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Torchwood
''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from BBC Three to BBC Two to BBC One, and acquiring American financing in its fourth series when it became a co-production of BBC One and Starz. ''Torchwood'' is aimed at adults and older teenagers, in contrast to ''Doctor Who''s target audience of both adults and children. As well as science fiction, the show explores a number of themes, including existentialism, sexuality and human corruptibility. ''Torchwood'' follows the exploits of a small team of alien-hunters, who make up the Cardiff-based, fictional Torchwood Institute which deals mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials. Its central character is Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), an immortal con-man from the distant future; Jack originally appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Myles
Eve Myles (born 26 July 1978) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles portraying Ceri Lewis in the long-running BBC Wales drama series '' Belonging'' (2000–2009), Gwen Cooper in the BBC science-fiction series ''Torchwood'' (2006–2011) and Faith Howells in the bilingually produced BBC / S4C drama series ''Keeping Faith'' / ''Un Bore Mercher'' (2017–2020). She is also an accomplished theatre actress. Myles graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2000. Later that year, she began playing Ceri Lewis in the BBC Wales-produced drama series '' Belonging'', a role she was to continue with until the end of the series in 2009. Her early UK-wide television credits included the 2001 miniseries '' Tales from Pleasure Beach'' and the 2003 television drama ''Colditz''. In 2005, she auditioned for a part in the revived series of ''Doctor Who'', and landed the role of servant girl Gwyneth, in the series 1 episode " The Unquiet Dead", alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrowman
John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in ''Doctor Who'' and '' Torchwood'', and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse. Born in Glasgow, Barrowman moved to the US state of Illinois with his family at the age of eight. Encouraged by his high school teachers there, he studied performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's '' Anything Goes'' in London's West End. Since his debut, he has played lead roles in various musicals both in the West End and on Broadway, including ''Miss Saigon'', '' The Phantom of the Opera'', '' Sunset Boulevard'', and ''Matador''. After appearing in Sam Mendes' production of '' The Fix'', he was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and, in the early 2000s, returned to the role of Billy Crocker in the revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell T Davies
Stephen Russell Davies (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include ''Queer as Folk'', '' The Second Coming'', ''Casanova'', the 2005 revival of the BBC One science fiction franchise ''Doctor Who'', ''Cucumber'', '' A Very English Scandal'', '' Years and Years'' and '' It's a Sin''. Born in Swansea, Davies had aspirations as a comic artist before focusing on being a playwright and screenwriter. After graduating from Oxford University, he joined the BBC's children's department, CBBC, in 1985 on a part-time basis and held various positions, which included creating two series, ''Dark Season'' and ''Century Falls''. He eventually left the BBC for Granada Television, and in 1994 began writing adult television drama. His early scripts generally explored concepts of religion and sexuality among various backdrops: '' Revelations'' was a soap opera about organised religion and featured a lesbian vicar; '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freema Agyeman
Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is a British actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2007–2010), and received further recognition for playing Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips in the ITV crime procedural '' Law & Order: UK'' (2009–2012), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama ''Sense8'' (2015–2018) and Dr. Helen Sharpe in the NBC medical drama ''New Amsterdam'' (2018–2022). Following her departure from ''Doctor Who'', Agyeman reprised her role as Martha Jones in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''Torchwood'' and had a part as Tattycoram in the BBC period miniseries ''Little Dorrit'' (both 2008). In 2013, she made her US television debut in The CW's ''Sex and the Cit''y prequel series, ''The Carrie Diaries'', as magazine editor Larissa Loughlin. Her other television appearances include ''Old Jack's Boat'' (2013), ''Silent Witness'' (2005) and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth David-Lloyd
Gareth David Lloyd (born 28 March 1981), known professionally as Gareth David-Lloyd, is a Welsh actor and writer best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction series ''Torchwood.'' Early life He was born in Bettws, Newport. David-Lloyd's first acting role was as a robot in a junior school play. As a teenager, he joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theatre in Newport. While there, he appeared in several plays, including ''Macbeth'', ''The Threepenny Opera'' and ''Henry V'', in which he played the title role. Gareth studied Performing Arts at Crosskeys College in South Wales. When former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw the young David-Lloyd performing at Monmouth Castle, he sent him £250 to use towards his acting career. Career Music David-Lloyd fronts the progressive metal band Blue Gillespie, previously known as A Breath of Blue Fire. The band participated in Sex, Wales, and Anarchy on 20 April 2008, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Owen
Kai Owen (born 4 September 1975) is a Welsh actor of stage and screen, known to Welsh audiences for his numerous roles on Welsh language television and to worldwide audiences for his portrayal of Rhys Williams in '' Torchwood'' and Pete Buchanan in '' Hollyoaks''. Background and personal life Owen was born in the town of Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in North Wales, where his family still lives. His father Mark is a GMB union official and his mother Yvonne is a cleaner at the British Legion Club. He was educated at Watling Street Primary School, Llanrwst and Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy. He attended Mountview Theatre School, London for three years, graduating in 1998. Owen lived with his actor fiancée Sarah Wilson in East Finchley, London and in 2010 moved with son Bobby to Warwickshire. He ran the 2009 London Marathon for the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent, and also ran the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April 2010. He is a patron of Llandudno Youth Musical Theatre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Mori
(born 29 November 1971) is a Japanese actress based in the United Kingdom. She is known for her roles as Toshiko Sato in ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'', Yasuko Namba in ''Everest'', Sarah in ''Absolutely Fabulous'' and Nicola in '' Spice World''. Early life Naoko Mori was born on 29 November 1971 in Nagoya, Japan, to a Ryukyuan mother and a Japanese American father. When Mori was four years old, she moved to New Jersey due to her father's work. She returned to Japan when she was ten and moved to London two years later. When her parents were posted back to Japan, Mori was given the choice of either moving back to Japan with her parents or remaining in London on her own."The Wright Stuff – Naoko Mori and the papers" YouTube video She chose to stay in London, partly because she wanted to finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Pullman
William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in ''Ruthless People'' (1986), and starred in ''Spaceballs'' (1987), ''The Accidental Tourist (film), The Accidental Tourist'' (1988), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''While You Were Sleeping (film), While You Were Sleeping'' (1995), ''Casper (film), Casper'' (1995), ''Independence Day (1996 film), Independence Day'' (1996), ''Lost Highway (film), Lost Highway'' (1997), and ''Lake Placid (film), Lake Placid'' (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as ''Torchwood:_Miracle_Day, Torchwood'' (2011), starring roles in ''1600 Penn'' (2012–13) and ''The Sinner (TV series), The Sinner'' (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, current affairs, and drama series. The television channel closed down in 2016 and was replaced by an online-only BBC Three streaming channel. After six years of being online, BBC Three returned to linear television on 1 February 2022. It broadcasts every day from 19:00 to around 04:00, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 07:00). BBC Three is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output originated from the United Kingdom. Notable exceptions were ''Family Guy'' and ''American Dad'' (both of them originating in the United States). It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Foster (orchestrator)
Ben Foster (born 1977) is a BAFTA award-winning British composer, best known for his work on the BBC series ''Torchwood'' and as orchestrator for Murray Gold on ''Doctor Who'' and for Marc Streitenfeld on ''Prometheus'' and '' The Grey''. He is also known for his work as the conductor for Peter Gabriel's ''Scratch my Back'' world tour and albums, and for the BBC Proms ''Doctor Who'' events. Career Foster studied Composition and Conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2000. He was awarded the Lutosławski composition prize. He is a graduate of the National Film and Television School, where he studied with Francis Shaw and Peter Howell (the latter having composed for the BBC series ''Doctor Who'', with which Foster would later become associated). ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' Since November 2005, Foster has worked as orchestrator and conductor for composer Murray Gold on ''Doctor Who''. He also conducted the BBC National Orchestra of Wales i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Havins
Alexa Carole Havins (born November 16, 1980) is an American actress. She first came to prominence in 2003, when she became the originating actress in the role of Babe Carey Chandler on the soap opera ''All My Children''. Her role as the flawed but good Babe Carey earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2005 and recognition as being half of one of the show's most popular soap opera pairings. Havins has made guest appearances in a number of television shows, as well as a number of independent films. In 2011, she joined the main cast for ''Torchwood's'' fourth series, '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', airing on BBC Worldwide and US premium television network Starz. Early life Alexa Havins was born in Artesia, New Mexico on November 16, 1980. As a child and adolescent, she was raised in Chandler, Arizona, later attending Chandler High School. Coincidentally, her mother often called her Babe. Her childhood nickname was the "Ice Maiden" because she was "deathly shy". Havins was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso (born February 20, 1978), known professionally as Lauren Ambrose, is an American actress and singer. She performs in television, film, and on Broadway. Ambrose had television roles as Claire Fisher in ''Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and as Jilly Kitzinger in '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (2011). Her film credits include '' Can't Hardly Wait'' (1998), '' Psycho Beach Party'' (2000), '' Sleepwalk with Me'' (2012), and '' Where the Wild Things Are'' (2009). She is the lead singer of the ragtime band Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class. Ambrose portrayed the lead role of Eliza Doolittle in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of ''My Fair Lady'' on Broadway, for which she was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and won the 2018 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. In 2019, Ambrose began starring as Dorot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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