Billy Elliot
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Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about
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Terraced homes on Avon Street, Easington Colliery, were used for filming, where Andrew and Alnwick Streets once stood.
Jamie Bell (pictured in 2015) won the BAFTA Award for Best Lead Actor, becoming the youngest winner in the category.
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Jamie Bell
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Andrew James Matfin Bell is an English actor. He rose to prominence with his debut performance in Billy Elliot, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, becoming the youngest-ever winner in th
Billy Elliot
…is about a working-class boy who has a passion for ballet. His father objects, based on negative stereotypes of male ballet dancers. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, Gary Lewis as his father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher. Adapted from a play…
Bell in 2026