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Sweet Dreams (Merlin)
The second series of ''Merlin'', is a British fantasy television series which began on 19 September 2009 and ended on 19 December 2009. Series two regular cast members include Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, and John Hurt as the voice of the Great Dragon. Series two contains thirteen episodes and had 5.77 million viewers for the premiere with 6.64 million viewers for the series finale. Series 2 was the first series to have a two-parter and the only series to have a two-parter mid-series. BBC renewed the show for the third series which premiered on 11 September 2010. Plot Merlin continues to serve Prince Arthur while concealing his magical abilities in a kingdom where they are outlawed. New adventures arise in the form of trolls, witchfinders, Druids, the return of an old friend and Dragonlords. While Merlin continues to ensure Arthur grows into the Once and Future King and Arthur and Gwen start to see each other in a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin (2008 TV Series)
''Merlin'' (also known as ''The Adventures of Merlin'') is a British fantasy-adventure drama television programme, loosely based on the Arthurian legends regarding the close relations of Merlin and King Arthur. Created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy for the BBC, it was broadcast for five series on BBC One between 20 September 2008 and 24 December 2012. The programme starred Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby, Richard Wilson, Anthony Head, and John Hurt. The programme is a reimagining of the legend, in which young warlock Merlin is sent to the kingdom of Camelot by his mother because of his "special gift". After saving Prince Arthur's life in the first episode, he becomes Arthur's manservant. Merlin soon learns that the reason for his gift is to protect Arthur, but Merlin must hide his powers because magic was banned in Camelot by Arthur's father, King Uther Pendragon, and those caught practising it are executed. Over the yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Price
Alex Price (born 8 May 1985) is a British actor who has appeared in various television programmes including '' Being Human'', ''Merlin'' and ''Doctor Who''. He starred in feature-length films, such as ''A Horse with No Name'', and in a variety of short films. Since 2013, he has played Sid Carter, one of the main characters in the television series ''Father Brown''. Price was praised by critics for his performance of Proteus in the television series ''Penny Dreadful''. He has appeared in a vast number of stage productions like ''Is Everyone OK?'' (Nabokov Touring Project), ''Colourings'' (Old Red Lion), ''The Duchess of Malfi'' (National Theatre Studio), and ''Birdland'' (Royal Court Theatre). In 2016, he was cast as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter play, ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' is a play written by Jack Thorne from an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Mawle
Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor. Mawle is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in ''Game of Thrones'', Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine in ''Ripper Street'', Firebrace in ''Birdsong'', Jesus Christ in '' The Passion'', Adar in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' and Odysseus in '' Troy: Fall of a City''. Early life Mawle was born in Oxford, England. He grew up in a Victorian manor house on a farm outside Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. He is one of three children from a family with a history of nine generations of farming in Warwickshire. His mother was a teacher. His father Richard still farms the land. He attended the Croft prep school on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was diagnosed as severely dyslexic; consequently, he went from the ages of 13 to 16 to a boarding school for special needs. Mawle left the school at 16 to become an actor but contracted labyrinthitis, leaving him 70 per cent hearing-impaired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon (born 2 October 1959) is an English actor and comedian. He featured in British comedy television shows of the 1990s including ''Fist of Fun'', '' This Morning with Richard Not Judy'', '' Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge'', ''Big Train'', ''Brass Eye'' and ''Jam''. In 2013, Eldon appeared in his own BBC sketch series ''It's Kevin''. He has also appeared in minor speaking roles in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Personal life Eldon was born in Chatham, Kent. He has been a practising Buddhist since 1990. He has two children with his long-term girlfriend Holly, whom he met in late 2005 on the set of '' Hyperdrive'', where she was the art director. Early career and ''Lee & Herring'' Eldon occupies half a page in Oliver Gray's book called ''Volume – A Cautionary Tale of Rock and Roll Obsession''; this includes coverage of punk-era Hampshire where, in late 1978, with two schoolmates from Bay House School, Gosport, Eldon started a band named Virginia Does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones (born 31 August, 1964) is a Welsh actor, whose roles include that of a First Order Captain Moden Canady in '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', a police inspector in BBC drama series '' 55 Degrees North'', a whaler in the film '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', soldier Tecton in ''Troy'' and Rob Morgan in the series '' Stella''. He is known for being the voice of Letho of Gulet the King Slayer in ''The Witcher 2'' and '' 3''. Early life Mark Lewis Jones was born in Rhosllannerchrugog near Wrexham, Wales. He began acting as a teenager with the Clwyd Youth Theatre and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Career Jones has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. His television roles include appearances in ''This Life'', ''Holby City'', '' Spooks'', '' Murphy's Law'', '' Waking the Dead'' and ''Torchwood.'' Perhaps his most significant role for BBC television was as Detective Inspector R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Elizabeth Tennant (; born 25 December 1984) is an English actress and producer. She played Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon's daughter Abigail in ''The Bill'', Jenny in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Doctor's Daughter" and Lady Vivian in the show '' Merlin''. Early life Moffett was born on Christmas Day at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, West London, the daughter of actors Peter Moffett (known by his stage name, Peter Davison) and Sandra Dickinson. She attended St Edward's School in Oxford. Career Moffett made her television debut at the age of 15 in ''Peak Practice'' (1999), playing Nicki Davey. Moffett has appeared in television dramas such as ''The Second Quest'' and ''Like Father Like Son''. She played downtrodden Alice Harding in the ITV drama '' Where the Heart Is'' in 2004 and 2005 and has performed alongside her father in ''Fear, Stress & Anger '' and ''The Last Detective.'' In 2007, she made her theatrical debut as Mathilde Verlaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schofield (actor)
David Schofield (born 16 December 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Mercer in the films '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007). He also appeared in the films '' An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), ''Gladiator'' (2000), ''From Hell'' (2001), ''Valkyrie'' (2008), '' The Wolfman'' (2010) and '' Darkest Hour'' (2017). Early life Schofield was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England on New Year's Day, one of ten children in a working-class family. He attended St. John Fisher and Thomas More R.C. Primary School, along with his brother, Peter. His first acting experience was at Manchester Boys' School at the age of 12. In 1967 he was accepted as student assistant stage manager at a local repertory theatre. He worked in every department as a prop-maker, sound-man, writer, stage sweeper, waiter and tea-maker, putting in 14-hour days, six days a week. After two seasons, at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly (born 24 June 1982) is a Northern Irish actress. She is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. On television, she is known for her roles in the Starz series '' Outlander'' (2014–2017), the ITV series ''Beowulf'' (2016), and the HBO series ''The Nevers'' (2021). Early life and education Donnelly grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004. Career She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama '' Sugar Rush''. She is also known for appearing in '' Outlander'', ''Britannia'', '' The Fall'', for her lead role as Amalia True in HBO's ''The Nevers'' (2021), and as a main character in the Irish film ''Insatiable'' (2008). In April 2018 she won the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for her performance in '' The Ferryman''. In 2019 she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress for the same role on Broadway. Personal life She lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Patten
Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Hong Kong. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006). Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. Early life Patten was educated at Island School in Hong Kong and at Queens' College, Cambridge. Career Her first major role after graduation was Eugenie in ''Vincent in Brixton'' in the West End in 2002. In 2004, she appeared in ''Jonathan Creek'' as Gillian Bailey. In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's ''Hamlet'', playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard's ''Prince of Denmark''. In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film ''Rang De Basanti'' as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. In 2008, she played Thea in ''Hedda'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dance
Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. His most notable film roles include Sardo Numspa in ''The Golden Child'' (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in ''Alien 3'' (1992), Benedict in ''Last Action Hero'' (1993), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ''Terry Pratchett's Going Postal'' (2010), the Master Vampire in ''Dracula Untold'' (2014), Alastair Denniston in ''The Imitation Game'' (2014), Alan Jonah in '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019), and William Randolph Hearst in '' Mank'' (2020). On television, Dance played Guy Perron in '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), Mr Tulkinghorn in Bleak House (2005), Tywin Lannister in '' Game of Thrones'' (2011–2015), and Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of ''The Crown'' (2019–2020). For his role in the latter, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Early life Walter Charles Dance w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Godley
Adam Godley (born 22 July 1964) is a British-American actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages which include, ''Private Lives'' in 2001, ''The Pillowman'' in 2002, ''Rain Man'' in 2008, and ''The Lehman Trilogy'' in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's ''Private Lives'' for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011 he returned to Broadway in the musical ''Anything Goes'' for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, ''The Lehman Trilogy'' made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play. His film roles include ''Love Actually'' (2003), and the children's films ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (2004), ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005). He also has recurring ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Parish
Sarah Parish (born 7 June 1968) is an English actress. She is known for her work on television series including: ''The Pillars of the Earth'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Hearts and Bones'', ''Cutting It'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Mistresses'', ''Merlin'', ''Atlantis'', '' Monroe'', HBO's ''Industry'', '' Stay Close'', ''Trollied,'' ''W1A'' and as the titular character in '' Bancroft.'' Early life Parish was born in Yeovil, Somerset, to Bill and Thelma Parish; she has a sister, Julie, and a brother, musician John Parish. She was educated at the local Preston School and Yeovil College. She began acting at an early age and believes her first stage appearance was aged two in a pantomime in the village of Tintinhull playing the pearl in an oyster. She later attended Yeovil Youth Theatre.Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
