James Cromwell has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Babe (1995).
For his part in American Horror Story: Asylum (2012), he received a Primetime Emmy Award, and for his role in Still Mine, he received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor (2013).
Moreover, Cromwell was born in the city of Los Angeles in the state of California. He is the son of actress Kay Johnson (1904–1975) and actor and director John Cromwell (1886–1979), both of whom were blacklisted during McCarthy’s reign of terror. His ancestors come from England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.
After graduating from The Hill School in 1958, he attended Middlebury College and Carnegie Mellon University, where he majored in drama before dropping out. He acquired his acting training at New York City’s HB Studio. He, like his parents, was drawn to the theatre and has appeared in a variety of productions ranging from Shakespeare to experimental pieces.
