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Mark Greenstreet
Mark Greenstreet (born 19 April 1960) is a British actor, writer and director. Career First and foremost a stage actor, Greenstreet played leading roles from the works of Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Chekhov, and Ibsen to Joe Orton, Orton, Oscar Wilde, Wilde, and Noël Coward, Coward in the UK and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. Greenstreet appeared in the 1985 BBC television adaptation of ''Brat Farrar.'' In 1986, he auditioned for the part of James Bond in ''The Living Daylights.'' In the science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', Greenstreet played Ikona in the 1987 serial ''Time and the Rani''. In 1988, he appeared in Harley Cokeliss’ 1988 film ''Dream Demon''. His most high-profile screen role is probably the part of Mike Hardy in the BBC horseracing drama ''Trainer (TV series), Trainer'', which was shown from 1991 to 1992. He directed and co-wrote his first feature film ''Caught in the Act'' in 1995, wrote and directed a short film ''The 13th Protocol'' in 2005, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Hughes Greenstreet (December 27, 1879 – January 18, 1954) was a British and American actor. While he did not begin his career in films until the age of 61, he had a run of significant motion pictures in a Hollywood career lasting through the 1940s. He is best remembered for the three Warner Bros. films – ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'' (1941), ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'' (1942), and ''Passage to Marseille'' (1944) – with both Humphrey Bogart (five films total with Greenstreet) and Peter Lorre (nine films with Greenstreet, three of which were also with Bogart). He portrayed Nero Wolfe on radio during 1950 and 1951. He became an American citizen in 1925. Early life Sydney Hughes Greenstreet was born on December 27, 1879, in Eastry, Kent, the son of Ann (née Baker) and John Jarvis Greenstreet, a Tanner (occupation), tanner. He had seven siblings. He left home at the age of 18 to make his fortune as a British Ceylon, Ceylon tea planter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time And The Rani
''Time and the Rani'' is the first serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 7 to 28 September 1987. It was the first to feature Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. In the serial, the renegade Time Lady the Rani ( Kate O'Mara) brings the greatest geniuses from time and space to her laboratory on the planet Lakertya so she can use their minds to power her time manipulator. Plot Whilst in flight, the TARDIS is attacked by The Rani, an amoral scientist and renegade Time Lord. The TARDIS crash-lands on the planet Lakertya. On the floor of the console room, the Sixth Doctor regenerates into the Seventh Doctor. In his post-regenerative confusion the Doctor is separated from Mel and tricked into assisting the Rani in her megalomaniac scheme to construct a giant time manipulator. Lost on the barren surface of the planet, Mel has to avoid the Rani's ingenious traps and her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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British Male Television Actors
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in England not located primarily on the Great Britain, mainland. The city is located south-east of Southampton, west of Brighton and Hove and south-west of London. With a population last recorded at 208,100, it is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom. Portsmouth forms part of the South Hampshire urban area with Gosport, Borough of Fareham, Fareham, Borough of Havant, Havant, Borough of Eastleigh, Eastleigh and Southampton. Portsmouth's history can be traced to Roman Britain, Roman times and has been a significant Royal Navy dockyard and base for centuries. Portsmouth was founded by Anglo-Norman merchant Jean de Gisors in the south-west area of Portsea Island, a location now known as Old Portsmouth. Around this time, de Gis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series ''Downton Abbey'' from 2010 to 2015. His performance on the show earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He reprised his role in the feature films ''Downton Abbey'' (2019) and '' Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022). He also appeared in the films ''Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Iris'' (2001), '' The Monuments Men'' (2014), and the ''Paddington'' films (2014–present). For ''Iris'', Bonneville received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which was followed by four nominations in the BAFTA Award for Best Male Comedy Performance category for portraying Ian Fletcher in ''Twenty Twelve'' (2011-2012) and ''W1A'' (2014-2017). Earl ... [...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] |
Dervla Kirwan
Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress. She has received a number of accolades, including two IFTA Awards for her performances in the film '' Ondine'' (2009) and the RTÉ thriller series '' Smother'' (2021–2023) respectively. Kirwan began her career in the BBC series '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' (1993–1996) and '' Ballykissangel'' (1996–1998), the latter of which won her a National Television Award. This was followed by further BBC roles in '' Hearts and Bones'' (2000–2001), '' 55 Degrees North'' (2004–2005), '' True Dare Kiss'' (2007), '' Material Girl'' and '' The Silence'' (both 2010). She guest starred in the ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special " The Next Doctor" (2008). Early life Dervla Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. Her father, Peter Kirwan, was an insurance broker, and her mother, Maureen O'Driscoll, was a language teacher. She is the youngest of three daughters. She attended Loreto Beaufort in Rathfarnham, Dublin, a Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Hours
''Silent Hours'' is a 2015 psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Greenstreet. It stars James Weber Brown, Indira Varma, Dervla Kirwan and Hugh Bonneville. Cast Release Although the film was originally released as a feature film on 25 September 2015 at the Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove ..., it was re-edited in 2020 and again re-edited into a three-episode miniseries released in 2020. The episode titles were "The Silent Service", "The Midnight Tide" and "Towards the Sea". References External links * 2015 films 2015 thriller films British psychological thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language thriller films {{2010s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trainer (TV Series)
''Trainer'' was a British television series transmitted by the BBC between 1991 and 1992. It was produced by Gerard Glaister as a follow-up to the long-running series '' Howards' Way''. Filmed in and around the village of Compton near Newbury, the series was set in the world of horse racing. It starred Mark Greenstreet as Mike Hardy, an aspiring horse trainer keen to set up his own stables. Other major characters included local gambler John Grey ( David McCallum) and widow Rachel Ware ( Susannah York). The first series of 13 episodes was given the prime time Sunday night slot on BBC1 which had previously been occupied by another Glaister creation '' Howards' Way'' and a horse-racing storyline from that earlier programme provided much of the inspiration for ''Trainer''. However, with ratings of around 6 million, the second series was reduced to ten episodes and shown on Wednesday evenings. Many changes were made for the second series to try to increase its popularity. The sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Demon
''Dream Demon'' is a 1988 British horror film co-written and directed by Harley Cokeliss and starring Jemma Redgrave in her debut role opposite Kathleen Wilhoite, Jimmy Nail, Susan Fleetwood and Timothy Spall. Plot Diana Markham, an upper class schoolteacher in London, is preparing to marry her fiancé, the wealthy Oliver. Diana is plagued by nightmares which cast Oliver in violent roles, including ones in which he rapes her. Upon moving into her new home, she also has fiery visions of a young blonde girl adorned with angel wings. Diana is particularly frightened of the home's basement. Her therapist, Deborah, assures her the dreams are a result of stress regarding the pending wedding, especially the harassment Diana receives from the press attempting to cover the wedding. While being assailed outside her home by photographer Peck and investigative journalist Paul, Diana is helped by Jenny, a tourist from Los Angeles who fights them off. Diana invites Jenny in for a drink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Cokeliss
Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Early life Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School, and spent the majority of his career in the UK. Career Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story ''Crash!''. Papers relating to the film ''Crash!'' are available at the British Library (Add MS 89171/1). Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for ''Crash!'' are published in ''Crash: The Collector's Edition'', ed. Chris Beckett. He returned to Chicago in 1972 to make a documentary about blues musicians in the city. Cokeliss later graduated to making feature films, serving as second unit director on ''The Empire Strikes Back'' before helming films like '' Battletruck'', '' Black Moon Rising'', and '' Malone''. He wrote and directed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
