James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Living With A Visionary Living With A Visionary 2026 BAT-FAM ★ 4.0 BAT-FAM 2025 Murder in a Small Town ★ 6.9 Murder in a Small Town 2024 Rebel Ridge ★ 7.0 Rebel Ridge 2024 Sugar ★ 7.3 Sugar 2024 Merry Little Batman ★ 6.6 Merry Little Batman 2023 Prancer: A Christmas Tale ★ 6.5 Prancer: A Christmas Tale 2022 Law & Order: Organized Crime ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Organized Crime 2021 Emperor ★ 7.6 Emperor 2020 Star Trek: Lower Decks ★ 7.7 Star Trek: Lower Decks 2020 Operation Buffalo ★ 6.0 Operation Buffalo 2020 Never Too Late ★ 5.7 Never Too Late 2020 The Immortal ★ 4.0 The Immortal 2019 The Laundromat ★ 6.0 The Laundromat 2019 The Family ★ 6.7 The Family 2019 That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars ★ 1.5 That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars 2019 Countdown to Year Zero Countdown to Year Zero 2019 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ★ 6.5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 Succession ★ 8.3 Succession 2018 Counterpart ★ 7.5 Counterpart 2017 Marshall ★ 7.3 Marshall 2017 The Promise ★ 6.9 The Promise 2016 The Young Pope ★ 7.7 The Young Pope 2016 Berlin Station ★ 7.2 Berlin Station 2016 50 Years of Star Trek ★ 6.4 50 Years of Star Trek 2016 The Detour ★ 7.1 The Detour 2016 The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb ★ 4.7 The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb 2016 Walking the Mile ★ 5.0 Walking the Mile 2014 Big Hero 6 ★ 7.7 Big Hero 6 2014 In Between Songs In Between Songs 2014 Murder in the First ★ 5.8 Murder in the First 2014 Halt and Catch Fire ★ 7.9 Halt and Catch Fire 2014 The Trials of Cate McCall ★ 6.4 The Trials of Cate McCall 2013 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington ★ 7.0 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington 2012 La Classe américaine ★ 6.5 La Classe américaine 2012 Still Mine ★ 6.9 Still Mine 2012 The Artist: The Making of an American Romance ★ 6.0 The Artist: The Making of an American Romance 2012 Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist 2012 Soldiers of Fortune ★ 4.8 Soldiers of Fortune 2012 Cowgirls n' Angels ★ 6.0 Cowgirls n' Angels 2012 Hide Away ★ 4.7 Hide Away 2011 Admissions Admissions 2011 The Artist ★ 7.4 The Artist 2011 American Horror Story ★ 8.1 American Horror Story 2011 Memorial Day ★ 6.1 Memorial Day 2011 Farm to Fridge ★ 7.5 Farm to Fridge 2011 Sotto il cielo di Roma Sotto il cielo di Roma 2010 Pope Pius XII ★ 4.7 Pope Pius XII 2010 Boardwalk Empire ★ 8.0 Boardwalk Empire 2010 Secretariat ★ 7.4 Secretariat 2010 Beyond All Boundaries ★ 6.8 Beyond All Boundaries 2009 Surrogates ★ 6.1 Surrogates 2009 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers ★ 5.5 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers 2009 Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil ★ 5.3 Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil 2009 Impact ★ 5.9 Impact 2009 A Lonely Place for Dying ★ 3.5 A Lonely Place for Dying 2009 W. ★ 6.2 W. 2008 My Own Worst Enemy ★ 6.5 My Own Worst Enemy 2008 Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' ★ 8.0 Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' 2008 Tortured ★ 5.5 Tortured 2008 Masters of Science Fiction ★ 6.2 Masters of Science Fiction 2007 Spider-Man 3 ★ 6.5 Spider-Man 3 2007 Becoming Jane ★ 7.3 Becoming Jane 2007 Dante's Inferno ★ 6.4 Dante's Inferno 2007 The Making of 'The Queen' ★ 4.0 The Making of 'The Queen' 2007 Looking For Else Looking For Else 2007 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird ★ 7.8 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird 2006 The Queen ★ 7.0 The Queen 2006 King Leopold's Ghost ★ 8.0 King Leopold's Ghost 2006 Avenger ★ 6.0 Avenger 2006 Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II 2005 Pope John Paul II ★ 6.4 Pope John Paul II 2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy ★ 9.4 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 2005 The Longest Yard ★ 6.7 The Longest Yard 2005 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde ★ 6.0 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004 I, Robot ★ 7.0 I, Robot 2004 Salem's Lot ★ 6.0 Salem's Lot 2004 A Carol Christmas ★ 5.8 A Carol Christmas 2003 Angels in America ★ 7.6 Angels in America 2003 The Snow Walker ★ 7.0 The Snow Walker 2003