James Doherty
Born: 1966-12-17 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Doherty (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. Born in Guildford, Surrey, he was educated at Felsted School in Essex and was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1989. He is married to TV presenter Joanna Sinnott and together they have two children, Jago (2006) & Nell (2013). Doherty is best known for his appearances in TV comedy including roles in The Thick Of It, Veep, Rev, Miranda, The Windsors, and the BAFTA winning Him & Her - The Wedding. His work in feature films includes roles in Backbeat, Verity's Summer, Inbred, Deviation, London Road and the Oscar nominated In the Loop. He has also appeared in West End musicals including roles in, Les Misérables, The Buddy Holly Story, A Slice of Saturday Night and Marguerite. Doherty played the role of Amos Hart in the West End production of Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre in 2011 opposite Christie Brinkley. He later reprised this role when the show transferred to the Garrick Theatre playing opposite America Ferrera. Doherty has appeared in London Road, 50 Years on Stage and Beyond Caring at the National Theatre. In January 2020, Doherty began playing the role of Claude in the multi award-winning Come From Away at the Phoenix Theatre in London.
Filmography
2024
- Say Nothing as Chief Inspector
- Sexy Beast as Jared Harrison
2023
- The Gold as Nick Biddiss
- The Couple Next Door as Lawrie
2022
- House of the Dragon as Cley
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Snout
- Big Boys as Russell
2021
- Whitstable Pearl as Gabriel Slade
- Close to Me as Jim
- Too Close as Blair
2020
- Trying as Terry
- Kat and the Band as Ted
- Us as Quizmaster
- The Sister as Brian Weatherall
2019
2018
- On the Edge ... (Director)
- Asylum of Fear as Zak
2016
- Delicious as Greg
2015
- London Road as Seb
- Cradle to Grave as Norman
2014
- Outlander as Charles Turnbull
- The Forgotten as Martin
2013
2012
- Call the Midwife as Charlie Wilson
- Veep as Reporter
- Deviation as Jono
- A Touch of Cloth as Pete
2011
- Inbred as Jeff
2009
- City Rats as Trevor
- Miranda as Policeman
- In the Loop as Reporter
2008
- The Londoners as Alvin Fox
2007
- The Man Who Would Be Queen as Hugo
2005
- The Thick of It as Steve
2003
- The Royal as Philip Sutton
2002
- Footballers' Wives as Larry Gold
- Is Harry On The Boat? as Brian Simms
1994
- Backbeat as Tony Sheridan
1993
- Peak Practice as Alan Reeves
1985
- In Sickness and in Health as Driver