1. In 2013, Bamber starred in the TNT medical drama Monday Mornings and, in 2014, in the Sky 1 drama The Smoke.
20 Facts About Jamie Bamber
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Jamie St John Bamber Griffith was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to Ralph and Elizabeth Griffith.
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Jamie Bamber's father is from the United States and his mother is from Northern Ireland.
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At the time Jamie Bamber was born, his father was a management consultant.
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Jamie Bamber has five brothers and one sister, actress Anastasia Griffith.
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Jamie Bamber was educated at St Paul's School in London, and graduated with a first in modern languages from St John's College, Cambridge, before attending and graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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Jamie Bamber is fluent in both Italian and French, having spent part of his childhood in Paris.
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Jamie Bamber darkened his hair, in an effort to more closely resemble Edward James Olmos, who plays his character's father.
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Jamie Bamber wrote the foreword for Titan Books' Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three by David Bassom.
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Jamie Bamber appeared as a trainee doctor in the final series of long running ITV soap Peak Practice, and portrayed an SAS officer in Ultimate Force; it was on a break from the latter, which he subsequently revealed was a job that he was not entirely happy with, that he traveled to Los Angeles and read for Battlestar Galactica.
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Jamie Bamber guest starred in the second season premiere of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse where his character is wed to Echo during one of her missions; he reunited with his Battlestar Galactica co-star Tahmoh Penikett in the episode.
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Jamie Bamber played the role of detective Caolan Longstreet in 17th Precinct, a pilot by Galactica creator Ronald D Moore described as a police drama which takes place in a world governed by magic.
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Jamie Bamber currently has supporting roles in two UK series: Marcella, returning for a second series in 2018; and Fearless.
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Jamie Bamber plays a recurring role in the 2018 STARZ series Counterpart and starred as Colonel Alexander Coltrane in the Cinemax series Strike Back.
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Jamie Bamber plays Archie Hughes, Martha's business partner and ex-fiance, in the BBC TV series Beyond Paradise, which started airing in 2023.
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Jamie Bamber played the starring role in the 2008 film Pulse 2: Afterlife, a direct-to-DVD sequel to 2006's Pulse.
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Jamie Bamber made his French-language acting debut in 2012 in Martin Valente's, portraying the American fiance of the female lead played by French pop star.
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In May 2011, Jamie Bamber completed filming John Doe: Vigilante, an Australian production directed by Kelly Dolen.
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Jamie Bamber has acted in radio serials; major roles include Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and Philip in Where Angels Fear to Tread for BBC Radio 4.
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Jamie Bamber is married to English actress and singer Kerry Norton who played Ishay, Doc Cottle's assistant, on Battlestar Galactica.