James Frain
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Birth Place: Leeds, England Eye Color: Blue Height: 6' (1.83 m) Family: one of eight siblings Wife: Marta Cunningham (2004 to present) Education: BA Drama University of East Anglia, then went on to study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama Actor Bio:The eldest of eight children of a stockbroker and a teacher, Frain began thinking about acting as a kid but didn't get serious until he entered the University of East Anglia. After graduation, he moved on to London's Central School of Speech and Drama. His very first film audition resulted in a role as one of Anthony Hopkins' students in Sir Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands. Since that debut performance 15 years ago, Frain has kept busy on both sides of the Atlantic. On film, career highlights include playing pianist Daniel Barenboim in Hilary and Jackie, Bassianus in Julie Taymor's Titus, Natalie Portman's love interest in Where the Heart Is and Kim Raver's ex in the fourth season of 24. (Like most of those who pass through the world of Jack Bauer, his character, Paul Raines, did not survive.) On stage, he's acted in productions at the Royal Court and Royal Shakespeare Company, among others.
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Non-acting careers: Audio Books Movies: Water for Elephants (2012) Transit (2011) TRON:Legacy (2010 Quid Pro Quo (2007), Into the Blue (2005 Spartacus (2004), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Where the Heart Is (2000), The Miracle Maker (2000), Reindeer Games (2000), Elizabeth (1998), Vigo (1998), Robinson Crusoe (1997) TV Shows: The White Queen (2013) The Cape (2011) CSI: Miami (2010) True Blood (2010) Miami Medical (2010) Flashforward (2009 -10) CSI (2009) Californication (2009) Law & Order;SVU (2009) Everybody's fine (2009) Lie to me (2009) Grey's Anatomy (2009) In Plain Sight (2009) The Tudors (2007-2009), Law and Order 'Criminal Intent' (as Dean Holiday, 2008), Numb3rs (as Allistar McClair, 2007), The Closer (2006), Invasion: as Eli Suzra, 2006), 24: (as Paul Raines, 2005), Threshold (as Reverand Lavory, 2005), Prime Suspect (1993) Stage: King Lear (Edmund) at Almeida Theatre, Othello (Iago) at BBC Radio 3, Other People (Mark) at Royal Court Theatre, Zenophobia (Wahballat) at RSC, She Stoops to Conquer (Hastings) at Queen Theatre in London, All For Love (Myris) at Almeida and tour, Rules of the Game (Giorgo) Almeida. Big break: Shadowlands (1993) Best known for: Where the Heart Is (2000), Sunshine (1999), 24 - (2005) Awards: none (yet). One Genie nomination in 2000 - supporting actor for Sunshine Upcoming projects: The White Queen (2013). Frain is set to play Lord Warwick (the father of Queen Anne, consort to Richard III and a great-uncle to Sir Thomas Parr, father of Queen Catherine Parr) in the BBC/STARZ series based on The Cousins War; a trilogy of historical fiction books on three influential women in The War of the Roses by Philippa Gregory. STARZ will be airing the series in August 2013 (US).
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"The White Queen" (2013) | |
The Cape | True Blood |
300px|James Frain - The Tudors Wiki | |
At the premiere for Season 2 | with Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
promoting Season 3 | with Joss Stone and JRM |
with "the Pope", Peter O'Toole | Magazine - Da Suit |
True Blood | The Cape |
Chief magistrate J. F. Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo | TRON, the Legacy |
| James Frain portrays Roman Senator Marcus Brutus in Empire |
As the Spanish ambassador in Elizabeth | As the Spanish Ambassador in Elizabeth |
With Natalie Portman in Where the Heart Is | |
James and his wife, actress Marta Cunningham Marta's head shot on IMDB | |
2010 | 2011 |
HBO Golden Globes party 2011 | BAFTA party 2011 |
James Frain solo on the red carpet at last night's Life Out Loud Pride Cocktail Party 11 June 2011 | James Frain and Marta Cunningham arriving at the Life Out Loud Pride Cocktail Party 11 June 2011 |
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