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James Scott ( actor ) - wikipedia James Scott ( actor ) For other people with the same name , see James Scott ( disambiguation ) . <Th_colspan="2"> James Scott <Td_colspan="2"> Scott in 2008 . ( 1979 - 01 - 14 ) 14 January 1979 ( age 39 ) Jesmond , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK Nationality British Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present James Scott ( born 14 January 1979 ) is a British actor . He is best known for playing Ethan Cambias on the ABC drama All My Children and EJ DiMera / Santo DiMera on the NBC drama Days of Our Lives . Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life ( edit ) Scott was born in Jesmond , Newcastle Upon Tyne , England . The eldest of four children , he has two brothers and a sister . Initially schooled in Newcastle , Scott moved to an all - boys boarding school in Lancaster . After school , Scott moved to Edinburgh , Scotland on a voyage of self - discovery . His mother is Scottish and he spent a lot of time in Scotland as a boy . His first summer there he managed to get a job working at the famous `` Gilded Balloon Theatre '' , one of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 's best - known venues , established by Karen Koren in 1986 in Edinburgh 's Cowgate and worked with such actors / comedians as Stephen Fry , Ben Elton , and Eddie Izzard . `` They set me in motion , giving me the drive I needed to move forward . Soon it became apparent that I would need to move to London in order to truly focus on this as a career , '' Scott remembers . Career ( edit ) Scott began his career working in the music industry , and later started acting in community theatre . After only a few weeks in London , Scott was spotted by the Storm Model Management agency in London , home to Kate Moss , Elle Macpherson , and other prominent models . Modelling allowed him to earn enough money to put himself through college . He studied for two years at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA ) . I did n't always want to be an actor but I always knew I would be . Just a feeling that has lived within me from my earliest childhood memories . -- James Scott As time went on , he began to model for clothing companies . During a modelling trip to Los Angeles , he went to an acting class at the Ivana Chubbuck studio in Hollywood . The class inspired him to save money and make the move to Los Angeles . He studied acting for two more years before being cast on All My Children . Scott originated the role of Ethan Cambias in August 2004 and played it until February 2006 . He has since moved on to Days of Our Lives where he took on the role of EJ DiMera in May 2006 . During an interview in April 2014 , Scott described a spiritual experience he had in Peru during a trip to the country , which he had just returned from prior to the interview , during which he took Ayahuasca with the guidance of Native Peruvian shamans . During the interview , Scott described the experience as `` the single most positive experience of my life '' and further stated of the experience that `` it sounds wacky when you say it , but it was truly the most important thing I have ever done . I came back a very different person . '' On 2 May 2014 it was announced that Scott would be leaving Days of Our Lives to pursue other endeavours . On 27 September 2015 , he reprised his role as EJ DiMera of Days of Our Lives on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , reuniting with Alison Sweeney ( as Sami Brady ) in honour of Noujain Mustaffa and the Syrian refugee crises . Filmography ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 2004 - 2006 All My Children Ethan Cambias Contract role 2006 - 2014 Days of Our Lives EJ DiMera 2007 - 2008 Days of Our Lives Santo DiMera 2016 Wrecked Liam TBS , Pilot only Awards and nominations ( edit ) List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Title Result Ref . Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Nominated 2011 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Nominated References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` James Scott Biography '' . BuddyTV . Retrieved 25 January 2013 . ^ Jump up to : `` Profile of James Scott '' . About.com . Retrieved 25 January 2013 . ^ Jump up to : `` James Scott - EJ DiMera '' . NBC . Archived from the original on 18 January 2013 . Retrieved 25 January 2013 . ^ Jump up to : `` DAYS James Scott Interview : EJami , EJabby , The Incriminating Photo and More ! '' . Michael Fairman On - Air On - Soaps . Retrieved 27 October 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Soap Opera Digest '' . Retrieved 27 October 2014 . Jump up ^ Andy Swift . `` ( VIDEO ) ' Days Of Our Lives ' : EJ Alive -- Watch His Reunion With Sami - TVLine '' . TVLine . Jump up ^ `` Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 37th Annual Nomination Announcement '' . Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 . Retrieved 17 August 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 38th Annual Nomination Announcement '' . Archived from the original on 5 October 2011 . Retrieved 17 August 2011 . 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