James Bradshaw is an English actor, known for his roles as Gordon Grimley in the Granada series The Grimleys, D.S Geoff Thorpe in Hollyoaks, and Dr. Max DeBryn in Endeavour.
Early life and education Robert Bradshaw was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
He attended the Birmingham School of Acting.
Career TV Bradshaw's television roles include parts in Mile High, Primeval, Heartbeat, the 2000 film Longitude, and Noah Claypole in Alan Bleasdale's 1999 adaptation of Oliver Twist, which starred Robert Lindsay. Bradshaw has worked at the Birmingham Rep, Hampstead Theatre, and the Royal National Theatre in House/Garden, directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. In 2006, he played Polly Tompkins in The Line of Beauty.
In July 2011 he made a guest appearance as a surveyor in Coronation Street and as an environmental health inspector named Matthew Grindlay in EastEnders in November 2012. From November 2014 Bradshaw played the recurring role of DS Geoff Thorpe in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, until DS Thorpe was killed off in March 2018.
From 2012 he performed the role of pathologist Dr. Max DeBryn in the ITV series Endeavour, the prequel series to Inspector Morse.
Film Bradshaw's film roles include appearances in Minotaur and Irish Jam. In 2008 he appeared as Mr Samgrass in the film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited.'Brideshead Revisited' cast list
Stage In 2009, he joined the cast of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Filmography + FilmYearTitleRoleNotes 2006Minotaur Ziko 2006Irish Jam Malachy McNulty2008Brideshead Revisited Mr Samgrass2011RecompenseCedricShort film2012UndefeatedMr Ward2015Convenience Clive2018Scenes From The Life Of A PriestHaroldShort film2019The Car: Road to RevengeYasha
+ TelevisionYear Title Role Notes 1997, 1999–2001The GrimleysGordon Grimley1999Oliver TwistNoah ClaypoleEpisode 22000LongitudeCallboy2001In a Land of PlentySimon Freeman3 episodes2003Mile HighGaryEpisode 1.10 2004The Afternoon PlayEricEpisode: "Drive" 2004HeartbeatDonEpisode: "No Hard Feelings"2005Doctors KevinEpisode: "Doctor's Orders"2006The Line of BeautyPolly Tompkins3 episodes2007–2011Primeval Duncan4 episodes 2008Doctors Ray DillonEpisode: "The Man Who Wasn't There" 2008CasualtyAlan SmithEpisode: "Broken Homes"2009Garrow's LawEdgar ColeEpisode 1.3 2011Doctors JamesEpisode: "My Hero"Coronation StreetSurveyor1 episode2012–2023EndeavourDr. Max DeBryn2012EastEndersMatthew Grindley1 episode2013LucanCharlie Benson2014Doctors Geoff SmithEpisode: "The Wicca Man"2014–2018HollyoaksD.S. Geoff Thorpe75 episodes2016Close to the EnemyMr. Emmanuel3 episodes2018The Reluctant LandlordGarethEpisode: "Win, Lose Or Brewery" 2020 Doctors Clive Keep Episode: "After Dark" 2022Four LivesDI Ian DuffieldEpisode 3 2024 Doctors Kevin Hill Episode: "At What Cost?" 2026The WitnessDI Tony NashEpisode 3
Stage YearTitleRoleNotesRef.Violent OutingRichSoho Theatre2000TerracottaIanHampstead Theatre, Birmingham Repertory TheatreHouse & GardenJake MaceRoyal National Theatre2001–2002The Wind in the WillowsMr MoleBirmingham Repertory Theatre2002–2003The HobbitBilbo BagginsVanessa Ford Productions2007PlunderOswald VealWatermill Theatre, Greenwich Theatre2009–2010Breakfast at Tiffany'sRusty TrawlerTheatre Royal Haymarket2013–2014Heather GardnerGeorge DesmondBirmingham Repertory Theatre2023The Way Old Friends DoEdwardPark Theatre (London)
Radio YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2000Summer of LoveColinBBC Radio 42004What Hetty DidTedBBC Radio 42005The Rotter's ClubBen TrotterBBC Radio 4
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