. He is best known for his roles as
. Most recently, he starred in the now-canceled CBS drama
, as the youngest of four siblings. His mother, Rachel (née Howard), was a
, was a professor of literature and theatre, as well as Ibsen specialist and teacher (first at
and later at Bristol). Northam was educated at
. He married Canadian film/television make-up artist Liz Moro in April 2005, though they later divorced.
for Macmillan. For SilkSoundBooks, he recorded
.
, a ghost story by Michelle Paver, in September 2010. It was released on 21 October 2010, by Orion.
songs "And Her Mother Came Too", "What a Duke Should Be", "Why Isn't It You", "I Can Give You the Starlight" and "The Land of Might Have Been."
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1988 |
Journey's End |
Captain Stanhope |
TV movie |
| Suspicion |
Mr. Benson |
TV movie |
| Piece of Cake Piece of Cake is a six part 1988 television series, depicting the life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain...
|
'Fitz' Fitzgerald |
TV mini-series (3 episodes) |
| Wish Me Luck Wish Me Luck is a British television drama about the exploits of British women undercover agents during the Second World War. The series was made by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 1987 and 1989 and created by Lavinia Warner and Jill Hyem, who had previously produced and...
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Colin Beale |
TV series (14 episodes: 1988-1989) |
| 1992 |
House of Glass |
Gerald Stafford |
TV movie |
A Fatal InversionA Fatal Inversion is a 1987 novel by Ruth Rendell, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. The novel won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in that year and, in 1987, was also shortlisted for the Dagger of Daggers, a special award to select the best Gold Dagger winner of the award's 50...
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Rufus Fletcher |
TV series (3 episodes) |
| Wuthering Heights |
Hindley Earnshaw |
|
| 1993 |
Soft Top Hard Shoulder Soft Top Hard Shoulder is a 1993 British comedy drama film directed by Stefan Schwartz, produced by Richard Holmes and starring Peter Capaldi, Frances Barber, Jeremy Northam and Richard Wilson. A man has to reach his estranged father's birthday party in time to inherit a large sum of money. Winner...
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John |
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| Agatha Christie: Poirot |
Hugo Trent |
TV series (1 episode: "Dead Man's Mirror") |
| 1995 |
A Village Affair A Village Affair is the name of a novel by prolific English romance author Joanna Trollope. The story concerns a housewife and mother who embarks on an affair with a female acquaintance. It was televised by ITV starring Sophie Ward, Kerry Fox and Nathaniel Parker ....
|
Anthony Jordan |
TV movie |
| Carrington Carrington is a biographical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton about the life of the English painter Dora Carrington , who was known simply as "Carrington"...
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Beacus Penrose |
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| The Net |
Jack Devlin |
|
| Voices |
Philip Heseltine/Peter Warlock |
|
| 1996 |
EmmaEmma is a 1996 period film based on the novel of the same name by Jane Austen. Directed by Douglas McGrath, it stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, and Ewan McGregor.- Synopsis :...
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Mr. KnightleyGeorge Knightley is a principal character depicted by Jane Austen in her novel Emma, written in 1816. He is a very wealthy landowner and a lifetime friend of Emma's, though he is nearly seventeen years older than her...
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Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor The Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award given by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film to the actor or actors whose winning performance is voted by participating members. The Chlotrudis Awards is an annual ceremony where the best of the previous year's independent and...
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| 1997 |
Mimic Mimic is an American science fiction horror film, with elements of a slasher film, released in 1997. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the script was inspired by a short story of the same name by Donald A. Wollheim. Mimic, whose U.S...
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Dr. Peter Mann |
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| Amistad |
Judge Coglin |
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| 1998 |
The Tribe The Tribe is a 1998 television film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, and starring Joely Richardson, Jeremy Northam, and Anna Friel.The film was made in 1996, but only first appeared in 1998, on BBC Two...
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Jamie |
|
| The Misadventures of Margaret The Misadventures of Margaret is a 1998 French-British romantic comedy film directed by Brian Skeet and starring Parker Posey, Jeremy Northam and Craig Chester. It was based on the novel Rameau's Niece by Cathleen Schine. The bored wife of a Professor decides to write an erotic novel.-Cast:* Parker...
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Edward Nathan |
|
| 1999 |
Happy, Texas Happy, Texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by Mark Illsley, and starring Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy.- Plot :...
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Harry Sawyer, aka Steven "Steve" |
ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year The 1999 London Film Critics Circle Awards, held on 2 March 2000, honoured the best filmmaking of 1999.-Winners:*Actor of the YearKevin Spacey - American Beauty*Actress of the YearAnnette Bening - American Beauty*British Director of the Year... (also for An Ideal Husband and The Winslow BoyThe Winslow Boy is a 1999 period drama film directed by David Mamet. Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a family defending the honor of its young son at all cost. The screenplay was adapted by Mamet based on ... ) |
| Gloria |
Kevin |
|
| An Ideal Husband |
Sir Robert Chiltern |
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor (also for The Winslow Boy The Winslow Boy is a 1999 period drama film directed by David Mamet. Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a family defending the honor of its young son at all cost. The screenplay was adapted by Mamet based on ... ) |
| The Winslow Boy The Winslow Boy is a 1999 period drama film directed by David Mamet. Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a family defending the honor of its young son at all cost. The screenplay was adapted by Mamet based on ...
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Sir Robert Morton |
Edinburgh International Film Festival Award for Best British Performance The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...
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| 2000 |
The Golden Bowl The Golden Bowl is a 2000 American/British/French drama film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is based on the 1904 novel of the same title by Henry James, who considered the work his masterpiece.-Plot:...
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Prince Amerigo |
|
| 2001 |
EnigmaEnigma is a 2001 British film about the Enigma codebreakers of Bletchley Park in World War II. The film, directed by Michael Apted, stars Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet. The film's screenplay was by Tom Stoppard, based on the novel Enigma by Robert Harris...
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Mr. Wigram |
|
Gosford ParkGosford Park is a 2001 British-American mystery comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Alan Bates, and Michael Gambon...
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Ivor NovelloDavid Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter...
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Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada , representing approximately 250 television, radio and online critics.... Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Cast Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture EnsembleThe Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama... Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble |
| 2002 |
Possession |
Randolph Henry Ash |
|
CypherCypher , is a 2002 science fiction thriller film starring Jeremy Northam and Lucy Liu. The film was written by Brian King and directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film was shown in limited release in theaters in the USA, and released on DVD on August 2nd 2005.-Plot:Morgan Sullivan, a recently...
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Morgan Sullivan |
International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from... Catalonian International Film Award for Best Actor |
| Martin and Lewis Martin and Lewis is a 2002 CBS TV film written and directed by John Gray, portraying the lives of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis.The film featured Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin and Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis....
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Dean Martin Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
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TV movie |
| 2003 |
The Singing DetectiveThe Singing Detective is a 2003 film based on the BBC serial The Singing Detective, a work by Dennis Potter. It stars Robert Downey, Jr...
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Mark Binney |
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| The Statement |
Colonel Roux |
|
| 2004 |
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius |
Walter HagenWalter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...
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| 2005 |
Guy X Guy X is a 2005 black comedy war film directed by Saul Metzstein, based on the novel No One Thinks Of Greenland by John Griesemer. The movie stars Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, and Michael Ironside.-Plot:...
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Col. Woolwrap |
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| A Cock and Bull Story A Cock and Bull Story is a 2006 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom...
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Mark |
|
| 2007 |
The Invasion The Invasion is a 2007 science fiction thriller film starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, with additional scenes written by the Wachowski brothers and directed by James McTeigue....
|
Tucker Kauffman |
|
The TudorsThe Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
|
Sir Thomas MoreSir Thomas More , also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and, for three years toward the end of his life, Lord Chancellor...
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TV series (15 episodes: 2007-2008) |
| 2008 |
Fiona's Story |
Simon |
TV movie |
| Dean Spanley Dean Spanley is a 2008 New Zealand and British comedy-drama film, with fantastic elements, from Miramax Films, Atlantic Film Group and General Film Corporation , directed by Fijian New Zealander Toa Fraser...
|
Fisk Junior |
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| 2009 |
The Payback |
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| Creation Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, the film was directed by Jon Amiel, and stars Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin...
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Reverend Innes The Reverend John Brodie-Innes was a close friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin.John Brodie-Innes of Milton Brodie was born in 1815, the son of Colonel John Innes of Ipstone House and Mary Leslie of Burdsbank...
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| Glorious 39 |
Joseph Balcombe |
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| 2010 |
Miami Medical |
Dr. Matthew Proctor |
TV series (13 episodes) |
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| 2012 |
White Heat |
Edward |
TV series (6 episodes) |