Oliver James Biography

Date of Birth

1 December 1980, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Oliver James Hutson

Nickname

Oli

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Trained at Guildford School of Acting, Oliver first appeared on screen in What a Girl Wants, where he performed alongside Colin Firth and Amanda Bynes in the role of Ian, showcasing both his acting and musical talents. This gained him the attention that led him to Los Angeles. He then went on to appear In Raise Your Voice with Hilary Duff, playing Jay a young musician, again combining his two performance strengths.

He returned to England playing a leading role in the BBC TV series Innocent, with a strong cast of performers including Stephen Graham.

Oliver continues to work on screen and television projects in both the US and the UK.

Trivia

He was the only actor to kiss Amanda Bynes in his screen test for his role in What a Girl Wants (2003).

Played drums for a band when he was in school and had only fiddled with friends' guitars before playing one for real in the movie What a Girl Wants (2003).

Went to Guildford School of Acting in Surrey to learn the trade.

Main reason to enroll as an acting major was so he could attend the same school as his then-girlfriend.

His own songs appear on the What a Girl Wants (2003) soundtrack.

In "What a Girl Wants" and in "Raise Your Voice" he plays the guitar a lot. Only in "Raise Your Voice" he plays the acoustic guitar.