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James Frain

1968 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). James Frain is the 5,973rd most popular actor (up from 6,062nd in 2024), the 4,631st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,503rd in 2019) and the 683rd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Frain ranks 5,973 out of 13,578. Before him are Edward Arnold, Brian Aherne, Peter Mark Richman, Sidney Blackmer, Austin St. John, and Melinda Clarke. After him are Zach Galligan, Sara Gilbert, William Haines, June Foray, Mary Stävin, and Marc Cherry.

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Among people born in 1968, James Frain ranks 281. Before him are Antonio Benarrivo, Sandrine Kiberlain, Julia Boutros, Shantel, Danny Nucci, and Laura Leighton. After him are Midori, Lisa Marie, Stephan Beckenbauer, Moira Kelly, Bärbel Bas, and Igor Lediakhov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Frain ranks 4,632 out of 8,785. Before him are Jason Orange (1970), John Speed (1551), George Cornet (1877), Peter Mark Roget (1779), Brian Aherne (1902), and Michael Caton-Jones (1957). After him are Yvonne Blake (1940), Charles Allston Collins (1828), George Back (1796), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Phyllis Johnson (1886), and John Milne (1850).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, James Frain ranks 683. Before him are Emily Ratajkowski (1991), Ron Moody (1924), Clive Dunn (1920), John Richardson (1934), Paul Anderson (1978), and Brian Aherne (1902). After him are Jayne Atkinson (1959), Indira Varma (1973), Daniel Sharman (1986), Owain Yeoman (1978), Gary Daniels (1963), and David Walliams (1971).

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