James Scott was born on January 14, 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. He began career in the music industry and later on he started acting in community theaters. He them moved to London where he was educated at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He has also done modeling for clothing companies. On one of his modeling trips, he attended an acting class at the Ivana Chubbuck studio in Hollywood. He then saved up to move to Los Angeles where he studied acting for two more years. His first appearance was in All My Children and later, Days of Our Lives.

Elvis Aron Banks Jr. or E.J. Wells is played by James Scott in Days of Our Lives. E.J. was a charming man who felt deeply for Sami Brady however, a woman named Kate Roberts asked him to seduce Sami to keep her away from Lucas, Kate's son. While scheming this, Kate also became romantically involved with E.J.. Kate and E.J. then formed a partnership to form Mythic Communications. Later on he made Sami his full partner and announced to Kate that he wanted Sami to bear his child. Around Christmas 2006, E.J. shot John Black on Stefano DiMera's orders and black ended up in a coma. He is also the father of Sami's first child.



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