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Dave McKean was born on 29 December 1963 in Taplow, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Mirrormask (2005), Luna (2014) and N[eon] (2002). He is married to Clare. They have two children.

Stuart Laws was born on 7 April 1984 in Taplow, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Chubby Bunny (2013), The Intuition Shorts (2004) and Grave New World (2021).

Kristopher Milnes was born on 16 July 1980 in Taplow, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Flushed Away (2006) and Perfect Dark Zero (2005).

A graduate of the University of Kent at Canterbury, he started work as an assistant to a top Post Production Consultant on films including "28 Days Later", "The Descent" & "Sunshine".

In 2006, he moved into production on low-to-medium budget features, living and working all around the world (London, Rotterdam, Cannes, Toronto, Las Vegas and Los Angeles), and completed work on a number of festival award winning features, including several as an associate producer.

In 2010, he moved into the world of the art department and has since completed work on a large number of TV, Commercial and Film projects as an HOD/Key Greensman - working with Academy Award winning Production Designers from around the world.

Since 2014, he has written, produced and directed 11 award winning short films and 3 features which have screened at festivals around the world and been distributed in N America and Europe. He formed Ash Mountain Films in 2016 alongside his regular collaborators, as a filmmaking collective with a strong focus on including social commentary into their films. With a penchant for the horror-thriller and sci-fi genres, they have several features and shorts in development.

Anthony Smith was born on 30 March 1926 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer and editor, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), The Body (1970) and Jackanory (1965). He died on 7 July 2014 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Mercia Glossop was born on 21 November 1924 in Taplow, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Tales of the Unexpected (1979), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Anticasanova (1985). She died on 30 September 2022 in England.

Born to Canadian parents during the First World War - his father died at the Battle of the Somme. In 1921 settled in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his mother. Became an artist in the late 1930s and a writer in the 1940s. Became well know for a surreal style of art, and with William S. Burroughs devises the style of writing known as "cut-ups." Considered a hero of the Beat Generation and the avant garde music scene.

William Astor was born on 27 December 1951 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He has been married to Annabel Jones since 14 January 1976. They have three children.

Dominik Krzanowski was born on 11 February 1978 in Taplow, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Autodoc (2009), The Carbonaro Effect (2014) and Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011).

Ed Atkinson was born on 21 December 1965 in Taplow, England, UK. He is a producer, known for Last Orders (2001), The Kid (2010) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999).

Caroline Ward was born on 23 March 1980 in Taplow, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK. She is a director, known for Cote D'Azur (2010) and Stain (2005).

Ian Warnock was born on 9 February 1978 in Taplow, England, UK. Ian is a composer, known for Working Stiffs (2008).