Trivia: Since performing in a play at the City of Leicester Boys School, Michael Kitchen has done practically all there is for an actor to do: motion pictures, TV films, TV miniseries, stage plays, radio plays, and audio cassettes. International film audiences probably know him best as Chief of Staff Bill Tanner in the Pierce Brosnan James Bond productions, although he has played major roles in other high-profile movies, such as Out of Africa (1985) and Mrs. Dalloway (1997). He is also well known to worldwide TV audiences for major roles in popular miniseries, including The Brontes of Haworth (1973), A Fall of Eagles (1974), Freud (1984), and Oliver Twist (1999). 2000 was a remarkable year for Kitchen -- incredibly, he completed the following productions during that year: Proof of Life, a major film in which he shared the screen with Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan; Lorna Doone, a three-hour TV miniseries; Always and Everyone, an eight-hour TV series resembling America's ER; The Secret World of Michael Fry, a TV miniseries; The Railway Children, a TV film shown in the U.K. and in the U.S. on Masterpiece Theatre; New Year's Day, a major motion picture; and Second Sight: Parasomnia, another TV film. For an encore in 2001, he played the title role in Foyle's War, an eight-hour TV series about a World War II-era detective, then played Foyle again in another eight-hour series in 2002. He also signed on for another James Bond film, his third. Between 1971 -- when he appeared in the film Unman, Wittering and Zigo -- and the present, Kitchen has never wanted for work. The reason, quite simply, is that he is one of Britain's finest and most versatile actors. He has walked across the stages of the most prestigious playhouses in England, performing the works of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and other important playwrights. In motion pictures, he has also acted parts in productions based on the works of Franz Kafka (The Trial, 1993), Robert Louis Stevenson (Kidnapped, 1995), John Le Carre (The Russia House, 1990), and Nevil Shute (Crossing to Freedom, 1990).

Trivia: Performed with the Chichester Youth Theatre. Attended weekend classes at the Sylvia Young School as a child. Spent a year studying art on the John Hall Pre-University Course in Venice, Italy. Starred as Samantha Stewart in Foyle's War from 2002 to 2015. Nominated for the 2004 Most Popular Newcomer award at the National Television Awards.

Trivia: A slightly burly, heavyset British actor of cinema and television, Jeremy Swift seemed predestined for not merely character roles, but characterizations as a slightly blustery oaf. In the process of establishing himself, he grew into a performer venerated by audiences, and one of the busiest actors in British filmdom. Swift debuted on camera in the very early '80s, with bit parts in features including Fords on Water (1983) and Mr. Love (1985), but remained offscreen in the 10 years or so that followed. He reemerged as a prolific television player in the mid-'90s on U.K. series including Next of Kin, Making the Difference, and The Grand, then experienced a substantial change of venue in 2001, when the legendary Robert Altman cast him in the period murder mystery Gosford Park. That assignment inducted Swift into cinematic releases, and he followed it up with work in outings such as Mike Barker's To Kill a King (2002), Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005) (as the aptly named Mr. Bumble), and the Vince Vaughn Christmas comedy Fred Claus (2007). Also in 2007, Swift enjoyed a plum supporting role in director John Crowley's acclaimed psychological drama Boy A.

Trivia: Made her professional debut at the age of 10, in a Watermill Theatre production of The Wizard of Oz. Made her West End debut in 2007, playing young Esme and Alice in Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll. Between 2010 and 2012, starred as Tess Roberts in drama series Lip Service. In 2013, originated the role of Wendy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Wendy and Peter Pan. Is perhaps best known for her role as Rose in 2018 BBC drama The Split.

Trivia: Raised in England but moved to Australia for a short time, where he worked as a white-water rafting guide. Acted in stage productions at the National Theatre in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Began appearing on British television in the mid-1990s. Narrated an audiobook titled Stranger House by Reginald Hill. Stephen and Frank Dillane, his brother and nephew, are also famous actors.

Trivia: Emmigrated to the USA when he was 5-years old in 1952. Performed with the Dinglefest Theatre Company when he was at Northern Illinois University. Worked frequently with the playwright-director David Mamet when he was part of the Chicago theatre scene. Played the role of Mr. Robinson in a Broadway production of The Graduate in 2002. Played the role of Benjamin Franklin in a theatre production of Mr Foote's Other Leg at the Hampstead Theatre in 2015. Involved in a charity auction for Art for Cure, raising money for the care and cure of breast cancer in 2016.