James Wilby

Actor. Born 20 February 1958 in Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar].

Titles on Fi1m8 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 8 titles

Born

20 February 1958, Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Active

1987–present

Frequently works with

Ismail Merchant, James Ivory

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

71Critics

We rate James’s work 3 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 8 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films, 4 series
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $146m across 4 films with figures
Active: 1987–present

Genres

Drama7
Mystery3
Romance2
Action1
Action & Adventure1
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestGosford Park2001

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55WorstThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

191980s

231990s

212000s

172010s

82020s

Directors most worked with

James Ivory2 titles

Producers most worked with

Ismail Merchant2 titles