John Tams
British folk musician, music producer and actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1949 · age 77
John Tams is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the Ripley & Heanor News later working for BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham.
John Tams is read about 103 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Bernard Cornwell Wrote Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Hugh Fraser Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe's Enemy
Daragh O'Malley Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Tom Clegg Directed Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Abigail Cruttenden Also in Sharpe's Mission and Sharpe's Regiment
Assumpta Serna Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Michael Cochrane Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Sword
James Laurenson Also in Sharpe's Mission and Sharpe's Regiment
Pete Postlethwaite Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe's Enemy
Alexis Denisof Also in Sharpe's Justice and Sharpe's Waterloo
Julian Fellowes Also in Sharpe's Rifles and Sharpe's Regiment
Michael Byrne Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe's Enemy
Caroline Langrishe Also in Sharpe's Regiment and Sharpe's Justice
David Troughton Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Elizabeth Hurley Also in Sharpe's Enemy and Sharpe: The Legend
Ian McNeice Also in The Raggedy Rawney and Sharpe's Battle
Marc Warren Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe: The Legend
Gavan O'Herlihy Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe: The Legend
Oliver Tobias Also in Sharpe's Waterloo and Sharpe: The Legend
Nicholas Jones Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe: The Legend
Benedict Taylor Also in Sharpe's Regiment and Sharpe: The Legend
Adam James Also in Sharpe's Regiment and Sharpe: The Legend
Scott Cleverdon Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe: The Legend
Cécile Paoli Also in Sharpe's Waterloo and Sharpe: The Legend
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Tams had an early part in the BBC serialisation of Lawrence's The Rainbow (1988), and may be best known for playing a regular supporting role in the ITV drama series Sharpe, as rifleman Daniel Hagman. He also co-wrote the music for each film alongside Dominic Muldowney.
