Jamie Bell: Biography, Age & Movies

Born on March 14, 1986, in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, England, Jamie Bell is an actor with 37 screen credits. Many viewers know him for playing the title role in Billy Elliot (2000). His honors include the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer (2000) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2001).

Bell’s filmography covers a wide variety of projects. He played Jimmy in King Kong (2005), Ralph “Iggy” Ignatowski in Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Griffin in Jumper (2008), and voiced the lead in The Adventures of Tintin (2011). He also appeared in Man on a Ledge (2012), Snowpiercer (2013), Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) and Fantastic Four (2015), taking on the role of Ben Grimm / The Thing in the latter. He portrayed Bernie Taupin in Rocketman (2019), and one of his more recent roles is Robert Ritter in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (2021).

Frequent co-stars

Michael B. Jordan · 2 films together: Fantastic Four, Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Andy Serkis · 2 films together: The Adventures of Tintin, King Kong
Jamie Bell · 2 films together: Snowpiercer, Man on a Ledge
Daniel Craig · 2 films together: The Adventures of Tintin, Defiance
Gary Lewis · 2 films together: Billy Elliot, Filth

Awards won

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2001)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer (2000)

Nominations

MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (2008)
British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (2007)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture (2001)
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2001)
Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2001)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (2001)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer (2000)
European Film Award for Best Actor (2000)