Bradley James

"Arthur has so many flaws that he has to go through a series of lessons to become the man that we know he's going to become. It's still a learning game for Arthur at the moment, before he becomes the man of legend. I love the fact that audiences are about to go on that journey with me."

- Describing his character Arthur

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

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

He attended the 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 fights, fencing tournaments and does a lot of horse riding.
 * Bradley has dirty blond hair and blue eyes. He is 6 feet tall (roughly) or 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 favourite 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).

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