James Frain

James Frain

56 · Born: Mar 14, 1968

Personal Details

Born Mar 14, 1968 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Relatives
  • Ben Frain (Sibling)

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.

Career

2021
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions as Henry / Puzzlemaker
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Showtrial
Showtrial as Damian Campbell
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2020
The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania as James Hooker
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2019
Headlock
Headlock as Dr. A
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Mr. Allendale
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Elementary
Elementary as Odin Reichenbach
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2017
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 as Sebastian Wake
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2016
The Architect
The Architect as Miles Moss
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2015
Agent Carter
Agent Carter as Leet Brannis
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True Detective
True Detective as Lieutenant Kevin Burris
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Gotham
Gotham as Theo Galavan / Azrael
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Orphan Black
Orphan Black as Ferdinand Chevalier
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2014
Intruders
Intruders as Richard Shepherd
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2013
Alpha Alert
Alpha Alert as Andrews
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Born of War
Born of War as Simon
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The White Queen
The White Queen as Richard Neville
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Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow as Rutledge
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The Tunnel
The Tunnel as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
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2012
Bert & Dickie
Bert & Dickie as Jack Beresford
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Transit
Transit as Marek
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Grimm
Grimm as Eric Renard
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2011
The Cape
The Cape as Peter Fleming / Chess
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The Mentalist
The Mentalist as Terry Murphy
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Burn Notice
Burn Notice as James Forte
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2010
TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy as Jarvis
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Dark Relic
Dark Relic as Sir Gregory
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Miami Medical
Miami Medical
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Leverage
Leverage as John Douglas Keller
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2009
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine as Tom
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Lie to Me
Lie to Me
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Californication
Californication as Paul Rider
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jeffrey Hughes
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Martin Gold
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2008
Quid Pro Quo
Quid Pro Quo as Father Dave
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The Tudors
The Tudors as Thomas Cromwell
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2006
The Front Line
The Front Line as Eddie Gilroy
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Numb3rs
Numb3rs
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2005
Into the Blue
Into the Blue as Reyes
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Medium
Medium as Calley
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Threshold
Threshold
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Empire
Empire as Brutus
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2004
Spartacus
Spartacus as David
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Spartacus
Spartacus as David
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2003
Path to War
Path to War as Richard Goodwin
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2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo as J.F. Villefort
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The Project
The Project as Harvey
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2001
Armadillo
Armadillo as Lorimer Black
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2000
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games as Nick Cassidy
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The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker as Thomas
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Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is as Forney Hull
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Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights as Schahzenan / Harun
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1999
Sunshine
Sunshine as Gustave Sonnenschein
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1998
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie as Daniel Barenboim
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Vigo
Vigo as Jean Vigo
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What Rats Won't Do
What Rats Won't Do as Jack Sullivan
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1997
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe as Robert
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Red Meat
Red Meat as Victor
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The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss as Philip Wakem
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1996
Rasputin
Rasputin as Prince Felix Yusupov
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Loch Ness
Loch Ness as Adrian Foote
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Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal as Kenny
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Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt as Elliot
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1995
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
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1993
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect as Jason Baldwin
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