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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
The Mentalist
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hawaii Five-0
24
Grimm
CSI: Miami
All Movies (42)
- The Jester from Transylvania2024 · as James Hooker
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021 · as Henry / Puzzlemaker
- Against the Clock2019 · as Dr. A
- The Architect2016 · as Miles Moss
- Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren2015
- Born of War2013 · as Simon
- The Lone Ranger2013 · as Barret
- All Things To All Men2013 · as Attorney General
- Event 152013 · as Andrews
- Bert & Dickie2012 · as Jack Beresford
- Zambezi2012 · as Narrator
- Transit2012 · as Marek
- Water for Elephants2011 · as Rosie's Caretaker
- TRON: Legacy2010 · as Jarvis
- Dark Relic2010 · as Sir Gregory
- Everybody's Fine2009 · as Tom
- Quid Pro Quo2008 · as Father Dave
- The Front Line2006 · as Eddie Gilroy
- Into the Blue2005 · as Reyes
- Spartacus2004 · as David
- Path to War2003 · as Richard Goodwin
- The Project2002 · as Harvey
- The Count of Monte Cristo2002 · as J.F. Villefort
- Where the Heart Is2000 · as Forney Hull
- The Miracle Maker2000 · as Thomas (voice)
- Reindeer Games2000 · as Nick Cassidy
- Titus1999 · as Bassianus
- Sunshine1999 · as Gustave Sonnenschein
- Hilary and Jackie1998 · as Daniel Barenboim
- Vigo1998 · as Jean Vigo
- Elizabeth1998 · as Alvaro de la Quadra
- What Rats Won't Do1998 · as Jack Sullivan
- The Mill on the Floss1997 · as Philip Wakem
- Robinson Crusoe1997 · as Robert/Defoe's Publisher
- Macbeth on the Estate1997 · as Macbeth
- Red Meat1997 · as Victor
- Nothing Personal1996 · as Kenny
- Loch Ness1996 · as Adrian Foote
- Rasputin1996 · as Prince Felix Yusupov
- An Awfully Big Adventure1995 · as John Harbour
- Shadowlands1993 · as Peter Whistler
- Foster—
All TV Shows (54)
- Quantum Leap2022 · as Gideon Rydge
- Showtrial2021 · as Damian Campbell
- The Twilight Zone2019 · as Mr. Allendale
- What We Do in the Shadows2019 · as Black Peter, A Goat
- The Ready Room2019 · as Self
- Star Trek: Discovery2017 · as Sarek
- Marvel's Agent Carter2015 · as Leet Brannis
- Gotham2014 · as Theo Galavan / Azrael
- Gotham2014 · as Theo Galavan
- Intruders2014 · as Richard Shepherd
- True Detective2014 · as Lieutenant Kevin Burris
- The Tunnel2013 · as Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
- Sleepy Hollow2013 · as Rutledge
- The White Queen2013 · as Richard Neville
- Orphan Black2013 · as Ferdinand Chevalier
- Elementary2012 · as Odin Reichenbach
- Grimm2011 · as Eric Renard
- The Cape2011 · as Peter Fleming / Chess
- Hawaii Five-02010 · as Sebastian Wake
- Miami Medical2010
- FlashForward2009 · as Gordon Myhill
- Lie to Me2009 · as McClellan
- Leverage2008 · as John Douglas Keller
- The Mentalist2008 · as Terry Murphy
- Fringe2008 · as Mr. Kohl
- True Blood2008 · as Franklin Mott
- In Plain Sight2008 · as Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews
- Californication2007 · as Paul Rider
- Burn Notice2007 · as James Forte
- The Tudors2007 · as Thomas Cromwell
- Invasion2005 · as Eli Szura
- Threshold2005
- Empire2005 · as Brutus
- The Closer2005 · as Paul Andrews
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Tom Crowley
- Numb3rs2005 · as Allister McClair
- Medium2005 · as Calley
- Spartacus2004 · as David
- The Project2002 · as Harvey
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Richard Ellison
- 242001 · as Paul Raines
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Dean Holiday
- Armadillo2001 · as Lorimer Black
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Jeffrey Hughes
- Strong Medicine2000 · as Art Gallery Painter
- Arabian Nights2000 · as Schahzenan / Harun
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Martin Gold
- The Vice1999 · as Gordon Ellis
- Strangers1996 · as Dirk
- The Buccaneers1995 · as Julius Folyat
- Performance1991 · as Macbeth
- Soldier Soldier1991 · as Lt Giles Chapman
- Prime Suspect1991 · as Jason Baldwin
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Elliot