James Gaddas

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James Gaddas
Born (1960-06-09) 9 June 1960 (age 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Notable credits
SpouseDeborah Gaddas
Children1

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

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Career

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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Crown CourtPC RobertshawEpisode: "Window Shopping Part 1"
1983SeaviewMalcolmEpisode: "In Sickness"
1984Last Day of SummerPeteTelevision film
The Secret ServantMajor JackamanSeries 1 Episode 3
Crown CourtPaul WalkerEpisode: "Dirty Washing Part 1"
1985Screen TwoStretcher bearerEpisode: "The Unknown Soldier"
Late StarterMr. FerrarSeries 1 Episode 3
Summer SeasonSergeantEpisode: "The House on Kirov Street"
Operation JulieSid BellTelevision film
Jackanory PlayhouseKing AmaranthEpisode: "The Princess and the Lute Player"
1986Dead Man's FollyYoung Foreign ManUncredited
Dempsey and Makepeace AndyEpisode: "Extreme Prejudice"
1987A Hazard of HeartsLord John Burley
Crime in the CityJimmyShort film
1988Wish Me LuckSoldier in cinema
TroublesPike
The Bill Sgt. TowersEpisode: "The Silent Gun"
1989Something for the WeekendVarious rolesAlso co-writer
The Pied PiperRAF driverTelevision film
Coronation Street Robert Prescott3 episodes
1990 El C.I.D. BendelEpisode: "Copping Out"
1991The Black CandleJoe SkinnerTelevision film
Paul Merton: The SeriesSeries 1 Episode 4
1992 The Camomile Lawn Tony5 episodes
Dream Kitchen
Between the Lines DS MarkhamEpisode: "Watching the Detectives"
The Dying of the LightTerry Lewis
1992-1995 Medics Dr Robert Nevin33 episodes
1993 Drop the Dead Donkey GaryEpisode: "Awards"
The BillBrian AshmoreEpisode: "Tangled Webs"
1994-1995 Class Act D.I Latham13 episodes
1997 Backup PC Jim "Grim" Reaper6 episodes
The InformantBritish I.O
Bombay BlueDavid JacksonSeries 1 Episode 3
Stone ColdVince
Heartbeat Eddie AinsworthEpisode: "Playing with Trains"
1998Human BombFranckTelevision film
Girls' Night Paul
Peak Practice Ian TateEpisode: "A Child I Dreamed"
GraftersRaySeries 1 Episode 2
1999 Jonathan Creek Craig DowneyEpisode: "The Eyes of Tiresias"
1999-2000Coronation StreetVinny Sorrell108 episodes
2001StarhunterSenaca2 episodes
2002-2006 Bad Girls Neil Grayling52 episodes
2005Casualty @ Holby CityCarl O'Leary4 episodes
Holby City Carl O'Leary2 episodes
Casualty Carl O'Leary2 episodes
2006Starter for 10Martin Jackson
DogtownGeogg Torville6 episodes
VincentDI DeightonSeries 2 Episode 3
2008-2011 Doctors Jack Harcourt13 episodes
2009The BillIan Ellis2 episodes
HeartbeatDanny RiggsEpisode: "Pass the Parcel"
2012 Waterloo Road Alan Dixon2 episodes
Tracy Beaker Returns Denis2 episodes
2015 Emmerdale Ged6 episodes
2016CasualtyHoward MunroeEpisode: "Fall on Me"
2017Against the LawGovernor CockayneTelevision film
Starhunter ReduxSenaca2 episodes
CasualtyHoward MunroeEpisode: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
2020 Outlander Judge Martin AtticusEpisode: "Better to Marry Than Burn"
A short film about Serial KillingSir Anthony Farrow QC
2020-2021 Hollyoaks Cormac Ranger9 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Lindsay Calder-MarshallEpisode: "It's Just Not Cricket"

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