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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-01-16 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol - England - UK

Also Known As

Captain Slow

龟速船长

جیمز می

James May

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

Acting

Top Gear Festival: Sydney

2013

Top Gear Festival: Sydney

as

Self - Presenter

James May: My Sisters' Top Toys

2007

James May: My Sisters' Top Toys

as

Himself - Presenter

James May on the Moon

2009

James May on the Moon

as

Himself - Presenter

James May's Top Toys

2005

James May's Top Toys

as

Himself - Presenter

Top Gear: Revved Up

2005

Top Gear: Revved Up

as

Himself

Top Gear: Supercars

2006

Top Gear: Supercars

as

Presenter

Top Gear: The Races

2006

Top Gear: The Races

as

Himself

Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

as

Self (archive footage)

Top Gear

Top Gear

as

Self

James May's 20th Century

James May's 20th Century

as

Himself - Presenter

James May's Big Ideas

James May's Big Ideas

as

Self - Presenter

Oz & James Drink to Britain

Oz & James Drink to Britain

as

Himself - Presenter

Top Gear

Top Gear

as

Self - Host

The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour

as

Self - Host

James May's Toy Stories

James May's Toy Stories

as

Himself - Host

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

as

Self - Panellist

Driven

Driven

as

Self - Host

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

as

Self - Host

Production

Crew

Directing