James Scott is one of the most popular and richest Soap Opera Actor who was born on January 14, 1979 in England, England, United Kingdom. Soap actor best known for his roles on Days of Our Lives and All My Children. He was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on Days of Our Lives in 2010 and 2011.
He appeared alongside Alison Sweeney on Days of Our Lives.
After school, Scott moved to Edinburgh, Scotland on a voyage of self-discovery. His mother is Scottish and he spent a lot of time in Scotland as a boy. His first summer there he managed to get a job working at the famous “Gilded Balloon Theatre”, one of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s best-known venues, established by Karen Koren in 1986 in Edinburgh’s Cowgate and worked with such actors/comedians as Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, and Eddie Izzard. “They set me in motion, giving me the drive I needed to move forward. Soon it became apparent that I would need to move to London in order to truly focus on this as a career,” Scott remembers.
As time went on, he began to model for clothing companies. During a modelling trip to Los Angeles, he went to an acting class at the Ivana Chubbuck studio in Hollywood. The class inspired him to save money and make the move to Los Angeles. He studied acting for two more years before being cast on All My Children. Scott originated the role of Ethan Cambias in August 2004 and played it until February 2006. He then moved on to Days of Our Lives where he took on the role of EJ DiMera in May 2006.
He grew up with three siblings.
