Jamie Bamber facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jamie Bamber
Bamber at the Phoenix Comicon in May 2012
Born	Jamie St John Bamber Griffith 1972/1973 (age 51–52) Hammersmith, London, England
Education	St Paul's School
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Kerry Norton
Children	3

Jamie Bamber (born in 1972 or 1973) is a British actor. He is famous for playing Lee Adama in the TV show Battlestar Galactica. He also played Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin in the ITV series Law & Order: UK.

Jamie Bamber has also appeared in other popular shows. These include Band of Brothers and the Hornblower series. He was also a regular on the British shows Ultimate Force and Peak Practice.

Early Life and School

Jamie St John Bamber Griffith was born in Hammersmith, London, England. His parents are Ralph and Elizabeth Griffith. His father is from the United States, and his mother is from Northern Ireland. When Jamie was born, his father worked as a management consultant. Jamie has five brothers and one sister, who is also an actress named Anastasia Griffith.

Jamie went to St Paul's School in London. He then studied modern languages (Italian and French) at St John's College, Cambridge. He finished with top grades. After that, he went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art to study acting. Jamie speaks both Italian and French very well. He lived in Paris for some of his childhood.

In 1994, Jamie appeared in a student film called Shifting Sands.

Acting Career

Starring in Battlestar Galactica

Starting in 2003, Jamie Bamber played Lee 'Apollo' Adama in the new Battlestar Galactica. This show began as a short series and then became a full TV show in 2004. It was shown on the US Sci Fi Channel, which is now called Syfy.

The show was very popular and won many awards. Jamie was even nominated for an award for his acting in Battlestar Galactica in 2004. In the show, Jamie spoke with an American accent. People often say his accent was very accurate. He learned it from his father, who is American. He also dyed his hair darker to look more like Edward James Olmos, who played his character's father.

Jamie wrote the introduction for a book about Battlestar Galactica. He said that good drama helps us understand things we normally wouldn't. He was proud that Battlestar Galactica explored deep ideas about people and politics.

Other TV Shows

Jamie Bamber at Japan Expo in Paris in July 2009

Jamie Bamber is also well known for playing DS Matt Devlin. He was the younger partner to detective DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) on Law & Order: UK. He was on the show for its first five series, from 2009 to 2011.

He played Lieutenant Archibald "Archie" Kennedy in the ITV series Hornblower. He appeared in five of the eight TV films. His character, Archie, grew from a midshipman to a fourth lieutenant. Jamie also played a trainee doctor in the last series of Peak Practice. He was an SAS officer in Ultimate Force. It was during a break from Ultimate Force that he went to Los Angeles and got the role in Battlestar Galactica.

Jamie was a guest star in the second season of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. He played a character who married Echo, played by Eliza Dushku. He also worked again with his Battlestar Galactica co-star Tahmoh Penikett in that episode. In the BBC show Outcasts, Jamie played a leader of colonists on a faraway planet. He chose a smaller role in this show because he didn't want to do another science fiction series right after Battlestar Galactica.

He has also made guest appearances in many other TV shows. These include CSI: Miami, NCIS, House, Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer, Body of Proof, and Rizzoli & Isles. He also appeared in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.

Jamie Bamber at the 2007 Scream Awards

In 2013, Jamie starred as Dr. Tyler Wilson in Monday Mornings. This medical drama was produced by David E. Kelley for TNT. The show was based on a novel by Sanjay Gupta. In 2014, he played Kev Allison in The Smoke. Kev was a London firefighter dealing with personal and work problems after an accident.

More recently, he has had roles in UK series like Marcella and Fearless. He also played Colonel Alexander Coltrane in the Cinemax series Strike Back. Since 2023, he has played Archie Hughes in the BBC TV series Beyond Paradise.

Movies

Jamie Bamber played the main role in the 2008 film Pulse 2: Afterlife. This movie was a sequel to the 2006 film Pulse. Before that, he starred in The Devil's Tattoo (also known as Ghost Rig). His future wife, Kerry Norton, was also in that movie.

In 2012, he acted in his first French-language film, Un jour mon père viendra. He played the American fiancé of the main character. In 2017, he co-starred in the French romantic comedy L'Embarras du Choix.

In 2011, Jamie finished filming John Doe: Vigilante, an Australian movie. It was released in the United States in 2014. In 2015, he joined the cast of a thriller film called Money.

Stage and Radio

Jamie Bamber has also performed on stage. He played Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 in 2002. In 2005, he played Mephistopheles in Dr. Faustus.

He has also acted in radio shows. He played Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and Philip in Where Angels Fear to Tread for BBC Radio 4.

Personal Life

Jamie Bamber is married to English actress and singer Kerry Norton. She played Ishay, Doc Cottle's assistant, on Battlestar Galactica. Jamie and Kerry have three daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video Games

See also

In Spanish: Jamie Bamber para niños