Person · Actor
James Cartwright
A retired Marine Corps general confronts the moral consequences of his military legacy when a controversial war strategy resurfaces, threatening to destroy his reputation and family.
In short · Acting since 2001, 3 decades active, 12 credits.
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Biography
James Lewis Cartwright has an extensive television career, with credits including *Minder*, *Clocking Off*, *BBC's Love, Lies & Records*, and the title role in *Johnny Shakespeare*, for which he won Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards. His theatre work includes appearances in *A Plan*, *The History Boys*, *Saturns Return*, *The Rise and Fall of Little Voice*, and starring roles in both *Raz* (Trafalgar Studios and on tour) and *The Vortex* (Singapore). His film roles range from *Clubbed* to *24 Hour Party People*, Danny Boyle's *Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise* to *Vinyl*. James also plays 'PC Burns' in BBC R4's *The Archers*.
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Actor
9 credits
Spider-Noir(2026)
Actor
TV
Glow & Darkness(2021)
John I Lackland
TV
Downton Abbey(2019)
Tony Sellick
Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)
Actor
Film
Jawbone(2017)
Boxing Ring Spectator
Film
Vinyl(2012)
Jimmy Breen
FilmAndy Paris: Bubblegum King(2010)
IRS Auditor #1
Film
Missing(2006)
The Hacker
Film
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise(2001)
De Kid
Film
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3 credits
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