Acting
James Frain
Born 1968-03-14
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Department: 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.
Known For
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
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The Mentalist
2008
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TRON: Legacy
2010
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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The Lone Ranger
2013
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True Detective
2014
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Gotham
2014
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Grimm
2011
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Fringe
2008
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (96 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Foster | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Jester from Transylvania | James Hooker | Movie | 2024 |
 | Mayfair Witches | Solomon | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Quantum Leap | Gideon Rydge | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Showtrial | Damian Campbell | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Henry / Puzzlemaker | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Allendale | TV Series | 2019 |
 | What We Do in the Shadows | Black Peter, A Goat | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Ready Room | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Against the Clock | Dr. A | Movie | 2019 |
 | Star Trek: Discovery | Sarek | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Architect | Miles Moss | Movie | 2016 |
 | Marvel's Agent Carter | Leet Brannis | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Gotham | Theo Galavan / Azrael | TV Series | 2014 |
| Gotham | Theo Galavan | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Intruders | Richard Shepherd | TV Series | 2014 |
 | True Detective | Lieutenant Kevin Burris | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Born of War | Simon | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Tunnel | Kieran Ashton / John Sumner | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Sleepy Hollow | Rutledge | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Lone Ranger | Barret | Movie | 2013 |
 | The White Queen | Richard Neville | TV Series | 2013 |
 | All Things To All Men | Attorney General | Movie | 2013 |
 | Orphan Black | Ferdinand Chevalier | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Event 15 | Andrews | Movie | 2013 |
 | Elementary | Odin Reichenbach | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Bert & Dickie | Jack Beresford | Movie | 2012 |
| Zambezi | Narrator | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Transit | Marek | Movie | 2012 |
 | Grimm | Eric Renard | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Water for Elephants | Rosie's Caretaker | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Cape | Peter Fleming / Chess | TV Series | 2011 |
 | TRON: Legacy | Jarvis | Movie | 2010 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sebastian Wake | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Miami Medical | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Dark Relic | Sir Gregory | Movie | 2010 |
 | Everybody's Fine | Tom | Movie | 2009 |
 | FlashForward | Gordon Myhill | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Lie to Me | McClellan | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Leverage | John Douglas Keller | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Mentalist | Terry Murphy | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Fringe | Mr. Kohl | TV Series | 2008 |
 | True Blood | Franklin Mott | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Quid Pro Quo | Father Dave | Movie | 2008 |
 | In Plain Sight | Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Californication | Paul Rider | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Burn Notice | James Forte | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Tudors | Thomas Cromwell | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Front Line | Eddie Gilroy | Movie | 2006 |
 | Into the Blue | Reyes | Movie | 2005 |
 | Invasion | Eli Szura | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Threshold | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Empire | Brutus | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Closer | Paul Andrews | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Grey's Anatomy | Tom Crowley | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | Allister McClair | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Medium | Calley | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Spartacus | David | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Spartacus | David | Movie | 2004 |
 | Path to War | Richard Goodwin | Movie | 2003 |
| The Project | Harvey | Movie | 2002 | |
 | The Project | Harvey | TV Series | 2002 |
 | CSI: Miami | Richard Ellison | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Count of Monte Cristo | J.F. Villefort | Movie | 2002 |
 | 24 | Paul Raines | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dean Holiday | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Armadillo | Lorimer Black | TV Series | 2001 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeffrey Hughes | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Strong Medicine | Art Gallery Painter | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Arabian Nights | Schahzenan / Harun | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Where the Heart Is | Forney Hull | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Miracle Maker | Thomas (voice) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Reindeer Games | Nick Cassidy | Movie | 2000 |
 | Titus | Bassianus | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Martin Gold | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Sunshine | Gustave Sonnenschein | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Vice | Gordon Ellis | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Hilary and Jackie | Daniel Barenboim | Movie | 1998 |
 | Vigo | Jean Vigo | Movie | 1998 |
 | Elizabeth | Alvaro de la Quadra | Movie | 1998 |
 | What Rats Won't Do | Jack Sullivan | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Mill on the Floss | Philip Wakem | Movie | 1997 |
 | Robinson Crusoe | Robert/Defoe's Publisher | Movie | 1997 |
 | Macbeth on the Estate | Macbeth | Movie | 1997 |
 | Red Meat | Victor | Movie | 1997 |
 | Nothing Personal | Kenny | Movie | 1996 |
 | Loch Ness | Adrian Foote | Movie | 1996 |
 | Strangers | Dirk | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Rasputin | Prince Felix Yusupov | Movie | 1996 |
 | An Awfully Big Adventure | John Harbour | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Buccaneers | Julius Folyat | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Shadowlands | Peter Whistler | Movie | 1993 |
 | Performance | Macbeth | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Soldier Soldier | Lt Giles Chapman | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Prime Suspect | Jason Baldwin | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Elliot | TV Series | 1989 |