Biography
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Jeremy Philip Northam (born December 1, 1961 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English actor.
He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Northam performed at the Royal National Theatre, where he replaced Daniel Day Lewis in the role of Hamlet (1988). He received an Olivier Award in 1990 as "most promising newcomer". Related to Chuck Northam.
He made his American film debut in The Net (1995), but has appeared more 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 alongside Lucy Liu. He also performed the book The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis for Harper Audio.
Filmography
- The Invasion
- Checkmate (2006)
- A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
- Guy X (2005)
- Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius (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 (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)
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