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Irish actress Ruth Kearney is best known for her leading role as "Jess Parker" in the science fiction-drama, Primeval (2007). Kearney joined the cast in 2011 and appeared in both Series 4 and Series 5 of the show. In 2014, she guest-starred in the FX political thriller, Tyrant (2014), playing the role of "Katharina". In 2015, Kearney played the recurring role of "Daisy Locke" in the final season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series, The Following (2013).

Joseph Morgan was born in London and spent his childhood with his family in Swansea, Wales. Morgan moved back to London in his late teens to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. While there he continued to write and experiment with filmmaking, participating in student films and work-shopping scenes from his favorite movies. Upon graduation from Central School, Morgan was hired by acclaimed film director Peter Weir to costar opposite Russell Crowe in 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.' Soon after completion of that film, director Oliver Stone hired Morgan for a strong supporting role in the feature film 'Alexander.' After 'Alexander', Morgan spent time working on stage in the West End of London, as well as starring in numerous British television dramas including BBC miniseries 'The Line of Beauty', 'Henry VIII' opposite Emily Blunt, 'Doc Martin' and 'Mansfield Park'. Morgan was also hired by Harmony Korine to play a James Dean impersonator in his film 'Mister Lonely' His big break came in 2009, when Morgan was cast in the leading role in the miniseries 'Ben Hur'. Based on the classic novel and film, 'Ben Hur' was directed by Emmy winner Steve Shill. In 2010, Morgan's film projects included the independent drama 'Angels Crest', and the big-budget film 'Immortals', in which he co-starred with Mickey Rourke. Later that year he was cast as "Klaus" a series regular in the CW hit series 'The Vampire Diaries' After two short years as "Klaus" Morgan was offered a spin-off show called 'The Originals' and centered around his character. 'The Originals' ran for five seasons earning Morgan numerous nominations as well as The People's Choice award for favorite actor in a new show. During his time on the show Morgan spent his hiatus' shooting indie films 'Open Grave' opposite Shalto Copley and 'Desiree' opposite Walton Goggins and and Ron Perlman. He went on to direct three episodes of 'The Originals' bringing his unique style to an established show, garnering a very positive response from colleagues and critics alike. In 2015 Joseph Morgan started a production Company - Night Owl Productions - with his wife and creative partner Persia White. Under that banner they wrote and produced two short films which Morgan directed. The first 'Revelation' went on to play at eight film festivals, winning the best fantasy film award at Flickers. The second 'Carousel' was filmed over seven hard days with a crew of over fifty passionate people striving to achieve maximum production value. It went on to play at numerous film festivals and win Best Drama Short at the London Independent Film Awards August 2018.

Tom Sturridge was born in London, England. He is the son of actress Phoebe Nicholls and sometime-actor and full-time director Charles Sturridge, and the grandson of actors Anthony Nicholls and Faith Kent. His maternal great-grandfather, Horace Nicholls, was a prominent photographer.

Tom started his acting career under the guidance of his father's directing, in a re-telling of the Gullivers Travels TV production, when Tom was just 11 years old.

After returning to schooling, Tom attended the prestigious Winchester College but dropped out before he completed his A-Levels.

He returned to acting in 2004, with roles in 'Vanity Fair' and an excellent performance in 'Being Julia'.

In 2005, Tom played a demanding role in a TV production about William Shakespeare, playing William Herbert 'the fair youth', the gay lover of Shakespeare. A tough role handled well saw Tom go from strength to strength as an actor. In that same year, he played a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role in a bizarre mock documentary about two conjoined twins turned rock stars called 'Brothers Of The Head'.

In 2006, Tom took a part in a psychological thriller called 'Like Minds' (also known as 'Murderous Intent') and although that movie may have failed on some levels, it was the chilling performance by Tom Sturridge that won most of the positive notices.

Next, it was rumoured that Tom Sturridge was supposed to be cast in the big Hollywood production 'Jumper', but was dropped in favour of a bigger star in the person of Hayden Christensen.

Next, in 2009, after a nearly three-year absence from the big screen, Tom returned in an all-star comedy called 'The Boat That Rocked', directed by Richard Curtis. The fine cast also included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, and Bill Nighy. Although the movie didn't set the box office on fire, it did further show Tom's potential as a future leading man.

Next, stepping up his acting credentials even further, Tom appeared in a stage play called 'Punk Rock'. So good was he in that role that he won the 2009 Critics' Circle Theatre Award.

Upcoming movies: 'Waiting For Forever', 'Junkhearts' and 'On The Road' promise to continue Tom's ascendancy as one of the UK's best new actors.

Tom has a younger brother and sister, Matilda Sturridge and Arthur Sturridge; both have followed Tom into the acting profession.

Jack Cutmore-Scott was born on 16 April 1987 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Tenet (2020), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Dunkirk (2017). He has been married to Meaghan Rath since 16 May 2020. They have two children.

Elliot Cowan was born on 9 July 1976 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Alexander (2004), Lost in Austen (2008) and The Golden Compass (2007).

Hattie Morahan was born in London. Her father, Christopher Morahan, was a television and stage director. Her mother, Anna Carteret, is an actress. Hattie was educated at the Frensham Heights School.

Hattie studied English Literature at New Hall, Cambridge between 1997 and 2000.

Hattie won an Ian Charleson award for her performance as Nina in The Seagull at the National Theatre in 2006.

She won Best Actress at the Shanghai TV festival 2008 for her role in Sense and Sensibility.

Hattie won both the Evening Standard Theatre Award and the Critics Circle Best Actress Award for her performance as Nora in A Doll's House at the Young Vic Theatre, and was nominated for an Olivier award, with the production later transferring to the West End and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Timothy W. V. McMullan trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts after obtaining a degree at the University of St. Andrews. His highly regarded sublime stage work as a great actor in a remarkable range of roles enriched with his unsurpassable interpretations full of profoundness, charisma, intelligence, sensation and insights, among others, includes a show-stealing critic in Martin Crimp's new version of Molière's "The Misanthrope" directed by Thea Sharrock at The Harold Pinter Theatre (known as Comedy Theatre at the time) in 2009, an enjoyable Etienne in Georges Feydeau's "A Flea In Her Ear" directed by Richard Eyre at The Old Vic in 2010, an unparalleled Prospero in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" directed by Dominic Dromgoole at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (Shakespeare's Globe) in 2016 and, at the National Theatre of Great Britain directed by Simon Godwin, a delightfully excellent Sir Toby Belch in "Twelfth Night" in 2017 (National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)) and an exquisite Enobarbus in "Antony and Cleopatra" in 2018 (National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra (2018)).

Archie Madekwe was born on 10 February 1995 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Gran Turismo (2023), Midsommar (2019) and Saltburn (2023).

Alexander Lincoln was born on 21 January 1994 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for In from the Side (2022), Everything I Know About Love (2022) and Inland (2022).

Tahirah was born in South London, England to a Pakistani mother and Jamaican father. She trained at The BRIT School for Performing Arts as well as Identity School of Acting where she studied Theatre.

Tahirah is most well known for playing Miss Rebecca Jessel in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor created by Mike Flanagan, a follow-up to the American anthology supernatural horror drama series The Haunting of Hill House.

Tahirah is well known in the UK for her television credits including Sky drama A Town Called Malice, and ITV crime drama The Tower, which she received a Supporting Actress BAFTA nomination for in 2022.

On the big screen, Tahirah can be seen in Ralph Fiennes' The Invisible Woman and Film 4's See Me alongside Academy Award winner Olivia Colman.

As well as her screen work, Tahirah's passion for theatre has been prevalent throughout her career, and is evident from her credits, which include the lead in the National Theatre's production of Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, and the critically acclaimed 3-hander Firebird, which originated at Hampstead Theatre, and later transferred to Trafalgar Studios in the West End.

Tahirah currently resides in her hometown of London.

Johnny Harris is a multiple BAFTA nominated actor who has starred in some of the most iconic TV shows and films from the last 20 years. He is perhaps best known for starring as Mick in the BAFTA-winning, cult television series 'This Is England '86'. He received BAFTA and Royal Television Society Award nominations for his performance with the final episode recently named 'The Greatest TV Episode of All Time' by The Independent Newspaper. He also starred in subsequent series 'This is England '88' and 'This is England '90'.

In 2024 he starred as Osip Glebnikov in 'A Gentleman in Moscow' with Ewan McGregor. An 8 part series for Showtime & Paramount based on the internationally best-selling novel of the same name.

Recent roles have included playing imprisoned killer Charles Stone in psychological thriller series 'Without Sin' (ITV) starring opposite Vicky McClure; and his portrayal of Novichok poison victim Charlie Rowley in 'The Salisbury Poisonings' (BBC). In 2023, Harris played the iconic role of Magwitch in the BBC/FOX/Disney TV adaptation of Great Expectations, alongside Olivia Colman. The show was exec-produced by Tom Hardy and Sir Ridley Scott.

Johnny first burst onto our screens in 2006 in the highly acclaimed, award-winning British film 'London to Brighton'. The film was voted into Time Out Magazine's '100 Greatest British Films of All Time'. Directed by celebrated British director Shane Meadows who described Harris's performance as "an incredibly bold and massively powerful performance, the best I've seen on celluloid for a long time."

He has starred in many more film and TV hits such as the 2019 BBC TV series adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol', in which he played Scrooge's abusive father, Franklin Scrooge; the epic BBC drama series 'Troy: Fall of A City' in which he played the powerful Greek King Agamemnon; BBC crime drama series 'From Darkness' and Sky's 'Fortitude'.

Other major credits include feature films 'Snow White and the Huntsman', Ridley Scott's 'Welcome to the Punch' and 'Monsters: Dark Continent' as well as TV shows 'Medici'(Netflix) and Jack Thorne's BAFTA-winning apocalyptic BBC series 'The Fades'

In 2017, Johnny made his debut as a screenwriter with the highly acclaimed feature film, 'Jawbone' which he also starred in and co-produced. He received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Outstanding Debut, two BIFA Film Award nominations for his performance in the leading role, and a Writers Guild Award nomination for his screenplay.

Harris has also directed two music videos for Paul Weller. In 2018, for Weller's hit single 'Gravity' and most recently in 2024 for 'I Woke Up' as part of an initiative with homeless charity St Mungo's.

Anastasia Hille was born in 1965 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), The Hole (2001) and The Abandoned (2006).

Paul Bazely was born in London.

His parents are from Chennai, India. He attended a state school in South East London then trained at Manchester Poly School of Theatre (Manchester Met). His first TV role was as Heathcliff in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights. His first regular role was in the Debbie Horsfield BBC series Making Out.

Since then he has worked on film in the US and UK, including roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Cruella and Dungeons and Dragons. He has featured in many TV series including Black Mirror, Such Brave Girls (two series), and Doctor Who, plus six series of Benidorm and three series of Miss Scarlet. He has worked extensively in British theatre including playing Mahatma Gandhi at the National Theatre of Great Britain, and performing in shows in the West End. He has also voiced many of the books of meditation teacher Eknath Easwaran and of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York

He is married to the playwright and screenwriter Charlotte Jones. They have two children.

Catherine Russell was born on 17 May 1965 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001). She has been married to Richard Holmes since 5 September 1988. They have two children.

Simona Brown was born in April 1994 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Man Up (2015), Behind Her Eyes (2021) and Outlander (2014).

Simon Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. He is the son of Julie Cowell (née Josie Dalglish), a ballet dancer, and Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, a music industry executive. Simon started his career in the music industry working in the mailroom at EMI Music Publishing. He worked as a record producer, talent scout and consultant within the music industry before becoming a judge on the hit British TV show Pop Idol (2001) and its U.S. counterpart, American Idol (2002). Cowell's scathing comments were famous during his 10 seasons as a judge on American Idol.

Lauren McCrostie was born on 10 January 1996 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), The Falling (2014) and Second Skin (2016).

Leslie started working at the age of 4 appearing in a television commercial for Fairy Washing up liquid with the line ' Mummy why are your hands so soft?' She switched from modeling to acting after being offered a part in the film 'Quadrophenia'. She is to married actor Lee Chapman and has two sons Joseph born 1990 and Max born 1993. Her sister is former 'Hot Gossip' dancer Debbie Ash. They appeared together as sisters in Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse.

Daisy Donovan was born on 23 July 1973 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Death at a Funeral (2007), Wild Child (2008) and Millions (2004). She has been married to Dan Mazer since 2005. They have two children.

Leo Staar is a British actor born in London, where he still lives. Leo grew up in Worthing, near Brighton in West Sussex. After graduating from drama school in 2009, Leo went straight into theatre. His first play was Thea Sharrock's production of 'After the Dance' at the National Theatre, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. He then went onto Nick Hytner's production of 'Hamlet', also at the National Theatre, with Rory Kinear. Leo is most known for playing Alec Jesmond in the BBC's 'Call the Midwife'. Other television work includes Stephen Poliakoff's 'Dancing on the Edge' and 'Lewis'. Leo has most recently been playing the sidekick to Rowan Atkinson's 'Maigret', Inspector Lapointe.

Tom Beard was born in London on April 25 1965 to surgeon Charles and his flautist wife Trish and has a brother Alex - who later became CEO at the Royal Opera House. A keen sports player he reached the finals of the Lancashire Rugby Sevens at age eleven and, whilst at Westminster School, was in the first XI at both cricket and football. After graduating from the University of Sussex - where he was a leading member of the student drama society - in German and Politics he enrolled at the Webber Douglas Acting school in London where he was spotted by an agent who cast him as Laertes in Peter Hall's 1994 production of 'Hamlet' Several other roles followed for the Royal Shakespeare Company whilst on television he appeared in a range of populist dramas from 'Poirot' to 'Midsomer Murders'. Away from acting he was a keen angler and a respected gardener in addition to being an avid Chelsea fan. In January 2015 he was diagnosed with cancer and he passed away on July 20, leaving a wife, Polly, and two children Ella and Joe.

As Eddie Tenpole was considered as replacement for Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols, and recorded "Rock around the Clock" with the band on "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle" LP. Had some chart success with his own band Tenpole Tudor, principally "Swords of a Thousand Men". Took over from Richard O'Brien as host of UK gameshow "The Crystal Maze" in the early 1990s.

Nadine Marshall was born on 30 September 1972 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Smoking Room (2004), Paddington 2 (2017) and A Street Cat Named Bob (2016).

John Orchard was born on 15 November 1928 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), Capone (1975) and Remington Steele (1982). He was married to Carol Randall. He died on 3 November 1995 in London, England, UK.

Lee Quigley was born on 13 August 1976 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Superman (1978). He died on 10 March 1991 in Eastbourne, England, UK.