Actor profile

James McNicholas

1st October 1985 Wimbledon, London, UK Acting

JAMES MCNICHOLAS is a writer and performer based in London. As a screenwriter, he has credits with BBC, ITV & BBC Radio 4. His live comedy show 'The Boxer' was named in the 'Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2019' (The Guardian). Alongside his comedy, James is a sports journalist for The Athletic and co-host of the award-winning Arsecast Extra podcast.

7 Movies 11 TV Shows 18 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Critic poster

The Critic 13th September 2024 as Hospital PC (uncredited)

The Beautiful Game poster

The Beautiful Game 22nd March 2024 as Depot Manager

Horrible Histories: 'Orrible Opera 8th September 2023

Pretty Red Dress poster

Pretty Red Dress 16th June 2023 as Constable Newman

Polite Society poster

Polite Society 27th April 2023 as Head Waiter

Masters of Love poster

Masters of Love 28th June 2019 as Wyatt

Battle of Britain: The Real Story poster

Battle of Britain: The Real Story 22nd September 2010 as German Soldier (voice)

Horrible Science poster

Horrible Science 9th May 2025 as Various

This England poster

This England 28th September 2022 as Josh - Deloitte Team Leader

Late Night Mash poster

Late Night Mash 2nd September 2021 as Carl Sellwood

The Emily Atack Show poster

The Emily Atack Show 28th August 2020

Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso 14th August 2020 as James

The Great poster

The Great 15th May 2020 as Doctor Bjørn Vinge

Webidate 1st April 2020 as Pete

The Reluctant Landlord poster

The Reluctant Landlord 30th October 2018 as PC Barry Kemp

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 12th January 2015

Horrible Histories poster

Horrible Histories 16th April 2009

Match of the Day 2 poster

Match of the Day 2 15th August 2004 as Self