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Poots
Poots is a surname. Notable people with this name include: * Alex Poots (born 1967), British artistic director in New York City *Charles Poots (1929-2020), politician from Northern Ireland *Edwin Poots (born 1965), politician from Northern Ireland *Imogen Poots Imogen Gay Poots (born 3 June 1989) is an English actress. She played Tammy in the post-apocalyptic horror film ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007), Linda Keith in the Jimi Hendrix biopic ''Jimi: All Is by My Side'' (2013), Debbie Raymond in the Paul Ray ... (born 1989), British actress * Tysson Poots (born 1988), American football player See also * Poot (other) {{surname, Poots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Poots
Edwin Poots (born 27 May 1965) is a British politician from Northern Ireland, serving as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since February 2024. He served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from May to June 2021. He was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1998. In 2007, First Minister Ian Paisley appointed Poots to the Northern Ireland Executive as Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Poots left office after Peter Robinson became First Minister in 2008. In 2009, Poots returned to the Executive as Minister of the Environment, before being promoted to Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in 2011. He was removed as Health Minister in 2014. In January 2020, he was reappointed to the Executive by First Minister Arlene Foster as Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, a position that he held until October 2022. After Foster resigned as DUP leader in 2021, Poots was elected as her successor, def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imogen Poots
Imogen Gay Poots (born 3 June 1989) is an English actress. She played Tammy in the post-apocalyptic horror film ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007), Linda Keith in the Jimi Hendrix biopic ''Jimi: All Is by My Side'' (2013), Debbie Raymond in the Paul Raymond (publisher), Paul Raymond biopic ''The Look of Love (film), The Look of Love'' (2013), and Julia Maddon in the American action film ''Need for Speed (film), Need for Speed'' (2014). Also in 2014, she portrayed Jess Crichton in ''A Long Way Down (film), A Long Way Down'', alongside Pierce Brosnan and Aaron Paul. She appeared as Isabella "Izzy" Patterson in Peter Bogdanovich's ''She's Funny That Way (film), She's Funny That Way''. In 2016, she starred as Kelly Ann in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''Roadies (TV series), Roadies''. In 2019, she co-starred with Jesse Eisenberg in the films ''Vivarium (film), Vivarium'' and ''The Art of Self-Defense (2019 film), The Art of Self-Defense''. In 2020, she played Laura in ''The Fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Poots
Alexander Moinet Poots is an arts and cultural leader who has built major new organizations from the ground up and who has inspired established organizations to reshape their familiar approaches into more innovative, popular and culturally democratic programs. In 2015 he was appointed the founding artistic director and chief executive of The Shed in New York City, a pioneering cultural institution that opened in 2019. Prior to this, Poots was the founding artistic director and chief executive of the Manchester International Festival (2005-2015) and the founding artistic director of New York's Park Avenue Armory (2012–2015), establishing a reputation for producing and presenting artist-led, inventive, interdisciplinary new works and programs. Early life and education Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a French mother and Irish father, Poots developed an early passion for music, particularly the trumpet and composition. He pursued this interest, earning a bachelor's degree in mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tysson Poots
Tysson Poots (born January 12, 1988) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. Early life Poots played high school football at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada. He was a two-time All-Statewide receiver. He finished his career with a total 2,014 receiving yards, 270 tackles, 19 sacks and 8 interceptions. Poots also lettered in basketball & nominee of McDonald's All-American. College career Poots had a career total of 43 touchdowns and 3,970 yards. He was named as a Great West Conference all conference receiver in three of his four seasons with the Thunderbirds. He was a Walter Payton camp nominee. Professional career Poots went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Poots had a tryout with the Baltimore Ravens in late July 2011 but was not signed. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on August 1, 2011. Poots was released during final cuts. Poots was assigned to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Poots
Charles Boucher "Charlie" Poots (1929 – 23 April 2020) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and farmer, known for being one of the founding members of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Political career Poots joined Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, acting as Treasurer of the Hillsborough church. He also joined the Protestant Unionist Party (PUP), standing unsuccessfully for the group in Iveagh at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election. The PUP soon reformed as the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and Poots was elected to Lisburn Borough Council at the 1973 local elections. He also won a seat in North Down at the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election.William D. Flackes, ''Northern Ireland: a political directory, 1968–83'', p.179 Contemporary reports claim that he started a fist-fight at the Assembly in December, after throwing a punch at Basil McIvor and he was suspended in 1974 for one day after calling Brian Faulkner a "lying tramp". Poots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
