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Charlie Carrick
Charles Ben D. Carrick (born 1986) is an English actor. He made his feature film debut in ''Molly Maxwell'' (2013). In 2016, he won a Leo Award for his performance in the film ''The Devout'' (2015). Early life Carrick was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and grew up in the suburb of Jesmond. He attended the Royal Grammar School. He was 13 when he discovered acting through a school production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. After completing his A Levels, Carrick worked at a local bar for six months to save up for his studies at the Vancouver Film School, graduating in 2006. He was inspired by his grandfather, who temporarily worked in Canada; Carrick's mother had been born in Montreal before the family returned to Tyneside. Personal life As of 2017, Carrick and his wife Nina live in London and Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius and the settlement later took the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. Historically, the city’s economy was dependent on its port and in particular, its status as one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres. Today, the city's economy is diverse with major economic output in science, finance, retail, education, tourism, and nightlife. Newcastle is one of the UK Core Cities, as well as part of the Eurocities network. Famous landmarks in Newcastle include the Tyne Bridge; the Swing Bridge; Newcastle Castle; St Thomas’ Church; Grainger Town including G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice, Darling
''Alice, Darling'' is a 2022 thriller film directed by Mary Nighy, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Alanna Francis. It stars Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick, and Wunmi Mosaku. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022. The film had a limited release on December 30, 2022 in Los Angeles at the AMC Sunset 5, before a wide release later on January 20, 2023, exclusively in AMC Theatres. Plot Alice (Anna Kendrick) has an psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon (Charlie Carrick). After taking a vacation with friends, she reassesses her relationship and attempts to break her codependency in spite of Simon's vengeful attitude. Cast * Anna Kendrick as Alice * Kaniehtiio Horn as Tess * Charlie Carrick as Simon * Wunmi Mosaku as Sophie * Mark Winnick as Marcus Production In July 2021, it was announced Anna Kendrick, Charlie Carrick, Wunmi Mosaku, and Kaniehtiio Horn would star in the film, with Mary Nighy direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Drake Mysteries
''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' is a Canadian drama that ran on CBC from November 6, 2017 to March 8, 2021. The series starred Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley as Frankie Drake and her partner Trudy who ran an all female private detective service in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 1920s. Overview Lauren Lee Smith portrays the fictional Frankie Drake, the first female private detective in 1920s Toronto, with Chantel Riley as her crime solving partner Trudy Clarke."The TV home of Murdoch Mysteries is getting a new detective drama" '''', April 4, 2017. Frankie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incorporated (TV Series)
''Incorporated'' is an American television science fiction drama series. The show premiered November 30, 2016, on Syfy. Before its official premiere, Syfy released an advance preview of the first episode online on November 16, 2016. The show concluded on January 25, 2017. On February 27, 2017, the series was cancelled after one season. Premise The series takes place in a dystopian Milwaukee in the year 2074, where many countries have gone bankrupt due to a number of crises and climate change. In the absence of effective government, powerful multinational corporations have become ''de facto'' governments, controlling areas called Green Zones. The remaining territories are called Red Zones, where governance is weak or non-existent. Plot Ben Larson is a manager at Spiga Biotech, the largest corporation in the world. He works for Elizabeth, the estranged mother of his wife, Laura. In reality, he is a climate refugee from the Red Zone outside Milwaukee whose real name is Aaron. Aar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reign (TV Series)
''Reign'' is a historical romantic drama television series created by Laurie McCarthy and Stephanie SenGupta for The CW. Set in the late-sixteenth century, the series revolves around the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her rise to power in the French court. The series stars Adelaide Kane as Queen Mary Stuart, alongside an ensemble cast. The series premiered on October 17, 2013, on The CW and concluded after four seasons on June 16, 2017. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Joyful Girl Productions, Take 5 Productions, and Toronto-based Whizbang Films. In February 2013, The CW ordered a pilot for a television series loosely based on Mary Stuart's life and largely favor fictionalized storylines than historical accuracy; Kane was cast in the lead role that same month. Filming primarily took place between Toronto and the Republic of Ireland. Since its debut, the series received mixed reviews from television critics, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Cove (TV Series)
''Cedar Cove'' is a drama television series on the Hallmark Channel that aired for three seasons from July 20, 2013, to September 26, 2015. Based on author Debbie Macomber's book series of the same name, ''Cedar Cove'' focused on Municipal Court Judge Olivia Lockhart's professional and personal life and the townsfolk surrounding her. It was the network's first original scripted series, and lasted three seasons. Plot Cedar Cove is a quaint, picturesque town on an island in the Puget Sound. Neighbors for the most part try to help each other, and people do not lock their doors in their trust in the community. The moral center and compass of the town is Olivia Lockhart, the bicycle-riding, scarf-wearing municipal court judge who grew up in the town. Regardless of her being the focus for many in town, Olivia's life has not been issue-free, she long ago had gone through a divorce from her physician husband; the dissolution of their marriage largely was due to the accidental drowning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motive (TV Series)
''Motive'' is a Canadian police procedural crime drama television series that aired for four seasons on CTV from February 3, 2013, to August 30, 2016. The series premiere had 1.23 million viewers, making it the number one Canadian series premiere of the 2012–13 season. Premise ''Motive'' is a police procedural crime drama set in Vancouver, British Columbia, following the investigations of working class single mother Detective Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman). Each episode reveals the killer and the victim at the beginning; and the rest of the episode details the ongoing investigation, the killer's efforts to cover up the crime, and, via flashbacks, the events leading to the crime. This format is similar to that of the TV series ''Columbo''. Cast and characters Main * Kristin Lehman as Detective Angelika "Angie" Flynn, a feisty Vancouver detective who investigates the motives of killers. * Louis Ferreira as Detective and later Staff Sergeant Oscar Vega, Flynn's former partne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Borgias (2011 TV Series)
''The Borgias'' is a historical-fiction drama television series created by Neil Jordan; it debuted in 2011 and was canceled in 2013. The series is set in Renaissance-era Italy and follows the Borgia family in their scandalous ascension to the papacy. Mercilessly cruel and defiantly decadent, the Borgias use bribery, simony, intimidation and murder in their relentless quest for wealth and power that make them history's most infamous crime family. It stars Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI with François Arnaud as Cesare, Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia and David Oakes as Juan. Colm Feore also stars as Cardinal della Rovere (later Pope Julius II). It premiered on April 3, 2011, at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime in the United States and 10 p.m. Eastern ( UTC−04:00) on Bravo! in Canada, and received its first major television network premiere on June 21, 2011, on Canada's CTV Television Network. The second season premiered on April 8, 2012. On May 4, 2012, Showtime ordered a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanctuary (Canadian TV Series)
''Sanctuary'' is a Canadian science fiction- fantasy television series, created by Damian Kindler and funded largely by the Beedie Development Group. The show aired for four seasons and a total of 59 episodes, between 2008 and 2011, and a fifth season was planned but it was never made. The series was produced by Canadian television production company My Plastic Badger. The show is an expansion of an eight- webisode series that was released through the Internet in early 2007. Seeing the success of the web series, Syfy decided to buy the broadcast rights to the series and pay to re-stage the series in a season of thirteen episodes. The show centres on Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year-old teratologist, and her team of experts who run the Sanctuary, an organization that seeks out extraordinarily powerful creatures and people, known as Abnormals, and tries to help and to learn from them while also having to contain the more dangerous ones. The series premiered on October 3, 2008, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton Guster, Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry Spencer (Psych character), Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. ''Psych'' premiered on July 7, 2006, following the Monk (season 5), fifth-season premiere of ''Monk (TV series), Monk'', and continued to be paired with the series until ''Monk'''s conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the Psych (season 2), second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus" was added to the series. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (2009 TV Series)
''V'' is an American science fiction drama television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009, to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically-advanced alien species which ostensibly comes in peace, but actually has sinister motives. ''V'' stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin, and is executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau, Scott Peters, Steve Pearlman, and Jace Hall. The series was produced by The Scott Peters Company, HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television. On May 13, 2011, ABC cancelled the series after two seasons. Premise Giant spaceships appear over 29 major cities throughout the world, and Anna ( Morena Baccarin), the beautiful and charismatic leader of the extraterrestrial "Visitors", declares that they come in peace. The Visitors claim to only need a small amount of Earth's resources, in exchange for which they will share the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
