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One of stage, screen and TV's finest transatlantic talents, slight, gravel-voiced John Vincent Hurt was born on January 22, 1940, in Shirebrook, a coal mining village, in Derbyshire, England. The youngest child of Phyllis (Massey), an engineer and one-time actress, and Reverend Arnould Herbert Hurt, an Anglican clergyman and mathematician, his quiet shyness betrayed an early passion for acting. First enrolled at the Grimsby Art School and St. Martin's School of Art, his focus invariably turned from painting to acting.

Accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1960, John made his stage debut in "Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger" followed by "The Dwarfs." Elsewhere, he continued to build upon his 60's theatrical career with theatre roles in "Chips with Everything" at the Vaudeville, the title role in "Hamp" at the Edinburgh Festival, "Inadmissible Evidence" at Wyndham's and "Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs" at the Garrick. His movie debut occurred that same year with a supporting role in the "angry young man" British drama Young and Willing (1962), followed by small roles in Appuntamento in Riviera (1962), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and [link

Hurt found his more compelling early work in offbeat theatrical characterizations with notable roles such as Malcolm in "Macbeth" (1967), Octavius in "Man and Superman" (1969), Peter in "Ride a Cock Horse" (1972), Mike in '"The Caretaker" (1972) and Ben in "The Dumb Waiter" (1973). At the same time he gained more prominence in a spray of film and support roles such as a junior officer in Before Winter Comes (1968), the title highwayman in Sinful Davey (1969), a morose little brother in In Search of Gregory (1969), a dim, murderous truck driver in 10 Rillington Place (1971), a skirt-chasing, penguin-studying biologist in Cry of the Penguins (1971), the unappetizing son of a baron in The Pied Piper (1972) and a repeat of his title stage role as Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974).

Hurt shot to international stardom, however, on TV where he was allowed to display his true, fearless range. He reaped widespread acclaim for his embodiment of the tormented gay writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp in the landmark television play The Naked Civil Servant (1975), adapted from Crisp's autobiography. Hurt's bold, unabashed approach on the flamboyant and controversial gent who dared to be different was rewarded with the BAFTA (British TV Award). This triumph led to the equally fascinating success as the cruel and crazed Roman emperor Caligula in the epic television masterpiece I, Claudius (1976), followed by another compelling interpretation as murderous student Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment (1979).

A resurgence occurred on film as a result. Among other unsurpassed portraits on his unique pallet, the chameleon in him displayed a polar side as the gentle, pathetically disfigured title role in The Elephant Man (1980), and as a tortured Turkish prison inmate who befriends Brad Davis in the intense drama Midnight Express (1978) earning Oscar nominations for both. Mainstream box-office films were offered as well as art films. He made the most of his role as a crew member whose body becomes host to an unearthly predator in Alien (1979). With this new rush of fame came a few misguided ventures as well that were generally unworthy of his talent. Such brilliant work as his steeple chase jockey in Champions (1984) or kidnapper in The Hit (1984) was occasionally offset by such drivel as the comedy misfire Partners (1982) with Ryan O'Neal in which Hurt looked enervated and embarrassed. For the most part, the craggy-faced actor continued to draw extraordinary notices. Tops on the list includes his prurient governmental gadfly who triggers the Christine Keeler political sex scandal in the aptly-titled Scandal (1989); the cultivated gay writer aroused and obsessed with struggling "pretty-boy" actor Jason Priestley in Love and Death on Long Island (1997); and the Catholic priest embroiled in the Rwanda atrocities in Shooting Dogs (2005).

Latter parts of memorable interpretations included Dr. Iannis in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), the recurring role of the benign wand-maker Mr. Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), the tyrannical dictator Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta (2005) and the voice of The Dragon in Merlin (2008). Among Hurt's final film appearances were as a terminally ill screenwriter in That Good Night (2017) and a lesser role in the mystery thriller Damascus Cover (2017). Hurt's voice was also tapped into animated features and documentaries, often serving as narrator. He also returned to the theatre performing in such shows as "The Seagull", "A Month in the Country" (1994), "Afterplay" (2002) and "Krapp's Last Tape", the latter for which he received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award.

A recovered alcoholic who married four times, Hurt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen in 2004, and Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in 2015. That same year (2015) he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In July of 2016, he was forced to bow out of the father role of Billy Rice in a then-upcoming London stage production of "The Entertainer" opposite Kenneth Branagh due to ill health that he described as an "intestinal ailment". Hurt died several months later at his home in Cromer, Norfolk, England on January 15, 2017, three days after his 77th birthday.

Robbie Daymond (Robert Daymond Howard) was born on March 11th, 1982. He graduated with an MFA degree in Acting in 2007. Best known for his work in voice over he also has a long career in theatre, television, film and as a theatre instructor. In 2010 Robbie became a full-time Voice Over Artist.

Robbie resides in Los Angeles with his wife and children and continues to perform, produce & write.

This fair-haired, craggy-faced English character actor was born Edmund Jeremy James Walker, scion of Yorkshire landed gentry. After national service with the Gordon Highlanders and the Black Watch, Kemp adopted his mother's maiden name as his stage moniker and studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He then made the rounds of repertory theatre and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Old Vic for two seasons. On the London stage from 1958, he tended to specialise in portraying military or aristocratic types. That same year, Kemp won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary award which led to a six-month contract with the BBC's Radio Drama Company.

His screen career had actually begun four years earlier but had not amounted to much until the early 60s. Kemp spent a year as PC Steele in the original cast of the long-running police series Z Cars (1962) and his consequent popularity ensured that a number of juicy (mainly military) roles came his way on both the small and the big screen: Squadron Leader Tony Shaw in the wartime POW drama Colditz (1972), the aristocratic German fighter ace Willi von Klugermann mentoring The Blue Max (1966), the spy Colonel Kurt Von Ruger in Darling Lili (1970), Brigadier General Armin von Roon in The Winds of War (1983) (and its sequel) and General Horatio Gates in the miniseries George Washington (1984). He was also a memorably crusty Robert Picard, Patrick Stewart's conservative older brother in Family (1990).

Though once described as "a sinister-looking bloke with a smile like a razor", Kemp was a confident, natural performer with a larger-than-life personality. He was not averse to occasionally spoofing his screen personae, which he did to brilliant effect in The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) (as Prince Michael) and in Top Secret! (1984) (as the East German General Streck, featuring in some of the film's funniest scenes).

Jeremy Kemp retired from acting in 1998 and died after a long illness on July 19 2019 at the age of 84.

Jaymes Vaughan was born on 15 April 1983 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Access Hollywood (1996), Celebrity Page (2013) and The Talk (2010). He has been married to Jonathan Bennett since 19 March 2022.

Claire Price was born on 4 July 1972 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Jump (2012), Hereafter (2010) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).

Jonno Davies is an actor, known for Spotless (2015), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Hollyoaks (1995), Casualty (1986), In the Name of Ben Hur (2016), Silent Witness (1996), The Killing of Ada May and Doctors (2000).

He plays Andrew King in British cyber-crime thriller Milk and Honey: The Movie (2018), alongside Mark Wingett, Claire King, Rachel Bright, Vas Blackwood and Nicholas Brendon.

In June 2019, it was announced that Jonno was joining the cast of the Amazon Prime original series Hunters (2020), starring Al Pacino, due for release in early 2020.

In addition to his TV and film appearances, Jonno played the title role in Dracula at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014, toured Norway and Singapore in a production of A Clockwork Orange as lead character Alex DeLarge, and was also a cast member of the Olivier Award nominated production of Shakespeare In Love at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End in 2015.

He reprised the role of Alex DeLarge to rave reviews in Action To The Word's production of A Clockwork Orange at London's The Park Theatre during February and March 2017. Broadway World described his portrayal as "without doubt this is one of the standout lead performances of the year so far."

In the summer of 2017 Jonno played Alex DeLarge once again, with the success of A Clockwork Orange's London run seeing the show transfer to New York. He made his New York stage debut on 2 September 2017 with the show running to the end of the year. In the edition dated 10 September 2017, The New York Times named Jonno as the only male actor in their list of "Tomorrow's Marquee Names".

Jonno trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2013. He was Italia Conti's nominee at the prestigious Spotlight Prize in his final year..

Devin Druid, a Virginia native, is an up and coming young talent with work that shows a depth seldom seen at his age. He developed a love for performing after receiving a standing ovation at his school talent show, which brought him the opportunity to serve as the front-man for an all-teen rock band. Since then, Devin has performed in a number of films playing: a bully, an urban skater, a witness to a murder, and a cold-blooded killer. The emotional depth and complexity of the character MILO in Disgrace allowed Devin to take his craft to the next level. Devin is now pursuing other film and television projects under the skilled direction of his team at Shirley Grant Management.

Aidan Fiske is a star on the rise. He expressed a desire to perform at an early age, and with his family's support, began pursuing his passion. He quickly found himself working in local student films and commercials. His career expanded to a national level when he landed the role of Pierre in the museum 4D film, The Wreck of La Belle. Disgrace gave Aidan the opportunity to work with his real-life big brother, Devin Druid (MILO), in a powerful examination of a family struggle. He lives in Virginia and is homeschooled. Aidan is managed by Dave McKeown and Stephanie Artuso at Shirley Grant Management.

A chameleon, formally trained at James Madison University. With degrees in Theatre and Film Studies, Brandon continued developing his craft at Ivana Chubbuck Studios in Los Angeles, and Second City in Chicago. Known for his unique application of humor, passion, and underlining fire, Brandon brings an elevated level of intensity and truth to his work, regardless of genre.

Spencer Banks was born in 1954 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Germinal (1970), Pennies from Heaven (1978) and Alexander the Greatest (1971).

Blair Dunlop was born on 11 February 1992 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Rocket Man (2005).

Neet Mohan was born on 11 November 1985 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Ready Player One (2018), Line of Duty (2012) and No Offence (2015).

William Marshall is an actor, known for his work in the independent horror scene. He has predominantly worked with indie horror companies, Mycho Entertainment, CineNorth Studios and Black Coppice Films. William has featured in multiple horror feature films such as; Pandamonium (2020), Werewolf Cabal (2022), Mask of Thorn (2018) and The Haunted Studio (2023). He continues to build his reputation in the industry and undertake roles in new genres of filmmaking, recently taking on a supporting role in Bleeding Poverty (2023), a coming of age drama by Lofou Films.

He is also well known for his work in Shakespearean productions such as, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night and King Lear. A graduate of Derby University with a Bachelors degree in Applied Studies in Theatre, William continues to expand his versatility in many forms of entertainment as an industry professional.

Jane Tucker was born on 20 October 1949 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Rainbow (1972), Rod, Jane and Freddy (1981) and Shadows of a Stranger (2014). She was previously married to Freddy Marks and Rod Burton.

Rik Makarem is a British actor famous for his work on television and stage, graduating from the prestigious Royal Conservatoire Scotland. His theatrical pedigree was firmly established, winner of a Laurence Olivier Bursary Award and the Duncan MacRae Memorial, for speaking Scottish dialects, the first Englishman to do so, joining a celebrated list including Robert Carlyle, James McAvoy, David Tennent and Sam Heughen.

Rik has starred in over 620 episodes of prime-time TV in a range of multi- award winning shows, including the BBC global smash hit Torchwood III and ITV's costume drama, Foyles War. His lead performances' in ITV's Emmerdale (BAFTA Best Serial Drama 2017 & National TV Award Best Continuing Drama '17, '18, '19) in the role of "Nikhil Sharma" made Rik instantly recognizable, commanding 7-10 million viewers per episode, playing across both comedic and dramatic story-lines. Rik chose to leave the role, stating the need to "keep developing as an actor" and to "pursue period drama and film".

Rik joined the cast of BBC's Saturday night BAFTA winning drama, Casualty (Best Serial Drama, 2018), in the leading role of Dr Sebastian "Seb" Grayling. Casualty won Best Drama at the National Television Awards, beating Tom Hiddleston's The Night Manager AND Game of Thrones in 2017.

Joanne Guest was born on 22 February 1972 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. She is an actress.

Graham Haberfield was born on 17 November 1941 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Germinal (1970) and ITV Playhouse (1967). He was married to Valerie Blake. He died on 18 October 1975 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK.

David Palmer (born 29 May 1961) is a British drummer and percussionist, producer and songwriter, mainly known for his participation in the synth-pop band ABC and the post-punk band The The. He also founded Person to Person, participated in the "After Service" album of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and was featured in Duran Duran: I Don't Want Your Love (1988).

Over the years Palmer became one of the most requested session drummers; his name is on many records by such artists as Rod Stewart, Julian Cope, Al Green, Billy Squier, Bryan Adams, Danny Wilson, Paul Young, Sting, The Art of Noise and Pet Shop Boys.

David Palmer is also a film composer along with his partner, Chuck Kentis.

Danielle Lessie is an aspiring actress and singer born in Chesterfield, Virginia but grew up in Lancaster, South Carolina. She started acting at a young age and wanted to pursue her acting career throughout high school and college. Danielle graduated from Lancaster Senior High School and attended college right after high school. She pursued her acting career right after high school. When she first went to college, she majored in mass communications and later majored in Theatre. Danielle did her movie audition out in Los Angeles, California at Hollywood Casting and Films. Danielle spent most of her life playing the clarinet and taking music lessons and voice lessons in school. She was even in concert band throughout her years in school. While she was attending a private school she learned how to play the piano and the clarinet, and she even started taking voice lessons. Since, she has started college, Danielle has been taking music, voice, and dance classes. She has been accepted into three different colleges. She is known for her works on Elle Rose, Fatal Attraction, The Walk Home, and Another Sunrise

Rod Burton was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is known for Rainbow (1972), Rod, Jane and Freddy (1981) and A House That's Just Like Yours (2003). He was previously married to Jane Tucker.

John Evitts was born in 1932 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965), Julius Caesar (1963) and Hart to Hart (1979).

Bob Wilson was born on 30 October 1941 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Perfect Match (1995), Screen One (1985) and Renford Rejects (1998). He has been married to Megs since 25 July 1964. They have three children.

Paul Burrell was born on 6 June 1958 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was previously married to Maria Cosgrove.

Thomas Raymond Latimer is an English professional wrestler and actor. He is best known for working in World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT Wrestling under the ring name Kenneth Cameron.

Since being released from his developmental contract, Latimer wrestles on the Florida independent circuit, most notably Full Impact Pro, and has also became an actor making his debut in 2013.

Johnny Pearson was born on 18 June 1925 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for All Creatures Great & Small (1978), Children of Men (2006) and Nightcrawler (2014). He was married to Alex Thorpe. He died on 20 March 2011 in the UK.