James Clements

James Clements (he/him) is a Scottish actor, theatermaker and educator based between New York and Scotland. Clements has performed at venues including La Mama, BRIC, HERE and MITU580, and has written and directed projects at the Public, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, the 92nd Street Y, Culture Lab, Brooklyn Art Haus, Mercury Store, The Colony Theatre (Miami), Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Washington D.C), Centre Theatre (Los Angeles), Dundee Rep (Dundee) and the Stockwell Playhouse (London). His acting has been called "impressive...incredibly compelling...excellent" (BroadwayWorld), "deft" (TheatreMania) and "magnetic" (The Scotsman). His plays, including The Diana Tapes (2016), Four Sisters (2017), MEDEA/BRITNEY (2019), Ellis Island (2021), Brothers in Arms (2023), GUAC (2024) and The Burns Project (2025), have been described by critics as "searing" (New York Times), "magnifying" (TimeOut), "compelling" (The Guardian), "intricate" (BroadwayWorld), "affecting" (Playbill) and intellectual" (Theatre is Easy). His latest play, Beauty Freak, will premiere Off-Broadway at the Cell Theatre in 2026.

He is a Professor at NYU Tisch and Marymount Manhattan College, and is Founding Co-Artistic Director of What Will the Neighbours Say?, a documentary theatre company, and an Artist-in-Residence with the National Trust for Scotland. Previous residencies include The Cell, Culture Lab, Brooklyn Arts Council, NYU's Espacio de Culturas and BRIClab. His work has been recognised by the Queens Council for the Arts, DCLA, NYFA, A.R.T./NY, NYU, Creatives Rebuild New York and Keep it Fringe, amongst others. He is represented for film and television by Swain-Thomas Agency, and major credits include voicing a national commercial for The Botanist Islay Gin during the Super Bowl. www.jamesclements.com.