The Tree
by alfiemazzei | created - 12 Dec 2018 | updated - 26 Jan 2020 | PublicA cast who would play my ancestors in a TV show about my family history.
1. Alessio Boni
Actor | La meglio gioventù
Alessio Boni was born on July 4, 1966 in Sarnico, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for The Best of Youth (2003), The Tourist (2010) and The Girl in the Fog (2017).
Giovanni Mazzei
2. Martin Compston
Actor | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Martin Compston grew up in Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire. He spent his teen years going to see soccer (football) team Celtic with his brother Barry and dreamed one day he would play for them. He attended St. Columba's High School in Gourock, Inverclyde, where he passed through his Standard ...
Lord Hugh Trenchard
3. Morena Baccarin
Actress | Deadpool
Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She ...
Young Delva
4. Katy Secombe
Actress | Les Misérables
Katy Secombe is known for Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (2019) and WPC 56 (2013).
Young Christine
5. Alfie Mazzei
Writer | The River Man
Born Alfie Oliver Mazzei in Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom on 5th December 1999 to father, Andre Mazzei and mother, Rebecca Oliver. He trained at The Guildford School of Acting on the BA (Hons) Acting course from 2018-2021. His skills are singing, drumming, writing and martial arts. Alfie is best...
Young Andy Mazzei
6. Alice Braga
Actress | I Am Legend
Alice Braga Moraes born April 15, 1983 is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God and as Karina in 2005's Lower City. She came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (...
Patrizia Mazzei
6. James Purefoy
Actor | Rome
James Brian Mark Purefoy was born and brought up in Taunton, Somerset, England, the son of Shirley (Taylor), who ran an employment agency, and Anthony Chetwynd Purefoy. After leaving school at the age of sixteen, he took a succession of different jobs, including working on a pig farm and as a ...
8. Mark Rylance
Actor | Bridge of Spies
Mark Rylance was born in Ashford, Kent, the son of Anne (née Skinner) and David Waters, both English teachers. His grandmother was Irish. His parents moved to Connecticut in 1962 and Wisconsin in 1969, where his father taught English at the University School of Milwaukee. Rylance attended this ...
Geoff Beechey
9. Gemma Arterton
Actress | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Gemma Christina Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, where she was raised. She is the daughter of Sally-Anne (Heap), a cleaner, and Barry J. Arterton, a welder. Her mother's cousin is singer-songwriter Eric Goulden.
Her parents divorced when she was age five, and Gemma subsequently lived ...
Old Rebecca Mazzei
10. Cauã Reymond
Actor | Avenida Brasil
One of the leading actors in his native Brazil, Cauã Reymond has achieved prominence in his home country for his work in TV series, soap operas and independent films. Throughout his two-decade long career, he has portrayed a variety of challenging roles and collected many awards. He is also a ...
Andre Mazzei
11. William Roache
Actor | Coronation Street
William Patrick "Bill" Roache MBE is an English actor. He has played Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street since its first episode on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving living television actor in a continuous role. First acting job with ...
Paul Oliver
12. Freddie Highmore
Actor | Finding Neverland
Freddie Highmore is an English actor who came to prominence for his roles in Five Children and It (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
He was born Alfred Thomas Highmore in Camden Town, London, England, to Sue (Latimer), a talent agent, and Edward Thomas ...
Young Paul Oliver
13. Andy Nyman
Actor | Judy
Andy Nyman was born on April 13, 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Judy (2019), Ghost Stories (2017) and Death at a Funeral (2007).
David Mazzei
14. Jan Harvey
Actress | Family Affairs
Jan Harvey was born on June 1, 1947 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Family Affairs (1997), Bugs (1995) and EastEnders (1985). She is married to Stephen Yardley.
Elizabeth Oliver
15. Jodie Tyack
Actress | Wreck
Jodie Tyack is known for Wreck (2022), Noughts + Crosses (2020) and The Window (2022).
Elizabeth Knightly
16. Camilla Belle
Actress | Practical Magic
Belle was born as Camilla Belle Routh in Los Angeles, California, to Deborah, a fashion designer, and Jack Wesley Routh, who composed country music and owns a construction company. Her mother is Brazilian and her father, who is from Kingman, Kansas, has English, German, and French ancestry. Camilla...
Adrianna Mazzei
17. Emilia Jones
Actress | CODA
Emilia Jones was recently named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch.
She is best known for playing the lead role of Ruby Rossi in CODA which won the Best Picture Oscar in 2022. Her performance garnered her 13 wins and 25 nominations including a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
For...
Young Rebecca Oliver/Rebecca Mazzei
18. Glória Pires
Actress | É Proibido Fumar
Glória Pires was born on August 23, 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009), Irrational Heart (2011) and O Dono do Mundo (1991). She has been married to Orlando Morais since 1987. They have three children. She was ...
Old Delva
18. Alison King
Actress | Coronation Street
Alison King was born on March 3, 1973 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. at Leicester Royal Infirmary to Alex and June King, who were both nurses at the hospital. She was their fifth child and third daughter. She went to Markfield Mercenfeld Primary School and South Charnwood High School, where...
Natalie Mazzei
19. Lauren Socha
Actress | Misfits
Lauren Marie Socha is an actress, known for her role in Misfits (2009).
She born June 9, 1990, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, to Kathleen (Lyons) and Robert Socha, and has Polish, English, Irish, and Italian ancestry. In 2010, Socha starred alongside Tim McInnerny in the short film Missing. She also...
Claire Beechey
21. Tom Chambers
Actor | Father Brown
Tom was born in Darley Dale in Derbyshire, England. He went to Repton School and in between school and holidays was in the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT), where Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller also had early training. He was approached by the Austrian Olympic skiing team but continued to pursue ...
Peter Beechey
22. Joe Dempsie
Actor | Skins
Joseph Maxwell Dempsie is an English actor, best known for his roles as Chris Miles in the E4 teen comedy-drama Skins (2007-2008) and Gendry Baratheon in Game of Thrones (2011-2013; 2017-2019). Dempsie's earlier acting credits include the medical dramas Peak Practice (2000), Doctors (2001-2003), ...
Michael Beechey
23. Lynda Baron
Actress | Scoop
Lilian Ridgway, known professionally as Lynda Baron, was an English actress, best known for playing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC comedy series Open All Hours (1976-1985) and its sequel, Still Open All Hours (2013-2016).
From 1993 to 1997, she played Auntie Mabel in BBC children's programme Come ...
Christine Beechey
24. Lisa Hammond
Actress | Quills
Lisa Hammond was born on June 2, 1983 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Quills (2000), Vera (2011) and The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (2019).
Nina Reynolds
25. Patsy Palmer
Actress | EastEnders
Born Julie Anne Harris, the youngest child of Albert and Pat Harris, Patsy Palmer was born for stardom. She spent her childhood in Bethnal Green, London with her whole family close by. She was particularly close to her maternal parents, whom she affectionately called "Farvey" and "Nor." Her parents...
Alison Mazzei
26. Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Actor | The Kid Who Would Be King
Louis Ashbourne Serkis is known for The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).
Young Hugh Trenchard
27. Anatole Taubman
Actor | Quantum of Solace
Anatole Taubman was born in Zurich, Switzerland and is of Russian-Polish-Slovakian-Austrian-and-former-East-Prussian blood. In 1991 he made his baccalauréat at the renowned Gymnasium of the Benedictine boarding school of the monastery Einsiedeln and in 1994 he graduated from the reputable ...
Manfred Gölz
28. Kate Dickie
Actress | Red Road
Kate Dickie was born on April 25, 1971 in East Kilbride, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Red Road (2006), Prometheus (2012) and Filth (2013).
Georgiana Trenchard
30. Katherine Parkinson
Actress | Pirate Radio
Katherine Jane Parkinson is an English actress. She appeared in Channel 4's The IT Crowd comedy series as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in...
Naomi Kate
31. Richard Lintern
Actor | The Bank Job
Richard Lintern is a Film Television and Stage actor based in London.
He started life in Somerset England, studied at Durham University, then won a scholarship to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Since graduating he has worked extensively across many disciplines, enjoying success at the ...
Henry Trenchard
32. Kate Fahy
Actress | Defiance
Kate Fahy was born in Dublin, Ireland. She is known for Defiance (2008), The Living and the Dead (2006) and The House of Eliott (1991). She has been married to Jonathan Pryce since 2015.
Young Phyllis Oliver
33. Warwick Davis
Actor | Willow
English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he ...
Tommy Reynolds
34. Sorcha Cusack
Actress | Snatch
Sorcha Cusack was born on April 9, 1949 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Snatch (2000), Father Brown (2013) and Jane Eyre (1973). She is married to Nigel Cooke. They have two children.
Old Phyllis Oliver
35. Jonathan Kerrigan
Actor | Casualty
Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972 in Lincolnshire) is an English actor well known for various leading roles on TV including In The Club, Casualty, Heartbeat, Merseybeat, and Reach For The Moon. Films include 55 Steps, Diana, FLiM, The Somnambulists, The Best Possible Taste. He is also a ...
Young Leonard Oliver
36. Jonathan Pryce
Actor | The Two Popes
Jonathan Pryce was born on June 1, 1947 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Two Popes (2019), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and The Wife (2017). He has been married to Kate Fahy since April 2015. They have three children.
Old Leonard Oliver
37. Nikesh Patel
Actor | Indian Summers
Nikesh Patel was born on October 17, 1985 in Wembley, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Indian Summers (2015), London Has Fallen (2016) and Halal Daddy (2017).
Kevin Vara
38. Kunal Nayyar
Actor | The Big Bang Theory
Kunal Nayyar is an British actor. He moved from India to the US in 1999. He first moved to Portland, Oregon, to study business. He started acting in plays as a way of making new friends. He took acting classes, but he went on to graduate from the University of Portland with a degree in business, as...
Shay
39. Dev Patel
Actor | Slumdog Millionaire
Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London, to Anita, a caregiver, and Raj Patel, who works in IT. His parents, originally from Nairobi, Kenya, are both of Gujarati Indian descent. His first role was in the UK TV series Skins (2007). His breakout role was in the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire (...
K.P
41. Neet Mohan
Actor | Ready Player One
Neet Mohan is known for Ready Player One (2018), No Offence (2015) and Strike Back (2010).
Defector 3 Musician
42. Giancarlo Giannini
Actor | Quantum of Solace
Giancarlo Giannini is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor, director and multilingual dubber who made an international reputation for his leading roles in Italian films as well as for his mastery of a variety of languages and dialects.
He was born August 1, 1942, in La Spezia, Italy. For 10 years he ...
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