Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an English actor. His film credits include The Net (1995), Emma (1996), An Ideal Husband (1999), Amistad (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), Gosford Park (2001) and Enigma (2001). In television, he also played Thomas More in the Showtime series The Tudors (2007–2008) and appeared as Anthony Eden in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017).
Early life and education
Northam was born on 1 December 1961, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. His father was John Northam, a professor of literature and theatre. Northam studied English at Bedford College, London (B.A. English, 1984) and acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is an alumnus of the Royal Holloway, University of London.
Career
Screen and stage
Northam made his screen debut on television in the series American Playhouse, as Mr. Benson in the episode "Suspicion". He followed with appearances in ITV's Wish Me Luck (1987) and Piece of Cake (1988).
He played John Brodie Innes in the 2009 film Creation,
Other work
His audiobook work includes The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 6) by C. S. Lewis,
In the Gosford Park soundtrack, Northam sings the Ivor Novello songs "And Her Mother Came Too",
Personal life
Northam married Canadian film and television make-up artist Liz Moro in April 2005; they later divorced.
Acting credits
Film and television
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! Year
! Film
! Role
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| rowspan="4"| 1988
| American Playhouse
| Mr. Benson
| TV series (1 episode: Suspicion)
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| Wish Me Luck
| Colin Beale
| TV series (14 episodes: 1988–1989)
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| Piece of Cake
| 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
| TV mini-series (5 episodes)
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| Journey's End
| Captain Stanhope
| TV film
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| rowspan="3"| 1992
| House of Glass
| Gerald Stafford
| TV film
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| A Fatal Inversion
| Rufus Fletcher
| TV series (3 episodes)
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| Wuthering Heights
| Hindley Earnshaw
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| rowspan="2"| 1993
| Soft Top Hard Shoulder
| John
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| Agatha Christie’s Poirot
| Hugo Trent
| TV series (1 episode: "Dead Man's Mirror")
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| rowspan="4"| 1995
| A Village Affair
| Anthony Jordan
| TV film
- The Way of the World, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), 1992.
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|2002 || Sitges Film Festival (of Catalonia) ||Best Actor || Cypher || ||
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|2003 || International Fantasy Film Award Awards ||Fantasporto - Best Actor || Cypher || ||
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