My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.

Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an English actor. Personal life
Northam was born in Cambridge Cambridgeshire the youngest of four siblings. He is best known for his roles as Ivor Novello in the 2001 film Gosford Park as Dean Martin in the 2002 television film Martin and Lewis and as Thomas More in the Showtime series The Tudors.

He is best known for his roles as Ivor Novello in the 2001 film Gosford Park as Dean Martin in the 2002 television film Martin and Lewis and as Thomas More in the Showtime series The Tudors. Most recently he starred in the BBC Two drama White Heat.