|
Shaun McKenna
Shaun Patrick McKenna (born 5 April 1957 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter. Biography Shaun McKenna studied at Maidstone Grammar School and the University of Bristol (1975–1978). He was an actor for a few years, then taught drama, and began writing in his late 20s. He married former actress and agent Jenny Hayes in 1985; she died in 2014. Shaun McKenna lives in West London. Theatre Shaun McKenna's early theatre plays include ''Killing Camille'' (Paines Plough, Old Red Lion 1990, a rehearsed reading directed by Kathy Burke). He began an association with Michael Napier Brown at the Royal Theatre in Northampton for whom he adapted Richard Llewellyn's ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1990) in which Aled Jones made his acting debut, and R. F. Delderfield's ''To Serve Them All My Days'' (1992). He subsequently wrote a drama, ''Ruling Passions'', which was presented at the Royal in 1995. He wrote the book for '' Ben Hur Live'', based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidstone
Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester, Kent, Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 100,000 in 2019. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services. Toponymy Anglo-Saxon period of English history, Saxon charters dating back to ca. 975 show the first recorded instances of the town's name, ''de maeides stana'' and ''maegdan stane'', possibly meaning ''stone of the maidens'' or ''stone of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Mills
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in the British crime drama film ''Tiger Bay'' (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's ''Pollyanna'' (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961). Her performance in '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress and she was voted the biggest star in Britain for 1961. In the late 1960s, Mills began performing in theatrical plays, making her stage debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray O'Brien
Gray O'Brien (born Gerard O'Brien, 11 August 1968) is a Scottish television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of the villainous Weatherfield businessman Tony Gordon in the popular ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2007–2010, and as Richard McCaig on the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' from 1996–1998. Biography O'Brien was born in Glasgow, the second youngest of seven children, and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Resident for a time in Cumbernauld, he has appeared in many television productions, including ''Taggart'', ''Peak Practice'', ''River City'' (as serial womaniser Billy Davis, and the 2007 ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special, "Voyage of the Damned". He played Prince Charles' valet in the 2006 motion picture ''The Queen''. O'Brien joined the cast of ''Coronation Street'' as the murderous factory boss Tony Gordon in September 2007. The actor explained in an interview that he uses sense-memory technique, drawing on "somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Lomas
James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in ''Hollyoaks'' and Jake Stone in ''EastEnders''. Life and career Lomas was born in Manchester. Before joining ''Hollyoaks'' in 2006, he had minor roles in '' Heartbeat'' playing Craig Harker in 2005 and in ''Casualty'' playing Nathan Simmonds in 2005. Lomas left ''Hollyoaks'' in 2011. Lomas made a full-time return to ''Hollyoaks'' in May 2016, before he departed again in November 2017. He made a one-off appearance in May 2018 and again in July 2019, before making a full-time return in January 2020. Lomas was also on the seventeenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and finished in second place. Personal life Lomas has a son named Billy (born 2006) with his former girlfriend. He and singer and actress Kym Marsh announced their relationship in July 2008. In December 2008, Lomas and Marsh announced they were expecting a baby together, due in the summer of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Hobley
Tina Ellen Hobley (born 20 May 1971) is an English actress and radio presenter, best known for her long-running role as Chrissie Williams in the BBC One medical drama series ''Holby City''. Hobley left Holby City in November 2013 after 12 years. Early life Hobley was born in Hampstead. She was very shy as a child, and was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. She grew up in the London suburb of Mill Hill and attended Bishop Douglass School in East Finchley. Hobley later transferred to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Television After graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley had a number of roles in a variety of television dramas, including ''Coronation Street'' as Samantha Failsworth, '' Harbour Lights'' as WPC Melanie Rush and ''The Bill'' as Sue Booker. Hobley is best known for her role as ward sister Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama ''Holby City''. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Wallace
Karen Jane Wallace (born 25 September 1971), known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Kat Slater on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' since 2000. Her role as Kat won her the National Television Awards for Most Popular Newcomer (2001), as well as the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer (2001), Most Popular Actress (2003) and the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2011). She was also nominated for the 2011 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Pat Phoenix in the BBC Four television film ''The Road to Coronation Street''. Early life Wallace was born in Enfield, North London, to James, a telecommunications engineer, and Annette, a secretary. Wallace is of Irish ancestry, by way of Cork and Dublin. Her parents divorced when she was aged three and she and her sister were raised by their father (however, she did see her mother at weekends). She adopted her stage name after her late grandmother. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Richie
Shane Patrick Paul Roche (born 11 March 1964), known as Shane Richie, is a British actor, comedian, television presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (appearing 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present) and then in its spin-off RTÉ Drama '' Redwater'' in 2017. In 2020, he appeared on the twentieth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'' and finished in fourth place. Richie has presented a number of BBC game shows including ''Reflex'', '' Win Your Wish List'' and ''Decimate''. He also regularly appears in pantomime and in the last few years has starred as Robin Hood. He first took the role appearing at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in 2016, then repeated it again in 2017 at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking. He then reprised the role once again in 2018 at the Milton Keynes Theatre. In 2019 he starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Steele
Dawn Steele (born 11 December 1975) is a Scottish actress best known for her portrayals of the characters Alexandra “Lexie” MacDonald from the BBC drama '' Monarch of the Glen'', Alice Trevanion in the ITV drama series '' Wild at Heart'' and Dr. Annie Jandhu/Murdoch in BBC Soap Opera ''River City''. Steele played Ange Godard in BBC's Holby City until it ended in March 2022. Career Dawn Steele was born in Glasgow and moved to Milton of Campsie in 1982, attended Kilsyth Academy from around 1987–1993 and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow from 1994 to 1998, supporting her early career as a waitress in the Rogano Restaurant. She graduated with first class honours in July 1998, and was the winner of the silver medal at the RSAMD in 1998. Her most notable role was as Alexandra "Lexie" MacDonald in seasons one through six in the BBC drama '' Monarch of the Glen'', between 1999 and 2004. In January 2005, she appeared as new character Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Daws
Robert Daws (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor, and crime fiction author. He is best known for his television roles, including Tuppy Glossop in ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990-93), gruff cricketer Roger Dervish in the comedy ''Outside Edge'' (1994-96), mini-cab firm owner Sam in the sitcom ''Roger Roger'' (1996-2003), and East Yorkshire GP Dr Gordon Ormerod in the period medical drama ''The Royal'' (2003-11). Acting career Daws was trained at RADA. Daws appeared in the 1982 stage play '' On Your Way, Riley!'' with Brian Murphy and Maureen Lipman. He played Tuppy Glossop in the early 1990s ITV version of ''Jeeves and Wooster''. He played pompous cricket captain Roger Dervish alongside Brenda Blethyn in the award-winning ITV comedy-drama ''Outside Edge'' 1994–96, for which he was nominated for Best Comedy Actor at the British Comedy Awards. He has also appeared in a number of one-off dramas including the 1997 BBC drama, ''The Missing Postman'', ''Sword of Honour'' (Channel 4), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Goose
Claire Goose (born 10 February 1975) is a British actress. She played Tina Seabrook, a nurse in BBC One's ''Casualty'', DS Mel Silver in '' Waking the Dead'', and Sergeant (later Inspector) Rachel Weston in ITV's ''The Bill''. She also narrated the last two series of '' Road Wars'' for digital satellite channel Sky 1 in 2009 and 2010. In 2015 she took the part of the leading character in BBC Birmingham's series '' The Coroner''. Early life Born in Edinburgh, Goose was raised in Dersingham, England, where her father worked as a general practitioner. She has an elder sister, Caroline, a nursery nurse, and an elder brother, Duncan, who started the One Drinks company. Goose is a former pupil of Wisbech Grammar School and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Personal life In the 1990s Goose dated her ''Casualty'' co-star Jonathan Kerrigan. In 2007 she married TV producer Craig Woodrow. Together they have two daughters, Amelia and Eveline. Career Early theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Dennis
Leslie Dennis Heseltine (born 12 October 1953) is an English television presenter, actor, and comedian. He presented ''Family Fortunes'' from 1987 until 2002. Early life Dennis was born Leslie Dennis Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in the Liverpool suburb of Garston. His mother worked in a factory while his father, who worked in a betting shop after serving in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, was listed as a football player on the books of Liverpool FC but did not play for the first team. He lived in the suburb of Speke for a while and attended the Stockton Wood and Joseph Williams primary schools, before going to Morrison Rose Lane Secondary Modern school in Allerton. From 1967 he went to Quarry Bank Comprehensive. Dennis left there in June 1972 with an A-level in Art and failed History and English Literature. He had a weekend job in the men's clothing store Burton whilst still at school, and started as a stand-up comedian in working men's clubs. Career Early work and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter James (writer)
Peter J. James (born 22 August 1948) is a British writer of crime fiction. He was born in Brighton, the son of Cornelia James, the former glovemaker to Queen Elizabeth II. Education and early career James was educated at Charterhouse and went on to Ravensbourne Film School. For a brief period of time whilst at film school, James worked as Orson Welles's house cleaner. Subsequently, he spent several years in North America, working as a screenwriter and film producer, beginning in Canada in 1970 working first as a gofer, then writer, on the children's television series ''Polka Dot Door''. Personal life His interests include criminology, religion, science and the paranormal, as well as food and wine. He has written many restaurant columns. He is also a self-confessed "petrol head," having owned many fast cars over the years, including four Aston Martins, AMG and Brabus Mercedes, a Bentley Continental GT Speed and two classic Jaguar E-Types. He holds an international racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
