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Jeremy Northam Biography (1961-)

Full name, Jeremy Philip Northam; born December 1, 1961, in Cambridge, England; son of John (a professor of literature and theatre) and Rachel (a professor of economics and a potter) Northam. Addresses: Agent: InternationalCreative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

December 1, 1961

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Hindley Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights (also known as Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"), Paramount, 1992
• John, Soft Top, Hard Shoulder, 1992
• Anthony Jordan, A Village Affair, Anchor Bay, 1994
• Peter Warlock/Philip Heseltine, Voices (also known as Voices from a Locked Room), Voices Productions, 1995
• Jack Devlin, The Net, Columbia, 1995
• Beacus Penrose, Carrington, Gramercy, 1995
• Mr. Knightley, Emma, Miramax, 1996
• Judge Coglin, Amistad, DreamWorks, 1997
• Dr. Peter Mann, Mimic, Dimension Films, 1997
• Edward Nathan, The Misadventures of Margaret (also known as Lesfolies de Margaret), TFI International, 1998
• Harry Sawyer, Happy, Texas, Miramax, 1998
• Sir Robert Chiltern, An Ideal Husband, Miramax, 1999
• Kevin, Gloria, Columbia, 1999
• Sir Robert "Bobby" Morton, The Winslow Boy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
• Prince Amerigo, The Golden Bowl (also known as La coupe d'or), Lions Gate Films, 2001
• Wigram, Enigma (also known as Enigma--Das geheimnis), Manhattan Pictures International, 2001
• Ivor Novello, Gosford Park, USA Films, 2001
• Randolph Henry Ash, Possession, Warner Bros., 2002
• Morgan Sullivan, Cypher, Miramax, 2002
• Mark Binney, The Singing Detective, Paramount Classics, 2003
• Colonel Roux, The Statement, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
• Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Film Foundry Releasing, 2004
• Lane Woolwrap, Guy X, Film and Music Entertainment/Spice Factory/Movision/Wizz Films, 2005
• Mark, A Cock and Bull Story (also known as Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story), Newmarket Films, 2006
• Tucker, The Visiting, Warner Bros., 2006
• The Payback, Thema Production, 2006
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Captain Stanhope, Journey's End, 1988
• Mr. Benson, "Suspicion," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
• Jamie, The Tribe, BBC, 1998
• Dean Martin, Martin and Lewis, CBS, 2002
• Miniseries
• Hugo Trent, "Dead Man's Mirror," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot"), PBS, 1988
• "Fitz" Fitzgerald, Piece of Cake, CBS, 1990
• Rufus Fletcher, A Fatal Inversion, BBC, 1991
• Specials
• The Making of "Gosford Park," Bravo, 2001
• A Salute to Robert Altman, an American Maverick, Bravo, 2002
• Behind the Scenes of "Possession," Bravo, 2002
• Narrator, Cary Grant: A Class Apart, TNT, 2004
• Series
• Colin Beale, Wish Me Luck, ITV, 1987
• Episodic
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• Osric, then later title role, Hamlet, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London, 1989
• Edward Voysey, The Voysey Inheritance, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1989
• The Three Sisters, 1991
• The Way of the World, 1992
• Philip, The Gift of the Gorgon, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, London, 1992
• Elomire, La Bete, Really Useful Theatre Company, 1993
• Berowne, Love's Labour's Lost, Royal Shakespeare Company, BarbicanTheatre, London, 1994
• Mr. Horner, The Country Wife, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, 1994
• Obstetrician, Certain Young Men, Almeida Theatre, London, 1999
• Old Times, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 2004
• Also appeared in productions of School for Scandal and The Shaughraun, National Theatre Company.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers, Issue 2, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

• Empire, November, 2001, pp. 87-88
• Interview, May, 2001, p. 42
• Los Angeles, July 1, 1999, p. 46
• People Weekly, September 30, 1996, p. 108