James Blake

About

Television personality and presenter from Northern Ireland. He gained fame due to his documentaries on BBC Three and BBC One including Hunting the Online Sex Predators and Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang. He also gained fame through his popular social media profiles. 

Before Fame

Before launching his professional career, he studied psychology at The Open University. He also attended the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, where he studied artificial intelligence. He became the founder of VINDICTA, a digital marketing agency, and VirtuSign, an AI-powered document management platform.

Trivia

He was named on Huffington Post's coveted list of Top 30 Under 30 - Tech UK in 2017. In 2024, he won a Royal Television Society Breakthrough Talent Award for his work in television. In 2023, he fronted a BBC documentary that exposed major human trafficking compounds.

Family Life

He was born in Northern Ireland. He has a brother with severe learning disabilities.

Associated With

He's been pictured at major events with recognized TV figures like Zara McDermott, and frequently appears on social media with his close friend and fellow TV presenter JoelMagician.