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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Actor
Aaron Hartley was born on 25 June 1987 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an assistant director and producer, known for How I Live Now (2013), White House Down (2013) and Safe Haven (2013).- Podcaster
- Actor
- Writer
Adam Buxton was born on 7 June 1969 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is a podcaster and actor, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), The Adam and Joe Show (1996) and Sing 2 (2021). He is married to Sarah Buxton. They have three children.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Adam Masters was born in 1960 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an editor, known for Dune (1984), The Mission (1986) and Trigger Point (2022).- Editorial Department
Adam Unger was born in 1953 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for Time Bandits (1981), The Shining (1980) and The Keep (1983).- Alan Coleshill was born on 2 March 1943 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Nicholas Nickleby (1957), The Ugly Duckling (1959) and Circus Friends (1956). He died on 27 March 2001 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
- Alan Edmiston was born on 30 November 1889 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Double Life (1947), The Scarf (1959) and Forever and a Day (1943). He died on 17 November 1981 in East Finchley, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Alan Rickman was born on a council estate in Acton, West London, to Margaret Doreen Rose (Bartlett), of English and Welsh descent, and Bernard Rickman, of Irish descent, who worked at a factory. Alan Rickman had an older brother (David), a younger brother (Michael), and a younger sister (Sheila). When Alan was 8 years old, his father died. He attended Latymer Upper School on a scholarship. He studied Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Art and Design, where he met Rima Horton, who would later become his longtime partner.
After three years at Chelsea College, Rickman did graduate studies at the Royal College of Art. He opened a successful graphic design business, Graphiti, with friends and managed it for several years before his love of theatre led him to seek an audition with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). At the relatively late age of 26, Rickman received a scholarship to RADA, which started a professional acting career that has lasted nearly 40 years, a career which has spanned stage, screen and television, and overlapped into directing, as well. In 1987, he first came to the attention of American audiences as the Vicomte de Valmont in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" on Broadway (he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the role). Denied the role in the film version of the show, Rickman instead made his first film appearance opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988) as the villainous Hans Gruber. His take on the urbane villain set the standard for screen villains for decades to come.
Although often cited as being a master of playing villains, Rickman actually played a wide variety of characters, such as the romantic cello-playing ghost Jamie in Anthony Minghella's Truly Madly Deeply (1990) and the noble Colonel Brandon of Sense and Sensibility (1995). He treated audiences to his comedic abilities in such films as Dogma (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and roles like Dr. Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made (2004), and as Alex Hughes in Snow Cake (2006), showcased his ability to play ordinary men in extraordinary situations. Rickman even conquered the daunting task of singing a role in a Stephen Sondheim musical as he took on the role of Judge Turpin in the movie adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). In 2001, Rickman introduced himself to a whole new, younger generation of fans by taking on the role of Severus Snape in the film versions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). He continued to play the role through the eighth and last movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
Alan Rickman died of pancreatic cancer on 14 January 2016. He was 69 years old.- Alan Sapper was born on 18 March 1931 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was married to Helen Rubens. He died on 19 May 2006 in London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Alan Wilder was born on 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Hole (2001), Hawkeye (2021) and The Monkey's Mask (2000). He was previously married to Hepzibah Sessa and Young, Jeri.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Alec Burridge was born in 1929 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Alec is a cinematographer, known for Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music (1975).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-2019).
Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and Welsh-born actor Keith Allen. His older sister is singer Lily Allen; her song "Alfie" is about him. He went to Windlesham House School in Sussex, Embley Park School near Romsey, St John's College in Portsmouth and the Fine Arts College in Hampstead, where he studied for his A-levels. He is also a third cousin of singer Sam Smith.
Allen's first professional appearance was in a one-off Channel 4 comedy, You Are Here in 1998, co-written by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. The same year, Allen and his sister Lily appeared in the 1998 film, Elizabeth, which was produced by their mother.
His early work included small roles in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, directed by his uncle Kevin Allen, the film Atonement and in BBC1's historical hospital drama, Casualty 1907, as Nobby Clark. Starting in Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over Daniel Radcliffe's role in a revival of Equus on a nationwide tour.
In April 2009, he co-starred with then partner Jaime Winstone in the music video for "Dust Devil" by Madness. He also had a role in the BBC2 film, Freefall.
Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow, Allen came to international attention when he was cast as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones in 2011. He has continued to work in films, appearing in Soulboy, The Kid, Freestyle and Powder in 2010. In 2012, he starred in the British thriller Confine.
In 2016, Allen filmed a two part documentary for the History Channel titled Football: A Brief History exploring the roots of Association Football and his take on the English game. He is a self-confessed Arsenal fan while his father supports Fulham. Part of the filming took Allen to Scottish football club Rangers.- Camera and Electrical Department
Alfie Emmins was born in 1939 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Alfie is known for Judge Dredd (1995), Enemy Mine (1985) and Shakespeare in Love (1998).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Amanda Waring was born in 1964 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for What Do You See? (2005), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) and Home (2009). She was previously married to Robert Daws and Tommy Körberg.- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
- Editorial Department
Aminta Townshend was born on 24 April 1971 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Casino Royale (2006) and Gladiator (2000).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Amy Jane Studt (born 22 March 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Growing up in a musical family, with her father a violinist and conductor who had toured with Roy Orbison, and her mother a pianist. Studt began writing music at the age of 6, teaching herself piano, guitar, and oboe. At 12 years old she contracted the rare bone disease Osteomyelitis in her hip, leaving her bedridden. Studt used this time to hone her craft, and two years later, with the advice of her dad, she recorded her first 2 demo albums which would go on to get her signed to Polydor. Studt released her first single "Just a Little Girl" in July 2002, to international success reaching Number 1 on US radio play. It was followed almost a year later by "Misfit", which came to be her highest charting single in the UK at Number 6. The same month her debut album False Smiles appeared selling over 260,000 copies going Gold. Late 2003 and early 2004 two more singles were released, "Under the Thumb" and "All I Wanna Do" respectively, but only to diminishing sales that caused Polydor to drop Studt in February 2004 all before her 18th birthday.
From then until the end of 2006, Studt stayed out of the public eye. But in 2007 it was announced that she was working on a new album, now with the Indie label 19 Entertainment. She released her first single Furniture (song) followed by Chasing the Light and the album, My Paper Made Men, was issued on 5 May 2008
In early 2009 Amy moved to New York City and on her return began building a recording studio and continued writing and recording. She went quiet from 2009 till 2017 after suffering a nervous breakdown at only 22 years old and being diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar and a non-associative anxiety disorder along with other physical illnesses that plagued her 20s. After three hospitalizations and recovery from addiction she wrote about her experiences with suffering, illness and heartbreak. "..but ultimately survival and hope." which she explains she put into her songwriting for her soon to come 3rd album.
In 2017 Studt announced she had been working with Toby Kid from Hatcham Social and released two teaser songs from her soon to come third album, 'I Was Jesus In Your Veins' and 'Different Colour Pills'.- Additional Crew
Andreas Wiseman was born in 1984 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Andreas is known for Bright Star (2009).- Sound Department
Andrei Gillott was born on 4 June 1984 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for Conspiracy (2001).- Andy Impey was born on 30 October 1971 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
- Annabelle Apsion is an English actress, best known for playing Monica Gallagher in the hit television comedy-drama Shameless, which she played intermittently between 2004 and 2006, before becoming a regular cast member for the show's fourth series in 2007. She left the show in 2008 in order to pursue other projects, with her final scenes airing in March 2009. She briefly returned to the role in 2011 and for the final series in 2013.
- Anne Clune was born on 11 January 1934 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Oblong Box (1969), Night of the Prowler (1962) and Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970). She died in 1994 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Anthony Bailey was born on 30 October 1931 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Deadly Bees (1966), Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He was married to Christina (Cora) McFarlane Hoggan. He died on 29 May 2004 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Anthony Calf was born on 4 May 1959 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Madness of King George (1994), Beau Geste (1982) and I Came By (2022). He is married to Caroline Harker. They have three children.- Anthony Honour was born on 24 March 1960 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Spaceflight IC-1: An Adventure in Space (1965) and The Christmas Tree (1966).
- Anthony Langdon was born on 8 July 1939 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Newcomers (1965), Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) and The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981). He died on 1 April 1990 in London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Director
- Soundtrack
Arlo Parks was born on 9 August 2000 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Voyeurs (2021), Dazed X Gucci: Knotted Gold (2020) and Ted Lasso (2020).- Sound Department
Arnold Bourne was born on 29 January 1924 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Arnold died in 2015.- Writer
- Editor
- Producer
Ashley Sidaway was born on 21 April 1965 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Ashley is a writer and editor, known for When the Quiff Was King (1990), Into the Rainbow (2017) and Cult-Tastic: Tales from the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman (2019).- Ashley Thomas is a British actor and rapper. As an actor he has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, Royal Television Society Award and selected as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow. He attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts. As a rapper he is also known by his stage name, Bashy.
- Actress
Audrey Joyce was born on 21 October 1923 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was an actress. She was married to Richard Bond-Andrews (vocalist) and Roy Doel (pianist). She died on 21 December 2005 in Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK.- Barbara Adams was born on 19 February 1945 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Barbara was married to Robert (Rob) Frederick Adams. Barbara died on 26 June 2002 in Enfield, London, England, UK.
- Barbara Leslie was born in 1923 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Sara Crewe (1957), The Black Tulip (1956) and The Silver Sword (1957). She was married to Shaun Sutton. She died on 27 November 2007 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
English character actress with wonderful comic timing. Her non-plussed expressions were used to great effect in several sketches of The Two Ronnies (1971). Known especially for her recurring roles of Mabel Wheeler in You Rang, M'Lord? (1988) and as Vera Plumtree in Oh Doctor Beeching! (1995) ("My husband was an engine driver you know"). She was equally delightful as boring Eric Olthwaite's (Michael Palin's) mother in Ripping Yarns (1976), whose chief claim to fame was her black pudding ("even the white bits were black").- Additional Crew
Barbara Speake was born on 25 August 1928 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is known for Models Close-Up (1998), On Location (1978) and Collectaholics (2014).- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Barnaby Southcombe studied French and History of Art at University College London where he became involved in theatre. Upon graduation he directed an adaptation of Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal' at the Studio des Champs Elysées in Paris.
He then participated in the NYU S.C.E film program where he wrote and directed his first short films which led to him working for Film and TV company Communicado in Auckland, New Zealand. Moving back to London he segued into music video and commercials production before getting his directing break in TV drama with cult teen show 'As If' for Channel 4. He subsequently directed 'Teachers' also for Channel 4, launched MTV's first foray into fiction with the dope opera: 'Top Buzzer' and directed the pilot episode for 'Waterloo Road', an award-winning peak time drama for BBC1, amongst several other shows.
Barnaby wrote and directed his first feature film 'I, Anna' starring Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2012. It is a noir thriller adapted from the novel of the same name by Elsa Lewin. It received the audience award at Vancouver, was in Official competition in Shanghai Film Festival and received a Best Actress Nomination for Charlotte Rampling at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
Barnaby is a founding partner of Embargo Films and has produced several films under this banner including I, Anna, The Sweeney, Pusher, Still Life and Me and Me Dad. He is also an Executive Producer on Miss You Already and High Rise through S Films.- Beau Flood was born in August 1988 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Heartbeat (1992).
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Beau Fowler is best known for playing Poco the Killer Clown in 'Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday', Pigtails in the hit comedy series 'Code 404', and directing and starring in the 47-time award-winning short film 'Express Delivery'.
Beau wrote and starred in the multi-award-winning action thriller short film 'RED' that earned him 15 'Best Actor' and 21 'Best Film' awards on the festival circuit and is currently being developed into a feature film. He is also known for directing music videos, most notably the award-winning 'These Are The Special Times' for acclaimed Tenor Jonathan Antoine. Having studied martial arts for over 30 years, Beau has naturally played physically demanding roles and combined his martial understanding with visual story-telling to choreograph and action direct various projects including the sci-fi thriller 'Narcopolis' starring Elliot Cowan & BAFTA winner Jonathan Pryce.
Together with his father, Beau established the independent production company Ki Films who's projects have collected an impressive number of accolades. They have Worked with international artists such as Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA), Chinese superstar Karen Mok and Mick Hucknall, and have a slate of feature film and TV projects in development.- Ben Lloyd-Hughes was born on 14 April 1988 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Divergent (2014), Me Before You (2016) and The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015).
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born and raised in London, England. His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold Cumberbatch CMG. Cumberbatch attended Brambletye School and Harrow School. Whilst at Harrow, he had an arts scholarship and painted large oil canvases. It's also where he began acting. After he finished school, he took a year off to volunteer as an English teacher in a Tibetan monastery in Darjeeling, India. On his return, he studied drama at Manchester University. He continued his training as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art graduating with an M.A. in Classical Acting. By the time he had completed his studies, he already had an agent.
Cumberbatch has worked in theatre, television, film and radio. His breakthrough on the big screen came in 2004 when he portrayed Stephen Hawking in the television movie Hawking (2004). In 2010, he became a household name as Sherlock Holmes on the British television series Sherlock (2010). In 2011, he appeared in two Oscar-nominated films - War Horse (2011) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). He followed this with acclaimed roles in the science fiction film Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), the Oscar-winning drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Fifth Estate (2013) and August: Osage County (2013). In 2014, he portrayed Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (2014) which earned him a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy of Film and Television Arts and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Cumberbatch was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2015 Birthday Honours for his services to the performing arts and to charity.
Cumberbatch's engagement to theatre and opera director Sophie Hunter, whom he has known for 17 years, was announced in the "Forthcoming Marriages" section of The Times newspaper on November 5, 2014. On February 14, 2015, the couple married at the 12th century Church of St. Peter and St. Paul on the Isle of Wight followed by a reception at Mottistone Manor. They have three sons, Christopher Carlton (born 2015), Hal Auden (born 2017), and Finn (born 2019).- Production Manager
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Williams was born on 10 May 1942 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was a production manager and producer, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Flash Gordon (1980) and Manhunter (1986). He was married to Valerie E. Norman. He died on 4 January 2015 in Lake Arrowhead, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Betty Ainslie was born in 1955 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is known for Gravity (2013), Your Highness (2011) and War Horse (2011). She was previously married to James Ainslie.- Production Manager
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Bianca Gavin was born in 1977 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is a production manager and producer, known for Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Cashback (2006) and Lucky Man (2016).- Actor
- Producer
Bill Travers Jr. was born on 4 November 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Honeysting (2009), Gauguin the Savage (1980) and Trophy (2017).- Actor
- Stunts
- Writer
Billy Worth is known for two very similar roles - playing 'Billy Jordan' in 'The One' and 'Nicky Vickery' in 'Boyz Unlimited'. Both of these programmes were about boybands. Billy was probably given these roles due to his ability to sing and dance as well as act.
After leaving Arts Educational drama college (deeming it 'the worst year of my life') Billy starred in 'The One' (a series charting the life of a boyband) which went on to become a real group. Tim Fornara was a bandmate as The One toured Europe, reaching number 2 in the German and French music charts. The One performed on the Smash Hits Tour 96 and Mizz Magazine Roadshow 97, alongside artistes such as East 17, Peter Andre and Boyzone.
After the break-up of the band, Billy was invited to read for the part of sex-mad teenager Nicky Vickery in Boyz Unlimited - a 'mockumentary' made by Hattrick Productions. He was offered the part, and began rehearsals two days later!
After Boyz Unlimited Billy made a huge contribution to the making of 'Stand Up If You Hate Man U', a comedy football video. He was involved in the writing, filming, sound recording, acting and editing of the programme!
Billy now lives in Mount Martha, Australia, with his wife Johanna and children Harrison and Daisy.- Biski Gugushe was born on 10 September 1969 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Saving Silverman (2001), Battlestar Galactica (2004) and Replicant (2001).
- Blanche Schofield was born in 1984 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emily's Ghost (1992).
- Actor
- Writer
Bob Grant was trained at Rada after spending some time as a Lieutenant with the Royal Artillery. He plied his trade to begin with in Repertory and appeared on stage for many years all around the UK. His work in rep continued up to the mid-90s. He will be best remembered for his role of Jack Harper, the cheeky bus conductor with his traditional cigarette, cheeky laugh and his passion for the ladies and, of course, winding up old Blakey, the Inspector in On the Buses (1969). On the Buses was a huge success for Bob and his co-star, Reg Varney, running from 1969 to 1973 with 76 episodes and 3 spin-off films. It sold in 38 countries and is a great tribute to his comedy acting talents. In 1971 his popularity proved a little too much as his wedding to Kim was attended by hundreds of fans and it meant that everyone had to walk to the wedding! Famous other roles included Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) and Mrs. Wilson's Diary (1969). He toured Australia, starring in 'No Sex please we're British'. He also appeared on stage in musicals and pantomime. Sadly, he suffered from a depressive illness for a number of years and was found dead in his car in Gloucestershire on November 8th 2003. He was 71 years old.- Additional Crew
- Make-Up Department
- Art Department
Bob McCarron was born in July 1950 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for Dead Alive (1992), The Matrix (1999) and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981). He has been married to Annette Miles since 2013. He was previously married to ???.- Bradley Harris was born on 9 June 1903 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cabaret Cruise (1937), Variety (1936) and The Centre Show (1950). He died in January 1987 in London, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Brandon Evans was born on 21 June 1967 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), United 93 (2006) and The World Is Not Enough (1999).- Brett Ewins was born in December 1955 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He died on 16 February 2015 in Ealing, London, England, UK.