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James Frain

Acting Born Mar 14, 1968 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK 24 credits

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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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Martin Gold

Grey's Anatomy

as Tom Crowley

The Mentalist

as Terry Murphy

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Jeffrey Hughes

24

as Paul Raines

Hawaii Five-0

as Sebastian Wake

CSI: Miami

as Richard Ellison

Grimm

as Eric Renard

Elementary

as Odin Reichenbach

The Closer

as Paul Andrews

Fringe

as Mr. Kohl

Gotham

as Theo Galavan / Azrael

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Martin Gold
  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Tom Crowley
  • The Mentalist (2008) as Terry Murphy
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Jeffrey Hughes
  • 24 (2001) as Paul Raines
  • Medium (2005) as Calley
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Sebastian Wake
  • CSI: Miami (2002) as Richard Ellison
  • Grimm (2011) as Eric Renard
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Dean Holiday
  • Elementary (2012) as Odin Reichenbach
  • The Closer (2005) as Paul Andrews
  • Fringe (2008) as Mr. Kohl
  • Gotham (2014) as Theo Galavan / Azrael
  • Gotham (2014) as Theo Galavan
  • True Detective (2014) as Lieutenant Kevin Burris
  • True Blood (2008) as Franklin Mott
  • Star Trek: Discovery (2017) as Sarek
  • Californication (2007) as Paul Rider
  • Strong Medicine (2000) as Art Gallery Painter
  • Burn Notice (2007) as James Forte
  • Lie to Me (2009) as McClellan
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Allister McClair
  • The Tudors (2007) as Thomas Cromwell