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Guy Burnett
Guy Burnet (born 8 August 1983) is a British theatre, film and television actor. Early life Burnet was born in London, England. He attended Holland Park School where his interest in drama first developed, taking an A level in the subject. Before becoming an actor, Burnet aspired to become a professional footballer. He attended Queens Park Rangers Football School. He subsequently undertook trials and played in various locations throughout Europe before returning to London to complete his A levels. He still plays football, taking part in a football match on 1 June 2007 at the new Wembley Stadium prior to England's first match at the stadium. In September 2007 he played for England in an England v Russia charity match in support of the Give Life Foundation. Acting career Burnet started his career in theatre and making short films. He trained with acting coach Ivana Chubbuck. Early television roles Burnet joined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' in 2002 as a main character and series r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Perlman
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in ''The City of Lost Children'' (1995), Johner in ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), Hellboy in both ''Hellboy'' (2004) and its sequel '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008), Clay Morrow on the television series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2013), Nino in ''Drive'' (2011) and Benedict Drask in ''Don't Look Up'' (2021). Perlman is also known as a collaborator of ''Hellboy'' director Guillermo del Toro, having roles in the del Toro films '' Cronos'' (1993), ''Blade II'' (2002), ''Pacific Rim'' (2013) and '' Nightmare Alley'' (2021). His voice-over work includes the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series ''Fallout'' (1997–present), Clayface in the DC Animated Universe, Slade in ''Teen Tita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Dorff
Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology series ''True Detective'', PK in '' The Power of One'', Stuart Sutcliffe in ''Backbeat'', Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's '' Somewhere'', Glen in '' The Gate'', and for his roles in ''Cecil B. DeMented'', ''The Motel Life'', '' S.F.W.'', ''Space Truckers'', and in ''Blade'' as vampire mastermind Deacon Frost. Early life Dorff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Nancy and Steve Dorff, who is a composer and music producer. His father is Jewish, and his mother was Catholic, and Dorff has stated that he was "brought up half-Jewish." Dorff's brother Andrew (1976–2016) was a country music songwriter. He was raised in Los Angeles, where his father worked, and began acting as a child, appearing in commercials for Kraft and Mattel. Dorff attended several private schools. Career Dorff started acting in the late 1980s, la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire ''Heathers'' (1988). He has received critical acclaim for his title role in the USA Network television series ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2019), for which he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and 2018. Born in New York City to a theatrical family, Slater made his television debut at the age of eight on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live.'' He attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's School, and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of big-budget films, including '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rites Of Passage (2012 Film)
''Rites of Passage'' is a 2012 American thriller film written and directed by W. Peter Iliff. The film stars Wes Bentley, Kate Maberly, Ryan Donowho, Christian Slater and Stephen Dorff. Plot Nathan (Ryan Donowho), a studious anthropology student, decries his position in a society that fails to provide a ceremony to mark his transition into manhood. Professor Nash (Stephen Dorff), an unethical teacher who openly pursues sexual liaisons with his female students, is intrigued when Nathan tells him his family's unoccupied but functional ranch is the site of an ancient Indian burial ground. Nathan convinces Professor Nash to bring the class out to the ranch, where the plan is to hold a spiritual ceremony in a sweat lodge built over the burial site. Encouraged by Nash's enthusiastic agreement to the idea, Nathan guides his stressed, party-going classmates to the ranch. There they meet his brother, Benny (Wes Bentley), who is in a psychotic spiral of drug addiction and guilt. A crystal me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Rose (director)
Bernard Rose (1960, London) is an English filmmaker and screenwriter, considered a pioneer of digital filmmaking. He is best known for directing the horror films '' Paperhouse'' (1988) and '' Candyman'' (1992)'','' the historical romances ''Immortal Beloved'' (1994) and ''Anna Karenina'' (1997), and the independent drama ''Ivans xtc'' (2000), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and the John Cassavetes Award. He has also been nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques and the Venice Horizons Prize. Life and career Rose was born in London, the son of a father who was born Jewish and a mother who had converted to Judaism. His mother was a granddaughter of the Earl Jellicoe. He began making super 8 films when he was 9. By 1975, he won an amateur film competition hosted by BBC which led to the broadcasting of his works. He worked for Jim Henson on the last season of ''The Muppet Show'' and then again on ''The Dark Crystal'' in 1981. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-reformed Russian. ; ), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never won is a major controversy. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Tolstoy's notable works include the novels ''War and Peace'' (1869) and ''Anna Karenina'' (1878), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, ''Childhood'', '' Boyhood'', and ''Youth'' (1852–1856), and '' Sevastopol Sketches'' (1855), based upon his experiences in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing Day (2012 Film)
''Boxing Day'' is a 2012 British film directed by Bernard Rose. The film is roughly based on the 1895 Leo Tolstoy short story " Master and Man".Peter Bradshaw,Boxing Day – Review, ''The Guardian'' (20 December 2012). The film premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival. Plot An arrogant real estate developer named Basil and his unreliable hired chauffeur Nick battle the elements during a Boxing Day blizzard in Denver, Colorado. Cast *Danny Huston as Basil *Matthew Jacobs as Nick * Edie Dakota as Waitress * Lisa Enos as Marianne * Jo Farkas as Church Lady * Julie Marcus as Cynthia (voice) * Dave Pressler as Banker *Morgan Walsh Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer) ... References External links * * 2012 films 2012 drama films British drama films Films based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sienna Miller
Sienna Rosie Diana Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-British actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she began her career as a photography model, appearing in the pages of Italian ''Vogue'' and for the 2003 Pirelli calendar. Her acting breakthrough came in the 2004 films ''Layer Cake'' and ''Alfie''. She subsequently portrayed socialite Edie Sedgwick in '' Factory Girl'' (2006) and author Caitlin Macnamara in ''The Edge of Love'' (2008), and was nominated for the 2008 BAFTA Rising Star Award. Her role as The Baroness in '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) was followed by a brief sabbatical from the screen amid increased tabloid scrutiny. Miller returned to prominence with her role as actress Tippi Hedren in the television film '' The Girl'' (2012), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. Further critical acclaim followed throughout th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Jacks
2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultures. Evolution Arabic digit The digit used in the modern Western world to represent the number 2 traces its roots back to the Indic Brahmic script, where "2" was written as two horizontal lines. The modern Chinese and Japanese languages (and Korean Hanja) still use this method. The Gupta script rotated the two lines 45 degrees, making them diagonal. The top line was sometimes also shortened and had its bottom end curve towards the center of the bottom line. In the Nagari script, the top line was written more like a curve connecting to the bottom line. In the Arabic Ghubar writing, the bottom line was completely vertical, and the digit looked like a dotless closing question mark. Restoring the bottom line to its original horizontal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Paquin
Anna Hélène Paquin ( ; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film ''The Piano'' (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. As a child actress, she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in ''Fly Away Home'' (1996), ''The Member of the Wedding'' (1997), and ''A Walk on the Moon'' (1999), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama film ''Almost Famous'' (2000). She also appeared in the films ''Jane Eyre'' (1996) and '' Amistad'' (1997). Paquin continued to perform prominent roles into adulthood, portraying mutant superheroine Rogue in the 20th Century Fox ''X-Men'' franchise (2000–2014), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for her performance in the first installment. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrance Howard
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films ''Dead Presidents'' and ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ''Hustle & Flow''. Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies, including ''Winnie Mandela'', ''Ray'', ''Lackawanna Blues'', ''Crash'', '' Four Brothers'', ''Big Momma's House,'' ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''', '' Idlewild'', ''Biker Boyz'', ''August Rush'', '' The Brave One,'' and ''Prisoners''. Howard played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first ''Iron Man'' film. He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series ''Empire''. His debut album, ''Shine Through It'', was released in September 2008. In September 2019, Howard announced that he had retired from acting, as he was "tired of pretending". However, in February 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
