Like father, like son: Now Mick Jagger's son shows off the family pout as he makes screen debut
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:27 PM on 24th November 2008
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1088864/Like-father-like-son-Now-Mi...Mick Jagger's eldest son may be eager to carve out his own name, but there is still no mistaking those famous lips.
James, who's mother is model Jerry Hall, put the trademark Jagger pout on show while shooting a miniseries in Italy over the weekend.
Taking the Mick: James Jagger, pictured here shooting a miniseries in Italy, looks just like his famous father in 1970
The 23-year-old generally shies away from the social scene favoured by many of his siblings, including Georgina, 16, and Elizabeth, 24, and is instead determined to establish himself as an actor.
He has been quietly shooting his first onscreen role in Vivaldi, The Red Priest, in Venice ahead of its release next March.
James, who describes his surname as 'more of a curse than a blessing', received critical acclaim when he made his stage debut last year.
Father figure: James describes the Jagger name as 'more of a blessing than a curse'
Rising star: James (right) is shooting Vivaldi, The Red Priest in Venice
He appeared in Lone Star and Pvt Wars, James McLure's double bill of American war comedies.
The glowing reviews came as a surprise to the budding star.
'I thought they'd slate me regardless of what I did because of who my dad is. So I was shocked when I got good reviews,' he told the Telegraph.
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'Especially as I thought I'd done a poor performance.'
James, who did a short acting course in Cambridge and went on to study with Susan Batson, a coach to Nicole Kidman and George Clooney, wants success in his own right.
He said: 'In the past few years, where I've had directors give me the hairy eyeball, I've had my confidence knocked.
'I am trying to pay my dues - you have to earn respect in this industry.'