James Gilbert (born January 15, 1982) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor, best known for his role as William Brereton in the Showtime historical drama series The Tudors.
Career
James Gilbert was born in Ingramport, Nova Scotia. He went to King's-Edgehill School in Canada and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. After playing smaller roles in various TV productions, he took on the rpöe of William Brereton in the second season of The Tudors. In 2010, he starred as Everett Manette in the suspense thriller The Corridor, which was filmed in Nova Scotia. The next year, he portrayed Steelkilt in the TV miniseries Moby Dick, alongside William Hurt, Ethan Hawke and Eddie Marsan. Throughout his career, he appeared in several other TV series, such as Nikita, Rookie Blue, Flashpoint, The Border, Degrassi: The Next Generation and My Daughter's Secret, while his film credits include American Soldiers, Saw VI and The Cry of the Owl with Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2005 | American Soldiers | National Guard Lt. Banning |
Fiend | ||
2007 | My Daughter's Secret | Reggie |
2008 | Magic Flute Diaries | Cleric |
2009 | The Cry of the Owl | Greg Wyncoop |
Manson | Charles 'Tex' Watson | |
Saw VI | Aaron | |
2010 | Virtuality | William |
The Corridor | Everett Manette | |
2012 | The Conspiracy | Jim |
Television
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2004 | Zero Hour | Brooks Brown |
2007 | Trapped | Nando |
2008 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | PR Guy |
The Tudors | William Brereton | |
2009 | Flashpoint | Mike McKewon |
The Border | Richie Savard | |
2011 | Nikita | Prince Erik |
Moby Dick | Steelkilt | |
Rookie Blue | Jeremy | |
2012 | The Listener | Steven Lynde |
Copper | John Wilkes Booth | |
2013 | Republic of Doyle | Tony Bower |
2014 | Covert Affairs | Charles Schinderman |
2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Roberto Pelton / Robert Pelton |
2016 | The Girlfriend Experience | Jack |
2017 | Reign | Lord Barrett |
Salvation | Mason Dunkirk | |
Dark Matter | Commander Tarkanian |