Cole Anderson-James

Cole Anderson-James (born 10 May 1997) is a British YouTuber, social media personality and actor.

Early life
Cole Anderson-James was born and raised in Colchester, England. Before achieving internet notability and starting a career as an actor, he was working in sales; "I got made redundant and it was probably one of the best things that has actually happened to me because I had way more time to spend doing the videos".

2020-present
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns in the United Kingdom, Anderson-James began releasing videos on TikTok and YouTube of himself lip-synching to Ricky Gervais' The Office character David Brent. He was soon spotted by Gervais, who followed Anderson-James on Twitter. In 2021, after directly contacting Gervais, asking if there were any cameo roles available on the third (and final) series of After Life (TV series), Gervais created a guest role for Anderson-James. "On the premise you don't ask, you don't get, [...] months went past and I didn't hear anything. I thought 'it's not happening', and then I got an email saying 'audition for After Life [season] 3' and my head exploded." Anderson-James' videos also caught the attention of Emily Atack, who cast him in her eponymously titled comedy series, as her love-interest "Fit Jason".

Later in 2022, Anderson-James appeared as Darren in the BBC comedy Murder, They Hope, alongside Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson.