Cultural depictions of James I of England

James I of England has been depicted a number of times in popular culture.

Literature

James is a character in the novel To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston (1900).
James acts as something of the antagonist in the comic series Marvel 1602 and its sequels (2003).
Rafael Sabatini's novel The King's Minion (1930) portrays James as physically attracted to the young Robert Carr and George Villiers and implicates him in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.

Film and television

On screen, James has been portrayed by:

Lucien Littlefield in a silent adaptation of To Have and to Hold (1916)
Raymond Hatton in another silent adaptation of To Have and to Hold (1922)
Jerrold Robertshaw in the British silent film Guy Fawkes (1923), based on the novel by Harrison Ainsworth
Manfred Mackeben as a young child in the German film Das Herz der Königin (1940), about his mother Mary
William Podmore in The King's Author (1952), in the American TV series Hallmark Hall of Fame
Anthony Eustrel in Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
Everett Sloane in The King's Bounty (1955), in the American TV series Kraft Television Theatre
Bill Paterson in the ATV drama series Life of Shakespeare (1978)
Patrick Malahide in the "Treason" episode of the HTV West children's TV series Into the Labyrinth (1981), about the Gunpowder Plot
Hugh Ross in the Ulster Television series God's Frontiersmen (1988)
Dudley Sutton in Orlando (1992)
Angus MacDonald in Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994)^[1]
Jim Cummings (voice) in the straight-to-video animated film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
Wayne Opie in the TV drama documentary Elizabeth (2000)
Jeremy Irons in the PBS TV series Freedom: A History of Us (2003)
Robert Carlyle in the BBC TV series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
Ewen Bremner in the TV miniseries Elizabeth I (2005)
Jonathan Pryce in The New World (2005)

Cultural depictions of English and British monarchs

Kingdom of the English 886–1066	Alfred the Great · Edward the Elder · Ælfweard · Athelstan the Glorious¹ · Edmund the Magnificent¹ · Eadred¹ · Eadwig the Fair¹ · Edgar the Peaceable¹ · Edward the Martyr · Æthelred the Unready · Sweyn Forkbeard · Edmund Ironside · Cnut¹ · Harold Harefoot · Harthacnut · Edward the Confessor · Harold Godwinson · Edgar the Ætheling

Kingdom of England 1066–1649	William I · William II · Henry I · Stephen · Matilda · Henry II² · Henry the Young King · Richard I · John² · Henry III² · Edward I² · Edward II² · Edward III² · Richard II² · Henry IV² · Henry V² · Henry VI² · Edward IV² · Edward V² · Richard III² · Henry VII² · Henry VIII² · Edward VI² · Jane² · Mary I² with Philip² · Elizabeth I ² · James I³ · Charles I³

Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1653–1659	Oliver Cromwell⁴ · Richard Cromwell⁴

Kingdom of England 1660–1707	Charles II³ · James II³ · William III and Mary II³ · Anne³

Kingdom of Scotland 843–1707 (traditional)	Kenneth I MacAlpin · Donald I · Constantine I (II) · Áed · Giric · Eochaid · Donald II · Constantine II (III) · Malcolm I · Indulf · Dub · Cuilén · Amlaíb · Kenneth II · Constantine III (IV) · Kenneth III · Malcolm II · Duncan I · Macbeth · Lulach · Malcolm III Canmore · Donald III · Duncan II · Donald III · Edgar · Alexander I · David I · Malcolm IV · William I the Lion · Alexander II · Alexander III · Margaret · John · Robert I · David II · Robert II · Robert III · James I · James II · James III · James IV · James V · Mary I · James VI ⁵ · Charles I⁵ · Charles II⁵ · James VII⁵ · Mary II⁵ · William II⁵ · Anne⁵

British monarchs after the Acts of Union 1707	Anne · George I · George II · George III · George IV · William IV · Victoria · Edward VII · George V · Edward VIII · George VI · Elizabeth II

¹Overlord of Britain. ²Also ruler of Ireland. ³Also ruler of Scotland. ⁴Lord Protector. ⁵Also ruler of England. Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

References

^ King James I (Character) from Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994) (V), The Internet Movie Database.