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Jeremy Northam

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Jeremy Northam
Northam in 2010
Born
Jeremy Philip Northam

(1961-12-01) 1 December 1961 (age 62)
Alma materBedford College, London (B.A., 1984)
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
SpouseLiz Moro (m. 2005; div. 2009?)
Parent(s)John Northam
Rachel Howard

Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an English actor. His film credits include Emma (1996), An Ideal Husband (1999), Gosford Park, The Winslow Boy (1999) and Enigma (2001). In television, he also played Thomas More in the Showtime series The Tudors (2007–2008) and appeared as Anthony Eden in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017).

Early life and education

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Northam was born on 1 December 1961, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.[1] His father was John Northam, a professor of literature and theatre.[2] Northam studied English at Bedford College, London (B.A. English, 1984) and acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[3] and is an alumnus of the Royal Holloway, University of London.[4]

Career

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Screen and stage

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Northam made his screen debut on television in the series American Playhouse, as Mr. Benson in the episode "Suspicion".[5] He followed with appearances in ITV's Wish Me Luck (1987) and Piece of Cake (1988).[5]

Northam performed at the Royal National Theatre – he replaced both Ian Charleson and Daniel Day-Lewis in the role of Hamlet (1989), when they had to withdraw, and won the 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in The Voysey Inheritance.[3]

He has appeared frequently in British films such as Carrington (1995),[3] Emma (1996),[3] The Winslow Boy (1999),[3] An Ideal Husband (1999),[3] Enigma (2001),[3] and as Welsh actor and singer Ivor Novello in Gosford Park (2001).[2] He made his American film debut in The Net (1995).[3]

In 2002, he starred in the film Cypher. That same year, he portrayed singer Dean Martin in the CBS film Martin and Lewis and golfer Walter Hagen in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius in 2004. In 2007 and 2008, he portrayed Thomas More on the Showtime series, The Tudors.[6]

He played John Brodie Innes in the 2009 film Creation,[1] based on the life of Charles Darwin. In the 2015 film The Man Who Knew Infinity,[1] he portrayed the philosopher Bertrand Russell. He played British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in the 2016 Netflix drama series The Crown.[7]

Other work

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His audiobook work includes The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 6) by C. S. Lewis,[8] The Real Thing and Other Short Stories and The Aspern Papers, both written by by Henry James.[8] In 2007 he recorded "The Great Poets" by Gerard Manley Hopkins,[8] In 2009, he recorded Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene,[8] in 2010, Dark Matter, a ghost story by Michelle Paver,[8] In 2010, Down and Out in Paris and London and in 2012, The Road to Wigan Pier, both by George Orwell.[8]

In the Gosford Park soundtrack, Northam sings the Ivor Novello songs "And Her Mother Came Too",[9] "What a Duke Should Be",[9] "Why Isn't It You",[9] "I Can Give You the Starlight",[9] and "The Land of Might Have Been",[9] accompanied by his brother Christopher on piano.[9]

Personal life

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Northam married Canadian film/television make-up artist Liz Moro in April 2005; they later divorced.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1988 American Playhouse Mr. Benson TV series (1 episode: Suspicion)
Wish Me Luck Colin Beale TV series (14 episodes: 1988–1989)
Piece of Cake 'Fitz' Fitzgerald TV mini-series (5 episodes)
Journey's End Captain Stanhope TV film
1992 House of Glass Gerald Stafford TV film
A Fatal Inversion Rufus Fletcher TV series (3 episodes)
Wuthering Heights Hindley Earnshaw
1993 Soft Top Hard Shoulder John
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Hugo Trent TV series (1 episode: "Dead Man's Mirror")
1995 A Village Affair Anthony Jordan TV film [7]
Carrington Beacus Penrose [7]
The Net Jack Devlin Film [3]
Voices Philip Heseltine/Peter Warlock
1996 Emma Mr. Knightley [2]
1997 Mimic Dr. Peter Mann [7]
Amistad Judge Coglin [7]
1998 The Tribe Jamie [7]
The Misadventures of Margaret Edward Nathan [7]
1999 Happy, Texas[2] Harry Sawyer, aka Steven "Steve" ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year[10]
Gloria Kevin [7]
An Ideal Husband[2] Sir Robert Chiltern Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor[2]
ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year[10]
The Winslow Boy[2] Sir Robert Morton Edinburgh International Film Festival Award for Best British Performance
ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year[10]
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor[2]
2000 The Golden Bowl Prince Amerigo [6]
2001 Enigma Mr. Wigram [6]
Gosford Park[2] Ivor Novello See TALK for Ensemble awards
2002 Possession Randolph Henry Ash [6]
Cypher[2] Morgan Sullivan/Jack Thursby/Sebastian Rooks International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor[11]
Catalan International Film Award for Best Actor[12]
Martin and Lewis Dean Martin TV film [2]
2003 The Singing Detective Mark Binney [7]
The Statement Colonel Roux [7]
2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Walter Hagen [6]
2005 Guy X Col. Woolwrap [7]
A Cock and Bull Story Mark [6]
2007 The Invasion Tucker Kauffman [7]
2007–2008 The Tudors Sir Thomas More TV series (15 episodes)[6]
2008 Fiona's Story Simon TV film [6]
Dean Spanley Fisk Junior [6]
2009 The Payback
Creation Reverend Innes [7]
Glorious 39 Joseph Balcombe [7]
2010 Miami Medical Dr. Matthew Proctor TV series (13 episodes)[1]
2012 White Heat Edward TV series (6 episodes)[7]
2015 Eye in the Sky Brian Woodale [1]
The Man Who Knew Infinity Bertrand Russell [1]
2016 Our Kind of Traitor Aubrey Longrigg [1]
2016–2017 The Crown[7] Anthony Eden Main role (11 episodes: Seasons 12)
2019 Official Secrets Ken Macdonald [7]
2023 Freud's Last Session Ernest Jones Filming

Theatre

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Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1990 Laurence Olivier Award Best Newcomer in a Play The Voysey Inheritance Won [3]
1999 Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actor An Ideal Husband and The Winslow Boy Won [2]
1999 London Film Critics Circle Awards British Actor of the Year Happy, Texas, An Ideal Husband and The Winslow Boy Won [10]
2002 Sitges Film Festival (of Catalonia) Best Actor Cypher Won [12]
2003 International Fantasy Film Award Awards Fantasporto - Best Actor Cypher Won [11]

Further reading

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  • BFI Staff (2023). "Jeremy Northam". BFI.org.uk. London, England: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Jeremy Northam". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Emma John (19 February 2012). "This much I know: Jeremy Northam". theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Laura Tennant (29 August 2003). "Jeremy Northam: One for the ladies?". The Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Alumni". Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Northam, Jeremy (1961-)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fiona's Story - Jeremy Northam plays Simon Mortimer". bbc.co.uk. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Jeremy Northam Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Jeremy Northam". audible.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Gosford Park - Decca Records (289 470 297-2)". soundtrack.net. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Beauty outshines the Bard". bbc.co.uk. 3 March 2000.
  11. ^ a b "Fantasporto Awards 2003". caleida.pt. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b "35th International Film Festival of Catalonia - Sitges 2002". filmaffinity.com. 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jeremy Northam - past Productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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