Charley Boorman

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Charley Boorman
Born	23 August 1966 (1966-08-23) (age 42) Wimbledon, London, England
Years active	1972-present
Spouse(s)	Olivia (1990-present)

Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966) is an English actor, adventurer and Travel Writer from London, England.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Acting career 1.3 Long Way Round 1.4 Race to Dakar 1.5 Long Way Down 1.6 By Any Means 1.7 By Any Means 2 2 Filmography 3 Bibliography 3.1 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Boorman is the son of costume designer Christel Kruse and film director John Boorman.^[1] He is married to Olivia with whom he has two daughters, Doone and Kinvara.

[edit] Acting career

Thanks to his father he got an early start in the film business as a child actor, first appearing in Deliverance (1972) and then returning to cinema as a young Mordred in Excalibur (1981), and The Emerald Forest (1985) also directed by his father. In Hope and Glory (1987), also directed by his father, he appears in a non-speaking role as the young German Luftwaffe pilot shot down, parachuting into the small village. His sister Katrine also appears in this film. More recent films include The Serpent's Kiss (1997) on which he met his best friend Ewan McGregor, and The Bunker (2001).

[edit] Long Way Round

Boorman took part in Long Way Round, a motorcycle trip from London to New York via Europe and Asia with Ewan McGregor in 2004.^[2] This was recorded, then later made into a television series, book and DVD. The series was shown around the world and the DVD and book became best sellers.

[edit] Race to Dakar

Along with producer Russ Malkin (from Long Way Round) and a motorcycle team, Boorman competed in the Dakar Rally in January 2006. The event was filmed and the series Race To Dakar began on Sky2 in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2006. During the rally Boorman injured himself and was forced to retire from the race after five days.^[3]

[edit] Long Way Down

On 12 May 2007, he started another journey with McGregor: this time taking part in Long Way Down,^[4] a trip from John o' Groats in Scotland, to Cape Town, South Africa. This was first televised on BBC2 on Sunday 28 October 2007.^[5] During this initial programme, it became public knowledge that Charley's wife was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, but had insisted that Charley complete the trip in any case.

[edit] By Any Means

On 12 April 2008, Charley Boorman started By Any Means, which has taken Boorman all around the world starting in his home town in County Wicklow, Ireland and ending in Sydney, Australia.^[6] This journey had Boorman completing the journey "by any means", using local transportation appropriate to the area being travelled, on 22 July 2008.^[7] He travelled the world using various different forms of transport, only using air travel when necessary, accompanied only by producer, Russ Malkin, and cameraman Paul Mungeam, nicknamed Mungo.

[edit] By Any Means 2

On 22 March 2009, Charley announced on his Twitter page that a sequel,^[8] tentatively named By Any Means 2, was in the works. This will take Charley and the team from Sydney to Japan via the Pacific Rim. It was announced in the Manly Daily newspaper on 12 May 2009 that Charley will be commencing his second series of By Any Means from Freshwater Park on the Northern Beaches of Sydney on Monday 18 May 2009 at 10a.m. and heading up to the Central Coast of NSW by motorbike. An open invitation was issued for fellow motorcyclists to join him on this first leg. The newspaper reported approximately 1500 riders took part.

[edit] Filmography

• Deliverance (1972)
• Excalibur (1981)
• The Emerald Forest (1985)
• Hope and Glory (1987)
• The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
• The Bunker (2001)

[edit] Bibliography

• Long Way Round (2004 - With Ewan McGregor)
• Race to Dakar (2006)
• Long Way Down (2007 - With Ewan McGregor)
• By Any Means (2008)
• By Any Means 2 (2009)

[edit] Awards

• Galaxy British Book Award for Long Way Down - 2007, Shared with Ewan McGregor.

[edit] References

9. http://digitaledition.manlydaily.com.au/?iid=25135

[edit] External links

• Charley Boorman at the Internet Movie Database
• The Long Way to Charley Boorman, a fan site.
• Charley's Twitter
• Video Clips of Charley Boorman on Nat Geo Adventure

v • d • e Boorman and McGregor's Motorcycle Adventures Television programmes Long Way Round (2004) • Race To Dakar (2006) • Long Way Down (2007) People Ewan McGregor • Charley Boorman • Russ Malkin • Claudio von Planta

v • d • e Boorman and McGregor's Travel Adventures Television programmes Long Way Round (2004) • Race To Dakar (2006) • Long Way Down (2007) • By Any Means (2008) • By Any Means 2 (in development) People David Alexanian • Charley Boorman • Russ Malkin • Ewan McGregor • Claudio von Planta

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SHORT DESCRIPTION	English actor and adventurer
DATE OF BIRTH	23 August 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH	London, England
DATE OF DEATH
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