Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell (born 2 April 1960) is a retired

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actor of the 1980s and 1990s.

Early life

Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell was born in

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on 2 April 1960, the second son of

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John Michael Brudenell (1925-2015) and Mollie, née Rothwell.Queen Victoria's Descendants, Marlene A. Eilers, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987, page 185

Acting career

He appeared as

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in ''

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'' (1986), Charles Warden in '' Fortunes of War'' (1987),

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in '' Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story'' (1987), Jean-Louis in ''

Wish Me Luck ''Wish Me Luck'' is a British television drama about the exploits of civilian women who became undercover agents in Occupied France during the Second World War. The series was made by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 17 Ja ...

'' (1990), Sebastian Pearce in ''

The House of Eliott ''The House of Eliott'' is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 31 August 1991 and 6 March 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet as Beatrice Eliott and Louise Lombard as Evangeline Eliott, two s ...

'' (1991), Ken Bernhard in ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'' (1993), Robert de Valicourt/Nicholas Ward in '' Highlander: The Series'' (1994–96), Bill Truscott in ''

A Dance to the Music of Time ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' is a 12-volume ''Book series#History, roman-fleuve'' by English writer Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power ...

'' (1997), Thaddeus Arnold in '' The Enid Blyton Secret Series'' (1997–98), and Father in ''

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'' (1999).Brudenell
on the

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He also appeared in ''

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'', a 1989 Italian thriller-drama film. Brudenell's stage roles include ''

Time and the Conways ''Time and the Conways'' is a British play written by J. B. Priestley in 1937 illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. It ...

'' at the

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(1988–89), '' The Circle'' at the

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(1989–90), ''

Venus Observed ''Venus Observed'' is a play in blank verse by the English dramatist and poet Christopher Fry. The play concerns a Duke who decides to remarry for a third time. He gets his son Edgar to pick the bride. The Duke likes Perpetua but Edgar wants her ...

'' at the

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(1991–92), Paul in ''Double Take'' at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the

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(1992), and Edmund in ''

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'' at the

Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Nadia Fall has been artistic director since 2025, succeeding ...

(1997).

Later life

After professionally retiring from acting in 1999 Brudenell began a business career, and opened the 'Root One Garden Centre' in

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Personal life

Brudenell married Edwina Hicks, the granddaughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, on 24 March 1984 at

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, England.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2806 The couple had a son and two daughters before their divorce in 2004: * Maddison May Brudenell (b. 16 May 1994), a model, married in 2015 Olaoluwa Modupe-Ojo; they were separated in 2023. They have three children. She married in 2024 Bret Kapetanov. They have one sons together; ** Daphne Modupe-Ojo (born on 26 November 2016) ** Phebe Modupe-Ojo (born on 15 December 2018) ** Moses Modupe-Ojo (born on 18 December 2020) ** Michael Adam Kapetanov (born on 6 August 2024) * Jordan Anne Brudenell (b. 1 July 1995), a freelancer. She graduated in graphic communication at

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; * Rowan Michael David Brudenell (b. 21 February 2001)

References

External links

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Brudenell
on the

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website
Root One Garden Centre website
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