Thomas Edward James King (born 9 July 1981), known professionally as Jamie Thomas King, is an English actor, best known for playing poet Thomas Wyatt in the television series ''

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''.

Early life

King was born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and is the son of American screenwriter

Laura Lamson Laura Lamson (May 2, 1948 – October 13, 2008) was an American screenwriter and university lecturer who was based in England throughout her career. Her most successful work was her adaptation of ''The Men's Room'' for the BBC. Early life an ...

and English television director Christopher King. He was educated at

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

Fine Arts College Fine Arts College is an independent college in Hampstead, London, founded in 1978, with an average intake of 200 students aged 13 – 19. The College offers over 25 A-level subjects in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and 15 subjects a ...

and the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

Career

King began his acting career in the theatre in the

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's production of

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's ''

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''. He has acted extensively in American and European film and television productions. He is best known for playing poet Thomas Wyatt in the television series ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Jamie Thomas 1981 births 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English people of American descent People educated at Dulwich College Living people Place of birth missing (living people)