Jack Davenport (born 1 March 1973) is an English film and television actor.
<p>Davenport, son of Nigel Davenport and his second wife Maria Aitken, was born in Suffolk, England and lived in Ibiza for the first seven years of his life. His uncle is writer and politician Jonathan Aitken, his maternal grandfather was politician Bill Aitken, and his maternal great-grandfather was the first Baron Rugby. His parents divorced when he was seven, at which point he was sent to The Dragon School, a boarding school, as his parents did not want him to become involved in the divorce proceedings. He then went on to attend Cheltenham College. He is married to the actress Michelle Gomez.
<p>Davenport had never thought he would go into acting. However, his acting career sprung into action when he took a gap year after attending Cheltenham College. He was on a summer drama course and a director from Clwyd Theatr Cymru (The Welsh National Theatre) saw him, liked what he did and asked Davenport to come and...
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