Duncan Airlie James

Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell; 23 May 1961) is a Scottish retired kickboxer and actor best known for his roles in Tomb Raider and ID2: Shadwell Army. He was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.

Early life James was born Duncan Campbell and was educated at the fee-paying Keil School where he was a competitive rugby player. His martial arts background began when he took up Shotokan karate. He was also a drummer and played with a number of bands including Nazareth. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in the US to pursue new musical avenues.

He is the older brother of Scottish composer Ross Campbell.

Kickboxing career When he returned to Scotland, he took up Muay Thai kickboxing in the late 1980s. In 1993, he won his first title, the World Kickboxing Association Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship. After successfully defending that title, he vacated it and moved up to the Cruiserweight division and later the Heavyweight division where he won a number of other titles. In February 1999, he made his K-1 debut against Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 Rising Sun '99 and lost via technical knockout after being knocked down three times in the third round. He went on to fight twice more in Japan that year, drawing with Yoji Anjo and losing to karate master Nobuaki Kakuda.

He retired in 2006 with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws.

Titles and honours Muay Thai: WKA Commonwealth Super Light Heavyweight Champion (1993) ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Champion (1998) WKN World Heavyweight Champion (2001) WAKO World Heavyweight Champion (2003) WKF World Heavyweight Champion (2005) WPKA World Heavyweight Champion

Kickboxing: WKO World Cruiserweight Champion (1995) WKA World Heavyweight Champion (2001)

Kickboxing record + 32 Wins, 14 Losses, 2 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Location Notes 2006 Loss Daniel Waciakowski TKO (shoulder injury) For WPKL and KL World Heavyweight Championships. 15 April 2006 Loss Giuseppe DiNatale Colosseum 2 TKO (punches) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada For IKF World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. May, 2005 Win Tibor Nagy WPKA/WKF Decision (Unanimous) - - Glasgow, Scotland Wins WPKA and WKF World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championships. 22 February 2004 Loss Chris Batcheldor K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 Decision 3 3:00 Wolverhampton, England November, 2003 Win Angelo Grenata WAKO TKO 2 - Palermo, Italy Wins WAKO World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. 13 April 2003 Loss Phil Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary UK Decision 5 3:00 Birmingham, England 5 April 2002 Loss Sergei Ivanovich Decision 3 1:53 Motherwell, Scotland For WAKO and ISKA World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championships. 30 June 2001 Win Stephane Reveillon World Kickboxing Network KO 1 - Belfast, Northern Ireland Wins World Kickboxing Network World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. April, 2001 Win KO 1 Worcester, England Wins WKA International Super Heavyweight Championship. 16 April 2000 Loss John Wyatt K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 TKO 2 2:00 Birmingham, England 6 June 1999 Loss Nobuaki Kakuda K-1 Survival '99 Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Sapporo, Japan 15 May 1999 Loss Jerome Turcan Strikeforce Decision 5 3:00 San Jose, California, United States 22 March 1999Draw Yoji Anjo K-1 The Challenge '99 Decision 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan 3 February 1999 Loss Musashi K-1 Rising Sun '99 TKO (3 Knockdowns) 2 2:52 Tokyo, Japan 16 August 1998 Loss Chris Wright KO 2 2:04 St. Helens, England Loss I.K.F Pro Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Title. June, 1998 Win Christophe de Tholomaise Decision Bangor, Northern Ireland Wins ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Muay Thai Championship. 1997 Win Paul Senior WKA: Quest KO - - Birmingham, England Wins WKA: Quest Cruiserweight tournament. September, 1995 Win Hassan Babchi KO 1 - Glasgow, Scotland Wins WKO Cruiserweight World Championship. 9 October 1993 Win Lee Hasdell WKA TKO (cut) - - England Wins WKA Light Heavyweight Commonwealth Muay Thai Championship.

Acting

When he retired from the world of kickboxing, Duncan retrained as an actor. After appearing in a number of short films and a small cameo appearance in the film Perfect Sense, Duncan landed his first leading role when he was asked to play the lead character of John Tavish in the Scottish feature film In Search of La Che. Whilst the film itself received mixed reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, critics were quick to applaud Duncan's performance.

2012 saw Duncan star in many and varied short films including The Priest With Two Guns directed by Rodney Reynolds. The film centres around Father O'Reilly who is troubled when he discovers his brother is in debt to a local money lender. The film went on to pick up a grand jury prize at the 2014 Amsterdam Film Festival. The end of 2012 saw Duncan lend his voice to one of his most recognised roles to date in the short comedy film The Greyness of Autumn. Duncan voiced the character of Danny McGuire, an ostrich living in Glasgow whose life is suddenly turned upside down when he loses his job and his girlfriend in the same day. The film enjoyed great success in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom where it featured in the 2014 edition of the Portobello Film Festival. Duncan's performance was widely praised with John McArthur of MovieScramble writing "The hook at the start of the film is the voice of Danny. A deep, resonant and very individual vocal draws you in immediately." In 2013 he played the role of Officer White opposite Jack O'Connell in Starred Up, a feature film directed by David Mackenzie. The film went on to win 3 awards at the 2014 British Academy Scotland Awards including Best Feature Film.

In 2015, James starred in the leading role of Major Doug Bormann in Fanatic. He will be reunited with Luke Aherne who directed the web series Frank.

Filmography Year Title Director Role Notes 2009 Perfect Sense David Mackenzie Gym Fighter 2010 Civilisation Nicholas Vafio Harry Wrath of a Suffragette Seth Ward / Kev Bagnall Gerry Godforsaken Sarah Harlow Ed 2011 Lisa Deserves Better Paul Allison Daniel The Juice Phil Thompson Frankie Boy Brathair Eve Leonard Steven In Search of La Che Mark D. Ferguson John Tavish First Leading Role Fate Waits Ben Macgregor Mark Syllka Got It Dean Howard Big Al Snagged Mark Brown Ziggy 2012 Iustitia Dave Craig Iustitia Omnibus Violation Peter Hardy / Charlie Parker Commander Grier Dust Paul MacAdam Thommo Loan Ruahdri Hunter Gerry The Priest with Two Guns Rodney Reynolds Father O'Reilly The Greyness of Autumn Chris Quick Danny McGuire Voice 2013 Starred Up David Mackenzie Officer White Jab, Cross, Hook Shaun Sutton Tam McLean Unsuitable Naomi Phillips Jimmy Fleshmarket Close Eve Leonard Duncan 2014 Glory Hunter Craig Maclachlan Jerry Gallagher Mitchum Jemma Sutherland Detective Inspector Mitchum TV pilot K'Nibble Andrew Dobbie Gregg McLaren Frank Luke Aherne Jim Web Series Con Laura Briggs Tom Tanner Park Ian Hendry Iggy Two Smoking Barrels Asib Akram Frank Vincent A Quiet Day Martin Heron Joe 2015 Prescription R Andrew Dobbie Robert "Boab" Baxter Fanatic Luke Aherne Major Doug Bormann 2016 Directions Oliver Greenall Robert ID2: Shadwell Army Joel Novoa Hunt Flux Anthony Scott Boris Essex Spacebin David Hollinshead Gangster The Victorious Chris Anstey Captain Bernard Gregory Ground Below Toby Saunders Mitch 2017 Locked In Pavel Shepan Brian 2018 Frank Luke Aherne Jim Synced Devon Avery Skin Head Colin Outlaw King David Mackenzie Beaumont Tomb Raider Roar Uthaug Terry Wild is the North Hayley McInline Wadard 2020 Autumn Never Dies Chris Quick Danny McGuire / The Chief Jingle Jangle David E. Talbert Constable Carruthers A Song Still Inside James Hall, Edward Lovelace Foreman Brown / Husband 2021 Web Crawler Paul J. Lane Alfie Trespass Opal Kirsty Mclean Father Wild is the North Hayley McInline Wadard Go Home Razan Madhoon Guard 2022 Because We Are Too Many Eve Leonard Uncle John

Awards Year Nominated Work Awards Category Result 2019 The Victorious I Am Film Festival Best Showreel Scene Actor 2020 Autumn Never Dies Top Indie Film Awards Best Actor US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards Best Outstanding Actor 2022 Scotland International Festival of Cinema Best Actor in a Featurette Best Ensemble Cast in a Featurette(Shared with All Cast)