Bradley James

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- Describing his character Arthur Bradley James is an English actor who portays the character of Prince/King Arthur Pendragon on the BBC television series Merlin (confirmed per radio interview with Jonathan Ross ).

Bradley made his first appearance in an episode of Lewis in 2008. He also played the part of Ben Davies in the BBC Three drama Dis/Connected.

He practised at Drama Centre London. His breakthrough came when he was chosen to play Prince Arthur in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. In an interview, he stated that he had enjoyed being involved with the stunts. However, he had "picked up more than his fair share of injuries". He and co-star Colin Morgan went on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales The Real Merlin & Arthur in 2009.

Trivia

 * When he was young Bradley James wanted to be either a professional footballer or an actor.
 * He has two sisters: older Natalie and younger Stephanie.
 * He loves football, athletics, cricket and ping pong. He supports the football team Arsenal.
 * Bradley is a sports fanatic, which makes him deeply enjoy working on Merlin where he takes part in sword fight, fencing tournaments and does a lot of horse riding
 * Bradley has blond hair and blue eyes. He is 6" 183cm and right handed. According to him he looks like his mother.
 * Bradley does not cook
 * When Bradley was nine years old he lived in Jacksonville, Florida; he lived there for four years.
 * His favorite American football team is the Miami Dolphins.
 * He is 3 years younger then Alice Patten who played Arthur's mother, Ygraine and Angel Coulby who plays his onscreen wife, Gwen.
 * He went to the Drama Centre London with Santiago Cabrera, Lancelot.