---
name: "James Young"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-young"
fi1m_id: "james-young"
imdb_id: "nm1193194"
tmdb_id: 931892
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 June 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T14:52:36.549347+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Young

## Identity

James Young

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-young
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-young
- **IMDb ID:** nm1193194
- **TMDB ID:** 931892
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193194/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931892

Actor. Born 14 June 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 June 1980, Glasgow, Scotland
- **Active:** 2002–2008
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1193194/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931892

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Boy A*](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

James Young is a Scottish actor born on 14 June 1980 in Glasgow. He began his career at the age of 16 with a role in the BBC series *Hamish Macbeth*, followed by leading parts in children's series including *Mr Wymi* and *G-Force*.

Young is known for his performances as Zeb in the film *Boy A* (2007), Alexander MacDonald in the series *Outlander* (2015), and Goubo in *Still Game* (2002). Other credits include appearances in *River City*, *Waterloo Road*, *Up There* and various Scottish comedy programmes such as *Chewin' the Fat* and *The Karen Dunbar Show*.

He won Best Performance at the Scottish BAFTAs for his role in the short film *Pan Fried* (1998). Young has also worked in theatre productions across the UK, BBC radio plays and national television commercials.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Boy A* (2008), Fi1m 73, as Zeb — [page](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md)
- *Still Game* (2002), Fi1m 80, as Goubo — [page](https://film.one/tv/still-game.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tuesday* (2015), as Mr. Owens
- *Outlander* (2014), series, as Alexander MacDonald — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Two Doors Down* (2013), as Angus
- *DeafBlind* (2011), as Ben
- *Boy A* (2008), as Zeb — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md)
- *Kitchen* (2007), series, as Danny Swift
- *GamerZ* (2005), as Lennie
- *Instant Credit* (2004), Actor
- *The Karen Dunbar Show* (2003), series, Actor
- *Still Game* (2002), series, as Goubo — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/still-game.md)
- *Hamish Macbeth* (1995), series, as Tusker Gray

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