Jamie Ward (actor)


Jamie Ward is an Australian actor and former singer.

Early life

Ward was raised in Yokine, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. He later graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He relocated to London in 2012.

Career

Music

Ward was previously in the four-piece alt-pop band, Balcony, which started in South London. In 2020, the band supported Lewis Capaldi on tour, as well as the Australian singer, Tones and I.

Theatre

He had roles in his home country in the Sydney Theatre Company's Spring Awakening as Hanschen, and Gordon Frost's adaptation of Dr Zhivago as Young Yurii Zhivago. He also appeared with the Australian Opera Company. He made his West End theatre debut in London as Marius in Les Miserables in 2013.

Film and television

He had early roles in British television series The Durrells and starred in children’s television show Ride He appeared in zombie thriller The Rezort and filmed American drama Tyrant. He appeared in the film adaptation of the Dalia Sofer novel Septembers of Shiraz, in which he appears alongside Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody.
He played Father Gomez in the final season of the television adaptation of His Dark Materials in 2022. In February 2023, he was cast as Romeo in the musical modern reimagining of the Shakespeare play Juliet & Romeo.
He portrays Lorenzo in Stan original television series Invisible Boys. He was cast as Jesus Christ in Pinnacle Peak Pictures' film The Last Supper.

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015The RezortMike
2015Septembers of ShirazParviz Amin
2016The DurrellsAngel3 episodes
2016–2017RideSantiago3 episodes
2016TyrantNabil5 episodes
2018Monster PartyJeremy
2019Cliffs of FreedomYoung Demetri
2022His Dark MaterialsFather Gomez6 episodes
2024Martin Scorsese Presents: The SaintsMarcusEpisode: "Sebastian"
2025Invisible BoysLorenzo Calogero5 episodes
2025The Last SupperJesus Christ
2025Juliet & RomeoRomeo
2025Zero A. D. JosephPost-production