Acting credits
98
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James May
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 59Series: 40Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 216269
IMDb ID: nm0561982
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: Bristol - England - UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2025
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 7.19
Wikidata: Q314504
Other jobs
Creator (3)Presenter (2)Writer (2)
Biography
James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter, journalist and writer. May is best known as co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. May has presented a variety of other programmes on themes including science and technology, childhood toys, cars, food and drink, and the plight of manliness in modern times. In addition he has released a variety of DVDs and books with similar themes, and writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph's motoring section. On Top Gear, May has the nickname "Captain Slow", for his careful driving style, a love of small, underpowered cars and habit of getting lost and distracted whilst driving. In a February 2007 episode of Top Gear he carried out a successful top speed test drive of a Bugatti Veyron at the Ehra-Lessien Volkswagen test track, reaching 407 kilometres per hour (253 mph). In July 2010 he repeated the attempt in the updated Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, reaching the vehicle's top speed of 417.6 kilometres per hour (259.5 mph), confirming that it had retaken the title as the fastest road car in production.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James May.
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
DCPD: The Liver Stealer
as Officer Jim
2023 Movie
The Call
as The Computer
2022 Movie
The Dark Shadow
as The Bartender
2022 Movie
Fractured Ice
as The Computer
2021 Movie
Dopple-Death
as Cheese Man (voice)
2021 Movie
9.0
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
as Himself
2021 Movie
8.0
Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2019 Movie
8.5
Top Gear: Winter Blunderland
2018 Movie
8.8
Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
as James May
2017 Movie
Top Gear: From A-Z
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
8.0
James May's Cars of the People
2015 Movie
8.1
Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special
2015 Movie
8.0
Top Gear: Greatest Hits
as Himself
2015 Movie
10.0
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
as Himself
2015 Movie
8.8
Top Gear: Patagonia Special
2014 Movie
8.5
Top Gear: The Burma Special
as Himself
2014 Movie
Top Gear Burma Special
as Self
2014 Movie
Top Gear Festival: Sydney
as Self - Presenter
2013 Movie
8.5
Top Gear: The Great African Adventure
as Himself
2013 Movie
7.3
Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World
as Self
2012 Movie
8.0
Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy
as Himself
2012 Movie
8.0
Top Gear: The Great Adventure 5
as Himself
2012 Movie
7.0
Top Gear: The Challenges 6
2012 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James May.
6.6
James May's Shed Load of Ideas
8 eps
2025 Series
7.6
The Not Very Grand Tour
as Self • 4 eps
2025 Series
7.6
James May's Great Explorers
as James May • 3 eps
2025 Series
7.0
James May and the Dull Men
as Self - Host • 8 eps
2024 Series
7.0
Perfect Pub Walks
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.5
James May: Oh Cook!
as Self • 14 eps
2020 Series
7.6
James May: Our Man in…
as Self • 15 eps
2020 Series
8.0
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
as Team Captain • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.5
James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain
as Self - Presenter • 2 eps
2019 Series
8.0
The Grand Tour
as Self - Host • 45 eps
2016 Series
7.1
James May: The Reassembler
as Presenter • 7 eps
2016 Series
James May's Build a Car in 24 Hours
as Host • 3 eps
2016 Series
Top Gear: The Races
as Self • 7 eps
2016 Series
Top Gear From A-Z
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.7
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
8 eps
2015 Series
James May: Building Cars Live
Creator
2015 Series
7.7
James May's Cars of the People
as Self - Presenter • 6 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Dara O Briain's Science Club
as Himself • 1 eps
2012 Series
Top Gear: Top Fails
as Self • 2 eps
2012 Series
A Night with the Stars
as Participant • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.4
James May's Things You Need To Know
as Himself - Presenter • 9 eps
2011 Series
7.1
James May's Man Lab
12 eps
2010 Series
7.2
James May's Toy Stories
as Himself - Host • 6 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Oz & James Drink to Britain
as Himself - Presenter • 8 eps
2009 Series