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James Cartwright is known for:

  • Downton Abbey
    The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
  • Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
    Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to their eyes in debt. Even Tommy admits his 'soul's in holes'. He's sure the Golden Vac (the holy grail of vacuum salesmanship) can be his - if only he hadn't been saddled with Pete, a meek sales trainee trying to help his girlfriend quit stripping.
  • The Farmer's Wife
    As her surroundings are invaded by outsiders, THE FARMER'S WIFE stoically carries out her daily tasks in preparation for what will be her final day on her farm, the only land she has known. Unable to accept this forced future, subconscious memories return that ultimately lead her to connect more to the countryside of her youth than ever before.

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Biography

James Lewis Cartwright, Extensive television credits include MINDER, CLOCKING OFF, BBC's LOVE, LIES & RECORDS and the title role in JOHNNY SHAKESPEARE, for which he won Best Actor at Royal Television Society Awards. Theatre includes A PLAN, THE HISTORY BOYS, SATURNS RETURN, THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE and starring in both RAZ (Trafalgar Studios and on tour) and THE VORTEX (Singapore). 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. (Emptage Hallett)