Acting credits
55
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
James Acaster
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 13Series: 43Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1684762
IMDb ID: nm4735423
Known for: Acting
Born: January 9, 1985
Age: 41
Place of birth: Kettering, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q15072714
Also known as
James William Acaster
Other jobs
Writer (4)Creator (2)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
James William Acaster is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire. He has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has been nominated for Best Show five times. Acaster has appeared on several panel shows, including Mock the Week, Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Would I Lie to You?. He has a 2018 Netflix show entitled Repertoire, consisting of four hour-long stand-up comedy performances. In 2019, Acaster won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, making him the first UK comedian to do so in nine years.
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Movie credits linked with James Acaster.
In 3 weeks
James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
2026 Movie
Clash of the Comics
as Self
2025 Movie
Chess Ham
as Self
2025 Movie
6.6
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
as Self
2024 Movie
5.4
Seize Them!
as Felix the Ironmonger
2024 Movie
6.5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Lars
2024 Movie
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
as Self (archival)
2023 Movie
5.5
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
as Self – Presenter
2022 Movie
6.3
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
as Self
2022 Movie
6.3
Cinderella
as John
2021 Movie
7.4
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
as Self - Comedian
2021 Movie
8.0
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
as Self - Comedian
2020 Movie
6.0
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
as Self
2018 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Acaster.
7.0
Taskmasterclass
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
The Island
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.3
Question Team
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
2021 Series
10.0
Grave New World
as Fizz Gambol • 4 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.8
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.2
Hypothetical
as Self - Host • 32 eps
2019 Series
5.7
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.0
James Acaster: Repertoire
as Self - Comedian • 4 eps
2018 Series
7.4
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.5
Celebrity Hunted
as Self - Contestant • 6 eps
2017 Series
6.2
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant • 5 eps
2017 Series
5.3
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Absolutely Fine
as Deliveroo Guy • 1 eps
2017 Series
3.0
Romesh: Talking to Comedians
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2017 Series
Just Puddings
as Self - Co-host • 6 eps
2017 Series
We Have Been Watching
as Self - Television Watcher • 5 eps
2017 Series
6.7
Insert Name Here
as Self - Panelist • 3 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Taskmaster
as Self • 10 eps
2015 Series
6.3
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Drunk History
as Self - Drunk Storyteller • 1 eps
2015 Series
Sweet Home Ketteringa
as Self - Presenter • 12 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Virtually Famous
as Self - Panelist • 2 eps
2014 Series