Here is everything you need to know about the Stranger Things star!
If like us, Stranger Things volume four has had you in an all-consuming chokehold this month, then the person we are here to discuss today will be no stranger to you. Starring as the franchise’s most unforgiving antagonist yet, Jamie Campbell Bower has caused quite the uproar on our TL’s after he sent pulses racing with his callous character development and spearheading of a plot twist to end all plot twists.
So, while we anxiously await for the release of volume two this July, we thought it only fair that we took a moment to honour the hit show’s newest star. From past performances in the Harry Potter franchise and Twilight Saga to the creation of his own band, here is everything you need to know about Jamie Campbell Bower…
He is now one of the most talked-about TV villains of all time
We have to start by honouring Bower’s surprise-yet-TL-shattering performance in the most recent season of Stranger Things,which saw him step into the shoes of the unforgiving Vecna/Peter Ballard – aka Eleven’s ally turned nemesis. Putting on a chilling and unforgettable performance, it is no wonder that everyone is talking about Jamie right now.
He has a pretty relatable playlist, it seems
With his being the man behind Stranger Things’ infamous Vecna, we also had to take a moment to discuss the song he claims would save him from his own character. In a recent interview, Bower claimed that it would be Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA”, and to be honest, we aren’t mad about it.
No, you are not tripping, he does play The Volturi’s Caius in the Twilight Saga
Who would we be if we didn’t honour Bower’s acting roots? If you spent half of your Stranger Things watch time gazing at Bower and pondering where you had seen him before, we are here to remind you of his stint as one of the most infamous vampires of the modern-day, The Volturi’s Caius. It really was legends only in the Twilight Saga.
And, Twilight is not the only beloved franchise he has been a part of…
While his appearance in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 may have been fleeting, the actor also put on a show as young Gellert Grindelwald in the beloved franchise, before going on to star in the spin-off, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Harry Potter gave Jamie much more than just an acting role…
Bower also met his former fiancé, Bonnie Wright – aka Ginny Weasley – on the set of Harry Potter.While they may be no more, this is a power couple if we had ever seen one.
Acting is not his only skill
The term multi-facet is one that is thrown about with ease, but for Bower, it is clearly the only label that will suffice. Having set up his own band Counterfeit, back in 2015 – for which he plays the guitar and sings – it becomes clear that talent surges through his veins.
Jamie is not slowing down after Stranger Things
When it comes to upcoming projects, you can rest assured by the news that Bower is throwing himself into a new movie as we speak. Set to star in Gary Fleder’s True Haunting, a chilling true story of a haunted home as detailed in Edwin F. Becker’s book of the same name, alongside Erin Moriarty, it is safe to say that 2023 will be bringing Bower to the big screen once more – and for that, we are thankful.
