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One Day (TV Series)
''One Day'' is a British romantic drama television series based on the 2009 novel of the same name by David Nicholls as well as the 2011 film adaptation. It follows the 20-year relationship of Emma and Dexter, who meet at a graduation ball after graduating from the University of Edinburgh. Premiering February 2024 on Netflix as a limited series, it received critical acclaim and was the most-watched series globally during the week of February 12, with 9.9 million views. It was a breakthrough for the careers of leads Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall. Cast Main * Ambika Mod as Emma Morley * Leo Woodall as Dexter Mayhew Recurring * Eleanor Tomlinson as Sylvie * Essie Davis as Alison Mayhew * Tim McInnerny as Stephen Mayhew * Jonny Weldon as Ian * Brendan Quinn as Callum * Billie Gadsdon as Jasmine * Toby Stephens as Lionel Cope * Joely Richardson as Helen Cope * Amber Grappy as Tilly * Adam Loxley as Graham * Tim Preston as Gary * John Macmillan as Aaron * Rebekah Murrell a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essie Davis
Esther Davis (born 19 January 1970) is an Australian actress and singer, best known for her roles as Phryne Fisher in ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' and its film adaptation, '' Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears'', and as Amelia Vanek in ''The Babadook''. Other major works include a recurring role as Lady Crane in season six of the television series ''Game of Thrones'', Sister Iphigenia in ''Lambs of God'', and the role of Ellen Kelly in Justin Kurzel's ''True History of the Kelly Gang''. Early life Davis was born and brought up in Hobart, Tasmania. She is the daughter of local artist George Davis. She was educated at Clarence High School; Rosny College; the University of Tasmania, where she was a member of the Old Nick Company; and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Career Her acting career began with the Bell Shakespeare company when, straight out of NIDA, she was cast as Juliet in its 1993 production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. She followed this with p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijan Sheibani
Bijan Sheibani ( fa, بیژن شیبانی) is a British theatre director. Early life and education Sheibani was born in Liverpool, and moved with his family to Hove when he was 7. He was schooled at St Andrew's C of E School in Hove and at Brighton College. He studied English literature at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and holds an Master of Arts, MA in advanced theatre practice from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career Most recent theatre credits include The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, at the Young Vic Theatre, Inua Ellams' new play, Barber Shop Chronicles, at the National Theatre, and Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker at Home Manchester. Earlier this year Barber Shop Chronicles toured to full houses in Australia and New Zealand after two sell-out runs at the National Theatre in 2017. It will tour the US in Autumn 2018. Recent opera credits include Nothing by David Bruce at Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Danish National Opera (nominated for a 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur's Seat
Arthur's Seat ( gd, Suidhe Artair, ) is an ancient volcano which is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design". It is situated just to the east of the city centre, about to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of , provides excellent panoramic views of the city and beyond, is relatively easy to climb, and is popular for hillwalking. Though it can be climbed from almost any direction, the easiest and simplest ascent is from the east, where a grassy slope rises above Dunsapie Loch. At a spur of the hill, Salisbury Crags has historically been a rock climbing venue with routes of various degrees of difficulty. Until recently rock climbing was restricted to the South Quarry, but access is currently banned altogether by Historic Environment Scotland. Name It is sometimes said that its name is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platonic Love
Platonic love (often lowercased as platonic love) is a type of love in which sexual desire or romantic features are nonexistent or has been suppressed or sublimated, but it means more than simple friendship. The term is derived from the name of Greek philosopher Plato, though the philosopher never used the term himself. Platonic love, as devised by Plato, concerns rising through levels of closeness to wisdom and true beauty, from carnal attraction to individual bodies to attraction to souls, and eventually, union with the truth. Platonic love is contrasted with romantic love. Classical philosophical interpretation Platonic love is examined in Plato's dialogue, the ''Symposium'', which has as its topic the subject of love, or more generally the subject of Eros. It explains the possibilities of how the feeling of love began and how it has evolved, both sexually and non-sexually, and defines genuine platonic love as inspiring a person's mind and soul and directing their att ... [...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] |
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by population) in England, after London and Birmingham. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a major mill town during the Industrial Revolution. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the nearby York population. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swithun
Swithun (or Swithin; ang, Swīþhūn; la, Swithunus; died 863 AD) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working. According to tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithun's bridge (Winchester) on his feast day (15 July) it will continue for forty days. Biography St. Swithun was Bishop of Winchester from his consecration on 30 October 852 until his death on 2 July 863. However, he is scarcely mentioned in any document of his own time. His death is entered in the Canterbury manuscript of the '' Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' (MS F) under the year 861. He is recorded as a witness to nine charters, the earliest of which (S 308) is dated 854. More than a hundred years later, when Dunstan and Æthelwold of Winchester were inaugurating their church reform, Swithun was adopted as patron of the restored church at Winchester, formerly dedicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He has recurring roles in the television medical drama ''Holby City'', as Michael Beauchamp, and '' New Tricks'' as DAC Robert Strickland. He has also worked in theatre, where his credits include productions of '' The Madness of George III'' with the National Theatre and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The false servant'' at the National Theatre and ''Rock'n Roll'' at the Duke of York's Theatre. He was nominated as best actor in the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2008 for his work in '' Uncle Vanya'' at the Gate Theatre. He was featured in '' King Charles III'' on Broadway in 2015. Career He made his television debut in the 1982 ''Doctor Who'' episode '' The Visitation'', he returned to the series 35 years later in the 2017 episode " Empress of Mars". Also in 1982, he landed the role of Digby Geste in a television adaptation of '' Beau Geste''. His ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rowley (actor)
Mark Rowley (born 29 January 1990) is a Scottish actor, who has appeared in '' Home Fires'' (2016), '' The North Water'' and ''The Spanish Princess'' (2020), but is known mainly for his role as the Irish warrior Finan, Uhtred’s sidekick in battle, in ''The Last Kingdom''. Early life and career Mark Rowley is from Paisley in Scotland. His interest in acting grew after attending classes at the PACE Theatre Company in Paisley. In 2013, Rowley graduated from the Glasgow based Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2013, Rowley starred in an episode of ''Luther'' alongside Idris Elba, Rowley is purported to be the youngest actor to have played Macbeth at the age of 25, in the 2018 version directed by Kit Monkman. From 2017 to 2022, Rowley has played the role of the Irish warrior Finan, Uhtred's sidekick in battle, in the Netflix television medieval drama ''The Last Kingdom'' alongside Alexander Dreymon. Rowley played a leading role in the 2018 short film ''Lift Share'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella-Rae Smith
Ella-Rae Kirby-Smith (born 21 February 1998) is an English actress and model. She began modeling in 2014 and rose to fame for her portrayal of Phoebe in ''Clique'' and Nix in the AMC martial arts drama series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life Smith is from Bristol and has two younger siblings. She attended Cotham School. She was scouted at the age of 13 to become a model during a school trip to Paris and signed her first contract in 2014. Career Smith's first television role was in ''Marley's Ghosts'', where she played the role of Mia for two episodes and her film debut was in '' Butterfly Kisses'' that premiere in 2017. She also started in the television series, ''Clique'' as Phoebe. She has started in numerous short films in the past two years. In 2017, she was cast to play the role of Nix in '' Into the Badlands''. She played one of Madame M's crew-members in the film ''Hobbs & Shaw''. She also plays the role of Daisy Hoy in the Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Macmillan (actor)
John Macmillan (also credited as MacMillan) is a British actor. He began his career in theatre, earning an Ian Charleson Award nomination for his work in the productions of ''Hamlet'' and ''Macbeth''. He was nominated for a Satellite Award for his performance in the BBC Two adaptation of ''King Lear'' (2018). His television work includes the BBC One drama ''Silk'' (2011–2014), the Netflix sitcom ''Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), and the Channel 4 sitcoms ''Back'' (2017–2021) and '' Hang Ups'' (2018). Early life Macmillan attended the Waterford Kamhlaba United World College in Mbabane, Eswatini. He has also lived in Johannesburg, Malawi, Zambia, and Oxford. Macmillan trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 2011, Macmillan opened a garden at Chatsworth Baptist Church School in West Norwood. Career Macmillan began his career in theatre, going on the 2007 international tour of ''Cymbeline'' as Guideris. The following year, he appeared in ''The Last Days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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