1. Jamie Parker was born on 14 August 1979 and is an English actor and singer.
18 Facts About Jamie Parker
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Jamie Parker is best known for his role as Harry Potter in the original cast for the West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play and a WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play.
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Jamie Parker received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play as a member of the original Broadway version.
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Jamie Parker was born in Middlesbrough, Cleveland, on 14 August 1979 and brought up in Darlington.
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Jamie Parker attended Loretto School before training in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 2002.
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Jamie Parker originated the role of Scripps in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys.
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Jamie Parker was involved in The History Boys from the play's first reading, initially reading the part of Rudge before taking on the role of Scripps in the original London stage production as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and film versions of the play.
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Jamie Parker put his musical talents to use in The History Boys, playing piano and singing in several scenes.
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Jamie Parker played the role of Mike Connor in High Society at The Old Vic in London.
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Jamie Parker sang several numbers in the Late Night Sinatra concert given by the John Wilson Orchestra during the 2015 BBC Proms season at London's Royal Albert Hall.
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Jamie Parker originated the role of Harry Potter in the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, London.
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On 9 April 2017 Jamie Parker won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the play.
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Jamie Parker reprised his performance on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre in 2018, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play.
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Jamie Parker returned in 2010 to play Prince Hal in both Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV Part 2.
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Jamie Parker was featured in two of the six episodes of the BBC Four's production Shakespeare Uncovered.
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Jamie Parker played Hamlet in BBC Radio 4's production of Hamlet, directed by Marc Beeby.
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Jamie Parker played Mark Antony in BBC Radio 4's production of Julius Caesar, directed by Marc Beeby, first broadcast in July 2018.
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Jamie Parker married actress Deborah Crowe in 2007, with whom he has a son, William.