James Doherty (born 17th December 1966 in Guildford) appeared on Coronation Street in three roles:
- Solicitor Andy Wolfe in March 2013
- Phil, the father of Weatherfield High bully Lauren, who appeared between September and October 2016
- Mental Health Practitioner Scott Heritage, involved in Carla Connor's care in May and July 2019.
A member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, He trained at the Guildford School of Acting and has acted in many television programmes such as 2point4 Children, Dad, Night and Day, Footballers' Wives, The Bill, EastEnders, The IT Crowd and regular roles in Is Harry on the Boat?, Hotel Getaway and Londynczycy. On stage he has appeared in Les Misérables, Buddy, A Slice of Saturday Night, Marguerite and Chicago.