Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower by Gage Skidmore, 2013.jpg
Bower at the 2013 Wondercon
Born
James Metcalfe Campbell Bower

(1988-11-22) 22 November 1988 (age 33)
London, England
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2007–present
PartnerBonnie Wright (2009–2012)

James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor and singer. He made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and went on to feature in The Twilight Saga, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and as the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

In the 2010s, Bower was part of the main casts of the historical series Camelot on Starz and Will on TNT. In 2022, Bower gained critical acclaim for his performance as Henry Creel/One/Vecna in the fourth series of Stranger Things. From 2015 to 2020, he was the frontman of the London-based band Counterfeit.

Early life

Bower was born in London. His mother is a music manager and his father works for the Gibson Guitar Corporation. His maternal great-great-great-great-grandfather was Sir John Campbell, of Airds, Lieutenant Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He has had an inclination toward music and performance from a young age. He started playing the violin as a young child in which he was instructed with the Suzuki method. He attended Bedales School, a co-educational independent school in Hampshire, and is a former member of the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre.

Career

Lily Collins, Bower, and Kevin Zegers at the 2013 WonderCon

Acting career

Bower began his professional career when his friend Laura Michelle Kelly recommended him to her agent. He was a part-time model with Select Model Management in London. In 2008, he played Rocker in the film RocknRolla and Jack in Winter in Wartime. In 2009, he starred in the 2009 remake of the series The Prisoner as Number 11–12.

Also in 2009, he played the vampire Caius Volturi in the film The Twilight Saga: New Moon and both Twilight: Breaking Dawn films. He appeared as a young Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard defeated by Albus Dumbledore, in the 2010 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1; he reprised the same role in the 2018 film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, becoming one of three actors to appear in both film franchises; the second being Toby Regbo, who played young Albus Dumbledore and the third being Robert Pattinson, who appears as Cedric Diggory in the fourth Harry Potter movie, The Goblet of Fire, and Edward Cullen in the Twilight films. He played King Arthur in the 2011 television series Camelot. In 2010, he starred in the music video for "Young (Belane)" by The Xcerts.

In 2012, Bower appeared in the music video for "Never Let Me Go" by Florence + The Machine. He played Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, the 2013 film adaption of The Mortal Instruments series, by Cassandra Clare. In December 2013, he joined the cast of Burberry's Campaign Stars for spring/summer 2014.

In June 2015, Bower began playing the role of Joe, in the West End musical Bend It Like Beckham. In July 2017, he was on the TNT original series Will. In January 2019, Bower was announced to star in the prelude series to Game of Thrones, titled Bloodmoon (also known as The Long Night), but HBO announced it had decided to not pick the show up to series in October 2019. He starred in the 2020 film Six Days of Sistine, distributed by Mbur Indie Film Distributor and co-starring Elarica Johnson. Since 2015, Bower has voiced Skiff in the Thomas & Friends franchise, having contributed to the television show, two home videos, and the feature film Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.

In 2022, Bower starred as Henry Creel / One / Vecna in season four of the Netflix series Stranger Things. The role required up to eight hours a day to apply the makeup for Vecna.

Music career

Bower was the frontman and singer for the band Counterfeit, which released its first album in March 2017, and had a US tour in the same year. In November 2020, Bower announced the band's split through their Instagram page. He released music as a solo artist shortly after.

Personal life

In February 2010, Bower was confirmed to be dating actress Bonnie Wright, whom he had met on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. In April 2011, they confirmed their engagement. On 30 June 2012, they amicably ended their engagement. In July 2022, he shared that he had been sober for 7 and a 1/2 years.

Discography

Singles

Year Released Title Album
2020 2 December "Paralysed" Prologue (Live from the Alter)
9 December "Start the Fire"
2022 14 April "Crow" Non-album singles
27 May "Run On"
(feat. King Sugar)
"Devil In Me"
August 12 "I Am"

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Anthony Hope
2008 RocknRolla Rocker
Winter in Wartime Jack
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Caius
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Young Gellert Grindelwald
London Boulevard Whiteboy
2011 Anonymous Young Earl Oxford
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Caius
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Jace Wayland
2015 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Skiff Voice role
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Young Gellert Grindelwald
2019 Six Days of Sistine Jean-Baptiste
TBA Horizon Filming
True Haunting Ed Becker Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Dinner Party Douglas Television film
2009 The Prisoner 11–12 6 episodes
2011 Camelot King Arthur 10 episodes
2015–2020 Thomas & Friends Skiff 6 episodes
2017 Will Christopher Marlowe 10 episodes
2019 Urban Myths Mick Jagger Episode: "Mick Jagger and Princess Margaret"
2022 Stranger Things Henry Creel / One / Vecna 9 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1999 Honk! Royal National Theatre
London, England
2001 The Dreaming Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Guildford, England
George Square Theatre
London, England
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2015 Bend It Like Beckham Joe Phoenix Theatre
London, England

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role Ref.
2010 The Xcerts "Young (Belane)" Fan
2012 Florence and the Machine "Never Let Me Go" Love interest

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 National Movie Awards One to Watch: Brits Going Global Himself Won
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Action The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Nominated

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