Of British and East Asian heritage, rising star of stage and screen, actor James Phoon will be joining Shonda Rhimes and Chris Van Dusen’s critically acclaimed Netflix show BRIDGERTON as Harry Dankworth.

His other television work includes a recurring role as Hamish Campbell in BBC THREE’s comedy horror series WRECK, written by Ryan J. Brown and directed by Chris Baugh. 

A graduate from The Guildford School of Acting, James made his debut West End performance in the role of Craig Bowker Junior and the understudy for Scorpius Malfoy in the Palace Theatre production of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. Phoon is currently rehearsing for his National Theatre debut as Branwell Brontë in Sarah Gordon’s new play UNDERDOG: THE OTHER OTHER BRONTE alongside Gemma Whelan, Adele James and Rhiannon Clements. 

James is also well known for his voice work, particularly for iconic gaming franchises. Credits include the role of Sun in Netflix's GLAAD award winning DESTA:THE MEMORIES BETWEEN, Sega’s BAFTA nominated TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III (2022), TOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS (2019), THE TALOS PRINCIPLE 2 (2023), EVIL WEST (2022), ARKNIGHTS (2019) and many more. 

Phoon’s voice work has also extended to the screen, with credits including the highly praised PARIAH NEXUS, JOJO & GRAN GRAN, NINJA EXPRESS and DODO. 

James is playing the role of ‘Branwell Brontë’, the only son of the Brontë family, with the play exploring their unique sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame.Off the stage, Phoon will be joining the highly anticipated season three of NETFLIX hit BRIDGERTON as series regular ‘Dankworth' - see his Hollywood Reporter announcement here and an interview he did with Digital Spy here.  He is also reprising his role in BBC horror series THE WRECK, set to TX 26th March.