Duncan James was born Duncan Matthew James Inglis in Salisbury, Wiltshire) on April 7, 1978. He has enjoyed success as a vocalist in the boy band Blue and also a solo artist. James grew up in Dorset and was raised primarily by his grandparents. He starred in A Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 15, and played Puck. He also played Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes when he was a teenager. In early 2000, James, along with Antony Costa, convinced Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe to form the group Blue. Read more on Last.fm