James Gaddas (born 9 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street, Bad Girls, Doctors, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.
Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat.
Gaddas has also made appearances on The Bill, Between the Lines, Tracy Beaker Returns, Medics, Dogtown, Doctors, Waterloo Road and in 2015, he acted in Emmerdale, playing Ged, who is a prisoner awaiting trial for murder.
Gaddas will portray 15 characters during the show, which is to tour England in 2022 and include music by Jeremy Swift.
[4][5] Gaddas is a member of the Conservative Party and was selected as a candidate for Stockton South in the 2005 UK general election, but finished in second place behind Labour's incumbent Dari Taylor, winning 34.1% of the vote.