- Jeremy Northam
Infobox actor
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birthname = Jeremy Philip Northam
birthplace =Cambridge ,England
academyawards =
spouse = Liz Moro (divorced)Jeremy Philip Northam (born
1 December 1961 ) is an award-winning Englishactor .Personal life
Northam was born in
Cambridge , the son of Rachel, a potter and professor of economics, andJohn Northam , a professor of literature and theatre, as well as Ibsen specialist and teacher first atClare College, Cambridge and later at Bristol. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Jeremy-Northam.html Jeremy Northam Biography (1961-) ] ] Northam was educated atBristol Grammar School andRoyal Holloway, University of London , and trained at theBristol Old Vic Theatre School .Career
creen & Stage
Northam performed at the
Royal National Theatre - he replacedDaniel Day Lewis in the role of "Hamlet " (1989) and won the Olivier Award in 1990 for "most promising newcomer" for his performance in "The Vosey Inheritance".He made his American film debut in "The Net" (1995), but has appeared frequently in British films such as "Carrington" (1995), "Emma" (1996), "The Winslow Boy" (1999), "An Ideal Husband" (1999), "Enigma" (2001) and as Welsh actor and singer
Ivor Novello in "Gosford Park " (2001). In 2002 he starred in the film "Cypher" alongsideLucy Liu .Presently, he can be seen portraying
St. Thomas More on theShowtime series, "The Tudors ".Other Work
His
audiobook work includes "The Silver Chair " byC. S. Lewis for Harper Audio and "A Death Divided" byClare Francis for Macmillan. [MAB 313]Filmography
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Dean Spanley (2008)
*"Fiona's Story" (2008) (TV)
*"The Tudors " (2007)
*"The Invasion" (2007)
*"Checkmate" (2006)
*"A Cock and Bull Story " (2005)
*"Guy X " (2005)
*"" (2004)
*"The Statement " (2003)
*"The Singing Detective" (2003)
*"Martin and Lewis" (2002) (TV)
*"Cypher" (2002)
*"Possession" (2002)
*"Gosford Park " (2001)
*"Enigma" (2001)
*"The Golden Bowl" (2000)
*"The Winslow Boy" (1999)
*"An Ideal Husband" (1999)
*"Gloria" (1999)
*"Happy, Texas" (1999)
*"The Misadventures of Margaret" (1998)
*"The Tribe (film) " (1998) (TV)
*"Amistad" (1997)
*"Mimic" (1997)
*"Emma" (1996)
*"Voices" (1995)
*"The Net" (1995)
*"Carrington" (1995)
*"A Village Affair" (1994) (BBC TV)
*"Wuthering Heights" (1992)
*"A Fatal Inversion " (1992) (BBC TV)
*"Soft Top Hard Shoulder" (1992)
*"Journey's End" (1988) (TV)
*"Piece of Cake" (1988) (mini series)
*"Suspicion" (1987) (TV)
*"Wish Me Luck " (1987-88) (TV series)References
External links
*imdb name|id=0000562|name=Jeremy Northam
*Screenonline name|id=493535|name=Jeremy Northam
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