David Bamber
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| Born | September 19, 1954 Walkden, Lancashire |
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| Spouse(s) | Julia Swift | ||||||
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David Bamber (born September 19, 1954) is a British actor, known for his television and theatre work.
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[edit] Career
Bamber has worked on many British television series and mini-series and TV movies, including Chalk and The Buddha of Suburbia, as well as the BBC's well known and loved 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, in which he played Mr Collins. His most international television role to date is the role of Marcus Tullius Cicero in the HBO/BBC2 original television series, Rome.
He appears in the BBC's Robin Hood (season 2, episode 5).[citation needed]
He is also a well-known theatre actor, who won the 1995 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance as Guy in My Night with Reg, a role he reprised the role in the 1996 BBC television adaptation. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Bamber's roles as a voice actor include Emperor Constantine in the Doctor Who audio drama, The Council of Nicaea.
Bamber plays Adolf Hitler in Bryan Singer's film, Valkyrie, which is due for release on February 13, 2009. He has also just completed the West End revival of Absurd Person Singular.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Valkyrie | Adolf Hitler | Directed by Bryan Singer |
| 2007 | The All Together | Robin Swain | Directed by Gavin Claxton |
| 2006 | Miss Potter | Fruing Warne | Directed by Chris Noonan |
| 2005 | The Clap | Krzysztof Veneer | Award winning short directed by Geoff Lindsey |
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle | Vicar | Directed by Tim Fywell |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Passenger | Directed by Martin Scorsese |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | Consulate Clerk | Directed by Doug Liman |
| 1996 | Wet and Dry | Bafta nominated short directed by John McKay | |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Collins | Directed by Simon Langton |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | Albert | Directed by Peter Yates |
| 1992 | Dakota Road | Man on the train | Directed by Nick Ward |
| 1988 | High Hopes | Rupert Booth-Braine | Directed by Mike Leigh |
| 1985 | The Doctor and the Devils | Cronin | Directed by Freddie Francis |
| 1982 | Privates on Parade | Flight Sgt. Charles Bishop | Michael Blakemore |
[edit] Background
Bamber attended Bristol University before training at RADA.
He is married to the British actress Julia Swift, daughter of British actor David Swift and they have two sons, Theo Bamber (born in 1991) and Ethan (born in 1998).
