Jamie Ward
Birthplace: Yokine, Australia
Jamie Ward (birthname: James Ward) is an Australian-born actor and singer who has evolved from performing on the stage in Sydney to co-starring roles in features, beginning with a supporting role in the British-made zombie movie, The Rezort (2015), with Dougray Scott, Jessica De Gouw and Martin McCann under Steve Barker’s direction, and released by Ascot Elite Entertainment Group.
Ward landed his first significant supporting role, playing son to Adrian Brody and Salma Hayek in screenwriter Hanna Weg’s adaptation of Dalia Sofer’s 2007 novel, Septembers of Shiraz (2015), with Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bashar Rahal and Alon Aboutboul under Wayne Blair’s direction, and which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival before a release by Momentum Pictures.
Ward once again had a supporting role, this time in director/writer Chris von Hoffmann’s violent serial killer-themed thriller, Monster Party (2018), co-starring Sam Strike, Erin Moriarty, Robin Tunney, Brandon Micheal, and Lance Reddick, and released by RLJE Films. Ward appeared in a small role in director/co-writer Van Ling’s Greek-Turkish historical epic, Cliffs of Freedom (2019), with Tania Raymonde, Jan Uddin, Raza Jaffrey, Patti LuPone, and Christopher Plummer, and released by Round Hill Media.
Ward had a unusual trifecta of movies in 2025—with his first starring role as Jesus in director/writer Mauro Borrelli’s Biblical drama, The Last Supper (2025), released by Pinnacle Peak Pictures; as Jesus’s father, Joseph, in director/co-writer Alejandro Monteverde’s drama, Zero A.D. (2025), with Jim Caviezel, Ben Mendelsohn and Sam Worthington, and produced and released by Angel Studios; and as Romeo in director/writer Timothy Scott Bogart’s musical version (and reverse-titled) of Shakespeare’s tragedy for producer/distributor Briarcliff Entertainment, Juliet & Romeo (2025), co-starring Clara Rugaard (as Juliet), Jason Isaacs, Tayla Parx, Nicholas Podany, Rupert Graves, Rebel Wilson, Rupert Everett and Derek Jacobi.
Ward then joined director/co-writer Paul Raschid’s thriller, The Run (date to be announced), with the eclectic cast of Roxanne McKee, George Blagden, Dario Argento, Franco Nero, and Fabio Testi, and which was produced by Benacus Entertainment and K+RNF Productions.
Personal life
Jamie Ward was born in and raised in Yokine in Western Australia by his parents. Ward studied acting and graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Australia. Ward’s height is 5’ 7”.
Jamie Ward Movies
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Cliffs of Freedom
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Inspired by historical events, CLIFFS OF FREEDOM is a timeless and romantic story of bravery and faith between a Greek village girl and a Turkish Ottoman Colonel during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence.
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Facts About Jamie Ward
Theatre Man: Jamie Ward pursued a theater career first in Sydney, at the Sydney Theatre Company in Wedekind’s Spring Awakening, and then in a stage version of Dr. Zhivago, and then moved to London, where he landed a role in 2013 in his debut West End appearance as Marius in Les Misérables.
Singer: Ward has been the lead singer with the band Balcony, which opened on tour in 2020 for Lewis Capaldi and Tones and I.
Biblical: Jamie Ward may be the only actor to have ever portrayed both Jesus and his father Joseph in separate movies released in the same year (2025)—respectively, The Last Supper and Zero A.D.
