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Laurie Davidson (actor)
Laurie Davidson (born 1 July, 1992) is an English actor. He played a fictionalised version of a young William Shakespeare in the 2017 TNT television series ''Will'', and played Mr. Mistoffelees in the 2019 musical fantasy ''Cats'' based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Early life Davidson was born in the Dulwich neighbourhood of South London. He is a 2016 graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career After arriving at the LAMDA, he earned a part in Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'', which is where his agent first noticed him. Davidson was a newcomer to television prior to his ''Will'' casting; his prior work included stage work and a minor role in the film ''Vampire Academy''. He has also been cast in the BBC film ''Diana & I'' as a journalist who is present at the time of the death of Princess Diana. ''Will'' A casting director for Yorgos Lanthimos' ''The Favourite'' suggested that he audition for ''Will''. He had several rounds of audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is Professor Mark O'Thomas, who succeeded Director Sarah Frankcom in 2022. Benedict Cumberbatch succeeded Timothy West as President of LAMDA's Board of Trustees in 2018. The Academy's graduates work regularly at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, and the theatres of London's West End and Hollywood, as well as on the BBC, HBO, and Broadway. It is registered as a company under the name LAMDA Ltd and as a charity under its trading name London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. There is an associate organisation in America under the name of American Friends of LAMDA (AFLAMDA). A very high proportion of LAMDA's stage management and technical theatre graduates find work in their chosen field within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Journalist Zoe Williams observed that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history". Fiennes is particularly known for his versatility and period pieces. His numerous accolades include one Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a British Academy Film Award. 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 a Leading Role, Sir Robert Dudley in ''Elizabeth'' (1998), Commisar Danilov in ''Enemy at the Gates'' (2001), Martin Luther in ''Luther'' (2003), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the second season of the TV series ''American Horror Story'' (2012–2013). His performance as Commander Fred Waterford in the TV series ''The Handmaid's Tale' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Of The Air
''Masters of the Air'' is an upcoming American war drama miniseries based on the actions of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It is being produced by Playtone, Parliament of Owls, Amblin Television and Apple Studios. Cast *Austin Butler as Major Gale Cleven *Callum Turner as Major John Egan *Anthony Boyle as Major Harry Crosby *Nate Mann as Major Robert Rosenthal *Raff Law as Sgt. Ken Lemmons * James Murray as Major Chic Harding * Tommy Jessop *Freddy Carter as Lt. David Friedkin *Barry Keoghan as Lt. Curtis Biddick *Nikolai Kinski as Colonel Harold Huglin *Oaklee Pendergast as Sgt. William Hinton *Louis Greatorex as Capt. Joseph Payne * Adam Long as Capt. Bernard DeMarco *Kai Alexander as Sgt. William Quinn *Jordan Coulson as Lt. Howard Hamilton * Fionn O'Shea as Sgt. Steve Bosser *Nitai Levi as Sgt. Paul A. Vrabec, Jr. * Laurie Davidson as Lt. Herbert Nash *Francis Lovehall as Captain Wendell Oliver Pruitt *Bradley Banton as Lieut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sandman (TV Series)
''The Sandman'' is an American fantasy drama television series based on the 1989–1996 comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. The series was developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for the streaming service Netflix and is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. Like the comic, ''The Sandman'' tells the story of Dream/Morpheus, the titular Sandman. The series stars Tom Sturridge as the title character, with Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, and Patton Oswalt in supporting roles. Efforts to adapt ''The Sandman'' to film began in 1991 but floundered in development hell for many years. In 2013, Goyer pitched a film adaptation of the series to Warner Bros. Goyer and Gaiman were set to produce alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was planned to star and possibly direct. However, Gordon-Levitt exited over creative differences in 2016. Due to the prolonged development of the film, Warner Bros. shifted its focus to telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Party (TV Series)
''Guilty Party'' is an American dark comedy streaming television series adapted from a screenplay by Rebecca Addelman and directed by Trent O'Donnell. The main role in the series was played by Kate Beckinsale, Geoff Stults, Jules Latimer, Tiya Sircar, Alanna Ubach, Laurie Davidson and Andre Hyland. The series premiered on October 14, 2021 on Paramount+. Premise A journalist Beth Burgess (Kate Beckinsale) with a tarnished reputation focuses on a story about a woman who denies murdering her husband. Cast * Kate Beckinsale as Beth Burgess * Geoff Stults as Marco Strzalkowski * Jules Latimer as Toni * Tiya Sircar as Fiona * Alanna Ubach as Tessa Flores * Laurie Davidson as George * Andre Hyland as Wyatt Episodes Production It was announced in March 2020 that Isla Fisher was cast to star in the series, which was greenlit by CBS All Access. However by December, Fisher would exit the series due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, with Kate Beckinsale cast to replace her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana And I
''Diana and I'' is a British made-for-television film that explores how the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, affected ordinary people. Written by Jeremy Brock and directed by Peter Cattaneo it tells the stories of four people, and how they react to the news of the Princess's death, following their lives from when the news broke on 31 August 1997 to Diana's funeral on 6 September. The film aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2017. Cast * Zoe Aldrich – Anne * Ben Abell – Mechanic * Yves Aubert – Albert * Ant Bacon – Policeman * Kelva Barrett – Debt Collector * Kingsley Ben-Adir – Russell * Victoria Cyr – Tourist * Laurie Davidson – Michael Lewis * Elly Fairman – Julie * John Gordon Sinclair John Gordon Sinclair (born Gordon John Sinclair; 4 February 1962) is a Scottish actor, voice actor, singer, and novelist. He is best known for portraying Gregory in the 1981 film ''Gregory's Girl''. There was a Gordon Sinclair already registere ... †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Liar
''The Good Liar'' is a 2019 crime thriller film directed and produced by Bill Condon and written by Jeffrey Hatcher, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle. It stars Ian McKellen as a career con artist who meets a wealthy widow (Helen Mirren) online, and then discovers that his plan to steal her fortune has unexpected roadblocks. The film premiered at the BFI Southbank in London on October 28, 2019. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2019, and in the United States on November 15, 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $33 million against a budget of $10 million. Plot In London in 2009, Roy Courtnay is an ageing British con artist who, along with his business partner Vincent, uses false identities to deceive people into giving him access to their finances. His latest target is Betty McLeish, a former history don at Oxford University who lost her husband a year ago and has savings in excess of £2 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collider (website)
''Collider'' is an entertainment website and digital video production company, with a focus on the film industry, television series, and video games. ''Collider'' focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary, along with original features. The website primarily covers film and television news, with complementary film and television reviews and editorials. , ''Collider'' YouTube channel had 627,000 subscribers and over 550,000,000 cumulative views. Former extensions of the channel include ''Movie Talk'', ''Movie Trivia Schmoedown'', ''Heroes'', ''Jedi Council'', ''Behind the Scenes & Bloopers'', and ''Collider News''. The channel had also branched out and produced content for other outlets, such as ''Awesometacular with Jeremy Jahns'' for go90. Extensions of the main YouTube channel include ''Collider'' Podcasts (including a period named under ''Collider'' Live), ''Collider'' Interviews (formerly ''Collider'' Quick), ''Collider'' Games (later renamed Revog and presumab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers. Since the first of several sales and staff cutbacks in 1982, and the 1999 sale of its broadcast client list to its main U.S. rival, the Associated Press, UPI has concentrated on smaller information-market niches. History Formally named United Press Associations for incorporation and legal purposes, but publicly known and identified as United Press or UP, the news agency was created by the 1907 uniting of three smaller news syndicates by the Midwest newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps. It was headed by Hugh Baillie (1890–1966) from 1935 to 1955. At the time of his retirement, UP had 2,900 clients in the United States, and 1,500 abroad. In 1958, it became United Press Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe Metro
''Zimbabwe Metro'' (zimbabwemetro.com) was an internet newspaper published in Zimbabwe. It had a strong focus on events in Zimbabwe's major cities. The newspaper was first published independently in 2007. The paper's website is an aggregated weblog, featuring hyperlinks to various news sources and columnists. The site covers a wide range of topics, including sections devoted to politics, entertainment, media, living, and business. Its roster of bloggers includes many people from Zimbabwe's politicians to its extensive network of prominent writers. It is ranked the most visited news weblog on Zimbabwe News by Alexa Internet. The paper seems to have become defunct online between July 2012 and January 2014. History ''Zimbabwe Metro'' was launched on October 10, 2007 as a news and commentary outlet. It was based in neighbouring Botswana. The paper seems to have become defunct online between July 2012 and January 2014. Contributors In addition to regular (often daily) news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker and actor. Born into the Anand-Sahni family, Kapur is the recipient of several accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award and three Filmfare Awards, in addition to nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Kapur became known in Bollywood with his recurring role in the television series '' Khandaan''. He then made his directorial debut with cult classic '' Masoom'' in 1983, before gaining widespread acclaim with '' Mr. India'' in 1987. He then gained international recognition and acclaim in 1994 with biographical film '' Bandit Queen'', based on the infamous Indian bandit and politician Phoolan Devi, it was premiered in the directors fortnight section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Kapur achieved further international prominence with the 1998 period film ''Elizabeth'', a fictional account of the reign of Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Mile (film)
''8 Mile'' is a 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver and directed by Curtis Hanson. It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Anthony Mackie, and Kim Basinger. The film, which contains autobiographical elements from Eminem's life, follows white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. aka B-Rabbit (Eminem) and his attempt to launch a career in Hip hop music, hip hop, a music genre dominated by African-Americans. The title is derived from M-102 (Michigan highway), 8 Mile Road, the highway between the predominantly African-American city of Detroit and the largely white suburban communities to the north that Eminem originally lived in. ''8 Mile'' was a critical and box office success. It opened at in the US with $51.3 million grossed in its opening weekend and an eventual total of $242.9 million worldwide. The album's accompanying 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, soundtrack was also a commercial success, being certifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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