Adam James
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1972-09-09 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- London, England
Biography
Adam James was born on 9 September 1972. Adam trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1996. He worked extensively in both TV and Theatre early on in his career, receiving a Best Newcomer nomination at the M.E.N awards for his work at the Royal Exchange and then coming to prominence in 2001 in 'Band of Brothers'.
This followed a string of notable guest leads in such popular shows as Extras, Ashes to Ashes, Hustle, Dr. Who and Foyles War. In 2010 he performed in New York in 'The Pride' along side Ben Whishaw and Andrea Riseborough for which he won the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role and also received the Drama Desk Nomination.
He would return in 2013, this time Off Broadway with the critically acclaimed and Olivier Award winning play "Bull", only to return to Broadway once more in 2016 with the Olivier and Critics Circle award winning play "King Charles III" in which Adam played the Prime Minister, and later received the Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2015, the same year in which he appeared in another Mike Bartlett hit "Dr.Foster", he married the former actress Victoria Shalet. Their first child was born in September 2016, and Adam has an adult daughter from a previous relationship. Adam then continued his collaboration with Mike Bartlett by filming both the much anticipated second series of Dr.Foster alongside a TV film version of King Charles III for BBC2.
He has since returned to the stage and London's West End in the Olivier Award Winning "Girl From The North Country" at the Noel Coward Theatre and the hugely critically acclaimed "Consent" having transferred with it from the National Theatre. More recently he reunited with Rupert Goold for the world premiere of Anne Washburn's new play "Shipwreck" at the Almeida Theatre.
Known For
TV Shows (49)
Death in Paradise
2011
as Rick Mayhew
You
2018
as Elliot Tannenberg
The Day of the Jackal
2024
as Jeremy Whitelock
Endeavour
2013
as Kent Finn
Waking the Dead
2001
as Michael Leonard
Band of Brothers
2001
as Cleveland O. Petty
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Gregory Salmond
Hustle
2004
as Carlton Wood
Lewis
2007
as Ethan Croft
Foyle's War
2002
as Major Wesker
Young Sherlock
2026
as Doctor Maltby
Grantchester
2014
as James Heath
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Max Steinberg
Sharpe
1993
as Cpt. Philip Carline
The Buccaneers
2023
as Colonel St. George
Vigil
2021
as Lt Commander Mark Prentice
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Self - Contestant
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
as Matt
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Edward Markham
Dalgliesh
2021
as Alex Mayer
As If
2001
as Richard
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Hotel Babylon
2006
The Long Shadow
2023
as Desmond Wilcox
Treason
2022
as Patrick Hamilton
The Couple Next Door
2023
as Ben Gregston
I May Destroy You
2020
as Julian
Belgravia
2020
as John Bellasis
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Titus
The Game
2014
as George
Hotel Portofino
2022
as Jack Turner
Family Tree
2013
as Ronnie Chadwick
Vexed
2010
as Charlie Brewer
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
2024
as Patrick Green QC
The Crimson Field
2014
as Colonel Charles Purbright
The Suspect
2022
as Dr. Gerald 'Jack' Owens
Bonekickers
2008
Love Soup
2005
Thicker Than Water
2014
as Gavin Leonard
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Mark McCaffrey
Life
2020
as Neil Baker
Sold
2007
Murder Before Evensong
2025
as Bernard De Floures
Catherine Tate's Nan
2015
as Charles Wilmott
Harley Street
2008
Wired
2008
as Simon
Meucci - L'italiano che inventò il telefono
2005
as William Ryder
Home from Home
2018
as Robert Dillon
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as Harold Godwinson
Movies (32)
Wicked
2024
as Galinda's Popsicle
Hunter Killer
2018
as Captain Forbes
Wicked: For Good
2025
as Galinda's Popsicle
We Live in Time
2024
as Simon Maxson
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Pegasus
The Kill Team
2019
as Hardin
A Little Chaos
2015
as Monsieur De Barra
Last Chance Harvey
2008
as Josh Hillman
Reversals
2003
as Dr. Glen Morrow
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
as Captain Carline
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Carline
Consuming Passion
2008
as Mick
Murder on the Orient Express
2001
as William MacQueen
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
as DI McMillan
The Lost Battalion
2001
as Capt. Nelson Holderman
The Mother of Tears
2007
as Michael Pierce
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
as Don Pedro
King Charles III
2017
as Prime Minister Tristram Evans
Sleep with Me
2009
as MacDara
Eric, Ernie and Me
2017
as Ernest Maxin
Kilimanjaro
2013
as Thomas
Coalition
2015
as Jeremy Heywood
Three Blind Mice
2003
as 1st Exec (uncredited)
Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
2006
as Rupert
National Theatre Live: Consent
2017
as Jake
Choked Up
2023
as Robert West
The Penitent: A Rational Man
2023
as Richard Marlow
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as Harold Godwinson
The Execution of Gary Glitter
2009
as John Carter QC
Out of the Grey
2023
as Henry
England Expects
2004
as Daniel
Churchill's First World War
2013
as Winston Churchill
About Adam James
Adam James was born on 9 September 1972. Adam trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1996. He worked extensively in both TV and Theatre early on in his career, receiving a Best Newcomer nomination at the M.E.N awards for his work at the Royal Exchange and then coming to prominence in 2001 in 'Band of Brothers'. This followed a string of notable guest leads in such popular shows as Extras, Ashes to Ashes, Hustle, Dr. Who and Foyles War. In 2010 he performed in New York in 'The Pride' along side Ben Whishaw and Andrea… With 81 credits spanning from 1992 to 2026, Adam James has appeared in 32 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adam James Movies
- Wicked (2024) — as Galinda's Popsicle
- Hunter Killer (2018) — as Captain Forbes
- Wicked: For Good (2025) — as Galinda's Popsicle
- We Live in Time (2024) — as Simon Maxson
- Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) — as Pegasus
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