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List Of Luther Characters
This is a list of fictional Character (arts), characters in the British psychological crime drama television series Luther (TV series), ''Luther'', its Luther (TV series)#Adaptations, international remakes and Luther: The Fallen Sun, film continuation. Overview Main characters John Luther Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, portrayed by Idris Elba, works for the Metropolitan Police Service, in the Serious Crime Unit. He is a legendary figure on the force both for his dedication and his ingenious approaches to solving cases. However, the horrors of Luther's job have given rise to emotional demons which often put him at odds with colleagues and loved ones. Because of this, he constantly breaches protocol and uses unorthodox (and sometimes illegal) methods, such as breaking into properties without warrants to find clues or violently threatening suspects or witnesses. He is also given to belligerent fits of anger. Nevertheless, he is known to hate firearms, and he refuses to k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to literature, written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short story, short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any Media (communication), medium, including not just writings but also drama, live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition and theory Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly expressed, so the audience expects a work of fiction to deviate to a greater or lesser degree from the real world, rather than presenting for instance only factually accurate portrayals or character (arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia Reeves
Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress, known for her roles in films including '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) , ''I.D.'' (1995), and '' Our Kind of Traitor'' (2016), in the 2000 miniseries '' Frank Herbert's Dune'', and in TV series, including as a series regular in ''Luther'' (2010), ''Shetland'' (2016), and '' Slow Horses'' (2022–present). Early life and education Saskia Reeves was born on 16 August 1961 to a Dutch mother and English father, and brought up in Twickenham and Paddington, London. Reeves attended the Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton. According to Reeves, her father was an actor, writer and singer. As a teenager, while her parents did not encourage her, she and her sister attended weekend acting workshops "for a laugh". Reeves was faring poorly in secondary school, missing classes and not doing homework, and didn't take her university-qualifying A-level exams. She discovered "drama school" as an alternative to university that didn't req ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Haddock
Laura Jane Haddock (born 21 August 1985) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zoë Walker in ''White Lines (TV series), White Lines'', Max Meladze in ''The Recruit (American TV series), The Recruit'', Lucrezia Donati, Lucrezia in ''Da Vinci's Demons'', Meredith Quill in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' and its sequel ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', and Viviane Wembly in ''Transformers: The Last Knight''. Early life Haddock was born in London Borough of Enfield, Enfield, London, to a reflexologist mother and a financier father. She was raised in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, where she attended St George's School, Harpenden, St George's School. She left school at the age of 17 and moved to London to study drama. She trained at Arts Educational Schools, London, Arts Educational School in Chiswick. Career Haddock made her television debut in the television pilot ''Plus One'', part of the Comedy Showcase 2008. In 2009, Haddock played the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Leslie
Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie (born 9 February 1987) is a Scottish actress. She portrayed Gwen Dawson in the ITV (TV network), ITV drama series ''Downton Abbey'' and Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. She played Maia Rindell in three seasons of the CBS All Access legal and political drama ''The Good Fight'' and starred as Clare Abshire in HBO's The Time Traveler's Wife (TV series), ''The Time Traveler's Wife''. Early life and ancestry Leslie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and raised at Lickleyhead Castle in Aberdeenshire, her family's 15th-century ancestral seat, where she lived until the age of 10. Her father, Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, is the Scottish clan chief, Chieftain of the Aberdeenshire branch of the Scottish Clan Leslie. Her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl "Candy" Leslie (née Weld) of Clan Fraser of Lovat, whose maternal great-grandfather was Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat and a descendant of Charles II of England, King Charles II. Through her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Boyd
Darren John Boyd is a British actor who starred in the Sky One series '' Spy'', for which he won BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance. His work in television and film spans comedy and drama. Early life Boyd was born in Hastings, Sussex. He was drawn to acting at the age of 16, starting in local theatre productions. Career Television Boyd co-starred in the BBC comedy '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1998), which ran for three years. This led to starring roles in British comedies such as ''Hippies'' (1999), working with Simon Pegg, and '' Smack the Pony'' (1999). In 2001, he worked with Victoria Pile on a new series '' Los Dos Bros'', an off-beat sitcom exploring physical comedy and the relationship between Boyd and Cavan Clerkin as the titular (half-)brothers. Boyd was co-creator and co-writer. The show won a silver rose at Montreux in 2002. During this time Boyd starred alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the NBC series, '' Watching Ellie''. Boyd returned to the UK in 2005 and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smiley
Michael Smiley (born 1963) is a Northern Irish comedian and actor. He is well known for his roles in the films ''Kill List'' (2011) and '' The Lobster'' (2015). He has also made appearances in British television series such as ''Spaced'', '' Luther'', ''Utopia'', ''Black Mirror'' and ''Doctor Who''. Early life Smiley was born in 1963 in Belfast and grew up in Holywood with an older brother and sister. He was raised Catholic. He moved to London with his first wife in 1983. He began doing stand-up in 1993, after accepting a bet at an open-mic night. He had worked as a cycle courier, like his character in ''Spaced,'' and as an acid house DJ. Career He became well known for his role as Tyres O'Flaherty, the bicycle riding raver, in two episodes of the Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'', and for his appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He played Mac, a former member of the British Army's Parachute Regiment in the 2008 horror film '' Outpost'' and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David O'Hara
David Patrick O'Hara (born 9 July 1965) is a Scottish stage and character actor. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, he is best known to audiences for his numerous supporting roles in high-profile films, including Irishman Stephen in ''Braveheart'', dimwitted mobster Fitzy in ''The Departed'', hitman Mr. X in ''Wanted'', and Albert Runcorn in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''. He portrayed Det. Danny 'Mac' McGregor on ''The District'' and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey on ''The Tudors.'' Early life O'Hara was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Martha (née Scott) and Patrick O'Hara, a construction worker. He lived with a large Catholic family, and was raised in the Pollok Housing Estate. His family was Catholic and of Irish descent. After leaving school he was accepted for a Youth Opportunities Programme, at a community theatre based at the Glasgow Arts Centre which toured local schools. At age 17, he moved to London to st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sienna Guillory
Sienna Tiggy Guillory (; born 16 March 1975) is an English actress and former model. She portrayed Jill Valentine in several entries of the '' Resident Evil'' action-horror film series. Other prominent roles include elf princess Arya Dröttningu in the fantasy-adventure film '' Eragon'', and the title role in the TV miniseries ''Helen of Troy''. She has appeared in TV shows including '' Fortitude'', '' Stan Lee's Lucky Man'', and '' Luther''. Early life Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Guillory is the daughter of American folk guitarist Isaac Guillory and his first wife, English model Tina Thompson, who married in 1973. Her father was the son of American and Turkish-Jewish parents and born at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Her parents moved to Fulham, London, when Guillory was two, then later to Norfolk when she was 11. At the age of ten, she went to stay with cousins in Mexico to learn Spanish. She has a half-brother, who has the same mother. Her father ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dawson (actor)
David Robert Dawson (born 7 September 1982) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC Four film '' The Road to Coronation Street'' (2010), the BBC One series '' Luther'' (2011), '' Ripper Street'' (2012–2016), '' The Last Kingdom'' (2015–2018) and ''The Secret Agent'' (2016), and the Channel 4 sitcom '' Year of the Rabbit'' (2019). His films include '' My Policeman'' (2022). On stage, Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''. Other notable performances have been in the 2009 production of ''Comedians'', the 2010 production of ''Posh'', and the 2011 production of '' Luise Miller''. Early life Dawson was born in Widnes, England, and attended Fairfield High School and Warrington Collegiate Institute before being accepted to RADA on the acting programme in 2002. While at secondary school he was a member of the Musketeer Theatre Company where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Ferris
Pamela Ferris (born 11 May 1948) is a British actress. She has starred in numerous British television series, including Connie (TV series), ''Connie'' (1985), ''The Darling Buds of May (TV series), The Darling Buds of May'' (1991–1993), ''Where the Heart Is (British TV series), Where the Heart Is'' (1997–2000), ''Rosemary & Thyme'' (2003–2006), and ''Call the Midwife'' (2012–2016). For her role as Peggy Snow in ''Where the Heart Is,'' Ferris was nominated three times for Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards. Ferris is best known to younger audiences for her role as Miss Trunchbull, Miss Agatha Trunchbull in the film ''Matilda (1996 film), Matilda'' (1996). Ferris also portrayed Marge Dursley in ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004), Miriam in ''Children of Men'' (2006), Mrs. Bevan in ''Nativity!'' (2009) and ''Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger'' (2012), voiced Mrs. Bennett / Aunty Betty in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 1986 or 1987) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sketch in '' Skins'', Esme Shelby in ''Peaky Blinders'', Sophie in '' Detectorists'', Abi in '' Loaded'', and Shirley Dander in '' Slow Horses''. Her video game voice roles include Rachel Baker in '' Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'', Mio in the English dub of '' Xenoblade Chronicles 3'', and Ranni the Witch in '' Elden Ring''. Early life and education Aimee-Ffion Edwards was born in Newport in 1986 or 1987. She is fluent in English and Welsh, having attended the Welsh-speaking schools Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (Newport Welsh Medium Primary School) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (Torfaen Welsh Medium High School). She played for a local youth rugby team, the only girl on the boys' team, until she was 14. She would often go from her ballet lessons to rugby matches. She studied A-level drama and later joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales. Career Film and television Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 27 February 1976) is a British actress of the stage, television, and film. Early life Amuka-Bird was born in Delta State, Nigeria, where her father still lives. She left there as a young child with her mother and was brought up in England, Lagos and in Antigua. Attending boarding school at Hurtwood House in England, Amuka-Bird originally hoped to be a dancer. That ambition was thwarted by injury: I hurt my back and at that point was deciding what to do university-wise and I thought I would try for drama college because I knew you could do some dancing there but it didn’t have to take over everything. It was only really when I went to drama college that that world ctingopened up to me and I fell in love with it and became obsessed like everybody else. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She started her stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Acting career Amuka-Bird's theatrical credits include '' Welcome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
