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- Rhiannon Clements was born on 1 December 1994. She is an actress, known for Death on the Nile (2022), Hollyoaks (1995) and Doctor Who (2005).
- Lola Campbell is known for Scrapper (2023) and EastEnders (1985).
- Manal Issa was born on 9 March 1992 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She is an actress, known for The Swimmers (2022), Parisienne (2015) and The Sea Ahead (2021).
- Nathalie Issa was born on 17 December 1998 in Lebanon. She is an actress, known for The Swimmers (2022), My Favorite Fabric (2018) and Sea Salt (2023).
- Joséphine Sanz is known for Petite Maman (2021).
- Gabrielle Sanz is known for Petite Maman (2021).
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Shira Haas was born on 11 May 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Shtisel (2013), Broken Mirrors (2018) and Unorthodox (2020).- Actress
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Debicki was born in Paris to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent who were both dancers. When she was five, the family moved to Melbourne, where she grew up with two younger siblings. She became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to switch to theatre. A student at Huntingtower School in Melbourne's east, Debicki achieved two perfect study scores in drama and English and was the school's dux when she graduated in 2007. In 2010, she completed a degree in drama at the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts. In August 2009, she was the recipient of a Richard Pratt Bursary for outstanding acting students in their second year of training.- Actress
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Monica was born in March 1969 into an Irish family and has a sister Gabrielle. She studied drama at the Guildhall School in London, graduating in 1991 and soon afterwards went into television. A supremely versatile character actress, she has tended to specialize in stunning portrayals of the darker side of life, as real-life stalker Maria Marchese in U Be Dead (2009), demure but deadly Miss Gilchrist in the superior Poirot adaptation After the Funeral (2006) and, particularly, as serial killer Rosemary West in Appropriate Adult (2011) for which she, along with fellow Guildhall graduate Dominic West, deservedly received a BAFTA award. Therefore it was rather a surprise when she was not the killer in Midsomer Murders episode The Great and the Good (2009), though she sort of made up for it by playing twin sisters, one nice, one less so, in Call the Midwife episode Episode #2.3 (2013). On stage she has not let the villainous side down as Regan in 'King Lear' with Ian McKellen and an unusual version of 'Macbeth', set in Africa, with her Lady Macbeth the only white protagonist. In 2014, despite a lighter role in the TV sitcom W1A (2014), she was back to being enjoyably horrid as George Mackay's bigoted mother in the film Pride (2014).- Actress
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Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald was born and raised in Glasgow. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she was raised by her mother, a sales executive in the garment industry. She has one brother, David. As a hobby, she acted in an amateur theatrical club, which she enjoyed a great deal. Macdonald was working as a barmaid, when she saw a leaflet for an open casting call for a film. She went along and was cast as Diane in Trainspotting (1996). For this breakout role, she was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award and began a highly successful acting career.
Other notable film projects include Stella Does Tricks (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and No Country for Old Men (2007). She won an Emmy for her role as Gina in The Girl in the Café (2005) and appeared as Helena Ravenclaw in the wildly popular Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). In 2010, she won the role of Margaret Schroeder in Boardwalk Empire (2010).
Macdonald is married to Travis bassist Dougie Payne, and they have a son, Freddie.- Actress
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She was born in Sunderland but raised just down the coast in Peterlee where she was educated at Peterlee Comprehensive. At 14 she joined the local drama group which led to a part in the children's tv series 'Quest of Eagles' and appeared in some television commercials including one as a shop assistant in a 'Mates' condom ad and one for Carlsberg Lager. At 17 she auditioned for 3 drama schools and was turned down by all of them but she didn't mention to them that she was a member of the National Youth Theatre or that she had been on TV. She moved to London at 18 intending to go to art college but a year later still wanting to act she paid for acting lessons to learn the techniques she felt she needed. Only twice she says that she was affected by nerves, the first was when she was taking her driving test, the other was when she was up for a BAFTA Award She's directed a short film 'Speed', about car thieves for Tyne Tees Television.- Freddie Meredith is known for Such Brave Girls (2023), Big Boys (2022) and Live at the Moth Club (2022).
- Sian Brooke is a British actress, known for portraying Laura in All About George, Lori in Cape Wrath, and Eurus Holmes in Sherlock. Sian Elizabeth Phillips was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England and is the youngest of three siblings. She took on a stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actress Siân Phillips, choosing Brooke after an English Civil War general who served at Lichfield. She is the daughter of a police officer and a teacher.Her parents are Welsh. Brooke's early education was at The Friary School in Lichfield. She initially joined the Lichfield Youth Theatre at the age of 11 before becoming a member of the National Youth Theatre and subsequently training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from where she graduated in 2002.
Her acting debut was as Krista in television series Dinotopia in 2002. Brooke's television credits include A Touch of Frost, Hotel Babylon, Foyle's War and The Fixer. As a child, she was featured in Strangers in Utah with Adrian Dunbar and Phyllida Law. She also played the lead roles of Laura in All About George and Lori Marcuse in Cape Wrath. Brooke has lent her voice to the radio dramas Murder on the Homefront, A Pin to See the Peepshow and Dreaming in Africa.
Brooke's theatre work includes Harvest, Dying City, Dido Queen of Carthage, In The Club, The Birthday Party and Absolutely Perhaps. She has also appeared in productions of Poor Beck, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet, with the Royal Shakespeare Company. From July to August 2008, Brooke played Dorothy Gale in the musical The Wizard of Oz at the Southbank Centre. The production was directed by Jude Kelly. During 2011 at the Almeida Theatre, London, she appeared in Stephen Poliakoff's My City and Neil LaBute's Reasons to be Pretty. From August to October 2015, Brooke played Ophelia alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the Barbican's production of Hamlet.
In 2017, Brooke starred in the fourth season of television crime drama Sherlock as Sherlock Holmes' secret sister Eurus. She initially auditioned for multiple characters in the show before the show runners told Brooke that all the characters were one, Eurus, who would be a master of disguise. Michael Hogan writing for The Daily Telegraph in his review of the third episode of the season commented that the role was "a star-making turn from Sian Brooke". Later in the year, she appeared with Sheridan Smith and Gemma Whelan in the BBC miniseries The Moorside based on the Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews. - Actress
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Eleanor May Tomlinson was born on the 19th of May 1992 on London, Greater London, England. She moved to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, as a small child, and attended Beverley High School as a teenager.
She is an English actress who was best known for her TV roles as Isabelle in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), and Isabel Neville in The White Queen (2013). However her role as Demelza Poldark in Poldark (2015) made her a household name. Her father Malcolm Tomlinson is an actor and horse racing commentator, and her mother Judith Hibbert is a singer and former actress. Her brother Ross Tomlinson is also an actor.
She's been interested in acting and dancing from early age, and used to appear in school plays. She made her feature film debut in The Illusionist (2006) where she played Young Sophie. She's also appeared in teenage films like Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), and blockbusters like Alice in Wonderland (2010).- David Carpenter is known for The Bay (2019).
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Lenny Rush is an actor from Essex, United Kingdom; most known for his role in CBeebies' Apple Tree House (2017, 2018) playing the role of Eli. Lenny also stars in Cbeebies observational documentary Our Family (2017).
Furthermore, Lenny has appeared at London's Old Vic Theatre in the stage production of Jack Thorne's adaptation of A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018) directed by Matthew Warchurs.
Lenny's most recent role is that of Tiny Tim in the forthcoming FX/BBC production of Steven Knight's A Christmas Carol (2019).- Actress
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Daisy May Cooper was born on 1 August 1986 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022), This Country (2017) and Avenue 5 (2020).- Actress
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- Jessica Temple is known for DI Ray (2022), Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) and National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018).
- Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born April 23, 1981) is an English actress and comedian, best known for playing Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones.
Whelan attended The King's High School for Girls in Warwick. In addition to being an actor and comedian, Whelan is also a professional dancer specializing in the tap and jazz dance styles. She is a member of the dance troupe the Beaux Belles, based in London. She is also trained in musical theatre and has a mezzo-soprano singing voice. Whelan can speak conversational Spanish. She lives in London. In July 2017, she was expecting her first child with husband Gerry. She gave birth to their daughter a few months later.
Whelan is vegetarian but had eaten meat on the sets of Game of Thrones.
As a comedian, Whelan won the Funny Women Variety Award for stand-up comedy in 2010. She often performs stand-up in character as Chastity Butterworth and in 2014 she recorded a pilot chat show for BBC Radio 4 called The Chastity Butterworth Show.
On screen, she has played supporting roles in several films and TV shows, including in the 2010 films Gulliver's Travels and The Wolfman. She has had roles in comedies including Upstart Crow, Uncle and The Agency.
In August 2011, she was cast as Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama television series Game of Thrones, and appeared as a recurring cast member from the second season onward. - Actor
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Steve Oram was born on 25 August 1973 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Sightseers (2012), The World's End (2013) and Aaaaaaaah! (2015).- Actor
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Jordan Bolger was born on 9 November 1994 in Radford, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Tom & Jerry (2021), The Woman King (2022) and iBoy (2017).- Scott is from Llanelli, South Wales. He's best known for playing DC Paul Bethell in the BBC television series Steeltown Murders, Peter Fleming in Borg McEnroe opposite Shia LaBeouf, Lance Corporal Shadwell in Good Omens with David Tennant & Michael Sheen, as well as voicing the character Blaidd in the award-winning game Elden Ring.
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Philip Glenister was born on 10 February 1963 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Life on Mars (2006) and Cranford (2007). He has been married to Beth Goddard since 2006. They have two children.- Actor
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Steffan Rhodri was born in 1967 in Morriston, Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Submarine (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Wonder Woman (2017).- Actress
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Karen Paullada is known for Steeltown Murders (2023), Stella (2012) and 15 Days (2019). She has been married to Eduardo Fernandez since 6 September 2013.- Actress
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Priyanga Burford was born in March 1973. She is an actress and writer, known for Industry (2020), No Time to Die (2021) and Press (2018).- Actress
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After working both in the music industry as a singer and doing youth theatre in her teens, Charlotte was reading English and Drama at Bristol University when she successfully auditioned for the television sitcom "Fresh Meat", and has since appeared in leading roles in another sitcom, "Siblings", and the period drama "Call the Midwife." More Recently Charlotte is know for her roles in "Feel Good" (Netflix), "Ghosts" (BBC) and "You" (Netflix).- Actress
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Mia McKenna-Bruce was born in Bexley, Kent, England, UK. Mia is an actor and producer, known for Last Train to Christmas (2021), The Witcher (2019) and Get Even (2020).- Actress
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Lara Peake is an actor and writer, known for How to Have Sex (2023), Mood (2022) and Brave New World (2020).- Actor
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Bradford-born Shaun Thomas' first experience as a professional actor was the co-lead role of Swifty in Clio Barnard's acclaimed Cannes-winning sophomore feature THE SELFISH GIANT (Film4/BFI), for which he received the Best British Newcomer Award at the London Film Festival and was nominated for both Most Promising Newcomer (BIFA) and Young British Performer of the Year (London Critics Circle Film Awards). Shaun most recently won Best Supporting Actor (BIFA) as Badger in Molly Manning Walker's Un Certain Regard-winning and BAFTA -nominated debut HOW TO HAVE SEX (FILM4/BFI). His feature work includes Callum in Clio Barnard's pitch-perfect romance ALI & AVA (BBC Film/BFI/ Screen Yorkshire); Tim Burton's MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN and Louis Leterrier's GRIMSBY (for Working Title - playing Sacha Baron Cohen's on screen son). His most recent work on the small screen is the multi-BAFTA nominated mini-series The Long Shadow (ITV) directed by Lewis Arnold. Previous TV credits include all three series' of ensemble comedy drama Ladhood (BBC); Four Lives playing opposite Sheridan Smith (BBC); The Barking Murders (BBC) and Emmerdale (ITV).- Actor
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Jonathan Pryce was born on 1 June 1947 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Two Popes (2019), The Wife (2017) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). He has been married to Kate Fahy since April 2015. They have three children.- Actress
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Imelda Staunton is an English actress and singer from Archway, London. Her ancestry is primarily Irish. She has worked extensively in theater, and has won 4 Laurence Olivier Awards; 3 for leading roles and one for a supporting role. Her best known role in films has been the recurring villain Dolores Umbridge in the fantasy films "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" (2010). Her character was depicted as an authoritarian bureaucrat from the Ministry of Magic who was appointed as the new professor of "Defence Against the Dark Arts". The character was driven by both her political agendas and her own prejudice. In television, Staunton's best-known role was portraying Queen Elizabeth II in the 5th season of the historical drama series "The Crown" (2016-). The season fictionalized the events of Elizabeth's reign from 1991 to 1997.
In 1956, Staunton was born in Archway, an area in the London Borough of Islington. Archway has had a large Irish community since the 1830s, when Irish workers from this area were employed in the construction of railways and roads. Staunton's parents were the laborer Joseph Staunton and his wife, the hairdresser and musician Bridie McNicholas. Both parents were first-generation immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland. Bridie played both the accordion and the fiddle in Irish show-bands.
Staunton received her secondary education at the La Sainte Union Catholic School, a girls' school operated by the Holy Union Sisters. She was trained in drama and elocution, and practiced her new skills by starring in school plays. Encouraged by one of her teachers, Staunton applied to several drama schools. In 1974, Staunton was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She was reportedly rejected by both the "Central School of Speech and Drama" and the "Guildhall School of Music and Drama", so her options were rather limited.
Staunton graduated from RADA in 1976. For the next 6 years, Staunton primarily acted in English repertory theater. She portrayed the French military leader Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431) in a 1979 revival of the play "Saint Joan" (1923) by George Bernard Shaw. In 1982, she started acting for the Royal National Theatre in London. In her first year there, Staunton was nominated for both the "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical" and the "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play". Staunton lost the Best Actress Award to Julia McKenzie, and the Newcomer Award to Kenneth Branagh.
Staunton made her film debut in the historical drama "Comrades" (1986). The film dramatized the lives of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, a group of British labor activists who were convicted in 1834 under an obscure act and sentenced to penal transportation to Australia. The group members were pardoned in 1836 after mass protests in their favor, and they became heroes for the early union and workers' rights movements.
Among Staunton's most notable theatrical roles in the 1980s was portraying Dorothy Gale in a British version of the musical "The Wizard of Oz" (1987) by John Kane. It was a theatrical adaptation of the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) by L. Frank Baum. The theatrical production was by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Staunton was nominated for the 1988 "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical" for this role, but lost to Patricia Routledge.
Staunton had a co-staring role in the comedy film "Peter's Friends" (1992), her first film role since 1986. In the film, Peter (played by Stephen Fry) is the new owner of his family's country house, and invites the former members of his student comedy troupe to a reunion there. Each of the members has had a dysfunctional life, but Peter eventually informs them that he has a worse fate than his friends. He reveals that he is HIV-positive, and that the real reasons for the reunion were the fears for his mortality. The film was nominated for the 1993 "Goya Award for Best European Film", but lost to "Three Colors: Blue".
Staunton portrayed the waiting gentlewoman Margaret in thee romantic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), a film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. In the film, Margaret is mistaken for her charge, Hero (played by Kate Beckinsale). Staunton had her first notable animated roles in the fantasy film "The Snow Queen" (1995), an adaptation of the 1844 fairy tale Hans Christian Andersen. She portrayed both the sentient bird Ivy and Angorra, the self-centered daughter of the Robber King.
Staunton portrayed the witty servant Maria in the romantic comedy "Twelfth Night" (1996), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. Maria was one of several characters who humiliated the pompous steward Malvolio (played by Nigel Hawthorne), and orchestrated his downfall. Staunton had two new roles in the sequel animated film "The Snow Queen's Revenge" (1996). She voiced both the optimistic servant Elsbeth and the ambitious bounty hunter Rowena.
Staunton voiced the group cynic Bunty in the stop-motion animated comedy film "Chicken Run" (2000). It was the first feature-length film by the animation studio Aardman Animations, and grossed about 224.8 million dollars at the worldwide box office. The film broke a record as the highest-grossing stop-motion film in film history. It has retained this record into the 2020s. This was one of Staunton's most commercially successful films.
Staunton portrayed the malevolent wife Conchita Flynn in the comedy film "Rat" (2000), loosely based on the novella "The Metamorphosis" (1915) by Franz Kafka. In the film, a normal working-class man inexplicably shape-shifts into a rat. His family both turns against him, and tries to profit from his condition. Staunton portrayed the supporting character of police superintendent Janine in the romantic comedy film "Crush" (2001). In the film, middle-aged schoolmistress Kate Scales (played by Andie MacDowell) starts dating a man in his twenties, who was once her student. Janine and another of Kate's friends try to figure out whether the man genuinely loves Kate, or is simply manipulating her. When the man is killed in a traffic accident, the two friends try to help a pregnant Kate with some serious life decisions.
Staunton portrayed the main character Vera Drake in the period drama "Vera Drake" (2004). In the film, Vera is a middle-aged house cleaner who provides illegal abortions for young women during the early 1950s. She provides her services free of charge, and is unaware that her partner is getting payments for arranging meetings with Vera. When Vera is arrested following the near-death of one of her patients, people who previously depended on her kindness are left distraught. Staunton won the "BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role" for this role, and was nominated for the "Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama". The film was met with general critical praise, despite some criticism for its inaccurate portrayal of real-life abortion methods.
Staunton portrayed Ambassador Cochran in the thriller film "Shadow Man" (2006), one of the few genuine allies of the protagonist Jack Foster (played by Steven Seagal). In the film, Jack is a retired CIA agent. Following the disappearance and suspected death of his father-in-law, Jack is mistakenly thought to have the formula for a biological weapon which his father-in-law had stolen. Jack finds himself targeted by multiple intelligent agents and organizations, including several of his former friends and allies. The film was set entirely in Bucharest, Romania, though it was based on a script intended for a period film about post-World War II Japan.
Staunton next portrayed Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007). Staunton's performance was praised by critics, and she was nominated in the "British Actress in a Supporting Role" category at the London Film Critics Circle Awards. Dolores as a character has been praised as one of the better villains from the "Harry Potter" series, because her brand of "authoritarian evil" was reportedly more relatable than Lord Voldemort and his abstract plans. Staunton herself claimed that her performance as Dolores was inspired primarily by her views on the behavior of the controversial Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013, term 1979-1990).
Staunton portrayed motel owner Sonia Teichberg in the comedy-drama film "Taking Woodstock" (2009). In the film, the motel of the Teichberg family is about to be foreclosed by their bank, and their young son is desperate to raise enough money to save the family business. Following a series of the son's money-making schemes, he learns that Sonia had hid nearly 100,000 dollars in her closet and could single-handedly save the motel if she was willing to spend it. Motivating him to strike out on his own. The film was an adaptation of the memoir "Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life" (2007) by Elliot Tiber, one of the people involved in organizing the Woodstock music festival (1969).
Staunton portrayed the housekeeper Maud Hill in the supernatural drama "The Awakening". In the film, a skeptic writer investigates ghost sightings at a boarding school in Cumbria during the early 1920s. She realized belatedly that the boarding house's building used to be her family's residence during her childhood, that the ghost in question was her murdered half-brother, and that Maud used to be her father's mistress. Maud had invited her there in order to kill her and to turn her into the building's newest ghost. The film was praised by critics as an atmospheric, ghost story, though its resolution was thought to be predictable.
Staunton voiced Margaret Claus in the Christmas animated film "Arthur Christmas" (2011). In the film, a family has used the hereditary title of "Santa Claus" for many generations, and the current Santa (Malcolm) is the 20th one. When a child's present is accidentally lost, Malcolm is indifferent to the situation, and Steven (his cynical eldest son and business-manager) considers this to be an acceptable error. But his idealistic younger son Arthur sets out to personally deliver the present, using an outdated wooden sleigh that had been out of use for nearly a century. As the inexperienced gift-bringer tries to complete his mission, Malcolm tries to hide the situation from his wife Margaret while starting to realize that he was never suited for a leadership position. The film earned 147,4 million at the worldwide box office. It was nominated for an Annie Award for the Best Animated Feature.
Staunton voiced Queen Victoria in the animated swashbuckler film "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!" (2012). In the film, the new queen regnant is in conflict with a group of unorthodox pirates, while trying to secure ownership of the last-living dodo bird. Assisting Victoria in her efforts is the young scientist Charles Darwin (voiced by David Tennant). The film earned about 123,1 million dollars at the worldwide box office. It was nominated for an "Academy Award for Best Animated Feature", but lost to the fantasy film "Brave".
Staunton portrayed the Welsh activist Hefina Headon (1930-2013) in the period film "Pride" (2014). The film dramatized the UK miners' strike (1984-1985) and the formation of the activist organization "Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners". The activists organized fund-raising efforts to help the impoverished miners and their families. Staunton was nominated for the "BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for this role, but lost to Patricia Arquette.
Staunton portrayed the protective pixie Knotgrass in the fantasy film "Maleficent" (2014). Her character was based on the fairy Flora from the animated film "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), but Knotgrass was intentionally depicted as an inept counterpart to the original character. Knotgrass is one of the legal guardians of the human girl Aurora (played by Elle Fanning), but turns out to be a neglectful parent figure. The film grossed over 758 million dollars at the worldwide box-office, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2014. It was also one of the highest-grossing film's in Staunton's career.
Staunton voiced Aunt Lucy in the comedy film "Paddington" (2014). Her character was portrayed as the aunt and surrogate mother of Paddington Bear. After being widowed in an earthquake, Lucy encourages Paddington to migrate to London, where her only human friend once lived. The film earned 282.8 million dollars at the worldwide box office, and was nominated for a "Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film".
Staunton portrayed the leading role of the aristocrat Sandra Abbott, Lady Abbott in the romantic comedy film "Finding Your Feet" (2017). In the film, Sandra finds out that her husband is cheating on her, and then decides to move in with her estranged, free-spirited older sister Bif (played by Celia Imrie). They bond for a while, just before Bif dies from lung cancer. When Sandra's husband tries to reconcile with her, Sandra is no longer interested in leading a conventional life by his side. The film won the won the "Audience Award for Best Film" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Staunton portrayed the aristocrat Lady Maud Bagshaw in the historical drama "Downton Abbey" (2019). Her character was depicted as a lady-in-waiting to Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom (1867-1953, term 1910-1936). Maud was portrayed as an estranged cousin to Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville). Maud schemed to allow her property to be inherited by her own illegitimate daughter, rather than by her cousin and his heirs. The Crawley family starts scheming an advantageous marriage of their widowed son-in-law Tom Branson to Maud's heiress. The film was a continuation of the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" (2010-2015), which followed the lives of an aristocratic family of Yorkshire and their efforts to maintain or to increase their wealth. The film earned 194.7 million at the worldwide box office.
Staunton returned to the role of Lady Maud Bagshaw in the sequel film "Downton Abbey: A New Era" (2022). The film opens with Maud marrying her illegitimate daughter Lucy Smith to Tom Branson. The film subsequently deals with the last days in the life of Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Maggie Smith), and with her son's increasing doubts about his own paternity. The film earned 92.3 million dollars at the worldwide box office. The film was nominated for the "Golden Rooster Award for Best Foreign Language Film" in China.
By 2022, Staunton was 66-years-old. She is no longer the up-and-coming stage star of the 1980s. She is considered a respected veteran of the theater and the film industry. She maintains a cult following among fans of fantasy films, animated films, and period films set primarily in the 19th century or the 20th century. She has had an ever-increasing number of well-received roles in films of these types, and she seems likely to continue her film career.- Actress
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Marcia was born on 26 November 1943 and trained as an actress at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1963. From there on she took the path of many of her performing contemporaries, acting in repertory throughout the country - beginning as a assistant stage manager in 'David Copperfield' in Salisbury. By 1964 she was playing in the West End, picking up an Olivier award as best supporting actress for the play 'Stepping Out' - and garnering another in 2002 for her role in 'Humble Boy'. Deprecatingly she claims that she could never have been a leading lady because she has "a funny face" but has delighted in television comedy in a variety of roles from 'No Place Like Home' in 1986 to 'Vicious' in the 2010s, stealing whole scenes as an extremely foul-mouthed old lady.- Ed McVey is known for The Crown (2016) and Today (1952).
- Tabitha Byron was born in London, England. At 5 years old Tabitha began her acting career playing one of the lead series regulars 'Constance Calendar' in CBBC's 'Hetty Feather'.
At the age of 6 Tabitha made her West End debut in 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' performing alongside Sienna Miller & Jack O'Conell at the Apollo Theatre. Whilst performing Tabitha continued to film in her role as Constance for 'Hetty Feather' Series 4.
Tabitha continued to film 'Hetty Feather' until its final series and can been seen in 'Hetty Feather - A Christmas Musical Adventure'. That year Tabitha filmed 'The Third Day' starring Jude Law (written by Dennis Kelly) and Steve McQueen's BBC1 drama 'Small Axe'. That same year Tabitha also filmed a new Prequel HBO Pilot in Belfast. After filming these projects consecutively Tabitha was offered the role of Day-Day in BFI/BBC feature film 'Sweetheart', a British coming of age comedy following Day-Day's family of 5 at a hectic holiday park.
Tabitha has also been an interviewer for Disney Channel & Marvel. As well as interviewing and acting Tabby has a keen interest in musical theatre, piano and sports. - Kenyah started training in dance at four years old with the Rain crew and at the age of five joined the prestigious Zoonation. At seven years old he joined the award winning company Boy Blue and still performs alongside them. His acting career began on stage when he got his first role playing Young Simba in The Lion King in London's West End. He has also performed in London theatre's such as Sadlers Wells and the Barbican before making the transition to screen.
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- Adrian Rawlins was born on 27 March 1958 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002).
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Joanna Scanlan was born on 27 October 1961 in West Kirby, Merseyside, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Notes on a Scandal (2006), Getting On (2009) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). She is married to Neil Bicknell.- Actor
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Paterson Joseph was born on 22 June 1964 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Wonka (2023), The Beach (2000) and Æon Flux (2005). He is married to Emmanuelle Joseph. They have one child.- Actress
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Daisy Haggard was born on 22 March 1978 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Back to Life (2019) and I Give It a Year (2013). She is married to Joe Wilson.- Actor
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Craig Fairbrass is a leading British actor born in East London who made his feature film debut opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington as Challoner in Working Title's powerful British thriller For Queen & Country (1988).
Craig has since gone onto star in some fifty feature films, including the lead role in Twenty independent films in the U.K and U.S as well as award-winning British TV along with lead guest star roles in several major U.S. TV series.
Craig also became one of the most iconic voices within the most successful video game franchise of all time, Call Of Duty Modern Warfare by lending his voice to Gaz, Ghost and Walcroft. Leading roles in the Mo-Cap games Battlefield V and Squadron 42/Star Citizen.
In 2018 Craig won best Actor at The National Film Awards for his strong portrayal of Pat Tate in Rise of Footsoldier 3 and continues to headline this powerhouse British franchise. 2019 the co-lead in the BIFA nominated feature Film Muscle and starring in Warheads the 2020 Olivier nominated stage play along with the critically acclaimed, No 1 Netflix Film Villain. The critics choice in The New York Times. 2022 Craig wins the outstanding performance Award at The National Film Awards for the critically acclaimed A Violent Man.
Craig's father Jack was one of nine kids and was a stevedore, the best you could be as a London docker, his mother Maureen was a machinist dressmaker in Petticoat Lane, she was one of ten kids. Along with his younger sister Lindsey they lived in Stepney where Craig grew up.
It was at Eaglesfield boys secondary comprehensive in Woolwich where Craig became fascinated with films and acting, although struggling from one year to the next and not top of the class academically he found drama an outlet, winning a place with the National Theatre youth company, it was here that he really got the acting bug. After being expelled at 15, he worked as an asphalt roofer's labourer, a job he would return to time and time again in the coming years for support while securing acting roles.
Craig soon realised that to survive he needed a second string to his bow if he was to pursue his dream as an actor, so he returned to roofing in the day and working on the doors of some of S.E. London's less desirable nightspots for the next five years until securing enough money to buy his own business, a sandwich bar in Woolwich market.
After his breakout role in For Queen And Country, television soon followed, with the BBC drama Big Deal (1984) a regular role in LWT's award winning London's Burning (1988) and the highly acclaimed BAFTA /EMMY award-winning TV series Prime Suspect (1991) and Prime Suspect 2 (1992) in which Craig played hard-bitten detective Frank Burkin opposite Helen Mirren.
Craig used this as a calling card in Los Angeles, securing a starring a role in one of the biggest action movies of the 90s, Cliffhanger (1993) with Sylvester Stallone, which opened doors in the U.S independent film arena, starring in the action films, Beyond Bedlam (1994) (aka Nightscare), Galaxis (1995) (aka Terminal Force) and Proteus (1995) before returning to the UK to star in the British thriller Killing Time (1998) and the award-winning horror Darklands (1996), plus a regular role in the ITV comedy series Duck Patrol (1998) opposite Richard Wilson, David Tennant and Jason Watkins.
In 1999 Craig joined the cast of the BBC's flagship show EastEnders (1985) where his recurring character of Dan Sullivan over three years won record viewing figures, and a four-hander Sunday evening special directed by Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) won a TV BAFTA for best drama.
Other strong roles followed, lead villain Ray Betson in the TV movie The Great Dome Robbery (2002), then to Rome to complete his role on Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia (2008) (aka Moro), for controversial award-winning Italian art-house director Aurellio Grimaldi, and next to Vancouver for the Chris Klein comedy The Long Weekend (2005) and the guest lead in BBC Radio 4's afternoon play Fair Maids Are Shining.
Craig's role of the killer Henry Caine opposite Nathan Fillion in White Noise 2: The Light (2007), the sequel to the No. 1 box office hit White Noise reaches no. 5 in the top ten cinema films in London. But it was in 2008 that saw Craig in his most powerful performance to date, that of true life gangster Pat Tate in Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), the gangster epic based on true life events, directed by BAFTA nominee Julian Gilbey, followed by a strong supporting role in The Bank Job (2008), opposite Jason Statham.
Craig returned to L.A to guest-star in U.S TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), opposite Lena Heady. David Mamet's top rated action drama series The Unit (2006), opposite Dennis Haysbert, Stargate SG1 and the action film Far Cry (2008).
Craig continues to forge a strong position in the independent film arena with lead roles in Freight, Dead Cert and Devils Playground - comedy cameos in The Shouting Men and Just For The Record. 2011 saw Craig in U.S action thriller House Of The Rising Sun opposite Dave Bautista, co-lead in British thriller St Georges Day, U.S actioner Hijacked and Universal's multi-million dollar Vikingdom 3D. Universal's Get Lucky and Bula Quo the Status Quo action comedy and the male lead in Let Me Survive a drama based on the best selling book.
Oct 2012 Craig played the lead role of British mercenary Lex Walker opposite Jason Patric and James Caan in the L.A based U.S action thriller The Outsider, followed by Universal's gangster spoof The Hooligan Factory.
In recent years, Craig has taken the lead role of Alfie Jennings in Jonnie Malachi's violent, stylized contract killer movie Breakdown and Mark McQueens slick revenge thriller London Heist which was also written by Craig and won him best Actor at the Marbella film festival., voice work also continues on the Call of Duty franchise with Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare remastered.
2018 see's Craig win the best Actor award at The National Film Awards for his powerful portrayal of Pat Tate in Rise of the Footsoldier 3 - The Pat Tate years, which was SKY UK's biggest Premium-VOD release ever at the time of release.
Craig has lead roles in two of the most, eagerly anticipated performance capture, computer games this year the Gary Oldman Squadron 42/Star Citizen and the co lead in "Under no flag" in Battlefield V single player mode.
Rise of the Footsoldier 4 Marbella reaches No 1 on the UK DVD chart and No1 on UK iTunes. The Scott Adkins actioner Avengement releases Theatrically in the US to strong business.
2019 saw Craig return to the Theatre as Captain Deeks in the Olivier nominated, sell out, four star reviewed play Warheads. October sees the World premiere at the BFI London Film Festival of the eagerly awaited psychological thriller - Muscle, from Award winning Director Gerard (HYENA) Johnson and a nomination for the discovery Award at this years BIFA's and in competition at the Tallinn Film Festival.
2020 see's Craig in the lead role of Eddie Franks in the critically acclaimed, London crime thriller Villain. The film reaches No.7 in the Itune's top 10 US films and the Critics choice in The New York Times as well as the No1 Film on Netflix UK.
2022 Craig will next be seen in the the lead role of Steve Mackelson via Vertigo Films in the hard hitting prison drama A Violent Man as well as reprises his iconic role of Pat Tate in the fifth instalment of Rise of the Footsoldier Origins, plus a supporting role in the upcoming urban drama The Sun also Rises. Craig has just completed filming in Cape Town on the new Epic Netflix series 'One Piece" as Red Leg Zeff and will reprise his role of Pat Tate in the stand alone Footsoldier revenge thriller - Tate. 2 Days of Blood.
Craig wins the Outstanding performance Award at this years National Film Awards 2022, for his portrayal of Steve Mackelson in "A Violent Man" 2023 Craig is currently Filming the BBC/Amazon six part, mini series Boat Story. The Drama/Thriller is written and Directed by acclaimed brother's Harry and Jack Williams.- Actor
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Ethan Lawrence was born on 28 September 1992 in Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Bad Education (2012) and The Bad Education Movie (2015).- Actor
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John Henshaw was born in 1951 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Keeper (2018), Early Doors (2003) and Looking for Eric (2009).- Oliver Sheridan is known for Boat Story (2023).
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Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Tcheky Karyo grew up in Paris. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, where he played numerous classical roles. He next joined the National Theatre of Strasbourg, where he starred in contemporary theatre as well as in such classical works as "Tartuffe", "Macbeth" and "Othello." He is one of France's most popular actors. Nominated for a Cesar Award for his starring role in La balance (1982), Karyo received the prestigious Jean Gabin Prize in 1986 in recognition of his talent.- Actress
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Jayde Pricilla Gail Adams, an English actress, producer, writer, and comedian, is known for creating and starring in the ITV sitcom "Ruby Speaking" (2023) and portraying 'Leanne' in the BAFTA-winning BBC comedy-drama series, "Alma's Not Normal" (2021-2024).
In her comedy career, Adams received the Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer award in 2016 and the Funny Women Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in the same year. Recognized by Dawn French as the "3rd funniest woman in the world," her Amazon Prime Special, "Serious Black Jumper," garnered over 200 million views and received an Emmy long-listing in 2021.
Acting credits include roles in "Borderline" (2016), "Sicknote" (2017), "Good Omens" (2019), "The Outlaws" (2020), and leading roles in "The Greatest Days" (2023), a musical film featuring Take That's music, and "The Fence" (2021).
Born to Gail Adams (née Berry) and David Adams, with a father employed at Airbus in Bristol and her mother in a local supermarket, Jayde faced personal challenges, losing her sister to a brain tumor in 2011. Her interest in dance, sparked by her aunt, led to competitions and participation in BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2023.
Despite her family's lack of background in performing arts, Jayde attributes her success to the supportive London gay community, where she found acceptance after moving from Bristol in 2010.
Educated at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, a C of E comprehensive school, Jayde pursued higher education at the University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd, Wales, now part of the University of South Wales.- Actor
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Robert Lonsdale was brought up on a farm in Marsden, West Yorkshire, and started acting at the age of 8. He studied drama at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts graduating in 2008 to join the BBC Radio Repertory Company as recipient of the Carleton Hobbs Radio Award. His stage career has ranged from Luke in "Brilliant Adventures" (Best Actor Award) and Robert E Lee Prewitt in "From Here to Eternity", (Best Actor Nominee) to appearing on Broadway alongside Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce in "La Bete", and at the Royal Court in "Plaques and Tangles". On television he is known for his role as Connor in E4's BAFTA award winning "Chewing Gum" and as Tommy in the BBC's 8 part series "The Interceptor". Robert is also a musician and songwriter. He lives in London and is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.- Philip Hill-Pearson was born on 16 June 1987 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for War Horse (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Boiling Point (2021).
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- Rob Auton is known for The End of the F***ing World (2017), Miracle Workers (2019) and Cold Feet (1997).
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Came to acting in his 40's following a dabble in Stand Up, equally at home playing straight or comedic roles across stage, TV or film. Based in West Yorkshire, England. After a number of independent films and stage productions, made his TV debut in 2023 playing comedic roles in the new Disney Plus Full Monty and Channel 4's Hullraisers.- Zak was born in Manchester in the north of England in 1999. He was a member of the Royal Exchange Young Company where he appeared in three productions including Janne Teller's Nothing, before moving on to more formal training in acting at The Manchester School of Theatre, where he graduated in 2020. His professional credits include theatre work, playing Joseph Merrick in the critically acclaimed Real and Imaginary History of the Elephant Man, BBC Radio dramas Letter to Louis and Tinsel Girl, and he is the voice of the Thimble series of children's audio books. Zak's on-screen work includes both comedy and drama include titles produced for BBC Studios, Paramount, Netflix, ITV, Sky Drama, Channel 4 and Channel 5, including the BAFTA winning short comedy Mobility (2023) for BBC Three, Bridgerton (2020) and The Hardacres. He has cerebral palsy and is an ambulant wheelchair user meaning he can and has acted both in and out of his chair. This enables him to play both disabled and non-disabled roles, such as playing both Tiny Tim and Young Marley in Mark Gatiss's adaptation A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2022).
- Francesca Mills is an actress, most known for portraying a versatile range of memorable TV roles such as Cherry Dorrington in Harlots (2017), Earthy Mangold in Worzel Gummidge (2019) and Meldof in The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022). Francesca Mills was nominated for the 2016 Ian Charleson Award for her performance in Nikolay Gogol's "The Government Inspector" at Birmingham Rep Theatre. Her notable theatre credits, among others, also include Rory Mullarkey's play "Pity" at The Royal Court in 2018, Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" at The Old Vic Theatre in 2019, Francesca Martinez's "All of Us" at the National Theatre of Great Britain in 2022 (National Theatre at Home: All of Us (2022)) and her widely acclaimed interpretation of the title role in John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (Shakespeare's Globe) in 2024, as well as her Shakespearean performances at Shakespeare's Globe as The Jailer's Daughter in William Shakespeare's and John Fletcher's "The Two Noble Kinsmen" (Shakespeare's Globe: The Two Noble Kinsmen (2018)) and as Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 2023.
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Tommy Tiernan was born on 16 June 1969 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), About Adam (2000) and Conversations with Friends (2022).- Actor
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Ian McElhinney is a Northern Irish actor and director best known for his roles as General Dodonna in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Val-El in Krypton, and as Ser Barristan Selmy in the HBO series, Game of Thrones.
Over a career spanning more than thirty years, McElhinney has accumulated a number of credits for film and television including roles in Hornblower, Cold Feet, Queer as Folk, and The Tudors.
Announced in 2010, McElhinney was confirmed in the role of Ser Barristan Selmy in the long running series, Game of Thrones. As a knight who had served in the Kingsguard for almost forty years, the character was one of the more honorable men in the seven kingdoms. Having read the books, McElhinney mentions that he was pleased with how show runners had used the character, however was disappointed with how and when he met his demise. Appearing in the first, third, fourth and fifth seasons of the show, his character served as a key instigator, until meeting his gruesome death at the hand of the Sons of the Harpy. After 25 episodes, his sudden exit marked the farewell to a kind and noble presence in the series.
In recent appearances, Ian McElhinney has portrayed General Dodonna in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a role that was initially donned by Alex McCrindle. McElhinney is set to appear as Val-El in the upcoming Superman prequel Krypton, airing 2018.- Actress
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Siobhán is an Irish actress. Her name in Irish is Siobhán Nic Suibhne. She grew up in Cork, which is situated in the south of Ireland. She attended a private girls school in Cork City Centre called Scoil Mhuire. The actress Fiona Shaw, who stars in Killing Eve also attended this school. She graduated from Scoil Mhuire (St. Mary's School) in 1996.- Jamie-Lee O'Donnell is a Northern Irish actress from Derry. She is best known for her role as Michelle Mallon in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. O'Donnell was born to a large family in Derry, Northern Ireland. She attended St Anne's Primary School, St Cecilia's College, and North West Regional College. She began acting at a young age in school plays. Upon graduation, she decided to pursue it professionally despite not being able to afford drama school. She instead studied performing arts at De Montfort University in Bedfordshire. She began auditioning and dividing her time between England and home, taking part in theatrical productions and working as a dancer for promotions and pantomimes.
- Milosh Luchanko is known for Rock, Paper, Scissors.
- Kevin McNally was born on April 27, 1956, in Bristol, England. He grew up in Birmingham where he attended Redhill and Mapledene Junior schools and Central Grammar School for Boys. At the age of 16, he got his first job at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A year later he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1975 he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal for his stage performance. McNally's most notable stage performances in London's West End include his appearance as Alan Bennett opposite Maggie Smith in 'The Lady in the Van' and opposite Juliette Binoche in 'Naked'. He also starred as Richard in Terry Johnson's 'Dead Funny' at the Savoy Theatre.
Since 1976 McNally has been involved in numerous TV productions beginning with his portrayal of the Roman ruler Castor, son of Tiberius, in the acclaimed BBC history series I, Claudius (1976) and his portrayal of Drake Carne in the popular series Poldark (1975). His career on television ascended after his work in Masada (1981) and in the cult TV series Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984). During the 1980s and 1990s McNally established himself as a reputable and versatile actor on both the British and American TV. He played a broad variety of leading and supporting characters ranging from the Soviet politician Kirov in Stalin (1992) to homicide detective Jack Taylor in Chiller (1995), and from an insecure son, Alan Hook, in TV series Dad (1997) to a convicted murderer James Hopkin in Bloodlines (2005). His portrayal of Frank Worsley in Shackleton (2002) as well as the role of Harry Woolf in Life on Mars (2006) are among his best known works for television.
In 1977 McNally made his big screen debut as HMS Ranger Crewman in the James Bond adventure The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). After having played bit parts in more than twenty feature films, McNally shot to international fame as pirate Joshamee Gibbs, his best known film role, in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). He returned in the role Joshamee Gibbs in the third installment of the 'Pirates' franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
Kevin McNally has been enjoying a happy family life with Scottish actress Phyllis Logan and his two children. He resides with his family in Chiswick, London, England. - Lloyd McGuire was born on 2 September 1947 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Eh Brian! It's a Whopper (1984), Doctor Who (1963) and Ali G Indahouse (2002).