Bradley James

Bradley James (born 1983 or 1984) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Arthur Pendragon in the BBC series Merlin (2008–12), Damien Thorn in Damien, Varga in Underworld: Blood Wars, Giuliano de' Medici in Medici: The Magnificent (2018–2020), and Lieutenant Colonel Felix Sparks in The Liberator (2020).

Early life and education James was born in Exeter, Devon, England. He became interested in acting at the age of six, whilst in primary school. His family moved to Jacksonville, Florida when he was nine. and then Fletcher Middle School, The same year he was cast as Arthur Pendragon in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. The show was a consistent hit series in the US; its first season was shown on the broadcast network NBC and its second, third, fourth, and fifth seasons on NBC's affiliate cable network Syfy. Merlin ended its 5-year run in 2012. James presented a documentary about Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, The Real Merlin & Arthur, in 2009.

In 2014, James guest starred as Edgar in the fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning political thriller television series Homeland.

In 2015, James was cast as a villain in Underworld: Blood Wars and appeared in the television series iZombie as recurring character Lowell Tracey, a love interest for main character Liv. He starred as title character Damien Thorn in the television series Damien, created by Glen Mazzara as a sequel to the Omen film series. He co-starred with Daniel Sharman who played Guiliano's brother Lorenzo de' Medici.

In 2020, James played the American war hero Felix Sparks in The Liberator, Netflix's four-part World War II drama series based on the book by Alex Kershaw. This was the first project produced in Trioscope, a new enhanced hybrid technology that combines state-of-the-art CGI with live-action performance.

It was reported in May 2025 that James would co-star as Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff in a historical film based on Kristallnacht that is being filmed in Vienna, Austria.

Personal life James has two sisters, Natalie and Stephanie. He is a supporter of Arsenal F.C. 2009 Children in Need Arthur Pendragon "1.30" 2014 Homeland J.G. Edgars Episode: "The Drone Queen" 2015 iZombie Lowell Tracey Recurring role - 5 episodes 2016 Damien Damien Thorn Lead role- 10 episodes 2017–2019 Bounty Hunters Webb Sherman, Keegan Sherman Main role - 5 episodes 2018–2019 Medici: Masters of Florence Giuliano de' Medici Main role - 11 episodes 2023 Vikings: Valhalla Harekr Season 2 - 5 Episodes