# Adam James (actor)

Adam James (born 9 September 1972) is an English actor.

## Early life

James was born in London on 9 September 1972.
James’ 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.

## Career

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, as well as appearing in Ashes to Ashes as Edward Markham in the first episode. James also had a role as Rupert in an episode of Miranda.
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.
In 2024, James played Galinda’s father in the film-adaptation of the musical Wicked. He also had a role as Jeremy Whitelock in the Peacock series The Day of the Jackal.

## Personal life

In September 2015, he married former actress and psychotherapist Victoria Shalet. Their first child was born in September 2016. James also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Forbidden Territory | Albert Barney | |
| 1999 | Gregory's Two Girls | Phil | |
| 2000 | High Heels and Low Lifes | Rupert | |
| 2003 | Three Blind Mice | 1st Exec | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Prima Dammi Un Baccio | Stephen | Speaks Italian |
| 2004 | De-Lovely | Horsegroom | |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantánamo | Chris Mackay | Docu-drama |
| 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 | Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon | |
| 2012 | Tad, the Lost Explorer | Max Mordon | Voiceover, animated film |
| 2013 | Kilimanjaro | Thomas Samuelson | Shown at the SXSW, Dallas and Newport Film Festivals |
| 2014 | A Little Chaos | Monsieur de Barra | |
| 2015 | Capture the Flag | Scott Goldwing | English version, voice |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Pegasus | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Captain Forbes | |
| 2018 | Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero | Additional voices | Animated film |
| 2019 | The Kill Team | Hardin | |
| 2023 | The Penitent | Richard Marlow | |
| 2024 | We Live in Time | Simon Maxson | |
| 2024 | Wicked | Glinda's Father | |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good | Glinda's Father | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus | Militia man | |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Regiment | Captain Carline | |
| 1996 | The Bill | PC Kelleher | Episode: "A Good Night Out" Episode: "No Assistance Required" |
| 1997 | Island | Ross | 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Silent Witness | Eden Blackman | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Life of the Party | Winston Spencer Churchill | Television film |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Marquis de Bonvie | Episode: "The Pox" |
| 2000 | Tenth Kingdom | Beantown Man | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | I Saw You | Kevin | Television film |
| 2001 | Murder on the Orient Express | William McQueen | Television film |
| 2001 | Table 12 | Chef | Episode: "After Hours" |
| 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, 307th | Television film |
| 2003 | Holby City | Tim Preston | Episode: "Think Again" |
| 2003 | Doctors | Bryan Evans | Episode: "Grievous Loss" |
| 2003 | Reversals | Dr. Glen Morrow | Television film |
| 2004 | England Expects | Daniel Isaacs | Television film |
| 2004 | As If | Richard | Episode: "Alex's POV" |
| 2005 | Meucci | William Ryder | Italian television film |
| 2005 | Casualty | Pete Guildford | 17 episodes |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Guy Cassidy | Episode: "The Reflecting Pool" |
| 2006 | Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in my Heart | Rupert | Television film |
| 2006 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Titus Flavius | Episode: "Rebellion" |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | Mark McCaffrey | Episode #1.4 |
| 2007 | Judge John Deed | Major General Waters | Episodes: "War Crimes" Parts 1 & 2 |
| 2007 | Waking the Dead | Michael Leonard | Episodes: "Deus Ex Machina" Parts 1 & 2 |
| 2007 | Desperados | David Barclay | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Commander | Tony Lattice | Television film |
| 2007 | Sold | Darius Bowmore | Episode #1.4 |
| 2007 | Extras | Tre Cooper | Episode: "The Extra Special Series Finale" |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Edward Markham | Episode #1.1 |
| 2008 | My Family | Daniel | Episode: "The Parent Trap" |
| 2008 | Harley Street | Calvin Morgan | Episode #1.1 |
| 2008 | Bonekickers | John | Episode: "The Lines of War" |
| 2008 | Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon | Mick | Television film |
| 2008 | Wired | Simon Penvell | 2 episodes |
| 2008, 2011 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Matt Hexton | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon | Carlton Foreman | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant | Henry VIII | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Jonathan Creek | Alec | Episode: "The Grinning Man" |
| 2009 | Hustle | Carlton Wood | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Doctor Who | D.I. McMillan | Episode: "Planet of the Dead" |
| 2009 | The Execution of Gary Glitter | John Carter QC | Television film |
| 2009 | Sleep with Me | MacDara | Television film |
| 2010 | A Touch of Frost | Gregory Salmond | Episodes: "If the Dogs Run Free" Parts 1 & 2 |
| 2010 | Foyle's War | Major Wesker | Episode: "Killing Time" |
| 2010 | Lewis | Ethan Croft | Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question" |
| 2010 | Trinny and Susannah: From Boom to Bust | Dinner Guest | Television film |
| 2010 | Miranda | Rupert "the bear" | Episode: "Let's Do It" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | Max Steinberg | Episode: "Benedict Canyon" |
| 2012 | Vexed | Charlie Brewer | Episode #2.3 |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Dr Richard Fell | 2 episodes |
| 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 | Television film |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Ronnie Chadwick | Episode: "Country Life" |
| 2014 | The Crimson Field (formerly The Ark) | Colonel Charles Purbright | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Game | George | Episode: "Episode 3" |
| 2014 | The Assets | Walt Escott | Episode: "A Small Useless Truth" |
| 2014 | Grantchester | James Heath | Episode #1.6 |
| 2014 | Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot | State Inquisitor | Television film |
| 2015 | Coalition | Jeremy Heywood | Television film |
| 2015 | Drifters | Julian | Episode: "Roomies" |
| 2015 | Catherine Tate's Nan | Charles Wilmott | Episode: "Knees Up Wilmott-Brown" |
| 2015, 2017 | Doctor Foster | Neil Baker | 7 episodes |
| 2016, 2018 | Home from Home | Robert Dillon | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Endeavour | Kent Finn | Episode: "Game" |
| 2017 | King Charles III | Prime Minister Tristan Evans | Television film |
| 2017 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England | Harold Godwinson | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Eric, Ernie and Me | Ernest Maxim | Television film |
| 2019 | Deep State | Adam McKay | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You | Julian | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Belgravia | John Belassis | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Life | Neil Baker | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Vigil | Lieutenant Commander Mark Prentice | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Treason | Patrick Hamilton | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Suspect | Gerald Owen | 5 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Hotel Portofino | Jack Turner | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | You | Elliot Tannenberg | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Desmond Wilcox | Episode #1.7 |
| 2023 | The Buccaneers | Colonel St. George | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Mr Bates vs The Post Office | Patrick Green QC | Episode #1.4 |
| 2024 | Belgravia: The Next Chapter | John Bellasis | Episode #1.8 |
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | Jeremy Whitelock | 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Death in Paradise | Rick Mayhew | Episode #14.2 |
| TBA | Young Sherlock | Dr. Charles Maltby | In production |

### Theatre

| 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 | Jake | Royal National Theatre |
| 2019 | Shipwreck | James | The Almeida Theatre |

### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| ???? | The Nature of Vikings | | |
| 2004 | Selling Immortality | | |
| 2010 | Deep Cut | Colonel Nigel Josling | (Radio 4) Re-broadcast in November 2011. |
| 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 |
| 2011 | The Recruiting Officer | Mr. Worthy | |
| 2012 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew | |
| 2012 | Romeo and Juliet | Benvolio | |

### Other

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | 9/11: The Bronx | Series narrator |
| 2009 | Doctor Who Confidential (Planet of the Dead) | Himself |
| 2009 | Theatre Live | |