Portrait of James Frain

James Frain

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.

Born: March 14, 1968

Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Filmography

2022
Quantum Leap

as Gideon Rydge

2021
Showtrial

as Damian Campbell

2021
2020
2019
The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Allendale

2019
What We Do in the Shadows

as Black Peter, A Goat

2019
2019
2016
The Architect

as Miles Moss

2015
Marvel's Agent Carter

as Leet Brannis

2014
Gotham

as Theo Galavan / Azrael

2014
Gotham

as Theo Galavan

2014
Intruders

as Richard Shepherd

2014
True Detective

as Lieutenant Kevin Burris

2013
Born Of War

as Simon

2013
The Tunnel

as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner

2013
Sleepy Hollow

as Rutledge

2013
2013
The White Queen

as Richard Neville

2013
All Things To All Men

as Attorney General

2013
Orphan Black

as Ferdinand Chevalier

2013
Event 15

as Andrews

2012
Elementary

as Odin Reichenbach

2012
Bert & Dickie

as Jack Beresford

2012
Transit

as Marek

2011
Grimm

as Eric Renard

2011
Water for Elephants

as Rosie's Caretaker

2011
The Cape

as Peter Fleming / Chess

2010
TRON: Legacy

as Jarvis

2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Sebastian Wake

2010
Dark Relic

as Sir Gregory

2009
FlashForward

as Gordon Myhill

2008
Leverage

as John Douglas Keller

2008
The Mentalist

as Terry Murphy

2008
Fringe

as Mr. Kohl

2008
True Blood

as Franklin Mott

2008
Quid Pro Quo

as Father Dave

2008
In Plain Sight

as Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews

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
2005
Invasion

as Eli Szura

2005
Empire

as Brutus

2005
The Closer

as Paul Andrews

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Tom Crowley

2005
Numb3rs

as Allister McClair

2005
Medium

as Calley

2004
Spartacus

as David

2004
Spartacus

as David

2003
Path to War

as Richard Goodwin

2002
The Project

as Harvey

2002
CSI: Miami

as Richard Ellison

2002
The Count of Monte Cristo

as J.F. Villefort

2001
24

as Paul Raines

2001
2001
Armadillo

as Lorimer Black

2000
2000
Strong Medicine

as Art Gallery Painter

2000
Arabian Nights

as Schahzenan / Harun

2000
Where the Heart Is

as Forney Hull

2000
The Miracle Maker

as Thomas (voice)

2000
Reindeer Games

as Nick Cassidy

1999
Titus

as Bassianus

1999
Sunshine

as Gustave Sonnenschein

1998
Hilary and Jackie

as Daniel Barenboim

1998
Vigo

as Jean Vigo

1998
Elizabeth

as Alvaro de la Quadra

1998
What Rats Won't Do

as Jack Sullivan

1997
The Mill on the Floss

as Philip Wakem

1997
Robinson Crusoe

as Robert/Defoe's Publisher

1997
1997
Red Meat

as Victor

1996
1996
Loch Ness

as Adrian Foote

1996
Rasputin

as Prince Felix Yusupov

1995
1995
The Buccaneers

as Julius Folyat

1993
Shadowlands

as Peter Whistler

1991
Performance

as Macbeth

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Lt Giles Chapman

1991
Prime Suspect

as Jason Baldwin