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Torchwood Characters
''Torchwood'' is a British-American 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, LGBTQ+ 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 investigating incidents involving extraterrestrials. Its central character is Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), an immortal con-man from the distant fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrowman
John Scot Barrowman MBE (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2010; 2020–2021) and its spin-off ''Torchwood'' (2006–2011), and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse (2012–2019). 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 a number of 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target audience. It covers all genres including particularly new comedies, drama, LGBTQ+ programmes, music, fashion, documentaries, brief news, adult animation, and drama series. BBC iPlayer, the BBC's video-on-demand service, launched in December 2007 and included BBC Three alongside the BBC's other channels at launch. The linear channel closed down on 15 February 2016 and relaunched on 1 February 2022, with programming appearing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the interim period. The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 7:00 am). 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, leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Foster (orchestrator)
Ben Foster (born 1977) is a British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 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 (2012 film), Prometheus'' and ''The Grey (film), 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 (musician), 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 conduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Gold
Murray Jonathan Gold (born 28 February 1969) is an English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. He is best known as the musical director and composer of the music for ''Doctor Who'' from 2005–2017 and since 2023. Gold's other television work includes '' Queer as Folk'', '' Last Tango in Halifax'' and '' Gentleman Jack''. He has been nominated for five BAFTAs. Born in Portsmouth to a Jewish family, Gold initially pursued drama as a vocation, while writing and playing music as a hobby, but switched to music when he became musical director for the University of Cambridge's Footlights society. He went to Corpus Christi College and studied History. Television Gold has been nominated for a BAFTA five times in the category Best Original Television Music, for '' Vanity Fair'' (1999), '' Queer as Folk'' (2000), '' Casanova'' (2006) and twice for ''Doctor Who'' (2009 and 2014). His score for the BAFTA winning film '' Kiss of Life'' was aw ... [...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. Pullman made his film debut in ''Ruthless People'' (1986), and starred in ''Spaceballs'' (1987), ''The Accidental Tourist (film), The Accidental Tourist'' and ''The Serpent and the Rainbow (film), The Serpent and the Rainbow'' (both 1988), ''Newsies'' (1992), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''Wyatt Earp (film), Wyatt Earp'' (1994), ''Casper (film), Casper'', ''While You Were Sleeping (film), While You Were Sleeping'' (both 1995), ''Independence Day (1996 film), Independence Day'' (1996), ''Lost Highway (film), Lost Highway'' (1997), and ''Lake Placid (film), Lake Placid'' (1999). He also voiced Captain Joseph Korso in ''Titan A.E.'' in (2000). He has also appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Since the 21st century began, Pullman has also acted in mi ... [...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 (TV channel), 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 (Chandler, Arizona), Chandler High School. Coincidentally, her mother often called her Babe. Her childhood nickname was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer ( ; born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s, Phifer was known for a few notable roles in films including ''Clockers (film), Clockers'', ''Soul Food (film), Soul Food'', ''High School High'' and ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer''. In 2002, he had a co-starring role opposite rapping, rapper Eminem in the feature film ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile''. His most notable television role is that of Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running (1994–2009) medical drama ''ER (TV series), ER'' from 2002 to 2008. In 2013, he became a recurring cast member during season three on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime drama ''House of Lies''. From July to October 2011, he played the role of CIA officer Rex Matheson in the British–American science fiction television show, ''Torchwood: Miracle Day''. In 2024, he starred in the gritty, action feature film, ''Long Gone Heroes'' alongside Frank Grillo and Andy Garcia. Phifer may always be best know ... [...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. Televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freema Agyeman
Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is an English 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 its spin-off '' Torchwood'' (2008), 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'' (2018–2023). 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 City'' prequel series, '' The Carrie Diaries'', as magazine editor Larissa Loughlin. Her other television appearances include '' Mile H ... [...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, writer and singer, best known for their role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction series ''Torchwood.'' Early life They were born in Bettws, Newport. David-Lloyd's first acting role was as a robot in a junior school play. As a teenager, they joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theatre in Newport. While there, they appeared in several plays, including ''Macbeth'', ''The Threepenny Opera'' and ''Henry V (play), Henry V'', in which they played the title role. Gareth studied Performing Arts at Crosskeys College in South Wales. When former Labour Party (UK), Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw the young David-Lloyd performing at Monmouth, Monmouth Castle, he sent them £250 to use towards their acting career. Career Music David-Lloyd fronts the progressive metal band Blue Gillespie, previously known as A Breath of Blue Fire. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Varma
Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series ''Rome'' (2005–07), Suzie Costello in the BBC series '' Torchwood'' (2006), Zoe Luther in the BBC series '' Luther'' (2010), Ilsa Pucci in '' Human Target'' (2010–11), Ellaria Sand in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'' (2014–2017), and The Bride in the DCU/ Max adult animated series '' Creature Commandos'' (2024–present). In September 2016 she began starring in the ITV/ Netflix series '' Paranoid'' as DS Nina Suresh. She has also worked extensively in the theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in '' Present Laughter'' (2019) and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in '' Oedipus'' (2025). Early life Varma was raised in Bath, Somerset, the only child of an Indian father and a Swiss mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
