Birthday: Dec 1, 1961

Birthplace: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Biography: Jeremy Philip Northam is an English actor. He was educated at
Bristol Grammar School and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Northam performed at the Royal National Theatre, where he replaced Daniel
Day Lewis in the role of Hamlet (1988). He received an Olivier Award in 1990
as "most promising newcomer". Related to Chuck Northam. He made his American
film debut in The Net (1995), but has appeared more frequently in British
films such as Carrington (1995), Emma (1996), The ... ... (read more...) Winslow Boy (1999), An
Ideal Husband (1999), Enigma (2001) and as Welsh actor and singer Ivor
Novello in Gosford Park (2001). In 2002 he starred in the film Cypher
alongside Lucy Liu. He also performed the book The Silver Chair by C.S.
Lewis for Harper Audio. In 2005, he was rumoured to potray as James Bond, by
replacing Irish actor, Pierce Brosnan. The role later went to fellow British
actor, Daniel Craig.