dʒˈeɪmz bɹˈɑːlæn ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn hˈɑːləwˌeɪ, lˈʌndən ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd sənt dʒˈoʊsəfz ˌɑːɹsˈiː pɹˈaɪmɚɹi skˈuːl ɪn hˈɑːlbɔːɹn ænd lˈeɪɾɚ sənt. ɐlˈɔɪsɪəs kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn hˈaɪɡeɪt.
James Brolan grew up in Holloway, London and attended St Joseph's RC Primary School in Holborn and later St. Aloysius College in Highgate.