人物簡介
作為8個孩子中最年長的一個,出生于約克郡的利茲,在埃塞克斯長大。從東安格利亞大學獲得了戲劇學位,并從倫敦的中央演說和戲劇學校畢業(yè)。在那里,被理查德-安騰博拉夫所發(fā)掘,并在其《影子大地》(1993)一片中受其指導,這是他的處女作。隨后,繼續(xù)刻畫了幾個令人記憶深刻的角色,較著名的有《鎖住的天空》(1995)(該電影譯名是采用官方意譯——譯者注)中的肯尼,他因此獲得了1995年威尼斯電影節(jié)最佳男演員提名,《伊麗莎白一世》(1998)中的阿爾瓦羅-德-拉-奎德拉,以及《希拉里和杰琪》(1998)中的丹尼爾-拜倫鮑姆。他也出現(xiàn)在了伊斯特凡-斯雜波的《陽光》(1999),朱麗葉-泰摩爾的《提多》(1999)中,在《心何所歸》(2000)中與娜塔麗-波特曼搭戲,并且參演《基督山伯爵》(2002)。他還在《人人安好》(2009)中與凱特-貝金賽爾以及羅伯特-德-尼羅演對手戲。他最近多出現(xiàn)在美國電視劇《反恐24小時》(2001)、《罪案終結》(2005)中,并在“好戲上演”電視臺的《都鐸王朝》(2007)中扮演托馬斯-克倫威爾一角。除了大熒幕上成就之外,他在舞臺劇表演方面的成就也值得自豪。他出現(xiàn)在英國皇家宮廷劇院和皇家莎士比亞劇團的戲劇作品以及美國百老匯舞臺劇《回家》(2007)中。現(xiàn)居于洛杉磯。
英文簡介
The eldest of eight children James Frain was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and raised in Essex. He received a degree in drama from the University of East Anglia and went on to graduate from London’s Central School of Speech and Drama. There, he was discovered by Richard Attenborough, who directed him in Shadowlands (1993), his feature film debut. James then went on to portray several memorable roles, notably as Kenny in Nothing Personal (1995) for which he was nominated Best Actor at the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Alvaro De la Quadra in Elizabeth (1998), and Daniel Barenboim in Hilary and Jackie (1998). He also appeared in Istvan Szabo’s Sunshine (1999), Julie Taymor’s Titus (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000) opposite Natalie Portman, and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). He appears opposite Kate Beckinsale and Robert De Niro in Everybody’s Fine (2009). He has recently been working more in US television including "24" (2001) and "The Closer" (2005) and appears in "The Tudors" (2007) on Showtime as Thomas Cromwell. In addition to his screen work, James boasts an impressive theatrical resume, appearing in productions with the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK, and on Broadway in The Homecoming (2007). He lives in Los Angeles.
演出作品
哥譚第二季2016 真愛如血 第三季 Ture Blood S3 (2009).....Franklin Mott 別對我說謊 Lie to Me (客串)(2009).....Lance Mcclellan 補償 Quid Pro Quo (2008) .....Father Dave 公平交易都鐸王朝 The Tudors (2007) .....Thomas Cromwell (18 episodes, 2007-2009) 前線 The Front Line (2006) .....Eddie Gilroy 帝國 Empire (2005) .....Brutus "Empire" Aftokratoria, I 碧海追蹤 Into the Blue (2005) .....Reyes 深海尋寶 Bleu d’enfer Bleu denfer 風云群英會 "Spartacus" (2004) .....David 斯巴達克斯 達文西 Leonardo (2003) .....Cesare Borgia The Project (2002) .....Harvey Années Tony Blair, Les Projekt Machtwechsel 新基督山伯爵 The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) .....J.F. Villefort, Chief Magistrate Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo 戰(zhàn)爭之路 Path to War (2002) .....Dick Goodwin 24小時 24 (2001) .....Paul Raines (10 episodes, 2005) 24小時反恐部隊 / 反恐24小時 24 Hours Twenty Four Armadillo (2001) .....Lorimer Black Armadillo 阿拉伯之夜 Arabian Nights (2000) .....Schahzenan 馴鹿游戲 Reindeer Games (2000) .....Nick Cassidy 殺鹿游戲 Deception The Miracle Maker (2000) .....Thomas (voice) 甜心伊人 Where the Heart Is (2000) .....Forney Hull 女孩第一名 / 心歸何處 / 芳心何處 / 芳心天涯 ¿Dónde quedó el amor? A Voz do Coração 提圖斯 Titus (1999) .....Bassianus 圣詩復仇 / 為了忠誠的背叛 陽光情人 Sunshine (1999) .....Gustave Sonnenschein 陽光燦爛 A Napfény íze Sunshine - Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein 她比煙花寂寞 Hilary and Jackie (1998) .....Daniel Barenboim 狂戀大提琴 / 無情荒地有琴天 / 希拉里與杰基 Hilary y Jackie Hilary e Jackie 維果,人生的激情 Vigo (1998) .....Jean Vigo 黃昏之戀:生命的熱誠 Burning Up Catching Fire 伊麗莎白 Elizabeth (1998) .....Alvaro de la Quadra 伊莉莎白 / 傳奇女王依利莎伯 / 傳奇女王伊利沙白 Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen Elisabet 弗洛斯河上的磨坊 The Mill on the Floss (1997) .....Philip Wakem 魯濱遜 Robinson Crusoe (1997) .....Robert/Defoe’s Publisher 四海英豪 Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe Rasputin (1996) .....Prince Felix Yusupov Raspoutine Rasputín, su verdadera historia Loch Ness (1996) .....Adrian Foote Lago Ness Mistério de Loch Ness, O 鎖住的天空 Nothing Personal (1995) .....Kenny 大冒險 An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) .....John Harbour 新愛情樂園 / 藝海奇緣 海盜 The Buccaneers (1995) .....Julius Folyat Freibeuterinnen, Die 幻境 Shadow Lands (1993) .....Peter Whistler 影子大地 Shadowlands