Billy Elliot star, Jamie Bell: The next James Bond?

More and more names are being added on the ever-growing list of actors who may be cast in the up and coming James Bond film. However, who amongst them deserves to take on the role of the new James Bond – Daniel Craig, Tom Hiddleston, Gillian Anderson, Idris Elba, or Damian Lewis.

Just recently, another actor has been added to the list. He is Jamie Bell, an English actor, who made a name for himself after playing a role in the 2000 film, Billy Elliot.

Who is Jamie Bell?

Born in Teesside, England, Jamie Bell grew up with his sister and mother. Before he was even born, his father left. In his early years, he always accompanied his sister to her ballet lessons. Apparently, from there, he discovered his passion. He then enrolled in performing arts classes and became a member of the National Youth Music Theatre.

In the entertainment business, Bell is noted for his roles in a number of films, such as King Kong, Jumper, The Adventures of Tintin, Snowpiercer, and Fantastic Four. It was in 1999, when he rose to prominence after being chosen for the role Billy Elliot.

Because of the success of the film, he was invited to play other roles in shows like Close and True, where he starred alongside James Bolam, Susan Jameson, and Robson Green. His success went on over the years, where he made appearances in films like Nicholas Nickleby, Deathwatch, Undertow, Dear Wendy, The Chumscrubber, King Kong, Hallam Foe, Jumper, Defiance, The Adventures of Tintin, The Eagle, Filth, and Snowpiercer.

His personal life

After working together in the music video of the 2005 song “Wake Me Up When September Ends”, Jamie Bell started dating American actress, Evan Rachel Wood. But one year later, they broke up.

In the next years, it was reported that the couple had fixed their relationship. In 2012, they got married. On May 28, 2014, they made known to all their separation. Now, he has been dating his co-star in Fantastic Four, Kate Mara.

Does he have what it takes to cast as Agent 007?

In the past few days, Jamie has been in talks to play James Bond. He has been working with Barbara Broccoli, a Bond boss, with his works in previous films.

A source shared with The Sun newspaper that Barbara has been a huge fan of Jamie for quite a long time. In fact, she has even considered him playing a better role in the franchise before. Everyone always associates Jamie as the little guy in the movie Billy Elliot, but he’s now matured and started taking on some daring roles under his belt.

If chosen to play Bond, this could be a turning point in the career of the English actor. Although he is already a big name in the entertainment industry, playing James Bond would surely turn him into a household name. He’d be a fool if he would let this part pass through.

To date, there has been no official word on who will be playing James Bond. But it’s quite obvious that the upcoming franchise’s producers are working on another better option.