Wonderful English actor Lenny James starred in Jericho as Robert Hawkins. In the movie "Big Jackpot" the actor played Sol. Lenny James is also known as a writer, screenwriter and playwright.
Lenny James's parents are natives of Nigeria. They moved to the UK before their eldest son was born.
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The biography of the future artist began in 1965. He was born in the city of Nottingham on October 11. Leni was the youngest in the family, he has an older brother Kester.
When Denny was 12 years old, his mother passed away. Both boys were sent to an orphanage. They spent several years in a government institution. A sixteen-year-old teenager was accepted into his family by a social service employee working in an orphanage.
Although James spent very little time with new people for him, he continues to remember all the members of this family with great warmth and does not stop communicating with foster parents.
After completing the school course, Lenny decided to continue his education at the Guildhall School of Music and Theater. In 1988 the student successfully graduated from it.
Successful work
In 1998, the aspiring artist made his debut in cinema. He starred in an episode of the adventure fantasy film Lost in Space as Jeb Walker. The first notable work was the adaptation of Hugo's novel Les Miserables. In the picture, the aspiring artist was invited to play the role of Anjolras. The character led the revolutionary movement among the students. For his ideas, he died on the barricades in the June Uprising of 1832.
Then there were inconspicuous works in the films "Among the Giants" and "Lovers". Recognition for the performer came after filming in the film "Big Jackpot" in 2000. Sol became his hero. The director of the comedy film Guy Ricci used in his project all the most ridiculous situations in which the hapless robbers found themselves. The picture is based on real events.
The story begins with a robbery of a jewelry office. Frankie has to deliver the huge diamond to New York via London. On the advice of a friend, the robber-courier receives a weapon in exchange for his bet. The office where Frank put the money is robbed by Vinnie and Saul, almost crushing Frank who was inside with their van.
Customers start looking for the unlucky courier, fearing that the diamond will lose. Only a coincidence of circumstance allows Saul and Vinnie to carry out the ordered business. The guys caught in the very epicenter of the gangster showdown run away with the stolen goods. The robber on the screen turned out to be so bright that the audience remembered him.
The directors also drew attention to the actor. In 2008, he starred in Party People 24/7 as Alan Erasmus, one of the key characters. The film tells about the musical life of Manchester from punk rock to Madchester. Narrated by Tony Wilson, a promoter and TV reporter who owns an independent label that has recorded the famous band. Based on his memoirs, the script of the picture was created.
New roles
In 2005, Lenny played in the adventure film "Sahara" General Kazim. The protagonist, explorer and naval engineer, is looking for the Death Ship in Mali, a battleship from the American Civil War. A mysterious cargo remained on board.
The representative of the World Health Organization Eva Rojas, meanwhile, is trying to find the source of the epidemic that has swept the entire region. Together, they manage to save people, destroying the danger, and find the connection between the battleship and mysterious deaths.
In 2006-2008, the television series Jericho was aired on the cranes. In it, James played Robert Hawkins, a former police officer and CIA agent in the present.
Events unfold in the town of Jericho. After the appearance of a nuclear mushroom in the sky, residents are deprived of contact with the rest of the world. Jake Green manages to unite everyone. People decide to find out if they have a chance of finding other survivors.
Hawkins was introduced to the terrorists who were preparing the explosions, but they found out about the agent and moved the operation to an earlier time. The agent learns that there is a traitor among his colleagues. He tells the others about his findings. Now Robert needs to work with the leader of the townspeople together.
On and off screen
In the post-apocalyptic TV series The Walking Dead, the actor got the role of Morgan Jones, one of the leading characters. In the same role, he starred in the sequel to the project "Fear the Walking Dead" in 2018.
Harry Shaw, a secret service officer under the president, played the actor in the sci-fi action movie "Head Through" In the action movie Heat, in 2014 he was reincarnated as the main character Bishop. After the most high-profile robbery in Las Vegas, almost all of his gang, after 10 years of imprisonment, escaped to find the fifth member who was hiding the stolen money.
One of his recent works was the painting "Blade Runner 2049". His hero was Mr. Cotton. The artist said in an interview that the project turned out to be the most secret in his entire film career. The performer could not see and read the entire script before agreeing to shoot. Even after that, he was only given certain pages to sign. He became fully acquainted with the script only after the completion of the work.
In 2000, the actor wrote an autobiography. Named the book James "Storm". The script created on its basis was nominated by the British Television Academy for the Best Drama Series. Danny also created the play "The Sons of Charlie Paora". The production took place at the Royal Court Theater in London.
The performer also took place in his personal life. Giselle Glasman became his wife. In the family, the first daughter, Romy, was born in 1990. In 1994, she had two younger sisters at once, the twins Georgia and Celine.
James loves to cook, especially Caribbean cuisine. He likes to watch football, the performer is a fan of Tottenham. He absolutely does not understand people who are trying with all their might to become famous. For an actor, heroes are people who do ordinary work every day.
