Actor

James Carroll Jordan

January 13, 1950 · Okinawa, Japan

James Jordan was born in Japan, but raised in England. He is a very versatile London-based North American voice over artist with gravitas and brio, with a range from New York Mobster, California cool to Texas cowboy. He is also a highly successful narrator of many documentaries for the History and Discovery Channel.

Notable work

6.9
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
as Harvard Professor
6.3
6 Underground (2019)
as Ferry Man
6.2
No Way Up (2024)
as Hank
8.2
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)
as Dr. Capel-Smith
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as Abe Ryland
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Adam Rogers and as Doug Brooke and as Paul G. Abbott and as Skip Fleming
6.5
Avenue 5 (2020)
as Man with a Crossbow
7.5
Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
as Sheriff Maynard

Often works with

Phyllis Logan
2 titles together
No Way Up, Lovejoy
Gregg Henry
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, The Blue and the Gray
Robert Vaughn
2 titles together
Hustle, The Blue and the Gray

Full filmography · 34

The Good Ship Murder
as Elmore Patterson III
2023
Wreck
as Phil Cooper
20225.8
Avenue 5
as Man with a Crossbow
20206.5
Cuckoo
as Ron
20126.7
Hatfields & McCoys
as Sheriff Maynard
20127.5
If...
as John
2004
Hustle
as Sheriff Wendel
20047.7
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Dr. Capel-Smith
19928.2
Coach
as Doug Madison
19896.7
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Abe Ryland
19898.2
Lovejoy
as Ed Taylor
19867.4
Murder, She Wrote
as Adam Rogers and as Doug Brooke and as Paul G. Abbott and as Skip Fleming
19847.5