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Lesley Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year (2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999) and Secrets & Lies (1996), and her performance in Phantom Thread (2017), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also had a supporting role in the Disney fantasy Maleficent (2014). Manville's extensive stage career includes roles in "As You Like It", "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and "The Alchemist". Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985). She was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to drama. She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire at the 2021 Queen's New Years Honours for her services to drama and to charity.

Marisa Abela was born on 7 December 1996 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Industry (2020), Cobra (2020) and Rogue Agent (2022).

Amanda Redman was born on 12 August 1957 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sexy Beast (2000), New Tricks (2003) and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001). She has been married to Damian Schnabel since 4 September 2010. She was previously married to Robert Glenister.

Darren Boyd was born on 30 January 1971 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Imagine Me & You (2005), Four Lions (2010) and Spy (2011). He has been married to Amanda Ashy since 24 January 2004.

Sophia Del Pizzo is an English actress and comedian born in Eastbourne, UK and now living in Los Angeles. She is known for Angel Has Fallen and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She starred alongside her husband Jimmi Simpson in Hulu's Into the Dark, produced by Blumhouse and directed by James Roday..

Raffiella Chapman is a British actress who plays the titular role of Vesper in critically acclaimed, multi award winning feature film Vesper (2022) and Judgement in Sweet Brother (2024). Her first movie role was Lucy Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014) followed by Claire in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) but it as Vesper that Chapman has won critical acclaim.

"A star-making turn from Raffiella Chapman..." The Playlist

"Raffiella Chapman as Vesper is excellent" The New York Sun

"The title character, played with impressive poise by Raffiella Chapman" 4/5 stars The Guardian

"Raffiella Chapman gives a commanding and wonderfully mature performance as Vesper." In Session Film

"impressive up-and-comer Raffiella Chapman's stoic but winningly vulnerable performance keeps proceedings humane and honestly felt" Variety

Born on 5th August 1948 in Hastings, East Sussex, England. She started her television career in 1970 in the TV series A Family at War (1970), cast as Freda Ashton. She became better known following her appearances in The Beiderbecke Affair (1985), The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) and The Beiderbecke Connection (1988), alongside James Bolam. She has narrated recent documentaries such as: "Frontier House", When Pat Phoenix Met Tony Booth (2002), "50s & 60s in Living Colour" and "What Granny Did in the War". Television series include: Cracker (1993) in which she played Fitz's wife Judith, more recently in Hornblower: Duty (2003) and Hornblower: Loyalty (2003). Recent feature film appearances include: Professor Corner in You're Dead... (1999) and Pauline in The Escort (1999) (aka "The Escort"). Theatre includes: Goneril in "King Lear" National Theatre (1997) and on BBC TV (King Lear (1998)); "The Bullet" in which she played Billie at London's West End Donmar Warehouse Theatre (1998); "An Experiment With An Air Pump" at the Hampstead Theatre (2002), playing two characters, Susannah Fenwick and Ellen.

Wanda Ventham was born on 5 August 1935 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for UFO (1970), Invasion: UFO (1974) and Sherlock (2010). She has been married to Timothy Carlton since April 1976. They have one child. She was previously married to James Tabernacle.

Samantha Womack was born on 2 November 1972 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and EastEnders (1985). She has been married to Mark Womack since 17 May 2009. They have two children. She was previously married to Mauro Mantovani.

Ed Sanders was born in 1993 in East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Hugo (2011) and Kill or Be Killed (2017).

Alexandra Bastedo was born on 9 March 1946 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Casino Royale (1967), Batman Begins (2005) and The Champions (1968). She was married to Patrick Garland. She died on 12 January 2014 in West Sussex, England, UK.

Beth Cordingly is an English actress originally born Rebecca Cordingly. She attended Brighton and Hove High School and later attended Birmingham University leaving with a double first in English and Drama.

Besides her acting career, Beth Cordingly has worked with charities such as the NSPCC and was awarded at the House of Commons because of her work. She is an ambassador for ChildLine and Anti-Bullying Alliance.

Her dad is David Cordingly who is is an English historian and a top specialist in the study of pirates in which he has published books.

Robert Wisden was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He is known for Watchmen (2009), Legends of the Fall (1994) and Final Destination (2000).

Holly Willoughby was born on 10 February 1981 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Keith Lemon: The Film (2012), Marple (2004) and Lemon La Vida Loca (2012). She has been married to Dan Baldwin since 4 August 2007. They have three children.

Izzy Meikle-Small was born in March 1996 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Private Peaceful (2012).

Kirsten Cooke was born on 4 October 1952 in Cuckfield, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for 'Allo 'Allo! (1982), The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007) and 'Allo 'Allo! at the London Palladium (1988).

Jules's performing career started at the tender age of seven when he sang as a chorister with the Winchester Cathedral Choir. For the next six years he toured the world, performing in prestigious venues such as Sydney's Opera House, The Royal Festival Hall in London, and St Thomas's Cathedral in New York, and had appeared as a soloist on the 7 critically acclaimed albums the choir made before he turned thirteen. Jules moved on to Eastbourne College on a choral scholarship. At Eastbourne he focused on music and acting and played the lead roles in several productions such as 'My Fair Lady', 'Sweet Charity', and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'. At the age of eighteen, Jules won a scholarship to Wells Cathedral, where he sang for part of his GAP year, and then gained entry to St Andrews University where he studied alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton. There he completed an Master of Arts in Art History, and performed in several plays and musicals such as 'City of Angels', 'Follies', and 'Antigone'.

At University, Jules decided that he wanted to be an actor, and applied to the Central School of Speech and Drama where he was offered one of the 20 places amongst over 3,000 applicants. He left Central in 2007, having specialised in Acting for Screen (MA), and launched himself into the world of entertainment.

Jules worked in the Houses of Parliament for an MP, in a PR company, a Headhunting company, ripped tickets in the Piccadilly theatre, picked up litter at the Wimbledon tennis tournament and handed out flyers for a bar in Covent Garden, in between training and auditions. To help pay the rent, Jules put a singing group together, using Facebook to find the other members. Two days after the group met for the first time to rehearse Jules found himself being offered a £1 million pound record deal by Universal Music, only 6 months after leaving drama school. Jules went on to make four chart topping albums with Blake, the debut album winning 'Album of the Year' at the Classical Brits in 2008 and going 'Gold' in under three weeks.

The group's third album, 'Together' gained Blake their second Brit award nomination. Blake had extraordinary successes both with their albums and live touring across the world, in territories as far flung as the Philippines, South Africa, Australia, China, Russia, Scandinavia, and Japan, They were were regulars at such venues as the Albert Hall, the Olympic stadium Twickenham, Wembley and the Royal Festival Hall and were a firm favourite with Royalty and celebrities alike. Having seen them on TV, Dame Shirley Bassey invited the to sing at her sumptuous 70'th birthday party at Cliveden House and they performed several times for the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Jules went on to star in BBC One's medical drama series 'Holby City' as arrogant but capable Doctor Harry Tressler and soon became one of the hit show's most popular characters. The show regularly attracted over 5 million viewers per week and Jules quickly became an integral character, leading some gripping storylines. His leaving storyline caused a stir as Harry sustained major facial injuries, and the scale of prosthetics employed over a period of four episodes was a first, even for Holby. After two years, Jules left Holby and recorded his debut solo singing album with chart topping Producer Andrew Powell (Wuthering Heights) and Film and TV boss, Adrian Munsey. The album, 'Change of Heart' was released in April 20th 2015 and was recorded at Peter Gabriel's state of the art studio, 'Real World' with some of the world's finest musicians.

Katie Price was born on 22 May 1978 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress and executive, known for Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), Footballers' Wives (2002) and Dream Team (1997). She has been married to Kieran Hayler since 16 January 2013. They have two children. She was previously married to Alex Reid and Peter Andre.

Alan Mehdizadeh was born in Hastings, East Sussex.

His early career started at the Questors Theatre in Ealing, where he appeared in a youth production of 'Godspell', when he was 14. He then went on to perform at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in a production of 'Watership Down', where he played Cowslip. He also regularly appeared in popular BBC children's programme 'Grange Hill'.

Mehdizadeh graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 2007 (where he read Drama).

Other educational institutions attended include Richmond Upon Thames College, and Drayton Manor High School.

Career As of 15 August 2016, Mehdizadeh joined the West End production of 'Kinky Boots' in the role of Don. He also played Big Davey in the West End musical 'Billy Elliot the Musical'. Mehdizadeh also appeared in the same role for both the worldwide live cinema release, and the subsequent DVD release of the show.

In 2016, Alan appeared in the UK premiere production of 'Swap!', written and directed by TV star Ian Ogilvy. The play toured the UK. Alan played Harry "The Hammer" Henson alongside several TV personalities (including Kim Tiddy & Louisa Lytton).

An air of almost smug disdain would hang over his characters like a grey cloud. Yet he could end up being a ray of sunshine with that cloud. Stage or screen, comedy or drama, playing butler or Lord Commander, Englishman Cecil Parker was born in 1897 and took an avid interest in performing following his discharge from World War I military service. Making his professional stage bow in 1922, he appeared in London's West End three years later and by the advent of sound could be found on film. Not surprisingly he fitted the support mold perfectly with his raspy, well-bred tones and stuffed-shirt personality, but by the late 40s he was actually toying with post-war character stardom with top-billed roles. Such films as Captain Boycott (1947), The Weaker Sex (1948) and The Amazing Mr. Beecham (1949), Tony Draws a Horse (1950) and I Believe in You (1952) demonstrated his talent and command. However, soon he started gaining in the stomach area and losing in the hair department, so he fell away again to the secondary ranks. His assisting men of power, position and influence are probably most recognized in the droll, classic films of Sir Alec Guiness, which include The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Detective (1954), The Ladykillers (1955). Parker could be humorously beleaguered or remotely pernicious and as the years wore on, found himself more and more in film comedy than anything else, often giving lift to such dry fare as Indiscreet (1958) and the farce-like slapstick of The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) and Carry on Jack (1964). Parker died in 1971.

Shannon Tarbet is an English actress from Brighton.

She came to public attention in 2010 with her professional stage debut in Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss directed by Jeremy Herrin at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

Tarbet is known for Killing Eve (2019), Genius: Einstein (2017) and Beast (2017).

Peter Polycarpou was born on 31 March 1957 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Cleanskin (2012), De-Lovely (2004) and Oklahoma! (1999).

Born Arthur Veary Treacher in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was the son of a lawyer. He established a stage career after returning from World War I, and by 1928, he had come to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations. When his film career began in the early 1930s, Treacher was Hollywood's idea of the perfect butler, and he headlined as the famous butler Jeeves in Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) and Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)--based on the P.G. Wodehouse character. He played a butler in numerous other films including: Personal Maid's Secret (1935), Mister Cinderella (1936), Bordertown (1935), and Curly Top (1935). By the mid 1960s, Treacher was a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show (1962). The image of the proper Englishman served him well, and during his later years, he lent his name to a fast-food chain known as Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips.

Oliver Trevena is an actor and producer well known from numeruous films and series.He recently wrapped the lead in the film "The Paradox Effect" opposite Olga Kurylenko and Harvey Keitel where he also serves as an Executive Producer, as well as the Paramount film "The Gorge" opposite Miles Teller and Anya Taylor Joy. He can be seen in the Lionsgate film "The Plane" in a strong supporting role opposite Gerard Butler. He's got Millennium's "The Bricklayer" in the can opposite Aaron Eckhardt and "Wire Room" opposite Bruce Willis and Kevin Dillon (also a producer). He won "breakout star" at the Rome Film Festival in 2024.

He was born and raised in East Sussex, England and is the youngest of four sons.

Oliver trained at the South East Theatre Society & RADA. In his early acting days, he starred in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Later, he starred in a variety of plays, including "The King and I", "Bugsy Malone" and even "Oliver".

Jack Clayton was born on 1 March 1921 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Innocents (1961), Our Mother's House (1967) and The Great Gatsby (1974). He was married to Haya Harareet, Katherine Kath and Christine Norden. He died on 26 February 1995 in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK.