James Frain — English Actor born on March 14, 1968,

James Dominic Frain is an English stage and screen actor. His best known roles include those of Thomas Cromwell in the TV series The Tudors, vampire Franklin Mott in season three of the HBO drama True Blood, and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, in the BBC drama serial The White Queen... (wikipedia)

Now it's all about the word of mouth, and watching a series on Netflix. That's the way people actually consume this stuff now, instead of waiting for a DVD release you're not really sure you want to buy. And I think it's fantastic, because then I can watch the shows that I missed, over a weekend. I love doing that.
I've got this thing where I think great shows have great credit sequences. I don't know why that is, exactly.
I don't keep a record of the parts I've played, and I don't compare characters, but maybe I should? I could construct a graphic that grades badness and madness levels? Interesting idea.
The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.
The acting in 'Downton Abbey' has been consistently excellent across the board.