James Acaster
Acting
Biography
James William Acaster is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire. He has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has been nominated for Best Show five times. Acaster has appeared on several panel shows, including Mock the Week, Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Would I Lie to You?. He has a 2018 Netflix show entitled Repertoire, consisting of four hour-long stand-up comedy performances. In 2019, Acaster won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, making him the first UK comedian to do so in nine years.
Filmography 59
Movies (14)
Bad Fairies2027Stickers (voice)
James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome2026
Clash of the Comics2025Self
Chess Ham2025Self
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome2024Self
Seize Them!2024Felix the Ironmonger
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024Lars
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer2023Self (archival)
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone2022Self – Presenter
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage2022Self
Cinderella2021John
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow2021Self - Comedian
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 19992020Self - Comedian
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh2018Self
Shows (45)
The Celebrity Traitors2025Self - Contestant
Taskmasterclass2024Self
Question Team2021Self - Contestant
Never Mind the Buzzcocks2021Self - Panellist
Grave New World2021Fizz Gambol
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains2021Self - Guest- Mission: Accessible2020Self - Guest
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson2020Self - Guest
Hypothetical2019Self - Host
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier2018Self - Guest
James Acaster: Repertoire2018Self - Comedian
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer2018Self - Guest
Celebrity Hunted2017Self - Contestant
Richard Osman's House of Games2017Self - Contestant
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice2017Self
Absolutely Fine2017Deliveroo Guy
Romesh: Talking to Comedians2017Self - Guest
Just Puddings2017Self - Co-host
We Have Been Watching2017Self - Television Watcher
Insert Name Here2016Self - Panelist
Taskmaster2015Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...2015Self - Guest
Drunk History2015Self - Drunk Storyteller
Sweet Home Ketteringa2014Self - Presenter
Virtually Famous2014Self - Panelist
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled2014Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014Self
The Dog Ate My Homework2014Self - Comedian Contestant
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish2013Self
Sweat the Small Stuff2013Self - Panelist