Birth Place Matching "Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Sally Lindsay
Actress | Coronation Street
Sally Lindsay was born on July 8, 1973 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Scott & Bailey (2011) and The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021). She has been married to Steve White since December 14, 2013. They have two children.
2. David Bamber
Actor | Valkyrie
David Bamber was born on September 19, 1954 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Valkyrie (2008), Miss Potter (2006) and The Bourne Identity (2002). He has been married to Julia Swift since July 1982. They have two children.
3. Karl Pilkington
Actor | The Ricky Gervais Show
Karl Pilkington is best known as the star of Sky 1 travel documentary series An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning of Life. Karl is also a Sunday Times best-selling author, having written seven books. Hist first scripted comedy series Sick of It debuted on Sky 1 in 2018 and series 2 will launch in 2019.
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4. Ceallach Spellman
Actor | Cold Feet
With a name meaning Bright Headed in Gaelic Ceallach - pronounced Kellak - Spellman's youthful looks ensured him the role of a fifteen year old schoolboy 'Matthew Williams' in the 2016 return of TV drama 'Cold Feet', even though he was actually twenty-one, born on 31st August 1995 to a family of ...
5. David Schofield
Actor | Gladiator
David Schofield was born in 1951, in Manchester, England. He was one of ten children in a working-class family. His first acting experience was at Manchester boy's school at the age of 12. In 1967, he was accepted as student assistant stage manager at a local repertory theatre. He started on the ...
6. Nico Mirallegro
Actor | My Mad Fat Diary
Nico Mirallegro was born in Manchester, England, to an Italian father and Anglo-Irish mother. He attended The Manchester school of Acting for 3 years. He is BAFTA nominated for playing Joe Middleton in The Village and is known for his role as Finn in My Mad Fat Diary, Timothy Evans in Rillington ...
7. Rebecca Ryan
Actress | Shameless
Rebecca Ryan was born on April 27, 1991 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Shameless (2004), Casualty (1986) and Waterloo Road (2006).
8. Vanessa Hehir
Actress | Waterloo Road
Vanessa is a screenwriter, RTS-nominated actor, and award-winning filmmaker. Originally from Manchester, Vanessa has spent over 20 years starring in some of the UK's most popular TV dramas such as Waterloo Road, Heartbeat and Unforgotten and can be seen in the upcoming Jimmy Saville drama The ...
9. Craig Cash
Writer | The Royle Family
Craig Cash was born on September 11, 1960 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Royle Family (1998), Early Doors (2003) and Comedy Playhouse (1961). He has been married to Stephanie Davies since 2000.
10. Justin Chadwick
Director | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Justin Chadwick was born on December 1, 1968 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The First Grader (2010) and Bleak House (2005).
11. Victoria Wood
Writer | Housewife, 49
From the mid-1980s right up until her premature death in April 2016, Victoria Wood's appearances on stage and television were always eagerly anticipated, whether it was laugh-a-minute stand-up, a beautifully judged dramatic performance in the TV film Housewife, 49 (2006) or the canteen sitcom ...
12. Roxy Shahidi
Actress | National Theatre Live: Othello
Roxy Shahidi was born on March 12, 1983 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for National Theatre Live: Othello (2013), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Sinchronicity (2006). She has been married to Arsher Ali since 2010. They have one child.
13. Moya Brady
Actress | Pride & Prejudice
Moya Brady was born on September 8, 1962 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Pride & Prejudice (2005), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) and The NeverEnding Story III (1994).
14. Tim Dantay
Actor | Everest
Tim Dantay was born in 1963 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Everest (2015), Playing the Field (1998) and Southcliffe (2013).
15. Howard Goorney
Actor | Fiddler on the Roof
Howard Goorney was born on May 11, 1921 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) and Crucible of Horror (1971). He was previously married to Stella Riley. He died on March 29, 2007 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
16. Bryony Skillington
Actress | Strife
Bryony Skillington was born on November 13, 1982 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Strife (2023), Frocks & Divas (2022) and X (2022).
17. Patricia Phoenix
Actress | The L-Shaped Room
Bold, brassy and larger than life, Pat Phoenix was television's favourite scarlet woman. For nearly 25 years, she dominated the soap opera Coronation Street (1960) in the role of Elsie Tanner and sent shivers down the spines of Britain's menfolk twice a week. With her cleavage displayed in low-cut ...
18. Diana Webster
Actress | The Karate Kid Part III
Diana Webster was born on October 11, 1924 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Ice Pirates (1984) and Fame (1982). She was previously married to Nicholas Webster. She died on October 19, 2010.
19. Mark Eckersley
Editor | I Care a Lot
Mark Eckersley was born on November 13, 1971 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an editor and actor, known for I Care a Lot (2020), The Aeronauts (2019) and Dredd (2012).
20. Theo Graham
Actor | Hollyoaks
Theo was born and raised in Manchester England. He started acting at school, before contacting local actor training company - DNA Performance Resource - in order to start his journey towards becoming a professional actor. He signed with an agent a year later and quickly secured his first TV credit....
21. Ellie Paskell
Actress | Ashes to Ashes
Ellie Paskell was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is known for Ashes to Ashes (2008), Waterloo Road (2006) and Children's Ward (1989).
22. Jorgie Porter
Actress | Hollyoaks
Jorgie Porter was born on December 25, 1987 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Hollyoaks Later (2008) and Fame: The Musical (2020).
23. Adam Thomas
Actor | Emmerdale Farm
Adam Thomas was born on August 11, 1988 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Waterloo Road (2006) and Pitching In (2019). He has been married to Caroline Daly since August 27, 2017. They have two children.
24. Shaun Ryder
Soundtrack | Virtuosity
Shaun Ryder was born on August 23, 1962 in Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Virtuosity (1995), The Jackal (1997) and The Avengers (1998). He has been married to Joanne Ryder since March 7, 2010. They have three children. He was ...
25. Terry Christian
Actor | Membrane
Terry Christian was born on May 8, 1960 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Membrane (1983), Deadtime (2012) and Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother (2007).
26. Clare Kelly
Actress | The Cuckoo Waltz
Clare Kelly was born on February 25, 1922 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Cuckoo Waltz (1975), Five to One (1963) and A Kind of Loving (1982). She died on February 18, 2001 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
27. George Dugdale
Director | Living Doll
George Dugdale was born in April 1954 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Living Doll (1990) and Slaughter High (1986). He was previously married to Caroline Munro. He died on January 14, 2020 in London, England, UK.
28. Kay Adshead
Actress | Acceptable Levels
Kay Adshead (born in Lancashire, England, 10 May 1954) is a poet, playwright, theatremaker, actress and producer. Adshead has worked extensively in television and is particularly notable for her regular appearances with Victoria Wood.
Adshead was born in Manchester, moving to Stretford where she was...
29. Leonard Mudie
Actor | The Mummy
Leonard Mudie was a stalwart acting veteran who made nearly 150 appearances before the camera. He was from the Midlands of England and began on stage in 1908 at the Gaiety Theater (1884-1959) in Manchester. This was the first regional repertory theater in England and well noted for the spectrum of ...
30. Nisa Cole
Actress | Waterloo Road
Nisa Cole was born in 1989 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Waterloo Road (2006), Vera (2011) and The Drowning of Arthur Braxton (2021).
31. James Foster
Actor | Ideal
James Foster was born in Salford, Lancashire and trained at Salford University. James was part of a Scotsman Fringe First winning play on leaving university and has played in many BAFTA Award winning shows on TV and in film. James also set up a multi award winning and much credited theatre company ...
32. Limahl
Soundtrack | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Christopher Hamill, 19 December 1958, Wigan, Lancashire, England Limahl (an anagram of his surname) came to prominence as lead vocalist with Kajagoogoo. His rancorous exit from the group in 1983 was caused partly by guitarist Nick Beggs' increasing control over the outfit's destiny. However, a ...
33. Ryan Thomas
Actor | Coronation Street
Ryan Thomas was born on June 10, 1984 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Coronation Street: A Knight's Tale (2010) and Neighbours (1985).
34. Cathy Sara
Actress | The Woman in Black
Cathy Sara was born on April 7, 1972 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Woman in Black (2012), The Crash (2013) and Topsy-Turvy (1999). She has been married to Anthony Morling since 2000. They have two children.
35. David Hamilton
Self | Tiffany Jones
David Hamilton was born on September 10, 1938 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Tiffany Jones (1973), The Best of Benny Hill (1974) and A Present for Dickie (1969). He has been married to Dreena Hamilton since 1993. He was previously married to Sheila Moore.
36. Jack Barton
Producer | Crossroads
Jack Barton was the producer of the UK soap opera, Crossroads (1964), during the 1970s. Barton was noted for tackling controversial subjects and during his tenure the soap covered subjects such as rape, racism, bigamy, test-tube pregnancies, physical handicap and Downs Syndrome.
Born in Manchester ...
37. Ellie Leach
Actress | Coronation Street
Ellie Louise Leach was born on 15th March 2001 in Bury, Manchester. Ellie had an interest in acting from a young age. Her first appearance on TV was in a Staples back to school advert and she later landed a role in BBC daytime drama Moving On. Her most notable role is that of Faye Windass in ...
38. Jack Rosenthal
Writer | And a Nightingale Sang
Jack Rosenthal was born on September 8, 1931 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for And a Nightingale Sang (1989), The Chain (1984) and Yentl (1983). He was previously married to Maureen Lipman and Catherine Maxine Ward. He died on May 29, 2004 in Finchley, ...
39. Beatrice Varley
Actress | Jassy
Beatrice Varley was born on July 11, 1896 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Jassy (1947), The Wicked Lady (1945) and Holiday Week (1952). She died on July 4, 1964 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
40. Mike Read
Writer | Tin Pan Alley
Mike Read was born on March 1, 1947 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Tin Pan Alley (2016), My Kind of Music (1998) and How's Business (1991).
41. Freddie Garrity
Soundtrack | Riding in Cars with Boys
Freddie Garrity was born on November 14, 1936 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), The Cuckoo Patrol (1967) and Out of Sight (1966). He was previously married to Christine, Josie and Dierdre. He died on May 19, 2006 in Ysbyty...
42. Julia Goulding
Actress | Coronation Street
Julia Goulding was born on March 27, 1985 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), New Gods (2016) and Celebrity Chase (2011). She has been married to Ben Silver since February 2019. They have two children.
43. Louis Dunn
Actor | Jamie Johnson
Louis Dunn was born on August 18, 2003 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Jamie Johnson (2016) and Jamie Johnson - Into E-Sports (2020).
44. Ruth Myers
Costume Designer | L.A. Confidential
Two-time Academy Award Nominee Ruth Myers was brought up in Manchester, England. She trained at St. Martin's School of Art in London, then went to work at the Royal Court Theatre on a student grant, followed by a year working in repertory. Ms. Myers next returned to the Royal Court, contributing to...
45. Harry Littlewood
Actor | A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
Harry Littlewood was born on May 23, 1921 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987), The Massingham Affair (1964) and Starr and Company (1958). He died on December 26, 2003 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
46. Dean Ashton
Actor | The Courtroom
Dean Ashton was born on October 30, 1986 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Courtroom (2004), Coronation Street (1960) and A Serial Killer's Revenge (2011).
47. Cliff Twemlow
Actor | G.B.H.
Twemlow was a one time night club bouncer and avid movie fan who entered the film world via working as a stuntman. Based in the Manchester area, Twemlow came into his own by starring in a series of extremely low budget action films mostly shot on videotape. The first, 1983's G.B.H., was a true ...
48. Bernard Manning
Actor | The Impressionable Jon Culshaw
Bernard Manning was born on August 13, 1930 in Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004), Coronation Street (1960) and The Great British Striptease (1980). He was previously married to Veronica Finneran. He died on June...
49. Tommy Egan
Actor | The Bay
Tommy Egan was born on August 31, 1990 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Bay (2019), Brassic (2019) and Matter of Questions (2015).
50. Hilary Tindall
Actress | The Brothers
Hilary Tindall was born on August 14, 1938 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Brothers (1972), Yellow Dog (1973) and The Champions (1968). She was previously married to Robin Lowe. She died on December 5, 1992 in Selbourne, England, UK.