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James Bradshaw | |
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| Born | 20 March 1976 Stamford, England |
| Education | Birmingham School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
James Bradshaw (born 20 March 1976) is an English actor, known for his roles as Gordon Grimley in the Granada series The Grimleys , D.S Geoff Thorpe in Hollyoaks and Dr. Max DeBryn in Endeavour .
Bradshaw's television roles include parts in Mile High , Primeval , Heartbeat , the 2000 film Longitude , and Noah Claypole in Alan Bleasdale's 1999 adaptation of Oliver Twist , which starred Robert Lindsay. Bradshaw has worked at the Birmingham Rep, Hampstead Theatre, and the Royal National Theatre in House/Garden, directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. In 2006, he played Polly Tompkins in The Line of Beauty . In 2009, he joined the cast of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Bradshaw's film roles include appearances in Minotaur and Irish Jam . In 2008 he appeared as Mr Samgrass in the film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited . [1] In July 2011 he made a guest appearance as a surveyor in Coronation Street and as an environmental health inspector named Matthew Grindlay in EastEnders in November 2012. From November 2014 Bradshaw played the recurring role of DS Geoff Thorpe in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , until DS Thorpe was killed off in March 2018.
Since 2012 he has performed the role of pathologist Dr. Max DeBryn in the ITV series Endeavour , the prequel series to Inspector Morse .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Minotaur | Ziko | |
| 2006 | Irish Jam | Malachy McNulty | |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Mr Samgrass | |
| 2011 | Recompense | Cedric | Short film |
| 2012 | Undefeated | Mr Ward | |
| 2015 | Convenience | Clive | |
| 2018 | Scenes From The Life Of A Priest | Harold | Short film |
| 2019 | The Car: Road to Revenge | Yasha | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997, 1999–2001 | The Grimleys | Gordon Grimley | ||
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Noah Claypole | Episode 2 | |
| 2000 | Longitude | Callboy | ||
| 2001 | In a Land of Plenty | Simon Freeman | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | Mile High | Gary | Episode 1.10 | |
| 2004 | The Afternoon Play | Eric | Episode: "Drive" | |
| 2004 | Heartbeat | Don | Episode: "No Hard Feelings" | |
| 2005 | Doctors | Kevin | Episode: "Doctor's Orders" | |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Polly Tompkins | 3 episodes | |
| 2007–2011 | Primeval | Duncan | 4 episodes | |
| 2008 | Doctors | Ray Dillon | Episode: "The Man Who Wasn't There" | |
| 2008 | Casualty | Alan Smith | Episode: "Broken Homes" | |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Edgar Cole | Episode 1.3 | |
| 2011 | Doctors | James | Episode: "My Hero" | |
| Surveyor | 1 episode | |||
| 2012–2023 | Endeavour | Dr. Max DeBryn | ||
| 2012 | EastEnders | Matthew Grindley | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Lucan | Charlie Benson | ||
| 2014 | Doctors | Geoff Smith | Episode: "The Wicca Man" | |
| 2014–2018 | Hollyoaks | D.S. Geoff Thorpe | 75 episodes | |
| 2016 | Close to the Enemy | Mr. Emmanuel | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Reluctant Landlord | Gareth | Episode: "Win, Lose Or Brewery" | [2] |
| 2020 | Doctors | Clive Keep | Episode: "After Dark" | |
| 2022 | Four Lives | DI Ian Duffield | Episode 3 | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| Violent Outing | Rich | Soho Theatre | ||
| 2000 | Terracotta | Ian | Hampstead Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre | [3] |
| House & Garden | Jake Mace | Royal National Theatre | [4] | |
| 2001–2002 | The Wind in the Willows | Mr Mole | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | [5] [6] |
| 2002–2003 | The Hobbit | Bilbo Baggins | Vanessa Ford Productions | [7] |
| 2007 | Plunder | Oswald Veal | Watermill Theatre, Greenwich Theatre | [8] |
| 2009–2010 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Rusty Trawler | Theatre Royal Haymarket | [9] |
| 2013–2014 | Heather Gardner | George Desmond | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | [10] |
| 2023 | The Way Old Friends Do | Edward | Park Theatre (London) | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2000 | Summer of Love | Colin | BBC Radio 4 | [12] |
| 2004 | What Hetty Did | Ted | BBC Radio 4 | [13] |
| 2005 | The Rotter's Club | Ben Trotter | BBC Radio 4 | [14] |
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