With his thick dark hair, gleaming green eyes and rich plummy voice, Jack Davenport became a TV star in his native Britain as Miles, the flatmate from hell with a bad haircut, a Neanderthal attitude toward women and seemingly lacking any social grace in the cult BBC drama "This Life" (1996-97). Despite playing a character who was on the surface an absolute tosser, Davenport skillfully lent a layer of charm and sly sexiness to the part making the solicitor a character views loved to hate.The son of actors Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken, he spent much of his youth on a farm run by his parents.
Lived in Ibiza for the first seven years of his life
Briefly tried acting while at university
1995
Wrote letter to John Cleese asking for a production job on "Fierce Creatures" (1997); Cleese sent the letter to casting and he was cast in a small role as a student zookeeper
1996
Breakthrough role as the tactless, lovable solicitor Miles Stewart in the BBC series "This Life"
