Jamie Sweeney
Encyclopedia
Jamie Sweeney is a British actor best known for playing Danny Spooner on the CBBC
show Kerching!
.
and had a minor part in the film "Shooters
".
In 2002 Sweeney was cast in the CBBC
sitcom series Kerching!
, as the main character's sidekick Danny. Sweeney went on the star in all four seasons of the show. During his time on Kerching!
he returned to The Bill playing a different character called Darren Martin.
Most recently Sweeney has appeared on the BBC Three
2007 sketch show "Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor
" playing school boy Kevin, the target of his teacher's flirtatious advances.
and the CBBC Channel
to promote the broadcasts of Kerching! which he appears in.
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
show Kerching!
Kerching!
Kerching! was a children's comedy drama on CBBC devised by Juliet Denison and Chris Cockerham in the later series. It follows the lives of teenagers Taj, Danny and Seymour. The programme revolves around Taj's website, Rudeboy, and his money-making schemes...
.
Career
Sweeney first appeared on screen as a 'lost boy' during Michael Jackson's infamous 1996 BRIT Award performance. He then had various small roles, mostly in BBC Children's programmes until 2001 when he appeared for one season in the series "Manchild", where he played the character Wayne. The next year he played the role of Jamie walker in the British television series The BillThe Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and had a minor part in the film "Shooters
Shooters (film)
Shooters is a 2002 British crime drama film from directors Colin Teague and Glenn Durfort, and writers Andrew Howard, Louis Dempsey and Gary Young. It was filmed in London in 1999 and released theatrically in the UK on January 25, 2002...
".
In 2002 Sweeney was cast in the CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
sitcom series Kerching!
Kerching!
Kerching! was a children's comedy drama on CBBC devised by Juliet Denison and Chris Cockerham in the later series. It follows the lives of teenagers Taj, Danny and Seymour. The programme revolves around Taj's website, Rudeboy, and his money-making schemes...
, as the main character's sidekick Danny. Sweeney went on the star in all four seasons of the show. During his time on Kerching!
Kerching!
Kerching! was a children's comedy drama on CBBC devised by Juliet Denison and Chris Cockerham in the later series. It follows the lives of teenagers Taj, Danny and Seymour. The programme revolves around Taj's website, Rudeboy, and his money-making schemes...
he returned to The Bill playing a different character called Darren Martin.
Most recently Sweeney has appeared on the BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
2007 sketch show "Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor
Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor
Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor is a British television sketch comedy show written and performed by BAFTA Award-winning comedian Karen Taylor and produced by Avalon Productions. The genre of the show focuses largely on sex and contains much innuendo. The title animation was created by Joanna Davidovich...
" playing school boy Kevin, the target of his teacher's flirtatious advances.
Interviews
Jamie Sweeney has appeared in several mini interviews on CBBCCBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
and the CBBC Channel
CBBC Channel
CBBC is a BBC television channel aimed at 6 to 12 year olds. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two. Launched on 11 February 2002, it broadcasts from 7am to 7pm on Freeview, cable, IPTV and digital satellite, occupying the same bandwidth as, but a different...
to promote the broadcasts of Kerching! which he appears in.