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Charles Rocket was born on 28 August 1949 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Dumb and Dumber (1994), Hocus Pocus (1993) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He was married to Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Crellin. He died on 7 October 2005 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA.

Born in Bangor, North Wales and raised in Brighton, on the South coast of England, Ian Whyte was 7'1" tall by the time he was 17 years old. Ian always stood out from the crowd. Tall, slim and athletic, little did he know of his future career in the limelight. Ian discovered basketball in his teens, and quickly caught the attention of national team scouts who saw his physical attributes and determination as valuable assets. He quickly progressed to the junior national team ranks, but uninspired by school at the time, Ian was keen to escape at the earliest possible opportunity. He spent a year at Henry Hudson High School in New Jersey, where he again attracted the attention of basketball scouts, earning sports scholarships to Iona College in New York and Clarion University in Pennsylvania.

Ian returned to England in 1994 to play for the London Towers, a new franchise owned by the music promoter Barry Marshall. Still eager to find himself Ian only stayed a season with the Towers, transferring to their crosstown rivals, The London Leopards, but again, only for one season.

in 1995, Europe freely opened its doors to sportsmen and women from across the continent. Ian played for teams right across Europe. In France, Belgium, Greece and Portugal, where he won the domestic treble; League, cup and playoff championships with F.C. Porto in 1997 and went to the ¼ finals of the European cup.

Ian returned to England soon after to play for the Newcastle Eagles, a place that would become his home until his retirement from the game in 2003. Throughout his career Ian tirelessly distinguished himself, representing his country 80 times.

In 2003 Ian received a phone call that would change the whole course of his life. By his own admission he was keen to retire from basketball on his terms rather than through injury or old age, so he responded to a casting call for the new film Alien Vs Predator. His success in gaining the role is a matter of history, but personally it was a tremendous victory for him to finally find an outlet for his emotional creativity.

Ian was fortunate to work alongside such luminaries as the Oscar winning special effects duo of Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr as well as Oscar winning VFX supervisor John Bruno. He also met soon to be double Oscar winning makeup effects artist Mark Coulier who encouraged him to get in touch with Nick Dudman, the creature effects supervisor for the Harry Potter franchise. Upon completion of filming on AVP Ian travelled back to England and straight into the world of Harry Potter. Not credited as an actor this time, Ian was hired to help bring to life the character of Madame Maxime played by the sublime Francis De La Tour. Ian worked full time for an entire year on the film, faithfully doubling The character who stood a glorious 8'6" tall.

During this time Ian found himself in great demand, but had to turn down roles on such exciting projects as The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy and a worldwide tour with Cirque du Soleil.

Soon after the release of Harry Potter, the AVP sequel went into production. Shot entirely in Vancouver Canada, Ian had to re-audition for the part of the Predator, (in reality an entirely new character) however, through his own personal discipline and foresight he had been preparing for it ever since the release of the first film. Ian was of course successful in giving the directors exactly what they wanted and AVP Requiem was shot in 2006. Ian's dedicated self imposed preparation involved a great deal of martial arts training and Ian based the characteristics of the Warrior loosely on the Chinese martial art known as Ba Gua. The shooting schedule for requiem was extremely intense. Half the time as AVP with twice the action! During production Ian found time to very quickly travel to New Zealand to meet with the visionary director Neil Blomkamp to discuss the role of the Master Chief in his new film based on the Halo video game franchise. The trip from Vancouver to New Zealand took 4 days and Ian spent less than 18 hours in the country, so a meeting quickly turned into an audition, a costume fitting and negotiations with the producers before returning to Vancouver. Sadly, after being in Pre-production for six months the film never went into full production.

The 2009 remake of Clash of the Titans followed soon after. Directed by Louis Leterrier the character of Sheikh Suliman gave Ian a golden opportunity to perform with a glittering ensemble cast once again.

Ian extended his dramatic credentials alongside Steven Tompkinson in the gritty 1970's Northern police drama, Harrigan.

Prometheus followed soon after when multi Oscar winning director Sir Ridley Scott brought to life the enigmatic myth of the space jockey, last seen in the original Alien film.

In 2010 Ian auditioned for the role of "The Mountain" in the upcoming TV smash Game of thrones. Ian was not cast, but was invited to fill the role of "The White Walker" for season one. Thus began a period of great creativity which saw Ian play roles in every season of the multi award winning show. Different prosthetic make ups allowed Ian to deliver multiple characters including the giant "Wun Wun" who featured in the two top rated, (according to IMDb) battle episodes of the franchise in series 5 and 6.

Never one to shy away from the responsibilities of a global franchise, Ian became involved with Star Wars in 2013 after Disney took over film production. Ian would have been an obvious choice to play the Wookie Chewbacca, but did not audition for the part. The casting brief was so specific and despite his experience and skill, Ian's deep dark brown eyes excluded him from the role. However, he went back to his action creature roots, as he was asked to be Peter Mayhew's stunt double as well as to bring to life other creatures of the Star Wars universe, which he subsequently reprised for Rogue One, Solo and most recently the Disney+ series, Andor.

In 2020, Ian had the honour and pleasure of working with the multi award winning director Robert Eggers in his Hamlet inspired, Viking epic The Northman, starring Alexander Skarsgard.

Ian continues to transform himself for screens big and small.

Stephanie Niznik was an American actress from Bangor, Maine. Her home city is the third-most populous city in Maine, and former center for the lumber and shipbuilding industries. She was born in 1967.

Niznik received a Master of Fine Arts from the Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. She made her film debut, at the age of 27, in the BDSM-themed comedy-thriller, Exit to Eden (1994). The film depicted a professional photographer's vacation on a private resort, owned by a dominatrix. The protagonist is unaware that two of his fellow guests at the resort are professional thieves, who are seeking to retrieve an incriminating photo from him.

Niznik's first major role was that of Agent Judith Phillips in the action television series, Vanishing Son (1995). The series was a sequel to four television films, which featured the character of martial artist Jian-Wa Chang (played by Russell Wong). In the television series, Jian-Wa has been framed for the murders of two CIA operatives, and is on the run from the law. Judith is secretly working with him to clear his name. The series lasted 1 season, and a total of 13 episodes.

In 1996, Niznik appeared in the comedy film "Dear God", which depicted a reformed con-man accidentally inspiring a charity movement. In 1997, she appeared in the abortion-themed drama, "The Twilight of the Golds". The film was based on the 1993 theatrical play of the same name by Jonathan Tolins, but featured a completely different resolution to the main story.

In 1998, Niznik played the character of Kell Perim in the science fiction film, Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). Kell was depicted as a female Trill alien, serving as an ensign aboard the spaceship USS Enterprise-E. Kell was depicted as the flight controller ("conn officer", pilot) of the Enterprise during a mission led by William Thomas "Will" Riker (played by Jonathan Frakes). The film earned about 118 million dollars at the worldwide box office, the highest-grossing film in Niznik's career.

Also in 1998, Niznik gained a recurring role in the long-running crime drama series "Diagnosis: Murder" (1993-2001). Niznik was cast as the bomber Caitlin Sweeney, a recurring villain in the fifth and sixth seasons of the series.

In 1999, Niznik had a small-part in the comedy-drama film "Anywhere but Here", an adaptation of the 1986 novel by Mona Simpson (1957-). In 2001, Niznin was cast as Alexandra, the female lead in the horror film "Spiders II: Breeding Ground". Also in 2001 she played the lead female role in Sci-Fi TV Movie, Epoch as Dr. KC Czaban.

In 2002, Niznik briefly returned to the "Star Trek" franchise. She played the role of the telepathic shape-shifter "Wraith" in an episode of the television series "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2001-2005). In the episode "Rogue Planet", Wraith allies herself with the crew of spaceship Enterprise (NX-01) against a hunting group of Eska aliens.

From 2002 to 2006, Niznik was part of the main cast in the drama series "Everwood" (2002-2006). She played the character of divorced mother Nina Feeney. The series lasted 4 seasons, and a total of 89 episodes. It reportedly still had relatively high viewership ratings at the time of its cancellation, with over 4 million viewers for the series finale.

From 2007 to 2008, Niznik was part of the main cast in the drama series "Life Is Wild" (2007-2008), where she played the character Jo Weller-Clarke. The series depicted life in a game reserve in South Africa. The series was an adaptation of the successful British series "Wild at Heart" (2006-2012), but failed to find an audience and was canceled after a single season.

In 2008 and 2009, Niznik was reduced to appearing in guest star roles in then-popular television series, such as "CSI: Miami", "Eli Stone", "NCIS", and "Lost". Her final film role was in the mystery film "The Twenty" (2009), depicting an alcoholic's obsession with a message written on a 20-dollar-bill by a person unknown to him. Niznik retired from acting in 2009, at the age of 42.

Over the last decade of her life, Niznik was a volunteer worker in a number of charitable organizations. She was reportedly trying to help "the hungry, children, and animal rescues". In 2019, Niznik died in Encino, California at the age of 52. Her death was reported to the press by her family, though they declined to report the cause of death. Niznik was single at the time of death, and was sharing a home with her pet dogs Nucleus and Jake.

Nuiznik's surviving relatives in 2019 included her mother, her stepfather, her brother, her sister-in-law, a niece, an unspecified number of nephews, and her aunt and uncle.

For a while he worked on the management side of his father's sporting goods firm in Belfast, but by the mid fifties he was in the chorus of an amateur dramatic and operatic society. He'd fallen for a girl member so joined the society to get to know her. While he soon got over her, he'd become fascinated by acting. He sang in 'Annie Get Your Gun', played Judd in 'Oklahoma', then later joined the local repertory company. In 1959 moved to London where he quickly made a reputation as a character actor moving from theatre to films.

Tim Wylton was born on 27 February 1940 in Bangor on Dee, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Pride and Prejudice (1995), My Hero (2000) and The Good Companions (1980).

Lee Williams was born on 3 April 1974 in Bangor, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for No Night Is Too Long (2002), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and The Forsyte Saga (2002).

Duffy was born on 23 June 1984 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for The Boat That Rocked (2009), Legend (2015) and Filth (2013).

Julian Lewis Jones was born in August 1968 in Bangor, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Invictus (2009), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and The Chocolate Club.

Timothy E. Goodwin was born in Bangor, Maine, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Promising Young Woman (2020), Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) and Minx (2022). He has been married to Denise since 1992.

Alexandra's career in film, TV, theatre and voiceover spans more than thirty five years. She grew up in England where she studied all forms of dance and theatre. She trained at Laine Theatre Arts and Drama Studio, London. She moved to the US in 1989 and lived there for nearly two decades. She now calls London, Suffolk and Washington her home. Her first film role was in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) with Richard Dreyfuss. During her ten years living in Los Angeles, she was cast by James Cameron in Titanic after she wrote a monologue for her audition. She played a series regular (Clarissa Mason) in the long running soap Coronation Street and is the voice of Governor Elaine Marley in the cult video game, Tales of Monkey Island..

In 2011 she began directing, writing and producing. Her award-winning short Boxer on the Wilderness (2014) had a successful festival run and serves as a teaser for her feature screenplay The Wilderness. In 2019 Alexandra directed her award-winning debut feature. She wrote the screenplay for Widow's Walk (2019) . A ghost story set in Suffolk. It stars Miranda Raison David Caves and Virginia McKenna. The supernatural thriller launched on Amazon Prime in the UK/EU in December 2019.

In 2020 she co-founded Artemisia's Daughters, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire the next generation of female filmmakers. They shot their first short film in July 2022. Alexandra hosts the Artemisia's Daughters podcast - Fierce Female Filmmakers - talking with other women carving a path in the film industry.

In 2023 she finished her first documentary feature Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries.

Todd Verow was born on 11 November 1966 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Little Shots of Happiness (1997), Once and Future Queen (2000) and The Trouble with Perpetual Deja-Vu (1999).

Aled Jones was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, by caesarean section on December 29th 1970. His mother, Nest, was a primary school teacher, his father, Derek, an engineer. He is an only child, and was raised in the tiny village of Llandegfan on the island of Anglesey. Until the age of almost five, he spoke no English whatsoever, speaking Welsh at home with his parents and only learning English as a second language when he started school. Even so, for the first few years, he was educated only in Welsh (even in English lessons), and almost entirely in Welsh for the rest of his school time.

Always a musical child, he showed his remarkable musicality at an early age, singing in various competitions and Eisteddfodau (a common Welsh cultural competition where children and adults compete in various types of performance, including accompanied and unaccompanied singing, recital of poems and dancing) and winning many prizes. At the age of nine, while auditioning for piano lessons with the Master of the Choristers at Bangor Cathedral Choir, Andrew Goodwin, it was suggested that he had a good enough singing voice to make the choir if he wished to do so. Upon consultation with his parents, he decided to join the Bangor Cathedral Choir, and very soon was promoted to lead soloist, singing the majority of solo work within the choir.

In 1983, a lady from the congregation of the Cathedral, after hearing him sing the solo treble in the cantata 'Hear my Prayer', wrote a letter to the local Welsh language record company, suggesting that it would be a tragedy for his voice to break with no record of it, and would they be interested in making a recording of him? The record company, Sain, approached Aled with the offer of a record deal, and his first album, 'Diolch a Chan' was released that same year. Following a good reception, many further albums were made, including 'Ave Maria', 'Voices from the Holy Land' (music from a series of television programs he made for the BBC), 'All Through the Night', 'Christmas Album', 'Pie Jesu', and various compilation albums.

His real breakthrough to international fame came during 1985, when he released a cover version of Raymond Briggs' 'Walking in the Air', which subsequently became a hit and a perennial Christmas favourite, even allowing him a performance on Top of the Pops. Renowned not just as one of the most superb boy sopranos of all time, but a natural musician and a modest, charming boy, Aled's unique and amazing voice brought him attention from all corners of the world, multiple television appearances and contact with a myriad of famous faces, including Princess Diana, Bob Geldorf and Richard Branson, to name just a few.

After his voice broke at the age of sixteen, Aled went on to study voice at the Royal Academy of Music, followed by drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He played several theatre roles, including Joseph in 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' before, in 2000, he was approached by the BBC, who invited him to become a presenter on the popular religious show 'Songs of Praise'. He accepted, and is still presenting the show today.

Songs of Praise also marked the beginning of a new era for Aled, with the launching of his new adult voice for the first time in public. Due to the demand of the public, he found himself singing more and more songs on the series, and this eventually lead to him releasing 'Aled', his first real album with his new, mature baritone voice. Since then, he has released more albums, among them 'Higher' and 'The Christmas Album', and has received much acclaim as one of the most gifted and naturally musical singers in the world. He continues to be known, not just for his magnificent voice, but for his natural warmth, humour, modesty and charm, which have all earned him a host of loyal fans and respectful colleagues.

Originally from Maine, Hillary Sproul studied theater at the University of Southern Maine before training at William Esper Studio in New York City. As an actress, Hillary has written and produced several of her own films. Her short film, Border Line (2023), was nominated for "Best Drama" at the 2023 Atlanta Women's Film Festival.

Russell was born in North Wales where his inspiration for story telling began. He studied illustration and screenwriting at UCA. On graduating he moved to London, working as the producers assistant on horror An American Haunting starring Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek. A career as a storyboard and concept artist followed, working on Doctor Who reboots and Tomb Raider games before becoming a set decorator and art director for popular TV shows in the UK. Having worked for Nickelodeon, ITV, BBC and Channel 4 in 2010 Russell directed his first short film Anglesey Road, which went on to win several awards and signaled the start of a full time writing/directing career. Russell has made hundreds of TV commercials and content films for brands such as American Express, Armani, L'Oreal, Specsavers and Diageo. He also directed Love In The Asylum, a short film based on the Dylan Thomas poem of the same name starring Gaia Weiss. His latest, award winning feature 'Shepherd' premiered at the 2021 BFI London Film festival to critical acclaim (New York Times Critics Pick, BBC's Mark Kermode's Film of the Week) after its theatrical run and becoming the number one movie on iTunes in horror and independent genres. It stars Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss and Greta Scacchi. He founded Kindred Film in 2019 with his business partner Sam Orams. Currently lives in London, works globally.

Diane Craig was born on 9 June 1949 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK [now North Down District, Northern Ireland, UK]. She is an actress, known for The Mango Tree (1977), Ned Kelly (1970) and E Street (1989). She has been married to Garry McDonald since 13 April 1971. They have two children.

Michelle Beaulieu is an American, producer, model and actress. Michelle was born in 1954 in Bangor, Maine, USA. Michelle has two sons, actor Kash Hovey and Nevada Hovey from her marriage to music executive Gary Hovey. She is known for her work on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert (1980), Elvis by the Presleys (2005), Carson's Comedy Classics (1983), and Driven (2001). In 2014 she began working with her son actor/producer Kash Hovey on his breakthrough feature film debut Jack and Cocaine (2014). In 2021 Michelle began producing the award winning talk show On Air with Ka$h (2021) hosted by Kash Hovey. Michelle has been featured in CIE Fashion Magazine and The LA Fashion Magazine for her work as a producer.

Kate Snow was born on 10 June 1969 in Bangor, Maine, USA. She has been married to Christopher John Breault since 25 September 1999. They have two children.

Peter Biziou was born on 8 August 1944 in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales, UK. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), The Truman Show (1998) and Time Bandits (1981).

David Barry was born on 30th April 1943 in the North Wales town of Bangor.

As a young boy he attended Hillgrove school in Bangor and also went to school across the Menai Straits in nearby Anglesey.

He later moved to London and after leaving Mortlake Secondary Modern School, he enrolled at The Corona Academy stage school in Chiswick. Former graduates of the Academy include Jeremy Bulloch, Richard O'Sullivan, Dennis Waterman and Frazer Hines.

His first role as an actor was at the Theatre Royal, Windsor playing the part of 'Harlen' one of the seven boys in the play 'Life With Father', based on the humorous autobiographical book of stories written in 1936 by the American author Clarence Day, Jr.

He is best remembered for the part as one of the kids of class 5C, the cowardly 'mummy's boy' Frankie Abbott, in the popular London Weekend Television series 'Please Sir!'

The series made him a household name starring alongside Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson and John Alderton, and his fellow pupils Peter Cleall (Eric Duffy), Peter Denyer (Dennis Dunstable) and the late actors Malcolm McPhee (Peter Craven) and Liz Gebhardt (Maureen Bullock).

The series was based around a fictitious South London comprehensive Fenn Street school. It was first transmitted on 11th November 1968 and ran for four series consisting of 53 episodes. 'Please Sir' ended in 1972, but was followed by a spin-off series called 'The Fenn Street Gang' following the kids of 5C as they left school and looked for work. It ran for two series but never found the same popularity and was axed in 1973. The Fenn Street Gang was also made into a comic strip for the 70s children's magazine 'Look In'.

He continued working in television, films, theatre and radio. In 1980 he appeared in the feature film version of the popular Thames television comedy George and Mildred with, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy and Stratford Johns.

He slowly moved into writing, something he had dabbled in during his 'Fenn Street' days when he had penned some episodes for the series. He is also credited as a writer for the 80s sit-com 'Keep It In The Family'.

David has written scripts for public and private sector organisations, writing theatre scripts for training purposes, dealing with issues such as bullying in the workplace, race, sexual orientation and disability.

More recently in 2002 he had his first novel published a police comedy thriller titled 'Each Man Kills' by Gomer Press ISBN-10: 1843230828

In 2005 he created and wrote the first weekly UK internet soap 'Careless Talk' www.carelesstalksoap.btinternet.co.uk set in Tunbridge Wells. Although a work of fiction unlike other soaps, real characters make fleeting appearances in the storylines, and many of the locations in and around Tunbridge Wells are factual.

He completed his autobiography in 2006 called 'Flashback - An Actor's Life' in which he candidly tells the story of life as a child actor, working with the likes of Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in one of the most prestigious post-war theatre tours. The autobiography spans almost five decades and his story covers everything from the pitfalls of working in live television to performing with hard drinking actors.

David is divorced and has two grown up children.

Everett Glass was born on 23 July 1891 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), World Without End (1956) and Day of Triumph (1954). He died on 22 March 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Dylan Roberts was born on 28 November 1971 in Bangor, North Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Fatman (2020), Death to Smoochy (2002) and Spiral (2021).

Ben Roberts was born on 1 July 1950 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Jane Eyre (2011), A Little Chaos (2014) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). He was married to Helen Lloyd. He died on 7 June 2021 in the UK.

James Leckey was born on 14 February 1985 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Expendables 4 (2023), The 355 (2022) and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018).

Colin Bateman was born in 1962 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Divorcing Jack (1998), Dead and Buried (2024) and Doc Martin (2004).

Johnny Williams was born on 15 November 1905 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Tales of Wells Fargo (1957), Studio 57 (1954) and The Water Front (2007). He was married to Esther Gertrude Towner. He died on 19 October 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.