Jeremy Williams (actor)

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Jeremy Williams
Born
Jeremy David Williams

(1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Other namesJeremy Williams
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, poet, model
Years active2006 - present

Jeremy David Williams (born 11 November 1982) is an English film, radio, television and theatre actor.

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Life and career

Williams was born in Birmingham and educated at King Edward VI Five Ways School.

Radio

In 2008 Williams worked on radio dramas with the Bunbury Banter Theatre Company, in association with Hayes FM, including Slow Boat to Freedom playing Gareth, Aliens from Uranus playing Captain Fire and From Venus with Love playing Wylie Foxx. [1] Previous to this Jeremy David Williams performed in a BBC Radio play Kinky Hair playing Alistair Devlin. [2]

In 2008 he hosted his own show, J.Arts, on London's JCOM, profiling promising young people in the arts scene. The following year he returne to presenting alongside Clive Roslin on Sunday mornings on JNET. In 2020 he presented a show on Gorgeous FM called Jeremy's Not Your Sunday Girl. [3]

Theatre

After making his adult stage debut in Road at the Audimax, Hamburg, Williams performed in the self-penned Poppycock! at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival. [4] 2006-07 saw him as a regular with Midlands-based repertory company Struts, playing roles in Twelfth Night, Blood Wedding, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The B.F.G. In 2007 he made his RSC debut, performing in Pippo Delbono's Henry V at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. From July to August 2008 he appeared in Counterfeit Skin at the Courtyard Theatre, London. He has appeared in Genet's The Maids in three separate productions, the first two times as Claire (2007, 2008) and as Solange (2009).

Modelling

Williams has worked as a photo model for photographer Levi Miller [5] and several others. He is featured in 6 out of 10 images in Miller's 2010 Image Range. The image "Sleeping to Dream" garnered international media attention, including a full-page feature in Britain's Gay Times and Germany's Blu.

Writing

Williams is editor of the internet entertainment magazine The Kaje. Prior to this he has had several poems published and was featured in the Top 100 Poets from the Midlands in 2007. He has written for such publications as D'Ash, Zap!Bang!, Fly, Maverick, Who's Jack?, Heeb and Renaissance.

Music

In 2009 Williams formed half of the novelty act J-Proc, whose singles included "A Christmas Song (Stuff the Turkey)". In 2010 he joined Harriet Telfer in the group Knock Twice. Their single "I Heart You" was released on 8 February 2010 in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleOther notes
2006See You at the AltarKevin - sound guyFilm
2006Cold Light of DayJoshua LambertBBC TV mini-series
2009Inkheart (film)RecruitFilm

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References

  1. ↑ BunBanter.com - Radio plays: 2008 Williams radio shows
  2. ↑ JComRadio.com "Jeremy Williams: Presenter" [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Gorgeous Radio".
  4. ↑ "EdinburghGuide.com - Reviews: Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005". Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Bob (February 2010). "Levi Miller". Gay Times. No. 377. p. 96. Retrieved 6 March 2024. This shot of his "muse", actor Jeremy Williams
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