When he made his acting debut as the Wicked Witch of the West in a children's production of
The Wizard of Oz directed by his mom, Bamber couldn't have imagined the success he would have playing another iconic role, Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama, in the smash remake of
Battlestar Galactica. Sexy, intelligent and multilingual, he studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after graduating from Cambridge University. Although he had a recurring role in a series of
Horatio Hornblower TV-movies and a small part in the World War II miniseries
Band of Brothers, Bamber was a relative unknown when he shot to cult-star status as a conflicted military man serving under his father's command on the Sci Fi Channel's signature series.
Jamie Bamber Fast Facts:
- Has one brother, one sister and four half-brothers.
- Lived in Paris for a number of years as a child.
- Met his wife, Kerry Norton, when they were working on the 2000 thriller The Devil's Tattoo.
- Named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006.
- Jamie Bamber Relationships:
- Anastasia Griffith - Sister
- Ava Griffith - Daughter
- Darcy Griffith - Daughter
- Elizabeth Bamber Griffith - Mother
- Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith - Daughter
- Kerry Norton - Wife
- Ralph Griffith - Father
- College:
- University of Cambridge, St. John's College, Cambridge, England (1996); London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, London, England
