Jamie Parker
Acting
- Born:
- 1979-08-14
- Place of birth:
- Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK
Biography
Jamie Parker – English actor and singer, born 14 August 1979 in Middlesbrough, England. Trained at RADA, graduating in 2002. He is best known for originating the role of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), winning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and receiving a Tony Award nomination for the Broadway production. His most notable film roles include The History Boys (2006) as Scripps, Valkyrie (2008) as Werner von Haeften, Dirty Weekend (2013) as Mike, The Lady in the Van (2015), and 1917 (2019) as Lieutenant Richards. On television he has appeared in Parade's End (2012), Becoming Elizabeth (2022) as John Dudley, The Long Shadow (2023), Masters of the Air (2024), and Next to Normal (2025). On stage he has also played Prince Hal / Henry V in the Shakespeare Globe's Henriad trilogy and Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Known For
Filmography
Ride or Die
Next to Normal
Masters of the Air
The Long Shadow
Becoming Elizabeth
BBC Proms - The Golden Age of Broadway
Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim
1917
The Bind
Treadstone
The Crown
The Lady in the Van
Dirty Weekend
Endeavour
Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Silk
Shakespeare's Globe: As You Like It
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Valkyrie
Maxwell
The History Boys
Foyle's War
As If
Silent Witness
American Experience
Great Performances