Aardman Feature Animation cast members

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1. Tony Robinson

Producer | Time Team

Tony Robinson was born on August 15, 1946 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Time Team (1994), Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989) and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989). He has been married to Louise Hobbs since June 27, 2011. He was previously married to Mary Shepherd.

2. Derek Robinson

Producer | Fathers

Derek Robinson is known for Fathers, The Zone (1991) and Fear Thy Neighbor (2014). He has been married to Melina Nacos since July 2, 2011. They have three children.

3. Bill Perry

Producer | Robot & Frank

Bill Perry is known for Robot & Frank (2012), Cop Car (2015) and God's Pocket (2014).

5. Peter Sallis

Actor | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Peter started off as a junior bank clerk but he had always been interested in the theatre and went every week to the Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green in London which was run by actor John Clements. Serving in the RAF as a radio instructor one of his pupils was Peter Bridge (now a theatre ...

6. Barry Purves

Director | Screen Play

Barry Purves is known for Screen Play (1993), Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models (1998) and Achilles (1995).

7. Roger Rees

Actor | Frida

Like a number of British actors of the same generation (John Hurt and Alan Rickman, to name two), Roger Rees originally trained for the visual arts. He was born on May 5 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, and acted in church and Boy Scouts stage productions while growing up in South London, but studied ...

8. Arthur Smith

Actor | Dallas Buyers Club

Arthur Smith was born in South London in 1954. He went to a grammar school and studied at the University of East Anglia in the classes of writer Malcolm Bradbury He has also worked as a road sweeper, dustman, warehouse worker and teacher. He started on the alternative comedy circuit in the 1980s, ...

9. Phil Nice

Actor | Goodnight Sweetheart

Phil Nice was born on January 29, 1959 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Goodnight Sweetheart (1993), Bonkers (2007) and Mile High (2003).

11. Geraldine McEwan

Actress | The Magdalene Sisters

Geraldine McEwan was born in Old Windsor, England and made her theatre debut at the age of 14 at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. By the age of 18 she was starring in London's West End in several long-running popular productions. During the 1950s she acted with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in ...

15. Joanna Wake

Actress | The Avengers

Joanna Wake was born on May 8, 1940 in Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and Omnibus (1967). She was previously married to Peter West.

16. Andrew Wilson

Sound_department | Monkey Kingdom

Andrew Wilson is known for Monkey Kingdom (2015), Wild Pacific (2009) and Untamed Americas (2012).

17. Peter Peake

Director | Humdrum

Peter Peake is known for Humdrum (1999), Take Rabbit (2018) and Pib and Pog (1995).

18. Nigel Betts

Actor | Ralph & Katie

Nigel Betts was born on October 15, 1963 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Ralph & Katie (2022), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Class (2016).

19. Roy Macready

Actor | The Grand Budapest Hotel

Roy Macready was born in 1934 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Fathers and Sons (1971) and Alice in Wonderland (1986). He was previously married to Christine.

20. Neil Morrissey

Actor | The Bounty

Neil Morrissey was born on July 4, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Bounty (1984), British Men Behaving Badly (1992) and Up 'n' Under (1998). He was previously married to Amanda Noar.

21. Anne Reid

Actress | Hot Fuzz

Anne was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne but the family moved to Redcar when the WWII started. She was educated at White House School where she acted in a school play of Romeo and Juliet with June Laverick, who when older would also take to the stage. When Anne got older she was sent to a boarding ...

22. Graham Fellows

Actor | It's Nice Up North

Graham Fellows was born on May 22, 1959 in Sheffield, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for It's Nice Up North (2006), Southern Softies (2009) and John Shuttleworth: One Foot in the Gravy (2001).

23. Tess Daulton

Writer | Wreckage

Tess Daulton is known for Wreckage (1994), Miami Shakedown (1993) and Luxbel (1995).

24. Jack Docherty

Actor | Scot Squad

Jack Docherty was born in 1962 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Scot Squad (2014), Scotland in a Day (2014) and Mr Don & Mr George (1993).

25. Moray Hunter

Writer | Mr Don & Mr George

Moray Hunter is known for Mr Don & Mr George (1993), The Flying Scotsman (2006) and Spitting Image (1984).

27. Julia Sawalha

Actress | Lark Rise to Candleford

Julia Sawalha was born in London. She has received due honor for her acting talents. Starring as Lynda Day in Press Gang winning the BAFTA award for Best Drama series. She played the role of Saffy in [Absolutely Fabulous 1992-2016], for which she won the RTS award for Best Actress, Lydia Bennett in...

28. Mel Gibson

Actor | Braveheart

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is ...

29. Jane Horrocks

Actress | Life Is Sweet

Jane Horrocks is an actress internationally known as the zany and droll Bubble in the award winning British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992). She's also remembered as Miss Irvine, an evildoing witch-turned heroine in one her earliest films, The Witches (1990). She received a Golden ...

30. Imelda Staunton

Actress | Vera Drake

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 ...

31. Lynn Ferguson

Actress | Chicken Run

Lynn Ferguson was born on April 11, 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Chicken Run (2000), Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) and Jute City (1991). She has been married to Mark Tweddle since June 30, 2002. They have two children.

32. Benjamin Whitrow

Actor | Chicken Run

Benjamin Whitrow was a softly-spoken, RADA-trained English actor who performed on stage from 1959. He worked for seven years in the 1960s under the direction of Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre. He was also a prolific actor on screen, usually seen in avuncular roles. He is probably best ...

33. Miranda Richardson

Actress | The Crying Game

Miranda Richardson was born in Southport, Lancashire, England on March 3, 1958, to Marian Georgina (Townsend) and William Alan Richardson, a marketing executive. She has one sister, eight years her senior. Her parents and sister are not involved in the performing arts. At an early age she performed...

34. Tony Haygarth

Actor | Chicken Run

Instantly recognisable, often bearded Liverpudlian character actor who regularly featured on stage and screen in period productions, police dramas, sitcoms and soaps during a career that spanned five decades. Extremely prolific and versatile, he took on just about any type of role, merrily ...

35. Timothy Spall

Actor | Mr. Turner

Timothy Leonard Spall is an award-winning classical character actor who was born on February 27, 1957, and raised in London. The son of blue-collar parents, Joseph L. Spall, a postal worker, and Sylvia R. (Leonard), a hairdresser, his interest in acting happened early and Spall auditioned and ...

36. Phil Daniels

Actor | Chicken Run

Born 1958, to a caretaker father and a mother who was an accounts clerk. He trained at Anna Scher's Childrens Theatre school in London. and worked professionally from the age of 13, became a member of the R S C and made his debut as a director with a fringe production of Caryl Churchill's Fen. His ...

37. John Sharian

Actor | The Machinist

John Sharian is known for The Machinist (2004), The Fifth Element (1997) and Lost in Space (1998). He has been married to Nicola Davies since 2005. He was previously married to Tara Fitzgerald.

38. Jo Allen

Make_up_department | Mar adentro

Jo Allen is known for The Sea Inside (2004), The Hours (2002) and Gladiator (2000).

39. Lisa Kay

Actress | Bridget Jones's Diary

Lisa Kay was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire on February 11, 1971. Lisa originally trained as a ballet dancer from the age of 4 and had a scholarship with the Royal Ballet School for 3 years. After a debilitating knee injury she changed careers and took a 3 year acting course at The ...

40. Laura Strachan

Actress | A Touch of Frost

Laura Strachan is known for A Touch of Frost (1992), The Cazalets (2001) and Making Waves (2004).

41. Ralph Fiennes

Actor | The Constant Gardener

Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. He is the eldest of six children. Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus ...

42. Helena Bonham Carter

Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.

Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ...

43. Peter Kay

Actor | Phoenix Nights

He was taught metal work at school by the actor Steve Coogan's dad, and like Coogan he was an altar boy. He proposed to his wife Susan on one knee outside 'Andy's Records', because it was the first place where they kissed. He's worked everywhere, in a factory packing toilet rolls, in a supermarket,...

44. Nicholas Smith

Actor | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Nicholas Smith was born on March 5, 1934 in Banstead, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Are You Being Served? (1972) and Are You Being Served? (1977). He was married to Mary Wall. He died on December 6, 2015 in Sutton, Surrey,...

45. Liz Smith

Actress | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Liz Smith found fame as an actress at an age when most people are considering retirement. It was a long road to eventual stardom, during which she struggled to raise a family after a broken marriage. She became best known for her roles in The Vicar of Dibley (1994) and The Royle Family but her ...

46. John Thomson

Actor | Inkheart

John Thomson was born on April 2, 1969 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Inkheart (2008), 24 Hour Party People (2002) and The Fast Show (1994). He was previously married to Samantha Sharp.

47. Vincent Ebrahim

Actor | Allied

Vincent Ebrahim was born in 1951 in South Africa. He is an actor, known for Allied (2016), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) and The Physician (2013).

48. Edward Kelsey

Actor | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Edward Kelsey was born on June 4, 1930 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Danger Mouse (1981) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Birgit Johansson. He died on April 23, 2019 in England, UK.

49. Dicken Ashworth

Actor | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Dicken Ashworth was born on July 18, 1946 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Krull (1983) and Tess (1979). He is married to Jane Ripley. They have one child.

51. Pete Atkin

Actor | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Pete Atkin was born on August 22, 1945 in Cambridge, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Chicken Run (2000) and Planet 51 (2009).

54. Mark Gatiss

Actor | The League of Gentlemen

Mark Gatiss is an accomplished author, actor and playwright. Originally from Sedgefield, County Durham, he graduated from Bretton Hall Drama College with a BA (honors) in Theatre Arts.

He was one-quarter of the award-winning comedy team The League of Gentlemen (1999), and became heavily involved in ...

55. Hugh Jackman

Actor | Les Misérables

Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film ...

56. Kate Winslet

Actress | Titanic

Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut...

57. Ian McKellen

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, twice nominated for the Oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK and US, Ian Murray McKellen was born on May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, to Margery ...

58. Jean Reno

Actor | Léon

Jean Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez in Casablanca, Morocco, to Spanish parents (from Andalucía) who moved to North Africa to seek work. His father was a linotypist. Reno settled in France at 17. He began studying drama and has credits in French television and theater as well as films. ...

59. Bill Nighy

Actor | Love Actually

Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.

At school,...

60. Andy Serkis

Actor | War for the Planet of the Apes

English film actor, director and author Andy Serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), ...

61. Shane Richie

Actor | EastEnders

Shane Richie was born on March 11, 1964 in Harlesden, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for EastEnders (1985), Flushed Away (2006) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008). He has been married to Christie Goddard since July 21, 2007. They have three children. He was ...

62. Kathy Burke

Actress | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Ms. Burke was born in Camden, London in 1964 at the Royal Free Hospital. Kathy's mother died when she was a baby and she was in foster homes for a short time until her father, who was a heavy drinker, could regain custody of Kathy and live with her two brothers. Kathy attended the Maria Fidelis ...

63. David Suchet

Actor | Executive Decision

Widely regarded as one of England's finest stage, screen and TV actors, David Suchet's international reputation has only grown over the years, greatly enhanced by his definitive interpretation of Agatha Christie's suave Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot, a character he played for nearly 25 years ...

64. Miriam Margolyes

Actress | The Age of Innocence

A veteran of stage and screen, award-winning actress Miriam Margolyes has achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award in 1993 for The Age of Innocence (1993), she received Best Supporting Actress at the 1989 LA Critics Circle Awards for her role...

65. Christopher Fairbank

Actor | Le Cinquième Élément

Probably best known as Moxy in the television series of Auf Wiedersen Pet he was born in Essex, educated in Canterbury then moved to Liverpool when he was 17. He made his stage debut in 1974 as Prince Henry in The Wisest Fool at the Civic Theatre in Darlington when as understudy he had to go on ...

66. Christopher Knights

Actor | Penguins of Madagascar

Christopher Knights was born on October 18, 1972 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Shrek (2001) and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008).

67. Sam Fell

Director | Flushed Away

Sam Fell was born on November 22, 1965. He is a director and writer, known for Flushed Away (2006), ParaNorman (2012) and The Tale of Despereaux (2008).

68. Joshua Silk

Actor | Flushed Away

Joshua Silk is known for Flushed Away (2006), Fracture (2008) and Saints Row 2 (2008).

69. David Bowers

Director | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

David Bowers was born in Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Flushed Away (2006) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012).

70. Paul Shardlow

Actor | Flushed Away

Paul Shardlow is known for Flushed Away (2006), Over the Hedge (2006) and Watership Down (1978).

71. Newell Alexander

Actor | Flushed Away

Newell Alexander's stage credits include the original productions of Del Shores' "Cheatin'," "Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will?" (and also the film version), "Sordid Lives" (and also the film version) and "Southern Baptist Sissies". Newell's TV work includes recurring roles on Big Love (2006) for ...

72. Susan Fitzer

Actress | Penguins of Madagascar

Susan Fitzer is known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Flushed Away (2006) and Turbo (2013).

73. Roger Blake

Actor | Flushed Away

Roger Blake was born in 1957 in the UK. He is an actor, known for Flushed Away (2006), Patriot Games (1992) and Red Dwarf (1988).

74. Tom McGrath

Writer | Madagascar

Academy Award nominee Tom McGrath has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. McGrath directed the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated film The Boss Baby, and its sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business, his sixth film as director for a DreamWorks Animation title, the...

75. Jonathan Kydd

Actor | Ahaarrr!

Jonathan Kydd was born in 1956 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Ahaarrr! (2007), Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) and 21st Century Pipkins (2005).

76. Rachel Rawlinson

Actress | Flushed Away

Rachel Rawlinson was born on September 16, 1995 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Flushed Away (2006) and The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011).

77. Susan Duerden

Actress | Lost

Susan Duerden is an award-winning feature film and television actress. Critically acclaimed for her artistic versatility, she is known for hard-hitting, emotionally charged roles and lighthearted comedy, alike. In addition to her on-screen roles, she has also played lead theatre roles on London's ...

78. Miles Richardson

Actor | Flushed Away

Miles Richardson was born on July 15, 1963 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Flushed Away (2006), The Best Offer (2013) and The Courier (2020). He was previously married to Beverley Cressman.

79. John Motson

Actor | Flushed Away

John Motson was born on July 10, 1945 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Flushed Away (2006), Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and Yesterday's Hero (1979). He was married to Anne Motson. He died on February 23, 2023.

80. Douglas Weston

Actor | NCIS: Los Angeles

Douglas Weston was born on January 13, 1964 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), Fantastic Four (2005) and Six Days Seven Nights (1998).

81. Conrad Vernon

Actor | Shrek 2

Conrad Vernon is an American voice actor, storyboard artist, writer and director from Texas. He provided the voices of the Gingerbread Man in the Shrek franchise and Mason from the Madagascar franchise. He would direct Shrek 2, Sausage Party, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Monsters vs. Aliens ...

82. Meredith Wells

Actress | Flushed Away

Meredith Wells is known for Flushed Away (2006), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and Mars Needs Moms (2011).

83. Ashleigh-Louis Elliot

Actress | Flushed Away

Ashleigh-Louis Elliot is known for Flushed Away (2006).

84. Ashleigh Ludwig

Actress | Flushed Away

Ashleigh Ludwig is known for Flushed Away (2006).

85. Emma Tate

Actress | Flushed Away

Emma Tate was born on October 30, 1971 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Flushed Away (2006), Hellboy (2019) and Red Riding Hood (2011).

86. Len Gray

Actor | The Pearce Sisters

Len Gray is known for The Pearce Sisters (2007).

88. Sally Lindsay

Actress | Coronation Street

Sally Lindsay was born on July 8, 1973 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Scott & Bailey (2011) and The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021). She has been married to Steve White since December 14, 2013. They have two children.

89. Melissa Collier

Actress | Suspicion

Melissa Collier is known for Suspicion (2022), Rogue Agent (2022) and Deep Cuts (2015).

91. Tamsin Egerton

Actress | Grimsby

Egerton attended Ditcham Park School near Petersfield in Hampshire, where she says she was bullied. She also states she truanted, preferring to go to modeling shoots. After finishing school at 16 with nine A-grade GCSEs, Egerton decided to pursue acting rather than going to university. She had a ...

92. 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 ...

93. Jim Broadbent

Actor | Moulin Rouge!

One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent was born on May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, the youngest son of furniture maker Roy Laverick Broadbent and sculptress Doreen "Dee" (Findlay) Broadbent. Jim attended a Quaker boarding school in Reading before successfully applying for a ...

94. Hugh Laurie

Actor | House M.D.

Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959, to Patricia (Laidlaw) and William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie, a doctor, both of Scottish descent. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for ...

95. Ashley Jensen

Actress | Arthur Christmas

Ashley Jensen (born on 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role on the television series Extras (2005), on which she appeared from 2005-2007. She was also a cast member on the ABC show Ugly Betty (2006) and the brief-lived CBS sitcom ...

96. Marc Wootton

Actor | Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Marc Wootton was born on February 8, 1975 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009), Arthur Christmas (2011) and La La Land (2010).

97. Ramona Marquez

Actress | Arthur Christmas

Ramona had no acting training prior to her role on Outnumbered (2007), making her exactly what the producers were looking for. When Ramona was five, she was spotted by the script writer's wife at a birthday party and was immediately recommended for the role of "Karen" because of her "Interesting ...

98. Laura Linney

Actress | The Big C

Laura Leggett Linney was born in New York City on February 5, 1964, into a theatre family. Her father was prominent playwright Romulus Linney, whose own great-grandfather was a congressman from North Carolina. Her mother, Miriam Anderson (Leggett), is a nurse. Although she did not live in her ...

99. Michael Palin

Writer | Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python.

After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin/Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over ...

100. Eva Longoria

Actress | Desperate Housewives

Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (née Mireles), a special education teacher & Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended ...



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