Jeremy Child

"Coles Child" redirects here. For other uses, see Coles Child (disambiguation).
Jeremy Child
Born (1944-09-20) 20 September 1944
Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1967–present
Spouse(s) Deborah Grant (1971-76; divorced); 1 child
Jan Todd (1978-87; divorced); 2 children
Elizabeth Morgan (1987-present); 2 children

Sir Coles John Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet (born 20 September 1944) is an English actor.

Early life

Coles John Jeremy Child was born on 20 September 1944 in Woking, Surrey. He was educated at Wellesley House School,[1] a Preparatory school in the coastal town of Broadstairs in Kent and at Eton College, followed by training as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career

After appearing in repertory theatre, Child was cast in a significant role in the 1967 film Privilege. Since then he has played over 90 different roles in films and television, including a small role in the cult film Quadrophenia; as Piers Leigh in the miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson; as Tory politician Charles Gurney Seymour in the television adaptation of Jeffrey Archer's First Among Equals, and a cameo in A Fish Called Wanda. From 1977-78, he appeared in the second series of Backs to the Land.

Most recently, Child appeared in the 2004 film Wimbledon, and television drama Judge John Deed. He has also appeared in Doctors for one episode, and most recently appeared as David Walsh in EastEnders. Child has played the British Foreign Secretary three times in his career.

Politics

In 1993, Child appeared in a party political broadcast for the UK Labour Party which also starred Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.

Family

Child has been married three times, his first wife being the actress Deborah Grant, by whom he has a daughter. His second wife was Jan Todd, daughter of Bernard Todd; from that marriage came a son and a daughter. He has a daughter and a son from his third marriage to Elizabeth Morgan.[2] He currently lives in Benson, Oxfordshire.

Selected filmography

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Child
Baronet
(of Bromley Place)
1971present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. Profile, wellesley.kent.sch.uk; accessed 2 May 2013.
  2. Profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 4 June 2016.

External links

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