Jamie Campbell Bower Biography

James Metcalfe "Jamie" Campbell 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, 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. In 2013, he portrayed Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.

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 School, a co-educational independent school in Hampshire, 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 appeared 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).

Bower starred in the 2009 remake of the series The Prisoner as Number 11-12. Also in 2009, he played a vampire 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 2010 Jamie starred as an obsessed fan in the music video for 'Young (Belane)' by the band The Xcerts. Jamie was offered the role of Enjolras in the 2012 musical drama film, Les Misérables, but turned it down.

In 2012, he appeared in the music video for "Never Let Me Go" by [[Florence + The Machine]]. He played Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments: 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 co-star Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the films. In April 2011, they confirmed their engagement. On 30 June 2012, Bower and Wright amicably called off their engagement.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	'	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	'	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	'	Caius Volturi
2012	'	Caius Volturi
2013	'	Jace Wayland/Lightwood/Herondale

Awards and nominations

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