Directed by Rupert Goold and featuring a 20 strong writing team including Abi Morgan, John Logan and Mike Bartlett;[13] the "brilliant theatrical installation"[14] ran from 1 September to 11 October at the former site of London's World Trade Centre, St Katherine Dock.
[15] In 2013 James played Tony in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, with former Eastenders star Hannah Waterman as Beverly and Martin Marquez as Lawrence.
Set in the offices of a fictional disaster relief charity, the play opened on 5 December at Hampstead Theatre and was directed by Lisa Spirling.
From May 2011 to December 2012, he played Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden's) lawyer Jimmie Broome in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Since December 2014, James has played the role of Garth Stubbs in the revived ITV sitcom Birds of a Feather, replacing Matt Willis.