James Lewis Cartwright was born on 22 October 1984 in
Bolton,
Greater Manchester, and was raised in
Chorley,
Lancashire. He made his acting debut in 2001, appearing in an episode of
The Bill, as well as the television film
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise. The following year, he appeared in the short film
Function at the Junction and was in an episode of the
BBC drama series
Clocking Off. In 2003, Cartwright joined the cast of the
second series of
CBBC children's television series
The Story of Tracy Beaker as trainee care worker
Nathan Jones. He made his final appearance during the final episode of the
third series, as well as appearing in
Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me and the
Children in Need special
Tracy Beaker Parties with Pudsey the same year. He made various guest roles over the next decade including in
Outlaws,
Blackpool,
Doctors,
The Afternoon Play,
Casualty and
Minder, as well as appearing as Kev in five episodes of
Hollyoaks Later, a spin-off of the
Channel 4 soap opera
Hollyoaks. He also appeared in the film
Vinyl. He went on to appear in various guest roles including
Love, Lies and Records (2017),
Father Brown (2019) and the
film adaption of
Downton Abbey (2019). In 2019, he appeared as
John, King of England in
Glow and Darkness. He also appeared in
Dalgliesh (2021) and
Sister Boniface Mysteries (2024). In 2025, Cartwright joined the cast of the
ITV1 soap opera
Coronation Street as
Theo Silverton. His storylines have included the character's hidden sexuality and affair with
Todd Grimshaw (
Gareth Pierce), who he then begins to domestically abuse, as well as leaving
Billy Mayhew (
Daniel Brocklebank) to die during the crossover episode
Corriedale. ==Filmography==