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Acting

James Frain

Titles
40movies53TV shows
Career

Active from 1996 to 2024, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Path to War
Path to War
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Frain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Ancient Rome 3
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Supernatural Thriller 2
  • Dark Fantasy 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Action-Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
TypeAllTV shows52Movies40
RoleAnyActing52Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s62000s262010s162020s3
GenreAnyDrama47Mystery22Sci-Fi & Fantasy19Crime18Action & Adventure11Comedy4War & Politics3Family1Romance1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

3 titles · average score 62
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Poster for Mayfair Witches

TV show · as Solomon

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Poster for Quantum Leap

TV show · as Gideon Rydge

GoodWatch71
Poster for Showtrial

TV show · as Damian Campbell

2010s

16 titles · average score 69
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Poster for What We Do in the Shadows

TV show · as Black Peter, A Goat

GoodWatch53
Poster for Intruders

TV show · as Richard Shepherd

GoodWatch76
Poster for True Detective

TV show · as Lieutenant Kevin Burris

GoodWatch73
Poster for Gotham

TV show · as Theo Galavan / Theo Galavan / Azrael

GoodWatch75
Poster for The White Queen

TV show · as Richard Neville

GoodWatch71
Poster for Sleepy Hollow

TV show · as Rutledge

GoodWatch84
Poster for Orphan Black

TV show · as Ferdinand Chevalier

GoodWatch82
Poster for Elementary

TV show · as Odin Reichenbach

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Poster for The Cape

TV show · as Peter Fleming / Chess

GoodWatch78
Poster for Grimm

TV show · as Eric Renard

GoodWatch69
Poster for Hawaii Five-0

TV show · as Sebastian Wake

All 16 titles from the 2010s

2000s

26 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch74
Poster for The Mentalist

TV show · as Terry Murphy

GoodWatch82
Poster for Fringe

TV show · as Mr. Kohl

GoodWatch73
Poster for The Tudors

TV show · as Thomas Cromwell

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Poster for Empire

TV show · as Brutus

GoodWatch75
Poster for Grey's Anatomy

TV show · as Tom Crowley

GoodWatch68
Poster for Spartacus

TV show · as David

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Poster for CSI: Miami

TV show · as Richard Ellison

GoodWatch74
Poster for Armadillo

TV show · as Lorimer Black

GoodWatch83
Poster for 24

TV show · as Paul Raines

GoodWatch68
Poster for Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV show · as Dean Holiday

GoodWatch70
Poster for Arabian Nights

TV show · as Schahzenan / Harun

GoodWatch68
Poster for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV show · as Jeffrey Hughes

All 26 titles from the 2000s

1990s

6 titles · average score 62
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Poster for The Vice

TV show · as Gordon Ellis

Poster for Strangers

TV show · as Dirk

GoodWatch65
Poster for The Buccaneers

TV show · as Julius Folyat

GoodWatch68
Poster for Soldier Soldier

TV show · as Lt Giles Chapman

Poster for Performance

TV show · as Macbeth

1980s

1 title · average score 75
GoodWatch75
Poster for Tales from the Crypt

TV show · as Elliot