Actor profile

James Callis

4th June 1971 London, England, UK Acting

James Callis (born 4 June 1971) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones' best friend in Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. He joined the cast of the TV Series Eureka, on Syfy, in 2010.

22 Movies 32 TV Shows 54 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy poster

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 12th February 2025 as Tom

The Bay House poster

The Bay House 15th November 2022 as Ryan Brooks

Break Even poster

Break Even 1st December 2020 as Zalman

House by the Lake poster

House by the Lake 10th October 2017 as Scott

Once Upon a Date poster

Once Upon a Date 1st July 2017 as Ed Holland

The Hollow poster

The Hollow 7th October 2016 as Vaughn Killinger

Bridget Jones's Baby poster

Bridget Jones's Baby 14th September 2016 as Tom

Blood Moon poster

Blood Moon 25th July 2016

Narcopolis poster

Narcopolis 25th September 2015 as Todd Ambro

Austenland poster

Austenland 15th August 2013 as Colonel Andrews

17th Precinct poster

17th Precinct 30th December 2011 as John Bosson

Reuniting the Rubins poster

Reuniting the Rubins 21st October 2011 as Danny Rubin

Podfather poster

Podfather 12th October 2009 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Merlin and the Book of Beasts poster

Merlin and the Book of Beasts 29th August 2009 as Merlin

Battlestar Galactica: Razor poster

Battlestar Galactica: Razor 12th November 2007 as Dr. Gaius Baltar

One Night with the King poster

One Night with the King 10th October 2006 as Haman, the Agagite

Dead Cool poster

Dead Cool 1st September 2005 as Josh

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 10th November 2004 as Tom

Helen of Troy 20th April 2003 as King Menelaus of Sparta

Victoria & Albert poster

Victoria & Albert 26th August 2001 as Ernest

Bridget Jones's Diary poster

Bridget Jones's Diary 13th April 2001 as Tom

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll 5th September 1999

Castlevania: Nocturne poster

Castlevania: Nocturne 28th September 2023 as Alucard (voice)

Slow Horses poster

Slow Horses 1st April 2022 as Claude Whelan

Star Trek: Picard poster

Star Trek: Picard 23rd January 2020 as The Psychiatrist / Maurice Picard

Blood & Treasure poster

Blood & Treasure 21st May 2019 as Simon Hardwick

Castlevania poster

Castlevania 7th July 2017 as Adrian Tepes / Alucard (voice)

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 23rd September 2016 as Merchant

Gallipoli poster

Gallipoli 9th February 2015 as Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

12 Monkeys poster

12 Monkeys 16th January 2015 as Athan Cole

Caper poster

Caper 12th February 2014 as Doc English

The Musketeers poster

The Musketeers 19th January 2014 as Émile Bonnaire

Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty 2nd December 2013 as Pat Gueterman / Courier Flaps (voice)

Arrow 10th October 2012 as The Dodger

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as Shakespeare

Portlandia poster

Portlandia 21st January 2011 as James Callis

FlashForward poster

FlashForward 24th September 2009 as Gabriel McDow

Merlin poster

Merlin 20th September 2008 as Julius Borden

Eureka poster

Eureka 18th July 2006 as Dr. Trevor Grant

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Mason Duryea

Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica 18th October 2004 as Gaius Baltar

Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica 8th December 2003 as Gaius Baltar

Helen of Troy poster

Helen of Troy 20th April 2003 as King Menelaus of Sparta

Victoria & Albert poster

Victoria & Albert 20th August 2001

As If poster

As If 22nd January 2001 as Sebastian

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as John Merchiston

Jason and the Argonauts poster

Jason and the Argonauts 7th May 2000 as Aspyrtes

Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights 30th April 2000 as Prince Ahmed

Relic Hunter poster

Relic Hunter 25th September 1999 as Raoul

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll poster

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll 5th September 1999 as The Wolf

A Dance to the Music of Time poster

A Dance to the Music of Time 9th October 1997 as Gwinnett

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Toby DeQuetteville

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Mark

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 2nd August 1987 as Guy Curran