Top Turns.
by PaulDBrazill | created - 29 Dec 2022 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicCreative people whose work I enjoy.
1. Sally Wainwright
Writer | Happy Valley
Sally Wainwright was born in 1964 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Happy Valley (2014), Last Tango in Halifax (2012) and Gentleman Jack (2019).
2. Dexter Fletcher
Actor | Ghosted
Two-time BAFTA-nominated director Dexter Fletcher is an English actor-turned-filmmaker whose movies and TV work include the Academy Award-winning Elton John biopic Rocketman. Fletcher started his career in front of the camera at the age of 6; three years later he played "Baby Face" in Alan Parker's...
3. Tony Kaye
Director | Detachment
Tony Kaye was born in London, United Kingdom. He has made several well-known music videos, including the video for "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum, which won a Grammy Award, "Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "What God Wants" by Roger Waters, and "Help Me" and "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by ...
4. Paul Butterworth
Actor | The Full Monty
My dad was a vicar just south of Leeds, Yorkshire and my mum a drama teacher. For many years I lived in the Yorkshire Dales but am now based in Cambridge.
My first TV role after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama, London in 1977 was Coronation Street (1979) and I have over 46 ...
5. Lee Sung Jin
Producer | Beef
Lee Sung Jin was born in Seoul, Korea. He is a writer and director, known for Beef (2023), Undone (2019) and Dave (2020).
6. Steven Yeun
Actor | Minari
Steven Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea, to June and Je Yeun. His family first immigrated to Canada and stayed there for one year, and then moved to the U.S. He has a brother named Brian. He began acting while at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI, where he studied Psychology as a major (BS in ...
7. Ali Wong
Producer | Ali Wong: Baby Cobra
Ali Wong was born on April 19, 1982 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016), Always Be My Maybe (2019) and Beef (2023). She has been married to Justin Hakuta since November 27, 2014. They have two children.
8. Tony McHale
Writer | Holby City
Tony McHale was born in September 1950 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Holby City (1999), EastEnders (1985) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He has been married to Jan McHale since 1971.
9. Agnieszka Grochowska
Actress | Obce niebo
Agnieszka Grochowska was born on December 31, 1979 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Obce niebo (2015), Upperdog (2009) and Child 44 (2015). She has been married to Dariusz Gajewski since July 2004. They have two children.
10. Mateusz Rakowicz
Writer | Najmro: Kocha, kradnie, szanuje
Mateusz Rakowicz was born on July 12, 1977 in Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland. Mateusz is a writer and director, known for The Getaway King (2021), Romantik (2016) and Mother's Day (2023).
11. Cornelia Gröschel
Actress | Heidi
Cornelia Gröschel was born in 1987 in Dresden, Germany. She is an actress, known for Heidi (2001), Freaks: You're One of Us (2020) and Lerchenberg (2013).
12. Matthew Bouwmeester
Composer | Kink
Thanks to his rich Italian heritage, Matthew's music blends his silky, elegant orchestral arrangements together with modern, synthesized timbres and sound design to create immersive palettes of sounds.
Beyond music, Matthew is highly teamwork-oriented, as he believes that surrounding himself with ...
13. Ungyu Yeo
Director | Soulful Conversation
Ungyu Yeo is a South Korean filmmaker based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies from the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at Korea National University of Arts. Ungyu is interested in creating films regarding the exploration of diverse cultures, especially ...
14. Jan Kwiecinski
Writer | Incydent
Director & producer. Graduated from London Film School with an MA in Filmmaking. Selected for the Sundance Directors & Screenwriters Lab, Berlinale Talents & EAVE Producers Workshop.
He directed a short film titled Fawns which appeared in Vice Films The Fourth Dimension alongside films by Harmony ...
15. Rod Glenn
Actor | It Be an Evil Moon
Rod Glenn is an actor and author from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Film and television roles include Monster, The More You Ignore Me, The Hippopotamus, American Assassin and Ripper Street.
His fictional novels include the best-selling dark psychological thriller, Sinema: The Northumberland Massacre...
16. Kathryn Sabourn
Actress | Corridor
Kathryn Sabourn is known for Corridor, Springwaite and Taking Out the Neighbours (2023).
17. Sam Hargrave
Actor | Extraction
Sam Hargrave is known for Extraction (2020), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Atomic Blonde (2017).
18. Paulina Galazka
Actress | Dziewczyny z Dubaju
Paulina Galazka was born on August 21, 1989 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Girls to Buy (2021), Na twoim miejscu (2023) and A Young Man with High Potential (2018).
19. Filip Hillesland
Director | Tropical Island
Filip Hillesland is known for Tropical Island (2015), Toast (2016) and Best Month Ever! (2022).
20. Richard Kind
Actor | Argo
Richard Kind, a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife, is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Kind is starring as Sam Meyers in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks (2014). He appeared in the ...
21. Ben Milliken
Actor | Snag: Chapter One
Born in Manchester, England, Ben was raised in Bilgola Beach located on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Before pursuing a career in film and television, Ben was an amateur boxer for 10 years. Exploring his love for film, Ben spent three years studying at the leading film and television training school ...
22. Audrey O'Reilly
Director | In Loving Memory
Writer/director, Audrey O'Reilly is equally at ease behind the camera as facing the blank page. Her short films have screened at numerous festivals, including in competition at Cannes, and she has won many awards including the Prix du Public at Clermont Ferrand. 'Teenage Cics', her TV series airs ...
23. Christopher Storer
Producer | The Bear
Christopher Storer is known for The Bear (2022), Ramy (2019) and Eighth Grade (2018).
24. Kinga Kornak
Director | Instant Love
Kinga Kornak is known for Instant Love (2022), Red-Handed (2020) and Sciany maja uszy (2020).
25. Baz Black
Actor | Kin
Baz Black is an Award Winning Actor/Writer/Director from Ireland best known for playing Ged Delaney in Season 1 & 2 of AMCS IFTA Winning show 'KIN' and as Writer/Director of the smash hit feature film 'Dublin Crust' that he wrote, directed and stars in was released in Irish cinemas in September ...
26. J Blakeson
Writer | I Care a Lot
J Blakeson is known for I Care a Lot (2020), The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009) and Culprits (2023).
27. Ariel Marx
Composer | A Small Light
Ariel Marx is known for A Small Light (2023), Sanctuary (2022) and Candy (2022).
28. James Smith
Director | Casting Kill
James Smith was born in Surrey, England and brought up in the USA and South Africa before his family returned to Essex in the late 1970s. After comprehensive school, he embarked on a career in the burgeoning 1980s computer games industry and co-wrote two published works, Freex and Roboto, for the ...
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