Jamie Draven

Jamie Draven
Born Jamie Donnelly
14 May 1979
Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–Present

Jamie Draven (born Jamie Donnelly on 14 May 1979) is an English actor whose career in films and television began in 1998. One of his early notable parts was as Billy's elder brother, Tony, in the hit 2000 film Billy Elliot and as Jamie Dow in Ultimate Force.

A native of the southern Manchester district of Wythenshawe, he is the youngest boy in a family of three boys (his mother is Kath and her older sons are John and Jason). Early in life he thought of becoming a footballer but turned his attention to acting at 16. He later moved to London to fulfill his acting ambitions, although he had no theatrical training and no CV. Changing his name to Jamie Draven, he was 19 with just a few small parts to his credit, when he won a major role in the 1999 Granada Television drama Butterfly Collectors.

He has worked with actress Alex Reid on several occasions, including Series 1 and 2 of Ultimate Force, Episode 2 of Mobile and in Jetsam.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Everybody Loves Sunshine Geeg as Jamie Draven
2000 Billy Elliot Tony Elliot
2007 Jetsam Kemp
Badland Jerry Rice
2010 Survival Stranger Short film
2012 Starbright Peter
201? Division 19 Filming

TV

Year Show Role Notes
1998 The Bill Gang member 1 episode: The Stork
1999 Butterfly Collectors Dex Lister
2000 Always and Everyone Ryan 1 episode: 2.7
2001 Messiah D.S. Jez Clifton
2002–2003 Ultimate Force Trooper. Jamie Dow Series 1 episode 1 - Series 2 episode 6 (killed off series 3 episode 1 not featured though)
2003 Watermelon James Wearing
2005 Faith Gary Mark Andrews
Beneath the Skin PC Andrew Stadden
2007 Mobile Maurice Stoan 3 part series
2011 The Body Farm Mick Flannery 1 episode: Scientific Justice
2013- The Mill Robert Greg

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