The Crown – season 5 (Netflix): who is doctor James Colthurst, close friend of Diana?

In episode 2 of season 5 of The Crown, already available on Netflix, appears a character from Diana’s entourage, Dr. James Colthurst. Who is he ?

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Highly anticipated by fans, season 5 of The Crown has finally appeared on netflix ! In episode 2 entitled “The System”, Princess Diana, played by the sculptural Elizabeth Debicki, goes to a hospital for an official visit. She then talks to the Dr. James Colthurst (Oliver Chris) leading the tour. The Princess of Wales seems close to him, in any case enough to confide in him her malaise within the royal family. The doctor really exists, but who is he?

Who is Doctor James Colthurst, character in The Crown ?

Princess Diana and Doctor James Colthurst met in 1979 while on vacation in the mountains. Diana was then 17 years old and was a nanny. Born in Cork, Ireland, James Colthurst studied at Eton College, like Princes William and Harry, before studying medicine and becoming a radiologist. The doctor and Diana quickly became accomplices. Later, it was James Colthurst who came to collect the tapes on which Diana recorded her secrets about her daily life within the royal family.

Who is Oliver Chris, the interpreter of James Colthurst?

In season 5 of The CrownJames Colthurst is played by the actor Oliver Chris. The British actor, born in Kent, England in 1978, graduated in 2000 from the Central School of Speech and Drama. He then began his career by appearing in the TV movie Lorna Doone but also in several episodes of The Office. He then obtained recurring roles in Rescue Me, Sweet Medicine, According to Bex. Between 2004 and 2006, he played a role in the series Green Wingthen appears in Tripping Over, Bonkersas well as in Unclassified cases. He then plays in TV dramas like Breathless and Bluestone 42. More recently, you could see it in Morse’s Investigationswhere he also played a doctor, the series Four weddings and a funeral. From 2016 and until 2021, he also embodies Paul in Motherland. Finally, Oliver Chris lends his features to Freddy in the series trying.