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Jeremy Northam - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

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Jeremy Northam - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

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Jeremy Northam was born on December 1, 1961 in Cambridge, the famous English university town. His parents were professors at the University of Cambridge. Mother - Rachel, was an artist-sculptor, she was engaged in modeling and taught her master class at the University. The family had four children, Jeremy was the youngest. Jeremy Northam's father - John, professor of literature, specialist in English, translated many foreign authors. The best known are his translations of Ibsen. Jeremy's family did not live well, the actor recalls that the most valuable things in the house were books. Jeremy learned to read early and when his parents sent him to elementary school, teachers suggested that Jeremy be transferred two grades up at once. Perhaps his father's passion for translating theatrical plays played a role in the fact that, starting at the age of six, Jeremy Northam began to take part in the performances of the children's theater. When Jeremy Northam was eleven years old, his family moved to Bristol.
After leaving school, Jeremy Northam began studying English language and literature at the Philology Department of the University of London. His study of literature, in turn, led Jeremy to the prestigious Old Vic Theater School, which provides classical theater education and acting training. After graduating from this institution, Jeremy Northam was busy with productions of regional theaters for some time. This work has become a good practice for the aspiring actor. Two years later, Jeremy Northam began to participate in performances in London theaters. In 1989, an incident helped Jeremy Northam make a name for himself. The famous actor Daniel Day-Lewis, rehearsing Hamlet, due to a nervous breakdown, could no longer take part in the work on the play. The new production of the Royal Theater was in jeopardy. In the end, the director still entrusted the role of Hamlet to Daniel Day-Lewis's stunt double, Jeremy Northam. Thus, the unknown actor was in the spotlight. The responsibility was so great, and the chance of failure was so great that Jeremy, due to nervous tension, almost ended up in the hospital himself. The acting performance, which was demonstrated by Jeremy Northam in the play, drew praise from critics and journalists and, from that moment, the actor began to be considered a rising star of the English stage. Over the next five years, In 1990, Jeremy Northam received the prestigious theater award Olivier Award, the British equivalent of Tony, for his portrayal of Edward Voyce in The Voysey Inheritance. Inspired by success, Jeremy Northam was noted in a couple of film projects, and in 1995 he went to Los Angeles, where five days after his arrival he got the leading role in the thriller "The Network" (1995), where his partner was Sandra Bullock. Audiences and cinema specialists - his charismatic villain Jack Devlin was remembered, and the actor's career received a new impetus. Working in Hollywood, Jeremy Northam does not even leave the stage, participating in 2-3 performances every year. In 1999 he won the Best British Actor award for The Verdict. In 2000 he won the British Evening Stanard Award for Best Actor in The Perfect Husband (2000). In the same year he will receive the Best British Actor of the Year award for the film "City of Happiness, Texas" (1999). He has successfully played various roles in such films as "Carrington", "Emma", "Mutants", "Amistad" , "The Misfortunes of Margaret", "Gloria", "The Golden Bowl". Of the latest films with Jeremy Northam's participation, one can name the military adventure tape "The Enigma Code" (2001), in which he played with Kate Winslet. A living classic, world-famous director - Robert Altman (Nashville, Pret-A-Porte), invited Jeremy Northam to his picture "Gosford Park". Altman's ironic dark detective has received rave reviews from critics. In this film, Jeremy Northam played a character named Ivor Novello, who existed in reality - was a Hollywood star in the 30s.


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