James grew up in the Cheshire countryside before moving to London to study at the Royal Veterinary College in 2003. He graduated in 2008 and moved back to Cheshire to work in a mixed animal practice where he quickly learnt that his strengths were focussed in small animal practice. From here James moved to a small animal hospital before moving to the referral setting to complete a rotating internship at Willows Referral Service in 2011. The following year James started a neurology residency, culminating in being awarded with a European diploma in veterinary neurology and neurosurgery. It was during his residency he developed a passion for the gym. James is a lover of the outdoors and is the adoring dad to a German Wire Haired Pointer, Bodi.