James Crossley
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James Crossley is an English bodybuilder and actor. He is best known for his part as Hunter in Gladiators (TV series)
from 1993-2000.
, from 1996-1997.
After Gladiators James studied as an actor. He has also presented Peak Performance
which is aired on ITV. He toured a variety of plays over 8 years, including working for Sir Peter Hall for 2 years in the UK and US (2003–2004) in Shakespeare's As You Like It
. Crossley has also worked extensively with the Hull Truck Company over a five year period with John Godber
, most recently in Godber's Up 'n' Under
in 2010.
Gladiators (TV series)
There have been several TV series based on the Gladiators concept:* International competitions** International Gladiators 1** International Gladiators 2** Gladiators: The Ashes 1** Gladiators: The Ashes 2** Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2* United Kingdom...
from 1993-2000.
Life
He was the Ultimate Gladiator after competing against fellow male gladiators in 1999, with Ace coming second. He also had a relationship with the presenter of Gladiators, Ulrika JonssonUlrika Jonsson
Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
, from 1996-1997.
After Gladiators James studied as an actor. He has also presented Peak Performance
Peak Performance
Peak Performance is the name of a sports clothing brand from Sweden. Since 1998 it has been an independent brand of IC Companys, previously Carli Gry....
which is aired on ITV. He toured a variety of plays over 8 years, including working for Sir Peter Hall for 2 years in the UK and US (2003–2004) in Shakespeare's As You Like It
As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
. Crossley has also worked extensively with the Hull Truck Company over a five year period with John Godber
John Godber
John Harry Godber is an English dramatist, known mainly for his observational comedies. In the 'Plays and Players Yearbook' for 1993 he was calculated as the third most performed playwright in the UK behind William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. He has a wife and 2 children.-Biography:Godber was...
, most recently in Godber's Up 'n' Under
Up 'n' Under
Up 'n' Under is a comedy by English playwright John Godber, first staged at the Hull Truck Theatre in 1984. The sequel, Up 'n' Under II, followed in 1985....
in 2010.