Cast & creator
John Tams
Best known for Heartbeat, Sharpe, ScreenPlay
John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the Ripley & Heanor News later working for BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham. Tams had an early part in The Rainbow (1988), and may be best known for playing a regular supporting role in the ITV drama series Sharpe, as rifleman Daniel Hagman. He also co-wrote the music for each film (18, as of November 2008) alongside Dominic Muldowney. Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including Son of Morris On, and as a member of the British folk rock group Albion Band. Splitting with Hutchings in the 1980s, he formed Home Service. In the following decades, Tams spent time fronting Home Service (Best Live Act at the BBC Folk Awards 2012) or in a duo with Barry Coope (Duo of the Year 2008). In 2015 it was announced that Tams was retiring from Home Service.
40
film credits
5
television credits
26
1977–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (45)
Showing 45 of 45 credits
Heartbeat
Don Tetley
1992
Sharpe
Daniel Hagman
1993
ScreenPlay
Roy
1986
Travelling Man
Barman
1984
The Mysteries
Thomas / Shepherd
1985
Sharpe's Enemy
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1994Sharpe's Enemy
Original Music Composer
1994
Sharpe's Company
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1994Sharpe's Company
Original Music Composer
1994
National Theatre at Home: War Horse
Songs
2026
Sharpe's Sword
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1995Sharpe's Sword
Original Music Composer
1995
Sharpe's Rifles
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1993Sharpe's Rifles
Original Music Composer
1993
Sharpe's Regiment
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1996Sharpe's Regiment
Original Music Composer
1996
Sharpe: The Legend
Hagman
1997Sharpe: The Legend
Original Music Composer
1997
Sharpe's Revenge
Original Music Composer
1997
When Saturday Comes
Brewery Worker
1996
Sharpe's Waterloo
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1997Sharpe's Waterloo
Original Music Composer
1997
The Rainbow
Uncle Frank
1989
The Raggedy Rawney
Blakey
1988
Sharpe's Justice
Daniel Hagman
1997Sharpe's Justice
Additional Writing
1997Sharpe's Justice
Original Music Composer
1997
Sharpe's Siege
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1996Sharpe's Siege
Original Music Composer
1996
Sharpe's Honour
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1994Sharpe's Honour
Original Music Composer
1994
Sharpe's Mission
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1996Sharpe's Mission
Original Music Composer
1996
National Theatre Live: War Horse
Songs
2014
Sharpe's Eagle
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1993
Sharpe's Battle
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1995Sharpe's Battle
Original Music Composer
1995The Fool
1990
Sharpe's Gold
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
1995Sharpe's Gold
Original Music Composer
1995
Here We Come A-Wassailing
Narrator (voice)
1977
No Further Cause for Concern
Roy
1988
Sons and Lovers
Pappleworth
1981Sons and Lovers
Music
1981
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Original Music Composer
1992