Jamie Bamber stars as Lee "Apollo" Adama on SCI FI Channel's "Battlestar Galactica." One of the best pilots in the fleet, Apollo has long had a strained and difficult relationship with his father, Commander Adama. As they fight for the future of humanity, he casts his lot with his father's rival for power, President Roslin.
Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith was born in London to an American father, Ralph, and a Northern Irish mother, Liz. He got his first paid acting work as a child in Paris, dubbing a French film into English. When Jamie Bamber returned to the U.K. at the age of seven, he appeared in a few TV commercials. Jamie Bamber went to St. John's College Cambridge and obtained a First Class degree in French and Italian literature. Deciding to make acting his career, Jamie Bamber attended the famed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. While still at LAMDA, Jamie Bamber was cast in his first professional role, playing Archie Kennedy in A&E's "Horatio Hornblower" miniseries. Jamie Bamber's recent credits include the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and Daniel Deronda for the BBC. Jamie Bamber was a series regular on the ITV shows "Peak Practice" and "Ultimate Force," and portrayed the role of Prince Hal in "Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2" at the Bristol Old Vic. Jamie Bamber most recently starred in "Dr. Faustus" at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Jamie Bamber has since worked steadily in TV, film and radio in Europe and the United States.
Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith was born in London to an American father, Ralph, and a Northern Irish mother, Liz. He got his first paid acting work as a child in Paris, dubbing a French film into English. When Jamie Bamber returned to the U.K. at the age of seven, he appeared in a few TV commercials. Jamie Bamber went to St. John's College Cambridge and obtained a First Class degree in French and Italian literature. Deciding to make acting his career, Jamie Bamber attended the famed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. While still at LAMDA, Jamie Bamber was cast in his first professional role, playing Archie Kennedy in A&E's "Horatio Hornblower" miniseries. Jamie Bamber's recent credits include the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and Daniel Deronda for the BBC. Jamie Bamber was a series regular on the ITV shows "Peak Practice" and "Ultimate Force," and portrayed the role of Prince Hal in "Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2" at the Bristol Old Vic. Jamie Bamber most recently starred in "Dr. Faustus" at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Jamie Bamber has since worked steadily in TV, film and radio in Europe and the United States.