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James Krishna Floyd

James Krishna Floyd

6 movies on Netflix

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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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Swimmers2022 Biography, Drama, Sportas Emad

    IMDb rating 7.441K votes

  2. My Brother the Devil2012 Dramaas Rashid

    IMDb rating 6.53.5K votes

  3. City of Tiny Lights2016as Lovely

    IMDb rating 5.62.6K votes

  4. The Infidel2010as Gary Page

    IMDb rating 6.37.2K votes

  5. Newcomer2015as Alex

    IMDb rating 5.5570 votes

  6. Tormented2009as Nasser

    IMDb rating 5.16.7K votes

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