Adam James | |
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| Born | Adam James 9 September 1972 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | |
Adam James (born 9 September 1972) is an English actor.
James was born in London on 9 September 1972.
James's godfather was Jon Pertwee. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he was a contemporary of Dominic West and Daniel Evans and graduated in 1996.[1] In September 2015, he married actress and psychotherapist Victoria Shalet. Their first child was born in September 2016, and he has a daughter from a previous relationship, Daisy.
His credits include Band of Brothers, The Mother of Tears, Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Bonekickers, Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant and a long running storyline in Casualty, as well as an episode of ITV2 drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl. He appeared in Extras, as the new agent of Ricky Gervais's character. He has also appeared in Ashes to Ashes as Edward Markham in the first episode.
In 2009, James appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead", co-starring with David Tennant, the pair having first worked together in Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre 1999 production of King Lear. James's other theatre work includes Blood and Gifts (2010) and Much Ado About Nothing (2011), alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate. He has recently appeared in a few rehearsed readings at the Royal Court and Finborough Theatre.
He portrayed Monsieur de Barra in the feature film A Little Chaos and portrayed Jeremy Heywood in Coalition, a Channel 4 drama about the 2010 election. In November 2015, he reprised his role as Prime Minister Mr Evans in King Charles III on Broadway, New York. In 2016, he portrayed Hovstad in An Enemy of the People at Chichester Festival Theatre.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus | Militia man | |
| 1996 | Island | Ross | |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Regiment | Captain Carline | |
| 1996 | The Bill | PC Kelleher | Episodes: "A Good Night Out" and "No Assistance Required" |
| 1998 | Silent Witness | Eden Blackman | |
| 1998 | Life of the Party | Winston Spencer Churchill | |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Marquis de Bonvie | |
| 2000 | Tenth Kingdom | Beantown Man | |
| 2000 | I Saw You | Kevin | |
| 2001 | Murder on the Orient Express | William McQueen | |
| 2001 | Table Twelve-After Hours | Chef | |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Pvt. Cleveland O. Petty | Episodes: "Currahee", "Day of Days", "Carentan" and "Crossroads" |
| 2001 | The Lost Battalion | Capt. Nelson Holderman, Co. K 307 th | |
| 2002 | Trust | Charles | |
| 2003 | Holby City | Tim Preston | |
| 2003 | Doctors | Bryan Evans | |
| 2003 | Reversals | Dr Glen Morrow | |
| 2004 | England Expects | Daniel Isaacs | |
| 2004 | As If | Richard | |
| 2005 | Meucci | William Ryder | Italian TV film |
| 2005 | Casualty | Pete Guildford | 17 episodes |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Guy Cassidy | |
| 2006 | Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in my Heart | Rupert | |
| 2006 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Titus Flavius | Episode: "Jewish Revolt" (a.k.a. "Rebellion") |
| 2006 | Desperados | David Barclay | |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | Mark McCaffrey | |
| 2007 | Judge John Deed | Major General Waters | Parts 1 & 2 of "War Crimes" |
| 2007 | Waking the Dead | Michael Leonard | Parts 1 & 2 of "Deus Ex Machina" |
| 2007 | The Commander | Tony Lattice | |
| 2007 | Sold | Darius Bowmore | |
| 2007 | Extras | Tre Cooper | Played Ricky Gervais' agent in the final episode |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Edward Markham | 1 episode |
| 2008 | My Family | Daniel | |
| 2008 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Matt Hexton/Tony | Series two |
| 2008 | Harley Street | Calvin Morgan | Episode 1 |
| 2008 | Bonekickers | John | Episode: "The Lines of War" |
| 2008 | Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon | Mick | TV film |
| 2008 | Wired | Simon Penvell | |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon | Carlton Foreman | Series 4, episode 2 |
| 2009 | Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant | Henry VIII | |
| 2009 | Jonathan Creek | Alec | Christmas special: "The Grinning Man" |
| 2009 | Hustle | Carlton Wood | 2 episodes (series 5) |
| 2009 | Doctor Who | D.I. McMillan | Doctor Who Easter special "Planet of the Dead" |
| 2009 | The Execution of Gary Glitter | John Carter QC | |
| 2009 | Sleep With Me | MacDara | |
| 2010 | A Touch of Frost | Gregory Salmond | Episodes: "If the Dogs Run Free parts 1 & 2" |
| 2010 | Foyle's War | Major Wesker | |
| 2010 | Lewis | Ethan Croft | Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question" |
| 2010 | Trinny and Susannah: From Boom to Bust | Dinner Guest | Part four |
| 2010 | Miranda | Rupert "the bear" | Episode: "Let's Do It" |
| 2010 | In Dalston Nobody Can Hear You Scream | Pen | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | Max Steinberg | Episode: "Benedict Canyon" |
| 2012 | Vexed | Charlie Brewer | Series 2 |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Dr Richard Fell | Second time in Silent Witness, playing a different character |
| 2013 | Holby City | Alan McLaren | Episode: "Promises, Promises" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: UK | Michael Gennis | Episode: "Tracks" |
| 2013 | Churchill's First World War (a.k.a. Churchill: The War Letters) | Winston Churchill | Docudrama (First Broadcast 30 July 2013 BBC4), played Winston Churchill's grandson in Life of the Party (1998) |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Ronnie Chadwick | Episode 4 |
| 2014 | The Crimson Field (formerly The Ark) | Colonel Charles Purbright | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Game | George | BBC TV Series |
| 2014 | The Assets | Walt Escott | TV Series for ABC |
| 2014 | Grantchester | James Heath | TV Series for ITV |
| 2014 | Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot | State Inquisitor | BBC Documentary on the Gunpowder Plot |
| 2015 | Coalition | Jeremy Heywood | Channel 4 Drama about 2010 United Kingdom general election |
| 2015 | Drifters | Julian | Season 3, episode 1 |
| 2015 | Doctor Foster | Neil Baker | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Capture the Flag | Scott Goldwing | Voice role |
| 2015 | Catherine Tate's Nan | Charles Wilmott | |
| 2016 | Home from Home | Robert Dillon | BBC sitcom (regular role) |
| 2017 | Endeavour | Kent Finn | Season 4, episode 1 |
| 2017 | King Charles III | Prime Minister Tristan Evans | |
| 2017 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England | Harold Godwinson | Docudrama |
| 2017 | Eric, Ernie and Me | Ernest Maxim | BBC Docudrama[2] |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You | Julian | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Belgravia | John Belassis[3] | Period drama |
| 2020 | Life | Neil Baker | Miniseries[4] |
| 2021 | Vigil | Lieutenant Commander Mark Prentice | Miniseries |
| 2021 | Hotel Portofino | Jack Turner | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Treason | Patrick Hamilton | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Suspect | Gerald Owen | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2023 | You | Elliot Tannenberg | 2 episodes (season 4) |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Desmond Wilcox | 1 episode |
| 2023 | The Buccaneers | Colonel St. George | Main role |
| 2024 | Mr Bates vs The Post Office | Patrick Green QC | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Forbidden Territory | Albert Barney | |
| 1999 | Gregory's Two Girls | Phil | |
| 2000 | High Heels and Low Lifes | Rupert | |
| 2001 | It's Not You It's Me | Rob | short |
| 2002 | Three Blind Mice | 1st Exec | (uncredited) |
| 2002 | A Family Man | Mark | short |
| 2003 | Prima Dammi Un Baccio | Stephen | speaks Italian |
| 2004 | Show | – | short |
| 2004 | De-Lovely | Horsegroom | |
| 2006 | Just in Time | John Graham Ashton | short |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantánamo | Chris Mackay | docu-drama |
| 2006 | CMC | – | short |
| 2007 | Mother of Tears | Michael Pierce | a.k.a. Le Terza Madre (Italian title) nominated as Best Actor at the David di Donatello Awards |
| 2008 | Broken Lines | Toby | |
| 2008 | Last Chance Harvey | Josh Hillman | |
| 2011 | Acting = Intensity + Rebellion | Movie Director | short |
| 2011 | 2 in a million | Jeff | short |
| 2012 | Tad, the Lost Explorer | Max Mordon | voiceover, animated film |
| 2013 | Kilimanjaro | Thomas Samuelson | This film was released in 2013 and has been shown at the SXSW, Dallas and Newport Film Festivals |
| 2013 | A Little Chaos | Monsieur de Barra | |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Pegasus | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Captain Forbes | |
| 2024 | Wicked: Part One | Glinda's Father[5] | |
| TBA | We Live in Time | Simon Maxon |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Coriolanus | Meninius | |
| 1995 | A View from the Bridge | Rudolpho | |
| 1995 | Tamburlaine | ||
| 1996 | Lone Star | Cletis | |
| 1996 | Private Wars | Gately | |
| 1996 | Unseen Hand | Cisco | |
| 1997 | Poor Super Man | Matt | nominated as Best Newcomer at the MEN Awards |
| 1998 | Chimes at Midnight | Hotspur | |
| 1998 | The Glass Menagerie | Gentleman Caller | |
| 1999 | King Lear | Edmund | |
| 2000 | Snake in the Fridge | Randy | |
| 2002 | Original Sin | Eugene Black | |
| 2002 | Time and the Conways | Robin Conway | |
| 2004 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Algernon Moncrieff | |
| 2006 | Rabbit | Richard | playing the same role in the Brits off-Broadway season at the 59E59 Theaters in New York City, June/July 2007 |
| 2007 | French Without Tears | Lt. Commander Bill Rogers | |
| 2007 | My Child | Karl | Played the only named character. |
| 2008 | Now or Later | Marc | |
| 2009/9 | Gethsemane | Geoff Benzine | |
| 2010 | Blood and Gifts | Simon Craig | nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the Whatsonstage Awards |
| 2010 | The Pride | Peter/Man/Doctor | Drama Desk nomination; won the 2010 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor |
| 2011 | Tiger Country | John | |
| 2011 | Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro | |
| 2011 | 13 | Mark | |
| 2012 | Don't Dress for Dinner | Bernard | Sequel to Boeing Boeing. |
| 2013 | Bull | Tony | Rehearsed reading in 2010. Crucible Theatre, February 2013, then off-Broadway transfer. |
| 2013 | Chan | Various roles | Royal Court reading of Chilean play which took place on 13 September 2013 |
| 2013 | Death at Whitbridge | Fred Wallis | One off performance at Finborough Theatre, Sunday 6 October |
| 2014 | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Don Harper | A Hampstead Theatre Production, which ran from 16 January – 22 February 2014 |
| 2014 | King Charles III | Prime Minister | Almeida Theatre, transferred to the Wyndhams Theatre and then to Broadway. |
| 2015 | Bull | Tony | Young Vic Theatre. |
| 2016 | An Enemy of the People | Hovstad | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| 2017 | Consent[6] | Jake | Royal National Theatre |
| 2019 | Shipwreck | James | The Almeida Theatre |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | The Nature of Vikings | ||
| 2004 | Selling Immortality | ||
| January 2010 | Deep Cut | Colonel Nigel Josling | (Radio 4) Re-broadcast in November 2011. |
| December 2011 | Our Country's Good | Robert Sideway | Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer shared the same cast when they were broadcast on Radio 3 & 4 in December 2011 |
| December 2011 | The Recruiting Officer | Mr Worthy | |
| April 2012 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew | |
| April 2012 | Romeo and Juliet | Benvolio |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9/11: The Bronx | Series Narrator | |
| 2009 | Doctor Who Confidential (Planet of the Dead) | (As himself) | |
| 2009 | Theatre Live |