James Northcote (actor)

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James Northcote
Born
James Walker

(1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 36)
London, England, UK
OccupationActor

James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is an English actor and producer who has appeared in The Last Kingdom , The Imitation Game , Nymphomaniac , Anna Karenina and Wuthering Heights .

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Early life and family

Northcote, born in London, was brought up and went to school in the West Country - King’s College, Taunton. He went into drama at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English. He is the great nephew of the artist Marie Walker Last and great-great-nephew of Ronald Walker (British politician) Eric Walker and artist Hilda Annetta Walker As a member of the National Youth Theatre, playing celebrity chef Alexis Soyer in their 2010 production of Relish, [1] written by James Graham (playwright) about the life of Soyer under the direction of Paul Roseby. At University he appeared with the Cambridge Footlights notably as the evil Nalu in the 2009 Pantomime Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves [2] and the Marlowe Society as Mercutio in a production of Romeo and Juliet. [3] At the Edinburgh Fringe he played Toad in The Wind in the Willows [4] winning an Edinburgh NSDF Commendation- Emerging Artists Award.

Professional career

He made his professional debut as Edgar Linton in Wuthering Heights [5] [6] directed by Andrea Arnold. [7] His theatre work includes appearing in the Trevor Nunn production of Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard and The Resistible rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht at Chichester Festival. Stage roles include Caleb in the UK premier of The Whipping Man under the direction of Tom Attenborough at the Theatre Royal Plymouth [8] and as Mr Darcy in the Crucible Theatre Sheffield production of Pride and Prejudice, Millais in Lizzie Siddal at the Arcola [9] [10] and Yolland in the highly successful production of Translations by Brian Friel with the English Touring Theatre. [11] James appears in Lars von Trier controversial film Nymphomaniac [12] and as Mr Vaughan in Belle. In 2018 he appeared at the Theatre Royal Bath as Alan Bennett in The Lady in the Van [13]

Northcote appears the BBC Drama of SS-GB (miniseries) [14] based on the book SS-GB by Len Deighton and in series 2 to 5 of The Last Kingdom (TV series) as the character Aldhelm, a Mercian Lord and advisor to the monarchy. Also in The Imitation Game as mathematician Jack Good, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing and Keira Knightley as Joan Clarke. [15] [16] James appeared as the lead in a new French film The Open directed by Marc Lehore. [17] As a Producer he has completed a short film 'Morning is Broken', which was selected at British Film Institute Flare in 2015 and subsequently was used in the global Five Films 4 Freedom [18] Campaign with the British Council. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Wuthering Heights Edgar Linton Professional debut
2012 Anna Karenina Princess Betsy's Footman
2013 Nymphomaniac Young Lad 1 on Train
2013 Belle Mr Vaughan
2014 The Imitation Game Jack Good
2014 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Ties That Bind Linus FinchTV film
2015 The Open Ralph
2015 Patient Zero Pete Townshend
2015Morning is Broken Producer
2017Ostrich Producer
2019A Long Way HomeProducer, "Thomas"
2020This Fortress Built by NatureProducer, "James"
2023 The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Aldhelm

Television

2017–2022 The Last Kingdom AldhelmSeason 2-5, 34 episodes
2017 SS-GB John Spode3 Episodes
2012 Silk Tom McFarland1 Episode
2013 Endeavour Johnny Broom1 Episode
2015 Life in Squares Adrian Stephens2 Episodes
2023 Fool Me Once (TV series) Neil Burkett

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