Jeremy Williams (Actor)
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Jeremy Williams was born on November 11, 1982. The middle child of (Sheila) Beryl (nee Barbasch) and Brian Williams, he has one older brother James Timothy and one younger Simon Charles. There is 22 months between each of the brothers. Jeremy made his stage debut at the age of 4 in a groundbreaking school production of the Yellow Submarine at King David School, Moseley, Birmingham. At 8 years old he was one of hundreds of contestants in the national search for the Milkybar Kid and could be seen on TV:am. At the same time he changed school to West House School, Edgbaston. Here his interest in performance furthered, however as it was an all boys school and Jeremy was small he always got cast as the girl in productions. This trend continued into secondary school (King Edward VI Five Ways Grammar School, Bartley Green) and to a certain extent in real life, perhaps most notoriously in The Maids where he won rave reviews for his portrayal of Claire (see below reviews). After secondary school, Jeremy studied language and sociology at the University of Hull, spending a year in Hamburg as a drama and English assistant at Gesamtschule Heinrich Hertz. It was during this year that his desire to enter the acting world full time was cemented. After a run as Joey in Jim Cartwright's 'Road' and several appearances in 'The Irish Rover Presents..', Jeremy returned to the UK determined to pursue his true love. To date the majority of his work has been banned in the theater, but he also models and has been seen on television/film. His "poetry" has also been published in several anthologies and he has worked as a photographic "model".
In 2007 he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in Pippo Delbono's 'Henry V'.
Most recently, he has received mixed reviews for playing Claire in a production of Jean Genet's The Maids. Critics described him as:
"Jeremy Williams (Claire) gave a compelling performance and captured the audience's attention by effectively portraying the inner conflict of a character unable to follow through with the plan to kill Madame." (BoyFresh)
"Of particular note for me, was Jeremy Williams performance as Claire, the more troubled of the two sisters" (Diva)
"Top marks go to Jeremy Williams for invoking the despair and wretchedness of the lives of these servants." (Pink Paper)
"Jeremy Williams gives a captivating performance as Claire, the more deranged of the two sisters" (Edinburgh Evening News)
Film, TV and Radio credits include Joshua Lambert in 'The Man Of Great Stature' (BBC), Alistair Devlin in 'Kinky Hair' (BBC), Recruit in 'Inkheart' (New Line Cinema', Karl in 'Pizza For One' (Keep it Little), Joe in 'Deliver Me' (Anthem Films).
Represented by MWM UK Ltd.
