The Acting and Poker Skills of Celebrity Jamie Bamber

Jamie Bamber is an actor who is most noted for his role in the television show "Battlestar Galactica." He is also noted for appearing in other television programs and in several motion pictures. When he is not in front of the cameras, he tries to spend quality time with his family or he tries to squeeze in some time to play poker. Let's take a look at the life of Jamie Bamber and the things that keep him busy.

Although he was born in Hammersmith, London, England on April 3, 1973, Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith has always been an American citizen since birth. This actor is surely a brainy one, having earned a first class honors degree in Modern Languages when he studied at St. John's College in Cambridge. He also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Jamie Bamber portrayed various characters in several television programs from 1998 to 2002 before he was given his biggest break in 2003, which was to portray the role of Major Lee Apollo Adama in the television series "Battlestar Galactica."

Perhaps, some television fanatics may recognize Jamie Bamber in his roles in such television shows as "Daniel Deronda," "Ultimate Force," "Hornblower: Mutiny," "Hornblower: Retribution," "Band of Brothers," "Peak Practice," "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," "Lady Audley's Secret," "The Carlet Pimpernel," "Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil," "Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters," and "Hornblower: The Even Chance."

He has also been accepting guest-starring roles, among which are roles in the television programs "Cold Case," "Ghost Whisperer," "The Last Detective," "This Morning," "Bob Martin," and "Poirot."

As mentioned earlier, when Jamie Bamber is not working, he spends his time with his wife Kerry Norton, whom he married in September 2003, and their three daughters, namely, twins Darcy and Ava, and Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith.

And when he finds some more free time, Jamie Bamber plays Texas Hold-em with fellow celebrity poker players or other well-known poker players.

This celebrity poker player has been displaying his skills in several poker events. He has been participating in the television game show "Celebrity Poker Showdown," and has played against other celebrity poker players, such as Kevin Sorbo, Susie Essman, Bryan Cranston, Jason Alexander, and George Constanza. This celebrity poker player may have not yet emerged victorious in his participation in "Celebrity Poker Showdown." Nevertheless, he has proven to his fellow celebrity poker players and to his fans that he can play poker skillfully.