Jamie Bell Highlights

  • 2008: Co-starred with Hayden Christensen in Doug Liman's "Jumper"
  • 2008: Co-starred in Edward Zwick's World War II drama "Defiance"
  • 2006: Cast as one of the men who lifted the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers"
  • 2005: Starred in Thomas Vinterberg's "Dear Wendy"; scripted by Lars von Trier
  • 2005: Cast in Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic "King Kong"
  • 2005: Co-starred in Arie Posin's ensemble "The Chumscrubber"
  • 2004: Starred with Josh Lucas and Dermot Mulroney in the dramatic thriller "Undertow"
  • 2002: Portrayed Smike in Douglas McGrath's adapatation of Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby"
  • 2001: Second feature, "Deathwatch" as a WWI soldier trapped in a German trench
  • 2000: Feature debut, "Billy Elliot" (formerly known as "Dancer") playing a miner's son who becomes a ballet dancer
  • Raised in Billingham, Durham, England
  • Auditioned for leading role in "Dancer/Billy Elliot"; was selected for part after more than 2000 boys had auditioned
  • Began taking ballet classes at age six