Alex James

Biography

Alex James is an English musician and songwriter, as well as a journalist and cheesemaker.

Career Overview

Alex James has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Signature works include blur: Live at Wembley Stadium, blur: To the End, Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

41

Birth Date

1968-11-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Known For

• 

  blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
• 

  blur: To the End
• 

  Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion
• Blur - Live at Movistar Arena
• 

  Blur at the BBC
• 

  blur at the Zénith, Paris

Frequent Collaborators

• Damon Albarn (5 collaborations)
• Graham Coxon (5 collaborations)
• Dave Rowntree (5 collaborations)
• Phil Daniels (2 collaborations)
• Pauline Black (1 collaborations)
• Steve Davis (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (37 credits)

  • Blur - Live at Movistar Arena

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 6 (2007) ... Self - Panellist actor actors
    2026
  • blur: Live at Wembley Stadium

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • blur: To the End

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • blur | In Concert BBC Radio 2

    Self [blur]

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Blur at the BBC

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Blur Presents The Ballad of Darren

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    - Buzzcocks Does... Nineties (2024) ... Self - Panellist actor actors
    2021
  • Heston's Marvellous Menu Back to the Noughties

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Blur: The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Blur: New World Towers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Ong Ong

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • blur at the Zénith, Paris

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Oasis vs. Blur | Duel at the Peak of Britpop

    Self [blur] (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • blur: Parklive

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Blur: Live at Hyde Park

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Blur: No Distance Left to Run

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Blur: Glastonbury 2009

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Celebrity Juice

    - Christmas Special (2017) ... Self actor actors

    - Joey Essex, Alex James, Georgia May Foote (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2008
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Nabil Abdulrashid, Alex James, Nella Rose & Lou Sanders (2026) ... Self - Panellist actor actors
    2007
  • The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    - Episode 10 (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2005
  • Pixies: Gouge

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Top Gear

    - Episode 6 (2012) ... Self actor actors
    2002
  • blur | The Best Of

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Blur: Live 13 & Bonus Footage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • B-Roads

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Starshaped

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Ann Widdecombe MP, Alex James, Jimmy Carr (2007) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • Top of the Pops

    - 25th April 2003 (2003) ... Self actor actors
    1964

• sound (2 credits)

  • Ong Ong

    music

    sound
    2015
  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    music

    sound
    2000

• production (2 credits)

  • Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace

    executive producer

    production
    1994
  • Starshaped

    executive producer

    production
    1993