For the American businessman and philanthropist, see James Sorenson.

James Sorensen (born 18 July 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is a professional model and actor. He is of Danish, British and Portuguese descent. He has a twin sister and a brother who is 6 years younger.

Biography

As well as acting, Sorensen is also a male model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

.

During his final year at high school, Sorensen was cast in his first major role, Hating Alison Ashley

Hating Alison Ashley (film)

Hating Alison Ashley is a 2005 Australian comedy film based upon the 1984 novel of the same name produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett...

. He has also appeared in various children's programmes and in 2005 played the lead role of Mike in the children's drama series Blue Water High

Blue Water High

Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...

. He has also had guest roles in Wicked Science

Wicked Science

Wicked Science is an Australian television series, which debuted on 2 July 2004. The series focuses on Toby and Elizabeth , two teenagers who are mysteriously turned into wizards of science...

 and Satisfaction

Satisfaction (TV series)

Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.The series was filmed in...

 and appeared in the short film "Physical Graffiti", which was filmed in Melbourne.

In 2007 Sorensen had started in the cast in the Australian soap Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

 as Declan Napier

Declan Napier

Declan Napier is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Erin Mullally. The character first appeared on-screen on 25 July 2007. In January 2010 it was announced that original actor James Sorensen had quit the role of Declan and the decision to recast...

, brother of Oliver Barnes

Oliver Barnes

Oliver Barnes is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by David Hoflin. He made his on-screen debut on 30 January 2007. Oliver is the oldest son of Rebecca Napier and the brother of Declan Napier...

 (David Hoflin

David Hoflin

David Hoflin is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in Ocean Girl between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in Neighbours between 2007 and 2008.-Career:...

) and son of Rebecca Napier

Rebecca Napier

Rebecca Jane Robinson , is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Jane Hall. The show suffered a ratings decline in early 2007 and plans were put in place for storylines to focus more on relationships and family dynamics. During this period, the...

, (Jane Hall

Jane Hall (actress)

Jane Hall is an Australian actress and comedian.-Biography:Born in Melbourne, Hall grew up in the Dandenong Ranges....

). Declan became a popular character among fans, but on 30 January 2010 it was confirmed that Sorensen was departing Neighbours to join the army

Army

An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

, but his character was recast as the producers were not yet ready to write him out of the show. Sorensen's replacement. It was later revealed that Sorensen quit Neighbours to join the army, but he revealed in an interview that he will return to acting in a few years' time.

Later in 2010, Sorensen left the army due to injury, and is now pursuing a career in photography

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

. Hall has told Holy Soap

Holy Soap

Holy Soap is a UK television and entertainment website founded in June 2009 by the British television company Channel 5. The website is the official UK home of the Australian soap operas Home and Away and Neighbours, which are broadcast on the channel...

 that she still had contact with him and she announced his leaving of the military in the same interview.

Sorensen can also be seen starring in the popular television commercials for Man With A Van.

Personal life

Sorensen is a keen photographer and also enjoys keeping fit by cycling. He has participated in The Great Victorian Bike Ride twice. James also enjoys playing futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

in his spare time.

Sorensen also enjoys Holden cars and air travel and has been playing the piano since he was four years old.

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