

He received his acting training at HB Studio in New York City. He graduated from The Hill School in 1958, and went on to Middlebury College, and Carnegie Mellon University, where he graduated with a B.F.A. He has English, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. He is the son of actress Kay Johnson (1904–1975) and actor and director John Cromwell (1886–1979), who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
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He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in American Horror Story: Asylum.Ĭromwell was born in Los Angeles, California. He has also voiced roles in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), and Big Hero 6 (2014).Ĭromwell is also well known for his roles in television including Angels in America (2003), Six Feet Under (2003–2005), American Horror Story: Asylum (2012–2013), Boardwalk Empire (2012-2013), The Young Pope (2016), Succession (2018–2023), and Counterpart (2018–2019).

Other notable roles include in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Known for his extensive work as a character actor, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award as well a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe (1995). James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American actor and activist.
