---
name: "James Bachman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-bachman"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 February 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-17T01:36:57.521387+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Bachman

Actor. Born 24 February 1972 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 February 1972, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–2006

## 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*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, unitedagents.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Saxondale* (2006), Fi1m 75, as Alistair — [page](https://film.one/tv/saxondale.md)
- *The Mighty Boosh* (2004), Fi1m 80, as Colin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mighty-boosh.md)

## Also known for

- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), Gill Wembley
- *Paddington* (2014), Sixth Geographer
- *The IT Crowd* (2006), Jeff
- *The Mortuary Collection* (2020), Ralph Wilkes
- *GLOW* (2017), Bruce
- *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006), Various Characters, Writer
- *Magicians* (2007), Jersey Taxi Driver

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/james-bachman