Jack Arthur Davenport (born 1 March 1973) is an English actor. He is
best known for his roles in the television series This Life and
Coupling, and as James Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean
series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as The
Talented Mr. Ripley and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He was part of
the ensemble cast in the drama series FlashForward and Smash, and took
the lead role in the 2013 ITV drama series Breathless.Davenport, the
son of actors Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken, was born in Wimbledon,
London, and lived in Ibiza, Spain, for the first seven years of his
life. His uncle is writer and former Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken,
his maternal grandmother was socialite Penelope Aitken, his maternal
grandfather was politician William Aitken, and one of his maternal
great-grandfathers was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. His parents
divorced when he was seven, at which point he was sent to the
independent Dragon School in Oxford, as his parents did not want him
to become involved in the divorce proceedings. He then went on to
attend Cheltenham College, a boarding independent school for boys (now
co-educational), in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, in
the West of England, followed by the British American Drama Academy in
London.Davenport had not planned to become an actor; however, his
career began when he took a gap year after attending Cheltenham
College. A director from Theatr Clwyd was impressed by his performance
in a summer drama course and asked Davenport to work for him. Aged 18
he was in Wales, performing bit parts in Hamlet, where he became
friends with Rhys Ifans.
best known for his roles in the television series This Life and
Coupling, and as James Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean
series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as The
Talented Mr. Ripley and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He was part of
the ensemble cast in the drama series FlashForward and Smash, and took
the lead role in the 2013 ITV drama series Breathless.Davenport, the
son of actors Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken, was born in Wimbledon,
London, and lived in Ibiza, Spain, for the first seven years of his
life. His uncle is writer and former Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken,
his maternal grandmother was socialite Penelope Aitken, his maternal
grandfather was politician William Aitken, and one of his maternal
great-grandfathers was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. His parents
divorced when he was seven, at which point he was sent to the
independent Dragon School in Oxford, as his parents did not want him
to become involved in the divorce proceedings. He then went on to
attend Cheltenham College, a boarding independent school for boys (now
co-educational), in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, in
the West of England, followed by the British American Drama Academy in
London.Davenport had not planned to become an actor; however, his
career began when he took a gap year after attending Cheltenham
College. A director from Theatr Clwyd was impressed by his performance
in a summer drama course and asked Davenport to work for him. Aged 18
he was in Wales, performing bit parts in Hamlet, where he became
friends with Rhys Ifans.
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