Actor

Eli James

13 films

Eli James is an American actor, standup, singer, and dialect specialist living in London. He might be best known to fans around the world for his voiceover work - including playing the scrappy teenage battler Yuma Tsukumo in the animated series Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal. He also voiced many other beloved characters on Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, P. King Duckling, Beast Boy: Lone Wolf, and he has lent his vocal skills to fiction and nonfiction podcasts, and video games. You can hear his voice acting on the BBC's World of Secrets, on Radiotopia's The Body Genius series, and on his own podcast, Strong Reception.

You can see him playing a CIA operative in 2025's The Amateur, starring Rami Malek and directed by James Hawes, and his US TV credits include Gossip Girl, Unforgettable, Alpha House, Lights Out, and many commercials. Eli also regularly performs standup around the UK, including at London's Angel Comedy Club, Comedy Rumblings, and the Sam Rhodes Comedy Explosion.

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First watchThe Amateur20256.9as CIA Team #3After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors…View film

Essential films

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6.4Spree2020

2.0Foodfight!2012

Filmography

13 films as actor

2025The AmateurCIA Team #3
2021Last of the GradsKeith
2020SpreeKurtsworld Fan #1 (uncredited)
2019Weedjies! Halloweed NightTommy Two Shlongs
2018Evil Bong 777Weed Monger 1
2017Grow HouseGanja Goblin
2012Foodfight!Wungo Wasabi (voice)
2011Budz HouseTweakin Topher
2006AlagAlag
2005The Pool 2Ben Stiller
2004Honorable MenHugo Wang
2003Crime PartnersSleazy Pimp
2001Do You Wanna Know a Secret?Dougie