James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is an English actor and producer who has appeared in ''

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Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...

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Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent re ...

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Early life

Northcote, born in

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, was brought up and went to school in the West Country - Kings College, Taunton. He went into drama at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English. As a member of the National Youth Theatre, playing celebrity chef

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in their 2010 production of ''Relish'', about the life of Soyer under the direction of Paul Roseby. At University he appeared with the

Cambridge Footlights Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University. History Footlights' inaugural ...

notably as the evil Nalu in the 2009 Pantomime Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and the

Marlowe Society The Marlowe Society is a Cambridge University theatre club for Cambridge students. It is dedicated to achieving a high standard of student drama at Cambridge. The society celebrated its centenary over three years (2007–2009) and in 2008 there wa ...

Mercutio Mercutio ( , ) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy, ''Romeo and Juliet''. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, Mercutio is one of the named characters in the ...

in a production of Romeo and Juliet. At the

Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...

he played Toad in

Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

winning an Edinburgh NSDF Commendation- Emerging Artists Award.

Professional career

He made his professional debut as Edgar Linton in

directed by Andrea Arnold. His theatre work includes appearing in the

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production of Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead by

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and The Resistible rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht at Chichester Festival. Recent stage roles are as

Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. Over his distinguished entertainment career he has received numerous awards and honours including two BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two ...

The Lady in the Van ''The Lady in the Van'' is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (most ...

at the

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, Caleb in the UK premier of The Whipping Man under the direction of

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at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and as Mr Darcy in the

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Sheffield production of Pride and Prejudice, Millais in Lizzie Siddal at the

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and Yolland in the highly successful production of

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with the

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. James appears in

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controversial film

and as Mr Vaughan in Belle. In 2018 he appeared at the

Northcote appears the BBC Drama of ''

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'' based on the book '' SS-GB'' by Len Deighton and in series 2 to 5 of ''

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'' as mathematician Jack Good, with

Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Oli ...

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and

Keira Knightley Keira Christina Righton (; née Knightley, born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. Known for her work in both independent films and blockbusters, particularly period dramas, she has received several accolades, including nominations for ...

Joan Clarke Joan Elisabeth Lowther Murray, MBE (''née'' Clarke; 24 June 1917 – 4 September 1996) was an English cryptanalyst and numismatist best known for her work as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. Although she did not ...

. James will be appearing as the lead in a new French film ''The Open'' directed by Marc Lehore. As a Producer he has completed a short film 'Morning is Broken', which was selected at

British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ...

Flare in 2015 and subsequently was used in the global Five Films 4 Freedom Campaign with the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Northcote, James 1987 births Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge 21st-century English male actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male film actors Living people Male actors from London National Youth Theatre members Place of birth missing (living people)