Jamie Parker (actor)

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Jamie Parker is an English actor.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected stage and screen credits 2.1 Theatre 2.2 Film 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Biography

Parker has performed on stage, film, television and radio.

Parker attended a boarding school in Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from which he graduated in 2002.^[1][2][3] He spent five years with the National Youth Music Theatre in London, performing in The Beggar’s Opera, The Ragged Child, Into the Woods and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th Birthday Celebration.^[2]

Parker originated the role of Scripps in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys. He was involved in The History Boys from the play’s first reading, initially reading the part of Rudge^[4] before taking on the role of Scripps in the original West End stage production as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and film versions of the play.^[5][6][7][8]

Parker put his musical talents to use in The History Boys, playing piano and singing in several scenes.

[edit] Selected stage and screen credits

[edit] Theatre

• After the Dance (Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, 2002)
• Coffee House (Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, 2003)
• Holes in the Skin (Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, 2003)
• The Gondoliers (Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, 2003)
• Between the Crosses (Jermyn Street Theatre, London, 2003)
• Singer (Oxford Stage Company at the Tricycle, London, 2004)
• The History Boys (Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, West End, 2004), Scripps
• The History Boys (Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, 2006), Scripps
• The History Boys (St James, Wellington, 2006), Scripps
• The History Boys (Sydney Theatre, Sydney, 2006), Scripps
• The History Boys (Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, 2006), Scripps

[edit] Film

• The History Boys (2006), Scripps

[edit] External links

• Jamie Parker at the Internet Movie Database
• Jamie Parker at the Internet Broadway Database

[edit] References

1. ^ Kellaway, Kate (October 8). The Observer. Retrieved on November 5, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Jamie Parker. Retrieved on November 5, 2006.
3. ^ Between the Crosses – Cast and Crew. Retrieved on November 5, 2006.
4. ^ Bennett, Alan; Nicholas Hytner (2006). The History Boys The Film. London: Forelake Ltd, p. viii. ISBN 057123173X. 
5. ^ Internet Broadway Database: Jamie Parker Credits on Broadway. Retrieved on November 5, 2006.
6. ^ National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004. Retrieved on October 17, 2006.
7. ^ The History Boys - Arts Reviews - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au. Retrieved on October 17, 2006.
8. ^ John Smythe: theatre reviews: NZIAF-THE HISTORY BOYS: More is more. Retrieved on October 17, 2006.