Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000 was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid
Romola Sadie Garai born 6 August 1982 is a British film, television and radio actress. She appeared in Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and in the BBC series Emma, The Hour and The Crimson Petal and the White. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award twice and for a BAFTA award. Contents 1Early life 2Acting career 2.12000–2009 2.22010–present 3Other work 4Personal life 5Filmography 6Theatre
Sir Michael John Gambon CBE born 19 October 1940 is an Irish-English actor. Having trained under Laurence Olivier, he started his career on stage at the Royal National Theatre, and went on to receive a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his work in David Hare’s Skylight on Broadway. Gambon is, perhaps, most famous for portraying Professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, starting from
Anna Louise Friel born 12 July 1976 is a British actress. Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, she has been acting professionally since age 13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of Beth Jordache on the British soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), and came to international prominence when she played Charlotte “Chuck” Charles on ABC’s Pushing Daisies (2007–2009). She is the recipient of several accolades,
Martin John Christopher Freeman born 8 September 1971 is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman’s most notable roles are that of Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series The Office (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series Sherlock (2010–2017), Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film
James Dominic Frain is an English stage and screen actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/CBC historical drama The Tudors (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama True Blood (2010), Warwick the Kingmaker in the BBC drama serial The White Queen (2013), John Sumner in the Sky/Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel (2013), Ferdinand Chevalier in the BBC/Space sci-fi thriller Orphan Black (2015–2017), Theo Galavan/Azrael in Fox’s Gotham (2015–2016), and Sarek in Star Trek Discovery (2017–present). He also played leading roles in the BBC dramas Armadillo (2001), The Buccaneers (1995)
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox born 31 July 1974 is an English actress and presenter whose film debut was in Roman Polanski’s film The Pianist. Her other notable films include the Italian–French–British romance-drama film The Soul Keeper (2002), for which she won the Flaiano Film Award for Best Actress; the drama film The Republic of Love (2003); the comedy-drama film Things to Do Before
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