James Gaddas

James Gaddas (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street, Bad Girls, Doctors, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

Career Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat. Since leaving Bad Girls, Gaddas has appeared as Jackie Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical, productions of Peter Pan and Spamalot and Bill Anderson in Mamma Mia! in London. Gaddas has also made appearances on The Bill, Between the Lines, Tracy Beaker Returns, Medics, Dogtown, Doctors, Waterloo Road and in 2015, he acted in Emmerdale, playing Ged, who is a prisoner awaiting trial for murder.

In 2017 he played John in the musical The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End. In 2020, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Cormac Ranger.

In September 2021, it was announced that Gaddas would write and star in a new version of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gaddas will portray 15 characters during the show, which is to tour England in 2022 and include music by Jeremy Swift.

Politics Gaddas was selected as Conservative candidate for Stockton South in the 2005 general election, but finished in second place behind Labour's incumbent Dari Taylor, winning 34.1% of the vote. He left the party shortly afterwards.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1982 Crown Court PC Robertshaw Episode: "Window Shopping Part 1" 1983 Seaview Malcolm Episode: "In Sickness" 1984 Last Day of Summer Pete Television film The Secret Servant Major Jackaman Series 1 Episode 3 Crown Court Paul Walker Episode: "Dirty Washing Part 1" 1985 Screen Two Stretcher bearer Episode: "The Unknown Soldier" Late Starter Mr. Ferrar Series 1 Episode 3 Summer Season Sergeant Episode: "The House on Kirov Street" Operation Julie Sid Bell Television film Jackanory Playhouse King Amaranth Episode: "The Princess and the Lute Player" 1986 Dead Man's Folly Young Foreign Man Uncredited Dempsey and Makepeace Andy Episode: "Extreme Prejudice" 1987 A Hazard of Hearts Lord John Burley Crime in the City Jimmy Short film 1988 Wish Me Luck Soldier in cinema Troubles Pike The Bill Sgt. Towers Episode: "The Silent Gun" 1989 Something for the Weekend Various roles Also co-writer The Pied Piper RAF driver Television film Coronation Street Robert Prescott 3 episodes 1990 El C.I.D. Bendel Episode: "Copping Out" 1991 The Black Candle Joe Skinner Television film Paul Merton: The Series Series 1 Episode 4 1992 The Camomile Lawn Tony 5 episodes Dream Kitchen Between the Lines DS Markham Episode: "Watching the Detectives" The Dying of the Light Terry Lewis 1992-1995 Medics Dr Robert Nevin 33 episodes 1993 Drop the Dead Donkey Gary Episode: "Awards" The Bill Brian Ashmore Episode: "Tangled Webs" 1994-1995 Class Act D.I Latham 13 episodes 1997 Backup PC Jim "Grim" Reaper 6 episodes The Informant British I.O Bombay Blue David Jackson Series 1 Episode 3 Stone Cold Vince Heartbeat Eddie Ainsworth Episode: "Playing with Trains" 1998 Human Bomb Franck Television film Girls' Night Paul Peak Practice Ian Tate Episode: "A Child I Dreamed" Grafters Ray Series 1 Episode 2 1999 Jonathan Creek Craig Downey Episode: "The Eyes of Tiresias" 1999-2000 Coronation Street Vinny Sorrell 108 episodes 2001 Starhunter Senaca 2 episodes 2002-2006 Bad Girls Neil Grayling 52 episodes 2005 Casualty @ Holby City Carl O'Leary 4 episodes Holby City Carl O'Leary 2 episodes Casualty Carl O'Leary 2 episodes 2006 Starter for 10 Martin Jackson Dogtown Geogg Torville 6 episodes Vincent DI Deighton Series 2 Episode 3 2008-2011 Doctors Jack Harcourt 13 episodes 2009 The Bill Ian Ellis 2 episodes Heartbeat Danny Riggs Episode: "Pass the Parcel" 2012 Waterloo Road Alan Dixon 2 episodes Tracy Beaker Returns Denis 2 episodes 2015 Emmerdale Ged 6 episodes 2016 Casualty Howard Munroe Episode: "Fall on Me" 2017 Against the Law Governor Cockayne Television film Starhunter Redux Senaca 2 episodes Casualty Howard Munroe Episode: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 2020 Outlander Judge Martin Atticus Episode: "Better to Marry Than Burn" A short film about Serial Killing Sir Anthony Farrow QC 2020-2021 Hollyoaks Cormac Ranger 9 episodes 2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Lindsay Calder-Marshall Episode: "It's Just Not Cricket"