English actor who played the Vulcan ambassador Sarek, Michael Burnham's adoptive father, in Star Trek: Discovery.
James Frain is an English actor whose television roles include Thomas Cromwell in The Tudors, Franklin Mott in True Blood, Ferdinand Chevalier in Orphan Black and Theo Galavan in Gotham.
On Star Trek: Discovery he played Sarek, the Vulcan ambassador and adoptive father of Michael Burnham, during the first two seasons. Frain's portrayal explored Sarek's strained relationships with both Burnham and his son Spock a decade before the events of the original series, including the mental bond Sarek shares with his ward.