James Northcote (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the painter, see James Northcote.

James Northcote
Born
James Walker

(1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 37)
London, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is an English actor and producer who has appeared in Wuthering Heights (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), and The Last Kingdom (2017–2022).

Early life and family

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Northcote, born in London, was brought up and went to school at King's College, Taunton in the West Country. 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, Eric Walker and artist Hilda Annetta Walker. As a member of the National Youth Theatre, he played celebrity chef Alexis Soyer in their 2010 production of Relish,[1] written by James Graham 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

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In 2011, 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] 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 production of Translations by Brian Friel with the English Touring Theatre.[11] Northcote appears in the controversial Lars von Trier 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 in the BBC drama SS-GB,[14] based on the book of the same name by Len Deighton and in series 2 to 5 of The Last Kingdom as the character Aldhelm, a Mercian lord and advisor to the monarchy. He also appeared in The Imitation Game as mathematician Jack Good, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing and Keira Knightley as Joan Clarke.[15][16] Northcote appeared as the lead in the 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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Wuthering Heights Edgar Linton Professional debut
2012 Anna Karenina Princess Betsy's Footman
2013 Nymphomaniac Young Lad 1 on Train
Belle Mr. Vaughan
2014 The Imitation Game Jack Good
2015 The Open Ralph Also associate producer
Patient Zero Pete Townshend
Morning is Broken — Producer
2016 A United Kingdom Roberts
2017 Ostrich — Producer
2018 Patient Zero Pete Townshend
2023 The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Aldhelm

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Silk Tom McFarland Episode: "In the Family Way"
2013 Endeavour Johnny Broom Episode: "Rocket"
2014 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Ties That Bind Linus Finch TV film
The Game Waiter Episode #1.1
2015 Life in Squares Adrian Stephens 2 episodes
2017 SS-GB John Spode 3 episodes
2017–2022 The Last Kingdom Aldhelm Series 2–5, 34 episodes
2019 Catherine the Great Alexander Bezborodko 2 episodes
2023 Fool Me Once Neil Burkett 5 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Cavendish, Domenic (10 September 2010). "Relish at the Tramshed, Shoreditch, review". Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ^ Hallan, Marcus (16 December 2009). "2009 Footlights Pantomime: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves". The Cambridge Student Newspaper. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  3. ^ Turney, Eleanor. "Three hours traffic of the stage". Eleanor Turney. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ Euan Ferguson (8 August 2009). "Chronicles of Long Kesh, F**ked and Wind in the Willows | Theatre review | Culture | The Observer". The Observer. Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ Xan Brooks (6 September 2011). "Wuthering Heights – review | Film". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. ^ "The Brontean Dandy: James Northcote | Topman Generation". Magazine.topman.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. ^ Paul, Thompson. "The Reader's Guide to Wuthering Heights". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. ^ Malone, Roger (28 September 2015). "The Whipping Man review at The Drum, Plymouth – 'thought-provoking and gripping'". The Stage. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ^ Purvis, Libby (26 November 2013). "Love and Art among the Pre Raphaelites". Theatre Cat. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. ^ Green, Jeremy (2014). Lizzie Siddal (1st ed.). London: Nick Hearn Books. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-84842-392-3. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. ^ Hickling, Alfred (23 February 2014). "Translations – review Crucible, Sheffield". No. 23 February 2014. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  12. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Watch: First Clip From Lars Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  13. ^ Cox, Anne (23 August 2017). "The Lady in the Van-Review". stagereview.co.uk. The Stage Review. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  14. ^ "SS-GB". bbc.co.uk. BBC Media. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  15. ^ Feldberg, Isaac (5 June 2014). "First Images Of Benedict Cumberbatch In WWII Drama The Imitation Game". We Got This Covered. Wegotthiscovered.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  16. ^ Carino, Rochelle Paula. "Benedict Cumberbatch Is a Math Genius in The Imitation Game". Movie News Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  17. ^ Cadars, Cyril. "The Open". Cyril Cadars. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  18. ^ Brown, Mark (18 March 2015). "Love is ... five gay films going global in the name of human rights". No. 18 March 2015. Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  19. ^ Council, British. "Five Films 4 Freedom". film.britishcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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