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name: "James Bradshaw"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 March 1976"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T15:34:00.233331+00:00"
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# James Bradshaw

Actor. Born 20 March 1976 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 March 1976, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Jimmy Bradshaw
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bradshaw_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6130140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0103495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35922

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Endeavour*](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md) (82)

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## Biography

James Bradshaw is an English actor. Born on 20 March 1976 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, he trained at the Birmingham School of Acting.

He is known for his television roles as Gordon Grimley in *The Grimleys* (1999–2001), Duncan in *Primeval* (2007–2011), DS Geoff Thorpe in *Hollyoaks* (2014–2018), and Dr. Max DeBryn in *Endeavour* (2012–2023). Other credits include appearances in *Four Lives* (2022) as DCI Tim Duffield and *The Witness* (2026) as DCI Tony Nash.

Bradshaw has also worked in film, with roles in *Minotaur* (2006) and *Brideshead Revisited* (2008), and has extensive stage experience, including productions at the Birmingham Rep, Hampstead Theatre and the Royal National Theatre.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, birmingham-rep.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Max DeBryn — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *The Witness* (2026), series, as DCI Tony Nash
- *Pipe Dream* (2025), as Mikey
- *Boarders* (2024), series, as Mentor
- *Four Lives* (2022), series, as DCI Tim Duffield
- *Close to the Enemy* (2016), series, as Mr Emmanuel
- *Convenience* (2015), as Clive
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Dr. Max DeBryn — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Garrow's Law* (2009), series, as Edgar Cole
- *Primeval* (2007), series, Acting
- *The Line of Beauty* (2006), series, as Polly Tompkins
- *Minotaur* (2006), as Ziko
- *Irish Jam* (2006), as Malachy McNulty
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Eric
- *Longitude* (2000), series, as Callboy
- *Oliver Twist* (1999), series, as Noah Claypole
- *The Grimleys* (1999), series, as Gordon Grimley
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Don

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