Biography
Joshua James is a British actor who has worked in theatre, film and television. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2012, and made his professional stage debut that year in Love and Information at the Royal Court Theatre. His West End debut came in 2018 as Lord Windermere in Kathy Burke’s production of Lady Windermere’s Fan at the Vaudeville Theatre.
On screen, James is known for the role of Valvert in the film Cyrano (2021) and Corey Bowery in Clayface (2026). Television credits include Doctor Gorst in Andor (2022–2025), Gordy in Black Mirror (2017), and appearances in Darkest Hour (2017), Criminal (2016), Raised by Wolves (2020), Absentia (2019) and Industry (2020). He is the son of actress Lia Williams, with whom he appeared in The Vortex at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2023.
