James Frain
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-03-14 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Acting

2022

Quantum Leap as Gideon Rydge

2021

Showtrial as Damian Campbell

2021

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions as Henry / Puzzlemaker

2020

The Jester from Transylvania as James Hooker

2019

What We Do in the Shadows as Black Peter, A Goat

2019

The Twilight Zone as Mr. Allendale

2019

The Ready Room as Self

2019

Against the Clock as Dr. A

2017

Star Trek: Discovery as Sarek

2016

The Architect as Miles Moss

2015

Marvel's Agent Carter as Leet Brannis

2014

True Detective as Lieutenant Kevin Burris

2014

Gotham as Theo Galavan / Azrael

2014

Gotham as Theo Galavan

2014

Intruders as Richard Shepherd

2013

Orphan Black as Ferdinand Chevalier

2013

Sleepy Hollow as Rutledge

2013

The White Queen as Richard Neville

2013

The Tunnel as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner

2013

The Lone Ranger as Barret

2013

All Things To All Men as Attorney General

2013

Event 15 as Andrews

2013

Born Of War as Simon

2012

Elementary as Odin Reichenbach

2012

Transit as Marek

2012

Bert & Dickie as Jack Beresford

2012

Zambezi as Narrator

2011

Grimm as Eric Renard

2011

The Cape as Peter Fleming / Chess

2011

Water for Elephants as Rosie's Caretaker

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Sebastian Wake

2010

Miami Medical as Not available

2010

TRON: Legacy as Jarvis

2010

Dark Relic as Sir Gregory

2009

Lie to Me as Not available

2009

FlashForward as Gordon Myhill

2009

Everybody's Fine as Tom

2008

The Mentalist as Terry Murphy

2008

Fringe as Mr. Kohl

2008

Leverage as John Douglas Keller

2008

True Blood as Franklin Mott

2008

In Plain Sight as Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews

2008

Quid Pro Quo as Father Dave

2007

Californication as Paul Rider

2007

Burn Notice as James Forte

2007

The Tudors as Thomas Cromwell

2006

The Front Line as Eddie Gilroy

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Tom Crowley

2005

Medium as Calley

2005

Numb3rs as Allister McClair

2005

Invasion as Eli Szura

2005

The Closer as Paul Andrews

2005

Empire as Brutus

2005

Threshold as Not available

2005

Into the Blue as Reyes

2004

Spartacus as David

2004

Spartacus as David

2003

Path to War as Richard Goodwin

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo as J.F. Villefort

2002

The Project as Harvey

2002

The Project as Harvey

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dean Holiday

2001

Armadillo as Lorimer Black

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jeffrey Hughes

2000

Strong Medicine as Art Gallery Painter

2000

Arabian Nights as Schahzenan / Harun

2000

Where the Heart Is as Forney Hull

2000

Reindeer Games as Nick Cassidy

2000

The Miracle Maker as Thomas (voice)

1999

The Vice as Not available

1999

Titus as Bassianus

1999

Sunshine as Gustave Sonnenschein

1998

Elizabeth as Alvaro de la Quadra

1998

Hilary and Jackie as Daniel Barenboim

1998

Vigo as Jean Vigo

1998

What Rats Won't Do as Jack Sullivan

1997

Robinson Crusoe as Robert/Defoe's Publisher

1997

The Mill on the Floss as Philip Wakem

1997

Red Meat as Victor

1997

Macbeth on the Estate as Macbeth

1996

Loch Ness as Adrian Foote

1996

Rasputin as Prince Felix Yusupov

1996

Nothing Personal as Kenny

1995

The Buccaneers as Julius Folyat

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure as John Harbour

1993

Shadowlands as Peter Whistler

1991

Soldier Soldier as Lt Giles Chapman

1991

Performance as Macbeth

1991

Prime Suspect as Jason Baldwin

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Elliot