Biography
James Bachman is an English comedian, actor and writer. Born on 24 February 1972 in Cuckfield, Sussex, he was educated at Radley College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he joined the Footlights and met future collaborators David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
Bachman is known for appearing in and writing for That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–2010) and for his regular role as Alistair, the anger management therapist, in Saxondale (2006–2007). Other television credits include The Mighty Boosh (2005), The IT Crowd (2007), Peep Show (2007) and Jonathan Creek (1997). Film roles include parts in Paddington (2014) and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). He has also written for several comedy series and appeared in radio productions such as Bleak Expectations.
