Jamie Bamber

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Jamie Bamber

Born	Jamie St John Bamber Griffith April 3, 1973 (1973-04-03) (age 35) Hammersmith, London, England
Spouse(s)	Kerry Norton

Jamie St John Bamber Griffith (b 3 April 1973) is a British actor most famous for his roles as Major Lee "Apollo" Adama on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica and as Archibald "Archie" Kennedy on Hornblower.

1 Early life
2 Battlestar Galactica
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
- 4.1 Starring Roles
- 4.2 Guest-starring Roles
5 Other Work
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Early life

Bamber was born in Hammersmith, London to Northern Irish mother Elizabeth (Liz) and an American father Ralph. He holds American citizenship through birth.[1]

Bamber was educated at the independent St Paul's School in Barnes, London, and received a first class honours degree in Modern Languages (Italian and French) at St John's College, Cambridge, before attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

[edit] Battlestar Galactica

In 2003, Bamber starred as Lee 'Apollo' Adama, a Captain in the Colonial Fleet, in Ron Moore's re-make Battlestar Galactica. This miniseries effectively served as pilot for a potential TV show. A TV series was commissioned in a collaborative effort between the Sci Fi Channel (United States) and Sky TV (the British broadcaster). Battlestar Galactica is filmed mostly in Vancouver, British Columbia and as of mid 2008, is currently in its fourth and final season.

In the role of Lee Adama, Bamber notably speaks with an American accent. He also has darkened hair, in an effort to more closely resemble Edward James Olmos, who plays his character's father.

[edit] Personal life

Bamber married actress Kerry Norton in September 2003, and they have three daughters: Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith, and twins Darcy and Ava.

Norton has made several appearances as Paramedic Layne Ishay in Battlestar Galactica. (Unlike Bamber, her character retains her native English, specifically Received Pronunciation, accent.)

He has 5 brothers and a sister, Anastasia Griffith, who is an actress.^[1]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Starring Roles

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1994	Shifting Sands	Bean	Student Film
1998	Hornblower: The Even Chance	Midshipman Archie Kennedy	TV
1999	Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters	Acting Lt. Archie Kennedy	TV
1999	Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil	Midshipman Archie Kennedy	TV
1999	The Scarlet Pimpernel	Lord Tony Dewhurst	Mini Series
2000	Lady Audley's Secret	George Talboys	TV
2000	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd	Ralph Paton	TV
2001	Peak Practice	Dr. Matt Kendal	(2001-2002) TV Series
2001	Band of Brothers	2nd Lt. Jack Foley	Mini Series
2001	Hornblower: Retribution	4th Lt. Archie Kennedy	TV
2001	Hornblower: Mutiny	4th Lt. Archie Kennedy	TV
2001	The Devil's Tattoo (UK) Ghost Rig (US)	Tom	Film
2002	Ultimate Force	Lt. Dotsy Doheny	(2002-2003) TV Series
2002	Daniel Deronda	Hans Meyrick	TV
2003	Battlestar Galactica	Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama	Mini Series
2004	Battlestar Galactica	Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama	(2004-present) TV Series

[edit] Guest-starring Roles

Year	Title	Role	Episode
2000	Poirot	Ralph Paton	8.1 "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"
2001	Bob Martin	James	2.2 "Big break"
2004	This Morning	Himself
2006	The Last Detective	Luke
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Bryan Curtis	217 "The Walk In"
2007	Cold Case	Jack Kimball	415 "Blood on the Tracks'

[edit] Other Work

Bamber has also had roles in the theatre- in 2005 he received good reviews for his performance as Mephistopheles in Dr Faustus.^[2] As well as this, he has acted on the radio, playing major roles such as Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and Philip in Where Angels Fear to Tread for BBC Radio 4.^[3]