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Twenty8k
''Twenty8k'' is a 2012 British thriller film directed by David Kew and Neil Thompson and starring Parminder Nagra, Jonas Armstrong, and Stephen Dillane. Synopsis In East London, during the lead up to the Olympics, a teenage boy is gunned down outside a nightclub and a young girl dies in a hit and run in two seemingly unrelated deaths. Deeva Jani, a Paris-based fashion executive, returns home to clear her brother Vipon of the shooting and soon discovers a much deeper conspiracy. Cast * Parminder Nagra as Deeva Jani * Jonas Armstrong as Clint O'Connor * Nichola Burley as Andrea Patterson * Kaya Scodelario as Sally Weaver * Michael Socha as Tony Marchetto * Kierston Wareing as Francesca Marchetto * Stephen Dillane as DCI Edward Stone * Nathalie Emmanuel Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical ''The Lion King'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Emmanuel
Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical ''The Lion King''. In 2006, she began her on-screen career by starring as Sasha Valentine in soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', after which she appeared in various British television series until her debut film appearance in ''Twenty8k.'' Emmanuel gained international recognition for her role as Missandei in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–2019), and continued her career with supporting roles in '' Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'' (2015) and its sequel '' Maze Runner: The Death Cure'' (2018), the ''Fast & Furious'' films ''Furious 7'' (2015), ''The Fate of the Furious'' (2017), and '' F9'' (2021), and had a role in ''Army of Thieves'' (2021). Early life Emmanuel was born on 2 March 1989 in Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort town in Essex, England. Her mother is D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaya Scodelario
Kaya Rose Scodelario-Davis ( née Humphrey; born 13 March 1992) is an English actress best known for her roles as Effy Stonem on the E4 teen drama '' Skins'' (2007–2010, 2013), and Teresa in the ''Maze Runner'' film series (2014–2018). Other roles include Catherine Earnshaw in Andrea Arnold's ''Wuthering Heights'' (2011), Carina Smyth in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017), Carole Ann Boone in ''Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile'' (2019), Haley Keller in ''Crawl'' (2019), Katarina Baker in the Netflix original series '' Spinning Out'' (2020) and Claire Redfield in '' Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City'' (2021). Early life Scodelario was born Kaya Rose Humphrey on 13 March 1992 in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. Her mother, Katia Scodelario, is a Brazilian accountant from Itu, São Paulo, who moved to England in 1990; Scodelario's surname comes from her mother's Italian grandfather. Her father, Roger Humphrey, was English and died in Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Socha
Michael Robert Socha (born 13 December 1987) is an English actor, known for his roles in the films ''This Is England'' and ''Summer'', and the television series ''This Is England '86'', '' '88'', '' '90'', '' Being Human'', '' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' and the BBC Three miniseries ''Our World War''. Early life Socha was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, to Kathleen Lyons ("Kath") and Robert Socha, on 13 December 1987. He is the older brother of actress Lauren Socha, star of the Channel 4 comedy-drama ''Misfits''. Socha was brought up in Littleover, a suburb of Derby, and attended St Benedict Catholic School. Socha was a rebellious pupil. He often skipped school, but when forced to attend he tried to make it fun by doing the things he was most interested in. When Socha was 12, his mother read in a local newspaper about a play being cast by the Chellaston Youth Players. She asked her son and daughter if they wanted to try out for it, and both did. Socha's motivation for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Barrett (composer)
Ruth Barrett (born 1976) is a British film score composer. Her film score credits include '' Harry Brown'','' Twenty8k'', and ''City of Tiny Lights.'' Her television score credits include '' The Sister'', ''Bloodlands'', ''Bodyguard'', ''The Durrells'', ''Collateral'', ''Legacy'', '' Law & Order: Organized Crime,'' and ''Victoria''. For her work on ''Victoria'', Barrett was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. Early life and career Barrett was born in Roehampton, London in 1976. She became interested in film and television music at a very young age while watching 1980s reruns of 1970s American television shows. She cites 1978s The Incredible Hulk, Queen's 1980 Flash Gordon Soundtrack, and a number of commercials broadcast throughout the 1980s as childhood inspirations that piqued her interest in music. In her early teens she began improvising compositions around classical pieces with piano teacher and early mentor Nigel Crouch. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Dillane
Stephen John Dillane (; born 27 March 1957) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film '' The Hours'', Stannis Baratheon in ''Game of Thrones'', and Thomas Jefferson in the 2008 HBO miniseries ''John Adams'', a part which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination. An experienced stage actor who has been called an "actor's actor", Dillane won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play ''The Real Thing'' (2000) and gave critically acclaimed performances in ''Angels in America'' (1993), ''Hamlet'' (1990), and a one-man ''Macbeth'' (2005). His television work has additionally garnered him BAFTA and International Emmy Awards for best actor. Early life Dillane was born in Kensington, London, to an English mother, Bridget (née Curwen), and an Australian surgeon father, John Dillane. The eldest of his siblings (his younger brother Richard is also an actor), he grew up in West Wickham, Kent. At school, Dillane began performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Abbott
Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960) is an English television screenwriter and producer. Abbott has become one of the most critically and commercially successful television writers working in Britain, following his work on popular series such as ''Coronation Street'', '' Cracker'' and '' Shameless'', the last of which he created. He is also responsible for the creation of some of the most acclaimed television dramas of the 1990s and 2000s, including '' Reckless'' and ''Touching Evil'' for ITV and ''Clocking Off'' and '' State of Play'' for the BBC. Decca Aitkenhead"Estate of Play" ''The Guardian'', 12 July 2008. Accessed 14 July 2008. Background Born into a dysfunctional Burnley family, Paul Abbott is the seventh of eight children. When he was nine his mother left home to pursue a relationship with another man (with a child around Abbott's own age); his father, who Abbott describes as having been "bone idle", departed two years later. His mother had supported the family from thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AbbottVision
AbbottVision is a British independent television production company, established in 2008 by the writer, creator and producer Paul Abbott. Recent productions include three series of No Offence for Channel 4, the BBC One drama series Exile starring John Simm and Jim Broadbent; and Hit & Miss, Sky Atlantic’s first UK drama commission starring Chloë Sevigny, broadcast in May 2012. AbbottVision has offices in Manchester and London and an ongoing first-look distribution deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises. Productions Television * ''No Offence'': three series (2015 to 2018) for Channel 4 – total 21 episodes. * '' Hit & Miss'': one series (2012) for Sky Atlantic – total 6 episodes. * ''Exile'': one series (2011) for BBC One – total 3 episodes. Film *''Tony'' (2009) *''The Odds'' (2009) Short *''Twenty8k ''Twenty8k'' is a 2012 British thriller film directed by David Kew and Neil Thompson and starring Parminder Nagra, Jonas Armstrong, and Stephen Dillane. Synopsis In East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parminder Nagra
Parminder Kaur Nagra (born 5 October 1975) is a British actress of Indian Punjabi descent and Sikh heritage. She is known for portraying Jess Bhamra in the film ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002) and Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama series '' ER'' from 2003 to 2009. She has had several other major television roles, including a starring role as Meera Malik in the NBC crime drama series ''The Blacklist'' for season one and a recurring role on the ABC/Marvel Television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as Ellen Nadeer for season four. Early life Nagra was born on 5 October 1975 in Leicester, England, to Sukha and Nashuter Nagra, Sikh factory workers who emigrated from the Punjab region of India in the 1960s. She is the eldest of four children with two brothers and one sister. Nagra attended the Northfield House Primary School in Leicester. At her comprehensive school, Soar Valley College, she played the viola in the youth orchestra and also appeared in her first theatric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Gosling
Jake Gosling is an English music producer, songwriter, remixer, manager, and publisher best known for his work with artists such as Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, The Libertines, James Bay, Shawn Mendes, All Time Low, One Direction, Major Lazer, Christina Perri, Shania Twain, Paloma Faith, and Wiley. He received the ASCAP award 2014 as a writer for hit song "Lego House" and was named ''Music Week''s Producer of 2012 after work on Sheeran's album '' +'', as well as being the predominant producer on x (Multiply), Paloma Faith's ''Fall to Grace'', and One Direction's '' Up All Night'' and '' Take Me Home'', in which he produced Number 1 UK and worldwide hit single " Little Things". Gosling has remixed under the pseudonym Sketch Iz Dead for Lady Gaga, Timbaland & Nelly Furtado, Keane, Keri Hilson, and Far East Movement. Gosling runs his own recording studio Sticky Studios in Surrey. Gosling and Sarah Liversedge run a joint venture publishing company called "The Movement London Limited". G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kierston Wareing
Kierston Wareing (born 7 January 1976) is a British actress. Her first film role was the lead in Ken Loach's '' It's a Free World...'', followed by a supporting role in Andrea Arnold's ''Fish Tank'' – which won the BAFTA award for ‘Best British Film’ and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Her television roles include miniseries '' The Runaway'', '' The Take'', ''Luther'', and ''The Shadow Line''. She is also known for her roles in EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Rise of the Footsoldier. Career She starred in Ken Loach's film '' It's a Free World...'' as Angie, an ambitious recruitment agent. She has also played in Andrea Arnold's ''Fish Tank'' (2009) and Martina Cole's '' The Take''. She has been nominated for one BAFTA award and three British Independent Film Awards. She played the character Heather in Channel 4's ''Top Boy'' and joined the cast of BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2012, making her first appearance as Kirsty Branning on 25 December 2012. She left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichola Burley
Nichola Ann Burley (born 26 December 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Born Equal'', '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', ''Goldplated'', ''Death Comes to Pemberley'', ''Donkey Punch'' and ''StreetDance 3D''.Conway, Sean"Interview: Nichola Burley"''The Guardian'', 3 February 2009 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) Early life A former pupil of Leeds' Intake High School, BramleyEscape to Bollywood , 5 June 2007 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) Burley also attended the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in the city [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Armstrong
William Jonas Armstrong is an Irish actor known for playing the title role in the BBC One drama series ''Robin Hood''. Career In 2003, Armstrong appeared in ''Quartermaine's Terms'' at the Royal Theatre in Northampton as Derek Meadle. In 2004, he appeared in seven episodes of the fourth series of the British television comedy-drama, ''Teachers'' on Channel 4, as Anthony Millington. In 2005, he appeared again on Channel 4 in the crime drama series ''The Ghost Squad'' as Pete Maitland. In December 2006, he starred in the two-part crime drama ''Losing Gemma'' on ITV. His first major television role came in October 2006 when he played Robin of Locksley, in the BBC's 2006 series based on Robin Hood. During filming of the second series, (which aired in 2007) Armstrong broke a metatarsal bone in his foot during a staged fight scene. He was a guest panelist on the BBC comedy panel game show ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' on 28 February 2007. In August 2008, the BBC confirmed that Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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