---
name: "James Baxter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-baxter-938823"
fi1m_id: "james-baxter-938823"
imdb_id: "nm2905731"
tmdb_id: 938823
wikidata_id: "Q16200893"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 August 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:19:58.810481+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 Baxter

## Identity

James Baxter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-baxter-938823
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-baxter-938823
- **IMDb ID:** nm2905731
- **TMDB ID:** 938823
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16200893
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baxter_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16200893, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2905731/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/938823

Actor. Born 3 August 1990 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 August 1990, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baxter_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16200893, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2905731/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/938823

## Biography

James Baxter is an English actor born on 3 August 1990 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. He began acting at the city's Royalty Theatre through classes at the Northern Academy of Dramatic Arts and made his professional stage debut in the 2007 Edinburgh Festival production of *Scarborough* as Darren.

His television credits include Jake Doland in *Emmerdale* (2007–2009), Jesus in *Red Dwarf* (2012), Leroy in *Still Open All Hours* (2013–2019), Young Vesemir in *The Witcher* (2021), Anthony in *Alma's Not Normal* (2021) and Joe Casey in *Waterloo Road* (2023–present). He appears as Patrick Tanner in the 2026 Channel 5 series *Forever Home*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Forever Home* (2026), Fi1m 68, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/forever-home.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forever Home* (2026), series, Actor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/forever-home.md)
- *Open All Hours: Inside Out* (2026), Actor
- *Wolfe* (2021), series, as David
- *Alma's Not Normal* (2020), series, as Anthony
- *The Witcher* (2019), series, as Young Vesemir — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Get Out Alive* (2019), Actor
- *The Beach House* (2019), as James
- *Still Open All Hours* (2014), series, as Leroy
- *Joe Maddison's War* (2010), as Alan Maddison
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Joe Casey
- *Street Fight* (2005), Music
- *The Royal* (2003), series, as Simon Watts
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Jesus — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Jake Doland

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