James Frecheville

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JAMES FRECHEVILLE James Frecheville is currently seen in the sci‑fi Paramount feature THE RUNNING MAN, opposite Glen Powell, and in HOW TO MAKE A KILLING alongside Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley. He stars in the lead role of the independent feature HANGASHORE, shot in Newfoundland and premiering at the Atlantic International Film Festival (Halifax) in September 2025. Most recently, James portrayed renowned Australian marathon runner Ron Clarke in David Ondříček’s ZATOPEK. Internationally, he is known for his powerful lead performance in BLACK ’47, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and later debuted in North America at TIFF. On television, James has appeared in the Spielberg/Hanks WWII drama MASTERS OF AIR, and delivered an acclaimed turn in season six of PEAKY BLINDERS as a middle‑aged Boston crime boss. His other screen credits include a recurring role in the Amazon/BBC One miniseries THE PURSUIT OF LOVE, and a series‑regular role on the Netflix thriller REQUIEM. Australian audiences recently saw James in Kitty Green’s THE ROYAL HOTEL and Robert Connolly’s box‑office‑breaking thriller THE DRY. He first came to prominence with his breakout performance in David Michôd’s ANIMAL KINGDOM, opposite Guy Pearce and Joel Edgerton, hailed by critics as “outstanding” and “a stunner.” He went on to star opposite Naomi Watts in the provocative romance ADORE, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. James has also appeared alongside Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini in Michael Roskam’s THE DROP, and in indie feature MALL, based on Eric Bogosian’s novel. Shortly after he starred in THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was awarded both the Sloan Prize for Science and Waldo Salt’s Screenwriting Award.