Jamie Foreman
Nacimiento : 1958-05-25, Bermondsey, South London
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Jamie Foreman (born 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005). He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth and also featured in Elizabeth, Gangster No. 1 and Sleepy Hollow. He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". He also featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory. Foreman also played Basta in the film Inkheart. He also appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK.
He is the son of Freddie Foreman, a former East End gangster and associate of the Kray twins.
His recent work for BBC Radio includes the title role in Wes Bell, directed by Matthew Broughton, and the six part series Hazelbeach by David Stafford and Caroline Stafford. He also played a small role in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.
He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.
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Sam
Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier's violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 90s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to execute his revenge, Tate will stop at nothing even as the world around him starts to explode.
Monty
Break is a 'rags to riches', feel good story. The film follows the exploits of Spencer Pryde (Sam Gittins), a gifted, inner-city kid, wasting his talents on petty crime. After witnessing the brutal murder of his pal Denis and finding himself in debt to a drug dealing thug named Ginger, it seems Spencer's life is spiraling out of control, until one day, a chance encounter with a Chinese stranger and former eight-ball pool champion named Vincent Quiang (David Yip) presents him with an opportunity to turn his life around. But in order to make a new life for himself, Spencer will first need to break away from peer pressure of his friends, his environment and all the negative influences of his current life.
Alf White
Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.
Charlie McQueen
Un chico, una chica y el peor equipo de fútbol de Inglaterra. No sabrás de quién enamorarte.
Sam
Broken Vows sigue a tara a su fin de semana de despedida de soltera con sus amigos en nueva orleans donde ella se enamora de un sexy bartender, Patrick
Nixon
Sigue a dos infames gángsters de Londres, Mickey Mannock y Ray Collishaw. Ambos lideran la cadena alimenticia cuando su mundo se vuelve del revés al perder un cargamento de cocaína de la mafia rusa.
Dave
The Grind is a modern urban drama, set in world of sex, drug dealers, dance nightclubs and loan sharks. Vince is the nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East London and having fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle he is determined to settle down and take life easier. Upon meeting and starting a relationship with Nancy, Vinces dream of running a casino for his Boss and getting married looks set. Bobby, Vinces best friend from school, is released from prison and their friendship soon falls apart, Bobbys addiction to cocaine and gambling spirals out of control and he now owes a huge amount of money to Vinces boss, Dave ; owner of The Grind and an East End loan shark. Vince's life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Loyalties are tested and friendships are pushed to their limits.
Dog
Carl Foster takes off on a well-deserved weekend break with his family knowing only too well that focus on work has impacted his relationship with his wife, young son, and teenage step-daughter. But after a short but restful break in the journey Carl awakens to find himself tied and bound in an old roadside diner, his family trussed and gagged next to him, and a disparate group of dirty, disheveled, vagrant-like undesirables keeping them captive. Only time will reveal who they are and what they want, but things are not everything they might seem.
Rumpole
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.
Coteral
Inglaterra, principios del siglo XIII. El 15 de junio de 1215 y, tras una dura negociación, el Rey Juan de Inglaterra, se ve obligado a firmar ciertas peticiones de los señores feudales que pretenden poner límites al uso despótico del poder por parte del Rey. El documento resultante es la Carta Magna. Un hecho insólito para un rey medieval, que veía cómo aquellos a quienes gobernaba y que debían serle fieles, le arrancaban sus prerrogativas reales. Sin embargoi, cuando hubo reunido un fuerte ejército, el rey Juan se negó a cumplir el acuerdo y se dispuso a eliminar a todos los que habían firmado la Carta Magna, poniendo a Inglaterra al borde de una guerra civil: la Primera Guerra de los Barones (1215-1217). Juan quiso castigar a aquellos que lo humillaron, entre ellos un grupo de caballeros templarios atrincherados en el castillo de Rochester, que lucharán para resistir el asedio de las tropas del rey Juan.
Terry
The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene and the queue regularly stretches around the block. Danny works on the door - breaking up fights and managing drunk kids. However, when he rescues Terry, the club owner and local gang leader, from a hitman, Danny is suddenly plunged deep into an underworld he had tried so hard to avoid. Danny is promoted to manager, but only on the condition that he turns a blind eye to the shady goings on both on and off the dance-floor. Danny and his girlfriend Jessica dream of setting up their own club, but Danny is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice when he has to choose between loyalty, morality and his own dreams of escape
Basta
Mortimer “Mo” Folchart y su hija de 12 años, Meggie, comparten su pasión por los libros. También comparten un don, ellos pueden hacer aparecer en la vida real a los personajes de los libros que están leyendo; si los leen en voz alta. Pero un peligro acecha: por cada personaje de fantasía que llega al mundo real, una persona real desaparece en el mundo de fantasía. En una de sus visitas a una vieja librería, Mo escucha voces que no había oído en años, y cuando reconoce de qué libro vienen, siente un escalofrío que corre por su espalda.
Peter
Ritchie Donovan es un ladrón profesional cuya suerte lo ha abandonado. Ritchie es forzado a ir a Rusia a robar una antigüedad que esta salvaguardada en un penthouse en Moscú. Las cosas se salen de control y los cómplices psicópatas de Ritchie matan a una mujer en el robo y son forzados a tomar rehenes cuando la policía los rodea en el piso 13. Todo se vuelve peor cuando un rehén termina con la cabeza cortada y Ritchie se da cuenta que no es la policía con la que tiene que tratar sino con algo mucho más terrible.
Bill Sikes
Los niños de un orfanato pasan tanta hambre que, desesperados, deciden que uno de ellos hable del asunto al director. El elegido es Oliver Twist, que será expulsado del centro y ofrecido como aprendiz a quien lo quiera contratar. Después de limpiar chimeneas y trabajar como ayudante de un enterrador, Oliver se escapa y llega a Londres. En las afueras de la ciudad, cansado y hambriento, conoce a Artful Dodger, que le ofrece alojamiento. Desde entonces se verá obligado a trabajar para el malvado Fagin que dirige una banda de chicos carteristas.
Duke
Elegante y cortés, nuestro anónimo héroe (Daniel Craig) es un traficante respetado, todo un profesional. Trabajando con la cocaína y con el éxtasis con la mayor naturalidad, como si de cualquier otro material se tratase, ha conseguido hacerse con una buena fortuna. Habiendo tomado la decisión de retirarse, su objetivo es salir del mundo del crimen, la droga y la violencia, y llevar una vida sencilla. Pero antes de que esto suceda, el jefe del crimen Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) quiere que le haga dos favores. El primero es que debe encontrar a la hija desaparecida de un poderoso criminal, Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon). En segundo lugar, debe negociar la venta de un importante envío de éxtasis con Duke (Jamie Foreman). Lo que debería ser simple rutina acaba complicándose y nada sale según el plan. En vez de eso, la mentira y las alianzas ocultas se convierten en el orden del día.
Cabbie
Tommy es un hooligan al que nada le gusta más que emborracharse y pegarse defendiendo al equipo de fútbol de sus amores: el Chelsea.
Mickser
Will Graham (Clive Owen), un hombre con un pasado oscuro, ha decidido cambiar de vida. Sin embargo, la desaparición de su hermano (Rhys-Meyers) lo obliga a volver a su mundo anterior para investigar lo sucedido. Pronto descubre que ha muerto en extrañas circunstancias: nadie sabe nada y todos los indicios apuntan al suicidio; pero Will no acepta esa teoría y decide seguir investigando para averiguar la verdad.
Keith Phelan
Dramatisation of the real-life road-rage killing in 1996 of Stephen Cameron by Kenneth Noye, who was also implicated in the Brinks Mat bullion robbery and the murder of a policeman. The only witness to the killing of Stephen Cameron was his fiancée, Danielle Cable, who was forced to change her identity after giving the evidence which convicted Noye.
Tony
Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate where they live. With Tommy about to join the army and Francis having fallen in love, friendships and loyalties are tested as the friends drift in their own directions.
Brian Maitland
A beautiful psychiatrist befriends an abused patient, ultimately leading to lust and murder.
Lenny Taylor
Historia de un gángster del East End de Londres a lo largo de treinta años, desde sus comienzos en el Soho londinense hasta nuestros días.
China MacFarlane
Tras quedarse viuda inesperadamente, Trevethyn Grace se encuentra en una situación financiera desesperada, pues hereda enormes deudas que su difunto marido había ido acumulando durante años. Frente a la pérdida de su casa, decide utilizar su talento para la horticultura y trama un plan para cultivar marihuana que puede vender a un precio astronómico, y que supondría la solución a su crisis financiera.
Constable
Durante la Guerra de Secesión Americana, un policía de Nueva York que utiliza avanzados métodos de investigación es enviado al pueblo de Sleepy Hollow para descubrir qué hay de verdad en la leyenda de un jinete sin cabeza que aterroriza a los habitantes del lugar. Una vez allí adopta la identidad de un profesor de escuela y se enamora de Katrina, que mantiene relaciones con uno de los hombres más conocidos del pueblo. Realidad y ficción se darán la mano en el momento menos pensado.
Billy
The big-screen debut from Scottish stage director David Kane, This Year's Love is a comedy about the romantic misadventures of six young people in Camden, North London. The marriage of tattoo artist Danny (Douglas Hanshall) and dressmaker Hannah (Catherine McCormack) gets off to a less-than-inspiring start when Danny finds out Hannah has already been fooling around with a friend's husband, so Danny takes a walk and Hannah splits with a friend to get drunk. At the airport, where the newly-weds were supposed to leave for a honeymoon, Danny meets a cleaning woman named Mary (Kathy Burke) and is immediately infatuated, while Hannah is picked up by a scruffy artist named Cameron (Dougray Scott). Elsewhere, Liam (Ian Hart), a geeky comic-art enthusiast who shares an apartment with Cameron, finds romance with Sophie (Jennifer Ehle), a single mother and full-time neurotic.
Earl of Sussex
Inglaterra 1554. Tras la muerte de la reina María Tudor, que ha dejado al país sumido en un estado de inestabilidad financiera y crisis religiosa, sube al trono Isabel I (Cate Blanchett). Popularmente se la conoce como "La Reina Virgen", aunque por su participación en el reparto del botín obtenido tras los ataques de Drake a las costas españolas, tanto peninsulares como coloniales, es también conocida como "La Reina Pirata".
Mark
Una familia que habita en uno de los barrios más desfavorecidos de Londres, vive sustentada por el impulso y el aguante de sus mujeres; Valeria, su madre Janet, su abuela Kath y la pequeña Michelle viven azotadas por los golpes de la vida.
Previous Team 2
Cuatro policías se infiltran en una banda de hooligans para llegar hasta sus líderes y evitar así los numerosos actos vandálicos que llevan a cabo. Sin embargo, uno de ellos se identifica tanto con los hinchas violentos que poco a poco se convierte en uno de ellos.
Wells
The past catches up with an ageing American jazz pianist when he returns to the clubs of Lancashire and Yorkshire that he last visited 10 years previously.
Dave
The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.
Producer
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?
Danny
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?
Danny
In the docklands of East London stands the Empire State, a nightclub full of magic and mystery. Designed like an ocean liner, it's become a battle ground where anything can happen. In the midst of the action, a young boy stows aboard to search for his friend who has disappeared in the entrails of the club.
Driver
A John McVicar le han caído 23 años en una prisión inglesa por atraco a mano armada. Pero no es un tipo conformista y no está dispuesto a cumplirlos. Tras ser trasladado a otro penal, en Newcastle, pronto organizará una fuga e intentará volver a sus actividades delictivas. Sin embargo, las cosas no siempre resultan tan sencillas.
Johnny Dale
A ruthless gangster haunted by the demonic spirit of his father is betrayed, and in his search for vengeance, sets into motion a chain of truly terrifying events which will affect the lives of many.
