James Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor. He is most notable for his roles on television sitcoms The Thin Blue Line as Constable Kevin Goody, and Gimme Gimme Gimme as Tom Farrell. He is most recently known for his role as Reverend Roger in Mount Pleasant.He was born in France but moved to England at an early age and was educated at Harrow School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His parents divorced when he was very young. In 1998, Dreyfus won the Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Olivier Award for his work in The Lady In The Dark at the National Theatre. In the same year, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at the Birmingham Rep. n March 2006, he returned to the West End stage in a revival of Michael Frayn's comedy Donkeys' Years at the Comedy Theatre alongside Samantha Bond, David Haig and Mark Addy. He left in August of that year to prepare for his new leadership role as the Emcee in a West End revival of Cabaret. In 2008 he appeared in a revival of Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit at the Menier Chocolate Factory.From September 2009 to January 2010 he appeared in Breakfast At Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.In January 2012 he appeared in the Midsomer Murders episode "A Rare Bird" as Ralph Ford.Since 2012, Dreyfus has been appearing as Reverend Roger in the Sky Living series Mount Pleasant.In February 2015, Dreyfus appeared on stage in Harvey, directed by Lindsay Posner. The production ran at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre until 21 February, before a UK tour and the West End. In 2013, he starred as Dr. Pangloss in the London's Menier Chocolate Factory production of Candide. It has music by Leonard Bernstein and a book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler. The lyrics are by Richard Wilbur, with additional lyrics by a team including Stephen Sondheim.In January 2016, he appeared as Dr. Herdal in The Master Builder at the Old Vic Theatre. In March 2017 he featured as the voice actor on Nevercake's video promoting an event in the video game League of Legends. In 2017 he voiced the first incarnation of The Master from Doctor Who in the Big Finish Productions release The First Doctor Adventures Volume One. He acted alongside David Bradley, with the box set released alongside David Bradley's appearance in Doctor Who as the First Doctor.

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