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Elis James

Friendly, relatable, an everyman. Has natural charm, lots of character and perfect comic timing.

Born in Carmarthen, South Wales. His first language is Welsh.

Winner of the 2006 National Radio Award and along with John Robins the 2017 Chortle Award for Best Radio, Elis has cemented himself as a popular voice of comedy.

Along with John Robins, he hosts 'Elis James and John Robins Show' on Radio X Saturdays 1-4pm, as well as hosting Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes on BBC Radio Wales since 2012.

Elis is also a prominent face on TV, known for starring in BBC3 sitcoms 'Crims' and most recently, Owen in 'Josh'.

www.elisjames.co.uk

Host of BBC Radio Live - Fridays 1-3pm with John Robins.

Audio Samples

Commercial Montage
Documentary
Natural Read
Welsh Language Commercial
Elis & John XFM Podcast Clip
Commercial Comedy Duo with John Robins
Storytelling Read
Additional Documentary

Accents

Welsh*

Styles

Other Languages

Welsh (Fluent)

Credits

BBC Radio 5 Live (Radio, 2019) Host.
Josh (TV, 2017-14) Owen. BBC3.
Funny Valentine TV mini series (TV, 2015) Huunting. BBC
Crims (TV, 2015) Luke. Regular. BBC3.
Ankle Tags (Radio, 2015) Gruff. BBC Radio 2.
The Elis James And John Robins Show Radio X (Radio, 2013-2015) Himself. Regular.
Here Be Dragons (Radio, 2013) Various. BBC Radio Wales.
Love Matters (TV, 2013) Eddie. Sky.
Social Club FM (Radio, 2013) Rex And Steve News. BBC Radio Wales.
The Committee Meeting (TV, 2013) Rex And Steve News. BBC3.
Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes (Radio, 2012) Various. BBC Radio Wales.
Miss Wright By Isy Suttie (TV, 2012) Coffee Shop Man. Sky Living.
Stand Up For The Week (TV, 2011-2012) Himself.
Dave's One Night Stand (TV, 2011) Himself. Dave.
Show And Tell (TV, 2011) Himself. E4.
Sarah Millican's Support Group (Radio, 2011) Welsh Man. BBC Radio 4.
The Rob Brydon Show (TV, 2011) Himself. BBC2.
8 Out of Ten Cats (TV, 2011) Himself. Ch4.
8 Out Of Ten Cats Does Deal Or No Deal (TV, 2011) Himself. Ch4.

Teams

Radio 5Live

Worked With

Video Samples

Elis and John Present the Holy Vible

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John Robins and Elis James will present a new show on BBC Radio 5 Live every Friday.

The duo will present a new two-hour show from 1pm-3pm every Friday on BBC Radio 5 Live to help kick-start the weekend with a mix of comedy, fun features, guests and callers. The show will also be released as podcast on BBC Sounds. Starts Friday 31st May.