He has two sisters. Corden's first stage appearance was at the age of 18 with a one-line part in the 1996 musical "Martin Guerre". His first TV reporter role was on the BBC's "Good Morning with Anne and Nick". His early television work included Gareth Jones in the 1999 series "Boyz Unlimited". He also starred in Tango advertisements in 1998 and had a role as a bookish student in "Teachers" and in 2000 a small part in an episode of "Hollyoaks". Corden had guest appearances on "Little Britain" and "Dalziel and Pascoe", both in 2004. Corden's early film credits include "Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?" (1999), Mike Leigh's "All or Nothing" (2002), "Heartlands" (2002), and "Cruise of the Gods" (2002). From 2000 through early 2005, Corden starred in the British television series "Fat Friends" as Jamie Rymer. He garnered a nomination for the 2000 Royal Television Society Award for Network Newcomer On Screen for his work. Beginning in 2004, Corden played the role of Timms in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett's play "The History Boys", as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and 2006 film adaptation versions of the play. Also in 2006, he appeared in the film "Starter for 10". From 2007 through early 2010, Corden co-starred in his own series, the BBC Three sitcom "Gavin & Stacey". He co-wrote the series with his "Fat Friends" co-star Ruth Jones; Corden and Jones played the friends of the title characters, with Corden starring as Smithy. The series proved popular and was well-received critically. For the show, Corden won Best Male Comedy Performer and "Gavin & Stacey" won Best New British Television Comedy at the 2007 British Comedy Awards. At the 2008 Television BAFTAs, Corden won the BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and "Gavin & Stacey" won the BAFTA's Audience Award for Programme of the Year. In December 2008, the show won Best TV Comedy in the 2008 British Comedy Awards. "Gavin & Stacey" also won the award for Most Popular Comedy Programme at the National Television Awards in 2010. In 2019, "Gavin & Stacey" returned for a Christmas special, with the episode achieving the highest Christmas Day viewership in the UK for more than a decade.