James Doherty (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor.

Born in Guildford, Surrey, he was educated at Felsted School in Essex and was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He trained at the Guildford School of Acting,^[1] graduating in 1989. He is married to TV presenter Joanna Sinnott and together they have two children, Jago (2006) & Nell (2013).

Doherty is best known for his appearances in TV comedy including roles in The Thick Of It, Veep, Rev, Miranda, The Windsors, and the BAFTA winning ^[2] Him & Her - The Wedding.^[3] His work in feature films includes roles in Backbeat, Verity's Summer,^[4] Inbred, Deviation, London Road^[5] and the Oscar nominated In the Loop.

He has also appeared in West End musicals including roles in, Les Misérables,^[6] The Buddy Holly Story, A Slice of Saturday Night and Marguerite. Doherty played the role of Amos Hart in the West End production of Chicago ^[7] at the Cambridge Theatre^[8] in 2011 opposite Christie Brinkley.^[9] He later reprised this role when the show transferred to the Garrick Theatre playing opposite America Ferrera.^[10]

Doherty has appeared in London Road, 50 Years on Stage and Beyond Caring at the National Theatre. In January 2020, Doherty began playing the role of Claude^[11] in the multi award-winning Come From Away^[12] at the Phoenix Theatre^[13] in London.