HIS DARK MATERIALS (trilogy) adaptation/s (2010s decade)

1. Dafne Keen

Actress | Logan

Dafne Keen Fernández is a British and Spanish actress who played the role of the mutant Laura Kinney / X-23 in Logan (2017) and Lyra in the HBO series His Dark Materials (2019).

She is the daughter of British actor Will Keen, and Spanish actress, theatre director and writer María Fernández Ache.

Keen...

Lyra

2. Kit Connor

Actor | Heartstopper

Rising British actor, Kit Connor landed his first film role aged eight in the lead role of "Tom" in Warner Bros. Pictures' GET SANTA (2014).

Since then, he has had roles in THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (2018), THE MERCY (2018) and SLAUGHTERHOUSE RULEZ (2018).

Most recently and ...

Pantalaimon

3. James McAvoy

Actor | Filth

McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to James, a bus driver, and Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a nurse. He was raised on a housing estate in Drumchapel, Glasgow by his maternal grandparents (James, a butcher, and Mary), after his parents divorced when James was 11. He went to St ...

Lord Asriel

4. Helen McCrory

Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Award-winning actress Helen Elizabeth McCrory was born in London, England, to Welsh-born Anne (Morgans) and Scottish-born Iain McCrory, a diplomat from Glasgow. After training at the Drama Centre London, Helen began her career on stage in the UK and won the Manchester Evening News' Best Actress ...

Stelmaria

5. Ruth Wilson

Actress | Luther

Ruth Wilson, born on 13 January 1982, is an English actress. She is known for her performances in Suburban Shootout (2006), Jane Eyre (2006), and as "Alice Morgan" in the BBC-TV psychological crime drama, Luther (2010), since 2010. She has also appeared in Anna Karenina (2012), The Lone Ranger (...

Marisa Coulter

6. James Cosmo

Actor | Braveheart

James Cosmo was born on May 24, 1948 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Braveheart (1995), Troy (2004) and Highlander (1986). He has been married to Annie Harris since May 24, 2000.

Farder Coram

7. Clarke Peters

Actor | The Wire

Clarke Peters was born on April 7, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wire (2002), Da 5 Bloods (2020) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). He is married to Penny. They have one child. He was previously married to Janine Martyne.

Dr. Carne

8. Joi Johannsson

Actor | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Joi Johannsson is an awarded Nordic actor born and raised in Iceland. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Hartford, Connecticut in 1994 with a B.A degree in Theatre and Cinematic Arts.

Joi made his acting debut in 1986 in an international TV mini series called Nonni and Manni. Since then...

Iorek Byrnison

9. Lucian Msamati

Actor | See How They Run

Lucian Msamati was born on March 5, 1976 in the UK. He is an actor and producer, known for See How They Run (2022), The International (2009) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008).

John Faa

10. Anne-Marie Duff

Actress | Nowhere Boy

Anne-Marie Duff is an English actress, born on 8 October 1970 in Southall, London. Her parents, Brendan and Mary (née Doherty), are from Donegal, Ireland. Her father worked as a painter and decorator and her mother worked in a shoe shop.

She first came to the attention of the British public for her ...

Ma Costa

11. Ruta Gedmintas

Actress | A Street Cat Named Bob

Ruta Gedmintas was born on August 23, 1983 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), The Strain (2014) and The Lost Samaritan (2008).

Serafina Pekkala

12. Lin-Manuel Miranda

Soundtrack | Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the first incarnation of "In the Heights" his sophomore year at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Off-Broadway, "In The Heights" received nine Drama Desk nominations, including best music, best lyrics, and it won the award for outstanding ensemble performance; received ...

Lee Scoresby

13. Lewin Lloyd

Actor | The Aeronauts

Lewin Lloyd is known for The Aeronauts (2019), Pinocchio (2022) and Judy (2019).

Roger Parslow

14. Ariyon Bakare

Actor | Life

Ariyon Bakare is a British actor, writer and director who has been working across film, television and theatre since graduating from Drama Centre London.

Ariyon Bakare grew up in the East End of London and brought up by his Nigerian father. He moved to NYC at a very young age to study dance but ...

Lord Boreal

15. Amir Wilson

Actor | The Secret Garden

Amir Wilson was born on February 6, 2004 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Secret Garden (2020) and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019).

Will Parry

16. Kahleen Crawford

Casting_director | I, Daniel Blake

Kahleen Crawford was born in 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is a casting director, known for I, Daniel Blake (2016), Living (2022) and All of Us Strangers (2023). She has been married to Steven Cree since May 29, 2016.

casting director #1

17. Dan Jackson

Casting_department | Under the Skin

Dan Jackson is known for Under the Skin (2013), Perfect Sense (2011) and Filth (2013).

casting director #2

18. Robbie Ryan

Cinematographer | Poor Things

Robbie Ryan is an Irish cinematographer. He is best known for his work in Fish Tank (2009), Slow West (2015), American Honey (2016) and The Favourite (2018) for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Achievement in Cinematography.

Ryan has already work in more than 90 projects as an ...

cinematographer

19. Niven Howie

Editor | Dawn of the Dead

Originally from London, Niven Howie is now a member of the prestigious honorary society of motion picture editors, American Cinema Editors.

Before moving to the US in the early 2000s, Niven was established as one of London's premier editors for high-end commercials, music videos and film. He had cut...

editor

20. Lorne Balfe

Composer | The Lego Batman Movie

Lorne Balfe was born on February 23, 1976 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is a composer, known for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) and Black Widow (2021).

music score

21. Joel Collins

Production_designer | His Dark Materials

Joel Collins is known for His Dark Materials (2019), Doctor Who (2005) and Black Mirror (2011).

production designer

22. Alex Woodward

Art_department | Black Mirror

Alex Woodward is known for Black Mirror (2011), The Call Up (2016) and His Dark Materials (2019).

art director

23. Kate Beckly

Set_decorator | Black Mirror

Kate Beckly is known for Black Mirror (2011), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) and His Dark Materials (2019).

set decorator

24. Caroline McCall

Costume_designer | Downton Abbey

Caroline McCall was born in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. She is known for Downton Abbey (2010), His Dark Materials (2019) and Will (2017).

costume designer

25. Ivana Primorac

Make_up_department | Barbie

Ivana Primorac is known for Barbie (2023), Darkest Hour (2017) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

hair and makeup designer

26. Paul Dolan

Art_department | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Paul Dolan is known for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Outside the Wire (2021) and The Current War (2017).

concept art

27. Eilam Hoffman

Sound_department | Gravity

Eilam Hoffman is known for Gravity (2013), No Time to Die (2021) and Tenet (2020).

sound designer

28. Dillon Bennett

Sound_department | Captain Phillips

Dillon Bennett was born in London, England, UK. He is known for Captain Phillips (2013), Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) and Alien: Covenant (2017).

supervising sound editor

29. Jon Thomas

Sound_department | Willow

Jon Thomas is known for Willow (2022), His Dark Materials (2019) and Apostle (2018).

sound mixer

30. Danny Hargreaves

Special_effects | Doctor Who

Danny Hargreaves is known for Doctor Who (2005), Sherlock (2010) and His Dark Materials (2019).

special effects supervisor

31. Robert Harrington

Visual_effects | His Dark Materials

Robert Harrington is known for His Dark Materials (2019), Black Mirror (2011) and The Shapeshifter (2015).

visual effects supervisor

32. Neil Weatherley

Visual_effects | The Martian

Neil Weatherley is known for The Martian (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Children of Men (2006).

CG supervisor

33. Stuart M. Ellis

Visual_effects | The Little Mermaid

Stuart M. Ellis is known for The Little Mermaid (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and RoboCop (2014).

animation director

34. Piers Wenger

Producer | How I Live Now

Piers Wenger was born on June 29, 1972 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for How I Live Now (2013), Housewife, 49 (2005) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).

executive producer

35. Laurie Borg

Producer | Black Mirror

Laurie Borg was born on August 22, 1961 in Buckrose, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Black Mirror (2011), The Four Feathers (2002) and Sense and Sensibility (1995). He has been married to Michele Martinaud since 1995.

producer

36. Jack Thorne

Writer | Wonder

Jack Thorne was born on December 6, 1978 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Wonder (2017), National Treasure (2016) and The Aeronauts (2019). He is married to Rachel Mason.

writer

37. Dawn Shadforth

Director | Apples Never Fall

British born producer director and writer Dawn Shadforth created some of music video's most iconic imagery and received many awards for her work in music before moving into drama. Since then Shadforth's short film "The Big Day" won the BIFA for Best British Short Film at the 2018 British ...

director