James Gilbert (actor)
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James Gilbert is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor.
James is best known for his role as William Brereton
in the Showtime historical drama series, The Tudors
. James has most recently starred in the remake of Moby Dick (2011)
, along with William Hurt
, Ethan Hawke
and Eddie Marsan
and the suspense thriller The Corridor, which was filmed in Nova Scotia. He has also appeared in numerous television shows such as Nikita
, Rookie Blue, Flashpoint
, The Border
, Degrassi: The Next Generation
, and My Daughter's Secret. Other film credits include American Soldiers, Saw VI
, and The Cry of the Owl
with Julia Stiles
and Paddy Considine
. James is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
in Glasgow
, Scotland
.
James was born and raised in Nova Scotia
, he now splits his time between Toronto
and Los Angeles
.
James is best known for his role as William Brereton
William Brereton
William Brereton is the name of:* William Brereton in the privy chamber of Henry VIII* Sir William Brereton MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559...
in the Showtime historical drama series, The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
. James has most recently starred in the remake of Moby Dick (2011)
Moby Dick (miniseries)
Moby Dick is a television miniseries based on Herman Melville's 1851 novel of the same name, produced by RHI Entertainment, Tele München Gruppe, and Gate Filmproduktion. Starring William Hurt as Captain Ahab, it was directed by Mike Barker with a screenplay by Nigel Williams...
, along with William Hurt
William Hurt
William McGill Hurt is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination...
, Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role...
and Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Edward Maurice C. "Eddie" Marsan is an English actor.-Early life:Marsan was born in Stepney, London to a working class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother a school dinner lady and teacher's assistant...
and the suspense thriller The Corridor, which was filmed in Nova Scotia. He has also appeared in numerous television shows such as Nikita
Nikita
Nikita is a French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson; it was released in the United States as La Femme Nikita. The film is about a young criminal who is recruited to work for French intelligence. Nikita was remade into the U.S...
, Rookie Blue, Flashpoint
Flashpoint (TV series)
Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
, The Border
The Border
The Border is a 1982 American film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates, Harvey Keitel and Valerie Perrine.-Plot:...
, Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
, and My Daughter's Secret. Other film credits include American Soldiers, Saw VI
Saw VI
Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...
, and The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl (2009 film)
The Cry of the Owl is a 2009 thriller film based on the book of the same name, directed by Jamie Thraves and staring Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles, and Karl Pruner. The film uses many of the names of the original book, unlike the 1987 French film adaptation of the same story.The film received...
with Julia Stiles
Julia Stiles
Julia O'Hara Stiles is an American actress.After beginning her career in small parts in a New York City theatre troupe, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet...
and Paddy Considine
Paddy Considine
Patrick George "Paddy" Considine is an English actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, musician and frequent collaborator with Shane Meadows. Best known to audiences for his portrayals of dark, troubled, morally or mentally ambiguous characters...
. James is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
James was born and raised in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, he now splits his time between Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Filmography
- The CorridorThe CorridorThe Corridor is one of the world's earliest retail arcades, designed by architect Henry Goodridge and built in 1825, in Bath, Somerset, England....
(2010, independent film) - Moby DickMoby-DickMoby-Dick; or, The Whale, was written by American author Herman Melville and first published in 1851. It is considered by some to be a Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod,...
(2010, 2 part TV miniseries) as SteelKilt (in production) - The BorderThe Border (TV series)The Border is a Canadian drama airing on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by...
(2009, TV) as Richie Savard (Season 3, Episode 8: "Dark Ride") - Saw VISaw VISaw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...
(2009) as Aaron - Manson (2009, TV movie/documentary) as Charles "Tex" Watson
- FlashpointFlashpoint (TV series)Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
(2009, TV) as Mike McKewon (Season 2, Episode 10: "Remote Control") - The Family (2009) as "still unknown character"
- The Cry of the Owl (2009) as Greg Wyncoop
- The TudorsThe TudorsThe Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
(2008, TV) as William BreretonWilliam Brereton (groom)Sir William Brereton , who came from a Cheshire landowning family, was a Groom of the Privy Chamber of Henry VIII. He was caught up in the accusations against Anne Boleyn, tried for treason and executed with the Queen and four others...
(Season 2) - Magic Flute Diaries (2008) as Cleric
- Degrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
(2008, TV) as PR Guy (Season 7, Episode 8: "Jessie's Girl") - My Daughter's Secret (2007) as Reggie
- TrappedTrapped (National Geographic Channel)Trapped is a documentary television series that premiered on November 7, 2007 on the National Geographic Channel. Produced in association with the National Geographic Channel and Cineflix , the program examines various actual incidents or disasters in which victims were trapped on the site.As of 12...
(2007, TV) as Nando ParradoNando ParradoFernando "Nando" Seler Parrado Dolgay is one of the sixteen Uruguayan survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. After spending two months trapped in the mountains with the other crash survivors, he, along with Roberto Canessa, climbed...
(Season 1, Episode 1: "Alive in the Andes") - American Soldiers (2005) as Lt. Benning
- 111 (2005) as Thomas
- Fiend (2005) (short/underground film) as "unknown character"
Stage work
- Festival of Classics: The Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's...
- Stratford Featival: The Donnellys, Sticks and Stones, Edward IIEdward II (play)Edward II is a Renaissance or Early Modern period play written by Christopher Marlowe. It is one of the earliest English history plays. The full title of the first publication is The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud...
, Cat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955... - Great Canadian Theatre Company: Swollen Tongues
- Column 13 Actors Company: Where's My Money, Glengarry Glen RossGlengarry Glen RossGlengarry Glen Ross is a 1984 play written by David Mamet. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts—from lies and flattery to bribery, threats, intimidation and burglary—to sell...
, In Arabia We'd All Be KingsIn Arabia We'd All Be KingsIn Arabia We'd All Be Kings is a dramatic stageplay that takes place in 1990s New York City, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in 1999. It chronicles the demise of a group of individuals living in New York's Hell's Kitchen around the time of Rudy Giuliani's...
, Our Lady of 121st Street
Stage directing
- "Unconditional" by New York playwright Brett C. Leonard, November 12–29, 2008, Dancemakers Theatre, Toronto