Acting

James Frain

Born 1968-03-14 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Credits

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Foster
2026
The Jester from Transylvania
as James Hooker
2024
Mayfair Witches
as Solomon
2023
Quantum Leap
as Gideon Rydge
2022
Showtrial
as Damian Campbell
2021
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
as Henry / Puzzlemaker
2021
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Allendale
2019
What We Do in the Shadows
as Black Peter, A Goat
2019
The Ready Room
as Self
2019
Against the Clock
as Dr. A
2019
Star Trek: Discovery
as Sarek
2017
The Architect
as Miles Moss
2016
Marvel's Agent Carter
as Leet Brannis
2015
Gotham
as Theo Galavan / Azrael
2014
Gotham
as Theo Galavan
2014
Intruders
as Richard Shepherd
2014
True Detective
as Lieutenant Kevin Burris
2014
Born of War
as Simon
2013
The Tunnel
as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
2013
Sleepy Hollow
as Rutledge
2013
The Lone Ranger
as Barret
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
2013
Elementary
as Odin Reichenbach
2012
Bert & Dickie
as Jack Beresford
2012
Zambezi
as Narrator
2012
Transit
as Marek
2012
Grimm
as Eric Renard
2011
Water for Elephants
as Rosie's Caretaker
2011
The Cape
as Peter Fleming / Chess
2011
TRON: Legacy
as Jarvis
2010
Hawaii Five-0
as Sebastian Wake
2010
Miami Medical
2010
Dark Relic
as Sir Gregory
2010
Everybody's Fine
as Tom
2009
FlashForward
as Gordon Myhill
2009
Lie to Me
as McClellan
2009
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
2008
Californication
as Paul Rider
2007
Burn Notice
as James Forte
2007
The Tudors
as Thomas Cromwell
2007
The Front Line
as Eddie Gilroy
2006
Into the Blue
as Reyes
2005
Invasion
as Eli Szura
2005
Threshold
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
2005
Spartacus
as David
2004
Spartacus
as David
2004
Path to War
as Richard Goodwin
2003
The Project
as Harvey
2002
The Project
as Harvey
2002
CSI: Miami
as Richard Ellison
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
as J.F. Villefort
2002
24
as Paul Raines
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Dean Holiday
2001
Armadillo
as Lorimer Black
2001
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
The Miracle Maker
as Thomas (voice)
2000
Reindeer Games
as Nick Cassidy
2000
Titus
as Bassianus
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Martin Gold
1999
Sunshine
as Gustave Sonnenschein
1999
The Vice
as Gordon Ellis
1999
Hilary and Jackie
as Daniel Barenboim
1998
Vigo
as Jean Vigo
1998
Elizabeth
as Alvaro de la Quadra
1998