Born in London, 1965, James Freedman is a magician and stage pickpocket also known as "The Man of Steal"A member of The Magic Circle, sleight of hand expert and an authority on street pickpockets, con-men, hustlers and their methods, James has been a specialist magic and pickpocket consultant and coach on numerous movie, TV and theater productions.His credits include: The Illusionist (dir. Neil Berger) - Magic Consultant, Inventor and Magic coach to Edward Norton and Aaron Johnson Oliver Twist (dir. Roman Polanski) - Pickpocket Consultant Hustle (BBC1) - Magic, Gambling and Pickpocket Consultant Wait until Dark - (UK tour) Illusion and SFX designerFreedman is part of Dynamic FX, the leading magical consultancy in Europe. The company has acted as producer, director and consultant to film, television and theater projects as well as illusion designers and consultants to a number of leading magicians including David Copperfield.Dynamic FX also designs and delivers bespoke illusions & magical effects for exhibitions and other live events.
