Jamie Bamber

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Jamie St John Bamber Griffith (born 1972/73),[1] known professionally as Jamie Bamber, is a British actor, known for his roles as Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica and Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin in the ITV series Law & Order: UK. He also had a supporting role as 2nd Lt. Jack Foley in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, as Lieutenant Archie Kennedy in the Hornblower series and was a regular on the British series Ultimate Force and Peak Practice. In 2013, Bamber starred in the TNT medical drama Monday Mornings and, in 2014, in the Sky 1 drama The Smoke.

Early life and education

Jamie St John Bamber GriffithScript error: No such module "Unsubst". was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to Ralph and Elizabeth Griffith. His father is from the United States and his mother is from Northern Ireland.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". At the time Bamber was born, his father was a management consultant.[3] Bamber has five brothers and one sister, actress Anastasia Griffith.[4]

Bamber was educated at St Paul's School in London, and graduated with a first in modern languages (Italian and French) from St John's College, Cambridge, before attending and graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is fluent in both Italian and French, having spent part of his childhood in Paris.[5]Template:Better source

Bamber appeared in the 1994 student film Shifting Sands.[6]

Career

Battlestar Galactica

Beginning in 2003, Bamber starred as Lee 'Apollo' Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica that started as a miniseries and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series on the US Sci Fi Channel (now Syfy). The show received critical acclaim and received a Peabody Award[7] plus a number of nominations in its four-season run; Bamber was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for Battlestar Galactica in 2004.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In the role of Lee Adama, Bamber speaks with an American accent which is frequently cited for its accuracy;[8][9] he credits being exposed to his father's American accent from childhood. He also darkened his hair, in an effort to more closely resemble Edward James Olmos, who plays his character's father. Reciprocally, Olmos wore contact lenses with blue irises to match Bamber's eyes.[10]

Bamber wrote the foreword for Titan Books' Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three by David Bassom. Of the show's dramatic resonance, he said:

... that's what good drama lets us do. It allows us to see and to feel things we otherwise would not. And great drama allows us to do that on every level: the psychological, the personal and the political. I am proud to say that in the pared down world of Battlestar Galactica there is no plot, no character and no relationship that does not breathe the oxygen of all three levels at once.[11]

Other television roles

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Bamber at Japan Expo in Paris in July 2009

Bamber is also well known for his role as DS Matt Devlin, the younger partner of veteran detective DS Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh) on Law & Order: UK for the show's first five series, from 2009 to 2011.[12][13]

He played Lieutenant Archibald "Archie" Kennedy in the ITV series Hornblower, appearing in five of the eight television films in which Kennedy (rising in ranks from midshipman to fourth lieutenant) has a much expanded role from that essayed in C.S. Forester's novels. Bamber also appeared as a trainee doctor in the final series of long running ITV soap Peak Practice, and portrayed an SAS officer in Ultimate Force; it was on a break from the latter, which he subsequently revealed was a job that he was not entirely happy with,[14] that he traveled to Los Angeles and read for Battlestar Galactica.

Bamber guest starred in the second season premiere of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse where his character is wed to Echo (played by Eliza Dushku) during one of her missions; he also reunited with his Battlestar Galactica co-star Tahmoh Penikett in the episode.[15] In the BBC's Outcasts, Bamber portrayed a hot-tempered expeditionary leader amongst colonists of a distant planet in the late 21st century; though he had been offered a larger part in the series, he elected to take the supporting role in part because he was wary of following up Battlestar Galactica with another sci-fi series that bore a few similarities.[16] Other TV series in which he has made guest appearances include CSI: Miami, NCIS, House, Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer, The Last Detective, Body of Proof, Perception, Rizzoli & Isles, and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.

He played the role of detective Caolán Longstreet in 17th Precinct,[17] a pilot by Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore described as a police drama which takes place in a world governed by magic. The pilot was not picked up by NBC for the fall 2011 season; it would have also re-united him with his Galactica co-stars James Callis[18] and Tricia Helfer.[19]

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Bamber at the 2007 Scream Awards

Bamber starred as neurosurgeon Dr. Tyler Wilson in Monday Mornings, the David E. Kelley-produced series for TNT, co-executive-produced by Sanjay Gupta and based on his novel of the same name.[20] The series debuted in February 2013; it was cancelled after one season.[21] In 2014 he played the lead role of Kev Allison, a London firefighter struggling to keep his personal and professional relationships together after a life-altering accident on the job, in The Smoke, a Kudos Television drama for Sky1 in the UK.[22]

He currently has supporting roles in two UK series: Marcella, returning for a second series in 2018; and Fearless. He also plays a recurring role in the 2018 STARZ series Counterpart and starred as Colonel Alexander Coltrane in the Cinemax series Strike Back. He plays Archie Hughes, Martha's business partner and ex-fiance, in the BBC TV series Beyond Paradise, which started airing in 2023.

Film

Bamber played the starring role in the 2008 film Pulse 2: Afterlife, a direct-to-DVD sequel to 2006's Pulse.[23] Earlier he starred in The Devil's Tattoo (known as Ghost Rig in the US) along with Kerry Norton, who was later to become his wife.

He made his French-language acting debut in 2012 in Martin Valente's Script error: No such module "Lang".,[24] portraying the American fiancé of the female lead played by French pop star Script error: No such module "Lang".. According to Bamber, his character is loosely based on Andre Agassi.[25] Most recently, he co-starred in the 2017 French romantic comedy Script error: No such module "Lang". alongside Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang"..

In May 2011, Bamber completed filming John Doe: Vigilante, an Australian production directed by Kelly Dolen. The film was released in the United States on 21 March 2014.[26]

On 9 June 2015, Variety announced that Jamie Bamber, Kellan Lutz, Jesse Williams, and Jess Weixler had joined the cast of a thriller film titled Money, directed by Martin Rosete and produced by Atit Shah.[27]

Stage and radio

Bamber's stage appearances include Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 at the Bristol Old Vic in 2002;[28] and in 2005 he appeared as Mephistopheles in Dr. Faustus;[29] at the Liverpool Playhouse.

He has also acted in radio serials; major roles include Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and Philip in Where Angels Fear to Tread for BBC Radio 4.[30]

Personal life

Bamber is married to English actress and singer Kerry Norton who played Ishay, Doc Cottle's assistant, on Battlestar Galactica. The couple have three daughters.[31][1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". Tom Released as Ghost Rig in the U.S.
2008 Pulse 2: Afterlife Stephen Direct-to-DVD
2012 Template:Ill Stephen Astarti English title: One Day My Dad Will Come
Filly Brown Sam
Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse Robin Hood (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2013 Before I Sleep Paul
2014 John Doe: Vigilante John Doe
2015 Script error: No such module "Sort". Jeff Ryan
Numb Will Evans Also associate producer
2016 Money John
A New York Christmas Sam Martin Original title: A Christmas in New York
2017 Template:Ill Paul World-wide / English title: You Choose!
2018 Inferno: Skyscraper Escape [32] Tom Bronson
2019 The Car : Road to Revenge Caddok
2020 Avernus Jack Short film
2022 Titanic 666 Professor Hal Cochran [33]
The Lair Major Roy Finch
2024 Strangers Sky
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Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998–2001 Hornblower Midshipman/Acting Lt./Lt. Archie Kennedy 5 television films
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". Lord Tony Dewhurst Series 1; episode 1: "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
2000 Agatha Christie's Poirot Ralph Paton Series 7; episode 1: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"
Lady Audley's Secret George Talboys Television film
2001 Bob Martin James Series 2; episode 2: "Big Break"
Band of Brothers 2nd Lt. Jack E. Foley Miniseries; episodes 7–9
2001–2002 Peak Practice Dr. Matt Kendal Series 12; episodes 5–10, 12 & 13
2002 Daniel Deronda Hans Meyrick Miniseries; episodes 1–4
2002–2003 Ultimate Force Lt. Dennis 'Dotsy' Doheny Series 1 & 2; 8 episodes
2003 Battlestar Galactica Cpt./Cmdr./Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama Miniseries; episodes 1 & 2
2004–2009 Main role; seasons 1–4; 74 episodes
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor Television film
Cold Case Jack Kimball Season 4; episode 15: "Blood on the Tracks"
Ghost Whisperer Bryan Curtis Season 2; episode 17: "The Walk-In"
Script error: No such module "Sort". Luke Clayhill Series 4; episode 2: "Dangerous' Liaisons"
2009 Dollhouse Martin Klar Season 2; episode 1: "Vows"
2009–2011 Law & Order: UK DS Matt Devlin Main role; series 1–5; 32 episodes
2011 Outcasts Mitchell Hoban Episode 1
CSI: Miami Ronnie Hale Season 10; episode 3: "Blown Away"
House Bob Harris Season 8; episode 5: "The Confession"
17th Precinct Caolán Longstreet Television film (unaired pilot)
2012 Body of Proof Aiden Welles Season 2; episodes 15–17
Perception Dr. Michael Hathaway Season 1; episodes 2, 6 & 8: "Faces", "Lovesick" & "Kilimanjaro"
2013 Monday Mornings Dr. Tyler Wilson Main role; episodes 1–10
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". Kev Allison Main role; miniseries; episodes 1–8
2014–2015 Rizzoli & Isles Paul Wescourt Season 5; episodes 12 & 13: "Burden of Proof" & "Bridge of Tomorrow"
NCIS NSA Attorney Jake Malloy Season 12; episodes 9, 14 & 22, & season 13; episodes 9 & 11
2015 Major Crimes Malcolm Rich Season 4; episode 3: "Open Line"
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2016 Model Woman Lio Fibonacci Pilot episode
2016–2018 Marcella DI/DCI Tim Williamson Series 1 & 2; 14 episodes
2017 Fearless Matthew Wild Miniseries; episodes 2–6
Counterpart Eric Burton Season 1; episode 1: "The Crossing"
2019–2020 Strike Back Col. Alexander Coltrane[34] Series 7 & 8; 20 episodes
2021 Innocent Sam Wright Main role; series 2; episodes 1–4[35]
2022 Signora Volpe Adam Haines Series 1; episodes 1 & 3: "An Anxious Aunt" & "Truffles & Treachery"
2022–2024 DI Ray DCI Martyn Hunter Series 1; episodes 1–4, & series 2; episode 3[36]
2023 Treyder Justin Lee (unknown episodes)
Cannes Confidential Harry King Main role; episodes 1–6
Who Is Erin Carter? DI Jim Armstrong Miniseries; episodes 4 & 7
2023–present Beyond Paradise Archie Hughes Series 1; episodes 2–6, & series 3; episodes 1–3
2024 The Wives Charlie Morgan Episodes 1–6

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Star Trek Continues Mr. Simone Episode 1: "Pilgrim of Eternity"

Video games

Year Title Role
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Ffon Althe / Sergeant Garus (voice)
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population (voice)
Dead Rising 3 Simon Merkin (voice)

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