James Frain
Acting • Born 1968-03-14
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
95 credits
Reindeer Games
Movie • 2000
Nick Cassidy
Elizabeth
Movie • 1998
Alvaro de la Quadra
TRON: Legacy
Movie • 2010
Jarvis
The Miracle Maker
Movie • 2000
Thomas (voice)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie • 2002
J.F. Villefort
The Front Line
Movie • 2006
Eddie Gilroy
Into the Blue
Movie • 2005
Reyes
Spartacus
Movie • 2004
David
Titus
Movie • 1999
Bassianus
Zambezi
Movie • 2012
Narrator
Dark Relic
Movie • 2010
Sir Gregory
Rasputin
Movie • 1996
Prince Felix Yusupov
Hilary and Jackie
Movie • 1998
Daniel Barenboim
Sunshine
Movie • 1999
Gustave Sonnenschein
Transit
Movie • 2012
Marek
The Lone Ranger
Movie • 2013
Barret
The Mill on the Floss
Movie • 1997
Philip Wakem
Bert & Dickie
Movie • 2012
Jack Beresford
What Rats Won't Do
Movie • 1998
Jack Sullivan
Macbeth on the Estate
Movie • 1997
Macbeth
Loch Ness
Movie • 1996
Adrian Foote
Event 15
Movie • 2013
Andrews
Shadowlands
Movie • 1993
Peter Whistler
Everybody's Fine
Movie • 2009
Tom
Red Meat
Movie • 1997
Victor
Born Of War
Movie • 2013
Simon
Against the Clock
Movie • 2019
Dr. A
Vigo
Movie • 1998
Jean Vigo
The Project
Movie • 2002
Harvey
An Awfully Big Adventure
Movie • 1995
John Harbour
Where the Heart Is
Movie • 2000
Forney Hull
The Architect
Movie • 2016
Miles Moss
Nothing Personal
Movie • 1996
Kenny
Quid Pro Quo
Movie • 2008
Father Dave
Path to War
Movie • 2003
Richard Goodwin
Water for Elephants
Movie • 2011
Rosie's Caretaker
All Things To All Men
Movie • 2013
Attorney General
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Movie • 2021
Henry / Puzzlemaker
The Jester from Transylvania
Movie • 2024
James Hooker
Robinson Crusoe
Movie • 1997
Robert/Defoe's Publisher
Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren
Movie • 2015
Foster
Movie
Medium
TV • 2005
Calley
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Allister McClair
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Jeffrey Hughes
Threshold
TV • 2005
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Elliot
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Martin Gold
The Ready Room
TV • 2019
Self
Invasion
TV • 2005
Eli Szura
The Tudors
TV • 2007
Thomas Cromwell
Lie to Me
TV • 2009
Empire
TV • 2005
Brutus
Miami Medical
TV • 2010
FlashForward
TV • 2009
Gordon Myhill
Arabian Nights
TV • 2000
Schahzenan / Harun
The Vice
TV • 1999
The Cape
TV • 2011
Peter Fleming / Chess
Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013
Rutledge
Performance
TV • 1991
Macbeth
Intruders
TV • 2014
Richard Shepherd
The Tunnel
TV • 2013
Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
The White Queen
TV • 2013
Richard Neville
True Blood
TV • 2008
Franklin Mott
The Project
TV • 2002
Harvey
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
James Forte
Marvel's Agent Carter
TV • 2015
Leet Brannis
Gotham
TV • 2014
Theo Galavan / Azrael
Showtrial
TV • 2021
Damian Campbell
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Tom Crowley
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Terry Murphy
Orphan Black
TV • 2013
Ferdinand Chevalier
True Detective
TV • 2014
Lieutenant Kevin Burris
Star Trek: Discovery
TV • 2017
Sarek
Spartacus
TV • 2004
David
Californication
TV • 2007
Paul Rider
Fringe
TV • 2008
Mr. Kohl
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Sebastian Wake
Armadillo
TV • 2001
Lorimer Black
Grimm
TV • 2011
Eric Renard
Quantum Leap
TV • 2022
Gideon Rydge
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2019
Mr. Allendale
Leverage
TV • 2008
John Douglas Keller
Prime Suspect
TV • 1991
Jason Baldwin
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Art Gallery Painter
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Dean Holiday
Soldier Soldier
TV • 1991
Lt Giles Chapman
Elementary
TV • 2012
Odin Reichenbach
What We Do in the Shadows
TV • 2019
Black Peter, A Goat
The Closer
TV • 2005
Paul Andrews
Gotham
TV • 2014
Theo Galavan
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews
24
TV • 2001
Paul Raines
The Buccaneers
TV • 1995
Julius Folyat
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Richard Ellison