Background
Baxter was born and brought up in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and educated at Farringdon Community Sports College.
Baxter was born and brought up in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and educated at Farringdon Community Sports College.
He attended weekly classes at NADA (the Northern Academy Of Dramatic Arts) held at the city"s Royalty Theatre.
Whilst there he appeared in various productions including Some Like lieutenant Hot and the pantomime Aladdin (Christmas 2006). Stage He has played in the North East musical Fine Fine Fine based on a story by Denise Robertson. Baxter created the role of Bruce Blakemore in Silk Road by Alex Oates at Assembly Studios as part of the Edinburgh Festival 2014.
Radio "Imaginary Boys": As part of British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4s Afternoon Play strand, James played 17-year-old schoolboy David in a Paul Magrs play.
David is followed by, and falls in love with, an alien called Lawrence. Lawrence is a noveliser from Verbatim 6, a species that is also featured in Margs" Big Finish audio book "Find and Replace" and "Ringpullworld".