James Foster (born in Lancashire) has appeared in Coronation Street in seven roles:
- A man with a dog who watched in horror as David Platt plunged his car into Weatherfield Canal in October 2007
- A drinker at The Flying Horse in January 2009
- Larry - a man who Jackie Dobbs spent the night with in February 2010
- Barry Hawkins, a thug hired by loan shark Rick Neelan, appearing between May and June 2012.
- Tiggsy, an accomplice of fugitive Rob Donovan, in May 2017.
- A man who tried to force Shona Ramsey to smuggle cocaine into Highfield Prison in February 2019
- Terry Fensley, a man involved in animal cruelty and illegal dog breeding, who appeared between December 2023 and January 2024.
Foster's other credits include Casualty, Doctors and Shameless.