My Take
James D'Arcy is one of those actors I genuinely root for every time he pops up on screen — quietly excellent, never over-selling it. His Edwin Jarvis in Agent Carter was a masterclass in understated charm; that butler had more warmth and dry wit than half the leads in the Marvel Cinematic Universe combined, and D'Arcy made you feel every bit of it. Then he shows up in Broadchurch season two playing someone deeply unsettling, and you almost forget it's the same guy — that kind of range doesn't get nearly enough attention. He's also a screenwriter and director, which tells you he thinks about storytelling on a deeper level than just hitting his marks. Born in Amersham, trained the old-fashioned British way, and still criminally undercast by Hollywood. Give this man a lead already.
Overview
James D'Arcy (born Simon Richard D'Arcy; 24 August 1975) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his portrayals of Howard Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agent Carter (2015–16) and the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, and murder suspect Lee Ashworth in the second season of the series Broadchurch (2015).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James D'Arcy
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームズ・ダーシー
- Reading
- じぇーむず・だーしー
- Born
- August 24, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Amersham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / stage actor / film actor / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.