Lennie James was born in South London to Trinidadian parents. His mother, Phyllis Mary James, died when he was 12. Lennie and his older brother went into a council children’s home. When he was 16 he was fostered with a social worker who had two older children, and they remain very close. Within a year Lennie began writing plays.
Lennie has become a highly respected actor in movies (including: “Elephant Juice“, “Lost in Space“, “Les Miserables“, “Among Giants“, “Snatch“, “The Martins”, “Lucky Break”, “24 Hour Party People” and “Sahara“), TV shows (including: : “Born With Two Mothers”, “Frances Tuesday”, “Family Business”, “Without You” and “Buried”. “Undercover Heart” “Cold Feet”, “Out of the Blue”, “Comics”, “A Touch of Frost”, “Civvies”), and theater ( “Two Gentlemen of Verona”, “Macbeth”, “This is a Chair”, “Pericles” & “The Coup” and “A Raisin In The Sun”).

Bio:

Lennie James at Grammy 2015

Name: Lennie James

Nickname: Bunting

Date of Birth: 11 October 1965

Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Place of Residence: Los Angeles, California, United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Education: Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Body Stats:

Height: 5’9 25”/176 cm

Weight: 154 lbs/70 kilo

Shoe size: 12

Dress size: 14

Ethnicity: Afro-American

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Dark brown

Social Networks:

Twitter: –
Facebook: Lennie-James Fan Page
Instagram: –

Fun Facts:

Lennie James at The Walking Dead Season 6

Relationships: Giselle Glasman, his longtime partner

Children: They three daughters together: Romy (born 1990) and twins Celine and Georgia (born 1994)

Awards and Honors:

2001-BAFTA TV Award, Best Single Drama, Nominated
2010 – Method Fest, Best Ensemble Cast, Won
2013-OFTA Television Award, Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Won
2013-RTS Television Award, Best Actor – Male, Nominated
2014-RTS Television Award, Best Actor, Nominated
2016-Chainsaw Award, Best TV Supporting Actor, Nominated

Hobbies and Interests: Reading

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Food: Curried goat

Favorite perfume: Gucci

Favorite Music: Roachford

Favorite Book: Beloved

Favorite Sports: Box, football

Favorite Movie: Wonderful Life, The Sweet Smell of Success

Favorite TV Show: Ill Street Blues

Interesting Facts:

Acted in the first play when he was 16 and wrote first play when he was 17.
James also works as a mentor to black inner-city kids, and says he rejects the importance people attach to fame and celebrity.
When he was a child he wanted to be Daredevil, the blind superhero.
His mom died when he was 10, and he and his brother went to live in a children’s home.
First job worked as a freezer boy in Bejams the frozen-food retailer, in Wandsworth. James was 15 and his job was to stay in the warehouse, which was ice cold, and constantly fill up carts full of frozen stuff, to be taken to the shop floor by people who were allowed into the warm.
Lennie is the chief cook pro his entire family & has owned up a keenness for the mouthwatering Caribbean cuisine.
Lennie is an avid admirer of the football team, Tottenham Hotspur.
Both of his mom & dad are Afro Trinidadian originally from the Trinidad & Tobago.

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