Fun Facts about James

  • Oliver is his only other sibling
  • Even though it might not look like it he does have freckles. Look on the HQ pictures to see them more clearly.
  • Said to be, by those who have meet him, the more relaxed twin (I find him hyper, but maybe it was the candy).
  • For work experience, James worked at a travel agency about a mile away.
  • His favorite football team in the Birmingham Blues
  • He has a mole on his left arm and a scar on his right cheek.
  • He was born 13 minutes after his twin brother, Oliver
  • He has two bearded collies, Ewen and Rupert. Ewen plays a mean game of soccer and loves snow.
  • Actual hair color is brown, but had to dye it ginger for the movies
  • His favorite subject is English, Business Studies, and Drama; while his least favorite is Chemistry
  • He really likes to play his Xbox and Playstation. His favorite game for Playstation is Tekken.
  • Once woke Oliver at 8 in the morning on a Sunday to ask him how this on feature on the Xbox worked. Oliver wasn't too happy about it, but to make up for it James bought him a few games.
  • He plays Fred Wealsey, but really wanted the part of George.
  • If he could be in any hogwarts house, he would be in Gryffindor
  • His favorite book out the Harry Potter series is the 3rd one, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."
  • His favorite color is blue.
  • James is friendly, active, and sporty.
  • He choice a different subject on his GCSE exams from what Oliver took.
  • He really likes the snow
  • He would really rather work behind the the camera now.
  • James was going to Arthur Terry School and was in many school plays before getting the role for Fred Weasley
  • In golf, he has a handicap of 17.
  • Is the more competitive golfer of the two.
  • The silly golf clubs they posed with were brought by the photographer, Brian
  • To play pranks on people, he and his brother often switch places. They once tried it while filming. The camera wasn't on when they switched. So, they didn't have to re-shoot.
  • The weirdest fan gift they ever got was a bra stuffed full of potatoes. Two years later, they still can't figure out what it means.
  • When appearing on the show, "Ministry of Mayhem," James lost because the host, Holly, broke his ginger nut. He seemed to be sulking the rest of the show.
  • He talked too much in school
  • His favorite teacher when he was 12 was Mr. Singh
  • Use to have two dogs named Tom and Jerry, but they aren't around anymore.
  • His hero when he was 12 was Jim Lovell
  • The person he admires most is Winston Churhill
  • If he could have one magical power it would be to turn invisible
  • The worst punishment he ever received was when he was grounded and couldn't leave the house for two weeks over summer holiday. Just have to wonder what he did.
  • The cast and crew members from the HP movie also mixed them up, but not recently since getting to know them.
  • Invests his money in property
  • shops at Bull Ring
  • At school, they had different classes and different teachers, who sometimes got them mixed up
  • He plays the guitar.
  • Their mom never gets them mixed up except on the phone because their voices sound similar (Note: This was pre-puberty)
  • They love playing computer games, especially those on cowfighter.com
  • His favorite website is Skysports.com because he can check up on the Blues when he can't see a game.
  • Had a few behind the scene pranks, I read in a fan report not posted on the site that he confessed that it has something with removing Stanislav Ianevski trailer furniture. Not exactly sure if this is true.
  • Thinks it would be cool if his character died.
  • Wants everyone to know he does not own a N64
  • Favorite scene out of all the movies to shoot was the Yule Ball
  • Hates being called Jamie
  • If stranded on a desert island, we would bring his ipod
  • Had lots of goldfish as pets
  • Said that one of their dogs has trouble walking
  • Can drive
  • Uses his license as a coaster.
    "Drivers Licenses have your birth dates on them. In England the drinking age is 18. I think he meant that comment to be taken literally." Thanks Shana
  • Has either finished all the books or read ahead to find out about Fred's fate
  • Has no special reason to wear bracelets just they can wrap over his watch.
  • His bracelets at CC were a red one which is for AIDs and the white one says "Make Poverty History."
  • Was a runner on the set of the DaVinci Code with Tom Hanks
  • Collects cd jackets, because he doesn't keep the cases
  • Went to the auditions in Leeds to get off of school
  • Made his own lego movie with his brother and Rupert Grint
  • Their friends forgot they have brown hair instead of ginger hair
  • Has had offers for other movies, but turned them down to stay in Harry Potter.
  • Feels nothing can beat Christmas with the family.
  • Likes to read autobiographies, some books he has read include Angels and Demons, Johnny Cash's autobiography, and many books from the Roald Dahl novels.
  • His pet peeve is when people aren't polite and don't say thank you when you hold the door open for them.