Biography
History Jamie Bella is another case when a talented Briton conquers Hollywood Olympus. Bell's ascent began with the film "Billy Elliot", and a rare debut is accompanied by such a deafening success - the young man received a prestigious BAFTA award for the best male role and a number of other awards. Since then, the actor has never gave to doubt his talent by issuing one bright role after another: Dick in the Dear Wendy drama, Jimmy in the King Kong blockbuster, St. John in Jen Air, a creature in "fantastic four, "etc.Childhood and youth
Andrew James Mattin Bell was born on March 14, 1986 in Billingem, United Kingdom. Father John Bell is a manufacturer of instruments, mother Eilein Mattin - dancer and choreographer. Jamie grew up in an incomplete family - father left before his birth. But Eileen did everything so that the children are older Catherine and the younger Jamie - did not feel deprived.
She gave her daughter to ballet, as the dances were their family passion: Eiley's herself danced, her grandmother, mother, sister. Jamie from nothing to do began to accompany his sister to classes and did not notice himself, as he was carried away by this kind of art. The boy especially succeeded in Chechette, received a number of awards on DENS contests.
At 9 years old, Jamie's acting skills and began to take the lessons of performing art at the local branch of the StageCoach Theater. And in 12 already debuted on a professional scene in the musical "Bagsi Malone". Later, the young man joined the members of the National Music Youth Theater. Secondary education is a future actor in Northfield School.
Films
Jamie was 14 years old when he came to the casting of the new film of the famous English director Stephen Doldry Billy Elliot. The charming bluebeat boy was chosen from 2000 selection participants and approved on a major role. The decisive factor was not so much stage preparation of the future celebrity, how much his dance talent. After all, a boy was to play, who passionately dreams of ballet and lives this dream.
Billy Elliot is a 11-year-old boy from a small mining town. Mom he lost in early childhood and now lives with his father and elder brother who want to grow from Billy to a real man, the hereditary miner, they will lead to the box and teach fight. They do not understand the fascination of the boy with art, and he will have to overcome many obstacles to his dream.
The history of Billy was similar to the biography of Jamie himself. He also passed through ridicule and mockery when he was engaged in dancing.
"The boys called me a ballerina boy. "Hey, Jamie, where your pack!", They shouted, "Bella shares.After the release of the film on the screens in 2000, Jamie became a real star. And after the number of Awards, the National Council of Film Crims, the British Independent Cinema, the Imperial Prize) became clear - his way to a big movie would be successful.
The next main role is waiting for Jamie in 2 years in the British-German film of horror "on guard." The guy plays ordinary Charles Shakespeare, fighting on the fronts of the First World War, which faces an unknown other way.
"My biggest fear was that I could not take a step from the children's actor to an adult. But I think it happened when I was able to play a soldier in "guarding death." This is a very good movie, even though he did not shoot, "the guy admitted.In 2004, Bell debuts in Hollywood, playing in the Thriller "Scuba Dawn". His hero is a difficult teenager Chris, who is forced to hide from problems with the law and from his own uncle killer. For this role, Jamie received the "Young Actor" award and the award of the US National Council of Film Crims. Fans gladly noted how matured, stretched out (height 173 cm) and matured yesterday's teenager.
The 2005th is marked by the release of 3 paintings at once with Jamie. Two festival films "Dear Wendy" and "Chamskrabber" once again demonstrated the depth of the dramatic talent of the actor Bella. And the third project brought the long-awaited world fame: Peter Jackson's fantastic fighter, King-Kong, still remains the most cash film ($ 550 million) in Britan filmography.
"I like to look at my resume and see in it the names of such wonderful people like David Gordon Green and, of course, Peter Jackson and Stephen Didry. At these moments I am very proud of myself - I managed to get roles from these Matters, "the actor says with feeling.In 2008, the screenshots of Dag Laiman "Teleport" are released on large screens. Jamie, together with another young star Hollywood Hayden Kristensen play guys with an unusual ability to teleport. I do not have time to enjoy the superdar, the unicumes understand that they are declared hunting.
It is impossible not to note the debut of the actor in the historic genre - "Eagle of the Ninth Legion" (2010). Jamie's hero is a former slave-gladator Eska, who helps Centurion Mark (Channing Tatum) to save the honor of the family and return the sign of the Eagle - a symbol of the missing Ninth Legion once.
In 2013, in the filmography of the actor, work with the Master of the Arthaus Cinema - Lars von Trier is appeared. Bell starred in the erotic drama "Nymphomaniac", playing a sadomasochist, who attends the main character in the execution of Charlotte Gensbar. At the same time, another picture with the participation of Bella is another premiere - a post-apocalyptic drama of Korean director Pon Zhong Ho "Through the snow".
The first major work of the British on a small screen starts in 2014. Jamie plays a major role in the series "Rotate: Washington Spies". His hero Abraham Woodhill is the founder of the spyware "Calleper Ring", which has had a significant impact on the course of the civil war in the United States. The project was on the air of 4 seasons and won good ratings.
The second cash desktop after the "King Cong" was the superhero fantastic fantastic fiction fiction, filmed based on the comic history of the same name. In the center of the plot of Adventures 4 Superheroes: Mr. Fantasy (Miles Teller), a man-torch (Michael B. Jordan), an invisible lady (Kate Mara), creatures (Jamie Bell), saving land from destruction.
Personal life
Acting youth and youth, downloaded schedule of filming - all this did not contribute to a saturated personal life Jamie Bella. If love and could overtake the actor, then only on the set. So it happened: in 2005, on the set of clip of the group Green Day, he met the actress Evan Rachel Wood, young people began to meet.A year later, the couple broke up, and in 2011 the actors reached each other again. A renewed novel resulted in an ambulance wedding, and in 2013 the Son was born in the spouses. But the fans are shortly rejoiced for a young family - in May 2014, the stars announced a divorce.
In 2015, on the shooting of the militant "Fantastic Four" Bell met a colleague on the site, actress Kate Mara. Roman broke out, and in January 2017, the actors announced the engagement, and on July 17 he became husband and wife. In January 2019, it became known that the couple expects the baby.
As for social networks, James Bell is most active in Twitter (here there are many photos and fresh news), and in "Instagram" you can see his fan pages.
Jamie Bell now
In 2019, the premiere of the Music film "Rocketman" is expected based on the biography of an outstanding British artist Elton John. In this baiopic Bell plays the poet songwriter Bernie Topin, who many years wrote texts of hits for Matra.
In addition, now in the work of the British many current projects, among them the films "Stainless Steel" and "Contrary to Gravity".
Filmography
- 2000 - Billy Elliot
- 2002 - "On guard of death"
- 2004 - "Underwater Current"
- 2005 - "Dear Wendy"
- 2005 - King Kong
- 2008 - Teleport
- 2010 - "Eagle of the Ninth Legion"
- 2011 - "Jane Eyre"
- 2013 - "Through the snow"
- 2014 - "Rotate: Washington Spies"
- 2015 - "Fantastic Four"
- 2019 - "Rocketman"