Biography

James Swanton is best known for otherworldly characters. He fathered the Antichrist as both Satan in Apartment 7A (2024) and the Jackal in The First Omen (2024), as well as appearing as the Magician in Tarot (2024), the Ash Man in Stopmotion (2023), the Spirit in Host (2020) and the Creature in Frankenstein's Creature (2018). He also played the title roles in two BBC chillers: Lot No. 249 (2023), Mark Gatiss's Ghost Story for Christmas, and The Curse of the Ninth (2024) in the final series of Inside No. 9 (2014). As a stage actor, James has been closely associated with Dickens. He took his acclaimed one-man play "Sikes & Nancy" to the West End's Trafalgar Studios and annually performs "A Christmas Carol" (amongst other ghost stories) at London's Charles Dickens Museum.

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Filmography

View Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014Series
8.1
View Tarot
Tarot

Tarot

2024Film
6.4
View A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971Series
7.4
View The First Omen
The First Omen

The First Omen

2024Film
6.8
View Host
Host

Host

2020Film
6.5
View Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024Film
6.1
View Stopmotion
Stopmotion

Stopmotion

2024Film
6.2
View The Jack in the Box: Awakening
The Jack in the Box: Awakening

The Jack in the Box: Awakening

2022Film
6.2
View The Banishing
The Banishing

The Banishing

2021Film
5.2
View Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

2021Film
5.6
View The Haunting of the Tower of London
The Haunting of the Tower of London

The Haunting of the Tower of London

2022Film
5.9
View Dashcam
Dashcam

Dashcam

2022Film
4.9