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• English actor Jamie Bamber portrayed Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama on the Sci-Fi Channel original, re-imagined series, Battlestar Galactica. He has also appeared on Law & Order: UK, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case and in the original World War II mini-series, Band Of Brothers.

  On February 24, 2009, press confirmed that Bamber would be posing shirtless in a PETA ad campaign titled "Bare Skin, Not Bearskin," in an attempt to discourage people from hunting bears for their fur.Just Jared.com: Jamie Bamber is PETA Shirtless(February 24, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith
  2. Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  3. Birth date: April 3, 1977
  4. Grew up in France and the UKTV.com: Jamie Bamber
  5. Spouse: Actress Kerry Norton
  6. Education: St. John's College, CambridgeTV.com: Jamie Bamber
  7. Has three daughters with Norton, Isla, Darcy and AvaTV.com: Jamie Bamber
  8. Daughters Darcy and Ava are twinsTV.com: Jamie Bamber
  9. Debut role was in the UK series Horatio Hornblower
  10. Has seven siblings, including five brothers and one sister
  11. His mother, Elizabeth Bamber, is a trained actressTV.com: Jamie Bamber

• Battlestar Galactica's Lee Adama

  Bamber plays the roll of Lee Adama on the SciFi original series, Battlestar Galactica. Son of Admiral William Adama, Lee is a viper-pilot turned politician with a strict code of moral ethics and a constant longing to meet with his strict father's approval. Throughout the series, Lee, who is often called by his viper-pilot callsign, "Apollo," has had romantic relationships with fellow viper-pilot Kara "Starbuck" Thrace and Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla. Near the end of the series, Apollo is vying for the position of President of the Twelve Colonies.SciFi: Lee Adama "Apollo"

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