James Callis’ Net Worth, Wife, Height – Untold Biography Now

• He attended St. Martin’s Prep School and the prestigious private Harrow School.
• He graduated from the University of York with a bachelor's degree in English and Related Literature.
• He is best known for his role as Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined “Battlestar Galactica”.
• He has a net worth estimated at $750,000.
• He is 5ft 8ins (1.73ins) tall with a slim body built, long brown hair, and dark eyes.

Known for movies

Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
as Dr. Gaius Baltar / President Gaius Baltar

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
as Tom

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
as Tom

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
as Dr. Gaius Baltar

Introduction

Actors who land roles in big sci-fi titles are often known to gain instant worldwide fame. This happened to James Callis, who you might also remember as the best friend of inspiring Bridget Jones. But do you know whether or not this actor is married? Also how much money he’s earned from his big appearances?

Early life and Education

James Nicholas Callis was born on 4 June 1971, in Hampstead, London England, where he was raised by parents who owned a bed and breakfast lodging establishment. He is of Polish and Russian-Jewish descent, but has British nationality. He has two sisters, Sarah and Sophie Callis, but it isn’t disclosed whether they are older or younger siblings.

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Callis attended St. Martin’s Prep School located in an area of London called Northwood, and then went to the prestigious private Harrow School. After matriculating, he enrolled at the University of York. and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in English and Related Literature. During his studies he was a rugby player for Derwent College. While a student, he also became involved in acting, writing and directing, becoming one of the members of the Gilbert and Sullivan acting society at the University, and learned to play guitar and piano. Callis appeared in several productions that were staged by his friends at Cambridge University, one of them being “The Dumb Waiter” by Harold Pinter.

After graduating, he did some acting training at the London Academy of Music and Drama Arts (LAMDA), the oldest drama school in the UK.

Career

Callis made his TV debut in 1996, when he landed the role of Major Tim Forrester, a recurring character for the sixth season of the TV series “Soldier Soldier”. That same year he had a small role in the TV crime series, “Murder Most Horrid”. 1996 was also a successful year for his career in theatre, as he won the Jack Tinker Award by Theatre Record Critic of the Year in the category of Most Promising Newcomer for his acting in Jon Maran’s two-hander called “Old Wicked Songs”, in the Gielgud Theatre in London.

He had several minor roles in various TV series, such as “A Dance to the Music of Time”, “Heat of the Sun” and “Ruth Rendell Mysteries”, before being cast as a recurring character in another short-lasting TV series, “Sex, Chips and Rock n’ Roll” in 1999, but that same year he was also cast in “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and “Surety”. In 2000 he portrayed Prince Ahmed in the TV mini-series “Arabian Nights”, and the following year made his directorial debut with “Beginner’s Luck”, that he co-produced with Late Night Pictures and Angel Eye Film and Television, owned by Nick Cohen. The film flopped with the critics, but ran for three weeks in one central London’s cinema, and can still be found in the Icon Catalogue.

That same year, he portrayed Tom in the famous romantic feature film, “Bridget Jones Diary”, alongside Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant, and reprised his role in the sequel, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” in 2004.

In 2003, he landed the recurring role of Gaius Baltar in the sci-fi series “Battlestar Galactica”,  remaining in the show for its five seasons until it ended in 2009, and gaining worldwide recognition. He also reprised the role in the TV movie of the same name in 2007, and appeared in the “Late Show with David Letterman”.

For his portrayal of Baltar, he won the 2006 Saturn Award in the Best Supporting Actor category, as well as an AFI award.

In 2010 he joined the cast of the TV comedy series “Eureka”, alongside Colin Ferguson and Erica Cerra. He portrayed Dr. Trevor Grant, a time traveler that from the year 1947 in the fifth season of the show, and briefly returned as a guest in one episode in the final, eighth season. That same year he was cast as Gabriel McDow in the ABC sci-fi series “Flashforward”, and landed a the titular role in the TV film “Merlin and the Book of Beasts”.

He had a guest role in several episodes of the famous TV series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2013 and 2014, and a recurring role as Lucien Sayer in the 2014 TV series “Matador”, starring Gabriel Luna and Neil Hopkins. In 2015, he had recurring roles in two TV series, “Gallipoli” and “A.D. The Bible Continues”, and also provided the voice of the guest character in the animated TV series “Rick and Morty”, in the episode called “The Wedding Squanchers”.

In 2016, he once again reprised the role of Tom in another “Bridget Jones” sequel, “Bridget Jones’s Baby”, and that same year co-starred in Kenneth Kokin’s thriller, “Blood Moon”.

Next year, he landed another voice acting role, this time voicing the main character, vampire hunter Alucard, in the English dub of the Japanese animated TV series “Castlevania” – as of May 2020, he is still continuing the role.

Most recently Callis played President Lincoln in the 2019 TV movie “Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History”, and co-starred in Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia’s action TV series, “Blood and Treasure”.

Personal Life

Callis married his long-term girlfriend Neha in December 1998. They have three children together, sons Sacha and Joshua Amaan born in 2003 and 2009, respectively, and daughter Anika Jahan Callis, who was born in 2005. His wife is of Indian ancestry.

Callis prefers to keep his life private and away from the spotlight. Not much is known about his personal life – he doesn’t have any official profiles on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Net Worth

Callis is a successful actor who is loved by many sci-fi fans for his portrayal of Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined “Battlestar Galactica”. As of May 2020, his net worth is estimated at around $750,000.

Physical characteristics

Callis is considered to be a handsome guy by many. He is 5ft 8ins (1.73ins) tall and weighs around 154lbs (70kgs). He has a slim body built, with a chest size of 40ins and 32ins waist. He has long brown hair, and dark eyes.

Facts

#	Fact
1	He is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.
2	Two sons and a daughter with wife, Neha Callis: Joshua Amaan Callis (born 2003) and Sacha Callis (born 2005). Anika Jahan Callis (born 2009).
3	His wife, Neha, is from India.
4	His parents own and live in a bed & breakfast establishment in London across the street from the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
5	He was awarded the 1996 Jack Tinker Award (Theatre Record Critic of the Year) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in Old Wicked Songs.
6	Plays piano and guitar to performance level
7	James studied for a BA in English and Related Literature at the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent college. He graduated in 1993.
8	Graduated from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts in 1996.

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Once Upon a Date	2017	TV Movie post-production	Ed Holland
House by the Lake	2016	completed	Scott
Brooklyn Animal Control		TV Series post-production	Theo
Bridget Jones's Baby	2016		Tom
Blood Moon	2016/II		Alan
The Hollow	2016		Vaughn Killinger
The Musketeers	2014-2016	TV Series	Émile Bonnaire
Rick and Morty	2015	TV Series	Pat Gueterman / Courier Flaps
Narcopolis	2015		Todd Ambro
A.D. The Bible Continues	2015	TV Series	Antipas
Check, Please!	2015	Short	Daniel
Gallipoli	2015	TV Mini-Series	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Matador	2014	TV Series	Lucien Sayer
Caper	2014	TV Series	Doc English
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2013-2014	TV Series	John Merchiston
Key and Peele	2013	TV Series	Shakespeare
Believe	2013/I		Man in Mac
Arrow	2013	TV Series	The Dodger
Austenland	2013		Colonel Andrews
DCI Banks	2012	TV Series	Owen Pierce
Eureka	2010-2012	TV Series	Dr. Trevor Grant Trevor Grant
Midsomer Murders	2012	TV Series	Toby DeQuetteville / Julian DeQuetteville
17th Precinct	2011	TV Movie	John Bosson
Merlin	2011	TV Series	Borden
Meet Pursuit Delange	2010	Short	Pursuit
Reuniting the Rubins	2010		Danny Rubin
Merlin and the Book of Beasts	2010	TV Movie	Merlin
Flashforward	2010	TV Series	Gabriel McDow
Numb3rs	2009	TV Series	Mason Duryea
Battlestar Galactica	2004-2009	TV Series	Dr. Gaius Baltar President Gaius Baltar
Late Show with David Letterman	2008	TV Series	Gaius Baltar - Top Ten Presenter
Battlestar Galactica: Razor	2007	TV Movie	Dr. Gaius Baltar
One Night with the King	2006		Haman, the Agagite
Dead Cool	2004		Josh
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason	2004		Tom
Blue Dove	2003	TV Mini-Series	Dominic Pasco
Battlestar Galactica	2003	TV Mini-Series	Gaius Baltar
Helen of Troy	2003	TV Mini-Series	Narrator / Menelaus
Relic Hunter	2002	TV Series	Raoul
Beginner's Luck	2001		Mark Feinman
Victoria & Albert	2001	TV Movie	Ernest
Bridget Jones's Diary	2001		Tom
As If	2001	TV Series	Sebastian
Jason and the Argonauts	2000	TV Mini-Series	Aspyrtes
Arabian Nights	2000	TV Mini-Series	Prince Ahmed
The Scarlet Pimpernel	1999	TV Series	Henri
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll	1999	TV Mini-Series	The Wolf (Justin DeVere Montague)
Surety	1999	Short	Ben
Ruth Rendell Mysteries	1998	TV Series	Guy Curran
Heat of the Sun	1998	TV Mini-Series	Asst. Supt. Clive Lanyard
A Dance to the Music of Time	1997	TV Mini-Series	Gwinnett
Weekend Bird	1997	Short	Mike
Soldier Soldier	1996	TV Series	Maj Tim Forrester
Murder Most Horrid	1996	TV Series	Mark

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
All Cock and No Bull!	2016	Short completed
Beginner's Luck	2001
Surety	1999	Short writer

Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
All Cock and No Bull!	2016	Short completed
Beginner's Luck	2001

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
All Cock and No Bull!	2016	Short executive producer completed

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Eureka	2010	TV Series performer - 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far	2006	TV Movie documentary special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Portlandia	2012	TV Series	Himself
FedCon XVIII: The Golden Future	2009	Documentary	Himself
Scream Awards 2009	2009	TV Special	Himself
Battlestar Galactica: The Journey Ends - The Arrival	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Battlestar Galactica: The Last Frakkin' Special	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Battlestar Galactica: Cylons - The Twelve	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Battlestar Galactica: The Journey	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
The Music of 'Battlestar Galactica'	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Space Top 10 Countdown	2007	TV Series	Himself
Sci Fi Inside: Sci Fi Friday	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself / Dr. Gaius Baltar
05 Spaceys	2005	TV Special	Himself
Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown	2003	Video documentary short	Himself - Baltar

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Flashforward	2010	TV Series	Gabriel McDow
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy	2009	TV Mini-Series	Gaius Baltar
Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far	2006	TV Movie documentary	Dr. Gaius Baltar

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2006	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor on Television	Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2007	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor in a Television Program	Battlestar Galactica (2004)
2007	SFX Award	SFX Awards, UK	Best TV Actor	Battlestar Galactica (2004)