Jamie Foreman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jamie Foreman (born 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005). He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth and also featured in Elizabeth, Gangster No. 1 and Sleepy Hollow. He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". He also featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory. Foreman also played Basta in the film Inkheart. He also appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK. He is the son of Freddie Foreman, a former East End gangster and associate of the Kray twins. His recent work for BBC Radio includes the title role in Wes Bell, directed by Matthew Broughton, and the six part series Hazelbeach by David Stafford and Caroline Stafford. He also played a small role in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Foreman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Elizabeth (1998)

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The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shekhar Kapur
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Geoffrey Rush  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Joseph Fiennes

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shekhar Kapur
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Geoffrey Rush  •  Christopher Eccleston  •  Joseph Fiennes

Gangster No. 1 (2000)

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul McGuigan
CAST:  David Thewlis  •  Jamie Foreman  •  Paul Bettany  •  Malcolm McDowell

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul McGuigan
CAST:  David Thewlis  •  Jamie Foreman  •  Paul Bettany  •  Malcolm McDowell

I.D. (1995)

Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Davis
CAST:  Reece Dinsdale  •  Richard Graham  •  Perry Fenwick  •  Sean Pertwee

Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Davis
CAST:  Reece Dinsdale  •  Richard Graham  •  Perry Fenwick  •  Sean Pertwee

Layer Cake (2004)

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When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Colm Meaney  •  George Harris  •  Kenneth Cranham

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Colm Meaney  •  George Harris  •  Kenneth Cranham

Nil by Mouth (1997)

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The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Oldman
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Kathy Burke  •  Charlie Creed-Miles  •  Laila Morse

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Oldman
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Kathy Burke  •  Charlie Creed-Miles  •  Laila Morse

Oliver Twist (2005)

Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Barney Clark  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Jamie Foreman  •  Harry Eden

Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Barney Clark  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Jamie Foreman  •  Harry Eden

Saving Grace (2000)

Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nigel Cole
CAST:  Brenda Blethyn  •  Craig Ferguson  •  Martin Clunes  •  Tchéky Karyo

Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nigel Cole
CAST:  Brenda Blethyn  •  Craig Ferguson  •  Martin Clunes  •  Tchéky Karyo

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

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The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Ian McDiarmid  •  Casper Van Dien  •  Michael Gough

The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Ian McDiarmid  •  Casper Van Dien  •  Michael Gough

The Football Factory (2004)

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Frank Harper  •  Tamer Hassan  •  Roland Manookian

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Frank Harper  •  Tamer Hassan  •  Roland Manookian

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)

Will Graham, a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide, following a sexual assault at the hands of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Malcolm McDowell

Will Graham, a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide, following a sexual assault at the hands of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Malcolm McDowell

Empire State (1987)

In the docklands of East London stands the Empire State, a nightclub full of magic and mystery. Designed like an ocean liner, it's become a battle ground where anything can happen. In the midst of the action, a young boy stows aboard to search for his friend who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Peck
CAST:  Cathryn Harrison  •  Jason Hoganson  •  Elizabeth Hickling  •  Jamie Foreman

In the docklands of East London stands the Empire State, a nightclub full of magic and mystery. Designed like an ocean liner, it's become a battle ground where anything can happen. In the midst of the action, a young boy stows aboard to search for his friend who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Peck
CAST:  Cathryn Harrison  •  Jason Hoganson  •  Elizabeth Hickling  •  Jamie Foreman

First and Last (1989)

The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Dossor
CAST:  Joss Ackland  •  Pat Heywood  •  Patricia Routledge  •  Bernard Gallagher

The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Dossor
CAST:  Joss Ackland  •  Pat Heywood  •  Patricia Routledge  •  Bernard Gallagher

St George's Day (2012)

Infamous London gangster cousins, Micky Mannock and Ray Collishaw, are at the top of the food chain, when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine in rough seas. Set in London, Amsterdam and Berlin, the story races ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Harper
CAST:  Vincent Regan  •  Charles Dance  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Craig Fairbrass

Infamous London gangster cousins, Micky Mannock and Ray Collishaw, are at the top of the food chain, when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine in rough seas. Set in London, Amsterdam and Berlin, the story races ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Harper
CAST:  Vincent Regan  •  Charles Dance  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Craig Fairbrass

Baseline (2010)

The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang leader, from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brendon O'Loughlin
CAST:  Freddie Connor  •  Gordon Alexander  •  Zoë Tapper  •  Jamie Foreman

The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang leader, from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brendon O'Loughlin
CAST:  Freddie Connor  •  Gordon Alexander  •  Zoë Tapper  •  Jamie Foreman

Screwed (2011)

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reg Traviss
CAST:  James D'Arcy  •  Noel Clarke  •  Frank Harper  •  Kate Magowan

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reg Traviss
CAST:  James D'Arcy  •  Noel Clarke  •  Frank Harper  •  Kate Magowan

Ironclad (2011)

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan English
CAST:  James Purefoy  •  Kate Mara  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Paul Giamatti

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan English
CAST:  James Purefoy  •  Kate Mara  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Paul Giamatti

Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)

Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate where they live. With Tommy about to join the army and Francis having fallen in love, friendships and loyalties are tested as the friends drift in their own directions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Paul Nicholls  •  Danny Dyer  •  Phil Daniels  •  Roland Manookian

Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate where they live. With Tommy about to join the army and Francis having fallen in love, friendships and loyalties are tested as the friends drift in their own directions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Paul Nicholls  •  Danny Dyer  •  Phil Daniels  •  Roland Manookian

This Year's Love (1999)

The big-screen debut from Scottish stage director David Kane, This Year's Love is a comedy about the romantic misadventures of six young people in Camden, North London. The marriage of tattoo artist Danny (Douglas Hanshall) and dressmaker Hannah (Catherine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Kane
CAST:  Kathy Burke  •  Jennifer Ehle  •  Ian Hart  •  Douglas Henshall

The big-screen debut from Scottish stage director David Kane, This Year's Love is a comedy about the romantic misadventures of six young people in Camden, North London. The marriage of tattoo artist Danny (Douglas Hanshall) and dressmaker Hannah (Catherine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Kane
CAST:  Kathy Burke  •  Jennifer Ehle  •  Ian Hart  •  Douglas Henshall

Inkheart (2008)

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Brendan Fraser  •  Sienna Guillory  •  Andy Serkis  •  Eliza Bennett

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Brendan Fraser  •  Sienna Guillory  •  Andy Serkis  •  Eliza Bennett

Botched (2007)

Ritchie Donovan is a professional thief whose luck has just run out. The only survivor from a heist that goes terribly wrong, Ritchie is forced to take the rap and is sent to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross locked in a safe on the penthouse floor of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kit Ryan
CAST:  Stephen Dorff  •  Sean Pertwee  •  Jamie Foreman  •  David Heap

Ritchie Donovan is a professional thief whose luck has just run out. The only survivor from a heist that goes terribly wrong, Ritchie is forced to take the rap and is sent to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross locked in a safe on the penthouse floor of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kit Ryan
CAST:  Stephen Dorff  •  Sean Pertwee  •  Jamie Foreman  •  David Heap
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