Lennie James
Birthplace: Nottingham
Born: 1965-10-11
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film screenwriter; playwright; screenwriter; stage actor; television actor; television director; television writer; video game actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Lennie Michael James (born 11 October 1965) is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Morgan Jones in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2018) and in its spin-off, Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2023), and starring as DCI Tony Gates in Line of Duty series one.
Among James' more notable roles in television is Glen Boyle in the medical drama Critical on Sky 1. On American television, he portrayed the mysterious Robert Hawkins in the CBS series Jericho and Detective Joe Geddes in the AMC series Low Winter Sun.
James created and starred in Sky Atlantic drama series Save Me which was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. Its second season, titled Save Me Too, won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series 2021.
In 2024, James starred as Barrington Jedidiah "Barry" Walker in the BBC TV series Mr Loverman, adapted from the novel of the same name by Bernardine Evaristo, for which James won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2025 British Academy Television Awards.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1374113461
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The End (2024) — Doctor
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) — Barnabas
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — Mister Cotton
- Get on Up (2014) — Joe Brown
- Swelter (2014) — Bishop
- Lockout (2012) — Shaw
- Colombiana (2011) — Agent James Ross
- The Next Three Days (2010) — Lieutenant Nabulsi
- Tic (2010) — C-Note
- Outlaw (2007) — Cedric Munroe
- Sahara (2005) — General Zateb Kazim
- Frances Tuesday (2004) — Trent
- 24 Hour Party People (2002) — Alan Erasus
- Snatch (2000) — Sol
- Storm Damage (2000)
- Elephant Juice (1999) — Graham
- Les Misérables (1998) — Enjolras
- Lost in Space (1998) — Jeb Walker
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Dave Legeno · 2 films
- Keith Parmer · 2 films
- Liam Neeson · 2 films
- Sam Douglas · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.