![]() ![]() The film, which was to be directed by Miller, was eventually cancelled. Īfter a long search, Hammer was hand-picked in 2007 by filmmaker George Miller to star in the planned superhero film Justice League: Mortal, as Batman/Bruce Wayne. The film garnered Hammer a "Faith and Values Award" nomination in the Grace Award category, which is awarded for the Most Inspiring Performance in Movie or Television by Mediaguide, an organization which provides movie reviews from a Christian perspective. His first leading role in film came with his portrayal of the Christian evangelist Billy Graham in Billy: The Early Years, which premiered in October 2008. ![]() His first ventures into film began with a minor role in the 2006 film Flicka, as well as co-starring in a 2008 psychological thriller, Blackout. Hammer's professional acting career began with small guest appearances in the television series Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl, Reaper and Desperate Housewives. Career 2005–2015: Early work and breakthrough Hammer said his parents disowned him when he decided to leave school and take up acting but later become supportive and proud of his work. However, he subsequently took college courses at UCLA. He dropped out of high school in eleventh grade to pursue an acting career. ![]() As a teen, he attended Los Angeles Baptist High School in the San Fernando Valley. While residing in the Cayman Islands, he attended Faulkner's Academy in Governor's Harbour and Grace Christian Academy (a school founded by his father) in West Bay, Grand Cayman. ![]() When he was seven, his family moved to the Cayman Islands, where they lived for five years, and then settled in Los Angeles. Hammer resided in Highland Park, Texas, near Dallas, for several years. His paternal grandmother was from Texas, while his mother's family is from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Armie's paternal great-grandmother was the Russian-born actress and singer Baroness Olga Vadimovna von Root (from Sevastopol), the daughter of a tsarist general. Armand's father, Julius Hammer, was from Odessa and was an early activist in the U.S. Hammer has described his background as "half Jewish." His paternal great-grandfather was oil tycoon and philanthropist Armand Hammer, whose parents were Jewish emigrants to the U.S. He has a younger brother, Viktor, named after their great-granduncle Victor Hammer. His mother, Dru Ann ( née Mobley), is a former bank loan officer, and his father, Michael Armand Hammer, owns several businesses, including Knoedler Publishing and Armand Hammer Productions, a film/television production company. Early life and background Īrmand Douglas Hammer was born on August 28, 1986, in Santa Monica, California. He subsequently abandoned several future projects and was dropped by his talent agency and publicist. Hammer denied the allegations, calling them an "online attack". In March 2021, the Los Angeles Police Department stated that he was the subject of a sexual assault investigation. In 2021, claims of sexual abuse and cannibalistic fetishism were made against Hammer, including rape, physical and emotional abuse, and sexual violence masquerading as BDSM with a woman named Courtney Vucekovich also stating that he had asked her if she was willing to let him eat one of her ribs. On Broadway, he starred in a production of Straight White Men in 2018. Ginsburg in the biopic On the Basis of Sex (2018). The following year, he portrayed Martin D. In 2017, he starred in Luca Guadagnino's romantic drama Call Me by Your Name, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Edgar (2011), played the title character in the western The Lone Ranger (2013), and starred as Illya Kuryakin in the action film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Hammer portrayed Clyde Tolson in the biopic J. His first leading role was as Billy Graham in the 2008 film Billy: The Early Years, and he gained wider recognition for his portrayal of the twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in David Fincher's biographical drama film The Social Network (2010), for which he won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hammer began his acting career with guest appearances in several television series. Baroness Olga von Root (great-grandmother)Īrmand Douglas Hammer (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor. ![]()
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