JAMIE BAMBER

'Jamie St John Bamber Griffith' (b 3 April, 1973) is an English-American actor. He currently stars as Major Lee "Apollo" Adama on the Sci Fi Channel television programme ''Battlestar Galactica''.

Contents

Early life

Battlestar Galactica

Personal life

Filmography

Starring Roles

Guest-starring Roles

External links

Early life

He was born in Hammersmith, London to a Northern Irish mother Elizabeth (Liz) and an American father Ralph. He holds American citizenship through birth.[1]
Bamber received a first class honours degree in Modern Languages (Italian and French) at St. John's College, Cambridge, before attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Battlestar Galactica

In 2003, Bamber starred as Lee 'Apollo' Adama, a Captain in the Colonial Fleet, in Ron Moore's re-make Battlestar Galactica. This miniseries effectively served as pilot for a potential TV show. A TV series was commissioned in a collaborative effort between the Sci Fi Channel (United States) and Sky TV (the British broadcaster). Battlestar Galactica is filmed mostly in Vancouver, British Columbia and as of late 2007, is currently in its fourth season.
In the role of Lee Adama, Bamber notably speaks with an American accent. He also has darkened hair, in an effort to more closely resemble Edward James Olmos, who plays his character's father.

Personal life

He married actress Kerry Norton in September 2003, and they have three daughters: Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith, and twins Darcy and Ava.
Bamber's wife, Kerry Norton, has made several appearances as Paramedic Layne Ishay in Battlestar Galactica. (Unlike Bamber, her character retains her native English, specifically Received Pronunciation, accent.)

Filmography

Starring Roles

'Year'	'Title'	'Role'	'Other notes'
1998	''Hornblower: The Even Chance''	Midshipman Archie Kennedy	TV
1999	''Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters''	Acting Lt. Archie Kennedy	TV
1999	''Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil''	Midshipman Archie Kennedy	TV
1999	''The Scarlet Pimpernel''	Lord Tony Dewhurst	Mini Series
2000	''Lady Audley's Secret''	George Talboys	TV
2000	''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd''	Ralph Paton	TV
2001	''Peak Practice''	Dr. Matt Kendal	(2001-2002) TV Series
2001	''Band of Brothers''	2nd Lt. Jack Foley	Mini Series
2001	''Hornblower: Retribution''	4th Lt. Archie Kennedy	TV
2001	''Hornblower: Mutiny''	4th Lt. Archie Kennedy	TV
2001	''The Devil's Tattoo'' (UK) ''Ghost Rig'' (US)	Tom	Film
2002	''Ultimate Force''	Lt. Dotsy Doheny	(2002-2003) TV Series
2002	''Daniel Deronda''	Hans Meyrick	TV
2003	''Battlestar Galactica''	Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama	Mini Series
2004	''Battlestar Galactica''	Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama	(2004-present) TV Series

Guest-starring Roles

'Year'	'Title'	'Role'	'Episode'
2000	''Poirot''	Ralph Paton	8.1 "''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd''"
2001	''Bob Martin''	James	2.2 "''Big break''"
2004	''This Morning''	Himself
2006	''The Last Detective''	Luke
2007	''Ghost Whisperer''	Bryan Curtis	217 "''The Walk In''"
2007	''Cold Case''	Jack Kimball	415 "''Blood on the Tracks'

External links

★

★ Jamie Bamber interview from February 17, 2007 at MegaCon, Florida

★ Interview with Jamie Bamber on Slice of SciFi

★ Rocket Man August 2006 ''Out'' magazine cover story on ''Battlestar Galactica'' star Jamie Bamber by Matthew Breen