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James Gaddas

James Gaddas (born 9 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street, Bad Girls, Doctors, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

James Gaddas
Born (1960-06-09) 9 June 1960 (age 64)
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Notable credits
SpouseDeborah Gaddas
Children1

Career

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Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat. Since leaving Bad Girls, Gaddas has appeared as Jackie Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical, productions of Peter Pan and Spamalot and Bill Anderson in Mamma Mia! in London. Gaddas has also made appearances on The Bill, Between the Lines, Tracy Beaker Returns, Medics, Dogtown, Doctors, Waterloo Road and in 2015, he acted in Emmerdale, playing Ged, who is a prisoner awaiting trial for murder.

In 2017 he played John in the musical The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End.[1] In 2020, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Cormac Ranger.[2][3]

In September 2021, it was announced that Gaddas would write and star in a new version of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gaddas will portray 15 characters during the show, which is to tour England in 2022 and include music by Jeremy Swift.[4][5]

Politics

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Gaddas is a member of the Conservative Party and was selected as a candidate for Stockton South in the 2005 UK general election, but finished in second place behind Labour's incumbent Dari Taylor, winning 34.1% of the vote.[6][7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Crown Court PC Robertshaw Episode: "Window Shopping Part 1"
1983 Seaview Malcolm Episode: "In Sickness"
1984 Last Day of Summer Pete Television film
The Secret Servant Major Jackaman Series 1 Episode 3
Crown Court Paul Walker Episode: "Dirty Washing Part 1"
1985 Screen Two Stretcher bearer Episode: "The Unknown Soldier"
Late Starter Mr. Ferrar Series 1 Episode 3
Summer Season Sergeant Episode: "The House on Kirov Street"
Operation Julie Sid Bell Television film
Jackanory Playhouse King Amaranth Episode: "The Princess and the Lute Player"
1986 Dead Man's Folly Young Foreign Man Uncredited
Dempsey and Makepeace Andy Episode: "Extreme Prejudice"
1987 A Hazard of Hearts Lord John Burley
Crime in the City Jimmy Short film
1988 Wish Me Luck Soldier in cinema
Troubles Pike
The Bill Sgt. Towers Episode: "The Silent Gun"
1989 Something for the Weekend Various roles Also co-writer
The Pied Piper RAF driver Television film
Coronation Street Robert Prescott 3 episodes
1990 El C.I.D. Bendel Episode: "Copping Out"
1991 The Black Candle Joe Skinner Television film
Paul Merton: The Series Series 1 Episode 4
1992 The Camomile Lawn Tony 5 episodes
Dream Kitchen
Between the Lines DS Markham Episode: "Watching the Detectives"
The Dying of the Light Terry Lewis
1992-1995 Medics Dr Robert Nevin 33 episodes
1993 Drop the Dead Donkey Gary Episode: "Awards"
The Bill Brian Ashmore Episode: "Tangled Webs"
1994-1995 Class Act D.I Latham 13 episodes
1997 Backup PC Jim "Grim" Reaper 6 episodes
The Informant British I.O
Bombay Blue David Jackson Series 1 Episode 3
Stone Cold Vince
Heartbeat Eddie Ainsworth Episode: "Playing with Trains"
1998 Human Bomb Franck Television film
Girls' Night Paul
Peak Practice Ian Tate Episode: "A Child I Dreamed"
Grafters Ray Series 1 Episode 2
1999 Jonathan Creek Craig Downey Episode: "The Eyes of Tiresias"
1999-2000 Coronation Street Vinny Sorrell 108 episodes
2001 Starhunter Senaca 2 episodes
2002-2006 Bad Girls Neil Grayling 52 episodes
2005 Casualty @ Holby City Carl O'Leary 4 episodes
Holby City Carl O'Leary 2 episodes
Casualty Carl O'Leary 2 episodes
2006 Starter for 10 Martin Jackson
Dogtown Geogg Torville 6 episodes
Vincent DI Deighton Series 2 Episode 3
2008-2011 Doctors Jack Harcourt 13 episodes
2009 The Bill Ian Ellis 2 episodes
Heartbeat Danny Riggs Episode: "Pass the Parcel"
2012 Waterloo Road Alan Dixon 2 episodes
Tracy Beaker Returns Denis 2 episodes
2015 Emmerdale Ged 6 episodes
2016 Casualty Howard Munroe Episode: "Fall on Me"
2017 Against the Law Governor Cockayne Television film
Starhunter Redux Senaca 2 episodes
Casualty Howard Munroe Episode: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
2020 Outlander Judge Martin Atticus Episode: "Better to Marry Than Burn"
A short film about Serial Killing Sir Anthony Farrow QC
2020-2021 Hollyoaks Cormac Ranger 9 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Lindsay Calder-Marshall Episode: "It's Just Not Cricket"

References

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  1. ^ Shenton, Mark. " 'The Girls', Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, to Premiere in West End" Playbill, 16 September 2016
  2. ^ "Here's where Hollyoaks fans recognise newcomer Cormac from". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ Hughes, Johnathon (13 July 2020). "Coronation Street and Bad Girls star appears in Hollyoaks as blast from Warren's past". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ Wood, Alex (1 September 2021). "James Gaddas to adapt and perform Dracula in new tour". What's On Stage. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (16 August 2021). "Jeremy Swift: Thanks to Ted Lasso I'm a sitcom star at 61". The Times. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ Mulholland, Helene (8 October 2004). "The Gaddas touch - Avid soap fans will know James Gaddas as the rogue prison governor in Bad Girls. Hélène Mulholland meets a TV star turned Tory candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "UK Elections 2005 NORTHEAST". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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