Jeremy Northam

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.<ref name="tomato">Template:Cite web</ref> His father was John Northam, a professor of literature and theatre.<ref name="this">Template:Cite web</ref> Northam studied English at Bedford College, London (B.A. English, 1984) and acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.<ref name="ladies">Template:Cite news</ref> He is an alumnus of the Royal Holloway, University of London.<ref name="royal">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Screen and stage

Northam made his screen debut on television in the series American Playhouse, as Mr. Benson in the episode "Suspicion".<ref name="bfi">Template:Cite web</ref> He followed with appearances in ITV's Wish Me Luck (1987) and Piece of Cake (1988).<ref name="bfi"/>

Northam performed at the Royal National Theatre – he replaced both Ian Charleson and Daniel Day-Lewis in the role of Hamlet (1989), when they had to withdraw, and won the 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in The Voysey Inheritance.<ref name="ladies"/>

He has appeared frequently in British films such as Carrington (1995),<ref name="ladies"/> Emma (1996),<ref name="ladies"/> The Winslow Boy (1999),<ref name="ladies"/> An Ideal Husband (1999),<ref name="ladies"/> Enigma (2001),<ref name="ladies"/> and as Welsh actor and singer Ivor Novello in Gosford Park (2001).<ref name="this"/> He made his American film debut in The Net (1995).<ref name="ladies"/>

In 2002, he starred in the film Cypher. That same year, he portrayed singer Dean Martin in the CBS film Martin and Lewis and golfer Walter Hagen in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius in 2004. In 2007 and 2008, he portrayed Thomas More on the Showtime series, The Tudors.<ref name="fiona">Template:Cite web</ref>

He played John Brodie Innes in the 2009 film Creation,<ref name="tomato"/> based on the life of Charles Darwin. In the 2015 film The Man Who Knew Infinity,<ref name="tomato"/> he portrayed the philosopher Bertrand Russell. He played British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in the 2016 Netflix drama series The Crown.<ref name="tv">Template:Cite web</ref>

Other work

His audiobook work includes The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 6) by C. S. Lewis,<ref name="audio"/> The Real Thing and Other Short Stories and The Aspern Papers, both written by Henry James.<ref name="audio"/> In 2007 he recorded "The Great Poets" by Gerard Manley Hopkins,<ref name="audio"/> In 2009, he recorded Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene,<ref name="audio"/> in 2010, Dark Matter, a ghost story by Michelle Paver,<ref name="audio"/> In 2010, Down and Out in Paris and London and in 2012, The Road to Wigan Pier, both by George Orwell.<ref name="audio">Template:Cite web</ref>

In the Gosford Park soundtrack, Northam sings the Ivor Novello songs "And Her Mother Came Too",<ref name="soundtrack"/> "What a Duke Should Be",<ref name="soundtrack"/> "Why Isn't It You",<ref name="soundtrack"/> "I Can Give You the Starlight",<ref name="soundtrack"/> and "The Land of Might Have Been",<ref name="soundtrack"/> accompanied by his brother Christopher on piano.<ref name="soundtrack">Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Northam married Canadian film and television make-up artist Liz Moro in April 2005; they later divorced.Template:Citation needed

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	American Playhouse	Mr. Benson	TV series (1 episode: Suspicion)
	Wish Me Luck	Colin Beale	TV series (14 episodes: 1988–1989)
	Piece of Cake	'Fitz' Fitzgerald	TV mini-series (5 episodes)
	Journey's End	Captain Stanhope	TV film
1992	House of Glass	Gerald Stafford	TV film
	A Fatal Inversion	Rufus Fletcher	TV series (3 episodes)
	Wuthering Heights	Hindley Earnshaw
1993	Soft Top Hard Shoulder	John
	Agatha Christie’s Poirot	Hugo Trent	TV series (1 episode: "Dead Man's Mirror")
1995	A Village Affair	Anthony Jordan	TV film <ref name="tv"/>
	Carrington	Beacus Penrose	<ref name="tv"/>
	The Net	Jack Devlin	Film <ref name="ladies"/>
	Voices	Philip Heseltine/Peter Warlock
1996	Emma	Mr. Knightley	<ref name="this"/>
1997	Mimic	Dr. Peter Mann	<ref name="tv"/>
	Amistad	Judge Coglin	<ref name="tv"/>
1998	The Tribe	Jamie	<ref name="tv"/>
	The Misadventures of Margaret	Edward Nathan	<ref name="tv"/>
1999	Happy, Texas<ref name="this"/>	Harry Sawyer, aka Steven "Steve"	ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year<ref name="bard"/>
	Gloria	Kevin	<ref name="tv"/>
	An Ideal Husband<ref name="this"/>	Sir Robert Chiltern	Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor<ref name="this"/> ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year<ref name="bard"/>
	The Winslow Boy<ref name="this"/>	Sir Robert Morton	Edinburgh International Film Festival Award for Best British Performance ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year<ref name="bard"/> Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor<ref name="this"/>
2000	The Golden Bowl	Prince Amerigo	<ref name="fiona"/>
2001	Enigma	Mr. Wigram	<ref name="fiona"/>
	Gosford Park<ref name="this"/>	Ivor Novello	See TALK for Ensemble awards
2002	Possession	Randolph Henry Ash	<ref name="fiona"/>
	Cypher<ref name="this"/>	Morgan Sullivan/Jack Thursby/Sebastian Rooks	International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor<ref name="fanta"/> Catalan International Film Award for Best Actor<ref name="cat"/>
	Martin and Lewis	Dean Martin	TV film <ref name="this"/>
2003	The Singing Detective	Mark Binney	<ref name="tv"/>
	The Statement	Colonel Roux	<ref name="tv"/>
2004	Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius	Walter Hagen	<ref name="fiona"/>
2005	Guy X	Col. Woolwrap	<ref name="tv"/>
	A Cock and Bull Story	Mark	<ref name="fiona"/>
2007	The Invasion	Tucker Kauffman	<ref name="tv"/>
2007–2008	The Tudors	Sir Thomas More	TV series (15 episodes)<ref name="fiona"/>
2008	Fiona's Story	Simon	TV film <ref name="fiona"/>
	Dean Spanley	Fisk Junior	<ref name="fiona"/>
2009	The Payback
	Creation	Reverend Innes	<ref name="tv"/>
	Glorious 39	Joseph Balcombe	<ref name="tv"/>
2010	Miami Medical	Dr. Matthew Proctor	TV series (13 episodes)<ref name="tomato"/>
2012	White Heat	Edward	TV series (6 episodes)<ref name="tv"/>
2015	Eye in the Sky	Brian Woodale	<ref name="tomato"/>
	The Man Who Knew Infinity	Bertrand Russell	<ref name="tomato"/>
2016	Our Kind of Traitor	Aubrey Longrigg	<ref name="tomato"/>
2016–2017	The Crown<ref name="tv"/>	Anthony Eden	Main role (11 episodes: Seasons 1–2)
2019	Official Secrets	Ken Macdonald	<ref name="tv"/>
2023	Freud's Last Session	Ernest Jones	Filming

Theatre

• Edward Voysey, The Voysey Inheritance, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1989.<ref name="ladies"/>
• School for Scandal, Bristol Old Vic, 1990.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Osric, then later title role, Hamlet, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London, 1989.<ref name="ladies"/>
• The Three Sisters, Sondheim Theatre, 1990–1991.<ref name="theatre">Template:Cite web</ref>
• The Way of the World, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), 1992.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Philip, The Gift of the Gorgon, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), The Pit (theatre), London, 1992.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Elomire, La Bête, Really Useful Theatre Company, 1993.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Berowne, Love's Labour's Lost, RSC, Barbican Theatre, London, 1994.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Mr. Horner, The Country Wife, RSC, Pit Theatre, 1994.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Obstetrician, Certain Young Men, Almeida Theatre, London, 1999.<ref name="theatre"/>
• Old Times, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 2004.
• Richard Greatham, Hay Fever, Noël Coward Theatre, London, 2012.<ref name="theatre"/>

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1990	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Newcomer in a Play	The Voysey Inheritance	Template:Won	<ref name="ladies"/>
1999	Evening Standard British Film Awards	Best Actor	An Ideal Husband and The Winslow Boy	Template:Won	<ref name="this"/>
1999	London Film Critics Circle Awards	British Actor of the Year	Happy, Texas, An Ideal Husband and The Winslow Boy	Template:Won	<ref name="bard">Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	Sitges Film Festival (of Catalonia)	Best Actor	Cypher	Template:Won	<ref name="cat">Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	International Fantasy Film Award Awards	Fantasporto - Best Actor	Cypher	Template:Won	<ref name="fanta">Template:Cite news</ref>

Further reading

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External links

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