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James Hyland (born 1973) is an award-winning English actor, as well as a playwright, screenwriter, film editor, producer and director.

His work has been described by Time Out as "the bastard offspring of Reservoir Dogs and Carry On", as well as "dark, daring and utterly bananas".

Acting credits
For the Royal Shakespeare Company, Hyland has been directed by Adrian Noble, Michael Boyd and Matthew Warchus. His performance as King Simonides in Pericles, Prince of Tyre was recorded by the Royal Shakespeare Company Video Archive of Performance. Other roles include Derek Jarman in Jarman Garden at the Riverside Studios, and Harthouse, Bounderby and Sleary in the stage production of Hard Times as well as Tony in the film Diagnosis: Superstar (nominated for Best UK Feature Film at the London Film Festival, 2008), and Jacob Marley in the one-man show A Christmas Carol - As told by Jacob Marley (deceased).

Writing credits
Hyland's writing credits, include the stage plays Dead Meat and Play The Game, which Time Out described as "a fruity anarchic recipe of brash screenplay, cartoon satire and theatrical black comedy" , as well as Hard Times and A Christmas Carol - As told by Jacob Marley (deceased) , based on the novels by Charles Dickens, and also the TV and radio series The London Shadow Show.

Brother Wolf Productions
Established in 1998 by Hyland, Brother Wolf has produced critically acclaimed theatre, TV, and radio productions within the last ten years, and has worked with some of the finest industry personnel in show business ranging from cast members of blockbusting Hollywood feature films to contributors on long-running British TV programmes, as well as prestigious animators, composers and musicians. Recent productions include the TV series The London Shadow Show, directed by Jonathan Rigby , and Hyland's new one-man-show for the stage A Christmas Carol - As told by Jacob Marley (deceased).

Awards

 * The J.L. Fanner Memorial Award (Alleyn's School, 1985-1992)
 * Best Ensemble Acting for The North Pole (National Student Drama Festival, 1995)
 * The Guardian International Student Drama Award for The North Pole (Edinburgh Festival, 1995)
 * Heavyweight Winner for Long John (Vårrullen Film Festival, Sweden, 2006)
 * Critic’s Choice Award for Supersonic (Ford/Telegraph Film Competition, 2008)

Ancestry
Hyland is the great-great-grandson of Edward Hodges Baily, an English sculptor, most famous for carving the prominent, well-known statue of Nelson, at the top of Nelson's Column, in Trafalgar Square.