James May
- Acting
- January 16, 1963 · Bristol - England - UK
Biography
James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter, journalist and writer. May is best known as co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. May has presented a variety of other programmes on themes including science and technology, childhood toys, cars, food and drink, and the plight of manliness in modern times. In addition he has released a variety of DVDs and books with similar themes, and writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph's motoring section. On Top Gear, May has the nickname "Captain Slow", for his careful driving style, a love of small, underpowered cars and habit of getting lost and distracted whilst driving. In a February 2007 episode of Top Gear he carried out a successful top speed test drive of a Bugatti Veyron at the Ehra-Lessien Volkswagen test track, reaching 407 kilometres per hour (253 mph). In July 2010 he repeated the attempt in the updated Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, reaching the vehicle's top speed of 417.6 kilometres per hour (259.5 mph), confirming that it had retaken the title as the fastest road car in production.
Known for
Filmography
- The Grand-ish Tour · Self
- James May's Shed Load of Ideas
- The Not Very Grand Tour · Self
- James May's Great Explorers · James May
- James May and the Dull Men · Self
- Joan Rivers at the BBC · Self
- Perfect Pub Walks · Self
- Clarkson's Farm · Self
- Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz · Self
- James May: Oh Cook! · Self
- James May: Our Man in… · Self, Creator
- Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz · Team Captain
- James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain · Self, Presenter
- Top Gear: Winter Blunderland
- Top Gear: The Best of the Specials · James May
- The Grand Tour · Self, Creator
- James May: The Reassembler · Presenter
- James May's Build a Car in 24 Hours · Host
- Top Gear: The Races · Self
- Top Gear: From A-Z · Self
- Top Gear From A-Z · Self
- Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
- James May: Building Cars Live · Creator
- Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special
- Top Gear: Greatest Hits · Self
- Top Gear: Australian Road Trip · Self, Writer
- Top Gear: Patagonia Special
- James May's Cars of the People · Self
- Top Gear: The Burma Special · Self
- To Space & Back · Narrator
- Top Gear Festival: Sydney · Self
- Top Gear: The Great African Adventure · Self
- Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World · Self
- Dara O Briain's Science Club · Self
- Top Gear: Top Fails · Self
- Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy · Self
- Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5 · Self
- Top Gear: The Challenges 6
- A Night with the Stars · Self
- A Night with the Stars · Participant
- Top Gear's Top 40 · James May, Creator
- Top Gear: At the Movies · Self
- The Interceptors · James Steed
- James May's Things You Need To Know · Self
- Top Gear: The Challenges 5 · Self
- Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4 · Self
- Top Gear: Cars with Soul · Self
- Top Gear: The U.S. and Albania Road Trip · Self
- Top Gear: Apocalypse · Self
- James May's Man Lab · Presenter, Writer
- Top Gear: The Challenges 4
- Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3
- Top Gear: Romania Special · Self
- James May's Toy Stories - Airfix · Self
- James May's Toy Stories · Self
- James May on the Moon · Self
- James May at the Edge of Space · Self
- Top Gear: The Challenges 3
- Oz and James Drink to Britain · Self
- Oz and James Drink to Britain
- Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2 · Self
- James May's Big Ideas · Self
- Top Ground Gear Force
- Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1
- Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles · Presenter
- Top Gear: The Challenges 2 · Self
- James May: My Sisters' Top Toys · Self
- Top Gear: Botswana Special · Self
- Top Gear: Polar Special · Self
- James May's 20th Century · Self
- Top Gear - Best of the Challenges
- Top Gear of the Pops · Self, Director
- Top Gear: The Challenges · Self
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Top Gear: US Special · Self
- Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure · Self
- Top Gear: The Races · Self
- The One Show · Self
- Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special · Self