Crispin Bonham-Carter Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Jerwood Young Directors Award in 2001 after spending a few years directing at drama schools and fringe theaters
• Graduated from the University of St․ Andrews in Scotland with a degree in Classics, though he spent most of his time with the theater group
• Made his acting debut in the 1992 film "Howard's End," which starred his cousin, Helena Bonham Carter, whom he had never met until filming began
• Quote: "(On being typecast): "If I'm playing them well and they are well written then I don't care․ People are right for parts or not right for parts․ It's as simple as that, really, and I'm sure that there are lots of parts I'm not right for․""
• Quote: "Directing is a way of taking control, of seeing something through from beginning to end․ Actors are always the last people to be informed․"
• Best known for his role as Mr․ Bingley in 1995's "Pride and Prejudice" and as Charlie Chadwick in "Honey for Tea․"
• Has appeared in stage productions of "Major Barbara," "The Misanthrope," "Pygmalion," and others
• Has directed several theater productions, including "Nicholas Nickleby," "The Holes in My Skin," and "Stealing Sweets and Punching People․"
• Appeared in the music video for Westlife's "Uptown Girl," in which he was one of the upper class gentlemen at the table