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James Buckley

James Buckley

Actor, also producer · Born August 14, 1987 (39) · Croydon, England, UK

James Patrick Buckley (born 14 August 1987, Croydon, England) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, musician and YouTuber. He is known for playing Jay Cartwright in the BAFTA-winning E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. Buckley was born in Croydon, where he attended Thornton School. It was here, while taking part in school plays, that Buckley found out how much he enjoyed performing and, from the age of seven, started going to a stage school at the weekends. At age 11, Buckley began his first professional jobs in the West End shows Whistle Down the Wind and Les Misérables. At 11 years old he also began attending The Chafford School. Buckley says that school interested him so little that he did not collect his GCSE results. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 14, 1987 (39)
From
Croydon, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are James Buckley's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
32%
Survival
12%
Society
12%
Power
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
5
Absurd
4
Tense
2
Hopeful
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Buckley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Buckley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mother's Pride(2026)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Finding Father Christmas(2025)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Finders Keepers(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ashley Taylor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • I Feel Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as Chewy

  • White Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Brian Fitzpatrick

  • The Comedian's Guide to Survival(2016)

    Executive Producer · as James Mullinger

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Zapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · Associate Producer · as Brian Weaver

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    as Sponge

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Red Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Blitzy

  • The Boy in the Dress(2014)

    as Mr. Norris

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Pyramid(2014)

    as Fitzie

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Inbetweeners 2(2014)

    as Jay Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Countryman(2013)

    as Luc

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 30 Years of Comic Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Hunt for Tony Blair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sergeant

  • The Inbetweeners(2011)

    as Jay Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rock & Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Del Trotter

  • Rock & Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Del Trotter

  • Off the Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Fred

  • The Inbetweeners(2008)

    Show 18 episodes · as Jay Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Robin Hood(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Nevi

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Veronique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hero Boy

  • TravelWise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Child in Playground

  • Black Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Russell

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Rusty

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dark Ascension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Luke

  • Untitled The Inbetweeners Reunion Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jay Cartwright

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

The Inbetweeners (2011)

$89M worldwide

Highest rated

The Inbetweeners (2008)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19842026

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 29 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing2 of 31: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s15 · 15 acting · 2 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do James Buckley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, producer

The Comedian's Guide to Survival (2016)

75th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Inbetweeners (2008)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is James Buckley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles41–74 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles66–94 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles14–66 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does James Buckley work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Buckley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damon Beesley shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers