Ripper Street - "I Need Light" - 10:00 pm Saturday, October 25 on MPT2 Create

Matthew Macfadyen (Actor) .. Edmund Reid

Born: October 17, 1974
Birthplace: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Trivia: British actor Matthew MacFadyen studied at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before beginning his career on the stage. He joined the renowned theater company Cheek and Jowl, with whom he participated in productions of The School for Scandal, Much Ado About Nothing, The Duchess of Malfi, and other plays. In 1998, he made a much-noticed transition to the screen with the role of Hareton Earnshaw in a television adaptation of Wuthering Heights. He would go on to appear in such films as Enigma and Almost Strangers before being cast in the lead role of Tom Quinn in the spy series MI-5 (aka Spooks) in 2002. He stayed with the series until 2004, and the next year he made yet another foray into period drama, playing the male lead of Mr. Darcy in a big-screen adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, opposite Keira Knightley. He soon followed it up with a turn in the quirky comedy Death at a Funeral in 2007, before signing on for the 2008 Ron Howard film Frost/Nixon. MacFayden would continue to appear on screen in several series to come, most notably on Little Dorrit, The Pillars of the Earth, Any Human Heart, and MI-5.

Jerome Flynn (Actor) .. Bennet Drake

Born: March 16, 1963
Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England

Trivia: Has been a vegetarian since he was 18; is a patron of the Vegetarian Society. In 1995, released a cover version of "Unchained Melody" with his Soldier Soldier co-star Robson Green; it sold more than a million copies and was the best-selling single of the year. Robson and Jerome donated £27,000 to Greenpeace from the proceeds of their singles. Before his appearance on Game of Thrones in 2011, had not been on screen for 10 years. Is a patron of The Forces-Helpline, a website that helps address any bullying issues in the Navy, Army or Royal Air Force.

Adam Rothenberg (Actor) .. Homer Jackson

Born: June 20, 1975
Birthplace: Tenafly, New Jersey, United States

Trivia: A specialist at playing sweet-natured husbands and boyfriends, model-cum-actor Adam Rothenberg was born in Tenafly, NJ, and formally trained in New York theater, enjoying roles in on and off-Broadway productions including A Streetcar Named Desire, Birdy, and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. Rothenburg broke through to international recognition as an on-camera star in 2008 with three roles: that of Katie Holmes' blue-collar husband in the female buddy comedy Mad Money (2008), that of Carter -- a young man who sets out with his brother on a road trip to find their estranged dad -- in the Mariah Carey vehicle Tennessee, and, on the small screen, the role of Augie, the man-Friday of a psychically counseled soulmate seeker on the CBS series The Ex List.

MyAnna Buring (Actor) .. Long Susan Hart

Born: September 22, 1979
Birthplace: Sweden

Trivia: Is named after the Moomin character My. Grew up in the Middle East. Became known as MyAnna at school in the Middle East when they joined her first and middle name. Moved to England at the age of 16. Is fluent in Swedish. Is associate-director of the MahWaff Theatre Company. Won a Fringe Report Award for Best Actor in a Political Drama in 2005.

David Dawson (Actor) .. Fred Best

Born: September 07, 1982
Birthplace: Widnes, Cheshire, England

Trivia: At 17, wrote a play called Divorced and Desperate which ran at the Queens Hall Theatre. Was understudy to Kevin Spacey in the 2005 Old Vic production of Richard II. Played Smike in a regional tour and West End production of Nicholas Nickleby in 2007. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2010 What's On Stage Awards for his role in Comedians.

Charlene McKenna (Actor) .. Rose Erskine

Born: March 26, 1984
Birthplace: Glaslough, County Monaghan

Trivia: Born on a mushroom farm, her family later bought a pub and guesthouse, where she was raised. Has five older brothers. First started acting with the Monaghan Youth Theatre at age 11. Simultaneously appeared in the television series Raw and Ripper Street in 2013. Made her West End debut in the 2013 production of Henrik Ibsen's play Ghosts.

Amanda Hale (Actor) .. Emily Reid

Born: February 10, 1982
Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: Was rejected for four years before being granted a place at RADA. Originally offered a place at Oxford University to study English, but turned it down to go to drama school. Worked in betting shops, bars and delivering sandwiches before going to drama school. Won the Awarded Audience Prize at the RADA Prize Fights when she was at RADA in 2003. Played the role of Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Oxford Playhouse in the summer of 2005. Nominated for an Evening Standard Award in 2007 for her role as Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie at the Apollo Theatre in London. Former member of the National Youth Theatre. Played Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Vll, in the BBC series The White Queen in 2013, based on Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel series The Cousins' War. Also in 2013, starred as Elinor Dashwood in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

Ripper Street: I Need Light

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Saturday, October 25 on MPT2 Create (28.2)

I Need Light

Season 1, Episode 1