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James Frain

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English stage and screen actor (born 1968)

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Works
1

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  • Moon

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1968-03-14

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Total plays
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Key facts

Born
( 1968-03-14 ) 14 March 1968 (age 58) , Leeds , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
Education
Newport Free Grammar School
Alma mater
University of East Anglia , Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1993–present
Spouse
Marta Cunningham ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2023 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Leeds
Languages spoken
English language
Image
James Frain 2010 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1968-03-14
Commons category
James Frain
name in native language
James Frain
start of work period
1993-00-00
birth name
James Dominic Frain
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Encyclopedic overview

James Frain is an English actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/CBC historical drama The Tudors (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama True Blood (2010), Warwick the Kingmaker in the BBC drama serial The White Queen (2013), John Sumner in the Sky/Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel (2013), Ferdinand Chevalier in the BBC/Space sci-fi thriller Orphan Black (2015–2017), Theo Galavan/Azrael in Fox's Gotham (2015–2016), and Sarek in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2019).

In film, he is best known for playing Daniel Barenboim and Álvaro de la Quadra in the biographical dramas Hilary and Jackie and Elizabeth, respectively (both 1998), Bassianus in the Shakespeare adaptation Titus (1999), and Gérard de Villefort in the historical drama The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).

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