
Adam James
Acting
🎂 1972-09-09
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. His most recent Television work includes Julian Fellowes' new period drama "Belgravia" for ITV and Epix in the US (produced by Carnival the team behind Downtown Abbey) and also the hugely successful and critically acclaimed 12 part series "I May Destroy You" for the BBC and HBO, written, performed, produced an co-directed by Michaela Coel.
Cast credits(76)

Elliot Tannenberg
2018

Rick Mayhew
2011

Jeremy Whitelock
2024

Colonel St. George
2023

Kent Finn
2013

Galinda's Popsicle
2024

Cleveland O. Petty
2001

Major Wesker
2002

Ethan Croft
2007

Michael Leonard
2001

James Heath
2014

Carlton Wood
2004

Simon Maxson
2024

Captain Forbes
2018

Max Steinberg
2010

Ben Gregston
2023

Cpt. Philip Carline
1993

Alex Mayer
2021

Matt
2007

Lt Commander Mark Prentice
2021

Richard
2001

Pegasus
2018

2018

Edward Markham
2008

2006

Self - Contestant
2003

Desmond Wilcox
2023

Gavin Leonard
2014

John Bellasis
2020

Julian
2020

Prime Minister Tristram Evans
2017

Patrick Hamilton
2022

Titus
2006

Jack Turner
2022

Hardin
2019

2008

Monsieur De Barra
2015

Patrick Green QC
2024

Josh Hillman
2008

Charlie Brewer
2010

Dr. Gerald 'Jack' Owens
2022

George
2014

Carline
1997

Mick
2008

Capt. Nelson Holderman
2001

2005

1996

Rupert
2006

Mark McCaffrey
2006

Captain Carline
1996

Ronnie Chadwick
2013

Col Charles Purbright
2014

1st Exec (uncredited)
2003

William MacQueen
2001

DI McMillan
2009

Neil Baker
2020

Simon
2008
Daniel
2004

Michael Pierce
2007

2008

Robert Dillon
2018

Don Pedro
2011

Harold Godwinson
2017

Robert West
2023

Winston Churchill
2013

Ernest Maxin
2017
Dr. Glen Morrow
2003

Charles Wilmott
2015
2007

Henry
2023

2023

John Carter QC
2009

William Ryder
2005

Jake
2017

Harold Godwinson
2017

MacDara
2009