Line #48 Creator/JamieBamber


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4	Jamie St John Bamber Griffith (born 3 April 1973 in London, England) is a British actor best known to Americans as Lee Adama on the 2000's version of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica\|2003}}''. He is well known in his home nation of the UK; and he had a starring role as DS Matt Devlin on ''Series/LawAndOrderUK''. Speaks fluent French and Italian (he studied them for his Modern Language degree and received 1st Class MA Honors, the highest level possible), can pull off an American accent so convincingly that many people are genuinely shocked to learn that he's British[[note]]Though born in London, Bamber's father is American and his mother is Northern Irish. Bamber therefore holds citizenship of the United States, Ireland, and the UK, so it could be said that his FakeAmerican roles aren't ''quite'' fake[[/note]], (to the point where some have thought that his ''British'' accent is the fake one) and he can even give his British accent an Irish tinge (as he did on ''Law and Order UK''), or a working-class one (as he did on ''The Smoke'').
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6	!!The list of works Mr. Bamber has had either a starring or guest role in:
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8	!!Film
9	* ''Shifting Sands'': 'Bean' (as Jamie Griffith)
10	* ''Literature/LadyAudleysSecret'': George Talboys
11	* ''The Devil's Tattoo (aka Ghost Rig)'': Tom
12	* ''Pulse 2: Afterlife'': Stephen
13	* ''Un jour mon père viendra'': Stephen Astarti
14	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'': Voice of Robin Hood
15	* ''Film/FillyBrown'': Sam
16	* ''Before I Sleep'': Paul
17	* ''Film/JohnDoeVigilante'': John Doe
18	* ''The Better Half'': Jeff Ryan
19	* ''Film/{{Numb}}'': Will
20	* ''Modern Love''
21	* ''Break'': Vince Macey
22	* ''Money'': John
23	* ''A New York Christmas'': Sam Martin
24	* ''Crystal Inferno'': Tom Bronson
25	* ''L'embarass du choix'': Paul
26	* ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge'': James S. Craddock
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28	!!Radio
29	* ''Literature/RingForJeeves'': Lord William Rowcester in Episodes 1 & 2
30	* ''Literature/BridesheadRevisited'': Sebastian Flyte
31	* ''Literature/WhereAngelsFearToTread'': Philip
32	* ''Ironsong''
33	* ''Theatre/RichardII''
34	* ''Literature/NicholasNickleby''
35	* ''Half-Sick Of Shadows''
36	* ''This Is Now''
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38	!! Television
39	* ''Series/HoratioHornblower'': Made an appearance in five of eight episodes, and his Archie Kennedy was one of the most beloved characters.
40	* ''Series/TheScarletPimpernel'': As Tony Dewhurst in the first episode only.
41	* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'': Ralph Paton in the episode " The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"
42	* ''Bob Martin'': James in the episode " Big Break"
43	* ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' 2nd Lt. Jack Foley
44	* ''Series/PeakPractice'': Dr. Matt Kendal
45	* ''Series/UltimateForce'': Lt. Dennis "Dotsy" Doheny
46	* ''Literature/DanielDeronda'': Hans Meyrick
47	* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'': His StarMakingRole as Lee "Apollo" Adama for the small screen in the USA
48	* ''Series/ColdCase'': Jack Kimball, the VictimOfTheWeek in the episode "Blood On The Tracks"
49	* ''Series/GhostWhisperer'': As Bryan Curtis, the Ghost Of The Week in the episode "The Walk In"
50	* ''Series/TheLastDetective'': Luke Clayhill in the episode "Dangerous Liaisons"
51	* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'': PlayingAgainstType as EvilBrit Martin Klar in the episode "Vows"
52	* ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'': DS Matthew Devlin
53	* ''Series/{{Outcasts}}'': Mitchell Hoban
54	* ''17th Precinct'': Detective Caolán Longstreet ([[https://youtu.be/r8_UKqJl5cU An]] [[https://youtu.be/RjLr6e2yo98 unaired]] [[https://youtu.be/OkKS65R3VPk pilot]])
55	* ''Series/CSIMiami'': PlayingAgainstType again as Ronnie Hale, the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Criminal Of The Week]] in the episode "Blown Away"
56	* ''Series/{{House}}'': Bob Harris, the PatientOfTheWeek in the episode "The Confessions"
57	* ''Series/BodyOfProof'': Aidan Welles, the [[GirlOfTheWeek Guy Of The Week]] (or three weeks, rather) to Dr. Megan Hunt.
58	* ''Series/Perception2012'': Dr. Michael Hathaway, a RomanticFalseLead for Kate Moretti.
59	* ''Series/MondayMornings'': Dr. Tyler Wilson
60	* ''Series/TheSmoke'': Kev Allison
61	* ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'': Seemed to be PlayingAgainstType again as murder suspect Paul Wescourt in the episodes "Burden Of Proof" and "Bridge To Tomorrow", [[spoiler: but subverted when he turned out to be innocent]]
62	* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': A recurring role as Ellie Bishop's husband, [[HelloAttorney NSA lawyer]] Jake Malloy.
63	* ''Series/TheMessengers'': Back to PlayingAgainstType as the villainous Vincent Plowman
64	* ''Series/MajorCrimes'': Reuniting with BSG co-star Mary [=McDonell=] to play against type yet again as yet another EvilBrit--[[{{Jerkass}} uber-sleazy]] celebrity photographer Malcolm Rich in the episode "Open Line".
65	* ''Series/{{Marcella}}'': DI Tim Williamson
66	* ''Model Woman'' (unaired pilot): Lio Fibonacci
67	* ''Series/Fearless2017'': MP Matthew Wild
68	* ''Series/Counterpart2018'': Eric Burton in the episode "The Crossing"
69	* ''Series/StrikeBack'': Col. Alexander Coltrane (Season 6, "Revolution" and Season 7, "Vendetta")
70	* ''Series/InnocentUK'': Sam Wright (as of Series 2), yet another PlayingAgainstType example.
71	* ''Series/DIRay'': DCI Martyn Hunter [[note]] Yet ''another'' PlayingAgainstType example, and possibly the worst one, as he turns out to be a classic BitchInSheepsClothing [[/note]]
72	* ''Series/SignoraVolpe'': Adam Haines
73	* ''Series/BeyondParadise2023'': Archie Hughes
74	* ''Cannes Confidential'': Harry King
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76	!!Theater
77	* ''Theatre/HenryIVPart1'': Prince Hal
78	* ''Theatre/HenryIVPart2'': Prince Hal
79	* ''Theatre/DoctorFaustus'': Mephistopheles
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81	!! Video Games:
82	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': Additional Voices
83	* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': The Local Population
84	* ''VideoGame/DeadRising3'': Voice of Simon Merkin
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86	!!Web:
87	* ''WebVideo/StarTrekContinues'': Mr. Simone in the episode "Pilgrim of Eternity"
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90	!!Tropes associated with Mr. Bamber:
91	* BadassDriver: That's him piloting the boat during the chase sequence in the ''Series/StrikeBack'' series finale.
92	%% * DeadStarWalking
93	* ChronicallyKilledActor: He's had so many of his characters killed off--''eleven'', at last count--that in two instances (on ''Series/ColdCase'' and ''Series/GhostWhisperer''), [[PosthumousCharacter said character was ALREADY dead when the show started]] and another (on ''WebVideo/StarTrekContinues''), seemed to be lampshading this trend by outright making him a RedShirt.
94	* MrFanservice: He's been portrayed as a LustObject in most works he's starred in.
95	* ShirtlessScene: A good chunk of things he's starred in have him shirtless at some point. He also posed [[http://blog.urbanbohemian.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jamiebamberuk300.jpg naked]] in an ad campaign for PETA to protest the bearskin caps used by the Queen's Guard. (Bearskin, bare skin, get it?) One especially titillating snapshot (which is actually the ''least'' revealing of the series of pictures it was chosen from) adorns the ShirtlessScene[=/=]LiveActionTV page
96	* WhatBeautifulEyes: He has gorgeous blue eyes that have become a major trait of nearly every character he's played.
97	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: His American accent is flawless. . .as long as you don't try to determine just which part of the US his character is from. The most glaring example might be his complete lack of a Boston accent during his guest stint on ''Rizzoli & Isles''. And his accent in the unaired ''17th Precinct'' pilot is a bizarre hybrid of American, British (having just spent 3 years using his normal accent on ''Law & Order: UK'', he was presumably out of practice), and ''Canadian'' (the episode was filmed in Vancouver).

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