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- Don Gilet was born on 17 January 1967 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), The Beekeeper (2024) and Love & Marriage (2013).
- Peter McEnery was born on 21 February 1940 in Walsall, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Moon-Spinners (1964), Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970) and The Cat and the Canary (1978). He has been married to Julia St John since 1997. He was previously married to Julie Peasgood.
- John McEnery was born on 1 November 1943 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1968), Bartleby (1970) and Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). He was married to Stephanie Beacham. He died on 12 April 2019 in the UK.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Known throughout the music industry as the "king of jungle", Goldie is an artist whose ferocious creativity knows no bounds. Born and bred on the breakdancing and hip-hop culture he absorbed during trips to the States in his youth, Goldie was a graffitti artist and an album cover artist before receiving the backing to record his first track, "Terminator", in 1993. His debut album, "Timeless", followed two years later, and was hailed by critics as a masterpiece. The album fused the hypersyncopated breakbeats and reggae chic common in jungle music with a provocative bassline and soulful diva vocals. That album's title track, a 21-minute symphonic piece, was a masterstroke, and the lively "Inner City Life" was a smash. With his reputation firmly established, he released his sophomore album in 1998, Saturnzreturn. The album's opening track, "Mother" a 60-minute orchestral/drum-n-bass piece, is a haunting track and serves as the companion piece to "Timeless." The remainder of the album, featuring cameos by David Bowie, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, and rapper KRS-One, is a mishmash of Goldie's signature sound. Critics were not impressed with this follow-up effort, however; many lambasted the album as too "self-indulgent". Nonetheless, no one can deny that Goldie is an artist who will continue to amaze his fans and the industry with his epic scope and syncopated vision.- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Casting across film and television, nurturing new talent in front of and behind the camera, alongside established and acclaimed directors. Shaheen is a trustee for Open Door, a non-profit organisation that helps young people access drama schools and is Co-Founder of the Casting Assistant Certificate course with the National Film & Television School. The first of its kind and to encourage and support a more inclusive industry.
Shaheen is a member of BAFTA, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Casting Society (CSA) and The Casting Directors' Guild (CDG).- Sue Nicholls was born on 23 November 1943 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) and Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983). She was previously married to Mark Eden.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Staffordshire-born actor who achieved popularity as Detective Chief Superintendent John Watt on Z Cars (1962) and Softly Softly: Task Force (1969). The son of an accountant, he studied at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and began his career on radio before proceeding to the classical stage. A co-founder of the Elizabethan Theatre Company (formerly the Oxford and Cambridge Players), he toured Britain and India and first appeared on screen in 1955. At the outset, his theatrical training made him ideal casting for powerful historical figures, beginning with BBC's seminal Shakespearean anthology series An Age of Kings (1960) in which he played (among others) the Earl of Warwick and Sir Walter Blunt. A stalwart acting veteran whose career spanned almost five decades, he was for much of it typecast as senior policemen (attributable to his fame as John Watt, his alter ego in hundreds of TV episodes between 1962 and 1978). Windsor occasionally broke out of the mold: scientist Dennis Bridger in the cult science-fiction classic A for Andromeda (1961), the head of a Rolls Royce for-hire business in Flying Lady (1987) and title roles in the miniseries Headmaster (1977) and The Real Eddy English (1989). He also appeared to good effect as the luckless chancery suitor Gridley in BBC's second adaptation of Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985) by Charles Dickens.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jeffrey Holland was born on 17 July 1946 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hi-de-Hi! (1980), You Rang, M'Lord? (1988) and Are You Being Served? (1972). He has been married to Judy Buxton since 18 September 2004. He was previously married to Eleanor Hartopp.- Editor
- Producer
- Director
Rob Pallatina was born in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. He is known for Iké Boys (2021), Nazi Overlord (2018) and Alien Siege (2018).- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Producer
Mark Billingham was born on 11 June 1965 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Changeling (2008), The Gunman (2015) and Collateral Damage.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Noddy Holder was born on 15 June 1946 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Tropic Thunder (2008), Rush (2013) and Violent Night (2022). He has been married to Suzan Price since 7 April 2004. They have one child. He was previously married to Leandra Russell.- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Jorja Smith, born in West Midlands, is a British singer who has recorded with Drake, Stormzy, Kali Uchis, and others. She was the recipient of the 2018 Brit Critics' Choice Award. Her live performances include the 2018 Brit Awards and the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.- Ellie Simmonds was born on 11 November 1994 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Saturday Knight Takeaway (2021), Ellie Simmonds: Swimming with Dolphins (2016) and The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013).
- Actor
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Peter Corey was born in 1946 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Coping with Christmas (1995), Coping with... (1997) and One Foot in the Grave (1990). He died on 10 April 2019 in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Dominic Ryan was born on 2 February 1985 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Bansu, Four Walls (2020) and Leap of Faith (2015).- Erin O'Connor was born on 9 February 1978 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The White Horse Is Dead (2005), Yard Sale (2004) and Born Champion (1998).
- Writer
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
John Byrne was born on 6 July 1950 in Walsall, England, UK. He is a writer, known for New Warriors (2017), Young Justice (2010) and My Adventures with Superman (2023). He was previously married to Andrea Braun.- Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, in 1859, son of an unsuccessful ironmonger. Raised in London, and educated at Marylebone Grammar School. Started work as railway clerk at fourteen, and later worked as schoolmaster, actor and journalist. Two volumes of humorous essays preceded "Three Men In A Boat" (1889), which saw immediate and enormous success. This enabled him to become one of the founders of the humorous magazine "The Idler", which featured work by Bret Harte and Mark Twain, amongst others. Wrote a number of plays in a similar style to his friend J.M. Barrie. The most memorable of these is probably "The Passing Of The Third Floor Back".
- Leila Williams was born in 1937 in Walsall, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Marriage of Convenience (1960), Contest Girl (1964) and Watch Your Stern (1960).
- Channelle Owen was born in 1985 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for M.I.High (2007) and Doctors (2000).
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Vernon Coleman was born on 18 May 1946 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002), The Cook Report (1987) and Top Gear (1978).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mark Rhodes was born on 11 September 1981 in Walsall, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Pop Idol (2001), Copycats (2009) and The Funny Thing About... (2016). He has been married to Harriet Wilson since 2 June 2012. They have two children.- Location Management
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Carlos A. Aragon was born in Walsall, England. He grew up in London and moved to Spain when he was 18 years old. he spent the next 4 years living in Spain, working as a bartender before moving back to London to pursue a career in film & television. After spending a year in Post-production, he moved into production so that he would have the opportunity to learn how movies were made. While working for the BBC and Tiger Aspect productions, he was given the opportunity to work as a location PA, which meant he would be able to spend more time on the film set gaining valuable experience. In October 2000, he decided that he would move to Los Angeles to further broaden his knowledge in the film industry. He spent 10 years working in Los Angeles and decided to move back to the UK in 2010 to be closer to his family.- Jack Lester was born in 1908 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. He died in 1956.
- Veida Draisey was born in 1949 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for George & Mildred (1976) and Crossroads (1964). She was previously married to Michael E Toon.