---
name: "James Larkin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-larkin"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "17 March 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T16:00:14.083607+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James Larkin

Director. Born 17 March 1963 in Surrey, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 17 March 1963, Surrey, England, UK
- **Active:** 2012–2015
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Larkin_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6137786, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66250

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Call the Midwife*](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md) (80)

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## Biography

James Larkin is a British actor and director. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career on stage, appearing in productions with the Renaissance Theatre Company under Kenneth Branagh.

As an actor he is known for roles including Bedford in *Henry V* (1989), William Fitzwilliam in *Wolf Hall* (2015), Simon Powers in *Black Mirror* (2011) and appearances in *McMafia* (2018) and *The Affair of the Necklace* (2001). As a director he has worked on series including *Call the Midwife* (from 2017), *Private Practice* (2013), *EastEnders* and *Father Brown*.

His debut feature film *City Slacker* (2012) received nominations at the Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Wolf Hall* (2015), Fi1m 86, as Master Treasurer Fitzwilliam — [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gravy Train* (2025), as Herbert
- *Hard Pass* (2020), Director
- *McMafia* (2018), series, as Doctor Ramsey
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), series, as Master Treasurer Fitzwilliam, William Fitzwilliam — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *WPC 56* (2013), series, Director
- *City Slacker* (2012), Director
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Simon Powers — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Director
- *Red Mercury* (2005), as Evans
- *The Government Inspector* (2005), as Tony Blair
- *Roman Road* (2004), as Paul
- *The Affair of the Necklace* (2001), as Darnell de Valois
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Dr. Matt Carney
- *Dead on Time* (1999), Screenplay, Director
- *Colour Blind* (1998), series, as Stanhope
- *RPM* (1998), as Jonqull
- *The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders* (1996), series, as Captain Stephens
- *The Spy Who Caught a Cold* (1995), as Nick
- *Pleasure* (1994), as Charles Desneuves
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Mike Penmore
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, Director
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Headmaster
- *Maigret* (1992), series, as Inspector LaPointe
- *Lazarus and Dingwall* (1991), series, as Duncan Moody
- *Henry V* (1989), as Bedford

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