James Blake

TV Show Host

Birthday August 22, 1993

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Belfast, Northern Ireland

Age 31 years old

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About

Television presenter and documentary filmmaker who rose to fame for his work on BBC Three documentaries including Hunting the Online Sex Predators and Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang. He is also the founder and creative director of the digital marketing agency VINDICTA, as well as the AI-powered platform VirtuSign.

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.

Trivia

He was named on Huffington Post's coveted list of Top 30 Under 30 - Tech UK in 2017. In 2025, he was honored with the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Breakthrough Award for his work on the documentary Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang.

Family Life

In 2025, his mother joined him at the ceremony where he received the Breakthrough Award from the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland.

Associated With

Stacey Dooley and Reggie Yates are also acclaimed presenters of BBC Three documentaries.