Grantchester on Masterpiece - "Episode 5" - 8:00 pm Saturday, November 15 on WCTE HDTV

James Norton (Actor) .. Sidney Chambers

Born: July 18, 1985
Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: Has English, Irish, Scottish, German, Cornish and Jewish ancestry. Undertook work experience at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough at the age of 15. Read theology at the University of Cambridge. Was a member of The Marlowe Society theatre club at Cambridge. While still at university, played Posthumus in a production of Cymbeline directed by Trevor Nunn, in 2007. Received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant enabling him to visit Northern India to teach and perform for schoolchildren at 16 schools. Was an original cast member of Laura Wade's Posh at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2010. Voiced Cole in the 2014 EA video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. Was made a trustee of the Royal Theatrical Support Trust in 2015. In part preparation for his role in McMafia in 2019, he studied the Russian martial art and health system Systema. Has type 1 diabetes.

Robson Green (Actor) .. Geordie Keating

Born: December 18, 1964
Birthplace: Hexam, Northumberland, England

Trivia: With an impossibly cool demeanor and a starkly handsome visage, U.K. actor Robson Green embarked on a formidable dramatic career in his early twenties. He subsequently became a sensation in his native Britain, with a marked emphasis on television roles, and amassed well over 200 appearances within 20 years. Green launched his entertainment career on a low-key basis, as one of the presenters in the 1984 employment documentary Who Needs a Union? This marked the actor's last nonfiction work for some time, however, and in successive years, he became a veritable staple on such English fiction series as Casualty, Soldier Soldier, Reckless, and Touching Evil. In 2002, Green gained additional notoriety as Liam Marple -- a dirt-digging tabloid journalist who sets out to expose skeletons in the closets of female prime minister Laura Bowden (Caroline Goodall), but ultimately falls in love with her, in the popular British telemovie Me & Mrs. Jones. Green continued his explorations of domestic discord with the visceral one-hour dramatic feature Beaten (2005) and the same year's shocking miniseries Like Father, Like Son. In the latter, Green portrayed a young man engaged to be married but plagued with problems from his intended's psychopathic ex-husband and equally malevolent teenage son.

Morven Christie (Actor) .. Amanda Kendall

Born: July 04, 1979
Birthplace: Helensburgh, Scotland

Trivia: Skied from the age of 5 during family holidays at Aviemore, and worked as a ski instructor before starting college. Left school at the age of 15. Attended the Drama Centre in King's Cross, London, where she trained in method acting. Played the role of Juliet in a 2006 production of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In 2010, played the role of Sheila Birling in the BBC Radio 4 play An Inspector Calls. Despite starring in Twenty Twelve, a mockumentary about the 2012 Summer Olympics, she had no plans to stay in London and watch the Games. In 2015, made her Scottish stage debut playing Lise in the National Theatre of Scotland's adaptation of The Driver's Seat.

Tessa Peake-Jones (Actor) .. Mrs. Maguire

Born: September 05, 1957
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England

Trivia: Made her television debut in a 1978 episode of Fallen Hero. Between 1988 and 2003, starred as Raquel Turner in BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Appeared as Imelda Cousins in Holby City between 2001 and 2016.Between 2009 and 2011, appeared as Sue Bond in BBC soap Doctors. Since 2014, has starred as Mrs Sylvia Chapman in period drama Grantchester.

Al Weaver (Actor) .. Leonard Finch

Born: January 03, 1981
Birthplace: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Trivia: Made his television debut in a 2002 episode of Brum. Made his professional theatre debut in a 2004 production of Hamlet at the Old Vic theatre.As of 2019, has starred as Leonard Finch in Grantchester since 2014. Nominated for the Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Video Game at the 2018 BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Awards, for his role in Zenobureido 2. In 2018, starred as James Edwards in miniseries Press.

Tom Austen (Actor) .. Guy Hopkins

Born: September 15, 1987
Birthplace: Taunton, Somerset, England

Trivia: Made his television debut in a 2010 episode of Shameless.In 2013, made his film debut in Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon.Between 2014 and 2017, starred as Guy Hopkins in period drama Grantchester.Starred as Jasper Frost in soap opera The Royals between 2015 and 2018.In 2019, was announced to play the title character in superhero drama Marvel's Helstrom.

Pheline Roggan (Actor) .. Hildegard Staunton

Born: June 13, 1981

Fiona Button (Actor) .. Jennifer Chambers

Born: August 09, 1983
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland

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.

Ukweli Roach (Actor) .. Johnny Johnson

Birthplace: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Trivia: Attended dance classes at Pineapple Studios and studied with the National Youth Theatre as a kid. Landed his first professional dancing job at age 18, dancing for Mariah Carey at a Fashion Rocks show at the Monte Carlo in Monaco. Founded BirdGang Dance Company with two other friends in 2006. Played Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe Theare in London in 2009.

Peter Egan (Actor) .. Archie Johnson

Born: September 28, 1946
Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: At age 16, worked as a set designer for an amateur theatre company, who cast him in their production of Arsenic and Old Lace. Claims his learned his "posh" accent while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Played Osric in Hamlet directed by Trevor Nunn for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1970. Received his first television role in the BBC adaptation of Cold Comfort Farm, playing the oversexed Seth Starkadder. Received a Best Actor award in 1972 from the London Theatre Critics' Awards for his role in Journey's End. An active campaigner for animal rights, serving as an ambassador for Animals Asia Foundation, a charity working to end cruelty to animals across Asia.

Camilla Marie Beeput (Actor) .. Gloria Dee

Nick Sidi (Actor) .. DCI Jacob Williams

Born: February 22, 1966
Birthplace: Manchester, England

Trivia: Made his debut in a 1996 episode of This Life. In 2003, starred as Sammy Samuelson in miniseries Trust. Made his film debut in 2006's Scenes of a Sexual Nature. In 2007, appeared as Roger Aspinall on Waterloo Road. In 2013, starred in the National Theatre Production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Ted Reilly (Actor) .. Justin

Andy Beckwith (Actor) .. Tommy

Natasha Cottriall (Actor) .. Claudette Johnson

Nakay Kpaka (Actor) .. Walter Stirling

Grantchester on Masterpiece: Episode 5

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Today on WCTE HDTV (22.1)

Episode 5

Season 1, Episode 5