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