Claire Antonia Forlani born 17 December 1971 is an English actress. She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film Mallrats, and in the Jean-Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic, Basquiat. In 1994, she played Katrina in Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow. In 1998, she achieved wide recognition for starring in the fantasy romance film Meet Joe Black (1998). Other notable films
George Formby, OBE born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961 was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the UK’s highest-paid entertainer. Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he
Jamie Foreman born 25 May 1958 is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski’s Oliver Twist (2005). He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman’s Nil by Mouth (1997) and also featured in Elizabeth (1998), Gangster No. 1 (2000) and Sleepy Hollow (1999). He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episode “The Idiot’s Lantern” and featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football
Dexter Fletcher born 31 January 1966 is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, as well as in television shows such as the comedy-drama Hotel Babylon, the HBO series Band of Brothers and, earlier in his career, starred as Spike Thomson in the comedy-drama Press Gang. His earliest acting role was playing Baby
Colin Andrew Firth CBE born 10 September 1960 is an English actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. In 2010, Firth’s portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech won him the Academy
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 22 December 1962 is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes’s portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler’s List (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 27 May 1970, known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in
Emerald Lilly Fennell born 1 October 1985 is an English actress, author, screenwriter, producer, and director. She appeared in numerous period drama films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), The Danish Girl (2015), and Vita and Virginia (2018). She received wider recognition for her starring roles in the BBC period drama series Call the Midwife (2013–2017) and the Netflix period drama series The Crown (2019–2020). Fennell is also known as showrunner for
Thomas Andrew Felton born 22 September 1987 is an English actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptations of the best-selling Harry Potter fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling. Born in Surrey, Felton began appearing in commercials and made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers (1997). He portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in Anna and the King (1999)
John Joseph Feild born 1978 is a British-American film, television and theatre actor. He started his television career in 1999. Feild played Fred Garland in Philip Pullman’s The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North television adaptations. In 2007, he starred as Henry Tilney in the television film Northanger Abbey. The following year, he made his West End debut in a production of Ring