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Jason Flemyng
File:Jason Flemyng.jpg
Jason Flemyng, 2011
Born
Jason Iain Flemyng

(1966-09-25) 25 September 1966 (age 58)
Putney, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Elly Fairman
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(m. 2008)​

Jason Iain Flemyng[1] (born 25 September 1966) is an English actor.

Flemyng is known for his film work, which has included roles in British films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), both for Guy Ritchie, as well as Hollywood productions such as Rob Roy (1995), the Alan Moore comic book adaptations From Hell (2001) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). He has also appeared in prominent roles in both theatre and television in the UK. Flemyng speaks French fluently, and has made three films in that language.[2] He won the Best Actor Award at the Geneva Film Festival for his role in 1996's Alive and Kicking.[3]

Early life and career

Flemyng was born in Putney, London, the son of Scottish television and film director Gordon Flemyng.[2] He decided he wanted to become an actor after appearing in theatrical productions at his school, Christ's Hospital in Sussex. "I always wanted to be an actor," he later told the BBC. "From the time I fancied a girl who played Dorothy in the school production of The Wizard of Oz. I auditioned for the role of the scarecrow so that I could have the most stage time with her, but she ended up running off with the tin man!"[4]

In the 1980s, he was involved with the National Youth Theatre and the political organisation the Young Socialists.[2] He also became involved with Militant, an entryist group active within the Labour Party, and in 1987 was expelled from Labour for selling the Militant newspaper.[2] Flemyng has subsequently claimed that both his theatrical and political activities at this time were simply a way of meeting girls.[2] In 1990 he was admitted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he was a classmate of Hermione Norris.[4] Following his graduation from LAMDA in the early 1990s he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2]

Television and film work

One of his first prominent roles on screen was a guest appearance in the American television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in 1992.[5] He was then a regular in the ITV drama series Doctor Finlay from 1993 to 1996.[2]

His first film appearance was in the 1994 version of The Jungle Book.[2] His first major cinema role was in Angela Pope's 1996 drama Hollow Reed, where he played a child abuser, followed by a main role in Guy Ritchie's popular 1998 London gangster film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Flemyng later claimed to have lost so much money while playing poker with the film's backers in between takes on set that he had to work on the four days of re-shoots the film required for no fee.[6] He went on to appear in films such as The Red Violin and Deep Rising (1998), Snatch (2000), George A. Romero's Bruiser (2000) and Rock Star (2001).[5] Flemyng also starred in the short film Feeling Good, written by Dexter Fletcher, whom he met while working on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

In the early 2000s he featured in two big-budget Hollywood films which were adaptations of Alan Moore comic books; as John Netley in 2001's From Hell, with Johnny Depp, and 2003's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, with Sean Connery, in which Flemyng played Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde.[7] The latter film was not a success, but Flemyng commented that: "It was a bit of a nightmare... the film cost a fortune and didn't make back the money it was meant to... But I still get a huge kick out of doing films like that and From Hell. Any day you walk onto a set and Sean Connery or Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt is there has to be a good day."[7]

In parallel with his film career, Flemyng has continued to take various television roles. He told BBC News Online in 2004 that: "Of the 40 feature films I've made, 15 of them failed to make it onto the screen and have only ever been seen by cast and crew. It is very frustrating when a film you really believe in remains unseen. That's not a problem with television. If you're a painter you don't paint a picture and then stick it under the bed – you want people to see it."[7] In 2005 he played the famous science-fiction role of Professor Bernard Quatermass when digital television channel BBC Four produced a live remake of the 1953 serial The Quatermass Experiment.[8] In 2005 he also played the part of Dimitry, a Russian ex-biological weapons specialist, in Transporter 2, where he was briefly reunited with Jason Statham.

In 2009, Flemyng joined the cast of the ITV science fiction cult drama series Primeval during its third series, as maverick ex-policeman Danny Quinn.[9] He received top billing as the series' new star, taking over from Douglas Henshall. In March 2010 Flemyng earned a lead role as Cpl. Callow in the war/horror film The 4th Reich.[10]

On 15 August 2010, it became public that he had been cast in the role of Azazel in the X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn.[11]

In 2011, Flemyng reprised his character of Danny Quinn in the last episode of Primeval 's fourth series, it is said that he would return as Danny Quinn one last time before the finale of the shows fifth series.

In 2012, he starred in I Give It a Year (released in Feb 2013), as the bride's brother-in-law in a British romcom by Working Title.[12]

After two years Jason just completed work on the feature film 'The Journey' on which he also serves as Producer, in which he plays Ozzy. The film was written especially for him and took two years to complete, it was filmed in Greece and London and is directed by Lance Nielsen[13][14] In January 2015, Flemyng signed with UK-based Evolution Pictures to direct the vampire film Reign of Blood.[15]

Flemyng appears as himself in the 2018 short film To Trend on Twitter in aid of young people with cancer charity CLIC Sargent with comedians Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Helen Lederer and David Baddiel. [16]

Personal life

For nine years, Flemyng and actress Lena Headey were a couple; the relationship ended in 2001.[17] Flemyng married Elly Fairman in the summer of 2008, in Tuscany, Italy.[18] Flemyng enjoys long-distance running and has completed several marathons.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Jungle Book Lieutenant John Wilkins
1995 Rob Roy Gregor
1996 Stealing Beauty Gregory
1996 Hollow Reed Frank Donally
1996 Indian Summer Tonio Also known as Alive & Kicking
1997 The James Gang Frank James
1997 The Life of Stuff Willie Dobie
1997 Spiceworld: The Movie Brad
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Tom
1998 The Red Violin Frederick Pope
1998 Deep Rising Mulligan
1999 Tube Tales Luke Segment: "Mr. Cool"
2000 Snatch Darren
2000 Bruiser Henry Creedlow
2001 Anazapta Nicholas
2001 The Body Father Walter Winstead
2001 From Hell John Netley
2001 Mean Machine Bob Likely
2001 The Bunker Cpl. Baumann
2001 Rock Star Bobby Beers
2002 Below Stumbo
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
2004 Lighthouse Hill Charlie Davidson
2004 Aaltra L'Anglais à la moto
2004 Atomik Circus – Le retour de James Bataille James Bataille
2004 Drum Jim Bailey
2004 Layer Cake Crazy Larry
2004 Seed of Chucky Santa
2005 A Woman in Winter David
2005 Transporter 2 Dimitri
2006 Pu-239 Vlad
2006 Rollin' with the Nines Capt. Fleming
2006 Telling Lies Jack Munro
2006 Backwaters Jason Weiss
2007 Stardust Primus
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Brian Cervier
2007 The Riddle Don Roberts CEO
2008 Mirrors Larry Byrne
2008 Shifty Glen
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Thomas Button Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2009 Solomon Kane Malachi
2009 City of Life Guy Berger
2010 Clash of the Titans Acrisius
2010 Kick-Ass Lobby Goon
2010 The Social Network Spectator Uncredited
2010 Made in Romania Himself
2010 Dead Cert Chelsea Steve
2010 Ironclad Beckett
2011 X-Men: First Class Azazel
2011 Jack Falls Damien
2011 Hanna Sebastian
2011 Lost Christmas Frank
2012 Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation Rob Hart
2012 Great Expectations Joe Gargery
2013 I Give It a Year Hugh British film
2013 Welcome to the Punch Harvey Crown
2013 Sunshine on Leith Harry Harper
2013 Words of Everest Edmund Hillary
2014 Viy Jonathan Green
2014 Top Dog Dan
2014 Gemma Bovery Charles Bovery
2014 The Journey Ozzy
2014 Stonehearst Asylum Swanwick
2015 Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie Jonty Smith
2016 Sweet Maddie Stone Mr. Straker Short film
2017 Viy 2: Journey to China Jonathan Green
2017 Access All Areas Pete Kurtz
2017 Revolt Stander
2017 The Black Prince Dr. Login
2018 Pegasus Bridge Nigel Poett In production
2018 Walk Like a Panther Ginger Frost

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Rich Tea and Sympathy John Merrygrove 6 episodes
1991 Screen One Colin Episode: "A Question of Attribution"
1992 The Good Guys Dave Gilchrist Episode: "Find the Lady"
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Emile 2 episodes
1992 Witchcraft Assistant Director 2 episodes
1993 Lovejoy Danny Episode: "God Helps Those"
1993–1994 Doctor Finlay Dr. David Neil 12 episodes
1996 Beck Laurie Quinn Episode: "Pride Before A Fall"
1997 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Peter Milton Episode: "The Double"
1997 The Temptation of Franz Schubert Franz von Schober Television film
1997 The Hunger Young Man Episode: "Menage a Trois"
1998 Tess of the D'Urbervilles Alec D'Urberville Television film
1999 Alice in Wonderland The Knave of Hearts Television film
1999 Chasseurs d'écume William Callaghan Miniseries
1999 Love in the 21st Century Nick Episode: "Commitment"
2004 When I'm 64 Little Ray Television film
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Lawrence Redding Episode: "The Murder at the Vicarage"
2005 The Quatermass Experiment Professor Bernard Quatermass Television film
2005 Faith Martin Television film
2005 The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag Jim Corbett Television film
2005 The Ghost Squad DS Jimmy Franks Episode: "Firewall"
2006 Losing Gemma Zac 2 episodes
2009–2011 Primeval Danny Quinn 9 episodes
2011 Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors Narrator Documentary
2013 Black Mirror Jack Napier Episode: "The Waldo Moment"
2014 The Musketeers Vadim Episode: "Sleight of Hand"
2014 The Missing Mark 8 episodes
2015 The Last Kingdom King Edmund Episode: "Episode 2"
2017 SS-GB Colonel George Mayhew 5 episodes
2017–2018 Jamestown Sir George Yeardley 13 episodes
2018 Save Me Tam 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Covell, Adge (2004). "Martin – Jason Flemyng". StainforthOnline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Jason Flemyng biography and filmography: Mirrors Actor. Tribute.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Jason Flemyng plays Little Ray". BBC. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  5. ^ a b Brett, Anwar (10 October 2003). "Jason Flemyng – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". BBC. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Jason Flemyng". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  7. ^ a b c Bishop, Tom (4 August 2004). "Actor Flemyng tackles age drama". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  8. ^ "The Quatermass Experiment". BBC. 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  9. ^ "Ben Miller ('Primeval')". Digital Spy. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  10. ^ "Jason Flemyng Goosesteps His Way to The 4th Reich – Dread Central". 12 March 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  11. ^ Mortimer, Ben (15 August 2010). "Jason Flemyng Joining X-Men: First Class". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  12. ^ "I give it a year next year". stephenmerchant.com. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ thejourneythemovie.com
  14. ^ "A Film 'The Journey' by Lance Nielsen in Aegina – Discover Aegina Greece – Visitors Guide to Aegina Greece – Municipality of Aegina". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Jason Flemyng Embarks on a Reign of Blood – Dread Central". 28 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Top Comics Join Short Film". Chortle. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  17. ^ lena-headey.com
  18. ^ News from Jase, 1/31/08 in Messages from Jason Forum. Jasonflemyngfans57164.yuku.com. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  19. ^ "FindArticles.com – CBSi". Retrieved 31 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
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