Jamie Draven

British actor

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Jamie Draven

Born|  (1978-05-14) 14 May 1978 (age 45)

Wythenshawe, Manchester, England

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1998–Present

Jamie Draven (born Jamie Donnelly on 14 May 1978) is an English actor whose career in films and television began in 1998. One of his early notable parts was as Billy's bullying older brother, Tony, in the hit 2000 film Billy Elliot and as Jamie Dow in Ultimate Force.

## Biography[edit]

A native of the southern Manchester district of Wythenshawe, Draven is the youngest of three boys. Early in life he thought of becoming a footballer but he turned his attention to acting at 16. He later moved to London to fulfill his acting ambitions, although he had no theatrical training and no CV. Changing his name to Jamie Draven, he was 19 with just a few small parts to his credit when he won a major role in the 1999 Granada Television drama Butterfly Collectors.

He has worked with actress Alex Reid on several occasions, including Series 1 and 2 of Ultimate Force, episode 2 of Mobile and in Jetsam.

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

Year  | Film  | Role  | Notes

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1999  | Everybody Loves Sunshine | Geeg  | as Jaim Draven
2000  | Billy Elliot | Tony Elliot  |
2005  | A Case of You | John  | Short film
2007  | The Tailor | The Tailor  | Short Film
Jetsam | Kemp  |
Badland | Jerry Rice  |
2010  | Survival | Stranger  | Short film
2017  | Division 19 | Hardin Jones  |

### TV[edit]

Year  | Show  | Role  | Notes

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1998  | The Bill | Gang member  | 1 episode: "The Stork"
1999  | Butterfly Collectors | Dex Lister  | TV movie
2000  | Always and Everyone | Ryan  | 1 episode: 2.7
2001  | Messiah | D.S. Jez Clifton  | 2 episodes: "The First Killings" & "The Reckoning"
2002–2003  | Ultimate Force | Trooper. Jamie Dow  | Series 1 & 2
2003  | Watermelon | James Wearing  | TV movie
2005  | Faith | Gary Mark Andrews  | TV movie
Beneath the Skin | PC Andrew Stadden  | TV movie
2007  | Mobile | Maurice Stoan  | Three-part series
2011  | The Body Farm | Mick Flannery  | 1 episode: Scientific Justice
2013  | The Mill | Robert Greg  | Series 1
2015  | Residue | Levi Mathis  | Three-part series
2019  | Giri/Haji | Ian Summers  | Eight-part series

## External links[edit]

* Jamie Draven at IMDb

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