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Mr. Right (2009 Film)
''Mr. Right'' is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris. The jointly-made gay-themed film is the debut for both directors. Synopsis The film presents life of a number of individuals who live in London's Soho area in their quest for their "Mr. Right". One of the highlights of the film is when all the characters gather for an excruciatingly awkward and hilarious dinner party at which wine and secrets are spilled. *Harry ( James Lance) is a TV producer but dreams to get way. He loves Alex ( Luke de Woolfson), an aspiring yet insecure actor who also works as a caterer. Meanwhile Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lance
James Frederick Grenville Lance (born 29 September 1974) is an English actor, best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series and the British-American comedy series ''Ted Lasso'' for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2022. Early life Lance was born in Southampton and grew up in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, he attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Career Lance's appearances in comedy series include ''Top Buzzer'', ''I'm Alan Partridge'', '' Absolute Power'', ''Spaced'', ''Absolutely Fabulous'', ''Smack the Pony'', ''The Book Group'', ''2point4 Children'', '' Rescue Me'', ''Doc Martin'', '' People Like Us'', ''No Heroics'', ''Toast of London'', ''Saxondale'' and, most recently, as the recurring character Trent Crimm, a sportswriter at ''The Independent'', on the Apple TV+ series ''Ted Lasso''. Drama appearances have included ''Teachers'', ''Boy Meets Girl'', ''The Impressionists'', ''Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke De Woolfson
Luke de Woolfson (born 7 March 1976) is a British film and television actor. Filmography *2000: ''Urban Gothic'' as Noddy (1 episode in TV series) *2001: ''Model, Actress, Whatever'' as Matt (TV movie) *2001: ''Late Night Shopping'' as Sean *2001: ''Large'' as Jason Mouseley *2002: ''Bookcruncher'' as Bookcruncher (short) *2002: '' The House That Jack Built'' as JJ Squire (6 episodes in TV series) *2002: ''Midsomer Murders'' as Paul Starkey (1 episode in TV series) *2003: ''The Reckoning'' as Daniel *2003: '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Frightened Sailor *2003: '' Spine Chillers'' as Dave (1 episode "Goth" in TV series) *2003: '' Where the Heart Is'' as Russel Naylor (4 episodes in TV series) *2003: ''Shooting Blanks'' as Martin (short) *2003: '' Foyle's War as Harry Markham (1 episode "War Games" in TV series) *2004: ''Holby City'' as Private O'Brien (1 episode in In the Line of Fire) *2005: '' The Bill'' as Ryan Flynn (1 episode in "315" in TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Hart
Benjamin Hart (born 17 October 1977) is an English actor best known for his roles as Foz in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', and as Adam Rhodes in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Biography Acting career Hart attended Rodborough Technology College in Godalming, Surrey. He subsequently appeared for eight months as Foz in English soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', and had a role in the WE tv series '' American Princess''. Hart began a role in Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2007 as Adam Rhodes, a British police officer-turned construction worker. He had a lead role in the LGBT comedy '' Mr. Right'', released in 2009, playing the role of Lars, one of the lead characters. Model and scout As a model scout, Hart helped to launch the career of English model and actress Lily Cole. He appeared as a model in videos for Madonna, the Spice Girls and Dannii Minogue, and in TV commercials including an international campaign as the Diet Coke boy, and for Nokia and Eden Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall (born c.1967) is an English television and film actor, living near Battersea Park. Biography Rocky Marshall trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and was taught by Sam Kogan for the first 2 years there. He has starred in movies such as '' Hart's War'', '' Re-Kill'', ''Mean Machine'', Remainder and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' as Colonel Datoo. He has also appeared on several television programmes in both guest roles and starring roles, including ''Family Affairs'', ''Casualty'', '' Band of Brothers'', ''Rome'', ''Holby City'' (as registrar Ed Keating), '' Dalziel and Pascoe'' (BBC TV series), '' Law & Order: UK'', '' Waking the Dead'' (BBC TV series), ''Silk'' (BBC TV series), ''Bostock's Cup'' and ''The Bill.'' He has also appeared in many plays,varying from fringe productions to the West End. These include: Piaf, Faustus, Macbeth, Rabbit, Realism, The Love Girl and the Innocent. In 2014, Marshall appeared in '' Emmerdale'' as the recurring charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Ockenden
Leon Ockenden (born 16 August 1978) is an English actor, director and writer who works in TV, film, theatre and radio. He grew up in the resort town of Looe, Cornwall. He is best known for his role as Norman Jayden in ''Heavy Rain''. Career Ockenden left school at the age of 16 to become a baker. After working in hotel kitchens in Sweden and Germany for one year, he returned to Britain to work as a pastry chef at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane. He studied performing arts at the College of Further Education in Plymouth. He then received a scholarship from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he took a three-year acting course and graduated in 2003. Ockenden appeared in the British/Australian drama television series ''Tripping Over'', playing a carpenter named Callum. He lent his voice and likeness to the 2010 video game ''Heavy Rain'', in which he played Federal Bureau of Investigation profiler Norman Jayden. Before the show was cancelled in 2015, he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century. The area was developed from farmland by Henry VIII in 1536, when it became a royal park. It became a parish in its own right in the late 17th century, when buildings started to be developed for the upper class, including the laying out of Soho Square in the 1680s. St Anne's Church was established during the late 17th century, and remains a significant local landmark; other churches are the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory and St Patrick's Church in Soho Square. The aristocracy had mostly moved away by the mid-19th century, when Soho was particularly badly hit by an outbreak of cholera in 1854. For much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation as a base for the sex industry in addition to its night life and its location for the headquarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Edwards
Jeremy Edwards (born 17 February 1971) is an English actor, known for his roles as Kurt Benson in ''Hollyoaks'', Danny Shaughnessy in ''Holby City'' and Mike Taylor in ''Millie Inbetween'', as well as being a regular panellist and guest host on ''The Wright Stuff''. In October 2019, he appeared on the ITV (TV channel), ITV series ''The X Factor: Celebrity'', with ballroom dancer Brendan Cole. Early life As a child, Edwards attended Millfield. He has a degree in Politics and Public Administration from Manchester Metropolitan University, and his previous jobs include being a merchant banker. Career Edwards played Kurt Benson in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a role he portrayed from 1995 to 1999, before appearing in the BBC One, BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', in which he played Danny Shaughnessy from 1999 to 2003. In 2001, Edwards appeared on ''Lily Savage's Blankety Blank''. In January 2005, Edwards took part in the Celebrity Big Brother (British series 3), third ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Waters
Jan Waters (born ) is an English actress of the theatre, television, and film. She was particularly active in the London theatre scene during the 1960s and 1970s, notably appearing in the original West End productions of Jule Styne's '' Do Re Mi'' and Noël Coward's '' High Spirits''. She also made a moderate number of appearances on British television and appeared in a small number of British films during this time. She was once married to actor Peter Gilmore. Career Waters was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire to Albert Edward and Florence May Waters. She made her professional stage debut in 1960 in the title role of a pantomime version of the classic story of Cinderella at the Adelphi Theatre. The following year she made her first film appearance as Jackie in Lance Comfort's '' Touch of Death'' and she portrayed the role of Tilda Mullen in the original West End production of Jule Styne's '' Do Re Mi'' at the Prince of Wales Theatre. She remained highly active in London t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Dunn (actor)
Andrew Dunn (born 12 April 1957) is an English actor, best known for the role of Tony in the BBC sitcom ''dinnerladies'' between 1998 and 2000. He later played Roger Stiles in ''Coronation Street'' from 2007 to 2008. He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, but was brought up in North Shields, eight miles (13 km) east of Newcastle upon Tyne, before leaving for London at the age of 20. He trained as a teacher but decided he wanted to act. He later moved to York. Early life He was born in Leeds, but then the family moved to North Shields when he was nine. He attended Whitehouse Primary School and then Marden High School in Cullercoats, and then Tynemouth Sixth Form College, where he became interested in drama. Career Dunn has appeared in numerous television series including perhaps his best known role to date, as Tony in ''dinnerladies''. In addition he has also appeared in ''The Bill'', ''Holby City'', '' 55 Degrees North'', '' Heartbeat'', and ''Coronation Street'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Meagher
Karen Meagher, formerly Karen Lloyd, is an actress born in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead in Cheshire. Her family are originally from North Wales and what is now the Merseyside area. Her first acting role was playing a skivvy in the 1979 television series ''The Mallens''. This was followed by a role playing teacher Miss Broom in the BBC's 1980s children's programme ''Jonny Briggs''. She also played a young Lou Beale in the ''EastEnders'' special ''CivvyStreet'', a spin-off that was filmed in 1988 but set in 1942. Meagher is perhaps best known in Britain for the role of Ruth Beckett in the 1984 BBC nuclear war drama '' Threads''. At the time she was a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and was passionately committed to making a statement about the dangers of nuclear war in the United Kingdom. She also later appeared in a film outlining the risks attached to nuclear power; '' Chernobyl: The Final Warning''. Since then she has had many television and film roles including pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Warden
Richard George Warden is an English actor. Warden studied at Dr Challoner's Grammar School and received a B.A. honours in history at Churchill College, Cambridge, 1994. He married actress Lucy Barker on 1 May 2004. He is probably best known for his appearances in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' as 1st Lt. Harry Welsh, the BBC docudrama ''Dunkirk'' as Major Phillip Newman RAMC, and the HBO/BBC2 historical drama, ''Rome'', as Quintus Valerius Pompey and ''Indian Summers'' as Ronnie Keane. He also appeared in ''Evol'' (2006) (with his wife) and in the film adaptation of ''Bravo Two Zero''. He performed in the BBC serial production, ''Apparitions'', as the character Michael, who is possessed by a demon. He played Mike Taylor, a police inspector, in the 2014 crime drama '' Happy Valley''. He also appears in the Chemical Brothers music video "Hey Boy Hey Girl". In 2019, Warden appeared in the BBC medical drama series ''Casualty'' as Ciaran Coulson '' Casualty'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Wells
Dorothy Perpetua Wells (born Gatacre; 5 December 1971)Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, vol. III, 2003, pg 3046 is an English actress and writer. She co-wrote and starred in the Sky Living series ''Doll & Em'' (2014–2015) with Emily Mortimer, and wrote and directed the 2019 comedy-drama ''Good Posture''. Her other television work includes roles in ''Star Stories'' (2006–2008), ''Some Girls'' (2012–2014), ''Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy'' (2012–2014), ''Blunt Talk'' (2015–2016), ''Dracula'' (2020), '' The Outlaws'' (2021) and ''Inside Man'' (2022). Personal life Wells was born Dorothy Gatacre, in Merton, London, the last of six children. She is the daughter of comic actor John Wells and Teresa Chancellor, daughter of Sir Christopher Chancellor, general manager of Reuters from 1944–59. Wells grew up thinking her father was her stepfather, and did not find out he was her biological father until she was eighteen. She later changed her name from Gatacre—her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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