Jamie Bell
Jamie Bell
Andrew James Matfin Bell is an English actor and dancer who rose to prominence for his debut role in Billy Elliotfor which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles in the films King Kong, Jumper, The Adventures of Tintin, and Snowpiercer, as well as starring as Abraham Woodhull in the TV series, Turn: Washington's Spies. He portrayed The Thing in the 2015 film Fantastic Four...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 March 1986
CityBillingham, England
I don't think many people can say they've been the lead in a Spielberg film and still been able to live their normal life that they had before.
I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.
When I see people talking about TV, they're way more animated, way more passionate than when they talk about films.
New York is full of crazy people, and I like that.
I think as English people, we don't want to be reminded that at one point we ruled three-quarters of the globe, and now we're a very small country that doesn't own three-quarters of the globe.
Your credit card, your inbox, your Hotmail.com are not particularly secure. We are being watched; it's just a part of life.
Let's say that you commit a crime, you get caught, you might get sent to prison. It's going to be bad. But if you get caught spying, you're literally hanged the next morning.
Sometimes great things come from doing things quickly and not over-thinking stuff.
I think I have much more appreciation for directing and movies overall versus a performance or an actor. Their body of work is more interesting.
It's hard to define somebody by one movie. I mean, unfortunately, my entire life was basically made by Billy Elliot. It was kind of created by that one catalytic moment.
I'm proud of my works. But there's not one thing that I can put my finger on and say, "That is my greatest achievement. That's my proudest moment." That's so tricky to me.
I'm just a small guy so if I'd dropped any more weight it would have been a bit ridiculous.
New York is great for people watching and there's a bunch of amazing rooftops.
As a kid I never had the impulse to climb anything. I think that most kids who live in small towns or rural areas outside of the city, that's what they do - climb walls, or trees, or whatever. To me, it was more dance classes and not being very boyish.