James Floyd

REAL WORLD: portrays Dr Gabriel Varma.

James is a British actor raised in Hampstead, Camden borough. His white British father is a former civil servant and his Tamil Indian mother is a classical pianist and English teacher. His school education was at the independent boys University College School (UCS) with an assisted place. This is similar to his character who received a boarding scholarship. He added his middle name to his stage name in 2017 to acknowledge the dual heritage between Series 1 and 2 of the show, as seen in the credits. Off camera, he has a tattoo on his right bicep, which is easily covered by clothing or professional make-up, so Gabriel is always seen with sleeves.

James thinks his character isn't always very nice but that he is honest no matter what. The Indian accent is fake and is based on that of family members from the region. Series creator Dan Sefton has mentioned in an interview about his impressive acting ability and dry sense of humour, like the character Floyd portrays (TV Archive, 16 Mar 2018 for S2). He supports and has fundraised for Yasodara Girls' Orphanage near their filming set, among other charitable causes.

He was the first guest for the new podcast series Rule Not the Exception on the episode "Speaking Your Truth Quietly", in which he talks about becoming disillusioned with the industry and the show restoring his love for acting (54min, 21 Jan 2020). It is hosted by main cast members Amrita Acharia and Sagar Radia. The podcast is available on several further platforms.

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