James Krishna Floyd
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Floyd is an actor, writer and director who is a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, won a British Independent Film Award and been nominated for two more. As an actor, he won a BIFA and as a filmmaker he wrote/directed the romance 'Unicorns' which was nominated for 7 BIFAs, winning one. He has been profiled by Variety, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Mr Porter, City AM and Attitude among others.
As an actor he is known to international and US audiences for starring as afflicted undercover ex-soldier Nasser in Hulu's hit drama series 'No Man's Land' which is created by Ron Leshem (who made the original Euphoria). The show plays globally in 114 territories and series 2 premieres in 2025. He is also known to global audiences for co-starring in the hit 2023 Netflix refugee epic 'The Swimmers', which has been seen by more than 100 million people on the platform, to date, and was no.1 in 47 countries and top 10 in 88. It was BAFTA nominated for Outstanding British Film. To UK audiences James is known for starring as the enigmatic Gabriel Varma in ITV's popular drama 'The Good Karma Hospital', which peaked at over 8 million viewers on the prime time Sunday evening slot. It played for 4 seasons.
The Daily Telegraph said Floyd was 'reminiscent of Robert De Niro' for his lead performance in Sally El Hosaini's acclaimed film 'My Brother the Devil', with Empire Magazine calling him 'magnetic' and Timeout stating he 'must be on every director's must-cast list.' The film and James won awards globally at Sundance, Berlin and BFI London Film Festival among others.
Other notable credits as an actor include lead roles in Oscar-nominated Paula Van Der Oest's romance film 'Love in a Bottle' and also IM Global's spy thriller 'Newcomer' along side Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia. He co-starred in BBC Film's 'City of Tiny Lights' with Billie Piper and Cush Jumbo, and also in Pathe's 'Tormented' with Olly Alexander and Tuppence Middleton. On stage he's starred in acclaimed plays for the likes of Laurie Sansom and Anna Ziegler.
As a filmmaker his 2024 film 'Unicorns' won the Audience award and the Jury prize at Dinard film festival. It was nominated for seven BIFAs, including two for James, Best Debut Writer and Best Debut Director. It had its world premiere at TiFF to great reviews and was released in UK cinemas by Signature and on Netflix in 2024. It will be released internationally in 2025. The film is a modern romantic drama produced by River Road (12 Years A Slave) and Maven Screen Media (The Kids Are Alright), and executive produced by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot).
As an actor he is known to international and US audiences for starring as afflicted undercover ex-soldier Nasser in Hulu's hit drama series 'No Man's Land' which is created by Ron Leshem (who made the original Euphoria). The show plays globally in 114 territories and series 2 premieres in 2025. He is also known to global audiences for co-starring in the hit 2023 Netflix refugee epic 'The Swimmers', which has been seen by more than 100 million people on the platform, to date, and was no.1 in 47 countries and top 10 in 88. It was BAFTA nominated for Outstanding British Film. To UK audiences James is known for starring as the enigmatic Gabriel Varma in ITV's popular drama 'The Good Karma Hospital', which peaked at over 8 million viewers on the prime time Sunday evening slot. It played for 4 seasons.
The Daily Telegraph said Floyd was 'reminiscent of Robert De Niro' for his lead performance in Sally El Hosaini's acclaimed film 'My Brother the Devil', with Empire Magazine calling him 'magnetic' and Timeout stating he 'must be on every director's must-cast list.' The film and James won awards globally at Sundance, Berlin and BFI London Film Festival among others.
Other notable credits as an actor include lead roles in Oscar-nominated Paula Van Der Oest's romance film 'Love in a Bottle' and also IM Global's spy thriller 'Newcomer' along side Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia. He co-starred in BBC Film's 'City of Tiny Lights' with Billie Piper and Cush Jumbo, and also in Pathe's 'Tormented' with Olly Alexander and Tuppence Middleton. On stage he's starred in acclaimed plays for the likes of Laurie Sansom and Anna Ziegler.
As a filmmaker his 2024 film 'Unicorns' won the Audience award and the Jury prize at Dinard film festival. It was nominated for seven BIFAs, including two for James, Best Debut Writer and Best Debut Director. It had its world premiere at TiFF to great reviews and was released in UK cinemas by Signature and on Netflix in 2024. It will be released internationally in 2025. The film is a modern romantic drama produced by River Road (12 Years A Slave) and Maven Screen Media (The Kids Are Alright), and executive produced by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot).
