James D'Arcy
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| Born | 24 August 1975 Fulham, London, England |
James D'Arcy (born 24 August 1975) is an English actor.
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[edit] Early life
James D'Arcy was born as Simon D'Arcy and grew up in Fulham, London, with his mother, Caroline (a nurse) and his younger sister Charlotte. His father died when he was young. After completing his education at Christ's Hospital in 1991, he went to Australia for a year and worked in the drama department of a school in Perth, which gave him an interest in acting. When he returned to London he applied for drama school. He did a three-year course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, completing a BA in Acting in 1995.
During his time at LAMDA he appeared in training productions of Heracles, As You Like It, Wild Honey, The Freedom of the City and Sherlock Holmes. On leaving drama school: "It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realized I'd become an actor."
[edit] Work
His first appearances on television were small roles in the TV series Silent Witness (1996) and Dalziel and Pascoe (1996), followed by roles in TV movies such as Nicholas Hawthorne in Ruth Rendell's Bribery and Corruption (1997), Lord Cheshire in The Canterville Ghost (1997) and Jonathan Maybury in The Ice House (1997). In 1997 he furthermore played Blifil in the Mini-series The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In 1999, he acted alongside Daniel Craig in the World War I-drama The Trench as well as having a small role in the Comedy Guest House Paradiso.
From 2001 on, D’Arcy played bigger roles and leading characters in the mini-series Rebel Heart (film) (2001, Ernie Coyne), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001, Nicholas Nickleby), with Sophia Myles and Charles Dance and Revelation (2001, Jake Martel). In 2002, he portrayed a young Sherlock Holmes in the television movie Sherlock: Case of Evil. In 2003, he played the role of Barnaby Caspian in the movie Dot the I alongside Gael García Bernal and Natalia Verbeke, and the character Jim Caddon in the series P.O.W In 2003, he also gained wider recognition when he portrayed Lt. Tom Pullings in Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, opposite Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany.
He played in horror movies Exorcist: The Beginning (2004, Father Francis), An American Haunting (2005, Richard Powell) and Rise: Blood Hunter (2007, Bishop). Apart from that, he appeared on television as Derek Kettering in the Poirot episode The Mystery of the Blue Train (2005), as Jerry Burton in Marple: The Moving Finger, as Tiberius Gracchus in the episode Revolution of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2007), as Toby Clifford in Fallen Angel (2007) and as Tom Bertram in ITV's production of Mansfield Park, opposite Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler in Doctor Who.
He has also worked for BBC radio dramas such as Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Winifred Holtby's The Crowded Street. He played the role of Duncan in Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
In 2010, he played the role of Edward VIII in W.E., the second film directed by Madonna.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Silent Witness | Student | TV series (1 episode: "Long Days, Short Nights: Part 1") |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Franny Roote | TV series (1 episode: "An Advancement of Learning") | |
| Brookside | Martin Cathcart | TV series (1 episode: "Things to Sort Out") | |
| 1997 | The Canterville Ghost | Lord Cheshire | TV movie |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Nicholas Hawthorne | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Ice House | Jonathan Maybury | TV movie | |
| Wilde | Friend | ||
| A Dance to the Music of Time | Nicholas Jenkins | TV mini-series (1 episode: "The Twenties") | |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Blifil | TV mini-series (5 episodes) | |
| 1998 | Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle | Crap Actor Man 2 | |
| Hiccup | Barry | short | |
| 1999 | Sunburn | Phil | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.1") |
| Guest House Paradiso | Timothy Barker | ||
| 2001 | Rebel Heart | Ernie Coyne | TV mini-series (4 episodes) |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Nicholas Nickleby | TV movie | |
| Revelation | Jake Martell | ||
| Dark Realm | Dean | TV series (1 episode: "Party On") | |
| 2002 | Come Together | Jack | TV movie |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Sir Gawain | TV movie | |
| Sherlock: Case of Evil | Sherlock Holmes | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Dot the I | Barnaby F. Caspian | |
| P.O.W. | Jim Caddon | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 1st Lt. Tom Pullings | ||
| 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Francis | |
| 2005 | An American Haunting | Richard Powell | |
| Agatha Christie: Poirot | Derek Kettering | TV series (1 episode: "The Mystery of the Blue Train") | |
| 2006 | Marple: The Moving Finger | Jerry Burton | TV movie |
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Tiberius Gracchus | TV series (1 episode: "Revolution") | |
| The Battle for Rome | Tiberius Gracchus | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Them | Cain Johnson | TV movie |
| Green | Sy | TV movie | |
| Fallen Angel | Toby Clifford | TV mini-series (1 episode: "The Judgement of Strangers") | |
| Mansfield Park | Tom Bertram | TV movie | |
| Rise | Bishop | ||
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Guy Thompson | TV series (1 episode: "Know Thine Enemy") | |
| 2008 | Flashbacks of a Fool | Jack Adams | |
| Bonekickers | Captain Roberts | TV series (1 episode: "The Lines of War") | |
| The Commander: Abduction | Jerry | TV movie | |
| 2009 | The Eastmens | Dr. Peter Eastmen | TV movie |
| Into the Storm | Jock Colville | TV movie | |
| Virtuality | Dr. Roger Fallon | TV movie | |
| Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Duncan | TV series (8 episodes: 2009-2010) | |
| 2010 | Overnight | Tom | |
| Natural Selection | John Henry Wilson | short | |
| 2011 | The Flight of the Swan | Alexis | |
| Age of Heroes | Ian Fleming | ||
| Screwed | Sam | ||
| W.E | King Edward VIII | completed | |
| Replicas | Bobby | completed | |
| 2012 | The Philosophers | Mr. Zimit | pre-production |
| Cloud Atlas | Unknown | filming |
[edit] Awards
- Nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2002 (Outstanding Performance In A Classical Role) for Edward II.
[edit] External links
- James D'Arcy at the Internet Movie Database
- Markham and Froggatt Ltd Personal Management James D'Arcy information
