Jamie Bell is best known for his award-winning role in Stephen Daldry's highly acclaimed Billy Elliot, for which he was honored with the Best Actor award at the BAFTAs and the Best Newcomer Award for the British Independent Film Awards. Jamie went on to join an all-star cast in Douglas McGrath's Nicholas Nickleby as Smike, then completed a lead role in David Gordon Green's Undertow, opposite Dermot Mulroney and Josh Lucas.

2005 was a huge year for Bell. Jamie starred in the feature film Chumscrubber opposite Ralph Fiennes and Carrie-Anne Moss; the film premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and was released August 5, 2005. Following Chumscrubber, Jamie starred in the lead role in Dear Wendy, directed by award-winner Thomas Vinterberg, which also premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Dear Wendy was released September 2005. Jamie closed the year as part of the stellar ensemble cast of Peter Jackson's King Kong.

Bell will next star in the title role of the British film Hallam Foe. He is currently in production on the sci-fi adventure thriller Jumper for director Doug Liman.