Lennie James

Lennie James

Infobox actor
name = Lennie James



caption = Lennie James, February 2008
birthname = Lennie James
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location = London, England, United Kingdom
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Lennie James (born October 11, 1965 in London, England) is an English actor and playwright.

Career

He has appeared in over twenty films, including the Guy Ritchie crime caper "Snatch" (2000), "24 Hour Party People" (2002), and "Sahara" (2005) and wrote the play "The Sons of Charlie Paora" which was performed at London's Royal Court Theatre.

He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1988.

He recently played Luke Gardner in the BBC terrorism drama "The State Within", Bishop David Newman on the BBC spy drama "Spooks" and Robert Hawkins in the CBS post-apocalyptic television drama series "Jericho".

He played the role of Cedric Munroe in the 2007 film "Outlaw."

His most recent part was in a 2008 television drama, Fallout, which aired on "Channel 4", playing the role of a black detective alongside a white detective solving a teen related murder. AMC Television and ITV have announced that he will appear in a 2009 TV miniseries remake of "The Prisoner", as a character code-named No. 147. [cite web|author=Drew Pisarra| publisher=AMC| url=http://blogs.amctv.com/the-prisoner/2008/07/casting-announcement.php| title=Four More Residents of The Village| date=2008-07-24]

Personal life

James is Afro-Caribbean of Jamaican and Nigerian descent. James is the main cook for his family, and has professed a fondness for Caribbean cuisine. His favorite football team is Tottenham Hotspur. [cite news| url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/Shows/Jericho/Stories/The-Lennie-James-Interview?currentPage=10| work=Television Without Pity| title=The Lennie James Interview | author=Keckler| date=2008-02-18| page=10]

References

External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/bio/lennie_james/bio.php Lennie James bio at CBS]
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