James Floyd (actor)

James Floyd

Floyd in April 2010
Born 1987 (age 28–29)
North London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

James Floyd (born 1987)[1] is an English actor.[2] He is mostly known for his roles in My Brother the Devil, Everywhere and Nowhere, Tormented, The Infidel, and City of Tiny Lights. His ethnically ambiguous appearance has allowed him to portray characters of several different nationalities.[2][3][4]

Early life

Floyd was born in North London. His father is English, with Scottish and Welsh ancestry, while his mother is half Tamil-Indian and half Singaporean.[3][5] His family now lives in Spain, and Floyd can speak conversational Spanish. He left a philosophy degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science to pursue acting in theatre.[2] Floyd received funding on the Assisted Places Scheme (for families with low income) to attend the private school University College School.[6][7] He is an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre.

Career

Film

His first starring role in was in Everywhere and Nowhere.[8] It played at the 2011 Mumbai Film Festival and Dinard Film Festival and was released in 2011 in the UK, Europe and the Middle East.[9][10][11]

His performance in Sally El Hosaini's debut feature film My Brother the Devil, where he starred as a young, drug-dealing boxer with a secret,[12] won him the award as the Best Newcomer at British Independent Film Awards and Best Male Actor at the Milan Film Festival.[13][14] He was also nominated for an Evening Standard Film Award.[15][16][17][18]

Floyd will co-star in upcoming British noir thriller City of Tiny Lights directed by Pete Travis,[19] where he will play the role of ‘Lovely’.[20][21] He also plays the lead role of Alex Harks in upcoming American industrial espionage thriller Rogue Agent.[22]

Television

From 2006 to 2007, he played the role of Miguel Lopez, a footballer, in the TV series Dream Team. In 2009, Floyd appeared in the TV film, Compulsion (based on Jacobean tragedy The Changeling) playing the role of a feckless son of an industrialist alongside Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra.[23] He appeared alongside Marton Csokas and Hayley Attwell in the Seville set crime series Falcón for Sky Atlantic.[24]

He portrayed Freddie Mercury in the 2012 BBC Four Kenny Everett biopic The Best Possible Taste.[25] He starred as Ishbaal in the ABC television drama Of Kings and Prophets.[26]

Stage

In 2007, Floyd played the role of Angus McBane in J.B. Priestley's play The Glass Cage at the Royal & Derngate Theatre, directed by Laurie Sansom.[27] Other performances include, the lead in Anna Ziegler's Dov & Ali (2008) at Theatre 503.[28][29]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Tormented Nasser
2010 The Infidel Gary Page
2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Ash
2013 My Brother the Devil Rashid

Won BIFA award for Best Newcomer at British Independent Film Awards[30]
Won Best Actor at Milan Film Festival[31]
Nominated Best Newcomer at Evening Standard Film Awards[15]

2015 Rearview Simon
2016 City of Tiny Lights Lovely
2016 Rogue Agent Alex Harks

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Dream Team Miguel Lopez
2009 Compulsion Jaiman
2012 Falcón Rafa Falcon
2013 The Best Possible Taste Freddie Mercury
2016 Of Kings and Prophets Ishbaal

Stage

Awards and recognition

For his performance in My Brother the Devil, Floyd won a BIFA for Best Newcomer at British Independent Film Awards, Best Male Actor at Milan Film Festival and was nominated for an Evening Standard Film Award.[15][30][31] He was selected as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit 2013 and was a Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2012.[36][37]

Screen International wrote "Floyd gives an attractive star performance" and Time Out described it as "a career-making performance" for his performance in Everywhere and Nowhere.[38][39][40] Evening Standard described his his performance as "outstanding".[41] A Time Out review for the film stated "James Floyd in particular must now be on every director’s must-cast list."[42] The Hollywood Reporter noted "My Brother the Devil should put Floyd on the casting map." while the Daily Telegraph described his portrayal as "reminiscent of Robert De Niro".[43][44] Empire Magazine wrote "James Floyd is magnetic", with Daily Mail writing "an eye catching central performance".[45][46]

References

  1. ↑ Porter, Mr. (7 January 2013). "One To Watch: Mr. James Floyd". Mr. Porter. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  2. 1 2 3 Sajip, Arjun (2015-10-28). "Gritty boy Floyd – Glass meets up-and-coming young British actor James Floyd". The Glass Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  3. 1 2 First sight: James Floyd | Film | The Guardian
  4. ↑ Gangland Style | Out Magazine
  5. ↑ "James Floyd". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  6. ↑ First sight: James Floyd | Film | The Guardian
  7. ↑ "James Floyd Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  8. ↑ Radclyffe, Sam (2010-06-25). "Kidulthood director begins shooting Everywhere & Nowhere | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  9. ↑ "FilmIndia Worldwide".
  10. ↑ Hunter, Allan (2011-05-02). "Everywhere & Nowhere | Reviews | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  11. ↑ Clarke, Cath (2011-05-03). "Everywhere and Nowhere | review, synopsis, book tickets, showtimes, movie release date | Time Out London". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  12. ↑ "Gangland Style". 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  13. ↑ "Official BIFA website". BIFA. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  14. ↑ "MIFF Film Festival Awards 2013 - Milano". Miff.it. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  15. 1 2 3 "Evening Standard Film Awards for 2012: Most Promising Newcomer". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  16. ↑ "UK's 'MY BROTHER THE DEVIL' wins Europa Cinemas Label at the Berlinale - Activities - News". Europa Cinemas. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  17. ↑ Kemp, Stuart (2012-04-23). "Sundance London, WorldView to Hand out $48,000 in Awards to Four Movies". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  18. ↑ "BFI London Film Festival announces 2012 award winners". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  19. ↑ "City of Tiny Lights - Review (Toronto International Film Festival)". Flickreel. 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  20. ↑ Hunter, Allan (15 September 2016). "'City Of Tiny Lights': Toronto Review". Screendaily. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "City of Tiny Lights to start shooting 27 April". Protagonist Pictures. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  22. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2014-02-10). "Content introduces Newcomer to EFM | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  23. ↑ "Compulsion with Parminder Nagra on ITV1 | Unreality TV". Unreality TV. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  24. ↑ "BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Troy's a golden role for Lenny Henry as he takes on one of theatre's landmark parts". Mail Online. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  25. ↑ PORTER, MR. "Mr James Floyd | One To Watch | The Journal | MR PORTER". MR PORTER. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  26. ↑ "'Of Kings and Prophets': James Floyd Joins Maisie Richardson and Ray Winstone in Cast of ABC's Pilot Drama About Israel's First King : News". Celebeat. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  27. ↑ Taylor, Paul (2007-11-07). "The Glass Cage, Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton - Reviews - Theatre & Dance - The Independent". London: Arts.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  28. ↑ Smith, Alistair (2008-06-13). "The Stage / Reviews / Dov and Ali". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  29. ↑ Gardner, Lyn (2008-06-19). "Theatre review: Dov and Ali / Theatre 503, London | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  30. 1 2 "Winners - Awards 2012 - BIFA - The Moet British Independent Film Awards". www.bifa.film. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  31. 1 2 "MIFF Film Festival Awards 2014 - Milano". www.miff.it. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  32. ↑ "The Glass Cage". Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  33. ↑ "Theatre503 presents the World Premiere of: Dov and Ali". www.dovandali.theatre503.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  34. ↑ "Totally Practically Naked in My Room on a Wednesday Night review at Tristan Bates Theatre London | Review | Theatre | The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  35. ↑ "James Floyd - BIFA - The British Independent Film Awards". www.bifa.film. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  36. ↑ "Breakthrough Brits, in partnership with Burberry". BAFTA. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  37. ↑ "James Floyd : Media : UK Stars of Tomorrow". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  38. ↑ "FilmIndia Worldwide".
  39. ↑ Hunter, Allan (2011-05-02). "Everywhere & Nowhere | Reviews | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  40. ↑ Cath Clarke (2011-05-03). "Everywhere and Nowhere | review, synopsis, book tickets, showtimes, movie release date | Time Out London". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  41. ↑ "My Brother the Devil, Cert 15, 111 mins - review". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  42. ↑ "My Brother the Devil; review". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  43. ↑ Rooney, David. "My Brother the Devil: Sundance Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  44. ↑ Expat Life (2012-02-08). "British film continues to shine at Sundance". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  45. ↑ "Empire's My Brother The Devil Movie Review". Empireonline.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  46. ↑ Tookey, Chris (2012-11-09). "Brotherly love turns this tale of London's hoodies devilishly good". Daily Mail.
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