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Rik Mayall, one of the first and foremost alternative comedians in the UK, was born in Matching Tye, a village just outside Harlow in Essex. His parents, John and Gillian, were both drama teachers. His acting debut was at the age of seven when he appeared in one of his father's stage plays. He met his comedy partner and best friend Adrian "Ade" Edmondson at Manchester University in 1975. Soon, the duo began performing together as a comedy act called "Twentieth Century Coyote" at the now legendary Comedy Store in London. They later moved their act to a venue called "The Comic Strip" and it was there that they were discovered by producer Paul Jackson. Rik and his friends, including Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Alexei Sayle, Peter Richardson, and Nigel Planer were boomed onto television screens with immense success. He wrote The Young Ones (1982) with Ben Elton and Lise Mayer. You loved it or hated it, but you can't deny the impact it had on British sitcoms.
His career was launched, and, aged 24, he became one of the most popular comedians in Britain. He wrote and starred in various other television programmes and films over the years such as The New Statesman (1987); his role in it as Alan B'Stard earned him a BAFTA. He had his brief touch of Hollywood in 1991 when he starred as the title role in Drop Dead Fred (1991), but he soon returned to the British TV screens with Bottom (1991) a show which only ran for 3 seasons from 1991 to 1995 but was so popular that he and "Ade" toured with live shows based on the series around Britain every two years or so up until 2014.
In 1998, he suffered a severe accident and ended up in a coma after he crashed with his quad-bike at his farm in Devon. Luckily, he recovered and starred in films and shows such as Guest House Paradiso (1999) and Day of the Sirens (2002). In 2002, he proved that he was back and ready for action in the comedy series Believe Nothing (2002), which reunited him with Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, the writers of "The New Statesman". In 2003, he toured the UK alongside "Ade" with the fifth Bottom Live show.- Jo Joyner was born on 24 May 1977 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for For Her Sins (2023), Stay Close (2021) and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018). She has been married to Neil Madden since 14 July 2007. They have two children.
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Charlotte Spencer was born on 26 September 1991 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Glue (2014), The Living and the Dead (2016) and Les Misérables (2012).- Actor
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Theo Stevenson was born on 27 February 1998 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), Humans (2015) and Millie Inbetween (2014).- Actor
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Davood Ghadami is an actor, born in Harlow, Essex, UK. He is best known for playing the role of Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap EastEnders (1985) from 2014 to 2021, and went on to play Eli Ebrahimi in the long running BBC medical drama Holby City (1999) from 2021 until the show's conclusion in 2022. In 2017 Davood competed in the 15th series of Strictly Come Dancing (2004).- Actress
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Jackie Clune was born on 13 December 1965 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Bill (1984), Too Close (2021) and Smack the Pony (1999). She has been married to Richard Hannant since 2008. They have four children.- Hannah Fry was born on 21 February 1984 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is a writer, known for The Future with Hannah Fry (2023), Unvaccinated (2022) and The Sky at Night (1957). She is married to Phil . They have two children.
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Toby Kearton is a British independent award winning film director. He is best known for the independent short film Dissonance (2018) as well as the short films The Little Picture (2018) and The Dust Child (2018). He has recently announced his involvement in his feature film directorial debut.
Born in Harlow, Essex, UK on June 20th 1997 as a young child, Toby had an infinite number of titles available to him. After realizing filmmaking and storytelling was his passion, he began to make stop motion animation films at the age of 8, borrowing his fathers digital camera and became a member of the British Film Institute in 2012. In 2014 Toby was employed as an assistant on the film Tulip Fever (2017), ultimately starting his film career at the age of 17.
After finishing school at the age of 18 and having completed A-levels in Modern History, Archaeology, Politics and Film, Toby attended film school in Burbank, California. Toby graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In his 3 years at film school perfecting his craft, Toby completed many short films which have been screened at various film festivals across the world.
Toby is best known for the independent short film Dissonance (2018) which premiered at the Court Métrage at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2018. He is also known for his unique take on historical films with The Dust Child (2018) and The Little Picture (2018) which have won over 20 awards collectively, including Best Director at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the latter holding over 790k views on YouTube.
Toby has recently displayed his versatility as a filmmaker, having written and directed the veteran mental health PSA, Hidden Wounds (2022), the short films Pricks (2023) adapted from the successful play of the same name, the WWI drama Kamerad (2024) and documentary short Dick Dangerfield: Defending Drama (2024). Toby is currently writing the upcoming tragicomedy: UnPresidented.- Tom Padley was born on 14 March 1985 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Allied (2016), The Critic (2023) and The Game.
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Danny Young was born on 7 November 1986 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for 24 Little Hours (2020), Payback Season (2012) and Coronation Street (1960).- Dominic Colenso was born on 27 August 1981 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Thunderbirds (2004), The Scampi Trail (2013) and Whatever Love Means (2005).
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Nick Kamen was born on 15 April 1962 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Shag (1988) and Police Call 110 (1971). He died on 4 May 2021 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Ed Eales-White is a British Actor born in Harlow, Essex, 1985. He played 'Young Karl' in the Bafta Winning TV Series NATIONAL TREASURE (Channel 4), appears in S2 of THE CROWN (Netflix), feature film MISBEHAVIOUR & THE NEVERS (HBO Max). Ed started his career writing and performing sketch and character comedy on stage, leading to opportunities on Radio & TV, his TV credits include DRUNK HISTORY, DRIFTERS & SIBLINGS.
His most notable stage performance to date was as 'Josh' in the Olivier Award-winning play ROTTERDAM, performing sell-out runs in London & New York. - "Perfectly embodies the play's balance between brisk humour and sensitivity" - The Evening Standard.- Stunts
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Daniel O'Neill is a British born Martial Arts Action Actor, known mainly for his role as 'Dan' in Bangkok Adrenaline and for his role as the Fixer in the movie 'Fixer'. After watching many Hong Kong action movies as a child, Daniel became very fond of Jackie Chan and saw him as a role model. Daniel then started training in Taekwondo and Acrobatics at the age of 14, he pushed himself to the limit with exhausting training sessions that would last for many hours everyday. He made a name for himself in the Taekwondo world as a 'Super Kicker' and won many competitions including the British championships. Living in the UK and performing in shows and corporate events didn't quite satisfy Daniel's hunger to express his art, so, on his nineteenth birthday he bought a ticket that would change the rest of his life. With little more than a few hundred pounds to his name, he left for Hong Kong to work among his idols in the Martial Arts action cinema industry. Daniel soon started auditioning for action movies and began working with Hong Kong stunt men, this was where his style really started to take shape. Daniel developed his style by incorporating his Taekwondo with Western Boxing, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Free Running, Fight Choreography, Stunts falls and Break Dancing. Daniel soon made a name for himself and before long he had worked with some of Hong Kong's finest, including Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung. In 2002 Daniel got a chance to do a live audition in front of Donnie Yen for the movie 'Twins Effect', where they were looking for a western stunt actor to fight Jackie Chan. Donnie Yen was instantly impressed with Daniel and got him on board immediately, this is where Daniel's dreams came true and he had one on one fight scene with Jackie Chan. Daniel was also booking a lot of modeling jobs and commercials. It became obvious that he had the skills and looks needed to further his career so he branched out into Acting. Daniel relocated to Bangkok, a place where they love action movies. It was an interesting paradise for him, a place where he could continue to develop his unique fighting style and also work as a Model, Actor, Stuntman and Dancer. Before long Daniel received a call to cast for the action movie Bangkok Adrenaline. Daniel became the first 'white guy' to play the lead role in Asian action movie history, in which he truly expresses his art both in front of the camera and behind, officially putting a stamp on the Martial Arts action movie industry internationally.- Actor
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Chris Larner was born in 1959 and attended Burnt Mill school in his native town of Harlow in Essex before,in 1977,entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Since graduation he appeared in many popular television series,notably as Clingfilm in fire service drama 'London's Burning'. Additionally he has written several songs and musicals, the song'Getting Out' being used in the Morecambe and Wise pastiche 'The Play What I wrote'. In 1983 he married drama teacher Allyson Lee,their son George being born a year later,and they remained firm friends after their divorce,to the extent that,when Allyson was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis,Chris accompanied her to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland for her to end her life. He dramatised the experience in his play 'An Instinct for Kindness',which has drawn both critical and popular acclaim.- Additional Crew
Laura Kenny was born on 24 April 1992 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is known for Granada Reports (1992), A Question of Sport (1970) and South at Six (1974). She has been married to Jason Kenny since 24 September 2016. They have one child.- Jon-Scott was born in Harlow 18 minutes after his twin sister. Moved to Cambridgeshire a few years later. Grew up playing football and acting in a local youth theatre, he started dancing to help his football career, which he captained his county team. Jon-Scott started training for his career at a foundation course at stage works and then studied at Laine theatre arts. Thought his career he has done many west-end shows and danced on some big Hollywood movies. But is now focusing on his acting career and big things are coming, so watch this space!
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Thomas Mitchell was born on 21 March 1983 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an editor and producer, known for Feud (2017), American Horror Story (2011) and American Horror Stories (2021).- Actor
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Tim Glanfield was born on 9 June 1980 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Blood on His Hands (2007), The Weakest Link (2000) and The Strictly Story: Fake Tan, Tangos & a 10 from Len (2017).- Actor
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Born in Harlow, England in June 1981, Kevin attended Mark Hall Comprehensive School attaining a GCSE in Drama. Kevin began acting and producing music in his youth and found success co-writing tracks for the acclaimed Dance Dance: Revolution series of video games. in 2003 he emigrated to the US where he continued acting in short films eventually being cast in several feature films. Kevin now works as both Actor/Composer in many of the films he works on.
Kevin resides with his Family in Phoenix, Arizona.- Editorial Department
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A post production facility based "Digital Intermediate Producer" working in Soho, London.
Ben studied "Television Production" at Middlesex University and upon finishing the course started in the industry as a runner in a post production facility.
He then worked on to become a DI Producer at Technicolor and work on his first major project "Black Mirror: Season 3"
Ben is based at Warner Bros. De Lane Lea- Additional Crew
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Dino was born in the UK, he comes from a Italian / Irish background , He now lives between the UK and Canada. and has been in the TV and film industry since 2012 . He's first movie was James bonds 007 Sky fall . As a supporting artist- Kelly Salmon was born in Harlow, Essex, in 1987. She started modelling at a very young age and made her first commercial at the age of eleven months. She later appeared in a number of other commercials, including the first NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention for Cruelty to Children) commercial, Danone (Spain), Cheese Dippers (Belgium) and a Drink and Drive commercial for Ireland. She modelled fashion in 1997 on Blue Peter (1958).
In 1998 Kelly started at Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. Her first main role as Kate Spiller in a television series was in Big Kids (2000). Her second main role was in The Ghost Hunter (2000) as Bex. She has also appeared in professional theatre production "Annie" in the West End in 1998, when she played the part of Duffy and on tour in 2000 playing the part of Annie. - Director
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Born in 1979, British writer-director Tobias Tobbell started out writing plays and makings short films as a teenager. He was a prolific contributor to his university's drama society, writing and directing a dozen plays, two of which were performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Tobias' debut feature film, 'Confine', stars Alfie Allen and Daisy Lowe. Following a Raindance premiere, where it was nominated for Best Feature, the film was released in the US (Screen Media Films) and the UK (Koch Media).
Tobbell also produced international festival hit 'The Drummond Will', a black comedy which picked up 8 Best Feature awards. This was also released in North America and UK.
He resides in Greater London and runs Two Bells Productions, producing short films to play at international festivals, and is developing features as well as television pilots.- Visual Effects
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Born in Harlow Essex, Johnny started his career in 2010 working as an assistant editor for a production company called Bat Country Productions, from there he moved to London. After finishing his degree in Editing and post production, he started work at various post houses, editing online content for big brands and labels. Now working in London as a freelance editor, specialising in online digital content, he has worked for various different agencies and assisting in big budget adverts. Seeking new opportunities in film, Johnny has assisted and edited short films/ features.- Hugh Allison was born on 29 September 1982 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Haunted Mansion Show (2013), Ground Level (2011) and Orgasms Are Forever (2022).
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Sarah F. Adams was born on 22 February 1805 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. Sarah F. was married to William Bridges Adams. Sarah F. died on 14 August 1848 in St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England, UK.- Script and Continuity Department
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Hayley Wright was born in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. Hayley is a composer and producer, known for The Washing Machine (2010), Together (2007) and Shark Out of Water (2008).- David never had the confidence to admit to his desire to perform. It was only when he went to college at the age of 16 and joined a youth theatre group with his friends, that he grew in skill and confidence. He went on to co-run the group and then take the leading in his local theatres production of 'West Side Story', playing Tony. From there his strength grew and he went to work at a Butlins Resort in Skegness.
After leaving Butlins after one season he went on a touring panto around London and Scotland. So by the age of 22, he realised that this is what he should be doing. He moved into doing background work for British television and then later got a part in his first feature movie _Forsaken Forest, The (2005)_ which brings us up to today! With the whole future ahead of him. - Brendan Mills was born on 13 October 1984 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK.
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Simon Smith is a broadcaster, writer and multi-instrumental singer/songwriter from Harlow, Essex. He is best known as a YouTube personality and as a musician, under the stage name 'Sitorimon'.
Additionally, Simon is the co-host, director and editor for the 'Failcast F1' and 'Failcast F1: Live' series of Formula One video podcasts.
Simon owns and operates 'Higher Plain Games' and 'Higher Plain Music' and produces regular video content and written articles for both platforms. Simon's much anticipated fourth full-length studio album - 'Modus Vivendi' - is due to release in late 2017.- Matthew James Wells was born on 30 April 1991 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Four Wise Monkeys (2016), Countrycide (2012) and The Hidden Subject (2014).
- Dean Hassan was born on 11 June 1989 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK.
- Alisha Margetson was born on 23 December 1994 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Mubarakan (2017).
- Paul Barnes was born in 1970 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK.
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Luke J. Baker was born on 5 September 1990 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Easy (2015), Kick Out!: The Newtown Neurotics Story (2023) and Ghostdriver (2021).- Darren Ambrose was born on 29 February 1984 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK.
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Gavin Pugh was born on 8 August 1980 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is known for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016), Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013) and ATV: Quad Power Racing 2 (2003).- Actor
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Mike Willis was born in Essex, England, UK. His mother's name is Geraldine and his father Christopher owned a electrical company called C. Willis and Sons Electrical Contractors. At Davenant Grammar School Mike enjoyed his sports, English and drama lessons, He was involved in school debates and drama plays. He attended the Allsorts School of Music and Drama which led to his representation with the company. Mike left school in 2000 and went on to train as a hairdresser which funded his acting career.- Actor
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Isaac Verrall was born on 23 December 1996 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Chubby Funny (2016), Destination: Dewsbury (2018) and Open All Night (2016).- Brian Goodwin was born on 14 January 1962 in Harlow, Essex. He is an actor, known for Full Metal Jacket (1987).
- Lady Rhys Williams was born on 20 December 1898 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Price of Things (1930). She died on 18 September 1964 in Holborn, London, England, UK.