Actor

James Tarpey

Born January 1, 1994 in Greenwich, England13 films

James Tarpey is a British actor. He was born in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. He is best known for playing a Young Peter Page in the 2013 comic science fiction movie The World's End and playing Willow on the British sitcom After Hours since 2015. James is a keen skateboarder and guitarist.

James attended the BRIT school for performing arts. James made his stage debut at the Obie Theatre, London, playing the title role in Sarah Nivan's adaptation of Vernon God Little. In 2012 he was cast as the lead in a short film called Callum, he played the title character Callum. James was nominated and won the 2013 Best Actor Award for the Cannes in a van, independent film festival award, for the lead role of Callum He played a Young Peter Page in the 2013 comic science fiction movie The World's End. In 2014 he played Damien in the movie The Beat Beneath My Feet and Nathan in the British independent science fiction movie Robot Overlords. He played Ted in the 2015 movie Hector. From 2015 he played Willow on the British sitcom series After Hours.

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First watchThe Shadow in My Eye20217.8as ReggieOn March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

6.8The World's End2013

6.2Sundown2022

4.8Robot Overlords2015

6.3Sebastian2024

Filmography

13 films as actor

2024SebastianBen
2022SundownAlbert Thompson
2021The Shadow in My EyeReggie
2021The Drowning of Arthur BraxtonArthur Braxton Jr.
2021A Little Italian VacationRome
2019Responsible ChildNathan
2019Straight FacesSean
2015HectorTed
2015NipplejesusYoung Thief
2015Robot OverlordsNathan
2014The Beat Beneath My FeetDamien
2014CallumCallum
2013The World's EndYoung Peter