Jamie Thomas King is a English-American actor born and raised in London, England, where he began his training with the National Youth Theatre and later received a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). His big break came when he starred in the Royal National Theatre's production of Sir Alan Bennett’s The History Boys, directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner, followed by a UK tour and a transfer to the West End's Wyndham Theatre. 

 

For the next twenty years, Jamie moved between film and television, with characters like Guy Mackendrick in the multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series Mad Men (AMC), and Sir Thomas Wyatt in two seasons of the historical drama The Tudors (Showtime). From popular network shows like Private Practice (ABC), Elementary (CBS), Call the Midwife (BBC) and Murdoch Mysteries (CBC) to Oscar and BAFTA-winning films like Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner and Tomas Alfredson's Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy, Jamie established himself as an international screen actor, but never forgot his theatre roots. In 2015, Jamie returned to the stage to join the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, starring in John Ford's Love's Sacrifice. 

 

In 2016, following the death of his son Benjamin due to medical error, Jamie took a hiatus from his career to focus on the Coroner’s Inquest. Calling upon everything he learned during the five-year lawsuit, Jamie joined forces with patient safety advocates around the world in their mission to improve global healthcare practices, eventually teaching workshops, offering keynote addresses and creating The Benjamin King Foundation in memory of his late son.

 

Returning to the industry in 2022, and following in the path of his late mother, acclaimed screenwriter Laura Lamson, Jamie wrote his first screenplay. After reading OBE Recipient James Titcombe's memoir Joshua’s Story: Uncovering the Morecambe Bay Maternity Scandal, Jamie secured the rights to the book and has adapted it for the screen. 

 

In 2023, Jamie partnered with his wife Tamara Podemski to create Blackbird Productions, subsequently acting as EP and star of their first project, The Light Before the Sun, which premieres at the Hamilton Film Festival in October 2024.  

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Alongside all of this, Jamie has never been too far from his painting studio and he has frequently undertaken private commissions. Mostly self taught, his creative process is driven by a fundamental sense of awe and curiosity for life. This has led him on an even deeper spiritual journey. He has meditated daily for over 25 years and studied many different styles of yoga and other healing modalities. Jamie believes in the transcendent power of art and storytelling to connect people and elevate the human experience.

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