James Warrior appeared in Coronation Street in April 1980 as The Flying Horse landlord Tony Hayes. He has enjoyed a long career with a regular role in the Granada series The Glamour Girls and parts in Budgie, The Sweeney, Crown Court, The Bill, Bulman, All Creatures Great and Small, The Bill, Minder, Doctors, Casualty and Hotel Babylon as well as work on stage in the West End and at the National Theatre. As well as acting and writing, James also opened his own brewery in 2004.