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Jack Hawkins
British actor (1910–1973)
For other people named Jack Hawkins, see Jack Hawkins (disambiguation).
John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s.[1] One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was known for his portrayal of military men.
Career
Hawkins was born at 45 Lyndhurst Road, Wood Green, in Middlesex (now London Borough of Haringey), the son of a builder.[2] He was educated at Wood Green's Trinity County Grammar School, where, aged eight, he joined the school choir.[3]
By the age of ten Hawkins had joined the local operatic society,[3] and made his stage debut in Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan.[3] His parents enrolled him in the Italia Conti Academy,[3] and whilst he was studying there he made his London stage debut, when aged thirteen, playing the Elf King in Where the Rainbow Ends at the Holborn Empire on Boxing Day, December 1923,[3] a production that also
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Jack Hawkins (actor, born 1985)
English actor (1985-)
Jack Hawkins | |
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| Born | Jack Tregilgas Hawkins (1985-10-06) October 6, 1985 (age 39) Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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Jack Hawkins (born 6 October 1985) is an English actor, known for his work on the BBC One series Call the Midwife and the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves.
Early life
He was born in Ipswich and was educated at the Ipswich School between 1996 and 2004, where he was Head Boy.[1] He read Jurisprudence at Balliol College, Oxford[2] and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2007 to 2009.[3]
Career
Hawkins has performed acting roles in film, on television and on the stage. In 2017 he joined the cast of the BBC television show Call the Midwife as Christopher Dockerill.[4] He plays the recurring character Alex Lambert in the BBC medical drama Holby City, and appeared as Mickey Aluffi in the 2016 film The Head Hunter,[5] and Phil in Write In Britain, special Christmas plays called pantomimes are produced for children. Jack Hawkins made his London theatrical debut at age 12, playing the elf king in "Where The Rainbow Ends". At 17, he got the lead role of St. George in the same play. At 18, he made his debut on Broadway in "Journey's End". At 21, he was back in London playing a young lover in "Autumn Crocus". He married his leading lady, Jessica Tandy. That year he also played his first real film role in the 1931 sound version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Phantom Fiend (1932). During the 30s, he took his roles in plays more seriously than the films he made. In 1940, Jessica accepted a role in America and Jack volunteered to serve in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. He spent most of his military career arranging entertainment for the British forces in India. One of the actresses who came out to India was Doreen Lawrence who became his second wife after the war. Alexander Korda advised Jack to go into films and offered him a three-year contract. In his autobiography, Jack recalled: "
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