James Argent

James David T "Arg" Argent (born 5 December 1987) is an English television personality, singer and radio presenter.

Argent has been a cast member of ITV2's The Only Way Is Essex since its first series in 2010. He has appeared in other television shows including Sugar Free Farm and The Jump.

Early life

Argent was born on 5 December 1987 in Waltham Forest, London, England and is of partial Irish ancestry. In 2002, at the age of 16, he won a Kenny Award at Essex's answer for Oscar theatres. He is the son of Martin and Patricia Argent. In 1992, when he was four years old, Argent moved to Essex with his parents. He has lots of Irish uncles, aunties and cousins in Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon as well as Kildare and Dublin. His grandather came from Carrick on Shannon, Co. Roscommon and his grandmother from Kildare.

Personal life

Argent attended Trinity Catholic High School in Woodford. Argent began acting and singing in 2002 after winning The Kenny Award at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, east London.