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Jack Davenport Profile |
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Birth Date: March 1, 1973
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Birth Place: Suffolk, England, UK
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Birth Name: Jack Davenport
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Height: 6'2"
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Biography |
Jack Davenport is a British actor, born in Suffolk. He is
married to actress Michelle Gomez.
Davenport, son of Nigel Davenport and his second wife Maria
Aitken, lived in Ibiza for the first seven years of his
life. His parents divorced when he was seven, at which point
he was sent to The Dragon School, a boarding school, as his
parents did not want him to become involved in the divorce
proceedings. He then went on to attend Cheltenham College.
Davenport had never thought he would go into acting.
However, his acting career sprung into action when he took a
gap year after attending Cheltenham College. He was on a
summer drama course and a director from Clwyd Theatr Cymru
(The Welsh National Theatre) saw him, liked what he did and
asked his to come and work for him. So, at 18 years of age
he ended up in Wales, doing bit parts in Hamlet; where he
became friends with Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill).
The year after, he attended UEA (University of East Anglia),
where he concentrated on Film Studies and English
Literature. He tried out acting once more at UEA, but was
not, at this point, seriously interested in it. In fact,
Davenport had considered becoming a member of a film crew,
as apposed to acting in front of the camera. It was not
until his mother advised him - after his graduation from UEA
- to write a letter to John Cleese, requesting to work on
the set of his upcoming film, Fierce Creatures, so that
Davenport could some real experience behind the camera. John
Cleese, instead, sent Davenport's letter to the casting
department, and he was cast as a Student Zookeeper; a small
part with very few lines. This was his very first taste of
working in front of the camera, and it was at this point
that he decided he liked it. After the production of Fierce
Creatures was over, Davenport found an agent, who gained him
an audition for the role of Miles Stewart in the outstanding
BBC television drama series This Life. It was in this part
that Davenport first rose to fame.
Since then Davenport has played roles in many successful
films and TV dramas, including The Talented Mr Ripley,
Coupling and the recent box office smash Pirates of the
Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the sequels to
which are expected in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
During his career Davenport has also turned his talents to
voice acting, having narrated the audio versions of John
Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps and recorded parts in Anthony
Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange. Most notably, however, he is
the deep voice behind the famous "For everything else,
there's MasterCard" television advert.
Most recently he featured in ITV1 drama series The Incredile
Journey of Mary Bryant. |
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Other Information |
Son of Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken.
Graduated in film and English from the University of East
Anglia.
Attended Cheltenham College, as did his father, Nigel
Davenport.
He was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award
for Most Promising Newcomer of 2001 for his performance in
The Servant at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. |
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PS in the bloopers of Pirates 1, I thought you were so cute when you laughed at Kiera's bare-breast and ankles all the way comment. God that was funny. hee hee. i wish you would smile in those movies you dashingly handsome fellow