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- Actress
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Nathalie Emmanuel is an English actress, known for her role as Missandei on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011) and Ramsey in Furious 7 (2015).
Nathalie was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, to a father of Saint Lucian and English descent and a mother of Dominican origin. Nathalie credits her mother for the initial motivation to become an actress. At the age of 10, she played Young Nala in the West End production of The Lion King. In 2006, she made her television break by starring as Sasha Valentine in the teen soap opera Hollyoaks (1995). Emmanuel appeared on the show until 2010, her character's story-lines included prostitution, and heroin addiction.
Nathalie presented BBC Three's Web-sex: What's the Harm?, investigating the online sexual habits of 16-24 year-old in the UK. Later in the same year she made her film debut in the thriller Twenty8. The following year, she was cast as Missandei, Daenerys Targaryen's translator, in HBO's fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011). In 2015, Emmanuel was promoted to a regular cast member on the show. In the same year, she played computer hacker Ramsey in the action film Furious 7 (2015) and Harriet in the sci-fi sequel Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015).
FHM magazine ranked Emmanuel as 99th in their 100 Sexiest Women of 2013. In 2015, she appeared in the April issues of InStyle and GQ magazines.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lara was born and raised in Essex, UK. She studied drama with the NYMT and went on to gain a BA Honours degree in Theatre.
Lara's extensive theatre career led her to gain a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her portrayal of "Lucille Frank" in Rob Ashford's production of "Parade" at The Donmar Warehouse. She was invited to re-create the role at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, opposite T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy (2005)), gaining much critical praise.
Lara made her screen debut in 2008, in the BBC prime-time show, Robin Hood (2006), playing "Isabella of Gisbourne". The show is a huge international success and is airing on BBC America, Saturday evening at 8/9c. She has just completed filming the new Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon (2008), The Queen (2006)) movie, The Special Relationship (2010), starring Michael Sheen and Dennis Quaid.- Thomas Hamilton Coombes is a British stage & screen actor, known for portraying Goz in Sky's BAFTA winning series 'Save Me' & 'Save Me Too'; and more recently in films such as Netflix's 'Luther: The Fallen Sun', the acclaimed one-take film 'Boiling Point', and the Oscar nominated 'Living' starring Bill Nighy. Thomas grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. His forbears hail from the East End of London, and Cleethorpes (Lincolnshire)
- Jacqui Ainsley was born on 28 November 1981 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Heavy Rain (2010) and Heavy Rain: Chronicle One - The Taxidermist (2010). She has been married to Guy Ritchie since 30 July 2015. They have three children.
- Actress
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Hannah Tointon was born on 28 December 1987 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hollyoaks (1995), The Children (2008) and Walking with the Enemy (2013).- Alex Hassell was born on 17 September 1980 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Violent Night (2022) and The Boys (2019). He is married to Emma King.
- David Witts was born on 30 June 1991 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Beekeeper (2024), Manhunt (2019) and EastEnders (1985).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sam Strike was born on 18 January 1994 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mindhunter (2017), Chernobyl (2019) and The Boys in the Boat (2023).- Rachel Riley was born on 11 January 1986 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The IT Crowd (2006), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012) and The Boat Race (1938). She has been married to Pasha Kovalev since 28 June 2019. They have two children. She was previously married to Jamie Gilbert.
- Billy Harris was born on 12 April 1994 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Ted Lasso (2020), The Outlaws (2021) and Something's Wrong (2015).
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- Additional Crew
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Clare Foster was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Clare is an actor, known for Nolly (2023), The Ex-Wife (2022) and The Crown (2016).- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
Phil Cornwell was born on 5 October 1957 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Stella Street (2004), Scoop (2006) and Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Maisie Smith was born in Essex. In 2006, she secured a role in The Other Boleyn Girl. In 2008, she landed the regular role of Tiffany Dean in the UK soap opera EastEnders. Maisie first appeared on the show on 1st April 2008. Maisie has proved very popular with viewers and has many awards nominations and wins. In 2009, she won 'Best Dramatic Performance From a Young Actor or Actress' at the British Soap Awards. Maisie was nominated for the same award in 2010 and 2011. In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Maisie was nominated for 'Best Young Actor' at the Inside Soap Awards. She finally won the award in 2011.
Maisie attends Jackwell Junior School in Southend and studies drama at 'Singer Stage School' which she joined in 2005. She has two Jack Russell dogs and two goldfish. Her favourite school subjects are art and drama. She previously enjoyed gymnastics but had to stop going to classes when she joined EastEnders due to a lack of time. Maisie appeared on CITV show 'Bookaboo' in January 2011. Maisie then became the Junior Young ambassador for Bookaboo.- Ricky Champ was born on 1 July 1980 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The World's End (2013), Mortdecai (2015) and Game of Thrones (2011). He has been married to Samantha Gilbert since 12 August 2016. They have two children.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born Margaret Rose Mount in Essex, England, she went to work as a secretary in her early teens after the death of her father, despite her early desire to enter the theatre. It would be almost 15 years before she landed a role with the Hanson Players, when she played the part of an eccentric guest in 'The Sleeping Prince.' She stayed with the company for three years, and became known for her imposing and impressive voice. She originated one of her best known roles, the formidable battleaxe, Emma Hornett, in 'Sailor Beware' with her repertory troupe in 1953, and reprised the role on the West End, the role making her a star. She made her film debut in the screen version a year later: it was known as 'Panic in the Parlor' in the US. In 1958 she appeared in 'The Adventures of Mr. Pastry' on British television, before appearing as another popular harridan role in 'The Larkins' that same year on ITV. In 1960 she tackled Shakespeare at the Old Vic, taking the role of the Nurse in 'Romeo and Juliet' to excellent reviews. For the next two decades she split her time between the stage and various television series which included 'Winning Widows' from 1961 to 1962, the 1966 to 1968 series 'George and the Dragon,' and 'Lollipop Loves Mr Mole' from 1971 to 1972. Additionally she appeared in such films as 'The Naked Truth' in 1957, 'Ladies Who Do' in 1963, and 'Oliver!' in 1968. In the 1980s she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and much of her later work was on stage, although she did appear in the cult television series, 'Doctor Who' in 1988's 'The Greatest Show in the Galaxy' episode. In 1996 she was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to her art. In her later years she lost her sight, forcing her retirement, and later suffered a series of strokes. She died at an actors' retirement home in Northwood, Middlesex at the age of 86.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Ryan is Artistic Director of Dickens Theatre Company. He has written, directed, produced and starred in stage adaptations of Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and The Trials of Charles Dickens, touring major UK theaters. His acting career began at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, before training for 3 years at LAMDA. Notable TV includes Matthew Thyme, the policeman son of Laura Thyme (Pam Ferris) in Rosemary & Thyme (2003) for ITV as well as on-off appearances in EastEnders (1985) (BBC) playing Sergeant Kenny Morris. Lots of comedic roles, Harry Hill's TV Burp (2001) for ITV and Coupling (2000) for BBC and Elton John's father Stanley Dwight in Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked (2019). Ryan is a partner at Deadpan Films, where he and Tim MacKenzie-Smith and Matt Wyllie have produced a number of documentaries, TV projects and short films. Deadpan Films is in pre-production for comedy-horror 'Dracula- Essex Legend' filming in 2023.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Lee Mead was born on 14 July 1981 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Casualty (1986), Holby City (1999) and A Deal Is a Deal (2008). He was previously married to Denise Van Outen.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Director
Anthony Wilcox was born in January 1977 in Southend on Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Layer Cake (2004) and Pearl Harbor (2001).- Jon Laurimore was born in 1936 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Jack the Ripper (1988), Doctor Who (1963) and Gazette (1968). He has been married to Jill Laurimore since 1968. They have three children. He was previously married to Zoe Hicks.
- Nigel Lambert was born on 11 May 1944 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for UFO (1970), Shillingbury Tales (1980) and The Avengers (1961). He has been married to Rachel Gutsell since 1968. They have one child.
- Gee Williams was born on 27 March 1957 in Southend-on-sea, Essex, uk. He is an actor, known for Children of Dune (2003) and Operation Good Guys (1997).
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gary Brooker was born on 29 May 1945 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Oblivion (2013), The Net (1995) and Widows (2018). He was married to Françoise Riedo. He died on 19 February 2022 in Surrey, England, UK.- Dominic Littlewood was born on 29 March 1965 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Nothing to Declare (2020), House of Fools (2014) and Double Agents (2007).
- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Danielle Dax began her musical career as a member of the English post-punk band, Lemon Kittens; the band went on hiatus in 1982 and Dax embarked on a solo career. Throughout the '80s into the early '90s she released a handful of avant-garde-new wave genre albums. Aside from Dax's musical career, she appeared as the Wolfgirl (a non-speaking role) in Neil Jordan's fantasy-horror film The Company of Wolves (1984). Dax also composed music for Nigel Wingrove's short avant-garde film Axel (1989).- Joe Gallucci was born 01/11/00 in Southend On Sea, Essex, England. His full birth name is Joseph Edward Alexander Gallucci. Joe started acting age 10 when he played the part of Winthrop in the Music Man at the Palace Theatre. This was followed by the part of Young Santa Claus in the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (a Bruce James Production) in the same year and voice over for the role of Catboy in Disney's PJ Masks. At age 11, Joe wont the lead role of Rocket Boulsworth in the CBBC TV series "Rockets Island". This ran for 30 episodes over 3 years and was nominated for a Children's BAFTA. In November 2016 Joe filmed Possum, a horror movie written and directed by Matthew Holness and starring Sean Harris. In June 2017 Joe had a small role in Paddington 2. Joe is represented by Hamilton Hodell.
- Theresa Watson was born in 1947 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Bright Star (2009), Secrets & Lies (1996) and Paddington (2014). She has been married to Bruce Bould since 1972. They have two children.
- Angela Easterling was born in 1944 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Agatha Christie Hour (1982), Preaching to the Perverted (1997) and Stanley's Dragon (1994). She has been married to David James Chew since 1974. They have two children.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Roy Hay was born on 12 August 1961 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Bad Batch (2016) and Army of the Dead (2021). He was previously married to Allison Green.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
James Elliot Bourne (Born 13 September 1983, Rochford Essex in the UK) first found fame with the English Pop Rock band Busted alongside Matt Willis and future Fightstar front man Charlie Simpson. From 2001 to 2005 the band managed to achieve 4 chart-topping singles, 2 successful albums and uncountable sell-out tours. The success was cut short however, as the band decided to call it quits when Simpson left the band in favor of his own band Fightstar. Whilst Willis embarked on a sole career, Bourne attempted to re-achieve what he did with Busted and founded a new similar band, Son of Dork. However, after the band's debut album 'Welcome to Loserville' was released the group began to disappear from the limelight. Mid-way through writing a second album, Son of Dork disbanded due to lack of interest of band members and possibly the general public itself. Bourne spent most of 2008 to 2010 writing for upcoming American artists such as All-Star and Miranda Cosgrove until finally beginning a solo project. Under the name Future Boy, Bourne dropped his Pop Rock image to pursue a more mature electronic sound and has released his first volume of songs via his website.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hazel Pethig was born in 1944 in Southend on Sea, Essex, England, UK. She is a costume designer, known for Time Bandits (1981), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).- Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex on the 30th of May 1990, Barnaby Francis is an English former actor most notable for his roles in Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter (1999) and A Christmas Carol (1999). Having appeared in numerous TV commercials as a child, he was cast in a number of pictures, including and Serial and Period Drama, Children's' Sit-Com and Film. He has not appeared on television for some time.
He is the twin brother of Tabitha Francis. - Jon Miller was born on 14 July 1921 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was married to Cecily Power and Rita Hallerman. He died on 30 July 2008 in Helston, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Joseph began acting when he was just eight years old, and has trained in multiple disciplines at varying levels of education - graduating from Chichester Conservatoire in 2022 with a First Class Honours Degree in Acting for Film.
As well as an actor, he is also a trained singer, writer, director and an experienced photographer and artist. - Blanche Moore was born on 7 February 1901 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for I've Gotta Horse (1965), Drama 61-67 (1961) and Harpers West One (1961). She died on 31 May 1986 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Neil Toon was born in February 1985 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Pleasure Island (2015) and Down Dog (2014).- Stephen Port is a convicted British serial rapist and serial killer. He is responsible for murdering at least four men and for committing multiple rapes. Port received a life sentence with a whole life order on 25 November 2016, meaning he will not become eligible for parole and is unlikely to be released from prison.
Port was born in Southend-on-Sea. When he was a year old, he moved to Dagenham, where he grew up and his parents still live. He came out as gay in the mid-2000s. He lived alone in a flat in Barking, London and worked as a chef at a Stagecoach bus depot in West Ham.
Port met his victims via online gay social networks. He used gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a date rape drug, adding it to drinks given to his victims, raped them, and murdered four of them in his flat in Barking. The prosecution said "postmortem examinations on the four young men who died revealed that each had died from a drug overdose featuring high levels of GHB", but Port surreptitiously used other drugs on his victims: amyl nitrite (poppers), Viagra, mephedrone (meow meow) and methamphetamine (crystal meth). At his trial, the Judge accepted that Port's intention was only to cause really serious harm and not death, but made the point that Port must have foreseen that there was a high risk of death, especially after the death of his first victim. This was sufficient for him to be convicted of murder in English law. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Jasmine Armfield was born on 17 December 1998 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Children in Need (2017) and The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022).- Devon Higgs was born in September 2004 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford (2010) and Children in Need (2013).
- Claire Shenstone was born in 1948 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Moon Zero Two (1969), Special Branch (1969) and The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973).
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- Writer
Ella Bennett was born in November 1994 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Ella is a director and editor, known for Parallel Skin (2013), Last Leg (2015) and The Wire (2014).- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Producer
Spencer Hudson was born on 12 October 1975 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Circles (2012), Blindspot (2017) and Top Buzzer (2004).- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Ackland studied for the stage at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art in London, England. He made his stage debut in 1924 at the Gate Theatre. Spent several years acting before turning to the cinema. His first screenwriting success came with his collaboration on Bank Holiday in 1938. His career was split between screen writing and his favoured medium of stage acting.- Actor
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Keith James was born on 10 December 1937 in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Just Write (1997) and Coronation Street (1960). He died on 5 December 1996 in Essex, England, UK.- Reginald Sharland was born on 19 November 1886 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Girl of the Port (1930), Woman to Woman (1929) and Shock (1934). He was married to Herta Lynd and Annie Croft. He died on 21 August 1944 in Loma Linda, California, USA.
- Ruti is a British female Singer/Student living with her parents and little sister Femi.
Ruti was the winner of The Voice UK 2018 April 7 , she was in Sir Tom Jones' team. She also bagged a record deal with Republic Records and released her first single 'Dreams' which went to #1 in British charts right away.
She is a part-time carer from Stanford-Le-Hope near Southend in Essex and attends the Youth Creation Performing Arts School. Ruti Olajugbagbe is also a member of a harmony group and dance crew.
In 2013 Ruti sang in the final of Thurrock's young musician of the year. She also made Youtube videos of her singing before appearing on The Voice United Kingdom. - Angie Best was born on 26 July 1952 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She was previously married to George Best.
- Robert Jobson is a leading royal commentator, author, broadcaster, journalist and actor. Dubbed the "Godfather of Royal Reporting" by the Wall Street Journal he regularly appears as an on-screen expert on live television news bulletins and in historical documentaries. He is royal contributor for US network NBC and royal editor for Australia's 7 network and top-rated show Sunrise. He is a regular on the BBC, Sky News and ITN in the UK. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including New York Times and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller "Diana: Closely Guarded Secret" written with the late Princess Diana's Personal Police Protection officer, Ken Wharfe MVO. He is the Royal Consultant to Mark Schwahn's originally scripted series "The Royals" for E! with Lionsgate. He also played himself, a royal correspondent, on screen in series 1 and 2 alongside actress Elizabeth Hurley, who plays the lead, Queen Helena.
- Actress
- Editor
Cassandra Haswell was born on 22 August 1996 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Cassandra is an actor and editor, known for The Offshoot (2023), Mad World (2014) and Dominion (2023).- Producer
- Production Manager
Mick Brigden was born on 4 November 1947 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Mick was a producer and production manager, known for Saturday Night Concerts (1985), Satriani Live (2006) and A Concert for Ronnie Montrose: A Celebration of His Life in Music (2013). Mick was married to Julia Dreyer Brigden. Mick died on 5 September 2021 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Peter Sargent was born on 5 April 1916 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Escape (1957), Potts in Parovia (1956) and A for Andromeda (1961). He was married to Kathleen Larrad. He died on 1 June 2001 in London, England, UK.