Wonderful English actor Lenny James starred in the series "Jericho" in the role of Robert Hawkins. In the movie "Big Jackpot" the actor played Sola. Lenny James is also known as a writer, screenwriter and playwright.
Lenny James's parents are natives of Nigeria. They moved to the UK before the birth of their eldest son.
Carier start
The biography of the future artist began in 1965. He was born in the city of Nottingham on October 11. Leni was the youngest in the family; he has an older brother, Kester.
When Danny turned 12, his mother passed away. Both boys were sent to an orphanage. They spent several years in a government agency. A sixteen-year-old teenager was received by a social worker working in an orphanage in his family.
Although James spent quite a bit of time with people new to him, he continues to remember all the members of this family with great warmth and does not stop communicating with his foster parents.
After finishing school, Lenny decided to continue his education at the Guildhall School of Music and Theater. In 1988, a student successfully graduated from it.
Successful work
In 1998, the debut of a novice artist in cinema. He starred in the episode of the adventure science fiction film "Lost in Space" in the role of Jeb Walker. The first notable work was the film adaptation of Hugo's novel Les Miserables. In the picture, the aspiring artist was invited to the role of Anjolras. The character led the revolutionary movement among students. For his ideas, he perishes on the barricades in the June uprising of 1832.
Then there were subtle works in the films “Among the Giants” and “Lovers”. Recognition came to the performer after filming the movie "Big Jackpot" in 2000. Sol became his hero. Guy Ricci, the director of the comedy film, used in his project all the most ridiculous situations in which the unlucky robbers found themselves. The picture is based on real events.
The story begins in a robbery of a jewelry company. Frankie will deliver a huge diamond to New York via London. On the advice of a friend, a burglar courier receives a weapon in exchange for a bet made by him. Winnie and Saul are robbing the office where Frank was betting money, nearly crushing Frank inside the van.
Unlucky couriers begin to look for customers, fearing that the diamond will lose. Only a coincidence allows Sol and Vinnie to complete the ordered business. The guys who got to the very epicenter of gang warfare run away with stolen goods. The robber on the screen turned out so bright that the audience remembered him.
The directors also paid attention to the actor. In 2008, he starred in The 24-Hour Party People as Alan Erasmus, one of the key characters. The picture tells about the musical life of Manchester from punk rock to Madchester. The story is led by Tony Wilson, a promoter and television reporter who owns an independent label recording the famous band. Based on his memoirs, the script of the picture was created.
New roles
In 2005, Lenny played in the adventure film Sugar by General Kazim. The protagonist, researcher and marine engineer, is looking for the “Death Ship, ” an armadillo from the American Civil War, in Mali. A mysterious cargo remained on board the ship.
World Health Organization spokeswoman Eva Rojas, meanwhile, is trying to find the source of the epidemic spanning the entire region. Together, they manage to save people by eliminating danger, and find the connection between the battleship and mysterious deaths.
In 2006-2008, the television series Jericho appeared on the cranes. In it, James played Robert Hawkins, a former cop and CIA agent in the present.
Events unfold in the town of Jericho. After the appearance of a nuclear fungus in the sky, residents lose contact with the rest of the world. Jake Green manages to unite everyone. People decide to find out if they have a chance to find other survivors.
Hawkins was introduced to the terrorists who were preparing the explosions, but they learned about the agent and moved the operation to an earlier time. The agent finds out that among his colleagues there is a traitor. He tells the rest of the conclusions. Now Robert needs to act together with the leader of the townspeople.
