Actor
James Payton
December 18, 1975 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
James Payton (December 18, 1975) is an actor best known for his performances as Frank Longbottom in Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (2007), USO Hitler in Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Tony Blair in the Nick Moran directed film of Alan McGee's life, Creation Stories (2021), as a Lawyer in Rian Johnson's 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' (2022) , as himself in Oliver Guy-Watkins award winning documentary, Who is James Payton? (2020), & as 'Gabriel' in two episodes of 'Wedding Season' (2022) on Disney+.
Notable work
7Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
as 'Adolph Hitler'
7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Frank Longbottom (uncredited)
8.3Wednesday (2022)
as Carl Bradbury
7Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Lawyer
6.1The Monuments Men (2014)
as Hitler
8.2Silo (2023)
as Judicial Goon Tyler
8.2The Crown (2016)
as Geography Lecturer
7.8Dogman (2023)
as Sanitation Inspector
9.2Dutton Ranch (2026)
as Auctioneer
7.6The Diplomat (2023)
as Brayer
7.2Vera Drake (2004)
as Court Reporter (uncredited)
Often works with
Imelda Staunton
3 titles together
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Crown, Vera Drake
Helena Bonham Carter
2 titles together
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Crown
Jason Isaacs
2 titles together
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Creation Stories
Jonathan Pryce
2 titles together
The Crown, Narcopolis
Lesley Manville
2 titles together
The Crown, Vera Drake
Peter Wight
2 titles together
Vera Drake, The Look of Love
Full filmography · 34
Dan Hawk Psychic Detective
as Gavin Lloyd Goldstein III
2025
Survivor
as Dr. Rivers
2024
Teething Problems
as Frank
2024
Dogman
as Sanitation Inspector
20237.8
Bullets for the Bad
cast
2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Lawyer
20227
Show Time
as Hector
2021
Liberté
as BBC Newsreader (voice)
2021
Creation Stories
as Tony Blair
20216
Narcopolis
as Wasted Guy
20154.7
The Monuments Men
as Hitler
20146.1
The Look of Love
as Interviewer
20135.6