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3	->''"I often find the smaller, independent films are much more rewarding than the bigger stuff, but you do the bigger stuff because it's a business, and you've got to show your face a bit, get yourself around."''
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5	Andrew James Matfin Bell (born March 14, 1986 in Billingham, England), better known as [[StageNames Jamie]] Bell, is an English actor and dancer. He rose to fame with the eponymous role in ''Film/BillyElliot''.
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7	He was previously married to Creator/EvanRachelWood, and they have a son together. After they divorced, Bell married Creator/KateMara, and he has a daughter with her.
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9	!!Roles
10	* ''Film/BillyElliot'' as Billy Elliot
11	* ''Film/DearWendy'' as Dick Dandelion
12	* ''Film/KingKong2005'' as Jimmy
13	* ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers'' as Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski
14	* ''Film/{{Jumper}}'' as Griffin
15	* ''Film/{{Defiance}}'' as Asael Bielski
16	* ''Film/TheEagle2011'' as Esca
17	* ''Film/{{Jane Eyre\|2011}}'' as St John Rivers
18	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin\|2011}}'' as Tintin
19	* ''Film/{{Man on a Ledge}}'' as Joey Cassidy
20	* ''Film/{{Snowpiercer}}'' as Edgar
21	* ''Film/{{Filth}}'' as Lennox
22	* ''Film/{{Nymphomaniac}}'' as K
23	* ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' as [[ComicBook/TheThing Ben Grimm / Thing]]
24	* ''Film/SixDays'' as Corporal Rusty Firmin
25	* ''Series/{{Turn}}'' as Abraham Woodhull
26	* ''Film/Rocketman2019'' as Bernie Taupin
27	* ''Film/AllOfUsStrangers'' as Dad
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29	!!Tropes & Trivia in his works:
30	* FakeAmerican: In ''Film/KingKong2005'', ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers'', ''Film/FantasticFour2015'', and the music video for "Wake Me Up When September Ends".
31	* FakeScot: Sort of in ''Film/TheEagle2011'', as he still uses his normal voice.
32	* FormerChildStar: Defied in this speech.
33	-->''I wouldn't do a [[Film/HomeAlone Macaulay]]. I have sensible people around me. I see this industry as a risky business. The money thing has always been in my control. I have always had people looking after it for me. I do love buying things--stupid gadgets. I'll say, "I want one of them." But I do the sensible thing, knuckle down, do some good work and keep a low profile.''
34	* IAmNotSpock: Tried to avoid this in the years since ''Film/BillyElliot''.
35	* RealitySubtext: Was bullied and teased for years over his dancing, making him perfect for ''Film/BillyElliot''.
36	* RomanceOnTheSet:
37	** Met Creator/EvanRachelWood while they were filming the music video for "[[Music/GreenDay Wake Me Up When September Ends]]". They eventually married and have a son together, but have since separated.
38	** He met Creator/KateMara while filming ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' and they started dating. They are married since 2017.
39	* StarMakingRole: His UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}}[=-=]winning role in ''Film/BillyElliot'' put him on the map.

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