James Barriscale was born on 11 May 1969 and is a British actor, writer and director.
10 Facts About James Barriscale
James Barriscale appeared in an episode of The Alienist for Netflix, playing Sgt.
James Barriscale trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 1993, at which point he began his professional career by touring alongside Alan Cumming in a production of Hamlet, directed by Stephen Unwin, with English Touring Theatre.
From 1994 to 1995, James Barriscale was part of Royal Shakespeare Company, with which he appeared in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Ian Judge; The Wives Excuse, directed by Max Stafford-Clark; and The Broken Heart, directed by Michael Boyd, all of which were performed at the Stratford-Upon-Avon, Newcastle, and London Seasons, as well as during the Royal Shakespeare Company's brief spell at The Young Vic Theatre.
In 2007, James Barriscale portrayed Princess Diana's bodyguard, Kez Wingfield, in television movie Diana: Last Days of a Princess.
James Barriscale is a television season regular on popular CBBC show, Wizards vs Aliens, in which he plays Mr Fisher, a science teacher at King's Park High.
In 2007, James Barriscale played the role of Duke de la Tremouille in George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Marianne Elliot, at Royal National Theatre.
James Barriscale was invited to stay with The National with their new show War Horse, playing Bone, Carter, Strauss and various other roles during two runs at The National, and then at New London Theatre in the West End, performing more than a thousand performances over a four-year period.
James Barriscale is a regular voice on Classic FM, and voiced the second season of BBC1's The Sheriffs Are Coming, as well as many adverts on TV, radio and cinema, including Cadbury; Check My File; Esso; Betway; Peugeot; Barclays; HSBC; Knorr, Voltarol and BBC Breaking News.
James Barriscale directed One Day, a 15-minute short film shot on 35mm, starring Tim McInnerny, Tanya Franks and Toby Stephens.