James Maslow

James David Maslow is an American actor, singer, dancer, and model. Born on July 16, 1990, he is best known for portraying James Diamond on the Nickelodeon television series Big Time Rush and for his work as a member of the boy band of the same name. His screen career also includes roles in the original series Sequestered and films such as The Frozen Ground and Seeds of Yesterday.

Maslow was born in New York, New York, and raised in La Jolla, California. Born to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother, he was raised Jewish. His vocal training began at age six with the San Diego Children's Choir. He attended La Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary schools, Muirlands Middle School, and the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA). At age 10, he performed in the San Diego Opera's production of La bohème. After attending acting camp at the La Jolla Playhouse, he obtained his first agent at age 14. He later transferred to the Coronado School of the Arts, graduating from its musical theater department in 2007.

In 2007, Maslow sent an audition tape for a Nickelodeon sitcom, leading to his casting two years later as James Diamond in Big Time Rush. Prior to this, he made his screen acting debut in 2008 as Shane on iCarly and appeared in urFRENZ, Wild Things: Foursome, and Arena. He subsequently appeared in the 2013 film The Frozen Ground, an episode of See Dad Run, and starred as Kevin Mohr in the 2014 Sony Crackle series Sequestered.

As a member of the band Big Time Rush, Maslow recorded three group albums. Their debut album, B.T.R., was released in October 2010 and certified Gold by the RIAA in March 2011. Their second album, Elevate (2011), featured several songs co-written by Maslow, including the title track. After releasing 24/Seven in 2013 and completing tours across Latin America and the United States, the group went on hiatus before reuniting in 2020. The band released the single Call It Like I See It in 2021 and launched The Forever Tour in 2022.

In 2014, Maslow competed on the eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars alongside professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd, earning the season's first perfect score and finishing in fourth place. Following a Twitter vote, he performed an encore freestyle dance during the season finale. That same year, he appeared on the cover of the July 2014 issue of FitnessRx Magazine. In 2018, he competed on the first American season of Celebrity Big Brother, where he finished in sixth place.

Maslow launched his solo music career with the singles "Lies" and "Circles" in 2015, followed by his debut solo album, How I Like It, in 2017. He subsequently released the singles "Falling" and "All Day" in 2018 and "Love U Sober" in 2019. In acting, he starred as Bart Foxworth in the 2015 television movie Seeds of Yesterday and was cast in the independent feature film We Need to Talk.