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Peaky Blinders (TV Series)
''Peaky Blinders'' is a British Historical drama, period crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, it follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of the World War I, First World War. The fictional gang is loosely based on Peaky Blinders, a real urban youth gang active in the city from the 1880s to the 1920s. The series features an ensemble cast led by Cillian Murphy, starring as Tommy Shelby, Helen McCrory as Elizabeth "Polly" Gray, Paul Anderson (actor), Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby Jr., Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, and Joe Cole (actor), Joe Cole as John Shelby, the gang's senior members. Sam Neill, Annabelle Wallis, Iddo Goldberg, Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Finn Cole, Natasha O'Keeffe, Paddy Considine, Adrien Brody, Aidan Gillen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sam Claflin, Amber Anderson, James Frecheville, and Stephen Graham appeared across multiple episode of the series. The series premiered on 12 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Immortal Man (film)
''The Immortal Man'' is an upcoming crime drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. It is a continuation of the British television series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2014–2022), and stars Cillian Murphy in the lead alongside an ensemble cast including Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, and Ian Peck reprising their roles, alongside Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Jay Lycurgo, and Barry Keoghan. The film will be distributed by Netflix. Cast * Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby * Rebecca Ferguson * Tim Roth * Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg * Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, née Shelby * Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong * Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs * Ian Peck as Curly * Jay Lycurgo * Barry Keoghan Production The British television series ''Peaky Blinders'' ran for six series between 2013 and 2022. Speaking in January 2021, show creator Steven Knight discussed the future of the ''Peaky Blinders'' storytelling ahead of the conclusion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabelle Wallis
Annabelle Frances Wallis (born 5 September 1984) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jane Seymour in Showtime (TV network), Showtime's period drama ''The Tudors'' (2009–2010), Grace Burgess in the BBC drama ''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' (2013–2019), Mia Form in the supernatural horror film ''Annabelle (film), Annabelle'' (2014), Jenny Halsey in the supernatural adventure film ''The Mummy (2017 film), The Mummy'' (2017), Rebecca Crosby in ''Tag (2018 film), Tag'' (2018), Sandra in ''Silent Night (2021 film), Silent Night'' (2021) and Madison Mitchell in the horror film Malignant (2021 film), ''Malignant'' (2021). Early life Wallis was born on 5 September 1984 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Her maternal great uncle was Irish actor Richard Harris. Her first cousins once removed include English actors Jared Harris, Jamie Harris (actor), Jamie Harris, and director Damian Harris. On her father's side, she is a descendant of English singer Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film ''Sleeping Dogs (1977 film), Sleeping Dogs'' (1977), which he followed with leading roles in ''My Brilliant Career (film), My Brilliant Career'' (1979), ''Omen III: The Final Conflict'', ''Possession (1981 film), Possession'' (both 1981), ''Evil Angels (film), Evil Angels'' (also known as ''A Cry in the Dark'') (1988), ''Dead Calm (film), Dead Calm'' (1989), ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt For Red October'' (1990), ''The Piano'' (1993), and ''In the Mouth of Madness'' (1994). He came to international prominence as Alan Grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cole (actor)
Joseph Michael Cole (born 28 November 1988) is an English actor. Some of his most notable roles include Luke in '' Skins'', John Shelby in ''Peaky Blinders'', Marzin and Beckwith in '' Secret in Their Eyes'', Billy Moore in '' A Prayer Before Dawn'', Frank in the ''Black Mirror'' episode " Hang the DJ", Sean Wallace in '' Gangs of London'', and Iver Iversen in '' Against the Ice''. Early life and education The oldest of five boys, Joe Cole was born 28 November 1988 and grew up in Kingston upon Thames in London. His younger brother is actor Finn Cole, who starred alongside him in ''Peaky Blinders''. He attended Hollyfield Secondary School in Surbiton. Career Cole's acting career began when he was accepted into the National Youth Theatre. He obtained his first roles in a one-night show in the West End, on ''The Bill'' and ''Holby City'', and then in roles on stage at the Bush Theatre's sell-out ''School Season''. In the 2010s, he wrote a comedy series with Matt Lucas. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Rundle
Sophie Rundle (born 21 April 1988) is an English actress. Her television roles include portraying Ada Thorne in ''Peaky Blinders'', Ann Walker in '' Gentleman Jack'', Vicky Budd in ''Bodyguard'', code-breaker Lucy in ''The Bletchley Circle'', Labia in ''Episodes'', Alice in '' Jamestown'' and Eva Smith in ''An Inspector Calls''. Early life Rundle was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She has two brothers. She attended Bournemouth School for Girls. Rundle attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 2008 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Acting. Career Screen Rundle started her career in the British horror comedy film ''Small Town Folk'' in 2007 opposite Warwick Davis. In 2012, she starred in the ITV four-part television miniseries period drama, ''Titanic'', created by producer Nigel Stafford-Clark and written by Julian Fellowes, which is based on the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''. Later that year, she guest-starred as Labia in the British/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Shelby Jr
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Anderson (actor)
Paul Anderson (born 12 February 1978) is an English film and television actor who came to prominence for portraying Arthur Shelby Jr. in ''Peaky Blinders'', Mr Anderson in the 2015 film '' The Revenant'', and Sebastian Moran in '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''. Career Anderson decided to pursue acting in the mid 2000s, after working for many years as a ticket scalper and aspiring musician, and enrolled at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his acting career by appearing in plays written by his friend Gregory Burke, and made his screen debut with Burke's critically acclaimed 2014 film '' '71''. He had his first leading role in the 2009 British movie, ''The Firm''. Anderson's break came when, in 2013, he was cast as a main character in the BBC Two show ''Peaky Blinders'' as Arthur Shelby, a gangster in post First World War Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen McCrory
Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her professional stage debut in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' in 1990. Other theatre roles include playing Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'' at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in ''Twelfth Night'', Rosalind in ''As You Like It'' in the West End for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and Medea in the eponymous play at the Royal National Theatre. McCrory is known for her film roles as Françoise in '' Charlotte Gray'' (2001); Cherie Blair in both '' The Queen'' (2006) and '' The Special Relationship'' (2010), alongside Michael Sheen, who portrayed husband and Prime Minister Tony Blair in both; Narcissa Malfoy in the final three ''Harry Potter'' films (2009, 2010, 2011); Mama Jeanne in '' Hugo'' (2011); and Clair Dowar in the James Bond film ''Skyfall'' (2012). She was also known for her television roles as Polly Gray in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Shelby
Thomas Michael Shelby is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the British period crime drama ''Peaky Blinders''. He is played by Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who has won two Irish Film & Television Awards and two National Television Awards for his portrayal of Shelby. The character has received critical acclaim. Director Steven Knight cast Murphy for the role of Tommy Shelby. The character is introduced as a First World War veteran from a family with Romani ancestry, whose criminal enterprise is centred in Birmingham. The narrative begins in 1919, and largely revolves around Shelby's romance with Grace Burgess and his conflict with Inspector Campbell. As the series progresses, Shelby's relationship with mob boss Alfie Solomons is a key element in many of the storylines. Casting and background Cillian Murphy had expressed an interest in doing more television roles, "Those iconic American shows had been on and we watched them and everyone was kind of conscious of tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy ( ; born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor. His works encompass both stage and screen, and his accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 play ''Disco Pigs'', a role he later reprised in the 2001 screen adaptation. His early film credits include the horror film ''28 Days Later'' (2002), the dark comedy ''Intermission'' (2003), the thriller '' Red Eye'' (2005), the Irish war drama '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2006), and the science fiction thriller '' Sunshine'' (2007). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama '' Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005), which earned him his first Golden Globe Award nomination. Murphy began his collaboration with filmmaker Christopher Nolan in 2005, playing the Scarecrow in ''The Dark Knight'' trilogy (2005–2012) as well as appearing in '' Inception'' (2010) and ''Dunkirk'' (2017). He gained greater prominence for his role as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensemble Cast
In a dramatic production, an ensemble cast is one that comprises many principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.Random House: ensemble acting Linked 2013-07-17 Structure In contrast to the popular model, which gives precedence to a sole protagonist, an ensemble cast leans more towards a sense of "collectivity and community". Cinema Ensemble casts in film were introduced as early as September 1916, with D. W. Griffith's silent epic film '' Intolerance'', featuring four separate though parallel plots. The film follows the lives of several characters over hundreds of years, across different cultures and time periods. The unification of different plot lines and character arcs is a key characteristic of ensemble casting in film; whether it is a location, event, or an overarching theme that ties the film and characters together. Films that feature ensembles tend to emphasize the interconnectivity of the characters, even when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
