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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-03-14 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

James Frain

Biography:

A British stage, film and television actor, best known for playing Thomas Cromwell in the television series "The Tudors". He graduated in Drama and Film from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK, and went on to study acting at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

Known For

Acting

2022

Quantum Leap as Gideon Rydge

2021

Showtrial as Damian Campbell

2020

2019

The Twilight Zone as Mr. Allendale
What We Do in the Shadows as Black Peter, A Goat

2017

2016

The Architect as Miles Moss

2015

Marvel's Agent Carter as Leet Brannis

2014

Intruders as Richard Shepherd
Gotham as Theo Galavan / Azrael
True Detective as Lieutenant Kevin Burris
Gotham as Theo Galavan

2013

The Lone Ranger as Barret
Event 15 as Andrews
Born Of War as Simon
All Things To All Men as Attorney General
Sleepy Hollow as Rutledge
The Tunnel as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
The White Queen as Richard Neville
Orphan Black as Ferdinand Chevalier

2012

Zambezi as Narrator
Transit as Marek
Bert & Dickie as Jack Beresford
Elementary as Odin Reichenbach

2011

Water for Elephants as Rosie's Caretaker
The Cape as Peter Fleming / Chess
Grimm as Eric Renard

2010

TRON: Legacy as Jarvis
Dark Relic as Sir Gregory
Hawaii Five-0 as Sebastian Wake

2009

FlashForward as Gordon Myhill

2008

Quid Pro Quo as Father Dave
True Blood as Franklin Mott
The Mentalist as Terry Murphy
Fringe as Mr. Kohl
Leverage as John Douglas Keller

2007

The Tudors as Thomas Cromwell
Burn Notice as James Forte
Californication as Paul Rider

2006

The Front Line as Eddie Gilroy

2005

Into the Blue as Reyes
Medium as Calley
Invasion as Eli Szura
Empire as Brutus
Grey's Anatomy as Tom Crowley
The Closer as Paul Andrews

2004

Spartacus as David
Spartacus as David

2003

Path to War as Richard Goodwin

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo as J.F. Villefort
The Project as Harvey
The Project as Harvey

2001

Armadillo as Lorimer Black

2000

Reindeer Games as Nick Cassidy
The Miracle Maker as Thomas (voice)
Where the Heart Is as Forney Hull
Arabian Nights as Schahzenan / Harun
Strong Medicine as Art Gallery Painter

1999

Titus as Bassianus
Sunshine as Gustave Sonnenschein

1998

Elizabeth as Alvaro de la Quadra
Hilary and Jackie as Daniel Barenboim
What Rats Won't Do as Jack Sullivan
Vigo as Jean Vigo

1997

The Mill on the Floss as Philip Wakem
Red Meat as Victor
Robinson Crusoe as Robert/Defoe's Publisher

1996

Rasputin as Prince Felix Yusupov
Loch Ness as Adrian Foote

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure as John Harbour
The Buccaneers as Julius Folyat

1993

Shadowlands as Peter Whistler

1991

Performance as Macbeth
Prime Suspect as Jason Baldwin
Soldier Soldier as Lt Giles Chapman

1989