Charley Boorman
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Charley Boorman 23 August 1966 Wimbledon, London, England |
| Occupation | Writer, television presenter, traveller |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Olivia Boorman (1990–present) |
| Children | Doone Kinvara |
Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966) is an English TV presenter, travel writer and actor. He is known for his enthusiasm for motorbikes, as demonstrated in several documentaries of his travels, including two with his friend, actor Ewan McGregor.
Born in Wimbledon, southwest London, Boorman spent much of his formative years in County Wicklow, Ireland. Boorman is the son of German costume designer Christel Kruse and film director John Boorman.
Boorman was educated at independent schools, attending three in the Republic of Ireland: St Gerard's School in Bray, Co Wicklow; St. Kilian's Deutsche Schule (English name: 'St. Kilian's German School') in Dublin and St. Oliver Plunkett School in Malahide, County Dublin. He then attended Sibford School, a Quaker school near Banbury, Oxfordshire, England from 1980 until 1983, where he received extra lessons in a specialist department catering for pupils with dyslexia.
He is married to Olivia with whom he has two daughters, Doone and Kinvara. He resides in Barnes, south London.
Boorman got an early start in the film business appearing in films directed by his father. He first appeared in Deliverance (1972), played a young Mordred in Excalibur (1981) (joined by his older sister Katrine Boorman who played Ygraine, Mordred's grandmother), then in 1985 played a leading role in The Emerald Forest. In 1987 he had a non-speaking role as a young German Luftwaffe pilot parachuting into a small village in Hope and Glory (his sister Katrine also appeared in that film).
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