Date: 4th January 2001

U.K TV Star Seeks To Rev Up Film Career


British TV star Clive Owen may finally find stardom on the screen as well when he appears in the upcoming thriller The Bourne Identity with Matt Damon, the U.K. entertainment site Ananova observed today (Thursday).

Friends of the actor told Ananova that Owen had been reluctant to parlay his TV success into a movie career after his series Chancer became a hit in the 1980s. One friend remarked: "Clive wasn't best at promoting himself years ago and quite loathed the idea of being considered a heartthrob. But he's grown up a lot. He got married, had two children and sees things differently."

Source: Studio Briefing