James Anderson(XXI)

Actor
Director
Producer

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James Anderson is a British actor, writer and director, born on November 3, 1980 in Surrey, England, UK.

He trained at the Actors Studio in New York, and is best known for The Lady (2026), Holby City (1999), and The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (2025). For his debut film he was a recipient of the Gold Hugo Award (2006).

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

The Lady

6.5

TV Mini Series

Rick Cressman

A Taste for Murder

6.8

TV Series

Nick Mayweather

The Bombing of Pan Am 103

7.5

TV Mini Series

Thomas Plaskett

Holby City

5.8

TV Series

Oliver Valentine

Credits

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Actor

The Crow Girl
6.8
TV Series
- Bertram Lowry
- 2026
A Taste for Murder
6.8
TV Series
- Nick Mayweather
- 2026
The Lady
6.5
TV Mini Series
- Rick Cressman
- 2026
Professor T
7.4
TV Series
- Bruno Sommers
- 2025
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
7.5
TV Mini Series
- Thomas Plaskett
- 2025
FBI: International
6.7
TV Series
- Mark Sterling
- 2025
Quinacridone Gold
Short
- Narrated by
- 2023
Endeavour
8.6
TV Series
- Fergus Brathwaite
- 2023
Holby City
5.8
TV Series
- Oliver Valentine
- 2009–2021
Agatha Raisin
7.3
TV Series
- Luke Sheppard
- 2020
Father Brown
7.8
TV Series
- William Helmsley
- 2020
Hunting
Short
- Josh
- 2019
Control
4.6
Short
- Mike
- 2019
Battlefield 1
8.1
Video Game
- (voice)
- 2016
If It Looks Like Love
Short
- Ray
- 2015

Director

Producer

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James Anderson | Reel (2026)

Personal details

Official site
- Instagram
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- November 3, 1980
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

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Trivia
His directorial debut Forgetting Betty (2006) won the awards for Best Short Film at the Cinequest (2007) and Chicago International Film Festivals (2006), gaining eligibility for an Academy Award (2008).