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Samuel Adewunmi
Samuel Adewunmi (born 1994) is a British actor. He won British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance, Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2019, British Independent Film Awards as well as receiving a BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film, Best Actor nomination for his role in the film ''The Last Tree (film), The Last Tree'' (2019). He was nominated for a BAFTA for his role in the BBC drama ''You Don't Know Me (TV series), You Don't Know Me'' (2021). He was named a 2019 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. Early life Adewunmi was born in Camden, London to a single Nigerian Yoruba mother, a chef. He and his brother grew up on the Maiden Lane Estate just north of King's Cross St Pancras tube station, King's Cross and St Pancras stations, the same estate where ''Tin Luck'' was filmed. He first discovered drama through a school play in year three, and was eight when he put on a community play at the Camde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Independent Film Awards 2021
The British Independent Film Awards 2021 were held on 5 December 2021 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 3 November 2021, by actors Samuel Adewunmi and Mimi Keene via live-stream from the Curzon Soho in London. The winners of the craft categories were announced on 19 November while the winners for the rest of the categories were presented at the ceremony on 5 December. The awards were hosted by Asim Chaudhry. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards References External linksOfficial website {{British Independent Film Awards British Independent Film Awards, 2021 2021 film awards 2021 in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eaters Of Light
"The Eaters of Light" is the tenth episode of the tenth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Rona Munro and broadcast on 17 June 2017 on BBC One. Munro previously wrote ''Survival'', the final serial of the original run of ''Doctor Who'', making her the only writer to date to have worked on the classic and revived eras of the show. The episode received generally positive reviews from television critics. The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) takes Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) to second-century Scotland to settle their different theories about what happened to the ninth legion of the Roman army that vanished. When they arrive, however, they find an alien menace from another dimension that may be the reason behind the vanishing, presenting a far greater threat than any army. Synopsis The Twelfth Doctor and Bill, disagreeing about the fate of the Ninth Legion of the Imperial Roman army, travel in the TARDIS along with Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born A King
''Born a King'' () is a 2019 historical coming-of-age drama film directed by Agustí Villaronga. The film stars Abdullah Ali, Ed Skrein, Hermione Corfield, Laurence Fox, and James Fleet. Plot In 1919, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, 14-year-old Faisal is sent by his father, Emir Abdulaziz, on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to London to secure the formation of what was to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Young Faisal negotiates his country's and his family's future with seasoned politicians like Winston Churchill and Lord Curzon, and forms a friendship with Princess Mary. Cast * Abdullah Ali as Prince Faisal ** Yousef Alsaid as baby Faisal * Ed Skrein as Philby * Hermione Corfield as Princess Mary * Laurence Fox as Lawrence of Arabia * Rawkan Binbella as Emir Abdulaziz * James Fleet as King George V * Celyn Jones as Winston Churchill * Rubén Ochandiano as Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan * Aidan McArdle as Humphrey Bowman * Marina Gatell as Stella * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trafalgar Theatre
Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged comedies and revues. It was converted into a television and radio studio in the 1990s, before returning to theatrical use in 2004 as Trafalgar Studios, the name it bore until 2020, with the auditorium converted to two studio spaces. It re-opened in 2021 following a major multi-million pound project to reinstate it to its original single-auditorium design. History 1930 to 1996 The original Whitehall Theatre, built on the site of the 17th century ''Ye Old Ship Tavern'' was designed by Edward A. Stone, with interiors in the Art Deco style by Marc-Henri and Laverdet. It had 634 seats. The theatre opened on 29 September 1930 with ''The Way to Treat a Woman'' by Walter Hackett, who was the theatre's licensee. In November 1933 Henry Daniell ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit Off-West End theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage, Josie Rourke and Michael Longhurst have all served as artistic director, a post held since March 2024 by Tim Sheader. The theatre produces new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small-scale musical theatre. As well as presenting at least six productions a year at its home in Covent Garden, as well transferring shows to the West End, Broadway and elsewhere. History Theatrical producer Donald Albery formed Donmar Productions around 1953, with the name derived from the first three letters of his name and the first three letters of his friend, ballerina Margot Fonteyn. In 1961, he bought the warehouse, a building that in the 1870s had been a vat room and hops warehouse for the local brewery in Covent Garden, and in the 1920s had been used as a film studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Television Award For Best Actor
This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor. The Best Actor award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit to a particular performance, until 1962, when Rupert Davies won for his performance in ''Maigret''. Since 1970, nominees have been announced in addition to the winner. The Actor category was split into Leading Actor and Supporting Actor starting in 2010. Michael Gambon holds the record of most wins in this category with four, including three consecutive wins, followed by Robbie Coltrane with three, all of them also being consecutive. Additionally, Alan Badel, Peter Barkworth, Sean Bean, Alec Guinness, Mark Rylance, John Thaw, and Ben Whishaw, all have received the award twice. Benedict Cumberbatch has received the most nominations for this award with six, followed by Coltrane with five. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Actors with multiple wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Black (TV Series)
''Angela Black'' is a six-part thriller series, created and written by Harry Williams and Jack Williams, which began airing on ITV on 10 October 2021, in six weekly installments. The show is internationally co-produced by Spectrum Originals and ITV in conjunction with Two Brothers Pictures. The series stars Joanne Froggatt as Angela Meyer, a wife and mother of two who is in an abusive relationship with her husband Olivier (Michiel Huisman). One day, she is approached by a mysterious man, Ed Harrison (Samuel Adewunmi), who claims that Olivier has hired him to kill her. The pair form an unlikely relationship, and try to turn the tables on Olivier. Filming for the series began in London in October 2020. All six episodes of the series premiered exclusively on BritBox in the UK before their linear broadcast. Internationally, the series has aired on Stan in Australia, Spectrum Original in the United States, and via Globoplay in Brazil. Cast * Joanne Froggatt as Angela Meyer * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV (TV channel), STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been Legal name, legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was, for decades, a network of separate companies that provided regional television services and also shared programmes among themselves to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs ITV1, the ITV1 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Watch (TV Series)
''The Watch'' is a fantasy police procedural television programme inspired by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the ''Discworld'' series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. The series, developed by BBC Studios for BBC America, premiered on 3 January 2021 and was released on BBC iPlayer on 1 July 2021. Setting and plot The series is inspired by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the ''Discworld'' series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, ''The Watch'' was described by Terry Pratchett in 2012 as a "Pratchett-style CSI"; it was to have an episodic storyline, following the format of a "crime of the week" as tackled by the city's police force under the command of Sam Vimes. In 2018, Narrativia described it as a "punk rock thriller". Cast * Sam Adewunmi as Carcer Dun *Matt Berry as voice of Wayne, a sword *Anna Chancellor as Lord Vetinari * Marama Corlett as Corporal Angua von Überwald, of the City Watch *Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, apocalyptic comedy novel ''Good Omens'' (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. Pratchett's first novel, ''The Carpet People'', was published in 1971. The first ''Discworld'' novel, ''The Colour of Magic'', was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final ''Discworld'' novel, ''The Shepherd's Crown'', was published in August 2015, five months after his death. With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was Knight Bachelor, knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC America
BBC America is an American basic cable network that is owned by AMC Networks. The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected programs from the BBC (such as its nature documentary series). Unlike the BBC's domestic channels in the United Kingdom, BBC America does not receive funding from the British licence fee (which is the principal funding for the BBC's channels within the United Kingdom), as the BBC cannot fund any of its channels that are available outside the United Kingdom. Consequently, BBC America operates as a commercial-supported channel and accepts traditional advertising. It is also funded by television subscription fees. , BBC America is available to approximately 60,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2017 peak of 82,000,000 households. In 2024, AMC Networks purchased BBC Studios' remaining stake in the channel. AMC Networks continues to license the BBC name and branding from BBC Studios as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
