James Cartmell (actor)


James Cartmell is an English actor. After his role in the West End production of Milked, Cartmell became the voice of the titular character in the British version of the Where's Waldo television series, named Where's Wally after the book series of the same name. He also narrated the audiobook version of "Little George and The Christmas Socks".

Early Life and education

James was born in Lancashire, England. He began acting and voice lessons in 2007. He attended Kirkham Grammar School, a public school located in Lancashire. For his final year at the school, Cartmell stopped athletics and switched his focus to music and performance. Cartmell then joined his local theatre school, Lytham Academy of Theatre Arts, and appeared in the school's production of Oliver! in 2017 and was a finalist at the Ares Production’s ‘A Night at the Agora 2017’ in Manchester.
After graduating high school, Cartmell signed with a talent agent.

Career

Cartmell made his first West End appearance in the production of Milked by Simon Longman at the Arts Theatre in London. Shortly after, Cartmell played the role of the Mind in 'Borderline Electra' in Manchester. In late 2019, he was invited to an audition in London, where he became the voice role for Wally in the DreamWorks Animation Television adaptation of the book series Where's Wally? which is available on Sky UK.
He also narrated the audiobook version of "Little George and The Christmas Socks."