Martin Jarvis is one of Britain´s best loved and most prolific actors. He enjoys an international career that in recent years has seen him busy filming in Los Angeles, New York, London and in Africa and Australia. He has recently filmed “Funny or Die” in Hollywood with Danny DeVito, written and directed by David Mamet. Martin Jarvis´ feature films include the multi-Oscar winning “Titanic” as `Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon´ opposite his wife Rosalind Ayres. The British psycho-thriller “Framed”, award-winning “Buster”(with Phil Collins), “Mrs Caldicot´s Cabbage War” (with Pauline Collins), “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (with Christopher Lee, Warner Bros.), “The Bunker” (with Anthony Hopkins and Piper Laurie) and “The Last Escape” (Universal). He starred opposite Gemma Jones in the Australian/British co-production “Bootleg”. He won the Theatre World Award on Broadway for his title role performance in “By Jeeves” (music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book by Alan Ayckbourn) which he also filmed for American television in the acclaimed series “Great Performances”. In the English speaking world there is no stage he has not performed on. There is no classical theatre role he hasn´t played. There is no major literature he has not recorded as an audiobook. There is no British television series he has not appeared as a guest. Playing the media mogul Peter Blodnik was his second appearance in Cologne Germany. His first appearance was a guest performance as a theatre student in a classical play 50 years ago.
His autobiographies “Acting Strangely” and “Broadway, Jeeves?” are both published by Methuen. Martin´s countless audiobook recordings, including Just William, are world wide bestsellers. In 2000 he was awarded the Officer of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen for his services to drama. He was delighted to have revisited Cologne, Germany to shoot this highly original movie with his old chums Florian Steinbiss and Jeff Hixon. |