He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees ... One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent was born on May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, the youngest son of furniture maker Roy Laverick Broadbent and sculptress Doreen "Dee" (Findlay) Broadbent. Andy Samberg and Greg Davies in ‘Cuckoo’ (Pic: BBC) At the moment, it is relatively commonplace to see British stars infiltrate American TV shows—from Damian Lewis in Homeland to Hugh Laurie in House to Karen Gillan in Selfie—but it’s rarer to come across an actual famous American actor in a British TV show.. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. Her parents and sister are not involved in the performing arts. Her father is English. He is one of six children. His films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Match Point (2005), Imagine Me and You (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchmen (2009), A Single Man (2009), Leap Year (2010), Stoker (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). He was raised in Crieff. He then went onto to play Jonathan Switcher in Mannequin with "Sex in the City" star Kim Cattral. Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue/Green Height: 5'11"2003 Honors Graduate Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtsPlayed Orlando in the Opre Arts 2010 Production of "As You Like It" available on HD DVD from BBC video. Attended Porthcawl Comprehensive School. René Artois, proprietor of Café René in Nazi-occupied France, struggles to keep the business running whilst keeping the… She attended Arnold School, where ... Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Brook was born and raised in Rochester, Kent, as Kelly Ann Parsons. Her father was a pilot for the British Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964. He is an actor and producer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), Speed Racer (2008) and The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). Laura Pyper was born in 1980 in Magherafelt, County Derry, Northern Ireland. Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. They divorced when Dominic was age 5. They have three children. You Get Me? He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999). They have three children. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and ... Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Damien Molony is an actor of stage, TV and film, best known for his television roles as Hal in BBC 'Being Human', DC Albert Flight in BBC 'Ripper Street', DS Jack Weston in 'Suspects' and Jon in 'GameFace'. He tried studying at the City College of New ... David Matthew Macfadyen was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Meinir (Owen), a drama teacher and actress, and Martin Macfadyen, an oil executive. As an actress she is known for her performances in films such as Atonement (2007), Angel (2007), I Capture the Castle (2003) and (Suffragette). She has one sister, eight years her senior. He attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama and left ... Dominic Edward Cooper was born and raised in Greenwich, London, England. Ned Dennehy (born 8 December, 1965) is an Irish actor in British, Irish, and American films and television. Georgia May King (born 18 November 1986) is an Scottish actress. 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