Jamie Campbell Bower (interview)
Jamie Campbell Bower is an enigma. In an industry rife with media darlings he doesn’t suffer fools gladly, and is alarmingly honest, by his own admission sometimes to a fault. But it’s exactly this honesty that makes Jamie one of the most refreshing young actors to emerge in recent years. Since his big screen debut in Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, Jamie went on to star in three major Hollywood franchises, Harry Potter, Twilight and, most recently, The Mortal Instruments, piquing the interest of both the film and fashion worlds, so much so that last December he was announced as the new face of Burberry’s SS14 campaign. But he’s not just a pretty face; an all-round artist, Jamie is on the verge of a burgeoning music career as the lead singer in The Darling Buds, and he plans to release an album later this year. We catch up with the young artist and talk film, home truths and dirty jokes.
- IN YOUR PREVIOUS SHOOT WITH US YOU SHOWED YOUR BUM AND SENT OUR TWITTER FEED INTO MELTDOWN. DID YOU KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON THIS TIME?
- I did keep my clothes on in this shoot, yes, regrettably.
Jamie Campbell Bower is an enigma. In an industry rife with media darlings he doesn’t suffer fools gladly, and is alarmingly honest, by his own admission sometimes to a fault. But it’s exactly this honesty that makes Jamie one of the most refreshing young actors to emerge in recent years. Since his big screen debut in Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, Jamie went on to star in three major Hollywood franchises, Harry Potter, Twilight and, most recently, The Mortal Instruments, piquing the interest of both the film and fashion worlds, so much so that last December he was announced as the new face of Burberry’s SS14 campaign. But he’s not just a pretty face; an all-round artist, Jamie is on the verge of a burgeoning music career as the lead singer in The Darling Buds, and he plans to release an album later this year. We catch up with the young artist and talk film, home truths and dirty jokes.
- IN YOUR PREVIOUS SHOOT WITH US YOU SHOWED YOUR BUM AND SENT OUR TWITTER FEED INTO MELTDOWN. DID YOU KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON THIS TIME?
- I did keep my clothes on in this shoot, yes, regrettably.