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Halfpenny (surname)
Halfpenny is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ben Halfpenny, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s *Chelsea Halfpenny (born 1991), English actress *Jill Halfpenny, English actress * Penny Halfpenny, Cool name *Leigh Halfpenny Stephen Leigh Halfpenny (born 22 December 1988) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fullback or wing for the Scarlets, Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Halfpenny is the third highest points scorer for Wales after Neil Jenkins and ..., Welsh rugby footballer * William Halfpenny, English 18th-century architectural designer {{surname, Halfpenny ...
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Ben Halfpenny
Benjamin Halfpenny (25 April 1906 – June 1966) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes, St. Helens and Warrington, as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or, 13. Playing career International honours Ben Halfpenny won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1928 against Wales. Ben Halfpenny was selected for Great Britain while at St. Helens for the 1928 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. Championship Final appearances Ben Halfpenny played right-, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932. Challenge Cup Final appearances Ben Halfpenny played right-, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens' 3–10 defeat by Widnes in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley St ...
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Chelsea Halfpenny
Chelsea Halfpenny (born 26 September 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Amy Wyatt in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' and Alicia Munroe in the BBC drama ''Casualty''. She played Jenna Hunterson in the 2022 UK Tour of ''Waitress.'' Early life Halfpenny attended St Augustine's Primary School in Leam Lane, Gateshead and then went on to attend St Edmund Campion Catholic School in Wrekenton, both of which her aunt, Jill Halfpenny, attended. She also attended Saturday fame school classes at the Reavley Theatre School, Gateshead. Halfpenny lived on the Leam Lane Estate, in Gateshead. Career Television and film Halfpenny's professional acting career began in 2004 when she appeared in the ''Casualty'' episode "What Parents Do", Playing an eleven-year-old girl called Karine. In the same year, she booked role as Lucy Summerbee in popular children's television series ''Byker Grove''. Halfpenny secured the role after answering an advertisement in the Newcastle Evening Chr ...
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Jill Halfpenny
Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Rebecca Hopkins in ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2000), Kate Mitchell in BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2002–2005), Izzie Redpath in '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2007), and Diane Manning in '' In The Club'' (2014–2016). She won the second series of the television dance contest ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2004. Career She began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 14 in the BBC television children's drama series ''Byker Grove'', filmed in the Benwell area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Her other early work has included a recurring role as Kelly in ''Peak Practice'' in 1999, plus appearances in ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Barbara'' and ''Coronation Street'' for television and theatre with the acclaimed Hull Truck Theatre Company. In 2002, Halfpenny took the major role of Kate Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'', where her character was introduced as a police offic ...
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Penny Halfpenny
A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny ( p) and the ''de facto'' name of the American one-cent coin (abbr. ¢) as well as the informal Irish designation of the 1 cent euro coin (abbr. c). It is the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although one-cent coins are no longer minted there. The name is used in reference to various historical currencies, also derived from the Carolingian system, such as the French denier and the German pfennig. It may also be informally used to refer to any similar smallest-denomination coin, such as the euro cent or Chinese fen. The Carolingian penny was originally a 0.940-fine silver coin, weighing pound. It was adopted by Offa of Mercia and other English kings and remained ...
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Leigh Halfpenny
Stephen Leigh Halfpenny (born 22 December 1988) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fullback (rugby union), fullback or wing (rugby union), wing for the Scarlets, Wales national rugby union team, Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Halfpenny is the List of leading rugby union test point scorers, third highest points scorer for Wales after Neil Jenkins and Stephen Jones (rugby player), Stephen Jones. Early life Halfpenny is from Gorseinon, in Swansea. He attended Pontybrenin Primary School and Penyrheol Comprehensive School. Early career A Wing (rugby union), winger or Fullback (rugby union), fullback, Halfpenny was signed as a youth by the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys and played the 2005–06 season with the Ospreys U18s. Halfpenny then trained with Neath RFC during the 2006–07 season, before signing for the Cardiff Blues and spending the whole 2007–08 season playing for feeder club Cardiff RFC, before making his Introduction of regional rugby union teams in W ...
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