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Strike Back (TV Series)
''Strike Back'' is a British/American action-adventure/spy-drama television series based on the 2007 novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service soldier Chris Ryan. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, aka MI6), who operate several high risk, priority missions around the world. The six-part first series began broadcasting on Sky One on 5 May 2010. After a second series was commissioned, it was announced that Cinemax would co-produce the franchise. The first episode of the ten-part second series, under the banner title '' Project Dawn'' in the United Kingdom, first aired on Cinemax on 12 August 2011. The ten-part third series, under the title '' Strike Back: Vengeance'', began airing on Cinemax on 17 August 2012. On 3 October 2012, Cinemax and Sky commissioned a fourth series, '' Strike Back: Shadow Warfare'', which was broadcast on Cinemax beginning 9 August 2013. A ten-episode, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Dawn
A project is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular goal. An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations". A project may be a temporary (rather than a permanent) social system ( work system), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints. A project may form a part of wider programme management or function as an ''ad hoc'' system. Note that open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations. Overview The word ''project'' comes from the Latin word ''projectum'' from the Latin verb ''proicere'', "before an action," which in turn comes from ''pro-'', which d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan Stapleton
Sullivan Stapleton (born 14 June 1977) is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Secret Life of Us'', '' Strike Back'' and '' Animal Kingdom''. He also starred in the NBC crime drama '' Blindspot''. Stapleton played the lead role, Greek leader Themistocles, in the film '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014). In 2013, he was honoured with a Breakthrough Award at an exclusive Australians in Film Benefit Dinner held in Los Angeles. Early life Stapleton was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He was eight years old when he and his younger sister, actress Jacinta Stapleton, six at the time, joined an acting and modelling agency. The idea first came to their aunt who signed her kids with the agency. She then asked her nephew and nieces if they would like to join and their mother signed them in. Stapleton's younger brother Joshua also launched into acting in early childhood; as well as acting, he pursued talents in dance and musical theatre. Stapleton' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Kelly (actress)
Katherine Sinead Kelly (born 19 November 1979) is an English actress and presenter, who made her TV debut in 2003, appearing on ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Kelly rose to prominence after portraying Becky McDonald in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' between 2006 and 2012. For this role, Kelly won multiple awards including a National Television Award for "Best Serial Drama Performance" in 2012. Since leaving ''Coronation Street'', she has played Lady Mae in the ITV drama series '' Mr Selfridge'' (2013–2014, 2016), Leah Dale in ITV drama ''Cheat'' (2019) and a lead role in the second series of ''Innocent'' as Sally Wright (2021). Kelly is also known for her roles in '' Happy Valley'', '' Class'', ''The Night Manager'' (2016), '' Criminal: UK'' (2019–present), and as DI Karen Renton in the second series of '' Liar'' (2020). Early life Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the USA. She has strong links with The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Dunster
Philip James Dunster (born 31 March 1992) is an English actor. He is known for in the Sky One drama '' Strike Back'' (2017–2018), the Channel 4 science fiction series ''Humans'' (2018), the ITV comedy-drama ''The Trouble with Maggie Cole'' (2020), the Apple TV+ sports series ''Ted Lasso'' (2020–), and the Amazon Prime thriller '' The Devil's Hour'' (2022). Early life Dunster was born in Northampton. He attended Leighton Park School in Reading, where he served as Head Boy. He played rugby as a child, though he realised at the age of fifteen that he was too small after a failed tryout for London Irish. He also considered following in the footsteps of his father and brother and joining the military. He went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2014. Career In 2015, Dunster played Claudio in the Reading Theatre production of ''Much Ado About Nothing'', made his television debut in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Catastrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Sosanya
Oluwakemi Nina Sosanya (born 6 June 1969) is an English stage, television, film, radio actress and narrator. She is most notable for her roles in ''Teachers'', '' W1A'' and '' Last Tango in Halifax''. Early life and education Sosanya was born in Islington, London, to a Nigerian father and an English mother. For a short time, she attended the Vale of Catmose College in Oakham and later trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Career Sosanya has appeared in many roles in the theatre, on television and in films. Her first big break in theatre was in '' Anthony and Cleopatra'' at the National Theatre, and with the 2001 series ''Teachers''. She also appeared in '' Sorted'', '' People Like Us'', ''Love Actually'', ''Nathan Barley'', ''Renaissance'', ''Casanova'', as Karen Blaine in the ''Jonathan Creek'' episode "The Three Gamblers", ''Much Ado About Nothing'', '' Cape Wrath/Meadowlands'', the ''Doctor Who'' episode " Fear Her", and '' FM''. Sosanya appeared as Colly T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxanne McKee
Roxanne McKee (born 10 August 1980) is a British actress and model. She is best known for playing Louise Summers in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2005–2008), Lou Foster in the British drama series ''Lip Service'' (2010), Doreah in the American fantasy drama series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2012) and Lady Claire Riesen in the American apocalyptic supernatural series ''Dominion'' (2014–2015). She has also starred in films including '' Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines'' (2012), ''Vendetta'' (2013) and ''The Legend of Hercules'' (2014). Early life and education McKee was born in Canada to Irish parents and completed a BA degree in Social Policy & Political Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2005. Career ''Hollyoaks'' McKee auditioned for the role of ''Hollyoaks'' character Louise Summers in 2004 as part of ''Hollyoaks: On the Pull'', a nationwide search to find a new actor. After being chosen from over 35,000 applicants, McKee began portraying Louise, who was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alin Sumarwata
Alin Sumarwata is an Iranian-born Australian actress, whose roles include May Stone in soap opera '' Home and Away'', Sophia Angleton in ''East West 101'' and Vanessa Villante in '' Neighbours'', a role she played from 2012 to 2013, 2015 and 2019. She has also starred in '' Strike Back: Retribution'', '' Strike Back: Revolution'' and '' Strike Back: Vendetta'' as Gracie Novin. Early life Sumarwata was born in Tehran, Iran. She moved to Australia with her family at the age of seven. Sumarwata gained a scholarship to the Australian Theatre for Young People and later attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. She worked part time in a law firm and an accounting firm, while she graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws. Career One of Sumarwata's early acting jobs was a role on Indonesian television soap opera ''Kenapa Ada Cinta''. In 2009, Sumarwata starred as Yasmin Van Koors in the mini-series, '' False Witness''. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Brown (actor)
Warren Martin Brown (born 11 May 1978) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Donny Maguire in '' Shameless'' and Andy Holt in ''Hollyoaks'', DS Justin Ripley in the BBC crime drama ''Luther'' and as Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in the British-American action television series Strike Back, starting with '' Strike Back: Retribution''. Early life Warren Brown was born in Warrington, England. He studied at the University of Salford. Career After appearing in two episodes of the television series '' Shameless'', Warren played the evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's ''Hollyoaks''. Despite being 27 years old at the time, it was said his youthful good looks and diminutive height helped him win the role of the student. Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Most Spectacular Scene, and Best Exit at the 2006 British Soap Awards. Brown's character Holt met his demise in February 2006. Brown won a role in the shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel MacPherson
Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, known for his roles as Joel Samuels in ''Neighbours'', PC Cameron Tait in ''The Bill'', Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax's '' Strike Back'', Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess sci-fi film ''Infini'', and Arion Elessedil in '' The Shannara Chronicles''. He also co-hosted ''Dancing with the Stars'' for six years while simultaneously starring in a number of Australian dramas such as ''Wild Boys''. Early life MacPherson grew up in Sydney's beachside suburb of Cronulla. He was accepted into Mensa at the age of 10 and went on to attend the academically selective school Sydney Boys High School. Career MacPherson was discovered while competing in the Kurnell triathlon in southern Sydney when he was 16. He soon landed the role of Joel Samuels in the soap opera ''Neighbours'', starting in 1998. Soon after, MacPherson won a Logie Award in 1999 for Most Popular New Talent. After le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milauna Jackson
Milauna Jemai Jackson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as DEA Special Agent Kim Martinez in the British-American action television series '' Strike Back'' seasons four & five. Early life A native of Chicago, Milauna Jemai Jackson was raised on the South Side by her single mother. To study in a safe environment, she lived part-time with her mother and partially with her grandparents. Before enrolling in the performing arts program at Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School, she acted in church programs and community theater at a young age. She had her mother Linda and Miss Lillian Monkus (deceased), whom she met in high school, as female role models. Her first television role was in 2000 in the court show '' Arrest & Trial'' (episode "Nightstalker") where she played herself. After high school, Jackson attended several colleges; Howard University and Cal State Fullerton, before enrolling at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robson Green
Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, angler, singer-songwriter and presenter. His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series '' Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray Fusilier Dave Tucker in the ITV military drama series '' Soldier Soldier'', between 1991 and 1995. Between 2002 and 2008 he played Dr. Tony Hill in the ITV crime drama series ''Wire in the Blood''. As a TV presenter he has fronted shows such as '' Extreme Fishing'', '' Extreme Fishing Challenge'', and '' Tales from Northumberland''. He currently plays Detective Inspector Geordie Keating on ITV's ''Grantchester''. He was one half of the singing duo Robson & Jerome, along with fellow '' Soldier Soldier'' actor Jerome Flynn, who had several No. 1 singles in the 1990s. Early life Robson Golightly Green was born on 18 December 1964 in Dilston Hospital in Hexham, Northumberland, and grew up in Dudley, a small mining village south of Cramlingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Garrigan
Liam Thomas Garrigan (born 17 October 1981) is an English actor. As a youth, he attended classes at Kingston upon Hull's Northern Stage Company and was a student at Wyke College, Kingston upon Hull. His first television role was as Nic Yorke in the BBC continuing drama series ''Holby City''. He is best known for his roles as Ian Al-Harazi on the Fox series '' 24: Live Another Day'', as King Arthur in the ABC series '' Once Upon a Time'' and the film '' Transformers: The Last Knight'', and as Thomas Jopson on AMC’s ''The Terror''. He also provides the voice for Captain Kurt in the role-playing game '' GreedFall''. Career Liam was sent to musical theater classes by his mother at an early age, he was five years old when he played a munchkin in Northern Theatre's production of The Wizard of Oz, and he later began, at age seven, to have one-on-one acting lessons with Northern Theatre's founder Richard Green. After attending Endsleigh Primary School and St Mary's, Liam studied at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
