Top names in British Horror films 2018

1. Charlie Bond

Charlie was born in Kensington, London, and travelled across the UK and Europe with family for most of her early years, before settling back in her native London to train and pursue a career in acting. She is a passionate conservationist, with a special love for herpetology (the study of reptiles ...

2. James Crow

Writer | Nightmare on 34th Street

James Crow is an English writer and director from Kent, who has carved out a successful career as an independent film writer in a wide range of genres, including films sold to Lionsgate and Studio Canal. His first feature film as writer GBH (Riot) featured the legendary Steven Berkoff, and was ...

3. Jon Campling

Actor | ManFish

Now recognizable worldwide as 'King Regis' from the epic 'Final Fantasy' franchise, Jon was born in Hull, Yorkshire and originally an Aerospace engineer & part-time DJ. Always keen to act at 12 Jon's Mam arranged for him to join a local amateur group leading to Hull Truck Youth Theatre at 16, where...

4. Joe Egan

Actor | Ra.One

Born and bred in Dublin, Big Joe, as he is affectionately known, got his first ring baptism of fire when he fought the national junior champion Steve Collins. In Joe's second fight against Collins he proved that he'd come on in leaps and bounds. By the age of 24 he had recorded over 80 wins, 7 ...

5. James Bushe

Director | Cannibals and Carpet Fitters

James Bushe is known for Cannibals and Carpet Fitters (2017), Predator Dark Ages (2015) and Blackout (2012).

6. Dani Thompson

Actress | Christmas Slay

Dani Thompson was born in Penrith, Australia. Her family moved to Norwich, England when she was age 2.

Dani worked as a model for 6 years appearing in most of the British lads magazines and newspapers before going to The International School Of Screen Acting to do a Post Grad Diploma in Screen ...

7. Stuart Brennan

Producer | Plan Z

Stuart Brennan is a BAFTA winning actor, multi award winning Producer, director and published writer.

He has regularly appeared on stage and screen since 2001, working on productions around the world.

He was made an honorary World Boxing Champion by the WBC (World Boxing Council) for his role in ...

8. Lee Bane

Actor | Werewolves of the Third Reich

Lee Bane is an actor, director and film producer originally from Swansea, South Wales, UK.

After Graduating from Gorseinon College in Swansea, he went on to gain a place at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He has played notable supporting roles in high profile TV productions ...

9. Andrew Jones

Writer | Jurassic Predator

Andrew Jones was a prolific independent film producer, screenwriter, director and editor.

Born on 6th October 1983 in Swansea, South Wales, Andrew was educated at Olchfa Comprehensive School and later attended the University of Glamorgan. At the age of 27, he founded UK production company North Bank...

10. Eileen Daly

Actress | Razor Blade Smile

Eileen Daly was born on June 1, 1963 in Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Razor Blade Smile (1998), Witches Can Be Bitches and Mr Crispin (2013).

11. Sarah Louise Madison

Actress | Doctor Who

Sarah Louise Madison is known for Doctor Who (2005), Panic (2016) and Chariot.

12. Nicholas Vince

Actor | Hellraiser

Nicholas Vince is best known for his roles as The Chatterer Cenobite in Clive Barker's Hellraiser & Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Kinski in Barker's Nightbreed. In 2016 he was awarded the London Horror Society Award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Independent Horror and in 2018 a Lifetime of ...

13. Reece Shearsmith

Actor | The League of Gentlemen

Reece Shearsmith originates from Hull and is a talented writer and performer. Having graduated from Bretton Hall Drama College with a BA(hons) in Theatre Arts, he is a quarter of the award-winning comedy team The League of Gentlemen and has appeared in a variety of television shows and films. He ...

14. Alex Zane

Actor | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Alex was born in Leeds, England in 1979.

At school he was something of a geek, a studious young man who carried his books around in a briefcase, which was a source of constant amusement to school bullies.

During a stint as the lead singer of a student band while studying for his A-Levels, Alex ...

15. Emily Booth

Actress | Doghouse

Emily has appeared extensively in UK television/film for decades, starting young as a presenter on popular video game review show 'Bitz' in 1999. This strong start to a career in presenting led on to landmark shows such as 'The Big Breakfast' before find her home more recently on The Horror Channel...

16. Steve Lawson

Director | Hellriser

Steve Lawson is known for Hellriser (2017), KillerSaurus (2015) and Survival Instinct (2016).

17. Steven Dolton

Actor | Nocturnal Activity

Steven Dolton is known for Nocturnal Activity (2014), Hellriser (2017) and KillerSaurus (2015).

18. Owen Tooth

Camera_department | Control

Owen Tooth is known for Control (2007), Effigy (2009) and The Opening (2007).

19. Tony Jopia

Producer | Cute Little Buggers

Tony Jopia was born on June 6, 1966 in Iquique, Chile. He is a producer and director, known for Cute Little Buggers (2017), Crying Wolf 3D (2015) and Creatures (2021).

20. Caroline Munro

Actress | The Spy Who Loved Me

Leggy, brunette-maned pin-up actress Caroline Munro was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, and lived in Rottingdean near Brighton where she attended a Roman Catholic convent school. By chance, her mother and a photographer entered her picture in a "Face of the Year" competition for the British ...

21. Steven M. Smith

Producer | The Ghosts of Borley Rectory

Steven began his career at 16, working on films such as Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Television like Lovejoy.

He produced his first feature film Time of Her Life that screened at Cannes in 2005 and went on to produce features Haunted (Ghosts), Haunted 2, Haunted 3, Haunted 4, Haunted 5, ...

22. Simon Phillips

Actor | Survive the Game

Simon Phillips is an award winning British actor, probably best known Netflix show FUBAR with Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Witcher Season 3. He has also cited and won awards for his gruesome portrayal of Santa Claus in Christmas Horror features Once Upon A Time At Christmas and The Nights Before ...

23. Dominic Brunt

Producer | Evie

Dominic Brunt was born on April 15, 1970 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Evie (2023), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Before Dawn (2013). He has been married to Joanne Mitchell since April 2003.

24. Tony Newton

Producer | Virus of the Dead

Tony Newton is known for Virus of the Dead (2018), 2 Die For (2018) and Grindsploitation (2016).

25. Jason Impey

Editor | An Autistic Film

He was only 10 years old when he first picked up the camera and started self shooting independent short films that would turn into some of his controversial and often challenging features.

After a few shorts as a child Jason went to study media at Bedford College at the age of 16 in which he gained ...

26. Nathan Head

Actor | The Midnight Horror Show

British actor Nathan Head is best known for his work in the horror genre, notably for playing the killer clown Trinc in The Midnight Horror Show (2014), 88 Film's mockbuster Hellriser, the third film in Netflix's popular Robert The Doll series as well as Sony Pictures's dinosaur flick Jurassic ...

27. Andy Edwards

Writer | Ibiza Undead

Andy Edwards is an award-winning writer/director, occasional producer, and sometimes editor.

His first full feature as writer/director was the zombie-comedy, Ibiza Undead, which was released theatrically in the US under the title Zombie Spring Breakers. The film premiered at Frightfest in the UK and...

28. Kate Speak

Actress | Dead Air

Kate Speak is a British actress, born and raised in Bristol, England. Kate is often drawn to roles that offer interesting character arcs, gritty and emotional roles and parts that encourage her to keep her physically active, she is inspired by iconic action heroines such as Sarah Connor and Ellen ...

29. Sebastian Street

Actor | Tomorrow

A classically trained and award winning British actor who has been working in the independent film scene for over a decade, but only in the last few years began developing personal projects. This includes what became 'Tomorrow' and was inspired through his friendship with an injured veteran who ...

30. Seb Castang

Actor | Family Affairs

Seb Castang was born on June 14, 1980 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Family Affairs (1997), Night & Day (2001) and Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010).

31. David Sellicks

Actor | Zombie Playground: Ice Scream

David Sellicks is known for Zombie Playground: Ice Scream (2016), Deadtime (2012) and Zombie Spring Breakers (2016).

32. John R. Walker

Actor | Nemesis 5: The New Model

John R. Walker was born on March 31, 1972 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Nemesis 5: The New Model (2017), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) and The Great British Massacre.

33. Danny Stewart

Producer | Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Producer and actor, known for Peter The Wild Boy , Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015), Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019), Pennywise: The Story of 'IT' (2019) , and the Dark Ditties Presents Anthology series.

Dark Ditties Presents The Offer' '...

34. Gary Smart

Producer | Dark Ditties Presents 'Finders Keepers'

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands UK in 1982, Gary Smart has always been a fan of all things horror. From lending out VHS copies of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' to his fellow 5 year old classmates to building models of Dr Channard from 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II' at the age of 12 Smart has always had...

35. Christopher Griffiths

Director | You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

Christopher Griffiths is known for You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016), Pennywise: The Story of It (2021) and RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023).

36. Simon Bamford

Actor | Starfish

Spotted playing 'The Fool' in a London production of 'King Lear' Simon was invited by writer and director Clive Barker to join the 'Dog Company' a theatre group based in London. Eventually also working for Clive on the first two 'Hellraiser' movies. The success of the 'Hellraiser' franchise led to ...

37. Barbie Wilde

Actress | Hellbound: Hellraiser II

In pursuit of an acting career, Canadian actress Barbie Wilde moved to London, England many years ago. Wilde has performed in cabaret in Bangkok; traveled to Bombay to appear in the Bollywood blockbuster, 'Janbazz', which also starred Anil Kapoor of 'Slumdog Millionaire' fame; robotically mimed ...

38. Melissa Hollett

Actress | Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Melissa Hollett is known for Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises (2024) and Blood Curse: The Haunting of Alicia Stone (2024). She is married to Keiron Hollett.

39. Victoria Broom

Actress | Cheaters

Victoria Broom was born and grew up in Shropshire, United Kingdom. She is best known for playing Karen in BBC 1 series Cheaters and Sasha Kyte in Netflix Emmy winning series Marcella. She won the 'Rising Star' Award at the 2018 Diversity in Media awards for her portrayal of Fran in the LGBT series ...

40. Phil Taylor

Tristan + Isolde

Phil has spent many years financing over 25 films and building a portfolio of films at Film Engine Ltd. Following the demise of EIS and SEIS in the UK , Phil is no longer very active in film finance and now focuses on Digital Distribution and Production Consultancy to independent film-makers world ...

41. John Williams

Producer | Tales of the Creeping Death

John Williams is a multi award winning film Director and Producer from Staffordshire in England. His credits include Tales Of The Creeping Death, Watch Me Sleep, The Slayers, Crispy's Curse, There's Something In The Shadows, St Baptiste's and The Mothertown. John specializes in horror and comedy ...

42. Phillip Escott

Producer | The Legacy of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Phillip Escott is a filmmaker from Wales, he is the co-writer/director of the acclaimed British horror film Cruel Summer. An avid fan of Cult cinema, Phillip has produced material for a number of the UK's leading boutique distribution companies, including 101 Films, Arrow Video and Second Sight ...

43. Shaun Robert Smith

Director | Broken

Shaun Robert Smith originally trained as a prosthetics make-up artist before turning to Writing and Directing. He has been involved in many independent productions including This Is England (2006), The Devil's Dosh (2012) and The Hooligan Factory (2014).

In 2003 Smith wrote & directed This Place (...

44. Doug Bradley

Actor | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Mr. Bradley was born on September 7th 1954 in Liverpool, England. Since his school days Bradley has been close friends with Clive Barker. In the seventies Bradley and Clive Barker founded the progressive theatre group "Dog Company". While Barker worked on writing with his friend Peter Atkins (...

45. Lesley Scoble

Actress | The Elephant Man

Lesley Scoble was born on January 5, 1949 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress and casting director, known for The Elephant Man (1980), Village of the Damned (1960) and Amityville Playhouse (2015).

46. Mhairi Calvey

Actress | Braveheart

Mhairi Calvey was born in Scotland and grew up on the Isle of Arran.

At the age of 5 she made her acting debut playing the role of 'Young Murron' in Mel Gibson's film 'Braveheart', which went on to win five Oscars. Shortly after filming Mhairi returned to school and focused on her education. She ...

47. Antony D. Lane

Editor | Invasion of the Not Quite Dead

Antony D. Lane is an independent filmmaker originally from Grimsby but now living & shooting in Kent.

As of 2016, Antony has been working passionately on his dream film project 'Invasion of the Not Quite Dead' for the last 9 years, now in its final bulk of filming, he has also spent the last 6 years...

48. Danny Allen

Producer | Outsiders

Danny Allen was born and raised in Elloughton, East Yorkshire. He became interested in films and creative writing from an early age, and this passion evolved over the years into a passion for film making. During his studies at Northumbria University he gained a new found interest in Horror Movies, ...

49. Simon Edwards

Producer | Six Hot Chicks in a Warehouse

Simon Edwards was born on September 10, 1981 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Six Hot Chicks in a Warehouse (2017), Lion (2014) and Beneath a Neon Tide (2014).

50. Mike Peel

Art_department | V for Vendetta

Mike Peel is known for V for Vendetta (2005), Casino Royale (2006) and The Descent (2005).

51. Ian David Diaz

Director | Rebecca Gold: The Series

Ian David Diaz is known for Rebecca Gold: The Series (2018), Bad Day (2008) and The Killing Zone (1999).

52. M.J. Simpson

Actor | Toxic Apocalypse

M.J. Simpson was born on February 17, 1968 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Toxic Apocalypse (2016), Waiting for Gorgo (2009) and Prey for the Beast (2007).

53. Perdita Weeks

Actress | As Above, So Below

Perdita Rose Weeks is a British actress who plays Juliet Higgins in the CBS-turned-NBC reboot series Magnum P.I. Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She ...

54. David Ryan Keith

Sound_department | Redwood Massacre: Annihilation

David Ryan Keith is a filmmaker and entrepreneur known for his work in the independent film industry. In 2010, he founded Clear Focus Movies Ltd with his business partner Lorraine Keith, specializing in the production of independent films for the international market.

David has directed and produced...

55. Stewart Sparke

Director | How to Kill Monsters

Stewart Sparke a writer, director and producer specializing in horror feature film and interactive storytelling. After completing a BA in Film & TV Production in 2010 and an MA in Directing Film in 2012, he worked as a freelancer in the UK film and TV industry for three years on projects including ...

56. Paul Butler

Writer | Book of Monsters

Paul Butler is a UK screenwriter and Filmmaker based in Yorkshire.

Paul has a BA in Theatre, Film and Television from York St. John University. Whilst at University Paul won a Student Royal Television Society award. After graduating University Paul worked as a producer, writer and director at a ...

57. Neil Stevens

Special_effects | Cute Little Buggers

Neil Stevens is known for Cute Little Buggers (2017), Crying Wolf 3D (2015) and Enter the Cage (2016).

58. Emma Dark

Actress | Salient Minus Ten

Emma Dark is an award-winning filmmaker, and actress working within the Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres.

Deeply passionate about film and creativity, Emma made an initial foray into genre filmmaking in 2014 with fun horror short Island of the Blind Dead (2015), before embarking on her first first ...

59. Stu Jopia

Producer | Creatures

The love of horror movies from an early age had drove Stu to create his own inventive and terrifying stories of the macabre. In realising he can do this for a living with the hopes of satisfying people's hunger for the macabre. Writing and producing genre movies is his specialty and with his ...

60. Simeon Halligan

Director | Habit

Festival director of 'Grimmfest', recently voted one of the best genre film festivals in the world by Movie Maker Magazine. Company director of 'Grimmfest Films', the production arm of the festival.

Simeon has expert knowledge of contemporary genre and horror cinema; he develops and produces genre ...

61. Jessica Messenger

Actress | Six Hot Chicks in a Warehouse

Jessica Messenger was born in Derbyshire, April 1989. Starting her performance career at the tender age of 3, she has spent an inordinate amount of time on both stage and screen. In her formative years, Jessica honed her talents as a Ballroom and Latin American dancer, before progressing onto ...