Biography of Jamie Thomas King
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Full Name: Jamie Thomas King (James King on occasion to avoid confusion)
Date of Birth: 9th July 1981
Filmography: Bad Girls (2003), Midsomer Murders (2003), Casualty (2004), The River King (2005), Tristan and Isolde (2006), the History Boys (2005/2006), the Tudors (2007/2008), Vampire Diary (2007), Lost City Raiders (2008), CSI Miami (2008), The Cleaner (2008), Truth and Treason (in production). He's also made some stage appearances, such as Romeo and Juliet at the Liverpool Playhouse and Culpability on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Jamie Thomas King is a British actor. The son of director Christopher King and writer Laura Lamson, he attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2002. Jamie has since appeared in a number of stage, film and TV productions, most notably in the movie adaptation of Alice Hoffman's 'The River King' opposite Edward Burns and in 'Tristan & Isolde'.
He was noted for his performance as Dakin in the first UK tour of Alan Bennett's 'The History Boys' in 2005/2006. He reprised the role for a brief stint in 2007 at Wyndham's Theatre in London, flying in from the set of 'The Tudors' on short notice after the current Dakin, Ben Barnes, unexpectedly dropped out of the production.
In 2007, he landed a minor role in the Showtime series 'The Tudors' alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers, portraying English poet Thomas Wyatt. In the shows second season, he graduated from guest star to regular cast member.
Date of Birth: 9th July 1981
Filmography: Bad Girls (2003), Midsomer Murders (2003), Casualty (2004), The River King (2005), Tristan and Isolde (2006), the History Boys (2005/2006), the Tudors (2007/2008), Vampire Diary (2007), Lost City Raiders (2008), CSI Miami (2008), The Cleaner (2008), Truth and Treason (in production). He's also made some stage appearances, such as Romeo and Juliet at the Liverpool Playhouse and Culpability on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Jamie Thomas King is a British actor. The son of director Christopher King and writer Laura Lamson, he attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2002. Jamie has since appeared in a number of stage, film and TV productions, most notably in the movie adaptation of Alice Hoffman's 'The River King' opposite Edward Burns and in 'Tristan & Isolde'.
He was noted for his performance as Dakin in the first UK tour of Alan Bennett's 'The History Boys' in 2005/2006. He reprised the role for a brief stint in 2007 at Wyndham's Theatre in London, flying in from the set of 'The Tudors' on short notice after the current Dakin, Ben Barnes, unexpectedly dropped out of the production.
In 2007, he landed a minor role in the Showtime series 'The Tudors' alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers, portraying English poet Thomas Wyatt. In the shows second season, he graduated from guest star to regular cast member.