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Millicent Martin was born on 8 June 1934 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Nothing But the Best (1964), Frasier (1993) and Theatre Night (1957). She has been married to Marc Alexander since 1978. She was previously married to Norman Eshley and Ronnie Carroll.- Actor
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Luke was born in September 1985 and brought up by his mother in the Romford area, describing himself as a 'proud Essex boy'. Thanks to a local drama school teacher who funded his audition, Luke joined the National Youth Theatre, later enrolling at the Central School of Speech and Drama, where he was awarded the Alan Bates Bursary for 2008. On graduation, he began to build up an impressive stage C.V., including the lead in Tennessee Williams' 'Orpheus Descending' at the Manchester Royal Exchange, and in 'A View From the Bridge' and 'Blue/Orange' at the Young Vic. Luke is also a well-regarded playwright - in fact he began writing in his teens as a second string in case he failed to make it as an actor. His works 'Goodbye to All That' and 'So Here We Are' were performed to critical acclaim at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, whilst the play 'Growth' garnered rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, and 'Hearts' played at Sheffield Crucible and the Shed at the National. He is also under commission to the Bush Theatre as of 2016, the year in which he can be seen in the second television series of 'Poldark' as idealistic but fallible Dr Dwight Enys. Married to actress Joanna Horton (born April 1980), whom he met when they appeared together in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Days of Significance' and with whom he runs the company Norton Productions, they have a daughter Albie.- Stephen Wight was born on 27 February 1980 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Men in Black: International (2019), I May Destroy You (2020) and In Too Deep (2023).
- Glen Berry was born on 21 April 1978 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Beautiful Thing (1996), From Hell (2001) and London Bridge (1995).
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James Marcus was born on 23 June 1942 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Tank Malling (1989) and UFO (1970).- Director
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Luke Snellin was born in Romford, Essex. He has been featured in Shots, The Telegraph and V Magazine among others and was named one of Screen International's 'Stars of Tomorrow' and one of Broadcast Magazine's 'Hot Shots'. His film Mixtape (2009) was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Short Film.
After directing on shows My Mad Fat Diary (2013), Banana (2015) and The A Word (2016) he was the lead director on Wanderlust (2018) written by Nick Payne, starring Toni Collette and Temple (2019) written by Mark O'Rowe, starring Mark Strong.
His debut feature film is Let It Snow (2019), an adaptation of John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle's YA novel starring Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush, Kiernan Shipka and Joan Cusack. The film was released by Netflix in 2019 and was nominated for a GLAAD award in 2020.
In 2021 he won an RTS award for his directing work on Mae Martin and Joe Hampson's show Feel Good (2020) starring Mae Martin, Charlotte Ritchie and Lisa Kudrow. The show also won the NME Award for Best TV Series and was ranked at number 6 on The Guardian's 50 best TV shows of 2021.
Most recently he directed on the adaptation of David Nicholl's global best seller One Day (2024) released on Netflix in 2024.
Luke is writing and developing several film and TV projects and is represented by Curtis Brown in the UK and CAA & Grandview in the US. He is a member of the DGA, the DGGB and Directors UK.- Actress
Margo Johns was born on 25 February 1919 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Konga (1961), International Detective (1959) and Meet Sexton Blake! (1945). She was married to William Franklyn. She died on 28 September 2009 in Barnes, London, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Mommie Dearest (1981), Aria (1987) and Queens of British Pop (2009). He was married to Laraine Ashton, Faye Dunaway and Vera Day. He died on 16 November 2019 in London, England, UK.- Producer
- Actor
Richard Madeley was born on 13 May 1956 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Ali G Indahouse (2002), Extras (2005) and Richard & Judy (2001). He has been married to Judy Finnigan since 21 November 1986. They have two children. He was previously married to Lynda R Hooley.- Actress
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Yana was born on 16 February 1932 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Pickup Alley (1957), Zarak (1956) and The Cockleshell Heroes (1955). She was married to Ronnie Ronald, Alan Curtis and Peter F. Smith. She died on 21 November 1989 in London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
- Actress
Gemma Collins was born on 31 January 1981 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Only Way Is Essex (2010), The Tearaways: Sweet Sounds of Summer (2019) and The Only Way Is Essex: All Back to Essex (2014).- Actress
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Sue Upton was born on 9 November 1954 in Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years (2006), The Benny Hill Show (1969) and The Tomorrow People (1973). She has been married to Roger Whatling since 1977. They have two children.- Rochelle Humes was born on 21 March 1989 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011), I Dream (2004) and Myths (2009). She has been married to Marvin Humes since 27 July 2012. They have two children.
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Chris Jarvis was born on 20 April 1969 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Old Jack's Boat (2013), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) and Crackerjack! (1955).- Tracy was born in Romford, Essex and raised in Dagenham, Essex as Tracy Anne Georgina Green by her Mother Flora Maria Green. Tracy studied drama and theatre studies at Havering College, Essex. Tracy is a British actress known for Polish TV TVN drama Prawo Agaty (2014), Pusher UK (2012) directed by luis Prieto, produced by Nicolas Winding Refn and Sensation(2010)alongside Domhnall Gleeson.
- Annette Whiteley was born on 28 June 1946 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), Girl on Approval (1962) and Gutter Girls (1963). She has been married to Howard Conder since 1965. They have two children.
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- Actress
Gillian Aldam was born on 2 February 1941 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Skyfall (2012), Jupiter Ascending (2015) and Daylight (1996). She was previously married to John Crewdson.- Actor
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- Producer
Paul Ross was born on 31 December 1956 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Back to the 70's (2004) and The London Programme (1975). He has been married to Jackie Skinner since 29 May 2004. He was previously married to Kerensa Jane Bunce.- David Langham was born on 24 July 1970 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Lord of Misrule (2023), Love at First Sight (2023) and His Dark Materials (2019).
- Cliff Williams was born on 14 December 1949 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Private Parts (1997), AC/DC: In Performance (2006) and AC/DC - Black Ice Tour, São Paulo, Brasil 2009 (Bootleg) (2009). He has been married to Georganne since 1980. They have two children.
- Actress
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Jo was born on 29 April 1979 at Romford in England. Jo's first big break was when she was 12 someone pushed her up to sing the Locomotion and everyone said she was good. After that she always went on the karoake. She then started singing in clubs and worked in a Country and Western Restaurant in Essex. And she even had a top 40 hit with a band in Germany. Then at aged 20 she joined the pop group S Club 7.- Director
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Andrew Piddington was born on 18 October 1949 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for The Killing of John Lennon (2006), The Fall (1999) and Shuttlecock (1991). He is married to Pearl Morrison. They have two children. He was previously married to Christine Spencer.- Peter Geeves was born in 1955 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cutthroat Island (1995), Muppet Treasure Island (1996) and Erik the Viking (1989). He was married to Suzanne. He died on 31 December 2022.
- Frank Lampard was born on 20 June 1978 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Adidas - Impossible Team (2006), Open Source (2008) and Renford Rejects (1998). He has been married to Christine Lampard since 20 December 2015. They have two children.
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Swaylee Loughnane was born in Romford Essex in 1982 and went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School from 1996 to 2001 where he then went into professional acting in 1998 in BBC productions such as Sort It. He has acted in several theatre productions including Hamlet and A Slice To Many at the Wellington Theatre. Swaylee has also acted on Television productions such as Autopsy, Wings of War. Swaylee has three distinctions in acting with LAMDA, and has studied at the actors centre since 2005. Swaylee has written, produced and acted in several short films and feature films. He also produced music videos, and written three feature movies to date.- Actress
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Vikki Blows was born on 30 December 1987 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Tease (2016), When Evil Calls (2006) and Street Fighter IV (2008).- Barry Linehan was born on 23 September 1925 in Romford, Essex, England. He was an actor, known for The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962), Big Breadwinner Hog (1969) and Clochemerle (1972). He died on 8 June 1996 in St John's Wood, Middlesex, England, UK.
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Jamie Thraves was born in 1969 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. Jamie is a director and writer, known for The Low Down (2000), Coldplay: The Scientist (2002) and The Take Out (1994).- Actor
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Joe Tremain is an Actor and Photographer from Essex, England. He made his debut at the age of 10 and has acted in a variety of Television, Film, Theatre and Radio, including: Dr Who, Oliver Twist, The Receptionist, Webcast and various BBC Radio 4 Productions. He recently made his Directorial debut with 2022's Award winning "Boat Man."- Producer
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- Production Manager
Dickie Bamber was born on 21 May 1932 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Murrow (1986).- Richard Mathews was born on 11 December 1914 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Children of the Stones (1977) and Armchair Theatre (1956). He was married to Elizabeth Ashley. He died on 15 October 1992 in Ilminster, Somerset, England, UK.
- Deborah was born in Upminster, Essex to Yvette (nee McCartney) and Philip Bartlett. She began ballet lessons at age three. She moved to West Yorkshire aged seven years old. Aged nine she gave up dance lessons to play the piano. Aged thirteen she appeared in her first short film as an extra and performed on stage, as a member of the choir. with West End star Peter Karrie on his 'With Friends' tour at both the Bradford Alhambra and the Grand Opera House in York . Aged 15 she met her first singing teacher, qualified soprano and opera singer Rhiannon Gayle, who guided her through Grade Five Classical and Grade Six Musical Theatre exams. During this time Deborah passed her grade two piano exam and worked up to a grade five standard for Music GCSE. After excelling in Music in high school she attended Harrogate College and did a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts. She completed the BTEC with the equivalent of two A's and a B at A-Level. After college she went to Staffordshire University where she continued to have voice lessons with tutor Steven Harper. She graduated in 2010 with BA Hons in Drama, Performance and Theatre Arts. Upon graduating she went straight into filming series 7 of Waterloo Road and has continued to work in television, film and theatre. Theatre credits include Alice's Sister in Alice in Wonderland (Harewood House, 2006), Whore #1/ Ensemble in Les Miserables (York Grand Opera House, 2007), Supernumerie in National Tour of Evita (Stoke Regent Theatre, 2008), Sarah in A Grave Reunion (Stage Write Productions, 2011), Amanda in Missing (Snowgoose Theatre, Tour, 2012), Choir Member in Blood and Chocolate (York Theatre Royal, 2013. Also on original cast recording), Strawberry Seller / Chorus in Oliver the Musical (Jorvik Theatre, 2016), and Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast (Runestone Productions, 2017).
- Harry Graves was born on 16 November 1913 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He died on 24 August 1994 in Lancashire, England, UK.
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- Soundtrack
Joan Regan was born on 19 January 1928 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hello London (1958), A Prize of Gold (1955) and The Spaniard's Curse (1958). She was married to Martin Cowan, Harry Claff and Dick Howell. She died on 12 September 2013 in Kent, England, UK.- Tim Cordell is an English actor who currently resides in New York City.
Born in the UK, Tim was raised in Romford, Essex and moved to New York to perfect his craft as a Meisner Trained actor in 2010. He has since been involved in various independent projects and recently completed a full feature film. - Make-Up Department
Carol Hemming was born on 21 February 1952 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. Carol is known for Cinderella (2015), Frankenstein (1994) and Enola Holmes (2020). Carol has been married to Simon Moseley since 1983. They have two children.- Camera and Electrical Department
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- Actor
Chris Clarke was born on 12 September 1977 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Quantum of Solace (2008).- Bill Hemmings was born in May 1938 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and The Gold Robbers (1969). He died on 1 January 2021.
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Born Brian William Woodward in Dagenham, Essex, England.
Graduating from the school of Northern Film and Drama (2012), Brian has appeared in various BBC, ITV and Channel 4 drama's such as Downton Abbey, Emmerdale and Suspects appearing long side actors Michael Gambon, Robert Pugh, Brendan Coyle and Fay Ripley.
His film work includes the BBC film Common and in 2013 Brian was cast as Thaliard in the Italian made film Pericles-Prince of Tyre.
Brian has a black belt in Judo and Brithai Karate and has been British National Champion in various styles of martial arts. He also achieved a Guiness World Judo throwing record in 1994 and World Points Champion in 1999.- Actor
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Born in 1955 in Essex, England, Tony Parsons started working for the NME (New Musical Express) as a punk journalist in 1976, going on the road with bands like Sex Pistols. He married and divorced fellow journalist, Julie Burchill. They had a son, Bobby Parsons, together. It is widely believed that Parsons' novel Man and Boy (2002) is semi-autobiographical He has now re-married, and lives in London. Still working as a journalist, he has a regular column in The Mirror and participates in the BBC arts programme, Late Review (1994). Throughout his career, he has also written for The Daily Mail, GQ, The Face, Arena, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, The Sunday Times and Elle. His second novel, "One For My Baby", was published in 2001, and his third, "The Family Way", in 2004.- Producer
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Sidney Bernstein was born on 30 January 1899 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Memory of the Camps (2014), Frontline (1983) and Sidney Bernstein Welcomes Phonofilm (1926). He was married to Sandra Marlone. He died on 5 February 1993 in London, England, UK.- Jon Wennington was born on 18 February 1966 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), '83 (2021) and Forgive Me Father.
- Romy Baskerville was born in 1941 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Way (2010), Coronation Street (1960) and North Square (2000). She died on 12 January 2012 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Robert Dickens was born on 28 July 1937 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kidnapped (1952), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Appleyards (1952). He was married to Eileen. He died on 29 March 1992.
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James Martin Charlton was born on 29 July 1966 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Apeth (2007), Academic (2011) and Family Affairs (1997).- Visual Effects
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- Art Department
Leigh Took was born on 17 September 1959 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is known for Dark Shadows (2012), Band of Brothers (2001) and The Da Vinci Code (2006).- Ray Parlour was born on 7 March 1973 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Baby Juice Express (2004), Arsenal - Arsène's Eleven (2007) and Dream Team (1997). He was previously married to Karen.
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Lorraine Pearson was born on 10 August 1967 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Five Star: Crazy (1984), Five Star: Love Take Over (1985) and Five Star: R.S.V.P. (1985).- Editorial Department
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Chris Andrews was born on 3 September 1984 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. Chris is a writer and director, known for Tideland (2005), The Queen (2006) and Something's Wrong (2015).- Carmen Warrington was born in 1957 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Predestination (2014), Blue Heelers (1994) and Water Rats (1996).