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Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece (TV series), ''Masterpiece Classic'' anthology, on 9 January 2011. The show ran for fifty-two episodes across six series, including five Christmas specials. The series, set on the fictional Yorkshire English country house, country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the Aristocracy (class), aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era, and the effects the great events of the time have on their lives and on the Social class in the United Kingdom, British social hierarchy. These events include news of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, sinking of the ''Titanic'' (first series); the outbreak of the First Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, widely known for her roles as Lady Jane Felsham in ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film '' Another Time, Another Place'' and was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the same film. Her other film appearances include '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996), '' Shooting Fish'' (1997), ''Downton Abbey'' (2019) and '' Misbehaviour'' (2020). Early life Logan's father, David, was a Rolls-Royce engineer and a trade-union leader and became the secretary of his local branch of the AUEW ( Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers). Phyllis is the youngest in her family and has a brother and a sister. Her father died at the age of 59 while she was at drama school. Education Logan was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and grew up in nearby Johnstone, where she was educated at Johnstone High School. She studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie McShera
Sophie McShera (born 17 May 1985) is an English actress known for her roles as Ros McCain in the fifth series of the BBC television series '' Waterloo Road'', as Daisy Mason in the ITV television series ''Downton Abbey'', and as Drizella Tremaine in the 2015 Disney film '' Cinderella''. Early life, education, and personal life McShera was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, into a large Irish family. Her mother is a teacher and her father is a teacher turned financial adviser. At an early age, her family moved to nearby Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, also in Bradford, where she attended St Joseph's College. During high school, she attended the Footsteps Theatre School before getting her stage break at the age of twelve in the comedy '' The Goodbye Girl''. She followed this up with a stint on tour with '' Annie'', later going to Brunel University, London, where she earned a degree in drama. McShera told '' Rachel Ray In Season'' magazine in 2019 that she was a veg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Cassidy
Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She has reprised the role for both the 2019 feature film of the same name and its 2022 sequel. She has played leading roles in other television series including ''Teachers'', '' Party Animals'', ''Moving Wallpaper'', '' Lead Balloon'', ''The Worst Witch'' and '' The Good Karma Hospital''. Early life and education Born to a Spanish mother and an English father, she was the third child and only daughter born to the couple. Born and brought up in Fleet, Hampshire, she was educated at Farnborough Hill Convent, and then Girton College, Cambridge, where she studied modern languages. She later pursued a PhD in biological anthropology, but abandoned it to pursue a career in acting. Career In an early role, Cassidy played Lola Chaves in an episode of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cara Theobold
Cara Louise Theobold (born 8 January 1990) is an English actress. She made her debut as Ivy Stuart in the ITV period drama ''Downton Abbey'' (2012–2013). She has since starred in the BBC series '' The Syndicate'' and ''Together'' (both 2015), the E4 comedy '' Crazyhead'' (2016), and the Amazon Prime thriller '' Absentia'' (2017–2020). She also voiced Tracer in the video game ''Overwatch''. Early life Theobold was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She attended Outwood Grange Academy before going on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career During the 2011 Christmas holidays of her final year at the Guildhall, Theobold auditioned for the ''Downton Abbey'' role of Ivy Stuart. She was allowed to finish her final year of drama school early to begin filming the series at Easter. Theobold characterised Ivy as "ambitious" and "a dreamer". She returned for the fourth series of the show in 2013. Her work on the series resulted in her being a co-recipient of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robb
David Robb (born 23 August 1947) is a Scottish actor. Early life Robb was born in Wandsworth, London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley. He grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, where he played Henry II in a school production of Jean Anouilh's '' Becket''. Career Film and television Robb has starred in various British films and television shows, including films such as ''Swing Kids'' and '' Hellbound''. He is well known for playing Germanicus in the famous 1976 BBC production of '' I, Claudius'', and as Robin Grant, one of the principal characters in Thames Television's 1981 series '' The Flame Trees of Thika''. Robb had his big break playing Andrew Fraser MP in the TV miniseries ''First Among Equals'' a 1986 adaptation of the book of the same name by Jeffrey Archer. The miniseries was a great success on prime time TV in the UK and abroad and also propelled careers of co-stars Tom Wilkinson, Jeremy Child and James Faulkner. He also pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily James
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her career in the British television series '' Just William'' (2010). Following a supporting role in the period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2012–2015), her breakthrough was the title role in the fantasy film ''Cinderella'' (2015). James went on to portray Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of '' War & Peace'' (2016) and starred in several films, including the action film '' Baby Driver'' (2017); the period dramas '' Darkest Hour'' (2017), '' The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'' (2018) and '' The Dig'' (2021); the musicals '' Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' (2018) and '' Yesterday'' (2019); and the sports drama '' The Iron Claw'' (2023). Her portrayal of Pamela Anderson in the biographical series '' Pam & Tommy'' (2022) earned her nominations for a Golden Glob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Speleers
Edward John Speleers (born 7 April 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the Eragon (character), title role in the 2006 film ''Eragon (film), Eragon'', antagonist Stephen Bonnet in the TV series ''Outlander (TV series), Outlander'' and Jimmy Kent in the TV series ''Downton Abbey''. He has also appeared as Rhys Montrose in the You (season 4), fourth season of ''You (TV series), You'' (2023) and Jack Crusher in the Star Trek: Picard (season 3), third season of ''Star Trek: Picard'' (2023). Early life Speleers was born at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, England. He is of Belgian descent. His parents divorced when he was three, with his mother residing in Spain and his father in London. He has two older half brothers. While still in school, Speleers performed in school productions such as ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Richard III (play), Richard III''. In addition to acting, Speleers wrote a play, entitled ''Retribution'', that was performed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Milne
Matt Milne (born 18 November 1990) is an English actor and director. Life and career Milne was born in Hereford, in the West-Midlands of England. In 2010, he filmed Steven Spielberg's ''War Horse'' based on the book of the same name by Michael Morpurgo playing a character not in the book: Andrew, a farm hand. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a B.A. in 2011. During Autumn 2011, Milne performed with the National Youth Theatre in James Dacre's reimagining of the ancient legend Orpheus and Eurydice at the Old Vic Tunnels. He acted in the promenade piece and also played the bass guitar in the band as the actors took turns to play the score written by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. As ''War Horse'' was released during late 2011 and early 2012, Milne joined ITV period drama ''Downton Abbey'' as the character of Alfred, a footman. He made his first appearance on ''Downton Abbey'' on the first episode of Season 3 and continued to appear until the finale episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Leech
Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor. He is widely known for his roles as Tom Branson in the ITV period drama ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015) and Paul Prenter in the biopic ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' (2018). Leech made his professional acting debut in the 1998 production of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', had his first major film role as Vincent Cusack in '' Cowboys & Angels'' (2003), and earned an Irish Film & Television Award nomination for his performance as Mo Chara in ''Man About Dog'' (2004). Leech played Marcus Agrippa on the HBO historical drama series ''Rome'' (2007). Early life Leech was born in Killiney, County Dublin, to David Leech, the CEO of a computer systems company, and Kay Leech. He is the third of four children: he has an older brother, Greg; an older sister, Alli; and a younger brother, Simon. He attended St Michael's College. Leech became interested in acting at 11 when he was given the part of the Cowardly Lion in a school production of '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Doyle (actor)
Kevin Doyle is an English actor. He has worked extensively on stage and television, and is best known for playing the footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series ''Downton Abbey'', as well as Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth in '' Happy Valley,'' and John Parr in the TV series '' The Lakes''. Career Kevin Doyle appeared in ''Coronation Street'' and '' The Crimson Field''. In 2005 he appeared in the ''Poirot'' episode “After the Funeral”, as Inspector Morton. Among many other television roles, Doyle played the footman, Joseph Molesley, in the TV series ''Downton Abbey''. He also took the role of DS John Wadsworth in '' Happy Valley,'' and John Parr in the TV series '' The Lakes''. Awards Doyle won two Screen Actors Guild awards and the 2016 Royal Television Society award for "Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)" for his performance in ''Happy Valley'. Filmography Film Television Stage Doyle has worked extensively in theatre, including ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Nuttall
Amy Abigail Nuttall (born 7 June 1982) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (2000–2005), housemaid Ethel Parks in the ITV/ PBS period drama ''Downton Abbey'' (2011–2012), and "Little" Jane Butterfield in '' Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''. Early life Nuttall was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. She was educated at Bury Grammar School for Girls and trained at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. She performed with the National Youth Music Theatre, notably playing the lead role of Princess Ismene in ''Aurelius'' at the Tyne Opera House, Newcastle and the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh in August 1997. Career Nuttall is credited as the youngest actress to understudy and play the lead role of Christine in '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (at age 17) (National Tour), she has sung at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Old Trafford and won an edition of ''Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes'' as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
