James Corden

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James Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English comedian, writer, actor, producer and TV personality. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Known For

Ocean's Eight

John Frazier

Into the Woods

Baker

Yesterday

James Corden

Begin Again

Steve

Trolls

Biggie (voice)

Doctor Who

Craig Owens

The Emoji Movie

Hi-5 (voice)

The Three Musketeers

Planchet

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	The Christophers MOVIE	Barnaby Sklar
2026	California Schemin' MOVIE	Self
2025	Smurfs MOVIE	No Name (voice)
2025	Flintoff MOVIE	Self
2025	Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell MOVIE	Self
2024	Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale MOVIE	Self
2024	A Carpool Karaoke Christmas MOVIE	Self
2024	I Am: Celine Dion MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Late Night Nightmare MOVIE	Self
2023	the final carpool karaoke with adele MOVIE	Self
2023	Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices MOVIE	Self
2023	Chris Rock: Road To Live Special MOVIE	Self
2022	Mammals TV	Jamie Buckingham
2022	Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show TV	Self
2022	George Michael: Freedom Uncut MOVIE	Self
2022	James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise MOVIE	Self
2022	The Kardashians TV	Self
2022	Betty White: A Celebration MOVIE	Self
2021	Hilda and the Mountain King MOVIE	David's Dad (voice)
2021	Adele One Night Only MOVIE	Self
2021	Cinderella MOVIE	James
2021	Friends: The Reunion MOVIE	Self - Moderator
2021	Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway MOVIE	Peter Rabbit (voice)
2020	Superintelligence MOVIE	Superintelligence (voice) / James Corden
2020	The Prom MOVIE	Barry Glickman
2020	We Love Gavin and Stacey MOVIE	Self
2020	The New York Times Presents TV	Self (archive footage)
2020	Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School MOVIE	Biggie (voice)
2020	Gone Mental with Lior TV	Self
2020	David Blaine: The Magic Way MOVIE	Self
2020	Trolls World Tour MOVIE	Biggie (voice)
2019	Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas MOVIE	Neil 'Smithy' Smith
2019	Cats MOVIE	Bustopher Jones
2019	The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show MOVIE	Self
2019	One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz MOVIE	Self
2019	On Broadway MOVIE	Self
2019	Yesterday MOVIE	James Corden
2019	RuPaul TV	Self
2019	The World's Best TV	Host
2018	Care to Laugh MOVIE	Self
2018	Happy Together TV	Himself
2018	Smallfoot MOVIE	Percy Patterson (voice)
2018	The Shop TV	Self
2018	Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool MOVIE	Self
2018	Just Another Immigrant TV	Self
2018	Ocean's Eight MOVIE	John Frazier
2018	Flopsy Turvy MOVIE	Peter Rabbit (voice)
2018	What the Fit TV	Self
2018	Peter Rabbit MOVIE	Peter Rabbit (voice)
2017	Trolls: Dress Up MOVIE	Biggie (voice)
2017	Trolls Holiday MOVIE	Biggie (voice)
2017	Drop the Mic TV	Self
2017	George Michael: Freedom MOVIE	Self
2017	Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? MOVIE	Self
2017	Carpool Karaoke: The Series TV	Self
2017	The Emoji Movie MOVIE	Hi-5 (voice)
2017	Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017 MOVIE	Himself - Host
2017	Talking with Chris Hardwick TV	Self
2016	Trolls MOVIE	Biggie (voice)
2016	British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves MOVIE	Self / Smithy
2016	John Bishop: In Conversation with... TV	Self
2016	Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood MOVIE	Self
2016	Chelsea TV	Self
2016	A League of Their Own US Road Trip TV	Self
2016	The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special MOVIE	Self - Host
2016	Norm of the North MOVIE	Maurice (Voice)
2016	Carpool karaoke : adele MOVIE	Self
2015	That's So Last Century TV	Himself
2015	One Direction the London Session MOVIE	Self
2015	Kill Your Friends MOVIE	Roger Waters
2015	The Lady in the Van MOVIE	Street Trader
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self - Host
2015	Hot Ones TV	Self
2015	Roald Dahl's Esio Trot MOVIE	Narrator
2014	Into the Woods MOVIE	Baker
2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV	Self
2014	Begin Again MOVIE	Steve
2014	50 Years of BBC Two Comedy MOVIE	Self
2014	When Corden Met Barlow MOVIE	Self
2014	Tom Daley Goes Global TV	Narrator
2014	The Michael McIntyre Chat Show TV	Self - Guest
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Kumars TV	Self
2013	1D Day TV	Self
2013	National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage MOVIE	Timms
2013	That Night MOVIE	Boy
2013	The Wrong Mans TV	Phil Bourne
2013	One Chance MOVIE	Paul Potts
2013	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown TV	Self - Contestant
2013	The Last Leg TV	Self
2013	Gary Barlow and Friends MOVIE	Self
2012	Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Up All Night MOVIE	Craig Owens
2012	Stella TV	Self
2011	The Gruffalo's Child MOVIE	The Mouse (voice)
2011	Billy on the Street TV	Self
2011	National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors MOVIE	Francis Henshall
2011	The Three Musketeers MOVIE	Planchet
2011	OK! TV TV	Self
2010	The One Ronnie MOVIE	Self
2010	Gulliver's Travels MOVIE	Jinks
2010	The Rob Brydon Show TV	Self
2010	John Bishop's Britain TV	Self
2010	James Corden's World Cup Live TV	Self - Host
2010	Channel 4's Comedy Gala TV	Self
2010	Justin Lee Collins: Good Times TV	Self
2010	A League of Their Own TV	Himself - Host
2009	The Gruffalo MOVIE	Mouse (voice)
2009	Planet 51 MOVIE	Soldier Vernkot (voice)
2009	Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall MOVIE	Self
2009	Chris Moyles' Quiz Night TV	Self
2009	Lesbian Vampire Killers MOVIE	Fletch
2009	Horne & Corden TV	Self
2009	Now That’s What I Call Comedy MOVIE	Smithy
2008	The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 MOVIE	Self
2008	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People MOVIE	Post Modern Review Staff
2008	Telstar: The Joe Meek Story MOVIE	Clem Cattini
2008	Lily Allen and Friends TV	Self - Guest
2008	Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack TV	Himself - Hijacker
2007	Where Have I Been All Your Life? MOVIE	Liam
2007	Keeping Up with the Kardashians TV	Self
2007	Gavin & Stacey TV	Neil 'Smithy' Smith
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self
2006	Heroes and Villains MOVIE	Sam
2006	The History Boys MOVIE	Timms
2006	Starter for 10 MOVIE	Tone
2006	The One Show TV	Self
2006	The One Show TV	Self - Guest
2005	Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman MOVIE	Kirky
2005	The Colbert Report TV	Self - Guest
2005	8 Out of 10 Cats TV	Self
2005	Doctor Who TV	Craig Owens
2005	The Friday Night Project TV	Self - Host
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2004	Big Fat Quiz TV	Self - Contestant
2004	The Soup TV	Self
2004	Big Brother's Big Mouth TV	Self - Host
2003	Little Britain TV	Dafydds Brother Dewi
2003	Coogan's Runner MOVIE	Self
2003	Heartlands MOVIE	Shady
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2002	Cruise of the Gods MOVIE	Russell
2002	Top Gear TV	Self
2002	All or Nothing MOVIE	Rory
2001	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story TV	Bran - Thunderdell's Son
2001	Teachers TV	Self
2001	Teachers TV	Jeremy
2000	Fat Friends TV	Jamie Rymer
2000	Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? MOVIE	Walter
1999	Boyz Unlimited TV	Gareth Jones
1998	TwentyFourSeven MOVIE	Carl 'Tonka' Marsh
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks TV	Self - Team Captain
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks TV	Self - Host
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1996	Dalziel & Pascoe TV	Self
1996	Out of Tune TV	Self
1995	Soccer AM TV	Self
1993	GMTV TV	Self
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self - Guest
1987	The Bold and the Beautiful TV	Busboy
1987	The Bold and the Beautiful TV	Craig the Busboy
1981	Entertainment Tonight TV	Self
1978	An Audience with... TV	Self
1977	The BRIT Awards TV	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	People's Choice Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1971	Great Performances TV	Self
1968	60 Minutes TV	Self
1968	60 Minutes TV	Self (archive footage)
1959	The Grammys TV	Self
1959	The Grammys TV	Self - Host
1956	Tony Awards TV	Self - Host
1953	The Oscars TV	Self

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