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Duncan Airlie James
Actor, ProducerBorn May 23, 1961 (63 years)
Duncan Airlie James was born on May 23rd, in Glasgow, Scotland. From a young age, Duncan found a love for sports, that took him through football (soccer), rugby, and eventually led him into the Martial Arts.
Displaying a strong "creative / artistic" streak in the 80s he spent most of the decade as a drummer and musician for a variety of bands in Glasgow, Scotland.
In the early 90s, with his competitive nature and physical presence again pushed to the fore of his life, he could no longer resist the drive to pursue his dream of success in combat. Duncan dedicated the next decade of his life to the sport and won six versions of World, Thai Boxing and Kick Boxing titles as a competitive fighter. He competed all over the world during his illustrious and very successful career with his tartan shorts and fighting kilt becoming a famous trademark and his badge of honour!
After many years of hard work, and enjoying great success across the globe, Duncan retired from his competitive fighting career at the end of 2006. To date, he is still the ONLY Scotsman ever to fight in the prestigious K-1 events in Japan and remains Scotland's most well known, and arguably most successful ever ring fighter!
With the demands and rigours of a professional fighting career behind him, and with his focus and interest now shifted from that path, the creative juices once again started to flow strongly and before long, Duncan rediscovered his love of performance and acting.
He brings the same drive, intensity, determination and self discipline that he showed to achieve outstanding success as a professional fighter, to his passion for acting.
Displaying a strong "creative / artistic" streak in the 80s he spent most of the decade as a drummer and musician for a variety of bands in Glasgow, Scotland.
In the early 90s, with his competitive nature and physical presence again pushed to the fore of his life, he could no longer resist the drive to pursue his dream of success in combat. Duncan dedicated the next decade of his life to the sport and won six versions of World, Thai Boxing and Kick Boxing titles as a competitive fighter. He competed all over the world during his illustrious and very successful career with his tartan shorts and fighting kilt becoming a famous trademark and his badge of honour!
After many years of hard work, and enjoying great success across the globe, Duncan retired from his competitive fighting career at the end of 2006. To date, he is still the ONLY Scotsman ever to fight in the prestigious K-1 events in Japan and remains Scotland's most well known, and arguably most successful ever ring fighter!
With the demands and rigours of a professional fighting career behind him, and with his focus and interest now shifted from that path, the creative juices once again started to flow strongly and before long, Duncan rediscovered his love of performance and acting.
He brings the same drive, intensity, determination and self discipline that he showed to achieve outstanding success as a professional fighter, to his passion for acting.
Filmography
| 2024 | Blitz · as Agitated Man |
| 2024 | Les Paradis de Diane · as Dick |
| 2023 | Dick Dynamite 1944 · as Torturer |
| 2023 | Because We Are Too Many · as Uncle John |
| 2021 | Irvine Welsh's Crime (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey · as Constable #1 |
| 2020 | Autumn Never Dies · as Danny Mcguire (voice / The Chief |
| 2018 | Outlaw King · as Henry De Beaumont, Baron Beaumont |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider · as Terry The Trainer |
| 2017 | Locked In · as Brian |
| 2016 | Essex Spacebin · as Gangster |
| 2016 | ID2: Shadwell Army · as Hunt |
| 2014 | Outlander (TV Series) · as Gangsman |
| 2013 | Starred Up · as Officer White |
| 2011 | In Search of La Che · as John Tavish |
| 2011 | Perfect Sense · as Kickboxer |
| 2009 | Limmy's Show! (TV Series) · as Bed Chariot Pusher |