Inbetweeners star James Buckley has earned 'staggering amount' in genius career move

James Buckley is something of a hero to nearly every Brit of a certain age thanks to his iconic performance as Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners.

His performance was so good, in fact, that it probably made it difficult for him to be remembered for anything else in the world of acting, with his roles since being few and far between.

And it seems as if he's lost his passion for acting, preferring instead to stay at home with his wife and kids, which his illustrious new career allows plenty of time for.

Speaking on on James Martin's Saturday Kitchen on ITV last year, Buckley said: "I've got a film coming out next year at some point. It's called Mother's Pride, I've just done that with Martin Clunes, which was a lot of fun.

'But I'm not desperate to be an actor. I don't really have much drive, to be honest. My favourite thing to do is to be at home. It's got all my favourite people there, it's got all my stuff there.

"If we go on holiday, I get bored after the first day there because well, I've got my video games and stuff at home... If I have a holiday, I just want to spend a week at home with nothing to do. That would be my perfect holiday!"

James Buckley loves spending time with his family (Jo Hale/Getty Images)

Although he did star in White Gold, the 38-year-old has found his own treasure in a world very different from the one of acting, reportedly making millions as one of the top earners on Cameo.

If you're not familiar with the personalised video site, it sees celebrities ranging from actors, politicians and footballers record short clips for you and your friends to enjoy.

While Nigel Farage has been caught out a few times, recently paying tribute to paedophile Lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins, Buckley's videos have proven to be far more popular, because who doesn't want to get a video of Jay Cartwright calling your mate a bus w****r?

It's previously been suggested that he earns around £10,000 a week thanks to his status on the site, despite him charging far less than some of the other big hitters do for their time.

And the Daily Mail last year reported he was believed to have made more than £1 million from his side hustle.

It looks like the boys could reunite fairly soon (Channel 4)

He said: "It was a godsend financially. But I never wanted to take the p***. I'm in the business of making people happy - I don't want to rip people off."

Fans were also delighted to hear that he will be resuming his role as Jay in the upcoming reunion of the hit comedy, where he could either be living it up in a caravan or smashing it as the England boss after winning everything there is to win with Woking on Football Manager.

He told Headliners: "It's no secret that would be the most profitable thing I could go into right now.

"I do have children, I do have a family, I do have bills, and sometimes you've got to take that into consideration, just as a practical thing, a boring, dull, provider of a family thing.

"All that stuff I do think about and what's great is I know, if four of us boys get together — and (writers) Iain Morris and Damon Beesley — and we all have a little chat and we said 'Shall we go again?' I know it would be greenlit straight away."