Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 17, 1966
Place of Birth
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Credits
51 titles
James Doherty
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.
Known For
Filmography
National Theatre at Home: London Road
Terry
Say Nothing
Chief Inspector
Sexy Beast
Jared Harrison
The Couple Next Door
Lawrie
The Gold
Nick Biddiss
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Snout
House of the Dragon
Cley
Big Boys
Russell
Close to Me
Jim
Whitstable Pearl
Gabriel Slade
Too Close
Blair
The Sister
Brian Weatherall
Us
Quizmaster
Trying
Terry
Kat and the Band
Ted
Sliced
On the Edge
Director
Asylum of Fear
Zak
Motherland
PC Hughes
Clique
Rob
Delicious
Greg
Cradle to Grave
Norman
London Road
Seb
The Forgotten
Martin
Outlander
Charles Turnbull
The Wedding Pact
Referee
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
The Job Lot
Mr Coleman
Endeavour
Mr. Lee
A Touch of Cloth
Pete
Veep
Reporter
Deviation
Jono
Call the Midwife
Charlie Wilson
The Royal Bodyguard
Palace Footman
Inbred
Jeff
PhoneShop
Policeman #1
Miranda
Policeman
City Rats
Trevor
In the Loop
Reporter
The Londoners
Alvin Fox
The Man Who Would Be Queen
Hugo
Waterloo Road
Martin Johnson
The Thick of It
Steve
The Royal
Philip Sutton
Is Harry On The Boat?
Brian Simms
The Jury
David Hind
Footballers' Wives
Larry Gold
Hippies
Film Director (uncredited)
Backbeat
Tony Sheridan
Peak Practice
Alan Reeves