11 Facts About Jeremy Northam

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Jeremy Philip Northam was born on 1 December 1961 and is an English actor and singer.

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Jeremy Northam has appeared in the films An Ideal Husband, Gosford Park, Amistad, The Winslow Boy, Enigma, Cypher, Dean Spanley, and Martin and Lewis, amongst others.

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Jeremy Northam played Thomas More in the Showtime series The Tudors.

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Jeremy Northam's mother, Rachel, was a potter and professor of economics, and his father, John Northam, was a professor of literature and theatre, as well as being an Ibsen specialist and lecturer.

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Jeremy Northam has described his upbringing as not wealthy, but warm.

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Jeremy Northam has appeared frequently in British films such as Carrington, Emma, The Winslow Boy, An Ideal Husband, Enigma and as Welsh actor and singer Ivor Novello in Gosford Park.

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Jeremy Northam made his American film debut in The Net.

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Jeremy Northam played John Brodie Innes in the 2009 film Creation, based on the life of Charles Darwin.

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Jeremy Northam played British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in the 2016 Netflix drama series The Crown.

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Jeremy Northam recorded the audio book Dark Matter, a ghost story by Michelle Paver, in September 2010; it was released on 21 October 2010, by Orion.

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Jeremy Northam has said he wished he took life less seriously.