Jamie Campbell Bower biography

James "Jamie" Campbell M. Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor, singer and former model. Bower is best known for his role as Anthony Hope in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, his role as Caius in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, his role as King Arthur in the Starz original series Camelot and as the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.

Early life

Bower was born in London, England. His mother, Anne Elizabeth (née Roseberry), is a music manager, and his father, David Bower, works for the Gibson Guitar Corporation. His maternal 4th great-grandfather was Sir John Campbell, of Airds, Lieutenant Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He attended Bedales, and is a former member of the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre. He began his professional career when friend Laura Michelle Kelly, who also appears in Sweeney Todd, recommended him to her agent. In addition to acting, he is also the lead singer in the band The Darling Buds. Bower was a part-time model with Select Model Management in London.

Career

He played Rocker in the film RocknRolla and Jack in Winter in Wartime (Oorlogswinter).
Campbell Bower starred in the 2009 remake of the series The Prisoner as Number 11-12. Also in 2009, he played Volturi member Caius in the film New Moon and both Twilight: Breaking Dawn films, alongside Michael Sheen. He appeared as the younger Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard defeated by Albus Dumbledore, in the 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.
He played King Arthur in the 2011 television series of Camelot.
In 2012 he appeared in the music video of Never Let Me Go (Florence and the Machine song) by Florence + The Machine.
He is set to play Jace Wayland in City of Bones, the film adaption of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.

Personal life

In February 2010, Bower was confirmed to be dating fellow Harry Potter actress Bonnie Wright. In April 2011, they confirmed their engagement.

Fun Facts

Former member of the National Youth Music Theatre.

Began his career when family friend Laura Michelle Kelly introduced him to her agent.

Attended Bedales school.

Quotes

I'm going to cry until I get another job. I want to do more movies. I feel like it's a totally different skill set than there is to theater. It's much more internal. I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me. I can go up there and spread my legs and go, 'Here I am'. Oh, don't get that wrong. Whereas in cinema you have to be much more thoughtful, and I find that a lot more challenging.

People don't get it, they think I'm rich. I'm not! I have no money!

I grew up with Johnny and Tim's films -- like Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow -- when I was first realizing that I really liked films and understood what a good film was.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	The Dinner Party	Douglas	TV film
2007	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Anthony Hope
2008	RocknRolla	Rocker
2008	Winter in Wartime	Jack
2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Caius Volturi
2009	The Prisoner	11–12	TV mini-series (6 episodes)
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	Young Gellert Grindelwald
2010	London Boulevard	White Boy
2011	Camelot	King Arthur	TV series (10 episodes)
2011	Anonymous	Young Oxford
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	Caius Volturi
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	Caius Volturi	post-production

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Notes
2011	National Movie Awards	One to Watch: Brits Going Global	Won