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Riviera (TV Series)
''Riviera'' is an Irish-British drama television series originally created by Neil Jordan, who however disowned it as finally released. It premiered on Sky Atlantic on 15 June 2017. The series stars Anthony LaPaglia, Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Adrian Lester, Iwan Rheon, Dimitri Leonidas, and Roxane Duran. The first season of ''Riviera'' was released on 15 June 2017 on Sky Box Sets and NOW TV, and was Sky's most successful original series, with an audience of 2.3 million an episode, and more than 20 million downloads and views total. The first season premiered in the U.S. on 9 February 2019 on Ovation. The second season premiered on the network beginning on May 8, 2021 as part of the "Mystery Alley" block in a deal with Sky Studios. The second season was announced on 21 November 2017. It was renewed for a third and last season on 24 May 2019. Synopsis Set in the French Riviera, the series follows American art curator Georgina Clios, whose life is upended after her billiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and writer. He first achieved recognition for his short story collection, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia,'' which won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. After a stint working at RTÉ, he made his directorial debut with the 1982 film ''Angel (1982 Irish film), Angel''. Jordan's best-known films include the crime thrillers ''Mona Lisa (film), Mona Lisa'' (1986) and ''The Crying Game'' (1992), the horror dramas ''Interview with the Vampire (film), Interview with the Vampire'' (1994) and ''Byzantium (film), Byzantium'' (2012), the biopic ''Michael Collins (film), Michael Collins'' (1996), the black comedy ''The Butcher Boy (1997 film), The Butcher Boy'' (1997), the Graham Greene adaptation ''The End of the Affair (1999 film), The End of the Affair'' (1999), the transgender-themed dramedy ''Breakfast on Pluto (film), Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005), and the psychological thriller ''Greta (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yigal Naor
Igal Naor (; born ) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor. Biography Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Iraq. He has appeared in the American films ''Munich'', ''Green Zone'' and '' Rendition''. Naor portrayed Saddam Hussein in the four-episode ''House of Saddam'' television docudrama from BBC and HBO (2008), in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of ''Homeland'', he portrays General Youssef, a high-ranking Syrian military officer whom the CIA wants to install in place of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He also appeared in the Netflix series, Fauda. Selected filmography * '' Deadline'' (1987) – Antoine * '' The Seventh Coin'' (1993) – Grocer * ''The Mummy Lives'' (1993) – Egyptology Official * '' Saint Clara'' (1996) – Headmaster Tissona * ''Ha-Dybbuk B'sde Hatapuchim Hakdoshim'' (1997; also known as ''Ahava Asura'') – Sender * ''Miss Entebbe'' (2003) – Avram * '' Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi'' (2003) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Clare-Hope Ashitey (born 12 February 1987) is a British actress. She attended the Centre Stage School of Performing Arts, Southgate, London, Southgate while being educated at The Latymer School, in the Edmonton, London, Edmonton area of London, for seven years. She took a gap year between school and university to work on the film ''Children of Men'' (2006). In 2018, she starred in the List of original programs distributed by Netflix, Netflix Original crime drama series Seven Seconds (TV series), ''Seven Seconds''. Early life and education Ashitey was born in London Borough of Enfield, Enfield to Tina, a medical secretary, and Paul, a dentist, who are both from Ghana. She has an older sister, Grace, who studied at the University of Warwick, and an older brother. Ashitey attended Brimsdown primary school in Brimsdown, Enfield before being educated at The Latymer School in Edmonton, North London. She graduated in anthropology from SOAS, University of London in 2009. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Graves
Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in '' A Room with a View'', '' Maurice'', '' The Madness of King George'' and '' The Forsyte Saga''. From 2010 to 2017 he starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series '' Sherlock''. Early life and education Graves was born in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, to Mary Lousilla (''née'' Roberts) Graves, a travel co-ordinator, and Richard Harding Graves, a music teacher and musician. Graves was educated at Wyvern Community School, a state comprehensive school in his home town of Weston-super-Mare, which he left at the age of 16. Career Graves's first job after leaving school was as a circus clown. He has appeared in more than 25 films and more than 35 television productions. He has also appeared on stage. He first came to prominence in costume-drama adaptations of E. M. Forster's novels '' A Room with a View'' (1985) and '' Maurice'' (1987), be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Holden (actor)
Mark Adrian Holden-Aikhomu (né Cortis; 21 September 1962) is a British-born Canadian actor of Nigerian descent, who works in film, television, theatre and voice. He has worked extensively throughout Canada, UK, Europe and South Africa. He is best known for playing CIA handler John Lynn in the Fox Networks Group television series ''Deep State'' and playing James Morse on stage in the original London cast of '' Pretty Woman: The Musical'' at the Savoy Theatre in the West End. Most recently his voice can be heard playing Doctor Paradox in the 2020 video game '' Cyberpunk 2077'', developed by CD Projekt, and playing Nikolas in another eagerly awaited video game '' Dying Light 2: Stay Human'' developed by Techland. Early life Mark Holden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England on 21 September 1962, son of the late Admiral Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu, former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1986 to 1993 and the late Shirley Anne Holden (née. Cortis). He attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lanipekun
Alex Lanipekun (born 7 April 1981) is a British actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but left early to join the cast of the BBC drama '' Spooks'' as journalist-cum-spy Ben Kaplan. After early stage appearances at Royal Court, Donmar Warehouse, and the Royal National Theatre, and subsequent roles across British Television, he is more recently known for his roles in Riviera, The Rising, and Domina, for Sky Atlantic. Early life Lanipekun was born in London, during the 1981 Brixton riot. His father is Nigerian and his mother is of half Italian and half English descent. He attained a financial scholarship to Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex. He then attended Westminster College. Lanipekun has A-Levels in English, Psychology, History, Drama and Religious Studies. He then obtained a Grant to study for a BSc in Anthropology at University College London. After University, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art as a Grant Student. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégory Fitoussi
Grégory Fitoussi (born 13 August 1976) is a French actor. Born and raised in Paris, he rose to prominence playing Benjamin Losey in the French soap opera ''Sous le soleil'' (1998-2001). After departing the show, he had a prominent role in the police procedural and legal drama series ''Spiral'' (2005-2014), playing Pierre Clément, a young prosecutor. His other prominent television roles have included ''Spin'' (2012-2016), '' Mr Selfridge'' (2012-2015) and ''Peaky Blinders'' (2022). Early life He was born in 1976 in Paris to Pied-Noir Sephardi Jewish parents. His parents opened a clothing store in Paris managed by his mother, while his father designed the displays.Grégory Fitoussi: the heart-throb du jour The Times. 23 January 2016Cauhapé, Véronique (28 April 2016) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Arnett
William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular character in the Netflix animated series ''BoJack Horseman'' (2014–2020). He has received nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Arnett was Emmy-nominated for his recurring role as Devon Banks in the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' (2007–2013). He starred in the NBC sitcom '' Up All Night'' (2011–2012), the CBS sitcom '' The Millers'' (2013–2014), and the Netflix mystery series '' Murderville''. He has also starred, co-created, executive produced the Fox sitcom '' Running Wilde'' (2010–2011), and the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Flaked'' (2016–2017). Arnett has acted in films such as '' Let's Go to Prison'' (2006), '' Blades of Glory'' (2007), '' Semi-Pro'' (2008), ''G-Force'' (2009), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, (born 30 October 1956) is an English actress of stage and screen. She is known for her role in the film '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'' (1991), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her other film appearances include '' Emma'' (1996), '' Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002), '' Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003), '' Being Julia'' (2004), '' Infamous'' (2006), ' (2015), ''Wolf'' (2023), and '' Reawakening'' (2024). In theatre, she has starred in numerous Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre productions, including Olivier Award nominated roles in ''Measure for Measure'' (1984), '' Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (1986), and '' Yerma'' (1987). For her role as Paulina in '' Death and the Maiden'' (1991–92), she won the 1992 Olivier Award for Best Actress. Her fifth Olivier nomination was for her work in the 2009 revival of '' Duet for One''. She has also received three nominations for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionDemographia: World Urban Areas , Demographia.com, April 2016 on an area of . Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the , at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amr Waked
Amr Waked ( ; born ) is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film ''Syriana''. Other prominent roles include a Yemeni sheikh called Muhammad in ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'', Pierre Del Rio in Luc Besson's ''Lucy'' and Farouk Hassan in '' Ramy. '' In 2019, Waked was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Egyptian military court for spreading false news and insulting state institutions. For that reason, he has no intention of returning to Egypt. He has been residing in Spain since October 2017. Career Waked's first major role was in ''Ashab wallah business'' (2002) (''Are we friends or just a business''). Reviewers reported that he portrayed the role of "Gehad" so well that many viewers left the theater believing he was actually a Palestinian actor, rather than Egyptian. His first lead role was as Ahmed in ''Deil el Samaka'' (''The Fish's Tail'') (2003), and in 2005 he worked alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. It is the world's largest international police organization. It is headquartered in Lyon, France, with seven regional bureaus worldwide, and a National Central Bureau in all 196 member states. The organization today known as Interpol was founded on 7 September 1923 at the close of a five-day International Police Congress in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC); it adopted many of its current duties throughout the 1930s. After coming under Nazism, Nazi control in 1938, the agency had its headquarters in the same building as the Gestapo. It was effectively stagnant until the end of World War II. In 1956, the ICPC adopted a new constitution and the name Interpol, derived from its telegraphic address used since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
