James Cromwell

James Cromwell

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayJan 27, 1940
BiographyJames Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American actor. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe (1995). Other film roles include Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), Deep Impact (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), I, Robot (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), The Queen (2006), Spider-Man 3 (2007), W. (2008), Secretariat (2010), The Artist (2011), Still Mine (2012), The Promise (2016), Marshall (2017), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and Emperor (2020). He has also voiced characters in several animated films and TV shows, including Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and Big Hero 6 (2014).

Cromwell is also well known for his roles in television including guest starring in 4 episodes of ER (2001), Angels in America (2003), Six Feet Under (2003–2005), The West Wing (2004), American Horror Story: Asylum (2012–2013), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), The Young Pope (2016), Counterpart (2018–2019), Succession (2018–2023), for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor, and Sugar (2024).

Cromwell is an activist for causes including animal rights and environmentalism. He has been arrested several times at protests, and served a jail sentence after refusing to pay a fine following a 2015 sit-in protest at a power plant.

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