actress hilary duff?  Answer »
  • Which actor starred in the movie "What a girl wants" with Amanda Bynes and co-starred with Hilary Duff in "Raise your voice"?  Answer »
  • How can you tell James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) apart?  Answer »

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