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- Nigel Clarke was born on 21 February 1892 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), San Demetrio London (1943) and The Hundred Hour Hunt (1952). He died on 5 July 1976 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.
- Vernon Smythe was born on 2 August 1900 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Smart Alec (1951). He was married to Mary Braithwaite Lockyer. He died on 3 January 1993 in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
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John Piper was born on 13 December 1903 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Theatre Night (1957), Music for You (1951) and The Best Laid Schemes (1962). He was married to Myfanwy Piper and Eilenn Holding. He died on 28 June 1992 in Fawley Bottom, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Actress
Emma Trekman was born on 7 June 1909 in Epsom, London, England, UK. She was an actress. She was married to Hugh Dempster. She died on 14 December 2000 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Joan Butterfield was born on 6 November 1911 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for La mano dello straniero (1954). She was married to Stephen Murray. She died on 4 June 1999 in Camden, London, England, UK.
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Arthur Ferriman was born on 5 December 1917 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was a producer, known for The Hunger (1983), Bindle (One of Them Days) (1966) and Billy Budd (1962). He died on 12 March 2003 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.- Alan Foss was born on 20 June 1918 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Maurice (1987), The Winter's Tale (1967) and Anna Karenina (1977). He was married to Sheila Mary Timmon (actress). He died in 1989 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.
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Gordon Everett was born on 18 March 1923 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and The Omen (1976). He died on 9 June 1991 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.- Charles Mander was born on 17 August 1924 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1951) and Room to Let (1950). He died in July 1999 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.
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Mick Dillon was born into a horse-racing family; his grandfather, a native of County Kerry, was an near-legendary trainer of racing champions; Mick's father and uncles were top notch jockeys on racecourses in England and elsewhere; Mick's uncle Bernard Dillon was briefly married to the music hall diva Marie Lloyd. With such a family history, it was natural that Mick would soon find himself on a horse, as he was, riding in races from a very early age. Although he appeared in a few movies and television programs, Mick was best known as a stunt double appearing for such actors as Buster Keaton in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1966), Ringo Starr in Help! (1965) and David Hemmings in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968); he also appeared as the monster in Gorgo! (1961), a Dalek in Dr Who & The Daleks (1965)and as a Triffid in Day of the Triffids (1963).- Actor
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Tony Hilton was born on 1 April 1928 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for No Place Like Homicide! (1961), One for the Pot (1968) and The Hand (1960). He died on 28 October 1984 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, UK.- Additional Crew
Dick Wilson was born on 29 November 1928 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for The Long March (2007). He died in January 2011 in Camberwell, Southwark, London, England, UK.- Writer
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John Pearson was born on 10 May 1930 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer, known for All the Money in the World (2017), Legend (2015) and Lucan (2013). He was married to Lynette Dundas and ???. He died on 13 November 2021 in Hampshire, England, UK.- Actress
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Frances Pidgeon was born on 16 July 1930 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), Three of a Kind (1967) and Doomwatch (1970). She was married to Lennie Mayne. She died on 21 December 2015 in the UK.- Sheila Vivian was born on 2 August 1932 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Old Men at the Zoo (1983), A Perfect Spy (1987) and Nancy Astor (1982). She died on 19 September 2019 in London, England, UK.
- Sally Shuter was born on 9 September 1932 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is a producer, known for The Belstone Fox (1973).
- Heather Canning was born on 5 January 1933 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mystery and Imagination (1966), Miss Julie (1974) and Power Without Glory (1976). She was married to Leon Lissek. She died on 30 May 1996 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Brian Gubby was born on 17 April 1934 in Epsom, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
- Carole trained as a dancer at Elmhurst Ballet School and began her career as a dancer at the London Palladium. She then went into rep at Leatherhead, Coventry and Worthing to concentrate on acting. Her stage appearances include 'Celebration', 'Look Homeward, Angel', 'The Philanthropist' and many productions at the National Theatre. On television, she is best known as the cool secretary in "The Brothers" and for her starring role in in "The "Freewheelers". She has a daughter, Chloe, and a son, Harry.
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Glyn Johns was born on 15 February 1942 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is a producer, known for The Country Bears (2002), Mahoney's Estate (1972) and Dominick and Eugene (1988).- Mary Archer was born on 22 December 1944 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She has been married to Jeffrey Archer since July 1966. They have two children.
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Mary McAnally was born on 9 April 1945 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. Mary was an editor and producer, known for 4 What It's Worth (1982), In the Wild (1993) and The Time, the Place (1987). Mary was married to Hugh MacPherson. Mary died on 3 March 2016 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Malcolm Stoddard was born on 20 July 1948 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Campbells (1986), Treasure Island (1999) and The New Avengers (1976).- Music Department
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Bobby Gubby was born on 23 August 1953 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Big Deal (1984), The Laughter Show (1984) and Dramarama (1983).- Pippa Page was born on 20 May 1955 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Happy Ever After (1974), Backs to the Land (1977) and Kelly Monteith (1979).
- Jon Wozencroft was born on 1 June 1958 in Epsom, England, UK.
- Jacqueline Dutoit was born on 19 June 1959 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Maisie Raine (1998), Down to Earth (2000) and London's Burning (1988). She was married to John Durnin. She died on 2 March 2020 in Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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Julian Thomas was born on 6 July 1959 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for Stonehenge: Decoded (2008), Christmas University Challenge (2011) and Sacred Wonders of Britain (2013).- Graham Leggat was born on 12 March 1960 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Afraid of Everything (1999) and Life, Love & Celluloid (2005). He was married to Lillian King Heard and Ellen Simon Hughes. He died on 25 August 2011 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Andrew Castle was born on 15 November 1963 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Wimbledon (1937), Queen's (1979) and Today at Wimbledon (1964). He has been married to Sophia since 18 May 1991. They have two children.
- Roli Okorodudu was born on 17 June 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Staying Alive (1996), Slow Horses (2022) and One Foot in the Grave (1990). She was previously married to Graeme Edler.
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The dark and classically beautiful British actress and social activist Julia (Karin) Ormond was born on January 4, 1965, in Surrey, into England, the second of five children. Born of privilege as the daughter of a well-to-do laboratory technician, her parents divorced when she was young. Julia attended Guildford High School and Cranleigh, a private school, where she showed interest in theatre at that time appearing in a couple of their musicals.
Julia's grandparents were artists, and she initially intended to be one herself but, after one year of art school, renewed her dedication to acting and transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated in 1988.
Appearing in the play "Wuthering Heights" as Catherine, she met and eventually married her Heathcliff (actor Rory Edwards) in real life. In 1989 she won the London Drama Critic's Award for her performance in "Faith, Hope and Charity" as "best newcomer." Julia also made an immediate impression on TV with her debuting role as a young drug addict in the series Traffik (1989)
She earned star-making attention in the TV-movie Young Catherine (1991), in which she portrayed Catherine the Great (also featuring husband Edwards). She then portrayed wife Nadya in the TV movie Stalin (1992) starring Robert Duvall in the title role. She made the jump into feature films scoring a top-billed debut opposite Ralph Fiennes in The Baby of Mâcon (1993), a drama about a woman giving an "immaculate birth." She followed this this with lead or second lead roles in such films as the European biopic Nostradamus (1994); the romantic drama Captives (1994) co-starring Tim Roth; and the period war drama Legends of the Fall (1994) as the object of affection for both Brad Pitt and Aidan Quinn. It was around the time of this career rise (1994) that her marriage ended.
With Hollywood now taking a firm notice, Julia was given the fetching role of Queen Guinevere alongside Sean Connery's King Arthur and Richard Gere's Lancelot in First Knight (1995) and, more importantly, was entrusted with Audrey Hepburn's title role in the revival of Sabrina (1995), her radiant presence nearly stealing the picture away from handsome co-stars Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear.
Strangely, Julia's major rise led her in a different direction. From there she instead went on to grace a number of independents and foreign features. She played the title role in the Danish/German/Swedish co-production Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) as a woman who gets involved with a strange murder mystery; the Russian period drama The Barber of Siberia (1998) as a lovely American who gets dangerously involved with a young Russian cadet; and involved herself in another messy affair with Vince Vaughn in the indie drama The Prime Gig (2000). On stage, she appeared in David Hare's "My Zinc Bed," for which she received a 2001 Olivier Award nomination for "Best Actress."
Into the millennium, Julia found herself busy film-wise with the political drama Resistance (2003), cult filmmaker David Lynch's thoroughly offbeat Inland Empire (2006), I Know Who Killed Me (2007), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Music Never Stopped (2011), Albatross (2011), My Week with Marilyn (2011) (as Vivien Leigh), Chained (2012), Ladies in Black (2018) and Son of the South (2020). On TV she appeared in the mini-series Beach Girls (2005), and had recurring roles on CSI: NY (2004), Nurse Jackie (2009), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Mad Men (2007), Gold Digger (2019), plus a series starring role as one of Witches of East End (2013). She also co-starred in the short-lived series Incorporated (2016).
In 1999, she married a second time to political activist Jon Rubin. They had one daughter, Sophie, before their divorce. On a political front, Julia has been involved fighting human trafficking since the mid-1990s. In 2005, she was appointed United Nations Goodwill Ambassador with a focus on anti-human-trafficking initiatives and awareness.- Actor
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Jeremy Vine is a broadcaster and journalist. Born in Epsom, Surrey, on 17th May 1965, he is the older brother of Tim Vine and Sonya Vine.
Jeremy's first professional role was as a journalist intern on the Coventry Evening Telegraph in 1986. From there, he branched out into reporting, including as an intern working on the BBC's Today radio series. Jeremy continued to work for the BBC for over 30 years, both in television and radio. Not only did he work on shows with political elements, such as Panorama (1953), but it was while recording a piece for Jeremy's radio show that Gordon Brown made the much-reported "bigoted woman" remark that became a pivotal moment in Brown's political career.
While known as a political broadcaster, including reporting for UK General Election (1950), Vine also worked in lighter fields, such as presenter of over 200 episodes of Points of View (1961), and as a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing (2004). He has also occasionally portrayed "himself" in fictional works, such as in Vote Skul (2011) and Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016).
Despite the majority of his work being with the BBC Corporation, in 2018 he began his own series for Channel 5, Jeremy Vine (2018).- Visual Effects
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After a scientifically based education in the South West of England, Jeremy King started making models for TV commercials in 1985, progressing to broader special effects and larger productions. In 2005 he began supervising special effects on British features for cinema and TV and working on features in several capacities internationally. Design and construction of specialist interactive elements of exhibition and presentation elements are also undertaken.- Actress
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Mel Giedroyc was born on 5 June 1968 in Epsom, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Spies of Warsaw (2013), The Great British Baking Show (2010) and Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007). She is married to Ben Morris. They have two children.- Actress
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Sarah Valentine was born on 10 June 1969 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and casting director, known for John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), The Grand Duke of Corsica (2021) and Harrow (2018).- Actor
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English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he was 11 years old, his grandmother heard a radio appeal for people under four feet tall to appear in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). A huge Star Wars fan, Davis auditioned successfully and was cast as an extra, playing an Ewok. Kenny Baker was cast as lead Ewok Wicket, but fell ill so George Lucas chose Davis to replace him. The film was a smash hit, and Davis went on to reprise his role as Wicket in further TV projects - The Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985).
Davis next big role came with a part specifically written for him, as the titular hero in Willow (1988). Other successes followed with roles in such projects as Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and two distinctly different film series - the 'Harry Potter' and 'Leprechaun' film series. In 2006, he appeared in a cameo role in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's hit sitcom Extras (2005), which led to the pair writing a series specifically for Davis, the comic mockumentary Life's Too Short (2011).
Davis, along with his father-in-law Peter Burroughs, is also the director of an acting agency for very short and tall actors called Willow Management. He is married to Samantha Davis and they have a son and a daughter.- Actress
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Catherine McCormack was born on 3 April 1972 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Braveheart (1995), Spy Game (2001) and A Sound of Thunder (2005).- Alex Macqueen was born in 1974 in Epsom, Surrey.
He was in the National Youth Theatre in the 1990's while studying English at Durham University and International Relations at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
He is best known for his roles as Julius Nicholson in 'The Thick of It' and Neil's Dad in 'The Inbetweeners'.
He has worked alongside various Directors including, Woody Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Bryan Singer, Armando Ianucci and Richard Curtis.
In 2011 he was cast by Shane Meadows in 'This Is England 88' and in 2012 took the lead in Sky Atlantic's 'Hunderby' opposite Julia Davis.
In 2013 he was cast as the new 'Master' in the Dr Who Audio series produced by Big Finish.
In 2009 he starred in the film The Hide (2008), directed by Marek Losey and written by Tim Whitnall.
The Hide was described by Film Four as 'a brilliantly balanced understated drama' and by The Times as giving 'Misery and Sleuth a ride for their money'.
The Hide is a psychological thriller set in a bird watchers retreat on the Suffolk marshes, shot in seven days at Pinewood and three on location, and filmed on a micro budget.
Alex Macqueen has also made guest appearances in British comedies including Peep Show (2003), Pulling (2006), The Inbetweeners (2008), Lead Balloon (2006) and The IT Crowd (2006).
He had a long-running part as Dr Keith Greene, an anaesthetist with a dry, sarcastic sense of humour, in Holby City (1999). - Actor
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Born in Epsom, Surrey, Ameet Chana has lived in various places during his life, including Reading, Berks, Cheam in Surrey, Croydon, and has lived in Harrow, Middlesex for the past 15 years with his parents and sister. He attended Gayton High school before moving on to Elm Park College where he completed a BTEC in National Performing Arts. From a very young age, he was re-enacting Amitabh Bachchan scenes or singing and dancing like Michael Jackson around the house. His parents realised his destiny and enrolled him into a Sunday acting workshop at the London Academy of Acting when he was 13. After this, he procured an agent, and started work in television. He then went on to perform in many plays and worked extensively in theatre and low budget films. His first film was for an educational programme with the London Docklands Development Corporation at age 14. He has also starred in a feature film that was shown on Film Four called Wild West (1992). Ameet then went on to act in hit comedy show League of Gentlemen and cinema hit Bend It Like Beckham (2002). He is currently a member of an Asian family on the popular soap, EastEnders (1985).- Marcus Hutchinson was born on 1 February 1978 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
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Maddy Hinton was born on 5 March 1978 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is a casting director, known for Welcome to the Punch (2013), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Shifty (2008).- Production Manager
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Kyran Speirs was born on 11 March 1979 in Epsom, England, UK. Kyran is a production manager and producer, known for FlySpy (2016), Mettle (2015) and The Smoke (2014).- British born professional photographer and veteran storm chaser of 25 years. Born and raised in the UK and emigrated to the USA in 2009. Former storm tracker at KWTV News 9 in Oklahoma city and known for severe weather and aviation photography. His work has been featured in Camera magazine and on the National Geographic website.
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Lachlan Nieboer was born on 11 September 1981 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Charlie Countryman (2013), Torchwood (2006) and Into the White (2012).- Additional Crew
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Chris Cohen was born on 12 November 1981 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is a producer and executive, known for Would I Lie to You? (2007), First and Last (2020) and Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty (2021).- Siubhan Harrison was born on 17 January 1982 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for From Here to Eternity: The Musical (2014), Little Deaths (2011) and Fifteen-Love (2023).
- Thomas Szekeres was born on 4 December 1983 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hamlet (1996), The Demon Headmaster (1996) and Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992).
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Oliver Rokison was born on 1 March 1984 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Just William (1994), In Passing, I Am (2012) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002).- Actor
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Tom Felton was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. He has been acting since he was 8 years old at the suggestion of an actress friend of his family who recognized Felton's theatrical qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after auditioning with over 400 other children, he landed an international commercial campaign and went abroad to work.
A talented singer, he started singing in a church choir at the age of 7 and has been a member of four choirs at school. He declined an offer to join the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He is a keen sportsman enjoying football (soccer), ice skating, roller blading, basketball, cricket, swimming, and tennis.
After working on Anna and the King (1999) with Jodie Foster, Tom received his big break in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) as Draco Malfoy, school boy rival to the titular character as played by Daniel Radcliffe. Tom managed to film the part of Draco in all eight "Harry Potter" movies while also having an active life outside the magical world it created. In between shoots he filmed independent horror movies The Disappeared (2008), Night Wolf (2010), and The Apparition (2012) with Twilight's Ashley Greene. It was directly after completing his filming on "Harry Potter" that he landed his roles in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and From the Rough (2013). His newest projects are In Secret (2013), Fangs of War (????) and Attachment.
In between acting gigs, Tom still manages times with his music. He is one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked by the major recording industry.