James Stefan Carpenter is the son of William James Charles Carpenter and Lilian Greenhough.

James was born in 1953 (date suppressed) in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

James married Kim Juliet Orson in 1983.

They have since divorced.

He had the following children from his marriage to Kim Juliet Orson:

- Owen James Carpenter	born in 1984 (date suppressed).
- Stefanie Juliet Carpenter	born in 1986 (date suppressed).
- Alexander John Carpenter	born in 1990 (date suppressed).

James is a Sales manager for a signwriting company.