James Atherton

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James Atherton
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James Atherton in 2013
Born
James Conway

(1987-07-16) 16 July 1987 (age 35) [1]
Cumbria, England
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Television Hollyoaks
Coronation Street

James Atherton (born James Conway; 16 July 1987) is an English actor, known for his roles as Will Savage on Hollyoaks and Jamie Bowman on Coronation Street . In 2017, he appeared in the stage production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too . [1] [2] In 2019, he played Tim Collins in Ackley Bridge and Dr. McKenzie in the Dave sitcom Porters .

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Early life

Atherton grew up in the Cumbrian village of Talkin and attended Austin Friars School in nearby Carlisle. [2]

Career

On television, Atherton played the serial killer Will Savage in Hollyoaks from 2011 to 2015 and joined the cast of Coronation Street as Jamie Bowman in October 2015. [2] [3]

On stage, he co-starred as title character Bob in the Out of Joint Theatre Company's revival of Andrea Dunbar's play Rita, Sue and Bob Too , which opened at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, in September 2017 before touring the UK, and later played at the Royal Court Theatre in January 2018. [1] [4] [5] [6] In January 2019, he appeared as Keiran in "Blindspot", an episode of the ITV crime drama Vera . Later that year, he appeared in the third series of Ackley Bridge as Tim Collins. [7]

Filmography

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Babs CliffTV film
2018MacbethSecond Murderer
2020Paper BoyJacobShort film
TBASlammerDagger-14-plain.pngJohn HowlettCompleted

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Hollyoaks Later Will SavageSeries 4, Episode 5
2011–2015 Hollyoaks Series regular; 245 episodes
2015 Casualty Luke KriegerEpisode: "Objectum Sexual"
2015–2016 Coronation Street Jamie BowmanRecurring role; 20 episodes
2017 Midsomer Murders Jensen MarshEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"
2017–2019 Porters Dr. McKenzieRecurring role; 4 episodes
2019 Vera Kieran WebbEpisode: "Blind Spot"
Krypton Sagitari OneEpisode: "Ghost in the Fire"
Ackley Bridge Tim CollinsRecurring role; 3 episodes
Sanditon Fred RobinsonRecurring role; 5 episodes
2020 The Jewish Enquirer North London ClarksonEpisode: "Bad Hair Day"
2023 Van der Valk Valentijn MeijerEpisode: "Magic in Amsterdam"

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2008 Treasure Island Tom Morgan Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [8]
2009 Wallenstein Kinsky Minerva Theatre, Chichester [9]
2014CrocodilesVincent Royal Exchange, Manchester [10]
2017 Rita, Sue and Bob Too Bob Octagon Theatre, Bolton [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Saul, Rosalind. "Self-confessed soap 'bad lad' talks stage sex scenes and making a love-rat look good". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "From Carlisle to the cobbles: Meet Corrie's new bad boy". ITV News. 12 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Duncan (6 August 2015). "Hollyoaks star James Atherton lands Coronation Street role". Metro .
  4. ↑ Love, Catherine (14 September 2017). "Rita, Sue and Bob today: Andrea Dunbar's truths still haunt us". The Guardian .
  5. ↑ "Theatre reverses decision to axe play". BBC News. 16 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Royal Court reverses decision to cancel Rita, Sue and Bob Too". The Guardian. 15 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ackley Bridge cast: Who plays new headteacher Sian's fiancé Tim? Who is James Atherton?". topcelebritiesonline.com. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Clapp, Susannah (23 November 2008). "Great idea, too much horseplay". The Guardian. The Observer . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Billington, Michael (1 June 2009). "Wallenstein". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Hickling, Alfred (7 October 2014). "Crocodiles review – family drama and dysfunction in a seaside town". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Billington, Michael (12 January 2018). "Rita, Sue and Bob Too review – Dunbar's comedy bleaker than ever in #MeToo era". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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