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James Cromwell

<p><b>James Oliver Cromwell</b><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-tvg_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-tvg-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> (born January 27, 1940)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-tvg_1-1"><a href="#cite_note-tvg-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> is an American actor and activist. Some of his best-known films include <i><a href="/en/Babe_(film)" title="Babe (film)" class="wl">Babe</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/en/Star_Trek:_First_Contact" title="Star Trek: First Contact" class="wl">Star Trek: First Contact</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/en/L.A._Confidential_(film)" title="L.A. Confidential (film)" class="wl">L.A. Confidential</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/en/The_Green_Mile_(film)" title="The Green Mile (film)" class="wl">The Green Mile</a></i> (1999), <i><a href="/en/The_Queen_(2006_film)" title="The Queen (2006 film)" class="wl">The Queen</a></i> (2006), <i><a href="/en/W._(film)" title="W. (film)" class="wl">W.</a></i> (2008), <i><a href="/en/Secretariat_(film)" title="Secretariat (film)" class="wl">Secretariat</a></i> (2010), <i><a href="/en/The_Artist_(film)" title="The Artist (film)" class="wl">The Artist</a></i> (2011), <i><a href="/en/Big_Hero_6_(film)" title="Big Hero 6 (film)" class="wl">Big Hero 6</a></i> (2014), and <i><a href="/en/Jurassic_World:_Fallen_Kingdom" title="Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" class="wl">Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom</a></i> (2018). </p>

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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt4">American actor and activist (born 1940)</div>
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mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline">James Cromwell</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:James_Cromwell_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:James_Cromwell_2010.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/James_Cromwell_2010.jpg/220px-James_Cromwell_2010.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1728" data-file-type="bitmap" height="330" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/James_Cromwell_2010.jpg/330px-James_Cromwell_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/James_Cromwell_2010.jpg/440px-James_Cromwell_2010.jpg 2x" alt="James_Cromwell_2010.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cromwell in 2010</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">James Oliver Cromwell</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1940-01-27</span>) </span>January 27, 1940<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>83)</span><br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles" class="wl">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/en/California" title="California" class="wl">California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other<span>&nbsp;</span>names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Jamie Cromwell</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Carnegie_Mellon_University" title="Carnegie Mellon University" class="wl">Carnegie Mellon University</a> (<a href="/en/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts" class="wl">BFA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style 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<div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Anne Ulvestad<br></div>
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<div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/en/Julie_Cobb" title="Julie Cobb" class="wl">Julie Cobb</a><br></div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt23" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1986<span>;</span><span> </span><abbr about="#mwt24" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>divorced</span>&quot;}]]}">div.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>2005<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div>
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<div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/en/Anna_Stuart" title="Anna Stuart" class="wl">Anna Stuart</a><br></div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt25" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>2014<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/John_Cromwell_(director)" title="John Cromwell (director)" class="wl">John Cromwell</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Kay_Johnson" title="Kay Johnson" class="wl">Kay Johnson</a></li></ul>

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<p>Cromwell is also well known for his performances in television including HBO’s acclaimed <i><a href="/en/Angels_in_America_(miniseries)" title="Angels in America (miniseries)" class="wl">Angels in America</a></i> (2003), <i><a href="/en/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series)" title="Six Feet Under (TV series)" class="wl">Six Feet Under</a></i> (2003–2005), <i><a href="/en/American_Horror_Story:_Asylum" title="American Horror Story: Asylum" class="wl">American Horror Story: Asylum</a></i> (2012–2013), <i><a href="/en/Succession_(TV_series)" title="Succession (TV series)" class="wl">Succession</a></i> (2018–present), and <i><a href="/en/Counterpart_(TV_series)" title="Counterpart (TV series)" class="wl">Counterpart</a></i> (2018–2019).</p>

<p>Cromwell has been nominated for six <a href="/en/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards" class="wl">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> and five <a href="/en/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards" title="Screen Actors Guild Awards" class="wl">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a>, as well as an <a href="/en/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor" class="wl">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor</a> for <i><a href="/en/Babe_(film)" title="Babe (film)" class="wl">Babe</a></i> (1995). He won a <a href="/en/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Miniseries_or_a_Movie" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie" class="mw-redirect wl">Primetime Emmy Award</a> for his role in <i><a href="/en/American_Horror_Story:_Asylum" title="American Horror Story: Asylum" class="wl">American Horror Story: Asylum</a></i> (2012) and a <a href="/en/Canadian_Screen_Award" title="Canadian Screen Award" class="mw-redirect wl">Canadian Screen Award</a> for <a href="/en/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor" class="wl">Best Actor</a> for his role in <i><a href="/en/Still_Mine" title="Still Mine" class="wl">Still Mine</a></i> (2013).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-wattage_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-wattage-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></p>



James Oliver Cromwell is an American actor and activist. Some of his best-known films include Babe , Star Trek: First Contact , L.A. Confidential , The Green Mile , The Queen , W. , Secretariat , The Artist , Big Hero 6 , and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom .  Cromwell is also well known for his performances in television including HBO’s acclaimed Angels in America , Six Feet Under , American Horror Story: Asylum , Succession , and Counterpart . Cromwell has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and five Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe . He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in American Horror Story: Asylum and a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in Still Mine . 