---
name: "Taylor James"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/taylor-james"
fi1m_id: "taylor-james"
imdb_id: "nm2837751"
tmdb_id: 1497913
wikidata_id: "Q65168792"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 January 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T02:56:46.668891+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."
---

# Taylor James

## Identity

Taylor James

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/taylor-james
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** taylor-james
- **IMDb ID:** nm2837751
- **TMDB ID:** 1497913
- **Wikidata ID:** Q65168792
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65168792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2837751/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1497913

Actor. Born 26 January 1980 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 January 1980, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** تیلور جیمز
- **Average Fi1m score:** 56, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 60 (1), 2020s 46 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 55 to 49 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Family 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $772m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65168792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2837751/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1497913

## Biography

Taylor James is a British actor. He was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, on 26 January 1980 and lived in South Africa until 1986 before returning to the United Kingdom for schooling.

His theatre work includes performances in *The Winter's Tale* and *Romeo and Juliet* with Kenneth Branagh's company. His film credits include the title role in *Samson* (2018), an Atlantean Military Messenger in *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), and Lazarus in *The Beekeeper* (2024). He has also appeared as Batu in the Netflix series *Vikings: Valhalla* (2023–2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Beekeeper* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Lazarus — [page](https://film.one/film/the-beekeeper.md)
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), Fi1m 32, as VFX Facial Troll — [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)
- *Descendants* (2015), Fi1m 60, as Dancer and Chorus Performer — [page](https://film.one/film/descendants.md)
- *Mamma Mia!* (2008), Fi1m 72, as Stag — [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *The Beekeeper* (2024), as Lazarus — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-beekeeper.md)
- *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), as Judge
- *Vikings: Valhalla* (2022), series, as Batu
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as Atlantean Military Messenger
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), as VFX Facial Troll — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)
- *Descendants 3* (2019), as Dancer / Chorus Performer
- *Samson* (2018), as Samson
- *Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet* (2016), as Prince
- *Christmas Eve* (2015), as Nick
- *Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale* (2015), as Capino
- *Descendants* (2015), as Dancer and Chorus Performer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/descendants.md)
- *Blitz* (2011), as Gym Assistant
- *Mamma Mia!* (2008), as Stag — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Simulant Advisor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

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