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 Described by top film critic Mark Kermode as an "unbelievably versatile" actor, Jamie Bell was born in 1986 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK, to Eileen (Matfin) and John Bell, a toolmaker. He comes from a family of dancers including his grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister. It was at his sister's dance practices that he would stand outside the door and imitate the movements of the dancers inside. At age six, he was encouraged to step inside the door and, thus, his dance career began. His own story parallels that of Billy Elliot (2000) in that Jamie kept his dancing a secret from his friends at school. His mother had him when she was 16 and, unfortunately, he never knew his father.When he met Stephen Daldry, director of Billy Elliot (2000), Jamie adopted him as his father. Once the word about his dancing got out, he was harassed, but this only made him more determined to prove that dancing wasn't just for girls. He has proven a lot by landing the title role of Billy Elliot (2000), winning the role in an audition that included more than 2,000 boys from the northeast of England. His ensuing performance certainly justified the selection since he has not only won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world, he has also been nominated for and won a number of awards, including a Best Newcomer Award and then a Best Male Performance at the BAFTA awards.
Bio:
Described by top film critic Mark Kermode as an "unbelievably versatile" actor, Jamie Bell was born in 1986 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK, to Eileen (Matfin) and John Bell, a toolmaker. He comes from a family of dancers including his grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister. It was at his sister's dance practices that he would stand outside the door and imitate the movements of the dancers inside. At age six, he was encouraged to step inside the door and, thus, his dance career began. His own story parallels that of Billy Elliot (2000) in that Jamie kept his dancing a secret from his friends at school. His mother had him when she was 16 and, unfortunately, he never knew his father.When he met Stephen Daldry, director of Billy Elliot (2000), Jamie adopted him as his father. Once the word about his dancing got out, he was harassed, but this only made him more determined to prove that dancing wasn't just for girls. He has proven a lot by landing the title role of Billy Elliot (2000), winning the role in an audition that included more than 2,000 boys from the northeast of England. His ensuing performance certainly justified the selection since he has not only won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world, he has also been nominated for and won a number of awards, including a Best Newcomer Award and then a Best Male Performance at the BAFTA awards.
Tivia:
Prefers tap dancing over ballet. Has been in many tap-dancing competitions and won many awards.Only the second actor ever to be awarded Outstanding Performance by a Young Actor from the National Board of Review, USA. The first was fellow Brit Christian Bale in 1987 (then titled Outstanding Juvenile Performance) for Empire of the Sun (1987).Met his former wife Evan Rachel Wood while filming Green Day's music video for "Wake Me Up When September Ends", where they played an actual couple.When he won Best Actor at the 2001 British Academy Awards (BAFTAs), not only did he beat the Best Actor Oscar winner of that year, Russell Crowe, but the other three nominees he beat out - Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas and Geoffrey Rush - had also won the Best Actor Oscar in past years.Was chosen out of 2000 boys to play "Billy Elliot" over a series of seven auditions. Criteria that the casting director was looking for were acting ability, dancing ability and the right Northern English accent.Started dancing when he was six. Dancers have been in his family for ages. His sister, his mother, grandmother, and aunt all danced before him.Very good friends with Anne Hathaway, Romola Garai and Charlie Hunnam whom he met while filming Nicholas Nickleby (2002).Since April 2015, in a relationship with Kate Mara.First decided to act when he was nine.Divides his time between London and New York.Became a father for the 1st time at age 27 when wife Evan Rachel Wood gave birth to their son on July 29, 2013.Married his on/off partner of 7 years, Evan Rachel Wood, on October 30, 2012.A former student at the Stagecoach Theater School.Was teased by classmates when they found out that Jamie took ballet, and called him "Ballerina Boy".Engaged to Kate Mara [June 5, 2017]. They married that year.First acting performance is reported to be part of the London stage production of Bugsy Malone in Christmas 1998.Lived in Billingham with his mother Eileen and older sister Cathryn. He had no contact with his father John whom his mother divorced before Jamie was born.He became interested in baseball when he visited the United States for the first time, and he began collecting all of the teams' jerseys.Was considered for Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), before the role went to Andrew Garfield. On June 7, 2010, Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool reported that Sony had decided to cast Jamie in the role, a story carried by most film news sites. In both the 2010 and 2015 casting cycles for Spider-Man, no actor reported by film websites as being all-but-confirmed for the role has ever ended up actually cast as Spider-Man. The other actors erroneously reported to have been cast are Logan Lerman (in April 2010), Josh Hutcherson (on June 30, 2010, one day before the official casting of Andrew Garfield), Dylan O'Brien (in March 2015), and Asa Butterfield (in May 2015).Was Honorary Jury President of the 2001 Giffoni Film Festival.Named among Fade In Magazine's "100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know" in 2005.Starred alongside Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013). Chris Evans was one of the main characters in the latest installment of Marvel's Fantastic Four franchise, and Jamie Bell plays Ben Grimm/The Thing in Fantastic Four (2015).Good friends with Camilla Belle and Mia Wasikowska.Arsenal is his favorite British soccer team.Was ranked #19 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list.(2008).Was in a relationship with Evan Rachel Wood (June 2005-September 2006).He was accompanied by his then girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood to the King Kong (2005) premiere in New York.Filming Hallam Foe (2007) in Edinburgh & Glasgow. (April 2006)Son-in-law of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood.Brother-in-law of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood.As of 2018, has never appeared in a film nominated for the the Best Picture Oscar. |
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Jamie Bell |
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Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer,Writer |
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146 |
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| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Described by top film critic Mark Kermode as an \"unbelievably versatile\" actor, Jamie Bell was born in 1986 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK, to Eileen (Matfin) and John Bell, a toolmaker. He comes from a family of d |
| Trivia: |
Prefers tap dancing over ballet. Has been in many tap-dancing competitions and won many awards.Only the second actor ever to be awarded Outstanding Performance by a Young Actor from the National Board of Review, USA. The first was fellow Brit Christian Bale in 1987 (then titled Outstanding Juvenile Performance) for Empire of the Sun (1987).Met his former wife Evan Rachel Wood while filming Green Day's music video for "Wake Me Up When September Ends", where they played an actual couple.When he won Best Actor at the 2001 British Academy Awards (BAFTAs), not only did he beat the Best Actor Oscar winner of that year, Russell Crowe, but the other three nominees he beat out - Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas and Geoffrey Rush - had also won the Best Actor Oscar in past years.Was chosen out of 2000 boys to play "Billy Elliot" over a series of seven auditions. Criteria that the casting director was looking for were acting ability, dancing ability and the right Northern English accent.Started dancing when he was six. Dancers have been in his family for ages. His sister, his mother, grandmother, and aunt all danced before him.Very good friends with Anne Hathaway, Romola Garai and Charlie Hunnam whom he met while filming Nicholas Nickleby (2002).Since April 2015, in a relationship with Kate Mara.First decided to act when he was nine.Divides his time between London and New York.Became a father for the 1st time at age 27 when wife Evan Rachel Wood gave birth to their son on July 29, 2013.Married his on/off partner of 7 years, Evan Rachel Wood, on October 30, 2012.A former student at the Stagecoach Theater School.Was teased by classmates when they found out that Jamie took ballet, and called him "Ballerina Boy".Engaged to Kate Mara [June 5, 2017]. They married that year.First acting performance is reported to be part of the London stage production of Bugsy Malone in Christmas 1998.Lived in Billingham with his mother Eileen and older sister Cathryn. He had no contact with his father John whom his mother divorced before Jamie was born.He became interested in baseball when he visited the United States for the first time, and he began collecting all of the teams' jerseys.Was considered for Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), before the role went to Andrew Garfield. On June 7, 2010, Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool reported that Sony had decided to cast Jamie in the role, a story carried by most film news sites. In both the 2010 and 2015 casting cycles for Spider-Man, no actor reported by film websites as being all-but-confirmed for the role has ever ended up actually cast as Spider-Man. The other actors erroneously reported to have been cast are Logan Lerman (in April 2010), Josh Hutcherson (on June 30, 2010, one day before the official casting of Andrew Garfield), Dylan O'Brien (in March 2015), and Asa Butterfield (in May 2015).Was Honorary Jury President of the 2001 Giffoni Film Festival.Named among Fade In Magazine's "100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know" in 2005.Starred alongside Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013). Chris Evans was one of the main characters in the latest installment of Marvel's Fantastic Four franchise, and Jamie Bell plays Ben Grimm/The Thing in Fantastic Four (2015).Good friends with Camilla Belle and Mia Wasikowska.Arsenal is his favorite British soccer team.Was ranked #19 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list.(2008).Was in a relationship with Evan Rachel Wood (June 2005-September 2006).He was accompanied by his then girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood to the King Kong (2005) premiere in New York.Filming Hallam Foe (2007) in Edinburgh & Glasgow. (April 2006)Son-in-law of Ira David Wood III and Sara Wood.Brother-in-law of Ira David Wood IV and Dana Wood.As of 2018, has never appeared in a film nominated for the the Best Picture Oscar. |
| Quotes: |
[on why he continued pursuing ballet despite the mockery] - "The other boys called me 'poof', 'ballerina boy', "Get on your tutu, Jamie." It gave me more determination to prove it wasn't just for girls. It was for boys as well."
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[on winning awards, after he won the British Academy award] "It's just an award although it is a big one. It is no good getting too big-headed. I've been very busy and I'm very tired. I've been given advice, you know on speech-making and things like that. It's kind of weird that the other guys didn't win because they're such big guys."
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(It's true that) most British movies are emotional and I agree that most American actors look manufactured. It's a shame.
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Ballet is very hard. It takes a lot of practice to get to a certain standard. You have to know a lot about the steps because when you take examinations they'll ask you all about it.
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"(Billy Elliot (2000)) got that (R-rating) because of the swearing. But it wouldn't be what it was without the swearing, kids need to swear". |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
Appeared with the National Youth Music Theatre in 'Tin Pan Ali', 'Bugsy Malone' and 'The Wizard Of Oz'.
Performed on BBC Radio 4 in My Uncle Freddie.
(2005) Appeared in the Green Day video for "Wake Me Up When Septembe |
| Spouse: |
Kate Mara (July 15, 2017 - present) (2 children)Evan Rachel Wood (October 30, 2012 - 2014) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Child |
| Parents: |
John Bell
Eileen Bell (Matfin) |
| Relatives: |
Cathryn Bell (Sibling) |
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