Jamie Bamber plays the role of Lee "Apollo" Adama, he was born on April 3 1973 in London to an American father and an irish mother Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith moved to Paris at a very young age. Jamies has six brothers and sisters and his mother is a trained actress who worked in London moving to France. Jamie's mother was the reason he first fell in love with drama and acting.
It was as a child that Jamie did his first paid acting work, dubbing a French film into English while in Paris and then doing the odd TV commercial after moving back to the U.K. at the age of 7. At St. Paul's School in London he developed his love for the theater and for all things athletic. He became School Captain in his final year, before going to Cambridge University to study French and Italian literature. While there he played university rugby and performed in many theatrical productions. He also spent a study year in Pavia, Italy, before graduating with first-class honors.
While Jamie has always wanted to act, his acceptance to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art marked the decision to make it his career. Still at LAMDA, he was cast in his first professional role, as Archie Kennedy in TV's Horatio Hornblower miniseries. His recent credits include Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' HBO miniseries, Band of Brothers, as well as Daniel Deronda for the BBC. Jamie was a series regular on the ITV shows Peak Practice and Ultimate Force, and most recently portrayed the role of Price Hal in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, at the Bristol Old Vic.
Busy as always Jamie appeared in episodes of the Jennifer Love Hewitt produced Ghost Whisperer and the critically acclaimed cop show Cold Case whilst on a break from Battlestar Galactica.
Jamie is married to Kerry Norton and they have three daughters Isla, and twins Darcy and Ava
Jamie is presently working on Law & Order: London. This show is, as the name suggests, a new branch of the successful NBC franchise, Law & Order and is "suprise suprise" set in London. Co- Produced by Dick Wolf and Kudos (Life on Mars). Filming started in 2008and the show will be broadcast this month. The show will star Bradley Walsh as DS Ronnie Brooks, Jamie as Det, Matt Devlin whose approach to policing is part seduction, part force.also appearing in the show will be Freema Agyeman of Dr Who and Torchwood and Bill Paterson CPS director George Castle.