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Jamie Bell (born 14 March 1986, Billingham, England) is a British actor.
Jamie comes from a family of dancers including his grandmother, mother, aunt and sister. It was at his sister's dance practices that he would stand outside the door and imitate the movements of the dancers inside. At age six, he was encouraged to step inside the door and thus his dance career began. His own story parallels that of Billy Elliot in that Jamie kept his dancing a secret from his friends at school. His mother had him when she was 16, and unfortunately, he never knew his father.
When he met Stephen Daldry, director of Billy Elliot, Jamie adopted him as his father. Once the word about his dancing got out, he was harassed, but this only made him more determined to prove that dancing wasn't just for girls. Jamie landed the title role of Billy Elliot (2000), winning the role in an audition that included more than 2000 boys from the northeastern England. His ensuing performance justified the selection as he has not only won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world, he has also been nominated for, and won a number of awards including a Best Newcomer Award and then a Best Male Performance at the BAFTA awards.
Bell starred in the 2005 film, The Chumscrubber, in which he played a disaffected Southern California teenager. He had to learn how to speak with an American accent for the role.
Jamie Bell Filmography
Actor
• King Kong (2005)
• Dear Wendy (2005)
• The Chumscrubber (2005)
• Undertow (2004)
• Deathwatch (2002)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Stakes (2001)
• Billy Elliot (2000)
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