Jamie Campbell Bower


James Metcalfe Campbell Bower is an English actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his roles as Anthony Hope in ', Caius in The Twilight Saga, the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and ', Jace Wayland in and playwright Kit Marlowe in the short-lived series Will.
Bower is also the lead vocalist, guitarist and founding member of Counterfeit, a band formed in 2015 in London.

Early life

Bower was born in London. His mother, Anne Elizabeth, is a music manager, and his father, David Bower, works for the Gibson Guitar Corporation. His maternal great-great-great-great-grandfather was Sir John Campbell, of Airds, Lieutenant Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He attended Bedales School, a co-educational independent school in Hampshire, and is a former member of the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre.

Career

Bower began his professional career when his friend Laura Michelle Kelly, recommended him to her agent. He was a part-time model with Select Model Management in London. He played Rocker in the film RocknRolla and Jack in Winter in Wartime. He starred in the 2009 remake of the series The Prisoner as Number 11–12.
Also in 2009, he played the vampire Caius Volturi in the film ' and both Twilight: Breaking Dawn films. He appeared as the younger Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard defeated by Albus Dumbledore, in the 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. He played King Arthur in the 2011 television series Camelot. In 2010, he starred in the music video for "Young " by The Xcerts.
In 2012, Bower appeared in the music video for "Never Let Me Go" by Florence + The Machine. He played Jace Wayland in ', the film adaption of The Mortal Instruments series, by Cassandra Clare. In December 2013, he joined the cast of Burberry's Campaign Stars for spring/summer 2014.
In June 2015, Bower began playing the role of Joe, in the West End musical Bend It Like Beckham.
He is the frontman and singer for the band Counterfeit, which released its first album in March 2017 and had a US Tour in 2017.
In July 2017, he was on the TNT original series, Will.
As of January 2019, Bower was announced to star in the prelude series to Game of Thrones Bloodmoon. In October 2019, it was announced that HBO had decided to not move forward with Bloodmoon.

Personal life

In February 2010, Bower was confirmed to be dating actress Bonnie Wright whom he had met on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. In April 2011, they confirmed their engagement. On 30 June 2012, they amicably ended their engagement.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Music video

Awards and nominations