James Acaster
Biography
James Acaster is an English comedian, actor, podcaster and musician who started stand-up comedy in 2008 after drumming for local bands. He supported Josie Long on tour in 2010 and became known through Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows, where he was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show five years in a row, a record. His shows Recognise, Represent, Reset and Recap were released as the Netflix special Repertoire (2018). Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, his 2019 tour, earned a Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, and Hecklers Welcome appeared as a special in 2024. On television he appeared in Taskmaster (2018) and co-hosted Hypothetical with Josh Widdicombe from 2019 to 2022. With Ed Gamble he co-hosts the food podcast Off Menu, has written best-selling books, and formed the music collective Temps, whose debut album Party Gator Purgatory came out in 2023. He appears in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as Lars Pinfield. He has won five Chortle Awards.
41years old
Turns 42 on January 9in 60 days
- Born Kettering
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- James William Acaster (birth name)Also credited as Pat Springleaf
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 3 years2021 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireIMDb rating 6.1
- 2024James Acaster: Hecklers WelcomeIMDb rating 6.6
- 2024Seize Them!IMDb rating 5.1
- 2021CinderellaIMDb rating 4.4
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First role
Acaster was a replacement for John Mulaney when he voiced one of three mice in his first film role, Cinderella (2021), alongside James Corden and Romesh Ranganathan.
A first
Acaster released multiple stand-up routines on Netflix as part of Repertoire, making him the first British comic to do so.
A first
Acaster earned acclaim through yearly Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows, and from 2012 to 2016 he received five consecutive nominations for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show, a record.
James Acaster movies on Netflix
Worked with
James Acaster made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Pierce Brosnan's page
Bill Murray's page
Dan Aykroyd's page
Paul Rudd's page
Ernie Hudson's page
Patton Oswalt's page
Gil KenanDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Gil Kenan
All films by Kay Cannon
All films by Curtis Vowell
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Chortle Awards | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.