James was born in Hong Kong but grew up and was educated in London at Westminster School from which he was expelled. He went on to train as a barrister and holds a degree in Law. He is an accomplished illusionist, conjurer and hypnotist.
James first became interested in magic at the age of 13 but quickly gave it up due to academic pressures. He returned to it several years later and self taught himself the art of stage hypnotism. Since 2000 James has been performing his own brand of stylised mental and suggestive illusions with which he has been wowing British audiences and current projects look set to launch him onto a global stage.