Biography and Noteworthy Accomplishments
At a Glance...
Name: James Scott
Date of Birth: January 14, 1979
Born: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Height: 6'4"
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
Sign: Capricorn
James is the oldest of four children; he has two brothers and one sister.
He attended boarding school in Lancaster. After graduation James moved to Scotland to figure out his life and career choice. While in Scotland, he got a job at the Gilded Balloon Theatre. Not long after, James moved to London where he modeled for the STORM modeling agency and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. James came to the United States after completing his studying at the LAMDA. In Hollywood he worked with acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.
James' first daytime role in the United States was as Ethan Cambias on ABC's All My Children in 2004. In May 2006, James joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as EJ Wells (now EJ DiMera).
He is also co-founder of URTH Solution (you are the solution). URTH's goal is to help developing countries capitalize on their natural resources without harming the environment.
James is also a nature lover. He loves spending as much time outdoors as he can. He enjoys walking his dogs and taking hikes. He also has been known to take vacations where he backpacks through wild jungles. On his left forearm, James has a tattoo that illustrates this love of nature. It's from a William Wordsworth poem (1798), "Nature never did betray the heart that loved her".
Noteworthy Accomplishments
Awards:
Winner of SOW's "Sexiest Men in Daytime" Poll for Days of Our Lives. February 2, 2010 issue. http://soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/
Listed in Nelson Branco's "Soapywood - The Agency" article as one of 25 actors in Soaps who have the potential to make it in Hollywood. January 2010.
Named "Best Performance in a Storyline-Male" in tvguide.ca's 2009 Worthy and Worthless List. (tvguide.ca/soaps/features)
Named Top Male Performer for 2009 (daysofourlives.about.com)
Runner up along with co-star Alison Sweeney for "hottest actor and hottest actress in a Dramatic Series" in soaps.com's 2009 Sudzies Awards.
Named number one for the "Most Attractive Male Star" and number six for "Outstanding Lead Actor". EJ came in at number five for "Favorite On-Screen Couple or Duo" with Sami in the .
Named Favorite Actor for Days ELEVEN weeks in a row in SOD's HOTN poll. (March 17, 2009 - May 26, 2009 issues).
Listed at #23 in the 2008 (amount of appearances an actor has made on a soap in a year). James was also the only cast member from Days of Our Lives to make the list.
Named the number two "Soaps Sexiest Man" when TV Guide Network aired its "Soaps Sexiest Men" on July 20, 2008.
Daytime Emmys:
Presented the award for "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team" at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmys along with Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip). (8/30/09)
Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2008).
Presented at the 34th Daytime Emmys with Lauren Koslow (Kate). (2007, soaps.com)
Episode Rankings:
Ranked number four as of 2/28/2010 and has appeared as EJ DiMera in 30 episodes on Days of Our Lives. (jason47.com/days/2010episodes)
Ranked number two as of 12/31/2009 and has appeared as EJ DiMera in 192 episodes on Days of Our Lives. (jason47.com)
Ranked number one in 2008 for the number of appearances on Days of Our Lives. James appeared as EJ DiMera 165 times and as Santo DiMera twice giving him a total of 166 appearances. (jason47.com)
Ranked number two in 2007 for the number of appearances on Days of Our Lives. James appeared as EJ DiMera 169 times and as Santo DiMera 19 times. Total amount of appearances is 175. (jason47.com/days/2007episodes)
Ranked number 17 in 2006 for the number of appearances on Days of Our Lives. James appeared as EJ 94 times. (jason47.com/days/2006episodes)
Soaphunks:
James has 15 nominations and 11 wins at . He has also won Soaphunks Adonis contest THREE years in a row (2007, 2008, and 2009).
James, we are mighty proud of you and ALL your accomplishments!!!! Keep up the great work!!!