1. Charley Boorman was born on 23 August 1966 and is a British television presenter, travel writer and actor.
25 Facts About Charley Boorman
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Charley Boorman is the son of German costume designer Christel Kruse and film director Sir John Charley Boorman.
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Charley Boorman attended three schools in Ireland: St Gerard's School and St Oliver Plunkett Primary School, both Roman Catholic schools, the latter a school dedicated to teaching children with dyslexia.
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Charley Boorman attended the German-language medium school, St Kilian's Deutsche Schule.
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At an early age, Charley Boorman started appearing in films directed by his father.
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In 1981 Charley Boorman played a young Mordred in Excalibur, and was joined by his older sister Katrine Charley Boorman who played Ygraine, Mordred's grandmother.
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Charley Boorman's further acting appearances include The Serpent's Kiss, on which he met Ewan McGregor, and The Bunker.
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In 2007, Charley Boorman appeared on stage in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Tyne Theatre.
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Charley Boorman was given the all-clear, but continued telling audiences across the country about his ordeal, encouraging more men to be aware and get checked out early if there was any concern.
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In 2011, the Charley Boorman Live show toured the UK and Ireland again, following a similar format to the first tour but without support acts.
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Charley Boorman began promoting African Adventures, which are commercial 17-day BMW motorcycle trips across Africa.
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Charley Boorman has supported the United Nations Children's Fund since 2004, carrying out a number of visits to UNICEF projects, which have been noted in his television programmes Long Way Round, Long Way Down and By Any Means.
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In 2009, Charley Boorman was made president of Dyslexia Action; he is dyslexic.
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Charley Boorman supported its school initiative "P4L".
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Charley Boorman participated in a live web chat for the charity where he answered questions about his dyslexia and his various adventures.
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In 2009, Charley Boorman went to Helmand Province, Afghanistan and visited troops.
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In February 2014 and November 2016 Charley Boorman presented Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Awards [1] at St James's Palace, on behalf of The Duke of Edinburgh.
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Charley Boorman was involved in a serious accident test riding a motorbike with journalists in Portugal in 2016.
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Charley Boorman broke both legs after colliding with a wall while avoiding a car that pulled out in front of him.
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Charley Boorman then broke his hip riding a Vespa while still in recovery.
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In 2004, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman undertook an international motorcycle journey from London to New York, riding east across Europe, Asia, and North America.
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In 2008, Charley Boorman produced By Any Means, which started in his hometown in County Wicklow, ending in Sydney.
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Charley Boorman set out to complete the journey "by any means", using local transport appropriate to the area being travelled, and using air travel only when necessary.
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In 2009, Charley Boorman undertook a journey titled Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means, travelling from Sydney to Tokyo via the Pacific Rim.
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In 2022 Charley Boorman began presenting Motorbike TV, a motorcycle magazine entertainment show for Motorsport.