James Frain

Acting

James Frain

Born March 14, 1968Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK 94 credits

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.

Known For

The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

Movie

2024

Quantum Leap
6.9

Quantum Leap

TV

2022

Showtrial
6.9

Showtrial

TV

2021

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
6.5

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Movie

2021

The Twilight Zone
6.7

The Twilight Zone

TV

2019

What We Do in the Shadows
8.0

What We Do in the Shadows

TV

2019

Filmography

The Jester from Transylvania
2024The Jester from Transylvaniaas James HookerMovie
Quantum Leap
2022Quantum Leapas Gideon RydgeTV
Showtrial
2021Showtrialas Damian CampbellTV
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
2021Escape Room: Tournament of Championsas Henry / PuzzlemakerMovie
The Twilight Zone
2019The Twilight Zoneas Mr. AllendaleTV
What We Do in the Shadows
2019What We Do in the Shadowsas Black Peter, A GoatTV
The Ready Room
2019The Ready Roomas SelfTV
Against the Clock
2019Against the Clockas Dr. AMovie
Star Trek: Discovery
2017Star Trek: Discoveryas SarekTV
The Architect
2016The Architectas Miles MossMovie
Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren
2015Rom - Schlacht der GladiatorenMovie
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015Marvel's Agent Carteras Leet BrannisTV
Gotham
2014Gothamas Theo Galavan / AzraelTV
Intruders
2014Intrudersas Richard ShepherdTV
True Detective
2014True Detectiveas Lieutenant Kevin BurrisTV
Born of War
2013Born of Waras SimonMovie
The Tunnel
2013The Tunnelas Kieran Ashton / John SumnerTV
Sleepy Hollow
2013Sleepy Hollowas RutledgeTV
The Lone Ranger
2013The Lone Rangeras BarretMovie
The White Queen
2013The White Queenas Richard NevilleTV
All Things To All Men
2013All Things To All Menas Attorney GeneralMovie
Orphan Black
2013Orphan Blackas Ferdinand ChevalierTV
Event 15
2013Event 15as AndrewsMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Odin ReichenbachTV
Bert & Dickie
2012Bert & Dickieas Jack BeresfordMovie
Z
2012Zambezias NarratorMovie
Transit
2012Transitas MarekMovie
Grimm
2011Grimmas Eric RenardTV
Water for Elephants
2011Water for Elephantsas Rosie's CaretakerMovie
The Cape
2011The Capeas Peter Fleming / ChessTV
TRON: Legacy
2010TRON: Legacyas JarvisMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Sebastian WakeTV
Miami Medical
2010Miami MedicalTV
Dark Relic
2010Dark Relicas Sir GregoryMovie
Everybody's Fine
2009Everybody's Fineas TomMovie
FlashForward
2009FlashForwardas Gordon MyhillTV
Lie to Me
2009Lie to MeTV
Leverage
2008Leverageas John Douglas KellerTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Terry MurphyTV
Fringe
2008Fringeas Mr. KohlTV
True Blood
2008True Bloodas Franklin MottTV
Quid Pro Quo
2008Quid Pro Quoas Father DaveMovie
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sightas Phillip Ashmore / Phillip AndrewsTV
Californication
2007Californicationas Paul RiderTV
Burn Notice
2007Burn Noticeas James ForteTV
The Tudors
2007The Tudorsas Thomas CromwellTV
The Front Line
2006The Front Lineas Eddie GilroyMovie
Into the Blue
2005Into the Blueas ReyesMovie
Invasion
2005Invasionas Eli SzuraTV
Threshold
2005ThresholdTV
Empire
2005Empireas BrutusTV
The Closer
2005The Closeras Paul AndrewsTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Tom CrowleyTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Allister McClairTV
Medium
2005Mediumas CalleyTV
Spartacus
2004Spartacusas DavidTV
Spartacus
2004Spartacusas DavidMovie
Path to War
2003Path to Waras Richard GoodwinMovie
T
2002The Projectas HarveyMovie
The Project
2002The Projectas HarveyTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Richard EllisonTV
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002The Count of Monte Cristoas J.F. VillefortMovie
24
200124as Paul RainesTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Dean HolidayTV
Armadillo
2001Armadilloas Lorimer BlackTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jeffrey HughesTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Art Gallery PainterTV
Arabian Nights
2000Arabian Nightsas Schahzenan / HarunTV
Where the Heart Is
2000Where the Heart Isas Forney HullMovie
The Miracle Maker
2000The Miracle Makeras Thomas (voice)Movie
Reindeer Games
2000Reindeer Gamesas Nick CassidyMovie
Titus
1999Titusas BassianusMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Martin GoldTV
Sunshine
1999Sunshineas Gustave SonnenscheinMovie
The Vice
1999The ViceTV
Hilary and Jackie
1998Hilary and Jackieas Daniel BarenboimMovie
Vigo
1998Vigoas Jean VigoMovie
Elizabeth
1998Elizabethas Alvaro de la QuadraMovie
What Rats Won't Do
1998What Rats Won't Doas Jack SullivanMovie
The Mill on the Floss
1997The Mill on the Flossas Philip WakemMovie
Robinson Crusoe
1997Robinson Crusoeas Robert/Defoe's PublisherMovie
Macbeth on the Estate
1997Macbeth on the Estateas MacbethMovie
Red Meat
1997Red Meatas VictorMovie
Nothing Personal
1996Nothing Personalas KennyMovie
Loch Ness
1996Loch Nessas Adrian FooteMovie
Rasputin
1996Rasputinas Prince Felix YusupovMovie
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995An Awfully Big Adventureas John HarbourMovie
The Buccaneers
1995The Buccaneersas Julius FolyatTV
Shadowlands
1993Shadowlandsas Peter WhistlerMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas MacbethTV
Soldier Soldier
1991Soldier Soldieras Lt Giles ChapmanTV
Prime Suspect
1991Prime Suspectas Jason BaldwinTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas ElliotTV
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