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Merlin (series 4)
The fourth series of the British drama series ''Merlin'' began on 1 October 2011 with the episode "The Darkest Hour - Part 1". It consists of 13 episodes originally shown on Saturday evenings on BBC One and BBC One HD (repeats shown on BBC Three). The series producer was Sara Hamill, and executive producers were Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy. The directors of the series include Alice Troughton, Alex Pillai, Justin Molotnikov and Jeremy Webb. Writers include Julian Jones (head writer), Howard Overman, Jake Michie, Lucy Watkins, and Richard McBrien. Series four stars the regular cast from the previous series including Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, and Richard Wilson. Credited as a regular, Anthony Head left the series after his character was killed off in "The Wicked Day". Nathaniel Parker joined the regular cast in this series (credited as such for the first time in "Aithusa") and John Hurt returned as the voice of the Great Dragon. Supporting cast m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Series
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hopper
Thomas Edward Hopper (born 28 January 1985) is a British actor. He has appeared as Percival in ''Merlin'', Billy Bones in '' Black Sails'', Dickon Tarly in ''Game of Thrones'', and Luther Hargreeves in ''The Umbrella Academy''. Early life Thomas Edward Hopper was born on 28 January 1985 in Coalville, Leicestershire. He attended Newbridge High School and Ashby School, where he first developed an interest in acting. He enrolled in a drama class and appeared in a production of the musical ''Return to the Forbidden Planet''. He studied acting at Rose Bruford College. Career Hopper was cast in ''As You Like It'' at the Watford Palace Theatre and has appeared in various television programmes and films including ''Saxon'', ''Casualty'', ''Kingdom'' and ''Doctors''. Hopper portrayed Marcus in the comedy-horror film, ''Tormented'' about a bullied teenager who comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates. The film was released in May 2009. In 2010, he was in an episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Merlin Characters
This is a list of characters in the BBC fantasy drama television series ''Merlin''. ''Note: All characters, including main and recurring characters, are listed in alphabetical order by their first name.'' : = Main cast (credited) : = Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest cast (1-3) A Aglain Aglain (portrayed by Colin Salmon) was a Druid man who lived in the Forest of Acestir. In the second-season episode, "The Nightmare Begins", he, with the assistance of Mordred, rescued Morgana from a group of serkets, and later healed the injury she sustained from one of the creatures. While she resided with him and his fellow Druids, Aglain encouraged Morgana not to fear herself and her emerging abilities, telling her that magic was not evil and not something Uther should hate. When Arthur and his knights arrived in pursuit of Morgana, whom they thought had been kidnapped by the Druids, Aglain tried to help Morgana and Mordred flee with his people. However, in the process, he was shot dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin (Merlin Character)
This is a list of characters in the BBC fantasy drama television series ''Merlin''. ''Note: All characters, including main and recurring characters, are listed in alphabetical order by their first name.'' : = Main cast (credited) : = Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest cast (1-3) A Aglain Aglain (portrayed by Colin Salmon) was a Druid man who lived in the Forest of Acestir. In the second-season episode, "The Nightmare Begins", he, with the assistance of Mordred, rescued Morgana from a group of serkets, and later healed the injury she sustained from one of the creatures. While she resided with him and his fellow Druids, Aglain encouraged Morgana not to fear herself and her emerging abilities, telling her that magic was not evil and not something Uther should hate. When Arthur and his knights arrived in pursuit of Morgana, whom they thought had been kidnapped by the Druids, Aglain tried to help Morgana and Mordred flee with his people. However, in the process, he was shot dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Raison
Miranda Caroline Raison (born 18 November 1977) is an English actress and voice-over narrator. Early life Miranda Raison was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, on 18 November 1977. Her mother is former Anglia News reader Caroline Raison (''née'' Harvey). Her father, Nick Raison, is a jazz pianist who accompanied the BBC National Orchestra of Wales when Raison played a showgirl in the '' Doctor Who'' episodes "Daleks in Manhattan" and " Evolution of the Daleks". Raison's parents divorced when she was five years old. From a young age she attended five boarding schools, including Gresham's School, Felixstowe College and Stowe School; her education was paid for by her grandfather. It was at Felixstowe College where she developed an interest in acting; she moved there after experiencing bullying at her previous school. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Theatre In 1999, she played the role of June Stanley in the play ''The Man Who Came to Dinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964) is a British actor. Initially a stage actor, Daniels was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Never the Sinner'' (1991), the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for ''900 Oneonta'' (1994), Best Actor in the M.E.N. Theatre Awards for ''Martin Yesterday'' (1998), and won the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Arthur Miller play '' All My Sons''. In 2008, Daniels made his Broadway début in a revival of ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Daniels has also appeared on popular television series including ''Cutting It'' (2002–04), '' The Virgin Queen'' (2005), '' Law & Order: UK'' (2009–11), '' The Paradise'' (2013), ''House of Cards'' (2013–14), and ''The Exorcist'' (2016–17). On 1 April 2018 he appeared in the NBC live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera ''Jesus Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Montgomery
Janet Ruth Montgomery (born 29 October 1985) is an English film and TV actress. She first gained attention for her role as Ames in the second season of the television series ''Human Target'' (2010–11), and also for her appearance in the 2009 straight-to-DVD film '' The Hills Run Red''. She played the lead character in the television drama ''Made in Jersey'' (2012), cancelled after eight episodes. From 2014 to 2017, she starred as the lead character, Mary Sibley, in the series '' Salem''. Montgomery has played the role of Lauren Bloom on the television series '' New Amsterdam'' since 2018. Career Although trained as a dancer at the Stella Mann College of Performing Arts, Bedford, Montgomery chose to pursue acting rather than dance professionally. Her lack of drama school training made it difficult for her to obtain acting representation initially. She achieved her breakthrough after producing a play with her friend Gethin Anthony. In 2008, Montgomery was cast as the love int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlene McKenna
Charlene Lee McKenna ( ga, Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith; born 26 March 1984) is an Irish actress. She became a household name in Ireland after starring as Jennifer Jackson in the miniseries '' Pure Mule'' (2005). She appeared on Irish television in '' Single-Handed 2'' (2008), ''Whistleblower'' (2008), and ''Raw'' (2008–2013). For ''Raw'', she won Best Actress (Television) at the Irish Film & Television Awards, and for ''Whistleblower'', she won Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Since 2009, McKenna has appeared on British television as Rose Erskine in the BBC mystery drama ''Ripper Street'' (2012–2016), Leah Liebermann in the BBC psychological thriller '' Vienna Blood'' (2019–present), Laura McKee in series five and six of ''Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and DS Niamh McGovern in the BBC police procedural ''Bloodlands'' (2021–). Early life and education McKenna grew up in Glaslough, County Monaghan where her parents owned a mushroom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Lewis (actor)
Gary Stevenson (born 30 November 1957), better known as Gary Lewis, is a Scottish actor. He has had roles in films such as ''Billy Elliot'', ''Joyeux Noël'', ''Gangs of New York'', ''Eragon'', and ''Three and Out'', as well as major roles in the television docudrama '' Supervolcano'' and the Starz series '' Outlander''. Early life Gary Lewis was born Gary Stevenson on 30 November 1957 in Easterhouse, Glasgow. The middle of three children, his father was a coppersmith whilst his mother worked in a local biscuit factory. After leaving school, he worked a series of jobs including as a street sweeper and in a library. He completed a social science degree at Glasgow College of Technology (now Glasgow Caledonian University), graduating with honours in 1983. Encouraged by his high school English teacher, Lewis read voraciously and eventually decided to pursue a career as an actor. Career Theatre In 1979, Lewis starred in writer Freddy Anderson's Fringe First Award-winning play ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. On stage, she has won two Olivier Awards (for ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' and ''Private Lives'') and a Tony Award (for ''Private Lives''). She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Her best-known television rules include Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's '' G.B.H.'' (1991), Servilia of the Junii in the HBO/BBC/RAI series ''Rome'' (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the ''Doctor Who'' special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), and Lady Smallwood in the BBC series '' Sherlock''. On film, she portrayed Anthea Lahr in ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987), voiced the android TC-14 in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) and Alice's mother in Tim Burton's '' Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), and played acerbic theatre critic Tabitha Dickinson in ''Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (2014). Early life Duncan was born into a working-class family in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her father had served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Callis
James Nicholas Callis (born 4 June 1971) is a British actor. He is known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones's best friend Tom in ''Bridget Jones's Diary'', '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'', and'' Bridget Jones's Baby''. He joined the cast of the TV series ''Eureka'', on Syfy, in 2010, and in 2017, he voiced the character Alucard on the Netflix series ''Castlevania'', based on the video game series of the same name. In 2022, he appeared in Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard as Jean-Luc’s father in childhood flashbacks. Early life Callis was born in Hampstead and brought up in London, where he attended St. Martin's Prep School in Northwood and then Harrow School in north-west London. His parents owned a bed-and-breakfast. He is of Russian, Polish and Jewish Ukrainian descent. Callis attended the University of York, graduating in 1993 with a BA in English and Related Literature. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Davis (actor)
Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles in the television dramas ''Whitechapel'' (2009–2013) and ''Silk'' (2012–2014). Early life Davis was born in Highgate, London, and brought up in Thurrock, Essex. His father worked for Procter & Gamble in a soap factory and his mother was a hospital dining room supervisor. From the age of eight, he was interested in acting. He attended Ockendon Courts County Secondary School in South Ockendon, Essex, where he was distracted in class but enjoyed school plays. He was also a member of both the National Youth Theatre and Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop.'An Actors Life For Me' at ''Essexlife'' Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
