James Anderson (born 3 November 1980) is a British actor. Born in the

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

village of Thursley, Anderson graduated with first class honours from

Warwick University The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of a ...

and went on to train at the

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(MFA) in

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. He has since had roles across TV, stage and film. He is known for playing Oliver Valentine on the BBC medical drama

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

between 2009 and 2021. For his debut film he was recipient of the Gold Hugo Award (2006), gaining eligibility for an Academy Award (2008).

Personal life

James is married with two children and lives in

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

Awards & Nominations

Selected filmography

*'' The Bombing of Pan Am 103'' (2025) *'' FBI: International'' (2025) *''

Professor T ''Professor T.'' may refer to: * ''Professor T.'' (Belgian TV series) - the original series, which ran for 3 seasons in 2015, 2016 and 2018 (titled simply "T" in Masterpiece Theatre's US airing). * ''Professor T.'' (German TV series) - 2017 rema ...

'' (2025) *'' Endeavour'' (2023) *''

'' (2009–13, 2014, 2015–18, 2021) *'' Agatha Raisin'' (2020) *''

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and ...

'' (2020) *''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', or simply ''Poirot'' (), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2020. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, wh ...

'' (2013) *''

Rock Rivals ''Rock Rivals'' is a British television drama series following the lives of two celebrity judges on an '' X Factor'' style show as their marriage falls apart. It was produced by Shed Productions, the company behind '' Footballers' Wives'', '' B ...

'' (2007) *'' Forgetting Betty'' (2006)

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* English male film actors 1980 births Living people Alumni of the University of Warwick Male actors from Surrey Male actors from London Actors from the Borough of Waverley {{England-actor-stub