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James Carroll Jordan

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James Carroll Jordan
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James Jordan was born in Japan, but raised in England. He is a very versatile London-based North American voice over artist with gravitas and brio, with a range from New York Mobster, California cool to Texas cowboy. He is also a highly successful narrator of many documentaries for the History and Discovery Channel. His work includes "The Bader Meinhoff Gang" and "The Flying Guru". Jordan is famous for his leading role in "Rich Man Poor Man Book 2" . His acting includes theatrical films and television programs in North America, he has now forged a full and engaging career in the United Kingdom with leading roles in Taggart, Lovejoy, Ellington and many more. He is also an accomplished West End Leading Actor and singer with his own one man show "Mark Twain On Womankind" which he has played all over the world, from Bombay to California to rave reviews and packed houses. Jordan audio books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard and more. His stage performances "Mark Twain On Womankind" and "Mark Twain Out West" are available to buy, as is his autobiography Life As We Know It Jim. He starred in Tennessee Williams' "Spring Storm" and Eugene O'Neill's "Beyond the Horizon" at National Theatre in London.
BornJanuary 13, 1950
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    Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    6.7
    • Harvard Professor
    • 2017
    Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
    6 Underground
    6.1
    • Ferry Man
    • 2019
    Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
    Black Snake Moan
    6.9
    • Additional Crew(as James Jordan)
    • 2006
    Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
    Hatfields & McCoys
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Sheriff Maynard

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    • No Way Up (2024)
      No Way Up
      4.6
      • Hank
      • 2024
    • Ilkka Villi and Melanie Liburd in Alan Wake II (2023)
      Alan Wake II
      9.2
      Video Game
      • Pat Maine (voice)
      • 2023
    • The Good Ship Murder (2023)
      The Good Ship Murder
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Elmore Patterson III
      • 2023
    • Oscar Kennedy, Thaddea Graham, and Jodie Tyack in Wreck (2022)
      Wreck
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Phil Cooper
      • 2022
    • Thekla Reuten in Marionette (2020)
      Marionette
      5.9
      • Pick-up driver
      • 2020
    • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow, and Zach Woods in Avenue 5 (2020)
      Avenue 5
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Man with a Crossbow
      • 2020
    • Washington (2020)
      Washington
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • General Charles Cornwallis
      • 2020
    • Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
      6 Underground
      6.1
      • Ferry Man
      • 2019
    • Andie MacDowell, Helen Baxendale, and Greg Davies in Cuckoo (2012)
      Cuckoo
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Ron
      • 2019
    • Christanne de Bruijn in The Conductor (2018)
      The Conductor
      7.3
      • Priest
      • 2018
    • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
      Kingsman: The Golden Circle
      6.7
      • Harvard Professor
      • 2017
    • Homefront: The Revolution (2016)
      Homefront: The Revolution
      5.3
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2016
    • Doctor Who: Doom Coalition (2015)
      Doctor Who: Doom Coalition
      9.0
      Podcast Series
      • Charles Virgil McLean (voice)
      • 2016
    • Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999)
      Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
      7.8
      Podcast Series
      • Major Vincent Da Costa
      • Herger (voice)
      • 2015
    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jessica De Gouw in Dracula (2013)
      Dracula
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Havershim
      • 2013

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    • Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan (2006)
      Black Snake Moan
      6.9
      • adr loop group (as James Jordan)
      • 2006

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      • James W. Carroll
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      • January 13, 1950
      • Okinawa, Japan
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        Jan HartleyApril 15, 1993 - present (2 children)

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      In 1988 he appeared in two continuations of popular (and legendary) World War II films originally from the 1960's: The Great Escape II: The Untold Story and The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission.

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