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Snatch (TV Series)
''Snatch'' is a Crime fiction, crime comedy-drama streaming television series based on the Snatch (film), film of the same name, and that premiered on March 16, 2017, on Crackle (streaming service), Crackle. The series was created by Alex De Rakoff and stars Luke Pasqualino, Rupert Grint, Lucien Laviscount, Phoebe Dynevor, Juliet Aubrey, Marc Warren, Stephanie Leonidas, Tamer Hassan, and Dougray Scott. Premise ''Snatch'' follows a group of young scammers who find themselves with a truck loaded with stolen gold bullion and are soon involved in the world of organized crime. Cast and characters Main * Luke Pasqualino as Albert Hill, a Cockney hustler. * Rupert Grint as Charlie Cavendish-Scott, Albert's partner-in-crime who comes from an aristocratic family. * Lucien Laviscount as Billy 'Fuckin' Ayres, a local half-Irish Traveller boxer and Albert and Charlie's friend. * Phoebe Dynevor as Lotti Mott, Sonny Castillo's Gun moll, moll who desperately wants out and decides to help Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction or science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has multiple subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. Most crime drama focuses on crime investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. History The '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (''Arabian Nights'') contains the earliest known examples of crime fiction. One example of a story of this genre is the medieval Arabic tale of "The Three Apples", one of the tales narrated by Scheherazade in the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Obiora
Michael Obiora (born 8 October 1986) is a British actor, writer, director, and producer. Life and career Michael Obiora (pronounced OH-BEE-ORA) was born on 8 October 1986 in north-west London, England, to Nigerian-Igbo parents. As a six-year-old, he was determined to become an entertainer like his idol Michael Jackson, and his mother enrolled him in drama lessons. At the age of nine, Obiora became the youngest actor to have appeared in ''Grange Hill''; he played Max Abassi on the programme for five years. Just before his 18th birthday, Obiora landed a role playing the part of Gunner Jackson Clarke, a soldier in ITV's eight-part series '' Bombshell'', starring opposite ''Footballers Wives'' star Zöe Lucker. Shortly after filming '' Bombshell'', Obiora started a seven-month run as one of the leads in the award-winning play ''Elmina's Kitchen'', written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, at the Garrick Theatre. Elmina's Kitchen is only the second play in history written by a writer of Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Fearon
Raymond Fearon is an English actor. He played garage mechanic Nathan Harding on ITV's long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and voiced the centaur Firenze in the Wizarding World film series ''Harry Potter'' and ''Fantastic Beasts''. Career Theatre After studying drama at Rose Bruford College, Fearon went on to make his reputation as a stage actor, working at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre; Manchester Contact Theatre; Manchester Royal Exchange; Oxford Playhouse; Barn Theatre, Kent; The Almeida; The Crucible, Sheffield; The Donmar Warehouse; The Royal Shakespeare Theatres in Stratford and the National Theatre. He has also toured in the United States and Europe and the Far East. Fearon starred in ''Othello—''opposite Gillian Kearney's Desdemona— in Liverpool at the age of 24, becoming the first black actor to play Othello on RSC main stages for over 40 years. His other early stage roles included Charles Surface in ''The School for Scandal''; Betty/Martin in ''Clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Bannerman
Marc Bannerman (born 15 August 1973) is an Irish-born British actor. He played Gianni di Marco in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. His character was introduced in 1998, but was written out three years later by the executive producer of ''EastEnders'', John Yorke. He has since appeared on various television and reality television programmes, including '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2007. He starred as Patsy Richardson in the TV show '' Snatch'' based on the film by Guy Ritchie. He also starred in Sky One's Agatha Raisin as the victim PC Beech in 2020. Early life Although Bannerman was born in Dublin, he spent his childhood in North London. A keen boxer, he boxed for Islington Boxing Club in his youth. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor and writer. Early life Brian McCardie attended St. Brendan’s, then St. Athanasius Primary Schools. He went on to Our Lady's High School in Motherwell. His parents moved from Motherwell to Carluke while he was at school and he developed an interest in theatre, starring in a production of the musical "Godspell" with a local drama group consisting of youngsters from local schools. Career McCardie recently appeared in the BBC One three-part drama ''Time'', as Jackson Jones, written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Lewis Arnold and starring Stephen Graham and Sean Bean. He also appeared in Sky Atlantic’s ''Domina'', set in Ancient Rome, playing Cicero. He performed his self-penned one-man play ''Connolly'' at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast but the cancellation of 2020’s Edinburgh Festival meant he lost the opportunity to present it in a six-week run in Edinburgh's Cowgate, where James Connolly was born and raised. He has performed readings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Goodman
Henry Goodman (born 23 April 1950) is a RADA trained British actor. He has appeared on television and radio, in film and in the theatre. Early life He attended the Central Foundation Boys' School and joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, in 1969. Career Television In 2003 Goodman guest starred in the ITV series '' Foyle's War'' as corrupt American industrialist Howard Paige in “Fifty Ships”, the opening episode of Season 2 of the British TV crime drama set in WWII. In 2013 he played the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby in the remake of '' Yes, Prime Minister'' which was launched on the Gold television channel. Theatre Goodman appeared on Broadway in three shows. He briefly replaced Nathan Lane in ''The Producers'' in 2002, but was fired after one month due to creative differences with Mel Brooks. The following year he returned to Broadway in ''Tartuffe''. In 2010 he played the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby in the stage version of ''Yes, Prime Minister'' at the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bamber
David James Bamber (born 19 September 1954) is an English actor. He has worked in television and theatre. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Early years Bamber was born in Walkden, Lancashire. By September 1973, he was at the Manchester Youth Theatre, playing Pandarus in Troilus and Cressida. Bamber studied drama at Bristol University, continuing his training at RADA where he won the Gold Medal in 1979. Career Bamber has worked on many British television series, mini-series and TV films. He appeared in the BBC adaptations of Hanif Kureishi's '' The Buddha of Suburbia'' and Jane Austen's ''Pride and Prejudice'', in which he portrayed the Bennets' clergyman cousin, Mr. Collins. He also played the part of a junior treasury minister and stamp collecting enthusiast, Julian Whitaker, in an episode of ''The New Statesman'', in which Alan frames Whitaker and forces his resignation. In 1997 he starred as Eric Slatt in two series of Steven Moffat's ''Chalk'', co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Regan
Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a British film and television actor, best known for his roles in ''300'', ''Troy'', ''Unleashed'', '' Clash of the Titans'' and ''Lockout''. Early life Regan was born on 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, the son of Irish immigrants. As a youth, he moved to Ireland with his parents, but moved to England and attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich, Suffolk, before attending the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London. Acting career Regan first came on UK TV screens in series 5 (1992) of LWT's '' London's Burning'', playing Don, the love interest of Firefighter Kate Stevens (Samantha Beckinsale). That same year he played PC Shelby alongside Sir David Jason’s DI Jack Frost in the (TV series) Touch of FrostRegan has over 15 stage roles to his credit, most recently as Achilles in ''Troilus and Cressida'' at the Edinburgh International Festival. In association with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the festival presented director Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Cooper
Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a character she played from 2006 to 2013. Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in Liverpool with ''Hollyoaks'' co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett. Early life Cooper was a British champion gymnast for 10 years. Cooper attended the Guildford School of Acting. Career Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on '' Waking the Dead'' in 2004. She made appearances on '' Coronation Street'' and '' Waterloo Road'' in 2006. Cooper made her on-screen debut in ''Hollyoaks'' in September 2006. In 2009 she played a character in the second series of ''Hollyoaks Later''. In late 2010 she was in an hour-long spin-off episode called '' Hollyoaks: King of Hearts''. In 2016, Cooper played the part of Claire in the second series of '' In the Club''.http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gelder
Ian Gelder (born 3 June 1949) is a British actor. He is known for his numerous stage and screen roles, including Mr Dekker in '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' and Kevan Lannister in ''Game of Thrones''. Career Gelder appeared in the TV movie of ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' as Rumpole's university lecturer son. He has also played many other roles on stage and screen. His stage work includes '' The Low Road'' (2013). From May to July 2014 he performed as Marcus Andronicus, brother of Titus, in Lucy Bailey's revival of her original 2006 production of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. He has appeared in television programmes such as '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' in 2009, and ''Game of Thrones'', 2011 as ''Mr Dekker'' and ''Kevan Lannister'' respectively. After an absence of three years, Gelder reprised his role in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in Season 5 and Season 6 as Kevan Lannister. Gelder guest starred in 12 episodes of Game of Thrones. In 2019, he gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Westwick
Edward Jack Peter Westwick (born 27 June 1987) is an English actor and musician best known for his role as Chuck Bass on The CW's ''Gossip Girl'' as well as Vincent Swan in the TV series ''White Gold''. He made his feature film debut in '' Children of Men'' (2006) and has since appeared in the films ''Breaking and Entering'' (2006), ''Son of Rambow'' (2007), '' S. Darko'' (2009), '' Chalet Girl'' (2011), ''J. Edgar'' (2011), ''Romeo & Juliet'' (2013), '' Bone in the Throat'' (2015), ''Freaks of Nature'' (2015), '' Billionaire Ransom'' (2016), and '' Me You Madness'' (2021). Early life Westwick was born in Hammersmith, London, and raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. He was born the youngest of 3 boys for Carole (''née'' Blenkiron), an educational psychologist, and Peter Westwick, a university lecturer. He has two older brothers. He began music lessons and attended a Saturday morning drama school from the age of six. Westwick was educated at The Barclay School and North He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
