Julie Hesmondhalgh
(Actor)
.. Trish Winterman
Born:
February 25, 1970
Birthplace: Accrington, Lancashire, England
Trivia:
After graduating from drama school, performed as part of independent theatre Arts Threshold. Is perhaps best known for playing Hayley Cropper in long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 1998 and 2014. In 2014, won the National Television Award for Best Serial Drama Performance for her work on Coronation Street. In 2016, co-founded the Manchester-based grassroots theatre company Take Back, along with Rebekah Harrison and Grant Archer. Is a patron of multiple organisations, including Trans Media Watch, Manchester People's Assembly, and the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.
Hannah Millward
(Actor)
.. Leah Winterman
Charlie Higson
(Actor)
.. Ian Winterman
Born:
July 03, 1958
Birthplace: Frome, Somerset, England
Trivia:
Formed, and was lead singer of, the band 'The Higsons' while at university. Wrote and produced TV series including The Fast Show and Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased). He enjoyed TV success with comedy partner Paul Whitehouse, whom he met at university. Was asked to pen the highly successful Young Bond series which has now sold over a million copies in the UK. Writes teen-horror, and thrillers for adults including King of the Ants (1992), Happy Now (1993), Full Whack (1995) and Getting Rid of Mr Kitchen (1996).
Charlotte Lucas
(Actor)
.. Sarah Elsey
Mark Bazeley
(Actor)
.. Jim Atwood
Born:
September 30, 1970
Birthplace: Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Trivia:
Made his television debut as DC Aplin in Prime Suspect: The Lost Child.Performed as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1995. Won the Ian Charleson award in 1997, for his performance as Konstantin in The Seagull. Played real-life figure Alistair Campbell in the 2006 film adaptation of The Queen. In 2017, starred as Jim Atwood in the third series of ITV crime drama Broadchurch.
Deon Lee-Williams
(Actor)
.. Michael Lucas
Andrew Buchan
(Actor)
.. Mark Latimer
Born:
February 19, 1979
Birthplace: Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Trivia:
Has appeared in Romeo and Juliet and Richard II on stage. Won the 2008 Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actor for his role in the stageshow The Man Who Had All The Luck. Awarded Best Supporting Actor at the Crime Thriller Awards in 2013 for his role in Broadchurch. Also in 2013, he produced and starred in the film 1946, based on the life of Hollywood actor, James Stewart, winning the Award of Distinction at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival in 2014. Has built an extensive catalogue of vocal work for radio drama, prose and poetry; audio books and adverts; and narrating TV documentaries and reality-competition shows. His and his wife's first child, a daughter, was born in April 2015.
Jodie Whittaker
(Actor)
.. Beth Latimer
Born:
January 03, 1982
Birthplace: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Trivia:
British actress Jodie Whittaker grew up in a working-class industrial town in Northern England, discovered a passion for theater in mid-adolescence, and left secondary school at 16 with the intention of becoming an actress. Following a transitional period that witnessed her journeying across the U.K. and taking a series of odd jobs, she applied and was accepted to the elite Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. A spate of minor professional assignments followed, including a few television roles and work on-stage at the legendary Globe Theatre, but she scored her first international success -- the one that catapulted her from unknown ingénue to marquee name -- with Venus, a sweet-natured, slice-of-life comedy drama about a young waif who waltzes into the world of a grizzled old man in his final days (eight-time Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole) and changes them both. Whittaker followed up that assignment with stage work in a Neil LaBute play, then appeared in the comedy remake St. Trinian's (2007) and starred opposite Viggo Mortensen in the disturbing period piece Good (2008), about a well-meaning literature professor in the 1930s (Mortensen) who finds himself suddenly swept up into the ranks of the Nazi party thanks to his willingness to make moral compromises.
Georgina Campbell
(Actor)
.. D.C. Katie Harford
Born:
June 12, 1992
Birthplace: Maidstone, Kent, England
Trivia:
Of Jamaican and Caucasian descent.Grew up in Dartford, Kent, with her mother, sister and stepfather.Growing up, she wanted to be an air hostess.Never had more than one line in her school plays.At age 16, writer and director Sara Walker spotted her in the street and asked her to audition for her show "Freak."
Roy Hudd
(Actor)
.. David Barrett
Arthur Darvill
(Actor)
.. Rev. Paul Coates
Born:
June 17, 1982
Birthplace: Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Trivia:
When he was a young boy, his mother worked with puppets, masks and acted as a member of Cannon Hill Theatre, based at Midlands Art Centre. His father used to play electric organ for bands such as Fine Young Cannibals and UB40. Formed an indie rock band, Edmund, named after Edmund Pevensie from The Chronicles of Narnia when he was a teenager. Created his own theatre company called Fuego with his friend Richard Morgan in 2002. Recorded his own version of "Let It Go" from Frozen on the BBC Radio 1 show, singing how he was no longer in Doctor Who. Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2007. As a musician and composer, wrote the music for stage shows including Artefacts by Mike Bartlett in 2007 and The Frontline by Che Walker in 2008. Voted Best Supporting Actor by readers of Doctor Who magazine for his work in the 2010 season. Performed the lead role of Guy in the Broadway musical Once in 2013, and later performed the same role in the West End production. Was part of a group of celebrities who designed cards for children's charity Coram, helping to raise £8,500 after they were sold on eBay.
Lenny Henry
(Actor)
.. Ed Burnett
Born:
August 29, 1958
Birthplace: Dudley
Trivia:
Black comedy lead, onscreen from the '80s.
Sarah Parish
(Actor)
.. Cath Atwood
Born:
June 07, 1968
Birthplace: Yeovil, Somerset, England
Trivia:
Growing up, her mother was a headmistress and her father was a helicopter designer. First job was at 13 in a local launderette. Appeared in a famous 1994 Boddington's beer advert. Met future husband, actor James Murray, in 2005 on the set of the drama series Cutting It. Follwing the death of her daughter, Ella-Jayne, due to a cogential heart defect in 2009, she and her husband started the Murray Parish Trust in order to raise funds for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Southampton General Hospital. Co-owns production company Aphra Productions with actress and friend Dervla Kirwan. Helped found BARREtoned, a ballet-inspired workout studio in London.
Charles Babalola
(Actor)
.. Chaz the Cook
Born:
January 01, 1990
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Charlotte Beaumont
(Actor)
.. Chloe Latimer
Born:
July 28, 1995
Birthplace: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Trivia:
Took part in many productions at Blag Youth Theatre, a company run by her parents. Appeared in 2,000 Feet Away in 2008 at the Bush Theatre opposite Joseph Fiennes. Was paid £1 to keep a plot twist a secret when starring in Broadchurch. Played one part of Lucia's personality in the play 3 Winters, at London's National Theatre in 2015. Worked with a voice coach in 2016 to perfect an Australian accent for her part in the horror film, The Windmill Massacre, by listening to recordings and actively seeking advice. Has stated that she is selective about the roles she chooses, preferring to play women who are strong, complex, and not simply passive objects.
Matthew Hopkinson
(Actor)
.. Alex the Muso
Sebastian Armesto
(Actor)
.. Clive Lucas
Chris Mason
(Actor)
.. Leo Humphries