James Frain

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-03-14 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

James Frain

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.

Acting

2000

Reindeer Games

as Nick Cassidy

1998

Elizabeth

as Alvaro de la Quadra

2010

TRON: Legacy

as Jarvis

2000

The Miracle Maker

as Thomas (voice)

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo

as J.F. Villefort

2006

The Front Line

as Eddie Gilroy

2005

2004

Spartacus

as David

1999

Titus

as Bassianus

2012

Zambezi

as Narrator

2010

Dark Relic

as Sir Gregory

1996

Rasputin

as Prince Felix Yusupov

1998

Hilary and Jackie

as Daniel Barenboim

1999

Sunshine

as Gustave Sonnenschein

2012

Transit

as Marek

2013

1997

The Mill on the Floss

as Philip Wakem

2012

Bert & Dickie

as Jack Beresford

1998

What Rats Won't Do

as Jack Sullivan

1997

1996

Loch Ness

as Adrian Foote

2013

Event 15

as Andrews

1993

Shadowlands

as Peter Whistler

1997

Red Meat

as Victor

2013

Born Of War

as Simon

2019

1998

Vigo

as Jean Vigo

2002

The Project

as Harvey

1995

2000

Where the Heart Is

as Forney Hull

2016

The Architect

as Miles Moss

1996

2008

Quid Pro Quo

as Father Dave

2003

Path to War

as Richard Goodwin

2011

Water for Elephants

as Rosie's Caretaker

2013

All Things To All Men

as Attorney General

2021

2020

1997

Robinson Crusoe

as Robert/Defoe's Publisher

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