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Richard James (born January 28, 1969) is a British actor, playwright, novelist, and podcast host. Since 1992 he has had roles in both TV and film, as well as involvement in a number of theater productions. He is the author of the Bowman of the Yard book series, alongside several short stories and plays. He is mostly known for his role of Officer Hubble Orrin in Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct series and Mr. Kronkite in the Mysti Show.

Life and Career
During his younger years he attended the Bristol Old Vic Theater school, going on to win the Newton Blick award for Outstanding Achievement in his final year.

Playwright and Author
In his twenty-seven year long career he has written almost thirty plays, some winning awards in both the UK and internationally. He is also the author of the 'Bowman of the Yard' Victorian detective novel series, and has published an autobiography entitled 'Space Precinct Unmasked' in which he wrote about his experiences working on the series and with Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson.

Work in Television and Movies
James has had minor roles in a large number of TV dramas and soap operas, including Pie in the Sky, Doctors, Eastenders, Crossroads, Drop the Dead Donkey, as well as starring in the mini-series Casanova alongside David Tennant. He has also had roles in The Mysti Show, M.I. High, My Parents are Aliens and My Spy Family on CITV and CBBC.

As well as TV appearances, James has also starred in several movies including Great Expectations, and A Bunch of Amateurs.

Stage Work
He has recently toured around the UK in productions adapted from the novels of David Walliams, playing Aunt Alberta in Awful Auntie and playing another role in the Olivier Award nominated Gangsta Granny.

Audio Work
James has lent his voice to a number of audio adventures from Big Finish Productions, set in the worlds of Doctor Who and Terrahawks. He currently hosts the weekly Gerry Anderson Podcast with Jamie Anderson and Chris Dale, as well as a monthly podcast for the Bowman of the Yard series.

Richard and the Gerry Anderson Universe
James' became involved with the Gerry Anderson Universe when he auditioned for the Space Precinct series and won the part for Creon officer Hubble Orrin, as well as playing additional guest characters. It is during that one-year contract that he also met the woman who would become his wife. He has written a detailed account of his work on the series in the Space Precinct Unmasked book published in 2014.

His involvement with the worlds of Gerry Anderson didn’t end with his role in Space Precinct however; he is currently co-host of the official Gerry Anderson Podcast alongside Jamie Anderson and has done some voice works for the audio series Terrahawks from Big Finish Productions and in the upcoming series Firestorm.

Bowman of the Yard Series
James is currently writing a series of Victorian-era mystery novels and short stories following the investigations of Inspector George Bowman of Scotland Yard. The investigations are set over a year, with the setting of each novel or short story being on a different month of 1892. A total of four novels and eight short stories will be included in the series once completed.

Each new book in the series is more successful than the previous and the third installment in the series reached the top spot in the newly released Victorian mystery novels category.

The novel is available on Kindle and paperback formats and feature an illustration by artist Lee Sullivan. The short stories are available on Kindle and paperback as a collated format.

James also host a podcast for the Bowman of the Yard series.

Plays
James' plays include one act plays, full-length plays and plays for kids. All plays are published by Lazy Bee Scripts and are available on their website.


 * Being Rose
 * Bill and Ben
 * Blood on Canvas
 * The End of the Pier
 * The Dreaming
 * The Death of Sherlock Holmes
 * Moving On
 * Indian Summer
 * I Am Hamlet
 * Canterbury Tales
 * There's Something about Bernard
 * The Nth Degree
 * White Lies
 * Vision Impaired
 * The Fat of the Land
 * A Fete Worse than Death
 * The Ghosts of Halfway House
 * Happy Campers
 * Port Out, Starboard Home!
 * The Mystery of Mallen Hall
 * Bar Wars
 * Charlotte Holmes
 * Professor Thyme and the History Mystery - The Musical
 * A Teenage Christmas Carol

Books, Novels and Short Stories
(2012) Professional Tips For The Amateur Stage - ASIN B00AAWT8Z6

Space Precinct

 * (2014) Space Precinct Unmasked - ISBN 978-0992869588

Bowman of the Yard Novels

 * (2019) The Head in the Ice - ISBN 9781793873460
 * (2019) The Devil in the Dock - ISBN 9781099612275
 * (2020) The Body in the Trees - ISBN 9781712961414

Bowman of the Yard Short Stories

 * The Smithfield Murder (2019)
 * The Workhouse Poisoning (2019)
 * The Hampstead Garrotting (2019)
 * The Holborn Strangler (2019)
 * The Camden Kidnappings (2020)
 * The Chiswick Robbery (upcoming)

Television
=== Audio Adventures ===