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Tahirah Sharif
Tahirah Amandla Sharif is a British actress noted mainly for her roles as student Carrie Norton in '' Waterloo Road'' in 2015, Rebecca Jessel in the Netflix horror anthology series ''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' in 2020, and PC Lizzie Adama in ''The Tower'' in 2021 for which she received a Supporting Actress BAFTA nomination. Acting education Tahirah Amandla Sharif is a British actress from Brixton, South West London, England born to a Pakistani mother and Jamaican father. Sharif's first acting role was in a school play at the age of six. Aged 16, Sharif joined the Brit School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, London. Later continuing her acting education attending evening classes at the Identity School of Acting in London. Career One of Sharif's first roles was in Film 4 short ''See Me'' as the lead. In 2012, Sharif appeared in each episode of the BBC drama, '' One Night'' as Madison as well as appearing in the second series of ITV drama ''Whitechapel'' as Chantal E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicity Jones
Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is an English actress. She began her professional acting career as a child, appearing in '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series of the television series ''The Worst Witch'' (1998). In 2008, she appeared in the Donmar Warehouse production of '' The Chalk Garden''. Since 2006, Jones has appeared in the films ''Northanger Abbey'' (2007), '' Brideshead Revisited'' (2008), '' Chéri'' (2009), ''The Tempest'' (2010), '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014), and '' True Story'' (2015). She received praise for her performances in the romantic drama '' Like Crazy'' (2011) and the biopic '' The Theory of Everything'' (2014). Her portrayal of Jane Hawking in the latter earned her nominations for the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2016, Jones starred in the thriller '' Inferno'', the fantasy drama '' A Monster Calls'', and the space opera '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casualty (TV Series)
''Casualty'' (stylised as ''CASUAL+Y'' since 1997) is a British medical drama series broadcast on BBC One. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it first aired in the United Kingdom on 6 September 1986. The show was originally produced by Geraint Morris and has been a staple of British television ever since. ''Casualty'' is recognised as the longest-running primetime medical drama series in the world. Initially, ''Casualty'' aired during the autumn for its first six series, before increasing to 24 episodes annually by 1992. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the episode count expanded further, and by 2004, the series was running 48 episodes a year, with breaks around Christmas and major events like sporting competitions and the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television led to a temporary autumn break, but the series resumed its year-round schedule in the following two years. From 2023, ''Casualty'' introduced a regular autumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape The Field
''Escape the Field'' is a 2022 American thriller film directed by Emerson Moore and starring Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, and Shane West. Plot Six kidnapped strangers wake up in an endless cornfield. Not knowing who abducted them, they must survive in a hostile environment by solving puzzles using their respective abilities and with provided objects including matches, a compass, a canteen, a single-bullet gun, a lantern, and a knife. Cast Production Crystal Reed was initially cast in the role played by Robbins. Principal photography occurred in a Toronto cornfield in September 2020. Release In February 2022, it was announced that Lionsgate acquired North American and UK distribution rights to the film, which was released in May 2022. Reception The film has a 19% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 3.80/10. Nick Allen of ''RogerEbert.com ''RogerEbert.com'' is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Baby
''A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby'' is a 2019 Christmas romantic comedy film directed by John Schultz from a screenplay by Nate Atkin, based on characters created by Karen Schaler. The film stars Rose McIver, Ben Lamb and Sarah Douglas. It is the third and final installment of the series, following '' A Christmas Prince'' and '' A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding.'' The film once again follows Queen Amber and King Richard of Aldovia as they prepare to welcome their first child. However, when a priceless royal artifact is stolen from inside the palace, the couple must race against the clock to solve the mystery in order to save their family and kingdom. The film was released on December 5, 2019, by Netflix. Plot One year after the events of the last film, King Richard and Queen Amber of Aldovia are preparing to welcome their first child. As their last official act of the year, Amber and Richard host the king and queen of Penglia in order to renew a sacred tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Wedding
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Christmas Prince
''A Christmas Prince'' is a 2017 Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Alex Zamm, written by Karen Schaler and Nathan Atkins, and stars Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Tom Knight, Sarah Douglas, Daniel Fathers, Alice Krige, and Tahirah Sharif. The film was released on Netflix on November 17, 2017. Two sequels, '' A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding,'' &, '' A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby'' came out a year apart. Plot Just before Christmas, aspiring young American magazine journalist Amber Moore gets sent to the country of Aldovia for a press conference given by Prince Richard, who got set to take the throne following his father's recent death. He is famed as an irresponsible playboy and may also abdicate. Amber hopes this will finally be her big break as she heads to the royal family's palace for the press conference. Amber refuses to leave with the press pack when the prince fails to appear. Deciding to snoop around, she is mistaken for young Princess Emily's new Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged comedies and revues. It was converted into a television and radio studio in the 1990s, before returning to theatrical use in 2004 as Trafalgar Studios, the name it bore until 2020, with the auditorium converted to two studio spaces. It re-opened in 2021 following a major multi-million pound project to reinstate it to its original single-auditorium design. History 1930 to 1996 The original Whitehall Theatre, built on the site of the 17th century ''Ye Old Ship Tavern'' was designed by Edward A. Stone, with interiors in the Art Deco style by Marc-Henri and Laverdet. It had 634 seats. The theatre opened on 29 September 1930 with ''The Way to Treat a Woman'' by Walter Hackett, who was the theatre's licensee. In November 1933 Henry Daniell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. History The original ''Hampstead Theatre Club'' was created in 1959, in Moreland Hall, a parish church school hall in Holly Bush Vale, Hampstead Village. James Roose-Evans was the founder and first Artistic Director, and the 1959–1960 season included ''The Dumb Waiter'' and '' The Room'' by Harold Pinter, Eugène Ionesco's ''Jacques'' and ''The Sport of My Mad Mother'' by Ann Jellicoe. In 1962, the company moved to a portable cabin in Swiss Cottage where it remained for nearly 40 years, before, in 2003, the new purpose-built Hampstead Theatre opened in Swiss Cottage. The main auditorium seats 373 people. The studio theatre, Hampstead Downstairs, seats up to 100 people and was turned into a laboratory for new writing in 2010. In 2022, Arts Council England removed the theatre's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gyasi
David Kwaku Asamoah Gyasi (; born 2 January 1980) is a British actor. His films include ''Cloud Atlas'' (2012) and '' Interstellar'' (2014). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC series '' White Heat'' (2012) and '' Troy: Fall of a City'' (2018), the CW miniseries ''Containment'' (2016), the Amazon Prime series ''Carnival Row'' (2019–2023), and the Netflix political thriller '' The Diplomat'' (2023). Early life Gyasi was born 2 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, one of seven children to Ashanti Ghanaian parents who had arrived in England in 1966. They divorced when he was young. Gyasi grew up in Fulham and Hayes. He attended Bishopshalt School and completed his A Levels at East Berkshire College. He went on to study Drama at Middlesex University. Career Gyasi landed his first main television role as Jeremy Hands in the 2005 ITV comedy '' Mike Bassett: Manager'', a follow-up to '' Mike Bassett: England Manager'' (2001), and his first major film role that sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Buckley
Jessie Buckley (born December 28, 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. The accolades she has received include a Laurence Olivier Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV talent show '' I'd Do Anything'', in which she came second. A RADA graduate, her early onscreen appearances were in BBC television series, such as '' War & Peace'' (2016) and ''Taboo (2017 TV series), Taboo'' (2017). Buckley made her film debut playing the lead role in ''Beast (2017 film), Beast'' (2017), and had her breakthrough starring in the musical film ''Wild Rose (2018 film), Wild Rose'' (2018). Her performance as an aspiring country music singer in the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Buckley's career progressed with starring roles in the HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl (miniseries), Chernobyl'' (2019), ''I'm Thinking of Ending Things (film), I'm Thinking of Ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Waterloo Road Characters (series 9)
This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnover rate of characters, with staff and pupils joining and leaving the school over time. Main characters Senior Management Team Staff Introduced in series 1 *Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells, series 1−3, 15–) is the headteacher of Waterloo Road from the start of the series, who initially assumes the position in an acting capacity after his predecessor's public breakdown. His efforts to turn the school around face various challenges, and his confrontational style causes consternation. He has romantic liaisons with Steph Haydock and LEA inspector Heather Davenport, and a more serious relationship with Davina Shackleton. In series 3, after witnessing Izzie Redpath's death he finds it increasingly difficult to cope with the pressures of running the school, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
