James Frain

James Frain
Frain at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1968-03-14) 14 March 1968 (age 56) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Education	Newport Free Grammar School
Alma mater	University of East Anglia Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Marta Cunningham ​ ​ (m. 2004; sep. 2023)​
Children	2

James Frain (born 14 March 1968) 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). He also played leading roles in the BBC dramas Armadillo (2001), The Buccaneers (1995) and The Mill on the Floss (1997).

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).