Charley Boorman

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Charley Boorman
Born	August 23, 1966 (1966-08-23) (age 41) Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
Years active	1972-present
Spouse(s)	Olivia (1990-present)

Charley Boorman (born August 23, 1966) is an English actor and adventurer.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Acting career 1.2.1 Filmography 1.3 Long Way Round 1.4 Race to Dakar 1.5 Long Way Down 1.6 By Any Means 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Boorman was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of Christel Kruse, a costume designer, and film director John Boorman.^[1] He is married to Olivia with whom he has two daughters, Doone and Kinvara.

[edit] Acting career

Thanks to his father he got an early start in the film business as a child actor, first appearing in 1972 in Deliverance and then returning to cinema as a young Mordred in Excalibur (1981), and The Emerald Forest (1985) also directed by his father. More recent films include 1997's The Serpent's Kiss (on which he met his best friend Ewan McGregor) and The Bunker (2001). He has recently taken time off from movie work for various motorcycling adventures.

[edit] Filmography

• Deliverance (1972)
• Excalibur (1981)
• The Emerald Forest (1985)
• The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
• The Bunker (2001)

[edit] Long Way Round

Main article: Long Way Round

Boorman took part in Long Way Round, a motorcycle trip from London to New York via Europe and Asia with Ewan McGregor in 2004.^[2] This was recorded, then later made into a successful television series, book and DVD. The series was shown around the world and the DVD and book became best sellers.

[edit] Race to Dakar

Main article: Race to Dakar

Along with producer Russ Malkin (from Long Way Round) and a motorcycle team, Boorman competed in the Dakar Rally in January 2006. The event was filmed and the series Race To Dakar began on Sky Two in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2006. During the rally Boorman injured himself and was forced to retire from the race after five days.^[3]

[edit] Long Way Down

Main article: Long Way Down

On May 12, 2007, he started another journey with McGregor: this time taking part in Long Way Down,^[4] a trip from John o' Groats in Scotland, to Cape Town, South Africa. This was first televised on BBC2 on Sunday October 28, 2007.^[5] During this initial programme, it became public knowledge that Charley's wife was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, but had insisted that Charley complete the trip in any case.

[edit] By Any Means

On April 12, 2008, Charley Boorman started yet another adventure, this time with far fewer people. By Any Means^[6] will take Boorman all around the world starting in his home town in Ireland and ending in Sydney, Australia. Instead of being a highly organized trip, this journey will be less organized and Boorman complete the journey "by any means".^[7] He will travel the world using various different forms of transport, except air travel.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Charley Boorman at the Internet Movie Database
• The Long Way to Charley Boorman, a fan site.

v • d • e Boorman & McGregor motorcycle adventures Television programmes Long Way Round (2004) • Race To Dakar (2006) • Long Way Down (2007) • By Any Means (2008) People Charley Boorman • Ewan McGregor • Russ Malkin • Claudio Von Planta • Eve Mavrakis

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