Actor

James Cromwell

January 27, 1940 · Los Angeles, California, USA

James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He was adopted by actress Kay Johnson and actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering.

Notable work

8.5
The Green Mile (1999)
as Warden Hal Moores
7.7
Big Hero 6 (2014)
as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
6.5
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
as Captain Stacy
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
as Benjamin Lockwood
7
I, Robot (2004)
as Dr. Alfred Lanning
8.1
American Horror Story (2011)
as Dr. Arthur Arden
7.8
L.A. Confidential (1997)
as Dudley Smith
7.7
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
as The Colonel (voice)
6.7
The Longest Yard (2005)
as Warden Hazen
7.4
The Artist (2011)
as Clifton
6.2
Surrogates (2009)
as Dr. Lionel Canter
6.2
Deep Impact (1998)
as Alan Rittenhouse

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