James Callis
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James Callis (born June 4, 1971 in London) is a British actor. He is known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica. He also appeared in Bridget Jones's Diary and the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Callis grew up in London where he attended Harrow School in North West London. Callis is Jewish.[1] In 1990, he went on to study for a BA in English and Related Literature at the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College. At university he was a keen student actor, director, and writer, sometimes also appearing in productions put on by friends at Cambridge University, including a production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. He graduated from York with a 2.2 in 1993.
[edit] Career
Callis subsequently went on to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1996, and in the same year he was awarded the Jack Tinker Award (Theatre Record Critic of the Year) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in Old Wicked Songs, a two-hander by Jon Marans in which he starred alongside Bob Hoskins.
Callis has appeared in various West End productions and television series as well as on radio. He has also been involved in writing and directing. His directional debut was Beginner's Luck, a co-production of his and writer/director Nick Cohen's Late Night Pictures and Angel Eye Film & TV, starring Julie Delpy, Steven Berkoff and Fenella Fielding. Beginner's Luck was critically panned and failed to secure a UK distributor.
Callis finished filming his first role in a cinema film, Bridget Jones's Diary, alongside Renée Zellweger & Hugh Grant, in the summer of 2000 and between a few further film and TV roles went back on stage in the Soho Theatre in December 2002.
[edit] Personal life
Callis has two sisters. He lives in London with his wife Neha and their son Josh, who was born in 2003. Apart from acting, directing and writing, he also plays piano and guitar.
[edit] Notable appearances
Film and Television:
- One Night with the King (2006) - Haman
- Dead Cool (2004) - Josh
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Tom
- Battlestar Galactica (2003 - present) - Doctor Gaius Baltar
- Helen of Troy (2003) - King Menelaus (Helen's husband)
- Blue Dove (2003) - Dominic
- Relic Hunters (2002) - Raoul
- Beginners Luck (2002) - Mark (James also wrote, co-directed & co-produced this film)
- Victoria & Albert (2001) - Ernest (Albert's brother)
- As If (2001) - Sebastian
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - Tom
- Arabian Nights (2000) - Prince Ahmed
- Jason & The Argonauts (1999) - Aspyrtes
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999) (mini) TV Series - The Wolf
- Surety (1999) - Short film directed & produced with Nick Cohen
- Heat of the Sun (1999) (mini) TV Series - Clive Lanyard
- Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Going Wrong (1998) (mini) TV Series - Guy Curran
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1998) (TV) .... Henri
- Weekend Bird (1997) - Mike
- A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) (mini) TV Series - Prof. Russell Gwinnett
- Soldier Soldier (1996) TV Series - Major Tim Forrester
- Murder Most Horrid (1996) - Mark (in episode: "Confess")
Radio:
- HMS Ulysses (1997) Saturday Playhouse (Radio 4) - aired on 14 June 1997
- Daisy Miller (199?) - Winterbourne
