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name: "James Frain"
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born: "14 March 1968"
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# James Frain

Actor. Born 14 March 1968 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 March 1968, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1993–2013
- **Also known as:** James Dominic Frain, Τζέιμς Φρέιν

## Biography

James Frain is an English actor. He was born in Leeds and studied drama and film at the University of East Anglia before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

His screen career began with a role in *Shadowlands* (1993). He is known for playing Thomas Cromwell in the series *The Tudors* (2007–2009) and for appearances in films including *TRON: Legacy* (2010), *Water for Elephants* (2011) and *The Lone Ranger* (2013) as Barret. Television credits include roles in *Grey's Anatomy*, *The Mentalist*, *True Detective*, *Gotham* and *Grimm*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), Fi1m 55, as Barret — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *Elizabeth* (1998), Fi1m 82, as Alvaro de la Quadra — [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth.md)
- *Shadowlands* (1993), Fi1m 79, as Peter Whistler — [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)

## Also known for

- *TRON: Legacy* (2010), Jarvis
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Terry Murphy
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Martin Gold
- *Gotham* (2014), Theo Galavan / Azrael
- *Grimm* (2011), Eric Renard
- *Water for Elephants* (2011), Rosie's Caretaker
- *Escape Room: Tournament of Champions* (2021), Henry / Puzzlemaker
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2002), J.F. Villefort

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