Camelot Cast Biographies

30 March 2011

Jamie Campbell Bower (King Arthur)

Jamie Campbell Bower is one of Britain's brightest young stars with an exciting film and television resume that heralds an auspicious career ahead. Alongside an impressive cast including Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes and Claire Forlani, Bower stars as Arthur, a young man who, following the death of King Uther learns that he is Uther's son and rightful heir to the throne.

In addition to Camelot, Jamie's upcoming releases in 2011 include the political thriller Anonymous - a feature film from award-winning director Roland Emmerich. He will also appear as Gellert Grindelwald in two-part conclusion of J.K. Rowling's celebrated series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This year, Jamie has already appeared in a feature crime drama called London Boulevard from director William Monahan.

In his young career, Jamie already boasts a number of critically acclaimed and popular films to his resume. He was last seen in theatres as Caius, leader of the Volturi Vampires, in the third instalment of hugely successful Twilight saga, New Moon. He made his film debut in Tim Burton's gothic musical Sweeney Todd and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring in a leading role opposite Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter. His other film credits include Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla with Gerard Butler and Thandie Newton and Martin Koolhoven's Winter in Wartime.

Alongside Jamie's film work, Jamie has also appeared on the small screen in a recent adaptation of the cult 1960's television series The Prisoner, and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Douglas in the BBC's The Dinner Party.

Joseph Fiennes (Merlin)

After several years in British theatre, Joseph Fiennes rose to international fame in roles such as William Shakespeare in the Academy Award®-winning Shakespeare In Love, for which he won both a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By a Cast," and was nominated for both a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By a Male Actor in a Leading Role and a Bafta Award for Best Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role. He also earned a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist for his role as Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur. Joseph was most recently seen in the US and the UK in ABC's series "Flash Forward" in which he starred as Mark Benford.

His recent film credits include Against the Current directed by Peter Callahan, the critically acclaimed The Escapist (directed by Rupert Wyatt), Bille August's Goodbye Bafana (with Dennis Haysbert), Finn Taylor's The Darwin Awards (with Winona Ryder), and Ryan Murphy's Running With Scissors (with Brian Cox, Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow and Evan Rachel Wood). Joseph's other film credits include Sony Pictures Classics feature, The Merchant of Venice starring opposite Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons, John Dahl's The Great Raid, Regis Wargnier's Man To Man, Eric Till's biopic Luther, Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy At The Gates, Paul Schrader's Forever Mine, Milcho Manchevski's Dust (which premiered at the 2001 Venice Film Festival), and Edward Thomas V's thriller Rancid Aluminum. Joseph also voiced the character of Proteus in the DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Prior to making his screen debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty and appearing subsequently in Film Four's The Very Thought of You, Joseph spent three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing leading roles in plays including Troilus and Cressida, The Herbal Bed, Les Enfants du Paradis, As You Like It and Dennis Potter's Son Of Man in which he played Jesus.

Joseph was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and attended art school in Suffolk for a year before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre. He subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1993.

 

Eva Green (Morgan)

Eva Green was born in Paris to Swedish/French parentage, Eva's father is a dentist and her mother is actress and writer Marlene Jobert. After completing her education at the American School in Paris, Eva enrolled in the Webber Douglas School for a foundation course in London which then led to a two year drama course at the Eva St. Paul School in Paris.

Eva began her career on stage in 2001. She starred in Tucaret directed by Gerard Deshartes and Jalousie En Trios Fax directed by Didier Long, for which she was nominated for a Moliere award in the category "Revelation Theatrale Feminine."

Her screen debut was in 2002 when she was cast as the female lead in Bernardo Bertolucci's critically-acclaimed, The Dreamers. Soon after, she won the ingénue lead in Jean-Paul Salome's blockbuster, Arsene Lupin, which also starred Kristin Scott Thomas, and starred in Ridley Scott's epic Kingdom of Heaven alongside Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson.

In 2006, she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale - the 21st film in the James Bond franchise. Eva played Vesper Lynd, a mysterious blend of vulnerability and strength. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and also starred Dame Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright and Mads Mikkelsen.

Eva starred in New Line's epic The Golden Compass, and in legendary British producer Jeremy Thomas in the sci-fi thriller Franklyn, written and directed by Gerald McMorrow.

Cracks, which was produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Jordan Scott was released in 2009. Also in 2009, Eva starred in Benedick Fliegauf's Womb.

She recently concluded the filming of David MacKenzie's new feature film, Last Word in which she stars alongside Ewan McGregor, and will be seen with Al Pacino and Susan Sarandon in the upcoming film Arbitrage, which was announced in November 2010.

Her work as an ambassador has included campaigns with Armani, Montblanc and Christian Dior, and she has contributed to a number of UNICEF educational programs.

She lives in London with her border terrier, Griffin.

Tamsin Egerton (Guinevere)

British-born actress Tamsin Egerton is best known for her roles in the British film productions of St. Trinian's and Keeping Mum, Tamsin's resume also includes Driving Lessons and Knife's Edge, as well as the upcoming independent feature film Chalet Girl. Her television appearances have included a starring role in the children's series "Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land," and the mini-series "The Mists of Avalon."

Tamsin began acting at the age of six in a local youth theatre group, and she appeared a year later in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical production of "The Secret Garden."

Tamsin and Jamie Campbell Bower grew up in the same town and have known each other since they were nine years old.

Peter Mooney’s (Kay)

Peter Mooney's  (Kay) recent television credits include starring on the hit television series Falcon Beach (ABC Family/Global) for two seasons, CSI: Miami (CBS), Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (Disney Channel), Being Erica (CBC TV), The Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury Films), 12 Men of Christmas (Fox/Lifetime) and television miniseries ZOS: Zone of Security (TMN). His film credits include Summer's Blood where he starred opposite Ashley Greene and the television movie The Tower (CBS/Paramount).

Peter has headlined several stage productions at Manitoba Theatre Centre including Jitters, Pride and Prejudice, Our Town and The Tempest. Other theatre credits include Tales from Ovid (Centaur Theatre) and the Canadian premiere of Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Great Canadian Theatre Company). This winter Peter will star in  After Miss Julie at Manitoba Theatre Centre.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Peter graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in 2004.

Claire Forlani (Igraine)

Claire Forlani will soon appear in upcoming films No Ordinary Trifle and Ice. She is known for her performances in films such as Hallam Foe, Green Street Hooligans, Meet Joe Black, The Rock, The Medallion with Jackie Chan, Flashbacks of a Fool, Dungeon Seige, Beer For My Horses, Stroke of Genius, Mystery Men, Basquiat directed by Julian Schnabel, Mallrats, The Last Time I Committed Suicide, and Magicians. Claire's television appearances include CSI: NY, The Diplomat, The Pentagon Papers, and Stephen King's miniseries for TNT, entitled Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Crouch End.

Jamie Campbell Bower (King Arthur)

Jamie Campbell Bower is one of Britain's brightest young stars with an exciting film and television resume that heralds an auspicious career ahead. Alongside an impressive cast including Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes and Claire Forlani, Bower stars as Arthur, a young man who, following the death of King Uther learns that he is Uther's son and rightful heir to the throne.

In addition to Camelot, Jamie's upcoming releases in 2011 include the political thriller Anonymous - a feature film from award-winning director Roland Emmerich. He will also appear as Gellert Grindelwald in two-part conclusion of J.K. Rowling's celebrated series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This year, Jamie has already appeared in a feature crime drama called London Boulevard from director William Monahan.

In his young career, Jamie already boasts a number of critically acclaimed and popular films to his resume. He was last seen in theatres as Caius, leader of the Volturi Vampires, in the third instalment of hugely successful Twilight saga, New Moon. He made his film debut in Tim Burton's gothic musical Sweeney Todd and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring in a leading role opposite Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter. His other film credits include Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla with Gerard Butler and Thandie Newton and Martin Koolhoven's Winter in Wartime.

Alongside Jamie's film work, Jamie has also appeared on the small screen in a recent adaptation of the cult 1960's television series The Prisoner, and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Douglas in the BBC's The Dinner Party.

Joseph Fiennes (Merlin)

After several years in British theatre, Joseph Fiennes rose to international fame in roles such as William Shakespeare in the Academy Award®-winning Shakespeare In Love, for which he won both a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By a Cast," and was nominated for both a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By a Male Actor in a Leading Role and a Bafta Award for Best Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role. He also earned a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist for his role as Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur. Joseph was most recently seen in the US and the UK in ABC's series "Flash Forward" in which he starred as Mark Benford.

His recent film credits include Against the Current directed by Peter Callahan, the critically acclaimed The Escapist (directed by Rupert Wyatt), Bille August's Goodbye Bafana (with Dennis Haysbert), Finn Taylor's The Darwin Awards (with Winona Ryder), and Ryan Murphy's Running With Scissors (with Brian Cox, Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow and Evan Rachel Wood). Joseph's other film credits include Sony Pictures Classics feature, The Merchant of Venice starring opposite Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons, John Dahl's The Great Raid, Regis Wargnier's Man To Man, Eric Till's biopic Luther, Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy At The Gates, Paul Schrader's Forever Mine, Milcho Manchevski's Dust (which premiered at the 2001 Venice Film Festival), and Edward Thomas V's thriller Rancid Aluminum. Joseph also voiced the character of Proteus in the DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Prior to making his screen debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty and appearing subsequently in Film Four's The Very Thought of You, Joseph spent three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing leading roles in plays including Troilus and Cressida, The Herbal Bed, Les Enfants du Paradis, As You Like It and Dennis Potter's Son Of Man in which he played Jesus.

Joseph was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and attended art school in Suffolk for a year before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre. He subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1993.

 

Eva Green (Morgan)

Eva Green was born in Paris to Swedish/French parentage, Eva's father is a dentist and her mother is actress and writer Marlene Jobert. After completing her education at the American School in Paris, Eva enrolled in the Webber Douglas School for a foundation course in London which then led to a two year drama course at the Eva St. Paul School in Paris.

Eva began her career on stage in 2001. She starred in Tucaret directed by Gerard Deshartes and Jalousie En Trios Fax directed by Didier Long, for which she was nominated for a Moliere award in the category "Revelation Theatrale Feminine."

Her screen debut was in 2002 when she was cast as the female lead in Bernardo Bertolucci's critically-acclaimed, The Dreamers. Soon after, she won the ingénue lead in Jean-Paul Salome's blockbuster, Arsene Lupin, which also starred Kristin Scott Thomas, and starred in Ridley Scott's epic Kingdom of Heaven alongside Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson.

In 2006, she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale - the 21st film in the James Bond franchise. Eva played Vesper Lynd, a mysterious blend of vulnerability and strength. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and also starred Dame Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright and Mads Mikkelsen.

Eva starred in New Line's epic The Golden Compass, and in legendary British producer Jeremy Thomas in the sci-fi thriller Franklyn, written and directed by Gerald McMorrow.

Cracks, which was produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Jordan Scott was released in 2009. Also in 2009, Eva starred in Benedick Fliegauf's Womb.

She recently concluded the filming of David MacKenzie's new feature film, Last Word in which she stars alongside Ewan McGregor, and will be seen with Al Pacino and Susan Sarandon in the upcoming film Arbitrage, which was announced in November 2010.

Her work as an ambassador has included campaigns with Armani, Montblanc and Christian Dior, and she has contributed to a number of UNICEF educational programs.

She lives in London with her border terrier, Griffin.

Tamsin Egerton (Guinevere)

British-born actress Tamsin Egerton is best known for her roles in the British film productions of St. Trinian's and Keeping Mum, Tamsin's resume also includes Driving Lessons and Knife's Edge, as well as the upcoming independent feature film Chalet Girl. Her television appearances have included a starring role in the children's series "Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land," and the mini-series "The Mists of Avalon."

Tamsin began acting at the age of six in a local youth theatre group, and she appeared a year later in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical production of "The Secret Garden."

Tamsin and Jamie Campbell Bower grew up in the same town and have known each other since they were nine years old.

Peter Mooney’s (Kay)

Peter Mooney's  (Kay) recent television credits include starring on the hit television series Falcon Beach (ABC Family/Global) for two seasons, CSI: Miami (CBS), Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (Disney Channel), Being Erica (CBC TV), The Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury Films), 12 Men of Christmas (Fox/Lifetime) and television miniseries ZOS: Zone of Security (TMN). His film credits include Summer's Blood where he starred opposite Ashley Greene and the television movie The Tower (CBS/Paramount).

Peter has headlined several stage productions at Manitoba Theatre Centre including Jitters, Pride and Prejudice, Our Town and The Tempest. Other theatre credits include Tales from Ovid (Centaur Theatre) and the Canadian premiere of Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Great Canadian Theatre Company). This winter Peter will star in  After Miss Julie at Manitoba Theatre Centre.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Peter graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in 2004.

Claire Forlani (Igraine)

Claire Forlani will soon appear in upcoming films No Ordinary Trifle and Ice. She is known for her performances in films such as Hallam Foe, Green Street Hooligans, Meet Joe Black, The Rock, The Medallion with Jackie Chan, Flashbacks of a Fool, Dungeon Seige, Beer For My Horses, Stroke of Genius, Mystery Men, Basquiat directed by Julian Schnabel, Mallrats, The Last Time I Committed Suicide, and Magicians. Claire's television appearances include CSI: NY, The Diplomat, The Pentagon Papers, and Stephen King's miniseries for TNT, entitled Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Crouch End.

Jamie Campbell Bower (King Arthur)

Jamie Campbell Bower is one of Britain's brightest young stars with an exciting film and television resume that heralds an auspicious career ahead. Alongside an impressive cast including Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes and Claire Forlani, Bower stars as Arthur, a young man who, following the death of King Uther learns that he is Uther's son and rightful heir to the throne.

In addition to Camelot, Jamie's upcoming releases in 2011 include the political thriller Anonymous - a feature film from award-winning director Roland Emmerich. He will also appear as Gellert Grindelwald in two-part conclusion of J.K. Rowling's celebrated series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This year, Jamie has already appeared in a feature crime drama called London Boulevard from director William Monahan.

In his young career, Jamie already boasts a number of critically acclaimed and popular films to his resume. He was last seen in theatres as Caius, leader of the Volturi Vampires, in the third instalment of hugely successful Twilight saga, New Moon. He made his film debut in Tim Burton's gothic musical Sweeney Todd and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring in a leading role opposite Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter. His other film credits include Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla with Gerard Butler and Thandie Newton and Martin Koolhoven's Winter in Wartime.

Alongside Jamie's film work, Jamie has also appeared on the small screen in a recent adaptation of the cult 1960's television series The Prisoner, and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Douglas in the BBC's The Dinner Party.

Joseph Fiennes (Merlin)

After several years in British theatre, Joseph Fiennes rose to international fame in roles such as William Shakespeare in the Academy Award®-winning Shakespeare In Love, for which he won both a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By a Cast," and was nominated for both a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By a Male Actor in a Leading Role and a Bafta Award for Best Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role. He also earned a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist for his role as Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur. Joseph was most recently seen in the US and the UK in ABC's series "Flash Forward" in which he starred as Mark Benford.

His recent film credits include Against the Current directed by Peter Callahan, the critically acclaimed The Escapist (directed by Rupert Wyatt), Bille August's Goodbye Bafana (with Dennis Haysbert), Finn Taylor's The Darwin Awards (with Winona Ryder), and Ryan Murphy's Running With Scissors (with Brian Cox, Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow and Evan Rachel Wood). Joseph's other film credits include Sony Pictures Classics feature, The Merchant of Venice starring opposite Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons, John Dahl's The Great Raid, Regis Wargnier's Man To Man, Eric Till's biopic Luther, Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy At The Gates, Paul Schrader's Forever Mine, Milcho Manchevski's Dust (which premiered at the 2001 Venice Film Festival), and Edward Thomas V's thriller Rancid Aluminum. Joseph also voiced the character of Proteus in the DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Prior to making his screen debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty and appearing subsequently in Film Four's The Very Thought of You, Joseph spent three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing leading roles in plays including Troilus and Cressida, The Herbal Bed, Les Enfants du Paradis, As You Like It and Dennis Potter's Son Of Man in which he played Jesus.

Joseph was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and attended art school in Suffolk for a year before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre. He subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1993.

 

Eva Green (Morgan)

Eva Green was born in Paris to Swedish/French parentage, Eva's father is a dentist and her mother is actress and writer Marlene Jobert. After completing her education at the American School in Paris, Eva enrolled in the Webber Douglas School for a foundation course in London which then led to a two year drama course at the Eva St. Paul School in Paris.

Eva began her career on stage in 2001. She starred in Tucaret directed by Gerard Deshartes and Jalousie En Trios Fax directed by Didier Long, for which she was nominated for a Moliere award in the category "Revelation Theatrale Feminine."

Her screen debut was in 2002 when she was cast as the female lead in Bernardo Bertolucci's critically-acclaimed, The Dreamers. Soon after, she won the ingénue lead in Jean-Paul Salome's blockbuster, Arsene Lupin, which also starred Kristin Scott Thomas, and starred in Ridley Scott's epic Kingdom of Heaven alongside Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson.

In 2006, she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale - the 21st film in the James Bond franchise. Eva played Vesper Lynd, a mysterious blend of vulnerability and strength. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and also starred Dame Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright and Mads Mikkelsen.

Eva starred in New Line's epic The Golden Compass, and in legendary British producer Jeremy Thomas in the sci-fi thriller Franklyn, written and directed by Gerald McMorrow.

Cracks, which was produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Jordan Scott was released in 2009. Also in 2009, Eva starred in Benedick Fliegauf's Womb.

She recently concluded the filming of David MacKenzie's new feature film, Last Word in which she stars alongside Ewan McGregor, and will be seen with Al Pacino and Susan Sarandon in the upcoming film Arbitrage, which was announced in November 2010.

Her work as an ambassador has included campaigns with Armani, Montblanc and Christian Dior, and she has contributed to a number of UNICEF educational programs.

She lives in London with her border terrier, Griffin.

Tamsin Egerton (Guinevere)

British-born actress Tamsin Egerton is best known for her roles in the British film productions of St. Trinian's and Keeping Mum, Tamsin's resume also includes Driving Lessons and Knife's Edge, as well as the upcoming independent feature film Chalet Girl. Her television appearances have included a starring role in the children's series "Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land," and the mini-series "The Mists of Avalon."

Tamsin began acting at the age of six in a local youth theatre group, and she appeared a year later in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical production of "The Secret Garden."

Tamsin and Jamie Campbell Bower grew up in the same town and have known each other since they were nine years old.

Peter Mooney’s (Kay)

Peter Mooney's  (Kay) recent television credits include starring on the hit television series Falcon Beach (ABC Family/Global) for two seasons, CSI: Miami (CBS), Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (Disney Channel), Being Erica (CBC TV), The Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury Films), 12 Men of Christmas (Fox/Lifetime) and television miniseries ZOS: Zone of Security (TMN). His film credits include Summer's Blood where he starred opposite Ashley Greene and the television movie The Tower (CBS/Paramount).

Peter has headlined several stage productions at Manitoba Theatre Centre including Jitters, Pride and Prejudice, Our Town and The Tempest. Other theatre credits include Tales from Ovid (Centaur Theatre) and the Canadian premiere of Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Great Canadian Theatre Company). This winter Peter will star in  After Miss Julie at Manitoba Theatre Centre.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Peter graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in 2004.

Claire Forlani (Igraine)

Claire Forlani will soon appear in upcoming films No Ordinary Trifle and Ice. She is known for her performances in films such as Hallam Foe, Green Street Hooligans, Meet Joe Black, The Rock, The Medallion with Jackie Chan, Flashbacks of a Fool, Dungeon Seige, Beer For My Horses, Stroke of Genius, Mystery Men, Basquiat directed by Julian Schnabel, Mallrats, The Last Time I Committed Suicide, and Magicians. Claire's television appearances include CSI: NY, The Diplomat, The Pentagon Papers, and Stephen King's miniseries for TNT, entitled Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Crouch End.