Jamie Campbell Bower
Biography
Jamie Metcalfe Campbell Bower is an English actor, model, and singer born on November 22, 1988, in London, England. Known professionally as Jamie Campbell Bower or James Campbell, he has established a career across both film and television. Beyond his work as an actor, he has pursued a career in music, serving as the frontman for the London-based band Counterfeit from 2015 to 2020. Following his time with the group, he began releasing music as a solo artist in 2020. With 32 known credits listed in his professional portfolio, he remains an active figure in the entertainment industry.
Career overview
Bower made his feature film debut in 2007, appearing in a supporting role in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He subsequently gained recognition for his work in major film franchises, appearing in The Twilight Saga between 2009 and 2012. He also portrayed the character of the young Gellert Grindelwald in the 2010 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and later reprised the role in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018.
In addition to his film work, Bower has held roles in television series. He was a member of the main cast for the Starz fantasy series Camelot, which aired in 2011, and later starred in the 2017 TNT series Will. Both of these television projects concluded after a single season. Throughout his career, Bower has balanced his acting pursuits with his musical endeavors, transitioning from his tenure as the lead singer of Counterfeit to his work as a solo musician.
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- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026) as Self - Vecna / Henry Creel / Mr. Whatsit
- Witchboard (2025) as Alexander Babtiste
- Emmanuelle (2024) as Sir John
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) as Caleb Sykes
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024) as Caleb Sykes
- Six Days of Sistine (2019) as Jean-Baptiste
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) as Young Grindelwald
- Urban Myths (2017) as Mick Jagger
- Will (2017) as Christopher Marlowe
- Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines (2017) as Skiff (voice)
- Stranger Things (2016) as Vecna
- Stranger Things (2016) as Friendly Orderly
- Caer (2016) as Boy
- Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015) as Skiff (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- El Regreso Del 24 (2014) Executive Producer
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) as Jace Wayland
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as Caius
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) as Caius
- Camelot (2011) as King Arthur
- Anonymous (2011) as Young Earl of Oxford
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Young Grindelwald
- London Boulevard (2010) as White Boy
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) as Caius
- The Prisoner (2009) as 11-12
- RocknRolla (2008) as Rocker
- Winter in Wartime (2008) as Jack
- Making of Oorlogswinter (2008) as Self
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd (2008) as Self
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) as Anthony
- The Dinner Party (2007) as Douglas
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- The Haunting in Wicker Park as Ed Becker