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Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. Mirren attended St. Bernards High School for girls, where she would act in school productions. After high school, she began her acting career in theatre working in many productions including in the West End and Broadway.Before a performance of The Audience in London- Actor
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Stephen Tompkinson was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham in October 1965. His grandad (who Stephen describes as "a comic genius") inspired him to take up acting and he attended the Central Drama School, which he left at the age of 23. He has rarely been out of work since and has worked on the stage, on radio, television and, on the big screen, notably in the movie Brassed Off (1996), for which he has gained many excellent reviews. His TV roles have included a psychopathic poisoner (A Very Open Prison (1995)), a psycho TV reporter (Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)), a yuppie (Downwardly Mobile (1994)), a priest (Ballykissangel (1996)), a veterinarian (Wild at Heart (2006)) and a detective inspector (DCI Banks (2010)). Stephen has also played "Demetruis" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for Radio 4. He is also a keen charity cricket player and once scored two more runs than Brian Lara, when they played on the same team. In 1994, he won a Best Comedy Actor award for his role as "Damien Day" in Drop the Dead Donkey (1990). In the future, he plans a trip to Australia (to do a report for the Holiday programme) before he begins filming a new series of Ballykissangel (1996) in March 1997.Leaving the theatre after Spamalot- Writer
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Lynda La Plante was born on 15 March 1943 in Liverpool, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Prime Suspect (1991), Prime Suspect 3 (1993) and Widows (2018). She was previously married to Richard La Plante.At a talk and book signing in Sheffield- Actor
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Jason Manford was born on 26 May 1981 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Ordinary Lies (2015), Ideal (2005) and Little Crackers (2010). He has been married to Lucy Dyke since 23 December 2017. They have one child. He was previously married to Catherine.After a performance of Sweeney Todd in London- Actor
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Steve began his career in comedy as a stand up before finding notoriety as lounge cabaret performer Lenny Beige. After a Channel 4 show and 2 BBC TV series of Lenny Beige's Variety Pack Lenny Beige's Variety Pack (2000) Steve began to branch out into other character roles devising a few solo Edinburgh shows. In 2000 he began to appear in the award winning Orange Wednesday cinema commercials, largely directed by Bryan Buckley Bryan Buckley There were around 30 commercials featuring names as diverse as Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg , Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher, Patrick Swayze [name=nm0000664], Angelica Huston [name=nm0001378] , Spike Lee Spike Lee. He also appeared as a regular supporting actor in all three series of Little Britain Little Britain (2003) with Matt Lucas Matt Lucas and David Walliams David Walliams. He has appeared in many TV shows including (as a semi-regular Mr James) Holby City Holby City (1999), Doc Martin Doc Martin (2004), Toast of London Toast of London (2012), Friday Night Dinner Friday Night Dinner (2011), and most recently as the villain in CITV's new kids show Spy School.After a performance of Matilda the Musical in London- 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.After a performance of The Audience in London - Actor
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Educated at Harrow he worked at Marks and Spencers but was dismissed for wearing a loud checked suit. He sprang to international fame in 1973 as the assassin in Day of the Jackal, then had cameo style roles in Gandhi, The Dresser, Never Say Never Again and leads in The Wild Geese and The Shooting Party and on television in Edward and Mrs Simpson as the king, He lives in Maida Vale area of London with actress Joanna David and their daughter Emilia born in 1974.After a performance of The Audience in London- Actor
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Tommy Steele had tried many odd jobs before he turned up at the famous "2 I's" coffee bar in London. There he was "discovered" by Larry Parnes and became one of Britain's first manufactured pop stars. With his cheeky grin and gently rocking songs he wasn't the threat to Elvis Presley that Parnes wanted. Despite this, Tommy has gone on to a long and rewarding film and stage career.After a Performance of Scrooge in Leeds- Haydn Gwynne was fluent in French and Italian. She studied Modern Languages at the University of Warwick before taking a five-year lectureship in Italy, where she taught English. She also drove across the United States before becoming an actress in her mid-twenties.
She first came to notice on television as starring in the David Lodge campus comedy/drama Nice Work (1989), before joining the sharp comedy series set in a television newsroom, Drop the Dead Donkey (1990). She was known for her roles in the medical series Peak Practice (1993) and the police drama Merseybeat (2001), but later played in the stage musicals 'Billy Elliot' and 'Ziegfeld'.
She lived in London with her partner Jason Phipps, a psychotherapist, and their two sons, Orlando and Harry. Offscreen, she volunteered for Sightsavers, a group committed to combating blindness in under-developed countries.After a performance of The Audience in London - Brian Connolly is known for What Doesn't Kill You (2008).After a performance of Hairspray in Leeds
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Nigel Planer was born in London and educated at the prestigious Westminster School. He then went to Sussex University to study African and Asian Studies. However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Planer performed at The Comedy Store in a double-act with Peter Richardson, which led to him becoming known to television audiences as Neil in The Young Ones (1982), the dim, unclean but lovable hippie with a fondness for Hawkwind, Marillion and Steve Hillage. The role's popularity even led to Planer releasing a cover of Traffic's 1967 single "Hole In My Shoe" in character as Neil. His cover, released in July 1984, reached number two on the UK singles chart and led to Planer making appearances on Top of the Pops (1964) and Australia's Countdown (1974). Planer also recorded an album called "Neil's Heavy Concept Album", although this failed to chart. In November 1984, Planer even made an appearance as Neil at the recording of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?", where he was able to perform an impromptu acoustic version of "Rocking All Over The World" with Rick Parfitt and address Phil Collins as "Joan", which was captured by cameras recording behind-the-scenes footage for a documentary.
Since the 1980s, Planer has established himself as one of Britain's most sought-after comedy and character actors. In 1985, he appeared in Terry Gilliam's acclaimed and influential science-fiction film Brazil (1985). His other appearances have included Shine on Harvey Moon (1982), various roles in The Comic Strip Presents (1982), Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987), Blackadder the Third (1987) and starring as the title role of Nicholas Craig, the Naked Actor (1990). Planer has also been a successful theatre actor. He has been nominated for Olivier, Theatrical Management Association, What's On Stage and BAFTA awards.After a performance of Hairspray in Leeds- Actor
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Dominic Wood was born on 3 January 1978 in Devon, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Dick and Dom in da Bungalow (2002), Dick and Dom's Funny Business (2011) and Coming of Age (2007). He has been married to Sandi Lee Hughes since 2005.- Actor
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Richard McCourt was born on 12 August 1976 in Sheffield, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Dick and Dom in da Bungalow (2002), Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (2014) and Dick and Dom's Funny Business (2011).- Actress
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Dani Harmer is an actress famous for her lead role as Tracey Beaker in its various incarnations and Dani's House for BBC. She has been nominated for a BAFTA for her role as Tracey Beaker and nominated for a Welsh BAFTA for Best Actress in Tracey Beaker's Movie of Me. When Tracey Beaker was first transmitted via iPlayer, it received over 550K requests in it's first 3 days. Dani reached the finals of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.