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James Callis (born 1971 in London) is a British actor. He is notable for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica. He also appeared in Bridget Jones's Diary and the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

Biography

James Callis grew up in London where he attended Harrow School in North West London. In 1990, Callis went on to study for a BA in English and Related Literature at the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College. At university he was a keen student actor, director, and writer, sometimes also appearing in productions put on by friends at Cambridge University, including a production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. He graduated from York with a 2.2 in 1993.

Callis subsequently went on to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1996, and in the same year he was awarded the Jack Tinker Award (Theatre Record Critic of the Year) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in Old Wicked Songs, a two-hander by Jon Marans in which he starred alongside Bob Hoskins.

Callis has appeared in various West End productions and television series as well as on radio. He has also been involved in writing and directing. His directional debut was Beginner's Luck, a co-production of his and Nick Cohen's Late Night Pictures and Angel Eye Film & TV, starring Julie Delpy, Steven Berkoff and Fenella Fielding. Beginner's Luck was critically panned and failed to secure a UK distributor.

Callis finished filming his first role in a cinema film, Bridget Jones's Diary, alongside Renée Zellweger & Hugh Grant, in the summer of 2000 and between a few further film and TV roles went back on stage in the Soho Theatre in December 2002.

Callis has two sisters. He lives in London with his wife Neha and their son Josh, who was born in 2003. Apart from acting, directing and writing, he also plays piano and guitar.

He has sometimes been confused with Alexander Siddig, whom he resembles both visually and vocally. Siddig played Dr. Julian Bashir in the Star Trek television series Deep Space Nine.

Filmography

One Night with the King (2004) - Haman

Dead Cool (2004) - Josh

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
(2004) - Tom

Battlestar Galactica
(2003 - 2006) - Doctor Gaius Baltar

Helen of Troy
(2003) - King Menelaus (Helen's husband)

Blue Dove (2003) - Dominic

Relic Hunters (2002) - Raoul

Beginners Luck (2002) - Mark (James also wrote, co-directed & co-produced this film)

Victoria & Albert (2001) - Ernest (Albert's brother)

As If (2001) - Sebastian

Bridget Jone's Diary
(2001) - Tom

Jason & The Argonauts
(1999) - Aspyrtes

Arabian Nights (1999) - Prince Ahmed

Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll (1999) (mini) TV Series - The Wolf

Surety (1999) - Short film directed & produced with Nick Cohen

Heat of the Sun (1999) (mini) TV Series - Clive Lanyard

Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Going Wrong (1998) (mini) TV Series - Guy Curran

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1998) (TV) .... Henri

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