Jamie Draven (born Jamie Donnelly on 14 May 1978) is an English

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whose career in films and television began in 1998. One of his early notable parts was as Billy's bullying older brother, Tony, in the hit 2000 film ''

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'' and as Jamie Dow in '' Ultimate Force''.

Biography

A native of the southern

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

district of

Wythenshawe Wythenshawe () is a district of the city of Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, Wythenshawe was transferred in 1931 to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approx ...

, Draven is the youngest of three boys. Early in life he thought of becoming a footballer but he turned his attention to acting at 16. He later moved to

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to fulfill his acting ambitions, although he had no theatrical training and no CV. Changing his name to Jamie Draven, he was 19 with just a few small parts to his credit when he won a major role in the 1999

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drama '' Butterfly Collectors''. He has worked with actress Alex Reid on several occasions, including Series 1 and 2 of '' Ultimate Force'', Episode 2 of ''

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'' and in ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

TV

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Draven, Jamie Living people 1978 births People from Wythenshawe English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Manchester