James Frain: movies and TV shows
James Frain has 97 credits in the archive: 42 films and 55 TV series, from 1989 to 2024. Highest rated: The Mentalist (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1989 – 2024 · busiest year: 2005 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Jester from Transylvania | James Hooker | Film | — | 56 |
| 2023 | Mayfair Witches | Solomon | TV | 7.3 | 55 |
| 2022 | Quantum Leap | Gideon Rydge | TV | 6.9 | 54 |
| 2021 | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Henry / Puzzlemaker | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 2021 | Showtrial | Damian Campbell | TV | 6.9 | 53 |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | Black Peter, A Goat | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Allendale | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 2019 | The Ready Room | Self | TV | 4.0 | 51 |
| 2019 | Against the Clock | Dr. A | Film | 4.1 | 51 |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | Sarek | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 2016 | The Architect | Miles Moss | Film | 4.3 | 48 |
| 2015 | Marvel's Agent Carter | Leet Brannis | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 2015 | Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren | Film | — | 47 | |
| 2014 | True Detective | Lieutenant Kevin Burris | TV | 8.3 | 46 |
| 2014 | Gotham | Theo Galavan / Azrael | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2014 | Gotham | Theo Galavan | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2014 | Intruders | Richard Shepherd | TV | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow | Rutledge | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 2013 | Orphan Black | Ferdinand Chevalier | TV | 7.8 | 45 |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Barret | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 2013 | The White Queen | Richard Neville | TV | 7.3 | 45 |
| 2013 | The Tunnel | Kieran Ashton / John Sumner | TV | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2013 | All Things To All Men | Attorney General | Film | 4.3 | 45 |
| 2013 | Event 15 | Andrews | Film | 4.9 | 45 |
| 2013 | Born of War | Simon | Film | 3.9 | 45 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Odin Reichenbach | TV | 7.6 | 44 |
| 2012 | Transit | Marek | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2012 | Bert & Dickie | Jack Beresford | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 2012 | Zambezi | Narrator | Film | — | 44 |
| 2011 | Grimm | Eric Renard | TV | 8.3 | 43 |
| 2011 | Water for Elephants | Rosie's Caretaker | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 2011 | The Cape | Peter Fleming / Chess | TV | 5.0 | 43 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sebastian Wake | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 2010 | TRON: Legacy | Jarvis | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | TV | 7.5 | 42 | |
| 2010 | Dark Relic | Sir Gregory | Film | 3.5 | 42 |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | McClellan | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Gordon Myhill | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Tom | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Terry Murphy | TV | 8.4 | 40 |
| 2008 | Fringe | Mr. Kohl | TV | 8.1 | 40 |
| 2008 | True Blood | Franklin Mott | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 2008 | Leverage | John Douglas Keller | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Phillip Ashmore / Phillip Andrews | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 2008 | Quid Pro Quo | Father Dave | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 2007 | Californication | Paul Rider | TV | 7.6 | 39 |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Thomas Cromwell | TV | 7.8 | 39 |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | James Forte | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 2006 | The Front Line | Eddie Gilroy | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Tom Crowley | TV | 8.2 | 37 |
| 2005 | The Closer | Paul Andrews | TV | 7.9 | 37 |
| 2005 | Medium | Calley | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Allister McClair | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 2005 | Invasion | Eli Szura | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 2005 | Threshold | TV | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 2005 | Into the Blue | Reyes | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 2005 | Empire | Brutus | TV | 6.5 | 37 |
| 2004 | Spartacus | David | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 2004 | Spartacus | David | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 2003 | Path to War | Richard Goodwin | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Richard Ellison | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | J.F. Villefort | Film | 7.7 | 34 |
| 2002 | The Project | Harvey | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 2002 | The Project | Harvey | Film | — | 34 |
| 2001 | 24 | Paul Raines | TV | 7.8 | 33 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dean Holiday | TV | 7.6 | 33 |
| 2001 | Armadillo | Lorimer Black | TV | 8.0 | 33 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeffrey Hughes | TV | 7.6 | 32 |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Art Gallery Painter | TV | 7.4 | 32 |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Schahzenan / Harun | TV | 6.8 | 32 |
| 2000 | Reindeer Games | Nick Cassidy | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Forney Hull | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | Thomas (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Martin Gold | TV | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1999 | The Vice | Gordon Ellis | TV | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1999 | Titus | Bassianus | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Gustave Sonnenschein | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Alvaro de la Quadra | Film | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1998 | Hilary and Jackie | Daniel Barenboim | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1998 | What Rats Won't Do | Jack Sullivan | Film | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1998 | Vigo | Jean Vigo | Film | 4.9 | 30 |
| 1997 | Macbeth on the Estate | Macbeth | Film | 8.7 | 29 |
| 1997 | The Mill on the Floss | Philip Wakem | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1997 | Robinson Crusoe | Robert/Defoe's Publisher | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1997 | Red Meat | Victor | Film | 3.8 | 29 |
| 1996 | Loch Ness | Adrian Foote | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1996 | Strangers | Dirk | TV | 4.3 | 28 |
| 1996 | Nothing Personal | Kenny | Film | 4.8 | 28 |
| 1996 | Rasputin | Prince Felix Yusupov | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1995 | The Buccaneers | Julius Folyat | TV | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure | John Harbour | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Peter Whistler | Film | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Jason Baldwin | TV | 7.8 | 23 |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier | Lt Giles Chapman | TV | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1991 | Performance | Macbeth | TV | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Elliot | TV | 8.0 | 21 |
| Foster | Film | — | — |