Cast & creator
James Cartwright
Best known for Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Father Brown
James Lewis Cartwright, Extensive television credits include MINDER, CLOCKING OFF, BBC's LOVE, LIES & RECORDS and the title role in JOHNNY SHAKESPEARE, for which he won Best Actor at Royal Television Society Awards. Theatre includes A PLAN, THE HISTORY BOYS, SATURNS RETURN, THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE and starring in both RAZ (Trafalgar Studios and on tour) and THE VORTEX (Singapore). Film roles range from CLUBBED to 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, Danny Boyle's VACUUMING COMPLETELY NUDE IN PARADISE to VINYL. James also plays 'PC Burns' in BBC R4's THE ARCHERS. (Emptage Hallett)
Also known as: James Lewis Cartwright
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film credits
10
television credits
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1960–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (16)
Showing 16 of 16 credits
Coronation Street
Theo Silverton
1960
Emmerdale
Theo Silverton
1972
Father Brown
Jimbo Riley
2013
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Humphrey Lash
2022
Dalgliesh
Stephen Lampart
2021
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Nathan Jones
2002
The Afternoon Play
Johnny
2003
Hollyoaks Later
Kev
2008
Downton Abbey
Tony Sellick
2019Glow and Darkness
John I Lackland
2021
Missing: All Secrets Have a Price
2006
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
De Kid
2001Bjorn of the Dead
Benny
Missing
Hacker
2006The Farmer's Wife
The Auctioneer
2012
Corriedale: Backstage Pass
Self
2026