Noel was a member of hugely successful pop group, Hear’say. After top ten hits and arena tours, Noel focused on his initial passion of musical theatre. He is now one of the UK’s premier leading men having played lead roles in many top West End shows Including "We Will Rock You", "Grease", "Fame", "Flashdance", "Priscilla Queen Of The Desert", “Rock of Ages”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and "School of Rock". After this he turned his hand to screen acting where he played series regular “Neil” in BBC’s “Ordinary Lies”. He created the role of “Seamus O’Rourke” in the World Premier production of “Tiger Bay” with the Cape Town Opera in South Africa, then subsequently took it to his home City of Cardiff for a run at the prestigious Welsh Millennium Centre. Some recent TV credits include filming for the brand new Russel T Davies drama "Years and Years" and "Ordinary Lies" for the BBC. He has just finished playing the role of Mike in "But I'm a Cheerleader" showing at the Turbine Theatre in London.

James has performed in some of the biggest West End and touring musicals, "Hairspray", "Carmen" and "Strictly Ballroom" to name a few, and his wealth of experience has provided him with many great performance opportunities. Having held the title of dance captain on shows such as "We Will Rock You" and "Dirty Dancing" James moved into the creative side of performance and has since taught regular workshops throughout the UK and abroad and choreographed and directed many projects across a range of genres. He recently finished up as Resident Director on the new critically acclaimed show "Tango Moderno", with the stars of Strictly Come dancing Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace. He then started working on the new Elton John biopic "Rocketman". James has been Associate Choreographer of "Ain't Misbehavin" the Fats Waller musical revue, playing at the Southwark Playhouse, "Kiss me Kate" at the Watermill Theatre and is currently working on "The Cher Show" which is touring the UK. Last year James created a brand new sell out tour for Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse named "I AM HERE" which finished at the London Coliseum. He also choreographs for TV, including BGT, Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing on Ice.