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Jamie Thomas King

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Jamie Thomas King
Born (1981-07-09) 9 July 1981 (age 43)
London, England
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
SpouseTamara Podemski

Thomas Edward James King (born 9 July 1981),[1] known professionally as Jamie Thomas King, is an English actor, best known for playing poet Thomas Wyatt in the television series The Tudors.

Early life

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King was born in London and is the son of American screenwriter Laura Lamson and English television director Christopher King. He was educated at Dulwich College, Fine Arts College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

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King began his acting career in the theatre in the Royal National Theatre's production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys. He has acted extensively in American and European film and television productions. He is best known for playing poet Thomas Wyatt in the television series The Tudors.

In 2024 he starred in the short film The Light Before the Sun, which marked both the debut release from his Blackbird Productions studio and his first credit as a screenwriter.[2]

Personal life

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He is married to Canadian actress Tamara Podemski, with whom he launched the Blackbird Productions studio.[3]

In 2016 Podemski gave birth to their second child Benjamin, who died just five days after birth, in Bath. A coroner's investigation later determined that the death was due to brain damage caused when a hospital delayed Podemski's caesarean section.[4] The experience later inspired him to write a screenplay adaptation of James Titcombe's book Joshua's Story: Uncovering the Morecambe Bay NHS Scandal, about Titcombe's own experience having a child die in infancy due to failures in the management fo the National Health Service, which is planned for future release through Blackbird.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 The River King Harry McKenna
2006 Tristan & Isolde Anwick
2006 Vampire Diary Adam
2011 Like Crazy Elliot
2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy John Henry 'Doc' Holliday
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Kaspar
2012 Grimm's Snow White Prince Alexander Video
2012 Storage 24 Chris
2012 Tower Block Ryan
2014 Mr. Turner David Robert
2022 A Match for the Prince Prince Maximillian "Max" Lucien Adalwolf Movie
2024 The Light Before the Sun Daniel Wolf Short film; also writer

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Shades Josh MacIntyre "1.6"
2003 Bad Girls Tony Recurring role
2003 Midsomer Murders Steven Curtis "The Green Man"
2004 Casualty Jamie Canning "A Life Lost"
2007–08 The Tudors Thomas Wyatt Recurring role (series 1–2)
2008 The Cleaner Chris "The Eleventh Hour"
2008 Lost City Raiders Thomas Kubiak TV film
2008 CSI: Miami Dennis Chilton "Power Trip"
2009 Private Practice Brandon Henry "What Women Want"
2009 Mad Men Guy Mackendrick "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"
2010 Day One Hugh TV film
2011 Marchlands Paul Bowen TV miniseries
2013 Call the Midwife Douglas Roberts "2.4"
2013 Air Force One Is Down Steven Featherstone TV miniseries
2014 Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot Thomas Wintour TV documentary
2017 Murdoch Mysteries Dr. Bertram Lennox "The Canadian Patient"
2018 The Originals August Muller "5.5"

References

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  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ Nicholas Sokic, "Blackbird Productions takes flight with Michael Greyeyes film". Playback, October 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Etan Vlessing, "‘Mad Men’ Actor Adapting UK Baby Deaths Probe Book as Feature". The Hollywood Reporter, September 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Alys Gagnon, "Tragic death of Mad Men star Jamie King's son caused by delayed c-section". News.com.au, January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Michelle Blade, "Mad Men actor adapting Morecambe Bay baby deaths book for the big screen". Lancaster Guardian, September 27, 2024.
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