James Bree is a British actor, who has made many notable appearances in film and television.

Film credits include: On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Satan's Slave.

TV credits include: R3, Z Cars, The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Troubleshooters, The First Lady, Doctor Who, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Codename, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Persuaders!, Ace of Wands, Special Branch, Hadleigh, I, Claudius, The Duchess of Duke Street, Rising Damp, Secret Army, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Jewel in the Crown, All Creatures Great and Small, The Return of Sherlock Holmes and Silent Witness.

James Bree played the Keeper of the Matrix in the final 2 episodes of Trial of a Timelord. In what was expected to be a key role in the original Eric Saward script was ultimately downgraded to a role with a couple of lines in the Pip and Jane Baker scrip. Bree was, understandably, enraged at this.

A friend of Peter Cushing.

Has been a guest at both The prisoner And Doctor who conventions.