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Conleth Hill was born on November 24, 1964 in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. His great work of exquisite artistic generosity, intelligence, sensation and insights both on stage and screen reflects the wide range of his unique acting qualities as a superb "chameleon" in memorable tour-de-force transformations of charisma, subtlety and profoundness including brilliant interpretations of roles, such as in Blue Heaven (1994), Game of Thrones (2011), Whatever Works (2009), National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (2009), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011), Suits (2011) and National Theatre Live: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017).- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Elegant, quintessentially British Valerie Hobson was the daughter of a British army officer. She studied dancing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and appeared onstage for the first time at age 16, but she contracted a case of scarlet fever and decided to give up dancing for acting. She journeyed to Hollywood, but became disillusioned with the studio system and returned to Britain, where she was often cast in aristocratic roles.
She married producer Anthony Havelock-Allan and subsequently appeared in many of his films. They divorced in 1952. She then married politician -- and future notorious sex-and-espionage-scandal figure -- John Profumo and gave up her acting career. She stood strongly by Profumo during that distasteful period. In her later years she was devoted to charity work. She died in 1998, aged 81.- Actor
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Conor MacNeill was born on 4 July 1988 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Conor is an actor and writer, known for The Tourist (2022), Industry (2020) and The Sixth Commandment (2023).- Actor
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Kristian Nairn is a Northern Irish Actor and Musician. He is a successful DJ, having performed alongside acts such as the Scissor Sisters. He has worked Worldwide. Game of Thrones (2011) marks Nairn's first major acting role. He plays the role of the enigmatic fan favorite character, Hodor. He also appeared as a guest on episode 37 of the comedy podcast YoGPoD (2009), discussing his role in 'Game Of Thrones' with the hosts Simon Lane and Lewis Brindley.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lisa Dwyer Hogg was born in Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland. She is known for Dance First (2023), The House Across the Street (2022) and The Fall (2013).- Actor
- Producer
Seamus O'Hara was born on 25 June 1990 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Northman (2022), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) and An Irish Goodbye (2022).- Ricky Addison Reed was born on 20 April 1976 in Parkhall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for A Return to Salem's Lot (1987).
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Harry Towb was a Northern Ireland-born character actor on stage and in films and television. He was born in Larne, County Antrim, to Jewish parents. His father was a Russian emigrant. Harry Towb once claimed he was the only Jew ever born in Larne. He grew up in Belfast, making his stage debut at the Guildhall Theatre in Londonderry in 1946.
Towb began acting in England in the 1950s. Over the years he was affiliated with the National Theatre, the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He was also a prolific performer on British television in a wide variety of roles. He appeared twice in Doctor Who (1963). His second appearance, in Terror of the Autons: Episode Two (1971), features one of the cult series' scariest scenes in which his character is suffocated by a plastic chair. In films, he often appeared as priests or law enforcement officers.
Towb died of cancer three days before his 84th birthday. He was survived by his wife, actress Diana Hoddinott, children Emily, Daniel and Joshua, and three granddaughters.- Actress
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Jacqueline 'Jackie' Woodburne is an Irish/Australian actress who grew up in Northern Ireland before moving to Australia and lived in Frankston Victoria. Jackie is best known for her roles on Cop Shop (1977), 1915 (1982), A Country Practice (1981), and for a roles in Australian Award winning prison soap Prisoner (1979), and for her long running role as Susan Kennedy on long running Australian TV soap Neighbours (1985).- Derek Lord was born on 23 April 1947 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for Take the High Road (1980), The Secret Servant (1984) and Game of Thrones (2011).
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- Music Department
BJ Hogg, a true Ulsterman, was born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim. His father William was a plater in Harland and Woolfe shipyard in Belfast, and his mother May ran a general store in their home town. BJ travelled the world as an actor, writer and now director. He was a true all-rounder, a classically trained musician who started his career whilst in his teens, touring with the Big Bands, all over his native Ireland.
His acting career took him from theatre roles in Belfast Art's and Lyric Theatres to London's Royal Court, including the Moscow Arts Theatre and the National Theatre of Belarus in Minsk. In Russia, BJ was the only European actor to be invited to play with an all Russian cast in the Russian stage play, Threshold, in Moscow Arts Theatre and The National ByloRussian State Theatre (Yanka Kupala) Minsk. Directed by Shivaun O'Casey, he played Corporal Brennan in major US and Irish tours of her father Sean's play "The Plough and the Stars." Starring in numerous television series, he became a household name and face in the comic role of "Big Mervyn" in the long-running BBC NI comedy series "Give My Head Peace," aired across the UK and Ireland.
BJ, passionate about his native Northern Ireland, successfully based his career from his home territory, playing in movies internationally and indeed closer to home. BJ co-starred with Tim Robbins and Bill Murray in City Of Ember, and appeared in Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring and Steve McQueen's acclaimed Cannes 2008 award winning Hunger. He worked extensively when he can in the theatre, and had the principle role, Robert, in the inaugural tour of the huge new musical On Eagles Wing, which had major European and US tours and then Broadway in 2010. BJ worked extensively with acclaimed directors including Richard Attenborough, Jim Sheridan, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Mike Leigh and Alan Pakula. Turning to directing himself, he helmed the UK documentary Richard Attenborough: Master At Work. As a writer, BJ's second screenplay Promises, Promises, which he also directed, was filmed in the UK, with Ed Burns, Claire Forlani and Rosemary Harris.
Integrally involved in the production of 'Dance Lexi Dance', he also played the eponymous 'Lexi Hamilton' in the Oscar-nominated short film 'Dance Lexi Dance,' which won several awards, including Special Jury award at the Aspen film festival.- Actor
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Robert McKenzie was born on 22 September 1880 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland [now Ballymena District, Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The White Outlaw (1929), A Naughty Nurse (1928) and A Western Demon (1922). He was married to Eva McKenzie. He died on 8 July 1949 in Manunuck, Rhode Island, USA.- Actor
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Terence Cooper was born on 5 July 1933 in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Casino Royale (1967), No Way Out (1987) and The Buccaneers (1956). He was married to Julie and Lyn. He died on 16 September 1997 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.- Penny Calvert was born in 1930 in Derriaghy, County Antrim, Ireland. She was married to Bruce Forsyth. She died in 2014 in Kent, England, UK.
- Whitford Kane was born on 30 January 1881 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland [now Larne District, Northern Ireland, UK]. He was an actor, known for Hide-Out (1934), The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) and The Judge Steps Out (1948). He died on 17 December 1956 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Gareth Maguire was born on 12 August 1974 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Leftovers (2014), Marrakech (2006) and Shut Up & Sing (2006). He was previously married to Martie Maguire.
- Carolyn Pertwee was born on 19 October 1941 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Mini-Mob (1967), A Throne of Shadows (2018) and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982). She has been married to Bernard Reuben Gordon since 1963. They have two children.
- Max Caulfield was born in 1915 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Max is a writer, known for Insurrection (1966).
- Willie John McBride was born on 6 June 1940 in Toomebridge, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
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John Gibson was born on 15 November 1925 in Kells, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Journey to Murder (1971), Journey to the Unknown (1968) and Out of the Unknown (1965).- Carmen Hill was born on 15 September 1908 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Operation Conspiracy (1956), Charlesworth at Large (1958) and Armchair Theatre (1956). She was married to Will Leighton. She died in 1970 in Surrey, England, UK.
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Lyndsy Spence was born on 11 March 1988 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is a writer, known for Untitled Vivien Project, The Red Flowers and The Flower Girl (2012).- Joey Dunlop was born on 25 February 1952 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He died on 2 July 2000 in Tallinn, Estonia.
- Jill Chartell was born in 1944 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for ITV Playhouse (1967).
- He has worked as a journalist for the Irish Independent, United Press International (UPI) and Time Magazine. In 1994, Tony joined RTÉ as a radio and TV reporter. He is the winner of two ESB national media awards (1998 and 2001) in the TV news category. Tony was appointed RTÉ's Europe Correspondent in 2001 to cover EU and European Affairs from Brussels. He has also covered conflicts in Rwanda, Angola, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Georgia and Gaza.