James Doherty

Known for ActingBorn 1966-12-17 (age 59)Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

House of the Dragon

Outlander

Endeavour

Sliced

The Thick of It

In Sickness and in Health

Cradle to Grave

The Royal

Trying

Miranda

Say Nothing

Call the Midwife

Veep

Big Boys

The Gold

The Job Lot

A Touch of Cloth

Hippies

Us

In the Loop

The Man Who Would Be Queen

Whitstable Pearl

PhoneShop

Sexy Beast

Clique

Peak Practice

The Sister

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Delicious

Too Close

Backbeat

The Couple Next Door

The Londoners

London Road

Asylum of Fear

Close to Me

Kat and the Band

The Forgotten

Inbred

City Rats

Footballers' Wives

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Wedding Pact

Deviation

Is Harry On The Boat?

On the Edge