Stephen Tompkinson
(Actor)
.. Alan Banks
Born:
January 01, 1965
Birthplace: Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Trivia:
Considered entering the priesthood before his grandfather encouraged him to become an actor; later played a frustrated priest in Ballykissangel. Was classmates with James Nesbitt and Rufus Sewell at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London. Won the Best TV Comedy Actor award at the 1994 British Comedy Awards for Drop the Dead Donkey. In 2003, played Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace at The Strand Theatre in London alongside Michael Richards. In 2010, played Erik in the two-part BBC Radio 4 drama Say What You Want to Hear. Played the lead role of King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre in 2012.
Andrea Lowe
(Actor)
.. Annie Cabbot
Born:
May 01, 1975
Birthplace: Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Trivia:
Made her stage debut in a production of The Birthday Party at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. In 1993, made her film debut in musical comedy-drama The Token King. Made her TV debut in 2000, in miniseries Nature Boy. In 2002, played Melanie Woods in BBC drama Rescue Me. Between 2010 and 2016, starred as DS Annie Cabbot on Police procedural DCI Banks.
Lorraine Burroughs
(Actor)
.. Winsome Jackman
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Trivia:
Between 2010 and 2012, starred as DS Winsome Jackman in police procedural DCI Banks. In 2010, was nominated for the Best Actress Olivier Award for her role in The Mountaintop. In 2012, starred as Trix Warren in Sports Drama Fast Girls. In 2016, appeared as Jennifer Kenwood in miniseries The Five. In 2018, starred as Paula in miniseries Butterfly.
Jack Deam
(Actor)
.. Ken Blackstone
Born:
January 01, 1972
Birthplace: Oldham, Lancashire
Trivia:
Has been using his grandfather's name as his stage name. Best known for his role as Marty Fisher in the British drama series Shameless. Starred in Coronation Street between 2000 and 2001. His mother is a cook, and his father is a butcher. Had a big role in the drama series Clocking Off.
Colin Tierney
(Actor)
.. Gerry Rydell
Trivia:
Made his professional television debut in a 1991 episode of Casualty. In 1994, played the role of Harriman in crime drama series Cracker. In 1998, performed in a Royal National Theatre production of Guiding Star. In 2000, performed as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet. In 2009, played John Lennon's father, Alf, in the biopic Nowhere Boy.
Tom Shaw
(Actor)
.. Kevin Templeton
Ian Bartholomew
(Actor)
.. Timothy Randall
Di Botcher
(Actor)
.. Grace
Gail Burland
(Actor)
.. Dina Howarth
Joanna Burnett
(Actor)
.. Claire Naylor
Raquel Cassidy
(Actor)
.. Dr. Elizabeth Waring
Born:
January 22, 1968
Birthplace: Fleet, Hampshire, England
Trivia:
Born to a Spanish mother and an English father. Started working on a PhD in biological anthropology, but abandoned it to pursue an acting career. Is fluent in Spanish and also speaks French and German. Played Viola in Twelfth Night at the Royal National Theatre in 1997. Did a world tour with Macbeth, playing Lady Macbeth, in 2004. Became famous for her role as reformed thief and lady's maid Phyllis Baxter in Downton Abbey from 2013-2015.
David Corden
(Actor)
.. Gareth Todd
Tim Dantay
(Actor)
.. Geoff Daniels
Claire Eden
(Actor)
.. Hotel Receptionist
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Malcolm Austin
Born:
June 19, 1957
Birthplace: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Sarah Beck Mather
(Actor)
.. Chelsea Pilton
Susan Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Donna Daniels
Charlotte Riley
(Actor)
.. Lucy Payne
Born:
December 29, 1981
Birthplace: Grindon, Stockton-on-Tees, England
Trivia:
Knew she wanted to pursue acting after playing Captain Hook in a school play at age 9. After graduating from university, co-wrote a play called Shaking Cecilia, which won the Sunday Times Student Playwright Award in 2004. When she auditioned for the role of Cathy in the 2009 adaptation of Wuthering Heights, she had never read the book itself before. Away from acting, she performs as a member of a 1940s doo-wop band The Flirtinis. Is an avid painter in her spare time. Won the lead role in the BBC drama Press in 2018, which was cancelled after the first series. Played the role of Lottie/Ghost of Christmas Present in 2019 in the BBC mini-series A Christmas Carol, based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name.
Morgan Watkins
(Actor)
.. Jamie Morden
Sian Webber
(Actor)
.. Solicitor
Ian Weichardt
(Actor)
.. Stuart Kinsey
Robert Willox
(Actor)
.. Dr. Burns