James Frain
Acting
Born: March 14, 1968 (age 58) · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
TRON: Legacy
2010
The Lone Ranger
2013
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
True Detective
2014
Gotham
2014
Grimm
2011
Fringe
2008
Water for Elephants
2011
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
2021
True Blood
2008
Photos (3)
Movies (39)
TRON: Legacy
Jarvis
Reindeer Games
Nick Cassidy
The Lone Ranger
Barret
The Count of Monte Cristo
J.F. Villefort
Everybody's Fine
Tom
Elizabeth
Alvaro de la Quadra
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Henry / Puzzlemaker
Where the Heart Is
Forney Hull
Into the Blue
Reyes
Water for Elephants
Rosie's Caretaker
Robinson Crusoe
Robert/Defoe's Publisher
Titus
Bassianus
Transit
Marek
The Miracle Maker
Thomas (voice)
Sunshine
Gustave Sonnenschein
Shadowlands
Peter Whistler
All Things To All Men
Attorney General
Path to War
Richard Goodwin
Quid Pro Quo
Father Dave
Hilary and Jackie
Daniel Barenboim
Dark Relic
Sir Gregory
Event 15
Andrews
Spartacus
David
Born of War
Simon
Loch Ness
Adrian Foote
Against the Clock
Dr. A
An Awfully Big Adventure
John Harbour
The Architect
Miles Moss
What Rats Won't Do
Jack Sullivan
Macbeth on the Estate
Macbeth
The Jester from Transylvania
James Hooker
Rasputin
Prince Felix Yusupov
The Mill on the Floss
Philip Wakem
Vigo
Jean Vigo
Bert & Dickie
Jack Beresford
The Front Line
Eddie Gilroy
Foster
2026
Nothing Personal
Kenny
Red Meat
Victor
TV Shows (54)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Gold · 1 eps
The Mentalist
Terry Murphy · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Tom Crowley · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jeffrey Hughes · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Richard Ellison · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Sebastian Wake · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dean Holiday · 1 eps
24
Paul Raines · 9 eps
Elementary
Odin Reichenbach · 7 eps
Grimm
Eric Renard · 7 eps
Fringe
Mr. Kohl · 1 eps
True Detective
Lieutenant Kevin Burris · 7 eps
Gotham
Theo Galavan / Azrael · 22 eps
Gotham
Theo Galavan · 2 eps
The Closer
Paul Andrews · 1 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
Sarek · 9 eps
Californication
Paul Rider · 1 eps
Medium
Calley · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Allister McClair · 1 eps
True Blood
Franklin Mott · 7 eps
Burn Notice
James Forte · 1 eps
The Tudors
Thomas Cromwell · 18 eps
Strong Medicine
Art Gallery Painter · 1 eps
Lie to Me
McClellan · 1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
Black Peter, A Goat · 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow
Rutledge · 1 eps
Orphan Black
Ferdinand Chevalier · 8 eps
Leverage
John Douglas Keller · 1 eps
Marvel's Agent Carter
Leet Brannis · 2 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Elliot · 1 eps
In Plain Sight
Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews · 1 eps
Performance
Macbeth · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Gideon Rydge · 4 eps
Mayfair Witches
Solomon · 8 eps
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Allendale · 1 eps
FlashForward
Gordon Myhill · 2 eps
The White Queen
Richard Neville · 10 eps
Soldier Soldier
Lt Giles Chapman · 1 eps
Prime Suspect
Jason Baldwin
The Tunnel
Kieran Ashton / John Sumner · 10 eps
Invasion
Eli Szura · 7 eps
The Vice
Gordon Ellis · 1 eps
Showtrial
Damian Campbell · 5 eps
Threshold
1 eps
The Cape
Peter Fleming / Chess · 10 eps
Empire
Brutus · 6 eps
Arabian Nights
Schahzenan / Harun · 2 eps
Miami Medical
1 eps
The Buccaneers
Julius Folyat · 5 eps
Strangers
Dirk · 1 eps
Spartacus
David · 2 eps
Intruders
Richard Shepherd · 8 eps
Armadillo
Lorimer Black · 3 eps
The Project
Harvey · 2 eps
