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Diana Dors was born Diana Mary Fluck on October 23, 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. She and her mother both nearly died from the traumatic birth. Because of the trauma, her mother lavished on Diana anything and everything she wanted--clothes, toys and dance lessons were the order of the day. Diana's love of films began when her mother took her to the local movies theaters. The actresses on the screen caught Diana's attention and she said, herself, that from the age of three she wanted to be an actress. She was educated in the finest private schools, much to the chagrin of her father (apparently he thought private education was a waste of money). Physically, Diana grew up fast. At age 12, she looked and acted much older than what she was. Much of this was due to the actresses she studied on the silver screen and Diana trying to emulate them. She wanted nothing more than to go to the United States and Hollywood to have a chance to make her place in film history. After placing well in a local beauty contest, Diana was offered a role in a thespian group (she was 13).
The following year, Diana enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) to hone her acting skills. She was the youngest in her class. Her first fling at the camera was in The Shop at Sly Corner (1947). She did not care that it was a small, uncredited role; she was on film and at age 16, that's all that mattered. That was quickly followed by Dancing with Crime (1947), which consisted of nothing more than a walk-on role. Up until this time, Diana had pretended to be 17 years old (if producers had known her true age, they probably would not have let her test for the role). However, since she looked and acted older, this was no problem. Diana's future dawned bright in 1948, and she appeared in no less than six films. Some were uncredited, but some had some meat to the roles. The best of the lot was the role of Charlotte in the classic Oliver Twist (1948). Throughout the 1950s, she appeared in more films and became more popular in Britain. Diana was a pleasant version of Marilyn Monroe, who had taken the United States by storm. Britain now had its own version.
Diana continued to play sexy sirens and kept seats in British theaters filled. She really came into her own as an actress. She was more than a woman who exuded her sexy side, she was a very fine actress as her films showed. As the 1960s turned into the 1970s, she began to play more mature roles with an effectiveness that was hard to match. Films such as Craze (1974), Swedish Wildcats (1972), The Amorous Milkman (1975) and Three for All (1975) helped fill out her resume. After filming Steaming (1985), Diana was diagnosed with cancer, which was too much for her to overcome. The British were saddened when word came of her death at age 52 on May 4, 1984 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.- Actor
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Stephen Moyer's passion for acting began in local theatre in Brentwood & Chelmsford, Essex where he also made a name for himself with his own theatre company "The Reject Society". He then trained at LAMDA and began his professional acting career on stage, including 2 years with the RSC ("Romeo & Juliet", "The Thebans", "Columbus"), touring in "Romeo & Juliet" with the Oxford Stage in the title role of "Romeo", and in the world premiere of Pete Townshend's rock opera "The Iron Man" at "The Young Vic". British television credits include leading roles in Channel 4 dramas Men Only (2001), NY-LON (2004), Five's Menace (2002) and the BBC's The Grand (1997), Lilies (2007) and Empathy (2007), as well as a number of guest roles in popular shows such as Cold Feet (1997), Midsomer Murders (1997) and Waking the Dead (2000). In the meantime, he made his screen debut starring in the eponymous role in Prince Valiant (1997) with Katherine Heigl, followed by Quills (2000) with Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix & Michael Caine, as well as leading roles in subsequent movies including Entrusted (2003) and Restraint (2008). U.S. television credits include leading roles in Princess of Thieves (2001) with Keira Knightley, NBC's mini-series Uprising (2001) with David Schwimmer, Hank Azaria and Donald Sutherland, USA Network's Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated The Starter Wife (2007) starring Debra Messing, and co-starring with Anna Paquin in Alan Ball's Golden Globe-nominated show for HBO; True Blood (2008) as the 173-year-old vampire "Bill Compton".- Actor
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English actor Sam Claflin was born in Ipswich, England, to Susan A. (Clarke), a classroom assistant, and Mark J. Claflin, a finance officer. As a child, he was football-mad, often going to see his favorite team, Norwich City. He was a talented footballer, playing for Norwich schools at city level and Norfolk county level. However, he suffered two broken ankles and at 16 gave up thinking about a footballing career. He took up performing arts and a teacher from Costessey High School was impressed with his performance in a school play, and encouraged him to take up drama. He joined the local youth group at Norwich's Theatre Royal and went on to gain entry to LAMDA drama school in 2006 graduating with a 3 year acting degree in 2009. He is the 3rd eldest of 4 boys, his older brothers Dan and Ben are not involved in drama but his younger brother Joe Claflin commenced at the same drama school in 2009 also doing a 3 year acting degree.
In 2010, Clafin made his debut screen performances in two award-winning series, The Pillars of the Earth (2010) and Any Human Heart (2010). His film debut came playing footballer Duncan Edwards, one of the 'Busby Babes', in United (2011). Clafin then came to the attention of cinemagoers across the world when he was cast as Philip in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). Various roles followed, including Jack in White Heat (2012) and Prince William in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He played Finnick Odair in the sequels The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015).- Actor
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Richard Crispin Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England, to Margaret (Hendey), a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, where he discovered his love for acting. He took part in many theatre productions all over the UK, from musical theatre (Cats) to classical theatre (Death of a Salesman). He enrolled at LAMDA in 1995 and starred in The Cherry Orchard and The Normal Heart among others.
He started working in cinema in 1999 with some small roles in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Cleopatra and This Year's Love (1999). In 2000 he took part in the RSC Macbeth tour of the USA and Japan with Antony Sher as the lead actor. In 2002, he had a breakthrough with his role as the charming but a bit odd character John Standring in Sparkhouse (2002), a BBC Miniseries in three parts, opposite Sarah Smart. After two guest-roles in Cold Feet (1997) in 2003 and Between the Sheets (2003), he landed a role as Steven in Frozen (2005). In 2004, he became famous throughout the whole UK with his role of mill-owner John Thornton in North & South (2004) (BBC). He landed a key role in BBC Robin Hood from 2006 to 2009 as the dark and evil Guy of Gisborne, then from 2008 to 2010 he played Lucas North in the successful British series Spooks (MI-5 in the USA). He kept working on British TV (Strike Back: Origins in 2010) and had a small but pivotal role in Captain America: the first Avenger, till he became known worldwide with his role of Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's trilogy of The Hobbit (2012/2014), for which he received a Saturn Award. In 2014 he was the protagonist of Yael Farber's acclaimed version of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Old Vic in London, for which role he was nominated for an Olivier Award. He starred in the third season of Hannibal (2015) in the role of serial killer Francis Dolarhyde, which got him another Saturn Award. In 2016 he starred in the Epix original series Berlin Station in the lead role of Daniel Miller, and in the same year he received many positive reviews for his role of Kenneth in Mike Bartlett's Love, love, love for Roundabout Theatre in NYC. In 2017 He worked on Ocean's Eight, and on the second season of Berlin Station. In July 2017 the film Pilgrimage came out with many positive reviews. He has narrated several audio books with Audible, for which he has received two nominations for an Audie Award. He has recently given the voice to Trevor Belmont in the series Castlevania on Netflix.- Actor
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Mem Ferda is a celebrated British actor, award-winning film producer, and now poet whose profound life journey resonates through every facet of his creativity. Born in South West London to a Turkish Diplomat Father and a polyglot Mother, he developed a passion for acting from a very young age. After achieving a BSc Psychology Honours degree and a master's degree in business administration (M.B.A), he pursued acting training and graduated with a Postgraduate Degree in Classical Acting (PGDA) from the prestigious LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). His enthusiasm to perfect his craft led to further classes and workshops at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). With over 200 film and TV credits, he has starred alongside Hollywood heavyweights, often portraying heroic and villainous characters. His performances have seen him share the screen with Ray Liotta and Jason Statham in Guy Ritchie's Revolver (2005), Idris Elba in Legacy (2010), and Dominic Cooper in The Devil's Double (2011).
In 2012, Mem starred as a lead in Nicolas Winding Refn's remake of the cult film Pusher. Mem later appeared with Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette in Miss You Already (2015), giving a warm and charming performance.
Mem is bilingual, speaking English and Turkish fluently; he has a mastery of accents from Eastern European to American and native English accents. At 6ft 2, Mem captivates audiences with his rugged charisma and commanding presence. Drawing from life as colourful as the characters he leaves burnt into our memories, Mem imbues his performances with authenticity. When he was a child, he observed an assassination attempt on his father. During his rebellious teens, he narrowly avoided being the getaway driver in a real-life heist! Through sheer luck, he also cheated death from the Marchioness disaster of 1989.
Mem's life experience has been invaluable in bringing audiences such authentic characters to every performance. The constant demand from casting directors and global fans has kept Mem striving for more in acting and producing. Often landing lead roles in genre films, which include Hard Tide (2015), Smoking Guns (2016), Breakdown (2016), Eliminators (2016) and London Heist (2017). Alongside his acting and producing career, Mem is a dedicated philanthropist who supports various international charities.
After a devastating accident in 2023, Mem unveiled his literary talent through the raw, cathartic poetry collection HAPPYAGONY - a selection of Poems by Mem Ferda. Drawing from the dramatic highs and lows of his profound journey, Mem's artistry now extends from the screen to the written word, connecting with fans worldwide through his uniquely powerful voice. The collection will be available for worldwide distribution in 2024; publishers have already translated it into many languages. With his memoirs soon to follow. Mem will be returning to the silver screen in 2026, headlining two exciting thrillers as a leading man.- Actor
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One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent was born on May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, the youngest son of furniture maker Roy Laverick Broadbent and sculptress Doreen "Dee" (Findlay) Broadbent. Jim attended a Quaker boarding school in Reading before successfully applying for a place at an art school. His heart was in acting, though, and he would later transfer to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Following his 1972 graduation, he began his professional career on the stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as part of the National Theatre of Brent, a two-man troupe which he co-founded. In addition to his theatrical work, Broadbent did steady work on television, working for such directors as Mike Newell and Stephen Frears. Broadbent made his film debut in 1978 with a small part in Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout (1978). He went on to work with Frears again in The Hit (1984) and with Terry Gilliam in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985), but it was through his collaboration with Mike Leigh that Broadbent first became known to an international film audience. In 1990 he starred in Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990), a domestic comedy that cast him as a good-natured cook who dreams of running his own business. Broadbent gained further visibility the following year with substantial roles in Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (1992) and Mike Newell's Enchanted April (1991), and he could subsequently be seen in such diverse fare as Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Widows' Peak (1994), Richard Loncraine's highly acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III (1995) and Little Voice (1998), the last of which cast him as a seedy nightclub owner. Appearing primarily as a character actor in these films, Broadbent took center stage for Leigh's Topsy-Turvy (1999), imbuing the mercurial W.S. Gilbert with emotional complexity and comic poignancy. Jim's breakthrough year was 2001, as he starred in three critically and commercially successful films. Many would consider him the definitive supporting actor of that year. First he starred as Bridget's dad (Colin Jones) in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), which propelled Renée Zellweger to an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Next came the multiple Oscar-nominated film (including Best Picture) Moulin Rouge! (2001), for which he won a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA award for his scene-stealing performance as Harold Zidler. Lastly, came the small biopic Iris (2001), for which he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as devoted husband John Bayley to Judi Dench's Iris Murdoch, the British novelist who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. The film hit home with Jim, since his own mother had passed away from Alzheimer's in 1995.- Actor
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James D'Arcy was born Simon Richard D'Arcy in London, England, to Caroline (O'Connor) and Richard D'Arcy. He was raised by his mother, a nurse. He trained at LAMDA and graduated in July 1995. During his three-year course, he gained acting experience by appearing in the plays "Heracles", "As You Like It", "Wild Honey", "The Freedom of the City" and "Sherlock Holmes". His television appearances include the series Silent Witness (1996), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997), Sunburn (1999) and Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) and the dramas, The Ice House (1997), The Canterville Ghost (1997) and Ruth Rendell's Bribery & Corruption: Part One (1997).
He played the star roles in the series Rebel Heart (2001) and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001). D'Arcy's film credits include The Trench (1999), The Bass Player (1999), Wilde (1997) and Guest House Paradiso (1999).- Actor
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David Oyelowo also known as 'David O', is a classically trained stage actor who has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998.
David most notably starred as Martin Luther King Jr. in Paramount's drama Selma (2014). Directed by Ava DuVernay and produced by Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt's Plan B, the film follows Dr. King's struggle to secure voting rights for black people culminating in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama and President Lyndon Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Oyelowo received Golden Globe and Film Independent Spirit Award nominations and won the NAACP Image Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Dr. King. The film also received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
More recently, David's leading roles have included: Jack Radcliff in Blumhouse's Don't Let Go (2019) alongside Storm Reid, Javert in BBC and PBS Masterpiece's six-part adaptation of Les Misérables (2018) where he also served as executive producer, joining Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson in Sony's Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), and opposite Angelina Jolie as the father and mother duo to Alice and Peter, the two beloved characters from the well-known fairy tales Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.
David has also been seen in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi adventure Interstellar (2014), J.C. Chandor's crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014), Paramount's true-life crime thriller Captive (2015) with Kate Mara, A United Kingdom (2016) with Rosamund Pike, Disney's Queen of Katwe (2016) opposite Lupita Nyong'o for which he earned an NAACP Image Award nomination and Simon Brand's Default (2014), and STX and Amazon Studio's Gringo (2018) also starring Joel Edgerton and Charlize Theron.
Additional film credits include The Butler (2013), [linknm0000229]'s Academy Award nominated drama Lincoln (2012), with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones, the critically acclaimed independent drama Middle of Nowhere (2012), which earned David individual NAACP Image Award and Independent Spirit Award nominations, Jack Reacher (2012) opposite Tom Cruise, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy (2012) opposite Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron, the British made for television movie Complicit (2013), George Lucas' produced WWII drama Red Tails (2012), which won "Best Motion Picture" at the 2013 NAACP Image Awards, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) alongside James Franco and Freida Pinto, the Academy Award nominated drama The Help (2011), 96 Minutes (2011), which premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, Kevin MacDonald's The Last King of Scotland (2006) opposite Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy, Who Do You Love (2008), in which he played the iconic Muddy Waters, A Sound of Thunder (2005) fro Warner Brothers, Derailed (2005) for Miramax, and Shoot the Messenger (2006) for BBC2.
Oyelowo first impressed audiences on the stage when he starred in "The Suppliants" at the Gate Theatre playing King Palasgus, for which he received the Ian Charleson Award commendation. Following this he played the title role of "Henry VI", becoming the first black actor to play an English king for the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company). The role won him the Ian Charleson Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination. Other theatre credits include an acclaimed performance in Richard Bean's "The God Botherers" at the Bush Theatre, the title role in Aeschylus' "Prometheus Bound', which was Off-Broadway for which David received rave reviews, and most recently, appeared in New York Theatre Workshop's Off-Broadway production of Othello with Daniel Craig and Rachel Brosnahan.
Beyond theatre, David starred in the BAFTA Award winning series MI-5 (2002) playing Danny Hunter also known as "MI:5" which aired in the United States on BBC America as well. Additionally, he won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor and was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for the same role for his work on Small Island (2009). David also starred in the BBC1 original television movie Born Equal (2006) opposite Colin Firth as well as ABC's production of A Raisin in the Sun (2008), alongside Sanaa Lathan and Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Another small screen role which garnered him attention was HBO's film, Nightingale (2014), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination and two Emmy Award nominations, including one for his work as executive producer.
He will be making his directorial debut with the feature The Water Man (2020), written by Emma Needell and produced by Shivhans Pictures. David's production company, Yoruba Saxon, will also produce alongside Harpo Films. Not only will David O direct and produce, but star in the film as well with Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bello.
In 2015, in association with The Geanco Foundation, Oyelowo established the David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship to fully fund the education and rehabilitation of girls who have been directly affected by terrorism in Nigeria. He has continued to raise support for the Leadership Scholarship over the last four years, which is now providing thirty-two girls with an education in Nigeria.
Oyelowo was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2016 New Year Honours for his services to drama.- Actor
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Born in Sudan, Siddig was raised in Britain and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) where he studied acting and theater. Immediately after leaving LAMDA, Sid did a season of theater in Manchester, in addition to performing in various shows in pubs and small theaters. Later, Siddig worked as a director in a small theater in London.
"I was in a situation where I pretty much had a theater company at my disposal and a theater at my disposal and could do anything I liked...as long as I did it for nothing. Which is sort of a step before charging and not being able to do what you like. I was at a point where I could have just gone on and become a director in London, as a trainee at the Royal Shakespeare Company or something like that, and ended up being a bona fide director. It was quite a big struggle because for a year and a half, which is the time I spent directing immediately after I left acting school, you just have no money so you're just living on welfare and you're trying to make it. . ."
During this time of financial struggle Sid was offered the part of Emir Feisal in A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992), the sequel to Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Sid co-starred with Ralph Fiennes who played T. E. Lawrence.
Siddig's performance in A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992) brought him to the attention of Rick Berman who was creating the new series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). Originally brought in to audition for the role of Captain Benjamin Sisko, Berman decided Siddig was too young for the role and cast him as Dr. Julian Bashir instead. The part had to be slightly rewritten for Siddig as the original "bible" had called for an Hispanic male to play the part, named Julian Amoros, although Berman reports that no other actors were considered for the role.
During his time on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Siddig and co-star Nana Visitor had a son (Django) and were married in 1997. They divorced in 2001, although they remain friends.
After a successful seven-year run on television, Siddig began working in feature films, quickly accumulating roles in movies such as Vertical Limit (2000), Reign of Fire (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the critically acclaimed Syriana (2005). Early 2005 saw Siddig return to the stage opposite Kim Cattrall in the West End production of "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" Following a controversial guest turn on MI-5 (2002), the title role in Hannibal (2006) in 2006 and a recurring role on 24 (2001) in 2007 brought Siddig back to the small screen.- Actress
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Naturally brunette/blue-eyed beauty Amy Davis Irving was born in Palo Alto, California. She is the youngest of three children, and the daughter of influential theatrical/television director and producer Jules Irving, and actress Priscilla Pointer. Her father was of Russian Jewish descent, and her mother's ancestry includes English, Scots-Irish, Welsh, Jewish, and German.
Amy was brought up in the world of theater. She was put on stage from the time she was nine-months-old, her father was the director and her mother was the actress, they didn't want baby sitters for their children, so if she wasn't performing, she would stay in the wardrobe department or her mother used to put her in the second row center where she could watch her. And, before she was 10-years-old, she had already worked in several plays. At a young age, Amy Irving was trained at the American Conservatory Theater and Britain's London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (L.A.M.A.D.A.). She made her off-Broadway debut at the age of 17 and, from that moment to date, she received critical acclaim, appearing in such plays as: "Heartbreak House" (1983), "The Road to Mecca" (1988), "Broken Glass" (1994), "The Three Sisters" (1997), "The Guys" (2002), "Ghosts" (2002) and "Celadine" (2004), among others.
In 1976, Amy made her film debut, playing "Sue Snell", one of her most unforgettable characters in Stephen King's Carrie (1976), a classic in the horror genre, taken to the big screen by director Brian De Palma. For the next few years, Irving continued working in important films, The Fury (1978), also directed by De Palma, Voices (1979) and The Competition (1980). Later, in 1983, she gave a fine performance as "Hadass", in Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983); earning an Oscar nomination. Two of her best opportunities arrived in the late 80s, when she played "Anna Anderson" in Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) and "Isabelle Grossman" in the romantic comedy, Crossing Delancey (1988); she received a Golden Globe nomination for each movie.
Amy was married to director Steven Spielberg from 1985 to 1989 and she has a son with him, Max Spielberg. And, in 1990, after her divorce, she met Brazilian director Bruno Barreto while they were working on A Show of Force (1990). They wed a few years later and they have a son (Gabriel). In 1997, Irving made a guest appearance on Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997) and, in 1999, she came back in the sequel of Carrie (1976), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999).
Unfortunately, her film opportunities narrowed in the 90s. However, in the year 2000, she surprised the whole world again when she performed as "Mary Ann Simpson", a very funny and sensual, at the same time, English teacher in the film, Bossa Nova (2000). She managed to capture this peculiar character very well. After this romantic comedy, Amy had a great opportunity, playing "Barbara Wakefield", Michael Douglas' wife in Traffic (2000), the film was a huge success and she won an Actor Award, shared with the rest of the cast. Then, this beautiful and talented actress continued working in remarkable films such as 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), with her Carrie (1976) co-star, Sissy Spacek, in the Walt Disney production, Tuck Everlasting (2002) and in the horror film, Hide and Seek (2005), along with Robert De Niro. Recently, she had an important part as "Emily Sloane" in the very-known show, Alias (2001).
In addition to her talents as an actress, she is a great dancer and also showed off her vocal talents, singing in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Rumpelstiltskin (1987) and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991).
Nowadays, Amy Irving continues working on stage in Broadway productions and spends most of her time with her friends and family, especially with her two children.- Actor
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Ian McNeice went to Taunton School in Somerset and then had two years at the Salisbury Playhouse as an Acting A.S.M. before going to L.A.M.D.A. 1971-74. The next few years were spent in theatre, including four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, ending with "Nicholas Nickleby" on Broadway. His TV breakthrough was as Harcourt in the B.A.F.T.A award-wining series Edge of Darkness (1985). His American screen breakthrough was playing opposite Jim Carrey as Fulton Greenwall in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995).- Nathaniel Parker was born in England in 1962. The son of Sir Peter Parker and Dr. Jill Parker, he decided at the age of nine that acting would be his career of choice. His first public performances were with the National Youth Theatre, a breeding ground for many British actors. After attending The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), Nathaniel became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Before exiting the stage for the screen, Nathaniel portrayed "Bassanio" in The Merchant Of Venice, participating in both the London and Broadway productions. The production was directed by the critically acclaimed Sir Peter Hall and starred Dustin Hoffman.
His first feature film, War Requiem (1989), was directed by the highly acclaimed British maverick Derek Jarman, and starred Tilda Swinton and Lord Laurence Olivier. Nathaniel is perhaps best known for his participation in period dramas such as the part of "Laertes" in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet (1990), "Rochester" in Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) and "Cassio" in his brother Oliver Parker's version of Othello (1995), starring Laurence Fishburne. He also appeared in the Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston box office hit, The Bodyguard (1992). Parts in projects such as Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997) and David (1997) helped Nathaniel gain momentum in the world of television, but it was roles like "Rawdon Crawley" in Vanity Fair (1998) and "Gabriel Oak" in Far from the Madding Crowd (1998) that thrust him into the spotlight and solidified his career on the small screen. Currently, Nathaniel portrays "Detective Thomas Lynley" in the BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001). Now in its third season, the show has become an international success, earning rave reviews the world over. Returning to Hollywood in 2003, Nathaniel can be seen in cinemas soon, portraying "Master Edward Gracey" in Walt Disney Pictures The Haunted Mansion (2003), starring Eddie Murphy. - Born and raised in Massachusetts, Ryan received his BFA in Acting from Boston University's College of Fine Arts. He also studied in England at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA)
Ryan's first job landed him in Albuquerque New Mexico starring in ABC Family's first original series, Wildfire. After 4 successful seasons Ryan moved back to Los Angeles and has since been seen most notably on "How I Met your Mother", "Happy Endings", and "Dads." - Actor
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Alec Newman was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
After graduating from LAMDA he built up a steady list of theatre and screen credits before landing the lead role of Paul Atreides in the Emmy award winning miniseries Dune (2000). Introduced to US audiences, a string of appearances on American TV and film followed. He won the coveted role of Barnabus Collins for a 2005 reboot of Dark Shadows (2005) produced by John Wells. Also for television, Frankenstein (2004) saw Newman in the title role, reunited with William Hurt as well as Donald Sutherland.
Continuing work on film included playing aspiring writer Paul in Penny Woolcock's The Principles of Lust (2003) and a supporting role in the Stephen Fry directed Bright Young Things (2003). Both films played at festivals worldwide including Cannes, Sundance and LIFF.
Newman has maintained a consistent presence on the London stage with work at the National Theatre, Almeida, Hampstead and Young Vic as well as the Donmar Warehouse. The 2011 Donmar production of "King Lear" starring Derek Jacobi, featured Newman as Edmund and transferred to BAM, New York. In 2015, the National Theatre production of "The Motherfucker with The Hat" in which he played the title role, garnered an Evening Standard award for Best Play.
Television series regular roles in Kurt Sutter's The Bastard Executioner (2015), Amazon's Rogue (2013) and HBO's Strike Back (2010) saw Newman in edgier often action oriented form, the turn as Strikeback villain Pavel Kuragin perhaps in particular.
In Guy Pitt's 2014 drama Greyhawk (2014) though, Newman's performance was low key and intimate, contributing to the film's nomination for that years EIFF Michael Powell award. Since then, he's been directed by Tomas Alfredson, Amma Assante and George Clooney among others.
A reputation for darker complex characters has some justification . His work in Showtrial (2021) and Karen Pirie (2022) are good examples, with Newman tackling characters in complex moral conflict.
Also a prolific voice artist, he's featured in numerous video game titles including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020),Cyberpunk 2077 (2020),and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022).
He is a huge football fan and has indulged his love of mountains by twice trekking in the Himalayas to Mt. Everest.
Newman lives with his wife and daughter in Surrey, England.- Actress
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The striking actress Anna Maxwell-Martin is a rising star on both stage and screen. Anna had dreamed all her life of becoming an actress even though her family had no background in the arts. She starred in school plays and an acclaimed production of "Breezeblock Park" in the role of Betty.
At the age of 20, she auditioned for the prestigious Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art, the school she had dreamed of attending since childhood but unfortunately, she wasn't accepted. Undeterred, she applied for the London Academy Of Dramatic Art, where she was accepted. Alumni include Donald Sutherland, Rita Wilson, Anthony Head (aka Anthony Stewart Head), Natascha McElhone, plus hundreds more.
While she was training at LAMDA, her father died. Anna wanted to be strong and complete her training, as she was sure her father would have wanted. She used the emotions she felt to breathe life into the more emotional parts she was playing in the plays in which she performed while at drama school including the lead in "Romeo and Juliet," "Three Birds Alighting on a Field," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Mother Clap," and "The Way of the World".
Upon successful completion of the three-year acting program, Anna at age 24 embarked upon a career that has built up gradually over the past four years. She starred in the Trevor Nunn-helmed "Coast of Utopia" and "Dumb Show" at the Royal Court in London with Terry Johnson, but her moment of glory on stage so far has to be her Olivier award-nominated performance in the adaptation of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" as the 12-year-old heroine Lyra.
Though has worked extensively on stage, Anna has graced the big and small screen. Guest appearances in Midsomer Murders (1997) and opposite Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper in Doctor Who (1963) and most recently she can be seen in the role of Esther Summerson in the BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens's book Bleak House (2005) starring Denis Lawson, Johnny Vegas, and Gillian Anderson.
Her film credits include The Hours (2002) with Nicole Kidman, the four-parter BBC drama North & South (2004) as Bessie Higgins, and Penny in Enduring Love (2004) alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig and transatlantic star Rhys Ifans.- Actor
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Ben Daniels is a multi-award winning performer who is equally at home whether working in Film, Television or Theatre. He was born in the Midlands and became interested in acting through drama lessons while at comprehensive school. He began his career after leaving London's prestigious LAMDA drama school. His early work in theatres around the UK led to him being cast as Richard Loeb, one of the two Chicago "thrill killers" who murdered a nine-year-old boy in John Logan's factual play, "Never the Sinner", at London's Playhouse Theatre. His performance earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in that year's Laurence Olivier Awards and has led to a highly respected theatre career, notably "Martin Yesterday" by Canadian writer Brad Fraser for which he received a M.E.N. nomination for Best Actor, "As You Like It" (TMA Supporting Actor award nomination), "All My Sons" receiving an Olivier Award and a Whatsonstage Award for Supporting Actor and, most recently, starring opposite Academy Award nominee Laura Linney in the Broadway revival of Christopher Hampton's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", for which he received a Tony Nomination for Best Actor, A Theatre World Award for Breakthrough Broadway Performance, a Drama Desk nomination for Distinguished Performance and an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Performance.
Ben's television breakthrough came playing philandering "Finn Bevan" in three seasons of the BAFTA-nominated BBC series Cutting It (2002). Other notable television work includes the late, great Frank Deasy's hard-hitting drama Real Men (2003) and the controversial The Passion (2008), playing "Caiaphas"; "Francis Walsingham" in The Virgin Queen (2005); HBO's Conspiracy (2001); Ian Fleming in Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005); the political thriller The State Within (2006) and, more recently, four seasons of the acclaimed ITV drama, Law & Order: UK (2009), as senior crown prosecutor "James Steel".
His diverse film work includes the religious fanatic "Goat" in Doom (2005); "Leopold the Tutor" in Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Madeline (1998); neo-hippy "Tony" in Beautiful Thing (1996); "DJ Bob" in Michael Winterbottom's I Want You (1998); "Augustin Robert", the soldier who falls in love with a leopard, in Passion in the Desert (1997), the sadistic "Danny" in Noli's disturbing Married/Unmarried (2001) and the also excellent Luna (2014), written and directed by cult artist and graphic novelist Dave McKean.- Actor
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Benito has been busy in front of and behind the camera.
He is currently working as Executive Producer on the Amazon Prime feature A MILLION MILES AWAY starring Michael Peña as "José Hernandez." The film is based on the inspirational true story of an immigrant farm worker who became an astronaut for NASA. On the acting side, he just wrapped WITH LOVE Season 2 (Amazon Prime) as the romantic patriarch "Jorge Diaz, Sr." Martinez is widely known for his various fan favorite roles such as "Sheriff Gabriel Reyes" on LONE STAR 9-1-1 (FOX), "District Attorney Todd Denver" on HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (ABC), for multiple roles over 3 seasons in John Ridley's anthology series AMERICAN CRIME (ABC) and as "Police Captain David Aceveda" on the critically acclaimed, award winning television series THE SHIELD (FX) that ran for seven seasons. Other credits include character arcs on THE MAYOR, JACK RYAN, 13 REASONS WHY, SHOOTER, LAW & ORDER: SVU, THE BLACKLIST, HOUSE OF CARDS, and SONS OF ANARCHY, to name but a few. His feature film credits include AMERICAN MADE, QUEEN & SLIM, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, BLESS ME, ULTIMA, UNTHINKABLE, MY FAMILY/MI FAMILIA and SAW.
Benito received his theatrical training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art's (LAMDA) prestigious three-year program after attending Hollywood High Performing Arts Magnet in Los Angeles. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Benito got his start on stage playing the vihuela in his father's mariachi at the age of eight. The next year, he also started participating in theatrical productions at La Compania de Teatro de Albuquerque, a bilingual theater company, co-founded by his mother, Margarita Martinez. After many years of doing both, acting won out.- Actor
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Clive Standen is a British actor, he was born on a British Army base in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in the East Midlands in England. He went to school at King Edward VII School (Melton Mowbray) followed by a performing arts course at Melton Mowbray College. In his late teens, Standen was an international Muay Thai Boxer and later Fencing gold medalist.
His first experience of stunts and sword fighting was at the tender age of 12 when Standen got his first job working in a professional stunt team in Nottingham learning to ride, joust and sword fight. His sword fighting skills are seamless, he is left-handed but learned to fight with his right hand in his early years making him uniquely ambidextrous in the craft. At the age of fifteen, Clive was both a member of the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Music Theatre performing lead roles in plays and musicals in West End and at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. He then won a place at the London Academy of Dramatic Art LAMDA on their three-year acting course.
He is best known for playing the battle hardened warrior 'Gawain' a series regular in the Starz networks TV series 'Camelot' and also 'Archer', the swashbuckling brother of Robin Hood in the BBC TV series Robin Hood; a role which brought Standen much critical acclaim with many of the national press comparing Standen's charming but edgy performance and seemingly effortless sword fighting Skill to Errol Flynn. It was much speculated at the end of the 3rd season that after his brothers death "Archer" would pick up the mantle of Robin Hood and become the show's new hero. Clive is also known for a previous recurring role as Private Harris in the British sci-fi show Doctor Who.
Prior to his role in Camelot & Robin Hood, Standen appeared in three episodes of Doctor Who, the crime thriller "Waking the dead", the Second World War drama documentary "Ten Days to D-Day", three episodes of "Doctors", and "Tom Brown's Schooldays", the acclaimed ITV adaptation of the book by Thomas Hughes. He also played the lead role of Major Alan Marshall in the Zero Hour TV dramatization of the SAS mission in Sierra Leone known as operation Barras. Standen took a lead role in the mainstream Bollywood film "Namastey London" alongside Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar. Clive was also the face of Evian water 2008.
In 2012 Clive landed a lead role in the Vertigo films feature "Hammer of the Gods" and the new series "Vikings" produced by MGM/History, both slated to be released in spring 2013.- Standing at an average 5ft 5in, with a cheeky glint in her deep brown eyes we have Kara Tointon - a girl who is anything but average. She was brought into the world on August 5th 1983 in a large Essex town called Southend-On-Sea.. Ambitious and confident from an early age, Kara often made up her own words for things and was always amusing those around her with her random and creative moods. If she wasn't an actress she would have attended art college. During her teenage years she attended a private school with only 12 people in her entire year. It was here she made friends for life.
At the tender age of 7 Kara began her acting career. She attended speech and drama lessons at school and she also took part in LAMDA examinations, entering local musical festivals doing poetry recital. Her first proper acting experience came when she played the part of Birgita in The Sound of Music at the Cliffs Pavillion. Shortly after that her first paid job was as one of the children in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her first appearance on television was as an extra in Eastenders.
Not only is she a wonderful actress but she is also highly trained in dance, specializing in Aerobics, Ballet, Bass-Baritone, Cabaret Singing, Choreography, Contemporary, Jazz and Tap. In her spare time she enjoys painting, swimming and skiing. She is a girl with endless talents.
But Kara often likes to take a step back from the limelight to spend time with her family and friends who she strives to spend as much time with as possible. Her mother and younger sister Hannah in particular, who recently moved away from Essex to London to be closer to her. Kara is also a keen shopper and likes to spend hours at a time rooting around London for rare, one-off outfits. Fading into the background isn't her style.
2004 has been a great year for Kara. Not only did she appear in Mile High but she has recently returned to her former Dream Team role as Gina Milliano. Kara longed for a regular role in a hit TV show and it looks like her dream maybe have come true. - After completing a BA in business studies at the University of Strathclyde, in his home city of Glasgow, he went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has worked extensively in theatre film and television in both the UK and the USA Having first come to prominence in Channel 4's cult hit "The Book Group" ,he has since had recurring roles in many well known, much loved and award winning series such as "Happy Valley", " Undercover" ,"The Village", "Frankie", "No Angels" and "Clocking Off" In the US he starred alongside Lily Taylor in Lifetime's 'State of Mind' and is also known for the role of Stuart in series 2 and 3 of ABC's "Ugly Betty"
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Rudy Dobrev started his career in the 1992 Gli anni d'oro (1992) (Golden Years)(1992) mini-series for RAI Television in Europe, after beating out hundreds of candidates for the role of "Andrea". He then moved on to other European projects in Television and Theater before moving to the States.
Educated throughout Europe and graduating from High School in the States, Rudy trained with Deborah Aquila at the Aquila/Morong studio for actors in Los Angeles.
Trained at LAMDA, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in London (July-August 2010).
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2005, he starred in The Kings of Babylon (2005), playing "Alexander the Great", Veronica Mars (2004), The Unit (2006), CSI: NY (2004), the sitcom 'Til Death (2006) and played "Juan Fortin" on Days of Our Lives (1965). Most recently appeared on Law & Order: LA (2010).
Has a Flight Instructor License and a Commercial Pilots license from the elite Delta Connection Aviation Academy in Orlando, Florida. Flies planes on the weekend out of Santa Monica.
His father is a Shipbuilder with Lloyds Register of London in North East Asia, and his family name, "Dobrev", is forever immortalized in the History textbooks of Bulgaria; his grandfather - Admiral Ivan Dobrev, was minister of defense for the Republic. Has an older brother and the family resides outside of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Los Angeles, California.- Actress
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Mary Alexandra Stiefvater was born in Chico, California and grew up in Stockton, where she was first introduced to theater and dance at a young age. Educated at The University of California at Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater, she also studied French cinema and philosophy abroad at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III) and Le Centre Parisien d'Études Critiques. After graduation, she moved to England to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Five days after graduating from LAMDA, she packed her suitcase for New York to pursue work in theater, film, television and modeling. As well as being a skilled dancer, Mary Alexandra received her stage combat certificate from the British Academy of Dramatic Combat. She is trained in a variety of different weapons and unarmed combat.
Her first break came on The Late Show with David Letterman where she regularly appeared in comedy skits. At the same time, did motion capture work for the character of Mona Sax in Max Payne 2 with Rockstar Games. The collaboration with Rockstar Games continued on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Warriors.
Later, she moved to Los Angeles, where further success came in television (The Mentalist, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Wedding Bells & Happy Hour). Known mainly for her work in independent films (Supergator, Bear, Speed-Dating, Driving By Braille, Loveless in Los Angeles, The Perfect Boyfriend, Easy Rider: The Ride Back, & Four Lane Highway), she has also appeared in numerous print ads (Verizon, Babies-R-Us, Fera Skiwear, Quenchwear, Cargo magazine, Stuff magazine & The San Francisco Embarcadero Christmas Catalog), commercials (Bud Light, Volvo, Lupus PSA, Red Bull Sugar-free, Style Network, 1-800-Collect & TGIFriday's) and web-series (Playdate & Rules of the League).
In order to sustain longevity in the ever-changing entertainment industry, she started producing and writing. In 2006 she produced the award-winning short film, Bad Habits, with the production company she helped found, Habit Forming Films. Stiefvater then produced Wedding for One and 11-44, both directed by Kristina Lloyd. The two met in acting class at UCLA and have collaborated on several projects together. After many years of co-writing, her first, solo, full-length script, Squaw, was nominated for Best Screenplay in two festivals. In 2012, her first books, In My Contrary Garden and Cocoa For Saturdays were published. Her sophomore effort, On The Merry-Go-Round was released in 2013 with The Sun She Sets and Fair The Rose following in 2014.
Mary Alexandra continues to work as a producer, actress, model, screenwriter, photographer and poet.- Actor
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Colin Baker was born in 1943 in the Royal Waterloo Lying-In Hospital in London during an air raid. He spent his earliest years in London with his mother, while his father served in the armed forces. He narrowly avoided an early death during the wartime blitz when a piece of flying shrapnel just missed him, embedding itself in the side of his cot. After the war, Baker's father took a job as managing director of an asbestos company in Manchester. The family moved north to live in Rochdale, although Baker attended school in Manchester.
It was during his early schooling that - through the mother of one of his fellow pupils, who was a casting director at Granada TV - he had his first experience of acting. It was 1954 and the series was called My Wife's Sister (1956), starring Eleanor Summerfield, Martin Wyldeck and Helen Christie. Colin Baker went on to attend St. Bede's College in Manchester, where he was invited to take part in their annual productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. The twelve-years-old Baker appeared in the chorus for a production of "Yeoman of the Guard" and, a year later, landed a more major part - playing the female lead, "Phyllis" - in "Iolanthe".
After completing his schooling, Baker went on to study law. One day during this period, he and his mother went to see an amateur production of "The King and I" at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. Inspired by the performance and encouraged by the president of the company that had staged the Amateur Dramatic Society and quickly became hooked on acting. Baker took a job as a solicitor but, as time went on, became less and less interested in this career. Finally, at the age of twenty-three, he decided to become a full-time actor.
Baker joined the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he trained for three years. At the end of this, he was summoned with two of his fellow students to see the head of the drama school, who gave them rather gloomy predictions for their future prospects as actors and suggested that they seek alternative careers. These predictions proved somewhat wide of the mark as not only did Baker go on to great success but so too did his fellow students - David Suchet (who - amongst many other achievements - starred in LWT's award-winning productions of Agatha Christie's "Poirot") and Mel Martin (whose numerous credits include the series Love for Lydia (1977), also for LWT). After leaving LAMDA, Baker took a temporary job driving a taxi in Minehead in order to be near his then-girlfriend. He then received a call to come to London to audition for a part in a BBC2 drama series called The Roads to Freedom (1970), which he won. This led to further TV roles, including two more for BBC2: "Count Wenceslas Steinbock" in "Balzac's Cousin Bette" (1971) and "Prince Anatol Kuragin" in an ambitious twenty-part serialisation of Lev Tolstoy's "War and Peace" (1972-72). He also took on a wide range to theatre work, including several William Shakespeare festivals, appearing in productions of "Macbeth" and "Hamlet".
In the mid-seventies, Baker landed the role that would make him "the man viewers love to hate". This was "Paul Merroney" in the BBC1 series The Brothers (1972). After "The Brothers", Baker married actress Liza Goddard, who had played his on-screen wife in the series, but the marriage eventually ended in divorce. Baker later married actress Marion Wyatt. Theatre work kept Baker almost constantly busy for the next five years including appearances in everything from comedies to thrillers, as well as more Shakespeare. He also had a few further TV roles, including one as "Bayban" in "Blake's 7: City at the Edge of the World" (BBC, 1980) and one opposite Nyree Dawn Porter and Ian Hendry in the drama series, For Maddie with Love (1980) (ATV, 1980).
Baker's next TV role after "For Maddie with Love" was as "Maxil" in the Arc of Infinity: Part One (1983) story, "Arc of Infinity". Shortly before Baker took the role of the Doctor on "Doctor Who", he and his wife suffered the loss of their baby son, Jack, to cot death syndrome. Baker subsequently became a passionate fund raiser for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, with many of is personal appearance fees being donated to the charity. Baker's time as the sixth Doctor was cut unexpectedly short, initially by BBC One controller Michael Grade's hiatus between the twenty-second and twenty-third seasons and then by the decision of Grade to oust him from the role.
After his departure from "Doctor Who", the actor returned to the theatre, appearing in highly successful runs of "Corpse" and "Deathtrap" and having a four-month stint in the West End farce, "Run for Your Wife", with Terry Scott. TV work included a guest appearance in the BBC's Casualty (1986) and presenting assignments on programmes for the Children's Channel. After directing a play called "Bazaar and Rummage", Baker was asked to play the Doctor once again - this time on stage, taking over from Jon Pertwee in the Mark Furness Ltd production, "The Ultimate Adventure". This tour proved to him that, despite the brevity of his time as the Doctor on TV, he had amassed a loyal following amongst younger viewers.
In the 1990s, Baker had continued to pursue a successful career, mainly in the theatre. He has made regular appearances in pantomime, and his stage work has included roles in the musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" and in a comedy entitled "Fear of Flying". He has also starred in the "Stranger" series of videos made by Bill Baggs Video, alongside a number of other actors known for their work on "Doctor Who".- Actor
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Stage Name Luing Andrews. Published Author with Pegasus Publishers.
Born in Ham Richmond Surrey, Birth name Ian Andrew Luing Mason. British actor Luing Andrews began his career as a probational stunt man in the UK and directly after training was offered his first feature film 'Called Home', daring Luing not only acted in this exciting film but also performed his own stunts including a cliff fall and car crash! Luing mainly acts nowadays but does participate in some stunts including in acting roles he achieves.
After being offered a place at the prestigious LAMDA and training at The ATS theatre school London 1989 & Passed a RADA summer pass with flying colours 1990 his love for acting grew and on graduation in 1993 Luing played roles such as Ash Williams alongside Amanda Burton in Silent Witness for UK television. He soon became a regular on British Television with prime-time shows like Whitechapel, Wings of Love, Afterlife, Footballers Wives, Green Green Grass, My Family and Worst Christmas of My Life. Luing enjoyed playing a gangster Lieutenant with Scott Maslen in the TV version of Lock Stock and Raz in the UK's number one soap Eastenders alongside the talented late great actor John Bardon. In one of his most heartfelt roles yet, Luing played biker with a heart Henry Swindell in the nations much loved hospital drama Casualty starring with the main cast.
Films soon came calling and Luing was offered a role in The Heavy as a villain. Thomas Black in Flugel DE lie be'(Wings of Love). As well as Bronson, Football Factory, The Oxford Murders, The Pimp, and The Sculptress with Pauline Quirk.
Filmed The Royal Bodyguard alongside the much-loved David Jason, playing a character who this time on the right side of the law PC Clive Roberts. Showing his comedic side in the upcoming British comedy Him and Her Luing plays the feisty father Colin and in contrast to his usual bad boy roles, was the guardian angel and face of Motor Cycle News for 2010 - 2013. Luing now regularly Acts both sides of the pond and recently filmed the 4 part sitcom Rick and Rat in Thailand. Luing is now a published author and has just had his first Novel '8ish' published by mainstream top publishing company Pegasus publishing company, the novel which is about a London Gangland Crime family with IRA connections. Luing currently spends most of his time in the UK. (updated 2021)- Actor
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Tom trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan attending international school for 15 years before moving to England obtaining a degree from Bristol University and subsequently training in London to be an actor. Of Danish/German descent and with a fluency in both of languages, Tom's mother tongue is English.- Actress
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Angélica Aragón was born on 11th July, in the "Central Médica" clinic, in Mexico City. Raised in a family of intellectuals and educated at some of the most celebrated schools in Mexico, like "The Modern American College", "The Sierra Nevada School", "The French - Mexican High School", Angélica chose to seek an academic degree at "The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts" (LAMDA). There, for almost seven years, Angélica studied acting, pantomime, interpretative art, as well as canto and dance. In order to complete her histrionic education, she followed courses offered by "The London School of Contemporary Dance", "The National Dance Academy of India" and by the Indian "Kerala Kelandam Dance School". Back to Mexico in the early 80s, she started working in the telenovelas industry, for a local television company "Televisa". After giving life to a wide range of characters, either week or strong, subdued or independent, sociable or secluded, kind or evil, she decided to change her production company and signed for a young, but far from intimidating production house "Argos Televisión", which also brought her international acclaim for the extraordinary interpretation in "Mirada de Mujer" ("A Woman's Glance"). The sad, but true story of María Inés gained the sympathy of many other "women's glances" from all over the world. Apart from that, she had starred in no less than 24 movies, both Mexican and North American, among which the best known are "The Evil That Men Do" or "A Walk in the Clouds". As a theater actress, Angélica, who performed plays like "Maquillaje" or "Aquila Real" to name just a few, proved once more her inegalable talent. In 1999, she first directed a play, focusing on social themes "Tengamos el Sexo en Paz". Now, at the beginning of 2000, Angélica is back on the world's stage, with another telenovela inspired by Mexico's social, political and educational realities, called "Todo Por Amor", produced by "Argos Televisión" and broadcast by "TvAzteca".- Trained at LAMDA graduating in 2003. He has an extensive background in theatre in London's West End as well as the Edinburgh Festival where his portrayal of infamous murderer Richard Loeb in 'Never the Sinner' was described by The Scotsman as "a tour de force: flamboyant, posturing, ironic, and with the magnetism the part requires", and prompted The Times to feature him as a "Great British Hope" when the production transferred to the Arts Theatre in London's West End.
He has had roles on British television in hit shows such as Downton Abbey, Dr. Who and Case Histories.
He was offered the part of Jason Fraser in Diana starring alongside Naomi Watts. - Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire in 1963. His father ran a record shop in Tenby and both his parents were keen amateur actors. After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager (through a Youth Opportunity Scheme) at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven, where he stayed for a year. After occasional acting roles, he moved to London and trained at LAMDA.
He broke into television, when he appeared in Morgan's Boy (1984) and also worked consistently for the English Shakespeare Company. His big break came, when he appeared as the Chef, in a television series The Lakes (1997). He appeared in a couple of West End shows and played Dennis in Coronation Street (1960) for eighteen months. He later appeared as Clive, in Paradise Heights (2002) for the BBC with Neil Morrissey and Ralf Little as well as its spin-off The Eustace Bros. (2003). Further roles emerged in ITV's Steel River Blues (2004) and a children's series Barking! (2004) in 2004. He is married and lives in Wales with their son. He is a private family man who does not court publicity. - Actress
Elaine was born in London, England. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and performed in West End stage productions, including South Pacific and The King & I, Royal Variety Shows, film, television, radio and commercials. After leaving to attend a regular academic school, she continued taking her LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Exams, and carried on working in productions mainly for the BBC. She went on to study Law and graduated from Exeter University.
Later Elaine played the lead role of Liat in Sir Trevor Nunn's production of South Pacific at the National Theatre in London, and sang 'Happy Talk' as a duet with the character of Bloody Mary which features on the musical soundtrack recorded at Abbey Road Studios. After returning to acting full time, she completed the last part of her law training part time.
She has appeared in commercials for Olay, Mercedes, Coors Light, Camaro Chevrolet, Clairol and Gillette.- Actress
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In 2023, Camille Mana can be seen on CBS drama "The Equalizer" as Ruby, sister to Mel Bayani (Liza Lapira), and SXSW competition feature "Scrambled" starring Leah Mckendrick, Yvonne Strahovski, June Diane Raphael, Ego Nwodim, and Clancy Brown.
Camille starred opposite Jesse Eisenberg in his playwriting debut "Asuncion". She received rave reviews as the title character from Vogue, Vanity Fair, and even an onscreen shoutout from Jimmy Fallon. She made a splash on Netflix in animated feature film "Seal Team" alongside JK Simmons, Matthew Rhys and Kristen Schaal as Jing, a spunky martial-arts aficionado and love interest to Patrick Warburton's Geraldo.
Film credits range from Sundance/Toronto drama fare: "Smart People" with Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker, "Cake" with Jennifer Aniston, "Norman" with Adam Goldberg and Richard Jenkins, to slacker comedy fare: "College" with Haley Bennett, "Speed-Dating" starring Chris Elliott, and "High School" starring Adrien Brody and Colin Hanks. She plays her first villain Dr. White, in upcoming feature film "Captain Tsunami's Army" starring Jeremy Sisto.
She produced "Equal Opportunity", featuring Aldis Hodge, Alanna Ubach, and Tom Lenk, awarded Best Film in NBC Comedy Shortcuts Festival, Official Selection SXSW, HBO Comedy Festival, and Montreal Just For Laughs. Other producing includes "Carnal Orient", Official Selection Slamdance, and "The Bird Who Could Fly" directed by mentor Raphael Sbarge.
Currently streaming on Netflix as Series Regular Lisa Sanchez in long-running sitcom "One on One" opposite Kyla Pratt. Recent work includes Rose Castillo on "New Amsterdam", a hate-crime victim as NBC shined a light on AAPI violence during the Covid pandemic.- Born in Dublin, Ireland Tessa Auberjonois grew up in Hollywood where she spent many a Friday night at the taping of "Benson", in which her father Rene played Clayton, but most days and nights found her doing her own ballet from a young age. Winner of the 2020 Ovation Award for Best Lead Actress in a play, she's a critically acclaimed and versatile stage actress. Her work ranges widely from developing new works with playwrights ranging from Neil LaBute to Annie Weisman, classical roles such as Lady M and Lydia Languish, as well as many comedic characters. She has appeared Off-Broadway on stages such as the Lucille Lortel, the Acorn, the Player's Theatre, and the Rattlestick (among others), and has performed in and helped develop Premier productions at many of the nation's foremost regional theaters- including South Coast Repertory Theatre, leading roles at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C., the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Westport Playhouse, the Utah Shakesperean Festival, and others. She trained as a dancer at SAB, and then received her formal theatre training at Yale Drama and LAMDA in London. As a voice-over performer she has been heard regularly on television as the voice of FEMA, Glade scented oil products, The Crave for White Castle, the Goodlife Recipes, many others, as well as numerous radio spots, video games, animated series and audio-books and has re-voiced several feature film performances. She is a grateful recipient of the Sermoonjoy Fund's Fellowship for a mid-career actor.
- Sydney Rae White is a British actress and musician, with a successful career spanning nearly 20 years. She has appeared in London's West End, in cult TV shows and blockbuster movies, and worked with some of the greatest musicians of all time, most recently The Who. When not acting on stage or in film and television, she can be found in the studio or on tour with her rock band The Wild Things.
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Joanna was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Joanna had her first London acting agent at fourteen, Movie Mites, and whilst with them auditioned for a role in Stanley Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut'. By the age of sixteen Joanna had played a variety of minor TV roles, including being the invited guest on the Cable TV Series 'Cash In Hand' and performed in various theatrical productions at the Theatre Royal, Winchester, The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton and the Ashcroft Arts Centre and Bishopsfield Theatre, both in Fareham. Joanna then went on to play Ellen Malpass alongside Janet Suzman, Joyce Redman, Edward Hardwicke and Richard Johnson in The Ruth Rendell Mystery 'Front Seat', directed by Sandy Johnson for Meridan and ITV Productions.
Joanna has recently played Kirsty Lane in the Channel 5 Drama Reconstruction programme, 'Fingers In The Till' and also the CT Technician in 'Critical' for Sky 1. Joanna can also be seen as the Female Job Candidate at the Bathroom Shop in the TV series 'Peep Show' (Series 8. Episode 1) and as the baker, known as Ordinary Woman with lovely buns, alongside Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield in a spoof sketch of The Great British Bake Off for BBC 2.
Joanna received distinction in her Lamda Acting Medals and certificates and went on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London, England.- Actress
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Kellie Cockrell was born on 26 June 1988 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She is an actress, known for Jack and Jill (2011), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and The Hungover Games (2014).- Katie Cockrell is an American actress, dancer, and performer. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and started dancing at the age of 5. She's of mixed ethnic background, her mother is Chinese and her father is English and Irish. Katie has an identical twin sister, Kellie, who is also an actress. Katie's been in over 50 commercials and film projects; most notably playing a Catian alien twin opposite Chris Pine in Star Trek: Into Darkness.
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Krystal Tiffany Vayda is a dynamic and passionate producer with over two decades of industry experience. Her introduction to the business was in front of the camera as both a print model and child actor. As she matured, she took a break from Hollywood to study communications in Fullerton, California as well as a lengthy stint abroad studying performance at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
After returning stateside, her focus shifted to learning more about building projects from the ground up. As the God Daughter of an Academy member; Krystal was introduced to one of Hollywood's most innovative, groundbreaking and Academy Award winning producers, Mark Johnson (Rainman, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Notebook). Under his tutelage, Krystal gleaned an extensive knowledge of both film and television producing, which in turn spurred her first foray into feature producing. In 2014, alongside her business partner and brother, Brandon Vayda, Krystal executive produced the thriller "The Girl in the Photographs" which premiered at TIFF 2015 during the notable Midnight Madness showcase.
In 2018, Krystal and Brandon launched their own production company: Quarzo Studios. The company, which focuses on multi-genre, high-brow, character-driven projects geared toward young adults. Quarzo focuses on equity financing, development and physical production alike.
Krystal currently resides in Los Angeles and continues to dedicate herself to the craft of making memorable and timeless pictures for audiences worldwide.- Actress
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Annabel Leventon was born in Hertfordshire. She received a state scholarship and bursary to attend St Anne's College, Oxford (1961-64). While studying there, she made several appearances at the Playhouse and toured France as Desdemona in the Oxford University Drama Society's production of 'Othello'. She then joined the Fourbeats pop group, played at the Edinburgh Festival and continued in various other OUDS productions. Upon obtaining her BA she gained a grant to LAMDA and made her professional stage debut in Leicester. In December 1967 she left for the U.S. where she joined Tom O'Horgan's La Mama Troupe in New York and worked with them for seven months before returning to Great Britain. She was in the original London cast of 'Hair' at the Shaftesbury Theatre, which was also directed by Tom O'Horgan. Leventon appeared in the London production of 'The Rocky Horror Show' and made numerous television appearances.- Actor
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Steven Hartley is one of the best known faces and voices on British TV, film and radio. Born in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, Steven has become internationally known for his film, TV and theatre work. Steven trained at LAMDA between 1981-1984 and has worked constantly ever since, becoming a regular in leading roles on British television, and working in film and theatre in many diverse and acclaimed roles in the UK and US. Steven lives in London with his wife Abby Francis , and daughter Tess.- Actor
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Edward Akrout is a Franco-British actor and artist. Raised in an ethnically diverse background, he grew up between France and England and then lived in different countries, including Romania and throughout Latin America. He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2008. He is mostly known for his roles as the Dauphin in the BBC series, "The Hollow Crown" and Edward Steichen in "Rodin" part of the Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival 2017.- Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh was born in Accrington, Lancashire, where she was involved in local amateur theatre and studied A-level Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College under Martin Cosgrif. Despite planning to go into social work, she won a grant to attend LAMDA, where she studied from 1988-91. After graduating she was part of the theatre company, Arts Threshold, and with her teacher and mentor Brian Astbury and a group of friends, built a theatre in a basement in Paddington.
This led to roles on television in, among other programs, The Bill (1984), The Dwelling Place (1994), Pat and Margaret (1994), and an episode of Dalziel and Pascoe (1996). She was spotted by the casting crew for Coronation Street (1960) while appearing in "Much Ado About Nothing" in the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester. She played "Hayley" in Coronation Street (1960), the first trans-character in a UK soap, from 1998 to 2014, when she left, winning a National TV Award for her performance in her exit storyline, which she shared with her screen husband, David Neilson. The couple also won Best Actor and Actress at the Soap Awards that year, as well as Best Onscreen Partnership.
She returned to work extensively in theatre, radio and television, with roles in Russell T. Davies's Cucumber (2015), Happy Valley (2014) (series 2), Doctor Who (2005), Catastrophe (2015), Inside No. 9 (2014), The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), and The A Word (2016) (series 3). The BBC4 film, Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster (2015), in which she reprised her stage role as the mother of a murdered teenager, won her a Best Performance in a Single Drama Award from the Royal Television Society. Her role as a rape survivor in series 3 of Broadchurch (2013) earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2018.
Hesmondhalgh lives in Manchester with her family and is a founding member of political theatre collective, Take Back. In 2019, her book, Working Diary, was published by Methuen. - Actor
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Ryan is Artistic Director of Dickens Theatre Company. He has written, directed, produced and starred in stage adaptations of Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and The Trials of Charles Dickens, touring major UK theaters. His acting career began at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, before training for 3 years at LAMDA. Notable TV includes Matthew Thyme, the policeman son of Laura Thyme (Pam Ferris) in Rosemary & Thyme (2003) for ITV as well as on-off appearances in EastEnders (1985) (BBC) playing Sergeant Kenny Morris. Lots of comedic roles, Harry Hill's TV Burp (2001) for ITV and Coupling (2000) for BBC and Elton John's father Stanley Dwight in Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked (2019). Ryan is a partner at Deadpan Films, where he and Tim MacKenzie-Smith and Matt Wyllie have produced a number of documentaries, TV projects and short films. Deadpan Films is in pre-production for comedy-horror 'Dracula- Essex Legend' filming in 2023.- Actress
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Karen Kondazian's career as an actor started at the age of eight when she was chosen to be one of the infamous children on Art Linkletter's "Kids Say the Darndest Things." The opportunity to miss school during tapings was all it took for Karen to abandon her life's goal of becoming a spy and focus on acting. She was born in Boston, attended The University of Vienna and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, after which she began her acting career in New York. Her first professional work was in Michael Cacoyannis' "The Trojan Women." She later won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo." Williams, after seeing her work in Tattoo, was so impressed that he gave her carte blanche to produce any of his plays in his lifetime. Her other award-winning performances of Williams include "Sweet Bird of Youth" (with Ed Harris) and "Vieux Carre." At the Fountain Theatre, Kondazian has starred in Williams' "Orpheus Descending," "Night of the Iguana," and "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore..." plus Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's "Master Class." On television, she appeared as a series regular lead in CBS's "Shannon," and guest starred in over 50 television shows and films including: "James Dean" (with James Franco) and "Yes Giorgio" (with Luciano Pavarotti). She is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. Kondazian is also a multi-award winning novelist. Her debut novel, "The Whip," based on a true story, won a USA News Book Award, among others.- Actor
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Gerald Kyd was born in Pretoria, South Africa. His heritage is Greek and Scots. Gerald trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has worked extensively in theatre, television and film. On television, he is known for Persons Unknown, Cold Feet, Harlots, Deep Water and Casualty. In theatre, he has worked with the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, both in London's West End and New York.- Multilingual actress Daphne Alexander was born in Cyprus and trained at Oxford University and LAMDA. She came to prominence playing nurse Nadia Talianos on the BBC's long running medical drama "Casualty". After this she has worked internationally, playing roles in Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer", Osunsanmi's "The Fourth Kind" and HBO's "House of Saddam". More recently she took on the roles of Catherine Horton in "Smyrna" and Aliki in "Minore". She played leading roles in award-winning films "The Palace" and "The Siege on Liperti Street".
She has played Modesty Blaise for BBC Radio 4, and has worked onstage in London and New York.
Daphne loves languages and speaks native English and Greek, fluent French as well as conversational German and Levantine Arabic. She divides her time between London, Athens and Los Angeles. - Actor
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Alexis Kanner was born in Bagneres de Luchon, France. His family, displaced Jewish refugees, emigrated to Montreal, Canada in 1944. After attending McGill University and performing for a season with the Stratford Festival of Canada, Kanner returned to Europe to pursue his acting career.
In 1959, Kanner was invited to join the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He appeared as Caliban in Sir Barry Jackson's production of The Tempest ("..the repellently real Caliban of Alexis Kanner cannot be bettered", Illustrated News), as well as playing The Husband in Bernard Hepton's production of Rashomon and Ken in The Naked Island. He appeared as Hotspur in Henry IV for Orson Wells at the Dublin Gate Theatre and the lead in Edward Albee's The American Dream at the Royal Court Theatre in 1961, a performance described by Alan Brien of the Sunday Telegraph as "...played by Alexis Kanner like a human steak looking for a plate on which to serve himself; he is the final parody of the all-American paragon".
In 1964 as part of director Peter Brook's Theatre of Cruelty Season at LAMDA, he played the title role in Charles Marowitz's reinterpretation of Hamlet.
Kanner won enormous praise for his one-man performance as Sammy in Ken Hughes' Sammy at London's Arts Theatre. Other notable performances were as Harry Mallory in Saroyan's Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning at the Duke of York, Julie in John Hopkins' Find Your Way Home and, Sa'id for Peter Brook's RSC production of Genet's The Screens.
Kanner became a household name as Detective Matt Stone in the BBC television series Softly Softly in 1966. In 1967 Kanner returned to Montreal to play Ernie Turner in Don Owen's film The Ernie Game, which won two Canadian Film Awards, for Best Director and Best Feature.
In 1967/68 he met Patrick McGoohan, the director and creator of the cult television series The Prisoner. Kanner performed in 2 episodes; Living In Harmony, where he was the psychotic mute Kid, and the rebellious youth N°.48 in the series' finale, Fall Out are both memorable appearances in a great series. McGoohan and Kanner became life-long friends.
Kanner subsequently acted in the films Crossplot (alongside Roger Moore, 1969), Connecting Rooms (with Bette Davis and Michael Redgrave, 1969) and Goodbye Gemini (with Judy Geeson, 1970). He then returned to Canada to star as a wild man trying to settle down on a farm in Mahoney's Last Stand (with Sam Waterson, 1972), which he produced, co-wrote, co-directed and edited. The original soundtrack was written and performed by Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane.
Kanner was reunited with Patrick McGoohan, when both starred in the film Kings and Desperate Men, a thriller about a talk-show host (McGoohan) who is taken hostage in a radio station. Kanner produced, directed, co-wrote, co-shot and edited the picture. The film received critical acclaim in the United States and in the U.K., for both McGoohan and Kanner's performances and for Kanner's innovative filmmaking.
Kanner continued - as writer, producer and director - developing projects for the screen. In addition to his own writing, he worked with Abraham Polonsky on Mario and the Magician, Thomas McGuane on the anti-war script Flying Colors and Alan Sharp on Picture Yourself. He became increasingly disinterested in the deal-making part of the filmmaking process and became more interested in just writing. Subsequently, he dedicated all of his time to writing prose.
Alex came full circle when he felt the need to perform on the stage again. In search of a play which interested him, he became reacquainted with George Buchner's work. He found himself passionate about the character of Woyzeck and, in true Kanner fashion, went back to Buchner's original fragmented manuscripts and started again. At the time of his death, at his home in London, Alex was in the process of editing his adaptation of Woyzeck.- Niall Wright trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and recently graduated in 2017. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and studied a Business degree at University College Dublin. Niall's recent TV credits include Amazon's 6 part series Lore. He also appeared as the lead role in all three seasons of 6 Degrees (BBC NI and BBC Networks), and as the series regular in three seasons of Dani's Castle (CBBC). Film credits include: Mickey Bradley in Good Vibrations (starring Richard Dormer), the IFTA winning feature film Mickybo and Me (dir by Terry Loane) and the lead role in the short James (2008) (winner of 22 international awards & selected for the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival). Theatre credits include: Jez Butterworth's 'The Ferryman' directed by Sam Mendes in London's West End and most recently on Broadway winning four Tony Awards, including Best Play.
- Rohan Gotobed was born in Poole, Dorset in 1998. He is an actor and writer, best known for roles in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011), Casualty (1986), Doctors (2000) and Hoff the Record (2015). Though his sister Hattie has also achieved success in the industry, Rohan is steadily gaining a reputation for his enthusiasm and commitment and is currently expanding his theatrical experience at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
- Francesca Poston was born in New York City, New York. Her parents are actor Tom Poston and actress/dancer Jean Sullivan. At age 3, she moved with her mother to Majorca, Spain, returning a year later. At age 5, she again moved with her mother, this time to Rome, Italy and was enrolled in an Italian school for the year. Returning to New York, she attended "L'Ecole Francaise", a bilingual school where all the classes were taught in both French and English. At age 6, her mother, an ex-dancer and actress (Principal with the American Ballet Theatre and Flamenco), enrolled her at the "Ballet Arts" school at neighboring Carnegie Hall studios. At age 12, she transferred to the Professional Children's School, also in Manhattan where children working in the Arts could pursue their careers while completing their education. At age 14, after studying dance all over Manhattan - (Frank Wagner-Jazz and Richard Thomas-Richard Thomas), Francesca was accepted at George Balanchine's "School of American Ballet", located in the Julliard building adjacent to Lincoln Center. At this same time, she did her first television commercial, for "Crest" toothpaste. At age 16, she did her first modeling job, posing for a series of interviews and photos in "17" Magazine, featuring young actresses and dancers. Over the years, Francesca continued to do commercials. Her sixteenth summer, she left New York to attend the "Rosella Hightower" school of Dance in Cannes, France, where she took an intensive course in not just Ballet, but also Modern Dance and Jazz. At age 17, she decided to focus on acting. After studying acting at the "Stella Adler School", where she also studied Shakespeare with Mario Siletti, she was hired to work with the American Shakespeare Festival, where they performed "Romeo and Juliet" at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey and, again, at the American Shakespeare Festival, in Stratford, Connecticut. At the Festival, they also performed "A Winters' Tale" and "Our Town" and "The Tavern and the Raven" at the "New Play Series". Francesca then left for London to study with the "British American Acting Academy" with teachers from the Royal Shakespeare Company, RADA and LAMDA.
Back in New York, Off-Broadway Theatre credits include "Felice and Carlina"-Teatro Del Sol, "'tis Pity She's a Whore"- the Rough and Holy Theatre Company, and "Moby Dick", "East Lynne" and "The Forced Marriage"- The South Street Theatre Co. She did stints on ABC's All My Children (1970) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). Studying Improv and performing with 2nd City's Tamara Wilcox-Smith, and performing at "The Improv" and "The Comedy Store", she met and married George S. Clinton, a singer, songwriter and keyboard player, whom she also recorded and sang with. Their relationship lasted only five years. She also spent three months studying International Theatre in Avignon, France for the "Festival Des Arts". Film work has included The Apple (1980) - Cannon, Floating World"-Independent and "Pray TV".
She appeared on St. Elsewhere (1982) and Busting Loose (1977) before opting to return to college and finally get her BA. Her new fiancée- Chris was a talented drummer, and didn't want her to leave Hollywood, so she opted to attend a local school - Loyola Marymount University, where she finally received her beloved BA in English Literature. After graduating college, she and Chris broke up after a lengthy engagement. Her muted love of music reared up during an epiphany wherein a Bibi King television special followed Kenneth Branagh's brilliant adaptation of "Henry V". As much as she adorned the production, Bibi melted her soul. It helped that after she and Chris had broken up, she had fallen in love with a Jazz musician, who had opened her ears and her heart. Francesca went on to attend Hollywood's "Musician's Institute" where she took the summer GIT (Guitar) program, and then graduated from the Vocational Degree in Music Program for Voice (VIT). Since then, she has appeared in Clubs all over Los Angeles. - Manager
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Manager/Producer at Citizen Skull, I now represent actors, and produce films. Co-Director/Producer at Miss World America. Entrepreneur: Owned/ Sold Miss Great Britain twice 2005-2006, 2009-2011. BBC 3 Nations Nominated Creative Producer. 2004 Creator/ Producer Numberplate Heaven TV show for Sky Men & Motors. Own newspaper column Wales on Sunday. Produced in excess of 30 Tv shows for SKY TV Dating Channel. Had own Jewelry line 'Inspire' on Shopping TV. Partner/ Sold shares in Electra Star Model agency. Former Miss Great Britain 1997. 22 years TV Host Liz was represented by IMG.- Cyd Hayman originally planned to become a journalist but turned to acting through LAMDA, taking various jobs to pay her fees. She worked in rep at Liverpool, Ipswich, Folkestone and the Mermaid in London before getting her big break on television in the series Manhunt (1970), in which she played the leading role of Nina. Before that, she had appeared in Armchair Theatre (1956), the BBC's The Wednesday Play (1964), and Love Story (1963). Other television roles include Clochemerle (1972), The Lotus Eaters (1972), The Persuaders! (1971), Crime of Passion (1970), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), and The Two Ronnies (1971). Her film credits include Percy (1971) and Guns Before Butter (2005).
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Ben Macleod was born in Scotland, and as soon as he was out, he moved to London for two years before returning to his homeland. He started school at four and this was when he realised he wanted to be an actor. He started taking LAMDA exams, developed his acting skills and moved to Dublin (Ireland) when he was 8, for a year. He was trained by Dublin's most prestigious acting school, took up singing and piano and became a Jack-of-all-arts-trades, learning how to do make-up and director skills. By the time he was 11 he enrolled in Britain's most famous Theatre school: Sylvia Young Theatre School. As soon as he arrived he felt at home, he developed his acting further and started working professionally with roles as you see listed here, and in his final year achieved Deputy Head boy. More roles are in his path in the future. He wishes to continue with his acting, and be among the top with Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, He specialises in drama and 'real' acting, his favorite. Ben enjoys going out making friends and relaxing with his piano and making music!- Daniel is something of a late comer to acting, having had careers in Market Research, the British Civil Service, Banking/Finance, Charities and the Non-profit sector. Having completed his University Studies in 2000, Daniel decided to pursue a long held ambition - Acting.
After some one-to-one sessions in Communication, Daniel enrolled with the Actor's Theatre School in North London, where he studied, until he achieved his LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts,) Bronze Medal. Up to this point he was financing his studies via his job as a management executive in Market Research. Once he was laid off in 2002, he was unable to further pursue his formal training. Instead, he decided to take the plunge and go full out to achieve his dream - That of being an actor.
Daniel would say he has been to "The School of Hard Knocks" where his acting career is concerned, having starting out via working as a film and TV "Extra" or "Supporting Artiste" if you like, before progressing further on with his career.
Something of a career veteran, to date Daniel has worked on more than twenty films, forty plus British TV productions over a six year period as well as a stint in theatre. It may still be early days for Daniel but his work ethic as well as commitment and continual hard work is there for all to see. - Matthew was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. After graduating from Upper Canada College, he moved to London where he trained at LAMDA and then at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts. He then worked extensively in theatre in the UK, including playing leading parts in the West End productions of 'The Miracle Worker' and 'The Boys in the Band'. He also started landing film parts there, doing two films for Richard Attenborough as well as Saving Private Ryan (1998). He moved back to Toronto in 1998 where he immediately booked the sketch comedy TV series History Bites (1998) (for which he was nominated for a Gemini Television Award in 2000) as well as guest leads on 'Traders','The Associates' and 'Twice in a Lifetime'. He then landed the part of Henry Guyrich in X-Men (2000) in which he morphed into Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
Matthew moved to Los Angeles in late 2001 and married Tove Limm on September 28, 2001 in Hualalai, Hawaii. - Actor
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Karl Hughes was Born in Liverpool, England. He made his theatre debut with Cinderella at the tender age of six. Since then, Karl has appeared in over thirty theatre productions around the United Kingdom. As well as starring in numerous award-winning short films, Karl has picked up awards for 'best actor', as well as starring in the highly anticipated feature film "24 Little Hours" directed by Paul Knight and "Nightmare On 34th Street" directed by James Crow.- Actress
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Teddy has been acting since the age of six, and made her acting debut at age 9 in 1995 in New Voices. During her early years, she worked hard on Guildhall and LAMDA examinations. By the age of 13 becoming the youngest to achieve a LAMDA Gold Medal for acting. She also studied Verse, Prose, Mime and Shakespeare. She had a regular role as Sima on the second series of the BBC1 sit-com All About Me (2002) and also played Amy Franks in the BBC's long-running radio drama The Archers. She has also guest-starred in Casualty (1986) and, more recently, appeared in Coronation Street (1960).
She then got signed to the UK record company Adventures in Music and released her first single "Don't Play Nice" under the name Verbalicious in February 2005. In January 2008, Will.i.am signed Cappuccini to Interscope Records via his will.i.am Music Group imprint. She was noticed for her demo EP Wommanequin, which she produced and wrote herself. Once signed to Interscope, she was placed with Cherrytree Records. Cherrytree encouraged her to find a name that was more direct and descriptive, and she then came up with the name Natalia Kills. (During this time she also wrote songs for French recording artist Matt Pokora and met underground director Guillaume Doubet, who as of 2011 now directs all her visual efforts in Paris.)
Sinclair released her debut album Perfectionist in April 2011 in Germany. She has also wrote, produced and co-directed a web mini-series titled Love, Kills xx (2010) and an additional film under the working title The Exhibition, which was made concurrently with the album, the soundtrack to the film. The album's first single, "Mirrors", was released in the United States in August 2010 and in the UK in April 2011. Her second single, "Wonderland", was released on in April 2011 in Germany. The song was featured in the 2011 film Beastly (2011).
Sinclair opened for Kelis' European All Hearts Tour, as well as supported Robyn Carlsson on her Body Talk Tour in November 2010 and early 2011. Sinclair supported Kesha on the UK leg of her Get Sleazy Tour alongside LMFAO.- Actress
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Cinsyla Key was born on September 12, 1986 in Brussels, Belgium. After receiving two MA at Brussels University, she navigated a gradual hill up the acting craft in London. She attended the Andrew Visnevski's Shakespeare class at RADA before being offered a place at LAMDA where she played for two years the classical repertoire in West End venues. Represented by Equity, she has already grabbed a variety of acting work in theatre and film, explores motion capture technologies yet further and develops feature films dedicated to ancient heritages.- Trudi Jackson was born in the mining town of Pontypool, South Wales to teenage parents Julie and Carl Jackson who later had one more daughter Layla. They divorced when Trudi was 4 years old. Her father remarried to Caroline providing Trudi with another sister Carla and one brother Craig.
She attended LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) and landed her first role as 'Rose' in 'The Libertine'. Two days after the first read through she was crushed from behind by a Cement Mixer whilst cycling on the Fulham Road, London. Sustaining severe pelvic and spinal injuries, it was looking like she may have to say goodbye to her first movie role. However five weeks later on crutches, she walked onto the set for her first scene with John Malkovich. One of her best achievements to date!
She lives in Bermondsey, South London with the her actor boyfriend Al Constantine. - Producer
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A native of Cork City, Ireland, Mark Mahon started out at a young age as a singer/songwriter and wrote over forty songs, several of which were recorded. At the age of eighteen, he trained to be an actor. During this time, he successfully completed his L.A.M.D.A (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) acting examinations with distinction.
At the age of 22, Mark was severely injured in an accident and had to spend several months in the hospital recovering. Left in a wheelchair for three years, he turned his love of acting and his passion for the industry to writing feature films to stay involved in his chosen career. Left with a permanent disability, he has completed many scripts, one award-winning graphic novel and one award-winning novel.
In 2005, he won the 'Best Screenplay Unproduced' Award at the International Action on Film Ceremony in Los Angeles for Freedom Within The Heart, which was launched in late 2007, as a limited four edition, full-color comic series. He also set up his production company Maron Pictures, which now has offices in Ireland and Los Angeles.
Always wanting to direct and not being able to find a director who shared his vision, Mark decided that he would helm his first project himself. So in early 2006, he went to London and received his Director's Diploma from the Raindance Organization. Then, Mark directed his first feature Strength and Honour starring Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones and Richard Chamberlain.
In 2007, Mark made the cover of the April edition of 'Hollywood Scriptwriter' and was recently honored by the Action on Film Awards by having 'The Mark Mahon Award of Excellence in Writing' named after him. Strength and Honour has taken over 24 wins and 36 nominations, as well as official selections from film festivals all across the world, including selection for some of the world's most prestigious non-competitive festivals such as Cairo, Cambridge, Portugal, Moscow, Rome, Seville and Shanghai.
A great honor was the Film's selection by the Beijing Olympics Committee for their Sports Film Screening Week in 2008. In 2009, the Film was selected to screen at the Writers Guild of America and received a review in the Los Angeles Times that described it as 'another Slumdog Millionaire'. Months later, Michael Madsen and Mark Mahon appeared on the TODAY show in New York. Then, on March 17th, 2010, Mark Mahon and the film's main cast were invited by Prince Albert of Monaco to a Royal screening at the Palace of Monaco for the Royal family.
A member of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland and the Irish Film and Television Academy, Mark is now planning his next feature 'Freedom Within the Heart.'- Charles Boland is known for The L.A. Complex (2012).
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May Charters was born in Toronto Canada. She caught the acting bug at a very young age by hanging out on film sets as a child with her filmmaking parents learning much about cameras and how to tell a story from her father, cinematographer Rodney Charters ASC, CSC, NZSC and artist mother Gillian Adamson. Booking her first job at 9 years old playing an orphan in the Canadian/BBC TV movie Heaven On Earth. Then later pursuing acting professionally at 16 with productions at the Leah Posluns Theater and continued her studies in London at LAMDA, most recently completing RADA master courses and directing at the NYFA and art school at The Paris American Academy for painting. Soon she began dancing Flamenco professionally in the acclaimed companies Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company and Ritmo Flamenco. She continues to study and perform flamenco both in Canada, the US and Spain.
May loomed into the Indie world with her thought provoking and deft portrayal of Alison in the Canadian Award Winning film Lovers in a Dangerous Time for which she co-wrote and co-directed that toured the world at festivals and won several best feature awards as well as nominations for her directing and acting. She made the film all while in a holding pattern with a Greencard that kept her from fully pursuing acting full time. While painting portraits for an art show in Los Angeles she met renowned photographer Bruce Weber and became one of his top scouts and casting directors for his campaigns. This took her around the world and busy full time and now she is back to pursuing her first love of telling stories through all her creative talents.
May has the freedom of working through her British, Canadian and American citizenship which allows her to live, work, and play in many parts of the world.
She has produced and directed several short films winning awards at festivals around the world. And is pursuing her love of voiceover working in Video Games, narration and commercials.
When May isn't busy working in film, TV and voiceover she is following her other creative passions. She completed the illustrations for a children's book Lo Lo Sausage coming out in 2019. Working on an art charity exhibit of portraits to help awareness for the epidemic of missing native girls in Canada and the U.S. Dancing and writing screenplays that are in various stages of production. She splits her time between, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, New York, Spain and Sweden.- Actress
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Jennifer was born February 10th in Rochester, New York. At a young age, Jen showed signs of excelled talent as she was the runner up in a PBS elementary school drama that never aired (the part eventually went to a boy). She continued to hone her professional skills being cast in numerous productions within her school and community. In college, she minored in theatre and was later accepted into the prestigious London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) where she studied the classics. She has appeared on Dorm Daze and most recently starred in Mourning After Mirabelle.- Actress
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After training at LAMDA, Irene traveled widely with the Bristol Old Vic Company, including Europe, America and the Middle East. She worked in rep at Liverpool, Leatherhead, Worthing and Wolverhampton and did seasons at Stratford-on-Avon and Chichester and toured with a Shakespearean Company. She worked with Laurence Olivier's company and appeared in Olivier's film version of "Richard the Third". In addition, she worked extensively on the West End stage, including a year in "The Mousetrap", and acted in numerous radio and television plays before joining Coronation Street (1960) in 1968.- Actor
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As a student of theatrical training, Sam O'Mahony attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). After graduation, Sam moved quickly into work for the Royal Shakespeare Company. During the Company's Complete Works Festival, Sam appeared in three different productions. Sam O'Mahony has continued to make use of his classical theatre training, mostly appearing in London productions. His repertoire expands into the small screen world as he appeared across television also. Beginning in 2007, he appeared on Casualty (1986) (TV). Four years later, in 2011 Sam would make his second television appearance in the Syfy original movie Ferocious Planet (2011) (TV) as a Senator's aide to actor John Rhys-Davies. Next, he landed on an episode of the short-lived fantasy series drama Camelot (2011) (TV). In addition to his stage and television work, Sam has lent his talent to voice work offering what has been described as having a baritone range, yet youthful delivery. Although finding his success in London, Sam returned home to Dublin, Ireland with intent of expanding his success and happiness both on and off the stage and screen.- Ami Veevers-Chorlton began her life on a farm in Halesworth, Suffolk, UK. From her humble beginnings as a real-life farmer's daughter, Ami aspired to enter a life in front of the camera as a model and actress. Ami studied at St. Felix School in Southwold, Suffolk and her credibility was honored to the Trinity College of Speech and Drama and LAMDA, a prestigious stage school in London. In school, Ami excelled at verse & prose and Shakespeare repertoires and graduated with honors. At age 18, Ami left the UK on a worldwide modeling campaign with Elite Models for clients such as DKNY, Armani, Max Mara and Amanda Wakeley. Her talents soon exuded her and she strived to breakout into the world of acting and shortly after, she signed with Edward Hill Management. Through Edward Hill, Ami soon found herself onscreen for such features as the much anticipated James Bond saga "Die Another Day" as well as landing one of the leads in Sky Ones "Relic Hunter". From then on more lead roles followed with her landing the part of Mary for the TV release of "Harry & Kosh" and the critically acclaimed lead role as the Ice Queen in the horror film "Ice Queen". For this particular role Ami endured more than 5 hours of hair and makeup each day to transform the model beauty into the hideously grotesque creature that terrorized a small ski town. Ami soon left Edward Hill and then signed to Londinium Management. Shortly afterwards came the role of Fanny in the Bollywood production of "The Pinocchio Effect" and a role of Cynthia in "The Holiday" with Jude Law and Cameron Diaz. With her sultry British accent and her easy-to-work-with nature, VO offers began to come in, with Ami signing on to do "Fakers" in the UK. Shortly thereafter, Ami was brought in to VO the character of Saphira for the epic "Eragon" and upon completion of her VO recordings, FOX decided to go with a bigger name and went with Rachel Weisz. Afterwards, Ami did a series of print campaigns for Bacardi, Sony, Ford, Samsung, Lynx, Fuji Film, FHM, Esquire, Loaded, Elle, Vogue and Gucci. Ami is reviewing multiple scripts and looking ahead to furthering her acting career here in America. With her broad range of acting abilities and natural beauty, Ami looks to land lead roles in American productions that will catapult her into A-list stardom, a position where she can showcase her talents across the pond.
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Eglantina Zingg born in Caracas, Venezuela. Eglantina is an actor and television host. She has a university degree in communications and business administration from a well known South Florida, University. She participated in the academic program of theater and performance at Yale University and graduated from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Lamda), one of the most prestigious theater schools in the UK.
Eglantina started her television career at MTV Latin America where she was the host of it's daily show, L'Gueveo as well as hosted the MTV Latin America Video Music Awards and the MTV Latin America Movie Awards.
Eglantina is a former fashion model who has worked extensively in Europe and Latin America and was represented by the Ford Agency. She has been on the covers of Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, Maxim and Vogue and has walked the runways of Milan, Paris, London and Madrid. In 2011, Glamour Magazine recognized Eglantina as "Icon of the Year". That same year she was the image of the Paco Rabanne fragrance "Lady Million" and became the official ambassador for Worldwide Fashion Week Mercedes Benz.
She was most recently the host of the third season of Project Runway Latin America (GlitzTV). More recently, Eglantina made her feature film debut in Secreto de Confesión directed by Henry Rivero, Produced by Edgar Ramirez and staring Juan Pablo Raba.
In addition to her entertainment career, Eglantina launched Project Peace Latin America (Proyecto Paz Latinoamérica), which promotes the values of peace through sport, music and culture in the most vulnerable communities in Latin America. Project Peace Latin America and Eglantina recently entered into a sponsorship agreement with TAG Heuer for 2014 in Venezuela.- Alex was born in Sheffield. He went to Marlborough College, Cambridge University, where he read English, and trained at LAMDA. On television, he has appeared in many popular TV shows including New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness and Inspector Lynley.
He has also appeared in a number of major one-off television dramas, including Tom Hooper's Golden Globe winning film 'Longford' (opposite Jim Broadbent), Debbie Tucker Green's BAFTA winning film 'Random', Pinochet in Suburbia (opposite Michael Maloney) and Prime Suspect: The Final Act (opposite Helen Mirren). On film he has featured in 'Amazing Grace', 'Keeping Mum' and 'Chatroom'.
Alex has also appeared on some of the UK's major stages including Shakespeare's Globe, The Menier Chocolate Factory and The Finborough in London, the Crucible in Sheffield, the Playhouse in Liverpool and the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Between his professional commitments, Alex works on a variety of youth outreach projects using the skills and experience he has acquired as an actor to build self-confidence, empathy and trust in groups of young people from backgrounds less advantaged than the one in which he grew up. - Born in London (England). Trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Has worked since in British Theatre, including The National Theatre and London's West End (playing Algy in Peter Gill's production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Vaudeville Theatre); and was part of The Peter Hall Company 2011. Film credits include working with Mike Newell on "Great Expectations", and Werner Herzog on "Queen of the Desert".
He is a keen Open Water Swimmer - representing GB at Masters Level. - Composer
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Andrew lives in Los Angeles and holds the greencard. He combines lifelong passion for film with extensive classical training, recording and performance experience. Andrew orchestrates and conducts all his scores, fusing them with electronic textures at his home studio. He has accepted invitations to membership of the BAFTA and The World Soundtrack Academy.
Andrew trained classically in piano and voice from childhood in the choir of Westminster Abbey (with Distinctions in all final ABRSM performances, and the LAMDA Gold Medal), winning scholarships and full tuition awards to lead the National Youth Music Theatre, to read Music at Cambridge University, and to post-grad study at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Before composition he performed across America, Canada, Australia, the Far East, Europe, at the highest levels of concert, opera, and studio recording, in the most renowned classical ensembles - and also in the scores to Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Andrew was then BAFTA Nominated Best New Composer for Film and TV by the British Academy for his very first score, and after several years scoring tv, has scored feature films across the USA and UK.- Lucy trained at LAMDA. As part of her training she performed at the Tricycle Theatre, the Globe and the Royal Court, as well at LAMDA's in house theatre. Prior to attending LAMDA, Lucy gained a Double Starred First in French and Spanish from the University of Exeter. Lucy lives in London.
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Kai Maurer studied acting at Lamda. He has appeared in such films as The Score, U-571 and Beyond the Sea. His work in television includes appearances in Red Dwarf and a leading role in the BBC soap opera Eldorado but unfortunately always being type cast as "Zee German". His stage work includes a West End appearance in It Won't All Be Funny at the Garrick Theatre and His short films have been screened at such festivals as Edinburgh, Raindance, East London, Manhattan Short Film Festival, IFCT (International Festival of Cinema and Technology) New York and at the Curzon Soho and the ICA in London and Edinburgh.
Previously he worked as a musician in his native Germany, touring the country in an orchestra (on trumpet) and playing in a rock band (on drums). He formed Surface Films with Matthew Scott-Perry in September 2003 and Splinter is the first feature film he has directed.
Today Kai is part of an Elite Group of Professional Pilots teaching Men and Women from around the world, how to fly!- Additional Crew
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Tara Dean began her career as an actor and trained at the famous Sylvia Young Theatre School, London. On graduating Sylvia Young Theatre School she studied Speech and Drama with LAMDA, film at the University of London and law at the College of Law, London and Columbia Law School, New York.- Actress
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Hailing from Washington D.C., Laurine earned her degree in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She is a film and TV actress, who happens to also sing and play the piano for fun. She can be seen in such series as Phoenix, Schooled, and Versace: American Crime Story with films such as Switched and Blood Born.- Actor
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Whit Spurgeon was born in Wichita, KS, grew up in Muncie, IN and received his Acting degree from Syracuse University, which included training with LAMDA in London and classes with teachers such as Richard Fancy and world-renowned dialect coach Andrew Jack. He's had featured roles on network TV shows and in feature films including "Fresh Off the Boat," "Victor Crowley," "Chastity Bites," "Liza On Demand" and "Cougar Town." Prior to his TV and film work, Whit spent 20 years in Chicago theatre, appearing in dozens of plays -- including originating roles in two Rebecca Gilman world premieres, "The Glory of Living" and "The Crime of the Century" at Circle Theatre, and playing Myron in the Jeff-Award winner for Best Production and Best Ensemble, "Awake and Sing" at Timeline Theatre. Just prior to moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he played Alderman Tom Keane in the long-running hit "Hizzoner" at Prop Thtr. Whit has also starred in numerous short films, and in dozens of commercials for clients including Pick & Save Supermarkets, Citgo, and Verizon Wireless. He occasionally directs a short film, and is Co-Director of the We Make Movies International Film Festival.- Born in Stoke on Trent to mother Esther (dancer/ doctor) and father Alan (printer), Jades family moved to America shortly after she was born following the work of her father and was brought up in Pennsylvania, and then later the family moved to Limoges in France until the family returned to the UK to lay roots in Stratford-on-Avon.
Growing up in Stratford when she was young she worked in productions with the RSC, including The Thebans Trilogy and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Her mother worked at the theatre and put her in contact with a number of actors who helped to coach her through audition speeches for new roles. She took part in many local theatre companies including making her own, joined and performed with the National Youth Theatre and had small parts on TV.
She studied at LAMDA and briefly at Bretton Hall before stopping her studies to go travelling. When she returned from her travels she was head hunted by her Agent playing the part of Mercedes in Arbitrary Adventures of an Accidental Terrorist with the NYT at the Hammersmith Lyric Theatre. Following this she returned to university to study for a degree in Music Composition. Whilst studying she had several small roles and then then was chosen for the role of Pheobe in Kenneth Brannagh's As You Like it
Jade currently lives and works in London - Actress
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Geerteke started her acting career when she was 7 years old at a theatre school in The Hague. In 2005 she graduated from the University of Amsterdam where she studied Dutch Language and Culture, specialising in South African literature. After university she left for India to teach drama to children.
Besides attending a professional acting school in Amsterdam and the Rutger Hauer Film Factory in Rotterdam, Geerteke also trained at well-known London drama school, LAMDA.
Geerteke van Lierop played opposite Rutger Hauer in the short film Cuba Libre directed by Lech Majewski. She played lead roles in the feature films Second Honeymoon (2015) and Exposure (in production).
For television she was the lead in Pauwen & Reigers, and played recurring characters in Vrijland, KLEM, De Zaak Menten, De Ludwigs and Flikken Maastricht, all of which were broadcast on nationwide Dutch TV. Her character Josephine in Hunter Street was broadcast internationally. She is a popular voice-over for commercials, corporate films and audio books and works closely with TEDx in the Netherlands as a speakers coach.- Carole Ann was born in 1946 in North West London with the theatre in her blood - her grandfather was a well-known Music Hall entertainer, John Wilson. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be an actress. At the age of three, she started singing and dancing classes and began performing on stage before she was four years old. She appeared in many musical shows, and at the age of five, was the youngest actress to perform for the Queen Mother, in a Royal Charity Gala Concert at the Albert Hall in London.
She attended grammar school and in her final year, decided to audition for a part in the school play, Sheridan's "The Rivals". During the general read-through, Carole, who was always the class clown, read several of the parts in various accents. The director told her that she'd got the part she auditioned for and also the job of accent coach for three of the other actors.
In 1963, Carole Ann started work, as a trainee secretary, at the Guinness Brewery in London, where she met her husband Jim. They married in 1965 and had four children - three daughters and a son. It was then that she accepted the fact that it was unlikely she would ever get the chance to realize her dream of becoming a professional actress.
In her mid-thirties, she joined the Sutton Theatre Company and played many roles in musicals and plays. Carole's first leading role was "Calamity Jane" in the well-known musical. She also played Babe Williams in "The Pyjama Game" and Golde in "Fiddler on the Roof". Her husband Jim, a talented singer and actor, also appeared on stage with her. Tragically, in 1993, Jim was diagnosed with lung cancer and he died in July 1994.
Although Carole had been performing on stage for many years, she had never had any formal training as an actor, so five years later at the age of 53, she decided to study drama. She passed her LAMDA Gold exam with honours after seven months and her ALAM a year later.
As a student in 2000, Carole performed in an open-air production of "Henry V" at the Arundel Festival. Later that year, she found an agent and won the part of 'Granny Turner' in a production of the the play "A String of Pearls" at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester, (directed by Jo Harmston). In the audience was David Wood, a well-known writer/director of children's plays and musicals. It just happened that he was about to cast a production of his musical "The Gingerbread Man" and was looking for a character actress to play the part of 'The Old Bag'. Carole was invited to audition and won the part.
Carole auditioned for the role of Maddy in Louis Leterrier's "Unleashed" (2005) and in January 2003 she learned that she'd won the part. It was only then that she discovered that the film was a Luc Besson production and that she would be working with Jet Li, Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins! In February 2003, she went to Paris to meet the Director, Louis Leterrier and the rest of the cast. - Actor
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Robert is a dual citizen raised between England and the US and continues to work between the two countries on stage (Royal Shakespeare Company, West End, Lincoln Center NY, Shakespeare In The Park) and screen. He releases music under the name Captain Backfire, writes for other artists through publishing house Notting Hill and stars in his screenwriting and directing debut 'Real Thirsty' alongside Bryan Cranston and Joely Richardson.- Actor
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Alexandre Ross is an actor from London. He is a proud member of Equity.
In 2009 Alexandre was involved in the The Police Bravery Awards. Which honoured the best of the British police force highlighting exemplary actions of officers who went above and beyond in their roles.
He starred in the award wining short film "One Night In London" directed by Resul Keech.
In 2011 Alexandre's made his professional stage debut at The Southwark Playhouse starring in "There's Only One Wayne Lee" which was then performed again at The Peoples Theatre in China. Alexandre is one of the first British actors to perform in Beijing People's Art Theatre. The play received several strong reviews. Many of these reviews can be found on Alexandre's website.
Alexandre is also know for his writing. On February 13th 2012 Alexandre play "Bitter Translation" was performed at The Tristan Bates Theatre(London) produced by Lumenis Theatre. In June 2017 Alexandre's play "S@cial Truth" was short listed in the Little Pieces of Gold competition. Reaching the final 17 out 400 entries. in addition to his theatrical pieces Alexandre has written several shorts the majority produced by his company and showreel scenes for actors. He's working on new material for the theatre and is hoping to have a production staged at a London venue in the future.- Actor
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Scott Dorel, a New York native, apprenticed with the legendary Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Looking to broaden his skills, Scott moved to London, auditioned for LAMDA, and was accepted to the one-year postgraduate program. He performed at the Mac Owen Theatre in London starring in such distinguished productions as "The Merchant of Venice" and the "The Duchess of Malfi."
Other roles in the theatre soon followed. He moved to Chicago and became an ensemble member of The Second City, working with such alumni as Andy Dick, Richard Kind and Ryan Stiles. As a member of The Second City Touring Company, he found himself in Los Angeles performing at The Second City in Santa Monica. Residing on the west coast, Scott joined Playhouse West, where he is an alumni. Scott is currently a member of Circus Theatricals Ensemble with Alfred Molina, Jill Giscoine and Jack Stehlin. Scott also had the privilege to work with the legendary "Roy London" before his passing.
His most recent credits as an actor include: "Gideon" starring Charlton Heston and Christopher Lambert, "Luxury of Love" starring Luke Perry, "Where's Angelo" starring Robert Forster, Michael Madsen and Beverly D' Angelo, and the 2009 summer release of "Land Of The Lost" with Will Ferrell.
Deciding to further his directing skills, Scott took a job behind the camera as a first assistant director. He apprenticed under Merit Avis on such music videos as Audio Slave, Michelle Branch and Match Box. He also first assistant directed many commercials and promos for such companies as Comedy Central. His credits include Drew Carey's "Green Screen Show", The David Spade "Show of Shows" and "Mind of Mencia". He progressed to 2nd unit director with Sarah Silverman's new movie "Jesus is Magic". After surveying the landscape, Scott moved onto directing.
His television credits as a director include regional commercials for Adelphia, Comcast, as well as a national anti-smoking campaign for The American Legacy Foundation. Scott's multi-faceted talents came through in the short-film "Where's Angelo", starring Robert Forster, Michael Madsen and Beverly D' Angelo. It premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival and the Santa Barbara and Del Ray Beach Film Festivals.
Most recently, Scott entered the Director's Shoot Out at the 2007 Del Ray Beach Film Festival and won 1st place for directing the short film "The Ticket" starring Ken Lerner. The film was also an official selection of the 2008 Hollywood Film Festival. He is currently attached to direct a full-length comedy he co-wrote called "The Way She Moves", which is being packaged by Nate Bryson at Paradigm, with Academy Award Nominee Michael Lerner, Ken Lerner, and Esai Morales attached.- Born in London, Charlotte trained both at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) and ALRA (Academy for Live and Recorded Arts). Her film credits include; 'The Mercenaries,' (with Billy Zane), 'Olive Green,' and 'Icarus Rising.' Her TV credits include 'Penny Dreadful,' season 2 (with Eva Green, Josh Hartnett). She has just finished her latest feature film as the lead in 'Among the Shadows' (2017) alongside Lindsay Lohan.
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Hugh Peddy was raised by his great-grandmother in Newport Beach, California, until her death, and then by his grandmother in Los Angeles, where he finished his last two years of high school at Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in 1988. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1993, with a B.A. in English. He moved back to Los Angeles to pursue acting, working in small plays, national commercials, TV and movies. Hugh then moved to London for several years to act in plays and to train, graduating from LAMDA in 2002.- Actor
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Todd Gaebe is currently in the Advanced Study Program at UCB. Todd earned a BFA from Boston University's College of Fine Arts and has also studied at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts where they specialized in Shakespeare, Restoration Comedy, Clowning, Mask Work, Dialects, and Stage Combat. He has been performing in the theater and on film since grade school.- British Actor Leon Stewart was born in London and trained at the London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Art (LAMDA) He has worked extensively in both theatre and television. His work in the theatre including roles at the Arts Theatre, The National Theatre, The West End and Shakespeare's Globe and in TV in the Bill, Vera, Endeavour and Chapter Two.
- Rory Keane is an actor/writer known for The Big Door Prize, The Cleaning Lady, and Oppenheimer. He is graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Keane debuted at 9 years old as Puck in a Marin Theatre Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Keane trained at CalArts and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in their Masters program in Classical Theatre.
Keane cut his teeth in NYC, apprenticing with the Barrow Group and performing at the NYC Fringe and the Flea Theatre. He has also performed with regional theatre companies across the US and in the UK. - Raised in Llanelli, South Wales by her parents David Michael Creel and Kathryn Bonnam Creel, her love for acting came after winning the role of 'Mic Y Mwnci' for the Welsh radio program 'Sbardun'. Abigail Creel had weekly elocution lessons with Miss Thelma Dora Magdalene Beynon to correct her Rs and Ss. Miss Beynon encouraged Abigail to start doing examinations for LAMDA in poetry and prose and she fell in love with Shakespeare's work, in particular King Lear. In 1995, Creel achieved a Gold Medal in poetry and prose. She also did reading and acting exams for LAMDA. Creel was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales from 1995 - 2000 where she performed in numerous productions and also a member of the Three Counties Choir. Creel studied Drama and Film & Television Studies with Musical Theatre at Brunel University, London where she gained a BA Honours degree. The actress Suzanne packer was one of her lecturers.
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After finishing high school in Wuerzburg / Germany Oliver Kniffki moved to Munich and started a successful career in Television Production. He worked for all the mayor german TV stations as a writer and producer. Most notably was his time at MTV Central in Hamburg and London from 1996 to 1998. Oliver Kniffki then decided to pursue acting full time and moved to New York where he studied acting for two years at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and dancing at the Broadway Dance Center. He studied with such acclaimed acting teachers as Michael Margotta, Robert Castle and Dan Grimaldi. It was Michael Margotta who got Oliver Kniffki a one year internship at the Actors Studio where he could learn and develop his skills among some of the greatest actors of our time. In September 2000 Oliver moved to London and continued his acting studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). In 2002 Oliver Kniffki moved to Berlin / Germany where he continues to work as an actor in Film, Television and Commercials.- Emma Dingwall is a Scottish actress and voice over. She studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She has worked in television, film and extensively in British theatre with such companies as The Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Greenwich Theatre, The Traverse, The Royal Opera House and the Citizens Theatre.
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John Racioppo (pronounced ra - chop - oh) is an actor currently based in New York. Originally from Toronto, Canada, he has spent much of his adult life in the States in pursuit of his creative passions, though he retains a deep love for Toronto sports, flannel shirts, and cold weather. John attended Brown University, where he majored in Theatre Arts and spent a semester completing the classical acting program at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). John finds constant inspiration in fellow artists, texts, audiences, and life experiences that he strives to communicate in honest and meaningful ways through his artistic endeavors. He is most interested in the collaborative nature of theatre and film, groups of artists working together to tell a common story.- Actress
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Victoria was born in the UK and her passion for acting began at the young age of 5. Throughout her education Victoria studied Lamda and Guildhall Speech and Drama, winning numerous awards at festivals throughout her education, and was awarded a drama scholarship to her secondary school. Theatre school lead her to perform in numerous stage productions. In 2006 Victoria moved from London to Dubai, where she continued to pursue her passion for acting. To date she has produced 3 short films, and has filmed 7 independent short films, 1 feature film, a pilot for a TV series and a TV series for MBC4. 'The Traveler' directed by Musaab Ag took her to Cannes film festival. 'Half Way' in which Victoria wrote, produced and was the lead, recently premiered at Abu Dhabi film festival. She co- produced the pilot for the TV series 'Checking In' directed by Naim Zaboura. Victoria is also the lead in the feature film 'Moments of Fiction' directed by Mohammed Mamdouh, and is the producer for 'Red Inside' her most recent project, in which she has a support role. Victoria has just completed filming a TV series for MBC screening January 2012 MBC4.- Actor
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Christopher Basile earned a BA in Dance & Drama from Kenyon College and then went on to study at LAMDA in London.
Christopher works primarily in theater. He is a company member with Pacific Resident Theatre and Monkey Wrench Collective. Over the last three years he has acted in the US and West Coast Premieres of some of the UK's greatest living playwrights, including Caryl Churchil, Mark Ravenhill, and Linda McClean, as well as Brian Fraser. He has won an Ovation Award, been nominated for an LA WEEKLY Award, and has received rave reviews in every main LA publication.
Christopher also works as a theatrical designer, director, and producer.- Actor
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John Francis was born on 10 July 1923 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Strange Days (1995), Get Smart (1965) and Mannix (1967). He died on 10 December 2001 in Willits, California, USA.- Sandra Paternostro was born and raised in England. She attended St Edmunds College, Hertfordshire, and trained at LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) for 3 years graduated in 1998. She works as an actress, writer and producer both in the UK and Italy.
Sandra is the Artistic Director of I.E.T - Independent English Theatre- a professional English speaking theatre company.
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Will trained at Lamda graduating in 2003. Straight after leaving his professional career began by him landing the re-occurring role of P.C. Craig Sullivan in one of the UK's most popular shows Eastenders. Since then he has gone on to enjoy a successful career in both TV and film having guest starred in the hit UK shows Being Human, The Bill and Sugar Rush amongst many others.
He has also appeared in several highly acclaimed roles on the British stage working in London's West End and for such esteemed companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.- Laura was raised in a small town, Wokingham in the UK. She grew up having lived in South America, The United States and Norway. Having studied extra classes in the LAMDA acting certificates, Laura decided she wanted professional training. After school, Laura gained a scholarship into The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California but decided to attend the same academy in New York. Having completed one year at the academy, Laura felt she wasn't getting a deep enough grounding in acting and auditioned for The William Esper Studio. On being accepted into the Studio, Laura began working with William Esper.
Since her training, Laura has worked with Michel Gondry, Kevin Spacey, Alicia Witt, Nick Stahl, Frankie Fasion, Tom Noonan, Paul Sorvino and Mick Hucknall. Laura lives in both the US and the UK. - Born in England in 1990, Josh grew up in Oxford and trained as a professional actor at LAMDA and The Rep College, Reading. He is experienced in both theatre and film in the UK. He is also a trained musician and plays piano, guitar, trumpet and sings (grade 7)and has performed live gigs in the UK.
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Laura spent her childhood bouncing from country to country. Although native to Amsterdam, she also lived in Portugal and on both coasts in the US, in upstate New York and Seattle. Laura has a BA in Acting from the Italia Conti Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, UK. She also completed studies at RADA, LAMDA, and the Actors Center. Laura resides in NYC.- Actress
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Kimberley trained at LAMDA for 1-year before completing her 3-year BA at Drama Centre London. Other graduates of Drama Centre include; Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, Colin Firth, Emilia Clarke, Anne-Marie Duff & Gwendoline Christie. Kimberley has worked in theatre, TV and film for over a decade, living between London and Los Angeles. Her first film Mabel won multiple awards and is available on Amazon.- Florent Cheippe is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA UK, 2004) and the Conservatoire National Superieur of Dramatic Art (CNSAD France, 2005). He won three best actor awards for his performance in howl of a fish (le hurlement d'un poisson) a short film by Sebastien Carfora (Luna production. He received one of them at the short film festival of Clermont ferrand (2011).
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Sarah trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) and her stage career includes Peter Hall's production of Coriolanus with Ian Mckellen, playing the original Alice in "Daisy pulls it off" in London's West End, Ned Sherrin's "Sloane Ranger Review" also in the West End, and the lead role in the World Premiere of Bob Eaton's musical, "Good Golly, Miss Molly!", at the New Victoria Theatre, Staffordshire.- Producer
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Born in Liverpool, England. Father was general manager of a local cinema circuit. Educated at Ruthin, Wales and LAMDA. Executive with Paramount International for 20 years. As independent distributor handled international marketing and sales of the first Bruce Lee Chinese films. Produced films in Hong Kong, Taiwan and USA. As executive of several companies arranged financing for over 24 films. Production Executive for the American television series "Kamen Rider - Dragon Knight" and President of Golden Media Group, Inc.