Cast & creator
James Frain
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy
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.
Also known as: James Dominic Frain, Τζέιμς Φρέιν
41
film credits
55
television credits
96
1989–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (96)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Gold
1999
The Mentalist
Terry Murphy
2008
Grey's Anatomy
Tom Crowley
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jeffrey Hughes
2000
Hawaii Five-0
Sebastian Wake
2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dean Holiday
2001
CSI: Miami
Richard Ellison
2002
24
Paul Raines
2001
Grimm
Eric Renard
2011
Star Trek: Discovery
Sarek
2017
Fringe
Mr. Kohl
2008
The Closer
Paul Andrews
2005
Elementary
Odin Reichenbach
2012
Medium
Calley
2005
Numb3rs
Allister McClair
2005
True Detective
Lieutenant Kevin Burris
2014
Gotham
Theo Galavan / Azrael
2014Gotham
Theo Galavan
2014
Strong Medicine
Art Gallery Painter
2000
True Blood
Franklin Mott
2008
Californication
Paul Rider
2007
What We Do in the Shadows
Black Peter, A Goat
2019
The Tudors
Thomas Cromwell
2007
Lie to Me
McClellan
2009
Burn Notice
James Forte
2007
Sleepy Hollow
Rutledge
2013
Tales from the Crypt
Elliot
1989
Leverage
John Douglas Keller
2008
In Plain Sight
Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews
2008
Orphan Black
Ferdinand Chevalier
2013
Marvel's Agent Carter
Leet Brannis
2015
Performance
Macbeth
1991
Quantum Leap
Gideon Rydge
2022
FlashForward
Gordon Myhill
2009
Mayfair Witches
Solomon
2023
Prime Suspect
Jason Baldwin
1991
TRON: Legacy
Jarvis
2010
The Ready Room
Self
2019
Soldier Soldier
Lt Giles Chapman
1991
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Allendale
2019
Invasion
Eli Szura
2005
The Vice
Gordon Ellis
1999
Threshold
2005
The White Queen
Richard Neville
2013
The Lone Ranger
Barret
2013
The Count of Monte Cristo
J.F. Villefort
2002
The Tunnel
Kieran Ashton / John Sumner
2013
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Henry / Puzzlemaker
2021
The Cape
Peter Fleming / Chess
2011
Miami Medical
2010
Showtrial
Damian Campbell
2021
Into the Blue
Reyes
2005
Everybody's Fine
Tom
2009
Empire
Brutus
2005
Strangers
Dirk
1996
The Buccaneers
Julius Folyat
1995
Where the Heart Is
Forney Hull
2000
Reindeer Games
Nick Cassidy
2000
Water for Elephants
Rosie's Caretaker
2011
Intruders
Richard Shepherd
2014
Arabian Nights
Schahzenan / Harun
2000
Spartacus
David
2004
Elizabeth
Alvaro de la Quadra
1998
Robinson Crusoe
Robert/Defoe's Publisher
1997
Spartacus
David
2004
An Awfully Big Adventure
John Harbour
1995
Titus
Bassianus
1999
Hilary and Jackie
Daniel Barenboim
1998
The Project
Harvey
2002
Shadowlands
Peter Whistler
1993
The Miracle Maker
Thomas (voice)
2000
Sunshine
Gustave Sonnenschein
1999
Path to War
Richard Goodwin
2003
All Things To All Men
Attorney General
2013
Against the Clock
Dr. A
2019
Quid Pro Quo
Father Dave
2008
Transit
Marek
2012
Loch Ness
Adrian Foote
1996
What Rats Won't Do
Jack Sullivan
1998
Dark Relic
Sir Gregory
2010
Armadillo
Lorimer Black
2001
The Mill on the Floss
Philip Wakem
1997
Rasputin
Prince Felix Yusupov
1996
Event 15
Andrews
2013
Macbeth on the Estate
Macbeth
1997
Bert & Dickie
Jack Beresford
2012
Born of War
Simon
2013
The Jester from Transylvania
James Hooker
2024
The Architect
Miles Moss
2016
Vigo
Jean Vigo
1998Zambezi
Narrator
2012
Red Meat
Victor
1997
Nothing Personal
Kenny
1996
Foster
2026
The Front Line
Eddie Gilroy
2006The Project
Harvey
2002