James Krishna Floyd
Biography
James Krishna Floyd is a British actor, director and writer who came up through the National Youth Theatre, making his stage debut in the chorus of Antigone at the Soho Theatre. Born in London and raised in the north west of the city, he took leading film roles including My Brother the Devil (2012), as a young drug-dealing boxer in Hackney, and City of Tiny Lights (2016), as a British Indian businessman. He won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. On television he starred in The Good Karma Hospital from 2017 to 2022, in the Hulu drama No Man's Land, and in the Netflix drama The Swimmers (2022). He also wrote and directed Unicorns, which earned him two British Independent Film Award nominations.
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 13 years2009 to 2022
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First role
Floyd started out by going to open auditions held by the National Youth Theatre in London. His first stage role was in the chorus of Antigone at Hell's Mouth, which was performed at the Soho Theatre.
Early training
Floyd trained at the RADA Youth Summer Program at the Old Vic, and he went on to become an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre.
Behind the camera
Floyd wrote and directed Unicorns, a 2024 romance film. It earned seven British Independent Film Awards nominations, among them Best Debut Director and Best Debut Screenwriter for Floyd.
James Krishna Floyd movies on Netflix
The Swimmersas Emad
City of Tiny Lightsas Lovely
Newcomeras Alex
My Brother the Devilas Rashid
The Infidelas Gary Page
Tormentedas Nasser
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
James Krishna Floyd made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Richard Schiff1 film together, 2010
Richard Schiff's page The Infidel2010IMDb rating 6.3Floyd as Gary PageSchiff as Lenny Goldberg
Anthony LaPaglia1 film together, 2015
Anthony LaPaglia's page Newcomer2015IMDb rating 5.5Floyd as AlexLaPaglia as Daniel
Geoff Bell1 film together, 2009
Geoff Bell's page Tormented2009IMDb rating 5.1Floyd as NasserBell as Gordon Ramsey
Roger Ashton-Griffiths1 film together, 2009
Roger Ashton-Griffiths's page Tormented2009IMDb rating 5.1Floyd as NasserAshton-Griffiths as Mr. Humpage
Danny Webb1 film together, 2016
Danny Webb's page City of Tiny Lights2016IMDb rating 5.6Floyd as LovelyWebb as DS Cal Donnely
Omid Djalili1 film together, 2010
Omid Djalili's page The Infidel2010IMDb rating 6.3Floyd as Gary PageDjalili as Mahmud Nasir
Sally El HosainiDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2022
All films by Sally El Hosaini The Swimmers2022IMDb rating 7.4Floyd as Emad
My Brother the Devil2012IMDb rating 6.5Floyd as Rashid
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


