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Colin McFarlane
Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'', Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series '' Outlander'', the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends'', the voice of PC Malcolm Williams in the children's television series ''Fireman Sam'', and as the voice of "The Cube" on ITV. He also appeared in '' The Commuter'' (2018), in which he played Conductor Sam, as Chancellor Riggs in the 2015 holiday television movie ''Crown for Christmas'' (2015), as General Pierce in the science fiction horror film '' Patient Zero'' (2018) and as Aloisius Dupree in three films of the Batzan Trilogy titled ''The Invisible Guardian'', ''The Legacy of the Bones'' and ''Offering to the Storm'' in 2017, 2019 & 2020, respectively. His voice roles in animation and video games include JJ in ''Bob the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Clapton
Clapton is a district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. Clapton is divided into Upper Clapton, in the north, and Lower Clapton to the south. Clapton railway station lies north-east of Charing Cross. Geography and origins The hamlet of Clapton emerged in the manor and Ancient Parish of Hackney. Origins The hamlet of Clapton was, from 1339 (when first recorded) until the 18th century normally rendered as Clopton, meaning the "farm on the hill". The Old English ''clop'' - "lump" or "hill" - presumably denoted the high ground which rises from the River Lea. Clapton grew up as a linear hamlet along the road subsequently known as Lower and Upper Clapton Road. As the area became urbanised, the extent of the area called Clapton eventually increased to encompass most of the north-eastern quarter of Hackney. Scope Because Clapton has never been an administrative unit, it has never had any defined boundaries, though the E5 postcode area (established in 1917) h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob The Builder
''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours, and friends, and equipment, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Roley, Lofty and many others. The show is broadcast in many countries but originated from the United Kingdom where Bob was voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The series originally used stop-motion from 1999 to 2009, but later used CGI animation starting with the spin-off series ''Ready, Steady, Build!''. British proprietors of ''Bob the Builder'' and '' Thomas & Friends'' sold the enterprise in 2011 to US toy-maker Mattel for $680 million. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasises conflict resol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
