---
name: "James Doherty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-doherty"
fi1m_id: "james-doherty"
imdb_id: "nm0230577"
tmdb_id: 334293
wikidata_id: "Q6132689"
roles: []
born: "17 December 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T12:19:21.785793+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 Doherty

## Identity

James Doherty

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-doherty
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-doherty
- **IMDb ID:** nm0230577
- **TMDB ID:** 334293
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6132689
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doherty_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6132689, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230577/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/334293

Actor. Born 17 December 1966 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 December 1966, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (2), 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 79 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 76 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doherty_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6132689, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230577/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/334293

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Say Nothing*](https://film.one/tv/say-nothing.md) (77)

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## Biography

James Doherty is an English actor. Born on 17 December 1966 in Guildford, Surrey, he was educated at Felsted School in Essex and was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1989.

Doherty has appeared in numerous television comedies, including roles in *The Thick of It* (2005), *Veep* (2012), *Miranda* (2009) and *Trying* (2020). His film credits include *In the Loop* (2009), *Inbred* (2011) and *London Road* (2015). He has also performed in West End productions such as *Chicago* (as Amos Hart, 2011) and *Come From Away* (from 2020).

More recent work includes the role of Cley in *House of the Dragon* (2022–2026) and Chief Inspector in *Say Nothing* (2024). He is married to television presenter Joanna Sinnott.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Say Nothing* (2024), Fi1m 77, as Chief Inspector — [page](https://film.one/tv/say-nothing.md)
- *Big Boys* (2022), Fi1m 81, as Russell — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-boys.md)
- *Motherland* (2017), Fi1m 74, as PC Hughes — [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 86, as Reporter — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 89, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *National Theatre at Home: London Road* (2026), as Terry
- *Say Nothing* (2024), series, as Chief Inspector — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/say-nothing.md)
- *Sexy Beast* (2024), series, as Jared Harrison
- *The Couple Next Door* (2023), series, as Lawrie
- *The Gold* (2023), series, as Nick Biddiss — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2022), as Snout
- *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, as Cley
- *Big Boys* (2022), series, as Russell — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-boys.md)
- *Close to Me* (2021), series, as Jim
- *Whitstable Pearl* (2021), series, as Gabriel Slade
- *Too Close* (2021), series, as Blair
- *The Sister* (2020), series, as Brian Weatherall
- *Us* (2020), series, as Quizmaster
- *Trying* (2020), series, as Terry
- *Kat and the Band* (2020), as Ted
- *Sliced* (2019), series, Actor
- *On the Edge* (2018), series, Director
- *Asylum of Fear* (2018), as Zak
- *Motherland* (2017), series, as PC Hughes — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *Clique* (2017), series, as Rob
- *Delicious* (2016), series, as Greg
- *Cradle to Grave* (2015), series, as Norman
- *London Road* (2015), as Seb
- *The Forgotten* (2014), as Martin
- *Outlander* (2014), series, as Charles Turnbull — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *The Wedding Pact* (2014), as Referee
- *National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage* (2013), Actor
- *The Job Lot* (2013), series, as Mr Coleman
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Mr. Lee — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *A Touch of Cloth* (2012), series, as Pete
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Reporter — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Deviation* (2012), as Jono
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Charlie Wilson — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *The Royal Bodyguard* (2011), series, as Palace Footman
- *Inbred* (2011), as Jeff
- *PhoneShop* (2010), series, as Policeman #1
- *Miranda* (2009), series, as Policeman, PC Davis
- *City Rats* (2009), as Trevor
- *In the Loop* (2009), as Reporter — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Londoners* (2008), series, as Alvin Fox
- *The Man Who Would Be Queen* (2007), as Hugo
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Martin Johnson
- *The Thick of It* (2005), series, as Steve — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *The Royal* (2003), series, as Philip Sutton
- *Is Harry On The Boat?* (2002), series, as Brian Simms
- *The Jury* (2002), series, as David Hind
- *Footballers' Wives* (2002), series, as Larry Gold
- *Hippies* (1999), series, as Film Director (uncredited)
- *Backbeat* (1994), as Tony Sheridan
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Alan Reeves
- *In Sickness and in Health* (1985), series, as Driver

## Gallery

- ![James Doherty](https://film.one/media/person/381280/gallery-23610b52b142.jpg) James Doherty — James Doherty, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/James_Doherty.JPG/1280px-James_Doherty.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![James Doherty](https://film.one/media/person/381280/gallery-3dd953b0bd8c.jpg) James Doherty — Image via TMDB

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