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| name = James Warwick
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| birth_place = [[Broxbourne]], Hertfordshire, England
| birth_place = [[Broxbourne]], Hertfordshire, England
| years_active = 1971–present
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| occupation = Actor, stage director
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'''James Warwick''' (born 17 November 1947) is an [[English people|English]] [[actor]] and [[theatre director|director]], best known for his roles on [[television]] and London's [[West End Theatre|West End]] and New York's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] theatre.
'''James Warwick''' (born 17 November 1947) is an English actor and theatre director, best known for his roles on [[television]] and his theatre work in London's [[West End Theatre|West End]] and New York's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theberkshireedge.com/sheffield-distillery-opens-for-cocktails-puts-berkshires-on-artisanal-spirits-map |title=WHAT'S COOKIN': In the kitchen with James Warwick |author=Epstein, Laurily |date=26 October 2016 |work=[[The Berkshire Edge]]}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Warwick was born in [[Broxbourne]], [[Hertfordshire]], England.
Warwick was born in [[Broxbourne]], [[Hertfordshire]], England on 17 November 1947.


==Career==
==Career==


===Television===
James Warwick has had leading roles in UK TV including ''[[Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime]]'' (alongside [[Francesca Annis]] as the sleuthing couple [[Tommy and Tuppence]]), the detective series ''The Terracotta Horse'' and the [[BBC]] science fiction horror serial ''[[The Nightmare Man]]'' (1981). In 1982, he had a major guest role in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Earthshock]]'' as Lieutenant Scott. Other notable credits include: ''[[Jason King (TV series)|Jason King]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[Lillie (TV series)|Lillie]]'' (where he again acted with Francesca Annis), ''[[Rock Follies]]'', ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'', ''[[Howards' Way]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' and [[Iris Murdoch]]'s ''[[The Bell (novel)|The Bell]]'' with [[Ian Holm]].
Warwick has had leading roles in [[Television in the United Kingdom|UK television]] including the detective series ''The Terracotta Horse'' (1973) and the [[BBC]] science fiction horror serial ''[[The Nightmare Man (TV series)|The Nightmare Man]]'' (1981) (co-starring with [[Celia Imrie]]).<ref name=bfi/> This was followed by a major guest role in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Earthshock]]'' (1982) as Lieutenant Scott.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/07/03/doctor-best-stories-episodes-ranked/dr-earthshock/|title=Doctor Who: the 56 greatest stories and episodes, ranked|date=3 July 2017|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Other notable credits include ''[[Jason King (TV series)|Jason King]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[Lillie (TV series)|Lillie]]'' (with [[Francesca Annis]]), ''[[Rock Follies]]'', ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'', ''[[Howards' Way]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' and [[Iris Murdoch]]'s ''[[The Bell (novel)|The Bell]]'' with [[Ian Holm]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17976|title=James Warwick|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

Warwick appeared in several adaptations of the works of [[Agatha Christie]] including ''[[Why Didn't They Ask Evans?]]'' (1978) (alongside Francesca Annis), ''[[The Seven Dials Mystery]]'' (1981), ''[[Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime|Partners in Crime]]'' (1983) (alongside Francesca Annis as the sleuthing couple [[Tommy and Tuppence]]) and ''[[The Secret Adversary]]'' (1983) (also alongside Francesca Annis).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1cc42a0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103230703/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1cc42a0|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2019|title=James Warwick|website=BFI}}</ref>


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Warwick has also worked in [[United States|American]] television, with guest starring roles in ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''Civil Wars'','' Home Improvement'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Babylon 5]]'' and ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' amongst many others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/james-warwick-p74818/other_appearances|title=James Warwick &#124; TV, Documentary and Other Appearances|website=AllMovie}}</ref>
Other [[Agatha Christie]] works he performed in were ''[[Why Didn't They Ask Evans]]'' (alongside [[Francesca Annis]]) (1978), ''[[The Seven Dials Mystery]]'' (1981), and ''[[The Secret Adversary]]'' (also alongside Francesca Annis) (1983).


===Theatre===
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Warwick has also worked in [[United States|American]] television, with guest starring roles in ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''Civil Wars'','' Home Improvement'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Babylon 5]]'' and ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' amongst many others.
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His starring theatre roles included ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' on Broadway, and King Arthur in the US national tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/james-warwick-117435|title=James Warwick – Broadway Cast & Staff &#124; IBDB|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> He played Brad in ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' on stage in London for the first year of its run in addition to many leading roles in the West End and in regional theatres across the UK and America.


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Warwick is a theatre director with credits from major theaters across the US. He served as associate director at the Chester Theatre Company, and directed many productions for them over the last twelve years. He was Interim President of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles campus 2007/8 and directed productions for their Company series. In 2009, James Warwick was appointed President of [[Max Reinhardt Workshop|Theatre of Arts]] in Hollywood, California.
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James Warwick was also a [[voice actor]] in the 1999 hit computer game ''[[Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]''. He played the character of General Armond Braddock. He has also voiced [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] in many ''Star Wars'' video games and the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Clone Wars]]''.


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Warwick later returned to his freelance theatre directing career with productions of ''The Government Inspector'', ''Almost Maine'' for Bard College at Simon's Rock, and ''Halcyon Days'' and ''Folk'' for Chester Theatre Company. He also records for Audible and Alison Larkin Presents... most recently, ''The Mysterious Affair at Styles'' and a two-person recording of Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. He was awarded An Audible Earphones award for his recording of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. In 2018, James directed 'Mothers and Sons' for Shakespeare and Co. in Lenox MA for which he was awarded 'outstanding theatre director' of the year award from The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association. His latest production at Shakespeare and Co. was 'The Children" by Lucy Kirkwood.
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His starring theatre roles included ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' on Broadway, and King Arthur in the US national tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]''. He played Brad in ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' on stage in London for the first year of its run in addition to many leading roles in the West End and in regional theatres across the UK and America.


===Other work===
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Warwick is an award-winning theatre director, with credits from major theaters across the US. He served as associate director at the Chester Theatre Company, and directed many productions for them over the last twelve years. He was Interim President of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles campus 2007/8 and directed productions for their Company series. In 2009, James Warwick was appointed President of Theatre of Arts in Hollywood, California.
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James Warwick was also a voice actor in the 1999 hit computer game ''[[Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]''. He played the character of General Armond Braddock. He has also voiced [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] in many ''Star Wars'' video games, serving as the "audio double" for [[Liam Neeson]].


==References==
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He has recently returned to his freelance theatre directing career with productions of ''The Government Inspector'', ''Almost Maine'' for Bard College at Simon's Rock, and ''Halcyon Days'' and ''Folk'' for Chester Theatre Company. He also records for Audible and Alison Larkin Presents... most recently, ''The Mysterious Affair at Styles'' and a two-person recording of Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. He was awarded An Audible Earphones award for his recording of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. In 2018, James directed 'Mothers and Sons' for Shakespeare and Co. in Lenox MA for which he was awarded 'outstanding theatre director' of the year award from The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association. His latest production at Shakespeare and Co. was 'The Children" by Lucy Kirkwood.
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 9 June 2024

James Warwick
Born (1947-11-17) 17 November 1947 (age 76)
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, stage director
Years active1971–present

James Warwick (born 17 November 1947) is an English actor and theatre director, best known for his roles on television and his theatre work in London's West End and New York's Broadway.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Warwick was born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England on 17 November 1947.

Career

[edit]

Television

[edit]

Warwick has had leading roles in UK television including the detective series The Terracotta Horse (1973) and the BBC science fiction horror serial The Nightmare Man (1981) (co-starring with Celia Imrie).[2] This was followed by a major guest role in the Doctor Who serial Earthshock (1982) as Lieutenant Scott.[3] Other notable credits include Jason King, The Onedin Line, Lillie (with Francesca Annis), Rock Follies, Tales of the Unexpected, Howards' Way, Bergerac and Iris Murdoch's The Bell with Ian Holm.[4]

Warwick appeared in several adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie including Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1978) (alongside Francesca Annis), The Seven Dials Mystery (1981), Partners in Crime (1983) (alongside Francesca Annis as the sleuthing couple Tommy and Tuppence) and The Secret Adversary (1983) (also alongside Francesca Annis).[2]

Warwick has also worked in American television, with guest starring roles in Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Civil Wars, Home Improvement, Murder, She Wrote, Babylon 5 and Alias amongst many others.[5]

Theatre

[edit]

His starring theatre roles included An Ideal Husband on Broadway, and King Arthur in the US national tour of Camelot.[6] He played Brad in The Rocky Horror Show on stage in London for the first year of its run in addition to many leading roles in the West End and in regional theatres across the UK and America.

Warwick is a theatre director with credits from major theaters across the US. He served as associate director at the Chester Theatre Company, and directed many productions for them over the last twelve years. He was Interim President of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles campus 2007/8 and directed productions for their Company series. In 2009, James Warwick was appointed President of Theatre of Arts in Hollywood, California.

Warwick later returned to his freelance theatre directing career with productions of The Government Inspector, Almost Maine for Bard College at Simon's Rock, and Halcyon Days and Folk for Chester Theatre Company. He also records for Audible and Alison Larkin Presents... most recently, The Mysterious Affair at Styles and a two-person recording of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. He was awarded An Audible Earphones award for his recording of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. In 2018, James directed 'Mothers and Sons' for Shakespeare and Co. in Lenox MA for which he was awarded 'outstanding theatre director' of the year award from The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association. His latest production at Shakespeare and Co. was 'The Children" by Lucy Kirkwood.

Other work

[edit]

James Warwick was also a voice actor in the 1999 hit computer game Battlezone II: Combat Commander. He played the character of General Armond Braddock. He has also voiced Qui-Gon Jinn in many Star Wars video games, serving as the "audio double" for Liam Neeson.

References

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  1. ^ Epstein, Laurily (26 October 2016). "WHAT'S COOKIN': In the kitchen with James Warwick". The Berkshire Edge.
  2. ^ a b "James Warwick". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Doctor Who: the 56 greatest stories and episodes, ranked". 3 July 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "James Warwick". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "James Warwick | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
  6. ^ "James Warwick – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
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