James Frain
Born: 1968-03-14 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- Quantum Leap as Gideon Rydge
2021
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions as Henry / Puzzlemaker
- Showtrial as Damian Campbell
2020
- The Jester from Transylvania as James Hooker
2019
- What We Do in the Shadows as Black Peter, A Goat
- The Twilight Zone as Mr. Allendale
- The Ready Room as Self
- 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
- Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren
2014
- True Detective as Lieutenant Kevin Burris
- Gotham as Theo Galavan / Azrael
- Intruders as Richard Shepherd
2013
- Sleepy Hollow as Rutledge
- Orphan Black as Ferdinand Chevalier
- The White Queen as Richard Neville
- The Lone Ranger as Barret
- The Tunnel as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
- Born Of War as Simon
- All Things To All Men as Attorney General
- Event 15 as Andrews
2012
- Elementary as Odin Reichenbach
- Transit as Marek
- Bert & Dickie as Jack Beresford
- Zambezi as Narrator
2011
- Grimm as Eric Renard
- The Cape as Peter Fleming / Chess
- Water for Elephants as Rosie's Caretaker
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Sebastian Wake
- TRON: Legacy as Jarvis
- Dark Relic as Sir Gregory
- Miami Medical
2009
- Lie to Me
- FlashForward as Gordon Myhill
- Everybody's Fine as Tom
2008
- The Mentalist as Terry Murphy
- Fringe as Mr. Kohl
- True Blood as Franklin Mott
- Leverage as John Douglas Keller
- In Plain Sight as Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews
- Quid Pro Quo as Father Dave
2007
- Californication as Paul Rider
- The Tudors as Thomas Cromwell
- Burn Notice as James Forte
2006
- The Front Line as Eddie Gilroy
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Tom Crowley
- Medium as Calley
- The Closer as Paul Andrews
- Numb3rs as Allister McClair
- Invasion as Eli Szura
- Threshold
- Into the Blue as Reyes
- Empire as Brutus
2003
- Path to War as Richard Goodwin
2002
- CSI: Miami as Richard Ellison
- The Count of Monte Cristo as J.F. Villefort
- The Project as Harvey
- The Project as Harvey
2001
- 24 as Paul Raines
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dean Holiday
- Armadillo as Lorimer Black
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jeffrey Hughes
- Strong Medicine as Art Gallery Painter
- Reindeer Games as Nick Cassidy
- Where the Heart Is as Forney Hull
- The Miracle Maker as Thomas (voice)
- Arabian Nights as Schahzenan / Harun
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Martin Gold
- Sunshine as Gustave Sonnenschein
- Titus as Bassianus
- The Vice
1998
- Elizabeth as Alvaro de la Quadra
- Vigo as Jean Vigo
- Hilary and Jackie as Daniel Barenboim
- What Rats Won't Do as Jack Sullivan
1997
- Robinson Crusoe as Robert/Defoe's Publisher
- The Mill on the Floss as Philip Wakem
- Red Meat as Victor
- Macbeth on the Estate as Macbeth
1996
- Nothing Personal as Kenny
- Loch Ness as Adrian Foote
- Rasputin as Prince Felix Yusupov
1995
- An Awfully Big Adventure as John Harbour
- The Buccaneers as Julius Folyat
1993
- Shadowlands as Peter Whistler
1991
- Prime Suspect as Jason Baldwin
- Soldier Soldier as Lt Giles Chapman
- Performance as Macbeth
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Elliot