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Born:
- Birthday: 1988-11-22
- Born Place: London, England, UK
Also Known As:
James "Jamie" Campbell M. Bower, James Metcalfe Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower
Born on November 22, 1988, in London, England, James Metcalfe Campbell Bower is a prolific British actor, musician, and model who has become one of the most versatile "villains" of modern cinema. Born into a musical family—his mother a music manager and his father an employee at Gibson Guitar—Bower was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre and began his professional career when a family friend recommended him to an agent. He made a striking film debut as Anthony Hope in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and quickly became a staple of major fantasy franchises, appearing as the vampire Caius in The Twilight Saga, the shadowhunter Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in both the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. His career reached a transformative peak in 2022 when he was cast as the primary antagonist of Stranger Things. Playing the triple-threat role of Henry Creel, One, and Vecna, Bower earned widespread acclaim for his terrifying physical performance and his dedication to the role, which famously required seven to eight hours of prosthetic makeup application daily. In the series' 2025 finale and the 2026 documentary One Last Adventure, Bower's performance was highlighted as the emotional and physical anchor of the show's climax. He revealed that he found the finale's table read so moving that he reached out to co-star Millie Bobby Brown in "floods of tears" after realizing the weight of their characters' final confrontation. The documentary also explores his secondary Season 5 role as Mr. Whatsit, a manipulative, 1950s-style gentleman whose chilling polite demeanor was inspired by cult leader Jim Jones. Beyond acting, Bower is a celebrated musician who fronted the punk band Counterfeit from 2015 to 2020 before launching a successful solo career and forming his new band, BloodMagic, in 2024. He has been open about his personal journey, celebrating over seven years of sobriety after a public struggle with addiction that he says has given him a deeper understanding of himself and his craft. As of early 2026, he remains a dominant figure in pop culture, narrating the popular spicy audiobook series The Trials: Winter Solstice and preparing for major 2026 appearances at Supanova Comic Con in Australia. His upcoming projects include a highly anticipated, undisclosed role in the third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and the release of the horror sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.
