James Murray
Biography
James Murray is an English actor who trained with a Classics scholarship at Malvern College and a degree in film before taking early roles in series such as Roger Roger (1999), North Square (2000), 20 Things to Do Before You're 30 (2003) and Cutting It (2005). He played the tracker Stephen Hart in the science fiction series Primeval and the conflicted Daniel Coltrane in Cucumber, and led the horror remake It's Alive (2009) as the father, Frank Davis. Other television work includes the spy series CHAOS, Defiance as Mayor Niles Pottinger, Suspects as DCI Daniel Drummond, Medici, McDonald & Dodds as Chief Superintendent John Houseman, Masters of the Air as Colonel Neil Chick Harding, and The Crown as Prince Andrew. He appeared as Caleb in 6 Underground (2019) and directed the short film La Familia.
51years old
Turns 52 on January 22in 73 days
- Born Manchester
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 14 years2009 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023LeeIMDb rating 6.9
- 20196 UndergroundIMDb rating 6.1
- 2009It's AliveIMDb rating 3.5
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Behind the camera
Murray's short film La Familia came out in 2017. In it he directed Nina Sosanya and veteran actor Robert Hardy, whose last role it was.
A role that slipped away
Murray replaced Fay Ripley as the lead DCI on Suspects, a completely improvised show, playing DCI Daniel Drummond in all six episodes that aired in August 2016.
Behind the camera
Murray directed and co-presented Robson and Jim's Icelandic Flyfishing Adventure with Robson Green for ITV in July 2021, a passion project about fly fishing's therapeutic value set in Iceland's rivers.
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Worked with
James Murray 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
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