James Bradshaw (born 20 March 1976) is an English actor, known for his roles as Gordon Grimley in the Granada series ''

The Grimleys ''The Grimleys'' is a comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after thre ...

'', D.S Geoff Thorpe in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...

'' and Dr. Max DeBryn in '' Endeavour''.

Career

Bradshaw's television roles include parts in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Heartbeat'', the 2000 film ''

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'', and Noah Claypole in Alan Bleasdale's 1999 adaptation of '' Oliver Twist'', which starred Robert Lindsay. Bradshaw has worked at the

Birmingham Rep Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre ...

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, and the Royal National Theatre in ''House/Garden'', directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. In 2006, he played Polly Tompkins in ''

The Line of Beauty ''The Line of Beauty'' is a 2004 Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Plot The novel is set in Britain in three parts, taking place in 1983, 1986 and 1987. The story surrounds the young gay protagonist, Nick Guest. Nick is mid ...

''. In 2009, he joined the cast of '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' at the

Theatre Royal, Haymarket The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foot ...

. Bradshaw's film roles include appearances in '' Minotaur'' and ''

Irish Jam ''Irish Jam'' is a 2006 comedy film starring Eddie Griffin. The plot is centered on an African American who wins an Irish public house in a raffle, and has to save the village from the clutches of an evil landlord. Despite the bulk of the film bein ...

''. In 2008 he appeared as Mr Samgrass in the film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's ''

Brideshead Revisited ''Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder'' is a novel by English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles ...

''.'Brideshead Revisited' cast list
/ref> 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

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'', until DS Thorpe was killed off in March 2018. Since 2012 he has performed the role of pathologist Dr. Max DeBryn in the ITV series '' Endeavour'', the prequel series to ''

Inspector Morse Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, GM, is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series '' Inspector Morse'' (1987–2000), ...

''.

Filmography

Stage

Radio

References

External links

* Living people 1976 births English male film actors English male television actors People from Stamford, Lincolnshire People from Rutland Alumni of Birmingham School of Acting English male stage actors {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub