Adam James
Known for
Adam James reached veteran standing the slow way, as a British actor with a body of work built one job at a time. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. 59 credits across 30 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'Wicked' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Galinda's Popsicle. 'Johnny English Strikes Again' is a second title with real reach. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.
Adam James
18 Movies
41 Series
Adam James reached veteran standing the slow way, as a British actor with a body of work built one job at a time. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. 59 credits across 30 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'Wicked' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Galinda's Popsicle. 'Johnny English Strikes Again' is a second title with real reach. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.
Movies
Plays Galinda's Popsicle
Wicked: For Good
2025
Plays Galinda's Popsicle
Wicked
2024
Plays Captain Forbes
Hunter Killer
2018
Plays Simon Maxson
We Live in Time
2024
Plays Pegasus
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
Plays Monsieur De Barra
A Little Chaos
2015
Plays Josh Hillman
Last Chance Harvey
2008
Plays Hardin
The Kill Team
2019
Plays Thomas
Kilimanjaro
2013
Plays Don Pedro
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
Plays Michael Pierce
The Mother of Tears
2007
Plays Rupert
Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
2006
Plays Richard Marlow
The Penitent: A Rational Man
2023
Plays John Carter QC
The Execution of Gary Glitter
2009
TV Shows
Plays Lt Commander Mark Prentice
Vigil
2021
Plays Robert Dillon
Home from Home
2018
Plays John Bellasis
Belgravia
2020
Plays Ben Gregston
The Couple Next Door
2023
Plays Bernard De Floures
Murder Before Evensong
2025
Plays Dr. Gerald 'Jack' Owens
The Suspect
2022
Plays Cleveland O. Petty
Band of Brothers
2001
Plays Patrick Green QC
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
2024
Plays Patrick Hamilton
Treason
2022
Plays Julian
I May Destroy You
2020
Plays Colonel St. George
The Buccaneers
2023
Plays Jeremy Whitelock
The Day of the Jackal
2024
Plays Simon
Wired
2008
Plays Harold Godwinson
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
Plays Neil Baker
Life
2020
Plays Matt
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
Plays Carlton Wood
Hustle
2004
Plays Michael Leonard
Waking the Dead
2001
Plays William Ryder
Meucci - L'italiano che inventò il telefono
2005
Plays Elliot Tannenberg
You
2018
Plays Alex Mayer
Dalgliesh
2021
Plays Colonel Charles Purbright
The Crimson Field
2014
Plays Doctor Maltby
Young Sherlock
2026
Plays Gregory Salmond
A Touch of Frost
1992
Plays Gavin Leonard
Thicker Than Water
2014
Plays Charlie Brewer
Vexed
2010
Plays Mark McCaffrey
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
Plays Richard
As If
2001
Plays Ethan Croft
Lewis
2007
Plays Kent Finn
Endeavour
2013
Latest Trailers
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Wicked: For Good
Full Filmography
Young Sherlock
Doctor Maltby · 2 episodes
2026–
TV
Wicked: For Good
Galinda's Popsicle
2025
Film
Murder Before Evensong
Bernard De Floures · 6 episodes
2025–
TV
The Day of the Jackal
Jeremy Whitelock · 4 episodes
2024–
TV
Wicked
Galinda's Popsicle
2024
Film
We Live in Time
Simon Maxson
2024
Film
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Patrick Green QC · 4 episodes
2024–
TV
The Couple Next Door
Ben Gregston · 6 episodes
2023–
TV
The Buccaneers
Colonel St. George · 4 episodes
2023–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Adam James and where are they from?
Adam James is 53 years old, born on September 9, 1972 in London, England.
What are the most famous roles of Adam James?
Adam James is best known for roles in Wicked, Johnny English Strikes Again, Hunter Killer.
How many movies has Adam James been in?
Over a 30-year career (since 1996), Adam James has appeared in 18 movies and 40 TV shows.
What was Adam James's first movie?
The career of Adam James began with Sharpe's Regiment (1996).
What is Adam James's most recent movie or series?
Adam James's most recent release is Young Sherlock, which premiered on March 4, 2026.
What TV shows has Adam James appeared in?
On television, Adam James has appeared in Band of Brothers, You, The Day of the Jackal, Death in Paradise.
Adam James
1972-09-09 · London, England
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.