James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter of the motoring programme "Top Gear" alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond from 2003 until 2015. As of 2016, he is a director of the production company W. Chump & Sons (founded July 2015) and is also a co-presenter in the television series "The Grand Tour" for Amazon Video, alongside his former "Top Gear" colleagues, Clarkson and Hammond, as well as "Top Gear's" former producer Andy Wilman.