James Frecheville Biography

Fast Facts

• His role in "Animal Kingdom" earned him a nomination for the AFI Young Actor Award
• Was nominated for best actor in a leading role at the 2011 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for his role in "Animal Kingdom․"
• Was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award for best lead actor for his role in "Animal Kingdom․"
• Was involved in youth theatre and high school productions
• Had very little acting experience before he got his big break at 17 in a main role in the 2010 crime drama "Animal Kingdom․"
• Was an extra on "City Homicide," playing a teenager who runs into a toilet and sees a dead body
• Quote: "[on "Animal Kingdon"] "It was adulthood all of the sudden․ I'm still on this run, whatever it is․""
• Quote: "I'd love an opportunity that would require a solid bit of preparation․ I just want to take five months off and grow a beard and pack on, like, 10 kilograms․"
• Is particularly attracted to roles that allow for mutation
• Because Ben Mendelsohn's character in "Animal Kingdom" considered Frecheville's character an irrelevant non-entity, the more experienced actor treated the young actor the same way on set