James Edward Yeates was born in London, England, to parents Linzee Proudfoot and Stephen Yeates, both staff of British Airways. He grew up in the County of Surrey, England, with his younger sister, Natalie, who has now emigrated to Australia. James espoused acting at a young age, playing lead roles in his school productions and then joining various young stage groups, performing in key British theater's. In his teenage years, he stepped away from acting and focused on a career in aviation, following his parents, but later decided that this was not something he wished to progress and returned to the performing arts, starring in various voice acting commercials for leading brands such as LG, Nissan and Sensodyne. In 2016 he began his 'on camera' work with a featured role in the film Trendy, playing Charles. Show less «