James Corden British Actor and Comedian Known for Cats

James Corden is a British actor and comedian born on 22 August 1978 in Hillingdon. His best-known titles on this site are Cats (2019) and The Prom (2020).

Early life

He studied at Holmer Green Senior School.

Career

Records list Twenty Four Seven (1997) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999). The 2000s brought How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) and Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009). His 2010s credits include Into the Woods (2014) and Ocean's 8 (2018, as John Frazier). During the 2020s, he worked on Superintelligence (2020) and Cinderella (2021).

In all, 25 films and 3 TV series appear in his credits from 1997 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (5), followed by drama (5) and musical (5). The newest title on record is The Christophers, from 2025. Of his four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Ocean's 8 (2018) has the highest, at $298 million.

Emily Blunt appears in two of his listed titles, including Gulliver's Travels (2010). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Meryl Streep (two titles) and Ian McKellen (two titles). The records also show one single, Shout (2010).

Recognition

James Corden received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2012. Further recognition came with the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series (2018) and the Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Altogether, 5 wins are listed.

Personal life

He has 3 children on record.