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| occupation = Actor, former soldier
| occupation = Actor, former soldier
| years_active = 1981–present
| years_active = 1981–present
| credits = ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1989, 1999–2000) <br> ''[[Medics (British TV series)|Medics]]'' (1992–1995) <br> ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' (2002–2006) <br> ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' (2008, 2011) <br> ''[[Emmerdale]]'' (2011, 2015) <br> ''[[Tracy Beaker Returns]]'' (2012) <br> ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' (2020–)
| credits = ''[[Coronation Street]]'' {{small|(1989, 1999–2000)}} <br> ''[[Medics (British TV series)|Medics]]'' {{small|(1992–1995)}} <br> ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' {{small|(2002–2006)}} <br> ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' {{small|(2008, 2011)}} <br> ''[[Emmerdale]]'' {{small|(2011, 2015)}} <br> ''[[Tracy Beaker Returns]]'' {{small|(2012)}} <br> ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' {{small|(2012)}} <br> ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' {{small|(2020–2021)}}
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| spouse = Deborah Gaddas
| spouse = Deborah Gaddas
| children = 1
| children = 1
|}}
}}


'''James Gaddas''' (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor and former soldier, known for his roles as [[Vinny Sorrell]] in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' from August 1999 until November 2000 and Governing Governor [[Neil Grayling]] in ITV's ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''. Since leaving ''Bad Girls'' from 2002 until 2006, 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]]'', ''[[Tracy Beaker Returns]]'', ''[[Medics (British TV series)|Medics]]'', ''Dogtown'', ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|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 (musical)|The Girls]]'' at the [[Phoenix Theatre (London)|Phoenix Theatre]] in the [[West End Theatre|West End]].<ref>Shenton, Mark. [http://www.playbill.com/article/new-musical-the-girls-by-gary-barlow-and-tim-firth-set-to-premiere-at-west-ends-phoenix-theatre-in-january-2017# " 'The Girls', Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, to Premiere in West End"] Playbill, 16 September 2016</ref> In 2020, he joined the cast of the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' as [[Cormac Ranger]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's where Hollyoaks fans recognise newcomer Cormac from |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a33260186/hollyoaks-fans-recognise-cormac-coronation-street-emmerdale/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref>
'''James Gaddas''' (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor and former soldier, known for his roles as [[Vinny Sorrell]] in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' from August 1999 until November 2000 and Governing Governor [[Neil Grayling]] in ITV's ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''. Since leaving ''Bad Girls'' from 2002 until 2006, 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]]'', ''[[Tracy Beaker Returns]]'', ''[[Medics (British TV series)|Medics]]'', ''Dogtown'', ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|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 (musical)|The Girls]]'' at the [[Phoenix Theatre (London)|Phoenix Theatre]] in the [[West End Theatre|West End]].<ref>Shenton, Mark. [http://www.playbill.com/article/new-musical-the-girls-by-gary-barlow-and-tim-firth-set-to-premiere-at-west-ends-phoenix-theatre-in-january-2017# " 'The Girls', Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, to Premiere in West End"] Playbill, 16 September 2016</ref> In 2020, he joined the cast of the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' as [[Cormac Ranger]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's where Hollyoaks fans recognise newcomer Cormac from |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a33260186/hollyoaks-fans-recognise-cormac-coronation-street-emmerdale/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:20, 12 March 2021

James Gaddas
Born
(1960-06-17) 17 June 1960 (age 64)

Occupation(s)Actor, former soldier
Years active1981–present
Notable credit(s)Coronation Street (1989, 1999–2000)
Medics (1992–1995)
Bad Girls (2002–2006)
Doctors (2008, 2011)
Emmerdale (2011, 2015)
Tracy Beaker Returns (2012)
Waterloo Road (2012)
Hollyoaks (2020–2021)
Political partyConservative
SpouseDeborah Gaddas
Children1

James Gaddas (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor and former soldier, known for his roles as Vinny Sorrell in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from August 1999 until November 2000 and Governing Governor Neil Grayling in ITV's Bad Girls. Since leaving Bad Girls from 2002 until 2006, 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, 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.[1] In 2020, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Cormac Ranger.[2]

Personal life

Gaddas is a member of the Conservative Party and was selected as a candidate for Stockton South in the 2005 UK general election, but finished in second place behind Labour's Dari Taylor after gaining 34.1% of the vote.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Shenton, Mark. " 'The Girls', Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, to Premiere in West End" Playbill, 16 September 2016
  2. ^ "Here's where Hollyoaks fans recognise newcomer Cormac from". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2020.