James Cromwell

James Oliver Cromwell ( born January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.

Life

James Cromwell grew up as the son of John Cromwell and Kay Johnson in Manhattan. He became known to a wider and international audience until the mid- nineties. Prior to his career in the main, been limited to TV and supporting roles. A well-known in German-speaking role from this period was the role of assistants Marcel in the comedy Murder by Death 1976.

His career was picking up speed since the first time he played the 1995 Farmer Arthur Hoggett in Babe. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

A year later, followed by roles in Larry Flynt - The Ugly Truth, LA Confidential and Star Trek: First Contact, where he played the memorable role of the warp drive inventor Zefram Cochrane. Since that time he has worked on many well-known film productions.

In 2006, he was seen as Prince Philip alongside Helen Mirren in the period drama The Queen. In 2010, he embodied in the German - Italian TV two-parter Pius XII. the controversial due to their ambivalent attitude to Holocaust papal title character. In 2012 he had a starring role in the second season of American Horror Story - The dark side in you.

With a height of 2.01 m James Cromwell is one of the physically largest actors. He is a vegan and an outspoken advocate of animal welfare. In an action for the animal rights organization PETA, he was briefly arrested in Virginia in 2001.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

2013 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Mini series and film