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Uther Pendragon (Merlin Character)
This is a list of characters in the BBC fantasy drama television series ''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin''. ''Note: All characters, including Main character, main and Recurring character, recurring characters, are listed in alphabetical order by their first name.'' : = Ensemble cast, Main cast (credited) : = Recurring character, Recurring cast (4+) : = Guest appearance, Guest cast (1-3) A Aglain Aglain (portrayed by Colin Salmon) is a Druid man who resides in the Forest of Acestir. In the second-season episode, "The Nightmare Begins", he, with the assistance of Mordred, rescued Morgana from a group of serkets and later healed the injury she sustained from one of the creatures. While she resided with him and his fellow Druids, Aglain encouraged Morgana not to fear herself and her emerging abilities, telling her that magic was not evil and not something Uther should hate. When Arthur and his knights arrived in pursuit of Morgana, whom they thought had been kidnapped by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin (2008 TV Series)
''Merlin'' (also known as ''The Adventures of Merlin'') is a British fantasy-adventure drama television programme, loosely based on the Arthurian legends regarding the close relations of Merlin and King Arthur. Created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy for the BBC, it was broadcast for five series on BBC One between 20 September 2008 and 24 December 2012. The programme starred Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby, Richard Wilson, Anthony Head, and John Hurt. The programme is a reimagining of the legend, in which young warlock Merlin is sent to the kingdom of Camelot by his mother because of his "special gift". After saving Prince Arthur's life in the first episode, he becomes Arthur's manservant. Merlin soon learns that the reason for his gift is to protect Arthur, but Merlin must hide his powers because magic was banned in Camelot by Arthur's father, King Uther Pendragon, and those caught practising it are executed. Over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker (born 18 May 1962) is an English stage and screen actor best known for playing the lead in the BBC crime drama series ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'', and List of Merlin characters#Agravaine de Bois, Agravaine de Bois in the fourth series of ''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin''. Early life Nathaniel Parker was born in London, the youngest son of the businessman and one-time British Rail chairman Peter Parker (British businessman), Sir Peter Parker and Jillian, a General practitioner, GP and gardener, who wrote ''The Purest of Pleasures: Creation of a Romantic Garden''. He has two older brothers: Alan, chairman of Brunswick Group, and Oliver Parker, a film director, and a sister, Lucy. Parker joined the National Youth Theatre, and after training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986. Career Stage Parker portrayed Bassanio in Peter Hall (director), Peter Hall's 1989 production of ''The Merchant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Macken
Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model. Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ, and has appeared in films such as ''Resident Evil'', ''Close, Killing Jesus'', and ''Centurion''. He has appeared on television in series such as RTÉ's '' Fair City'' as Gavin Cluxton and in BBC series ''Merlin'' as Sir Gwaine. In addition, Macken has directed several feature films: ''Christian Blake'' in 2008, ''Dreaming for You'', ''The Inside'' and ''Cold'', and '' Here Are the Young Men''. Macken also directed the documentary ''The Fashion of Modelling''. He starred in the NBC series '' The Night Shift'' as T.C. Callahan, and Netflix show '' Nightflyers'' as Karl D'Branin, and in 2021 onwards stars in the NBC drama '' La Brea''. Early life Macken was born in Dublin. He has two sisters. Macken completed a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at University College Dublin after he began his modeling and acting care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lynch (actor)
John Lynch is an Irish actor and novelist. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995 film '' Angel Baby''. His other film and television appearances include ''Cal'' (1984), ''The Secret Garden'' (1993), '' In the Name of the Father'' (1993), '' Sliding Doors'' (1998), '' The Fall'' (2013–2016), ''Medici'' (2019), '' The Head'' (2020–2024), '' The Banishing'' (2021), and '' Blue Lights'' (2023). Lynch has also written two novels, ''Torn Water'' (2005) and ''Falling Out of Heaven'' (2010). Early life Lynch was born in Northern Ireland to an Irish father, Fin Lynch, and an Italian mother, Rosina Pavone, better known as Rose. His mother was from Trivento, a town in the Province of Campobasso in Molise, Southern Italy. His parents met in London, where his mother was a teacher. He is the eldest of five children, and was raised as a Catholic. In 1968, when he was seven years old, his family moved to the townland of Corrinshego, where his father was from, in Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly (born 24 June 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before her early roles on stage and screen. She is known for her collaborations with playwright Jez Butterworth acting in ''The River'' (2012, 2015), '' The Ferryman'' (2017–2019) and '' The Hills of California'' (2024). She is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award as well as a nomination for two Tony Awards. On television, she is known for her roles in the Starz series '' Outlander'' (2014–2017), the ITV series ''Beowulf'' (2016), and the HBO series '' The Nevers'' (2021–2023). Early life and education Donnelly grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004. Career She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama '' Sugar Rush''. She is also known for her regular appearances in '' Outlander'', and ''Britannia'', and as a main character in the Irish film ''Insatiable'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Patten
Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Hong Kong. She played a leading role in the Bollywood film '' Rang De Basanti'' (2006), earning her praise from Indian film critics. Early life and education Patten was educated at Island School in Hong Kong and at Queens' College, Cambridge. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997, during her father's governorship. Career Her first major role after graduation was Eugenie in ''Vincent in Brixton'' in the West End in 2002. In 2004, she appeared in ''Jonathan Creek'' as Gillian Bailey. In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's ''Hamlet'', playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard. In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film '' Rang De Basanti'' as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. In 2008, she played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia Fox
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose career is primarily in British television. Her feature film debut was in Roman Polanski's film ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist'' (2002). Her other motion pictures include the Italian–French–British romance-drama ''The Soul Keeper'' (2002), for which she won the Flaiano Prizes, Flaiano Film Award for Best Actress; the drama ''The Republic of Love'' (2003); the comedy-drama ''Things to Do Before You're 30'' (2005); the black comedy ''Keeping Mum'' (2005); the romantic comedy-drama ''Cashback (film), Cashback'' (2006); the drama ''Flashbacks of a Fool'' (2008); the drama ''Ways to Live Forever (film), Ways to Live Forever'' (2010); the drama-thriller ''A Thousand Kisses Deep (film), A Thousand Kisses Deep'' (2011); and the fantasy-horror drama ''Dorian Gray (2009 film), Dorian Gray'' (2009). Fox's television roles include the BBC drama ''Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series), Pride an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Young
Rupert Francis Young (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor who is best known for his roles as Sir Leon in the BBC drama series ''Merlin'' and as Jack, The Lord Featherington in the Netflix series ''Bridgerton''. Early life Young was born on May 16, 1978 in Lambeth, London. He attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career His television work includes episodes of ''Merlin'', ''Doc Martin'', ''Foyle's War'', '' Hotel Babylon'', '' The White Queen'' and other work. His films include '' Dirty Filthy Love'', a 2004 television film alongside Michael Sheen, ''Writers Retreat'', released in 2015 and ''The Secret Garden'' in 2020. Between 2019 and 2022 (at intervals, due to covid theatre closures) he portrayed Larry Murphy in the '' West End'' debut of the stage show ''Dear Evan Hansen'' at the Noël Coward Theatre. In 2020, Young was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for ''Dear Evan Hansen'' at the Laurence Olivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Vlahos
Alexander Vlahos (born 30 July 1988) is a Welsh actor, writer, and director best known for playing Philippe, Duke of Orléans, in the Canal+ television series ''Versailles''. In 2012, Vlahos took the role of the adult Mordred, in the final series of the BBC One drama '' Merlin''. Early life Vlahos was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, before moving to Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan. He is the son of a Greek father and a Welsh mother, and speaks both Welsh and English. He played ice hockey from ages eight to 18; for the Cardiff Devils, Great Britain and captained Wales. His love for the sport derives from watching the Mighty Ducks as a young child and he remains a fan of the media franchise. He trained in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, graduating in 2009. Career He first appeared in the BBC Wales drama '' Crash'' in 2009, portraying Dylan. The following year, he appeared in the daytime medical soap opera '' Doctors'' in a week-long story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa Butterfield
Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield ( ; born 1 April 1997) is an English actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Butterfield first achieved recognition as the lead of the historical drama film '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' (2008). He continued to headline films during the 2010s, starring in the adventure drama '' Hugo'' (2011), the science fiction film ''Ender's Game'' (2013), the drama ''X+Y'' (2014), and the fantasy '' Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016). From 2019 to 2023, Butterfield portrayed the lead of the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education''. Early life Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield was born on 1 April 1997 in Islington, London, and is the son of Jacqueline "Jake" Farr, a psychologist, and Sam Butterfield, an advertising copywriter. He is named after comet Hale-Bopp. He was educated at Stoke Newington School. Career Butterfield started acting at age seven at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. Later, he secured minor roles in the 2006 televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Cabrera
Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the NBC Superhero fiction, superhero Drama (film and television), drama ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'', Lancelot in the BBC drama series ''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin'', and Aramis in the BBC series ''The Musketeers''. He was also the lead in the CBS drama ''Salvation (TV series), Salvation'' as Darius Tanz, Captain Cristóbal "Cris" Rios in the Paramount+ series ''Star Trek: Picard'', and Richard Deetz in ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''. Early life Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father, a Chilean diplomat, was stationed at the time. He is the middle child of three. Moving along with his father's career, Santiago grew up mainly in England, but also in Romania, Toronto and Madrid. His family returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his football team in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Oliver (actor)
Gary Oliver (born 19 November 1966) is an English actor of the stage, television, and film. He is known for his guest starring roles in ''Game of Thrones'', ''New Tricks'' and ''Atlantis''. Career Oliver is principally active as a stage actor. In 1990 he performed in Carlos Muñiz's ''The Inkwell'' at the Battersea Arts Centre. In 1991 he appeared in Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' at The New Hereford Theatre. In 1994 he performed in Max Frisch's '' The Fire Raisers'' with Arts Threshold, Gloucester Terrace. In 1995 he starred in Brad Fraser's ''Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Oliver has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). In 1997 he toured with the RSC to perform the role of Balthazar in Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors'' at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival under the direction of Tim Supple. In 1998 he starred in the premiere of Andrew Payne's two man one act play ''then what?'' at The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
