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Peter Purves
Cast · Known for Blue Peter
Peter John Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in Doctor Who under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a presenter on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show.
Radzi Chinyanganya
Cast · Known for Blue Peter
Radzi Chinyanganya is a British presenter of the BBC children's TV programme Blue Peter, beginning in 2013, and a co-presenter for the ITV game show Cannonball since 2017. Previously he presented Wild on CBBC and was also the host of Match of the Day Kickabout from 2013 until 2014, when Ben Shires took over.
Sarah Hellings
Director · Known for Midsomer Murders
Sarah Hellings joined the BBC as a film editor before moving on to make documentaries for the BBC children's magazine programme "Blue Peter." She worked on my "Blue Peter Special Assignments" before leaving the BBC to work as a freelance director on shows including "Juliet Bravo" (1982-83). After doing the Doctor Who episode, "The Mark of the Rani," she continued to work as a freelance director on many shows, including episodes of "Howard's Way."
Sarah Greene
Elizabeth Sarah Greene (born 24 October 1957) is an English television personality. She presented Blue Peter from 19 May 1980 until 27 June 1983, as well as Saturday Superstore, and Going Live for 6 years.
Richard Bacon
Cast · Known for Blue Peter
Richard Paul Bacon is an English television and radio presenter. He was a host of the children's show Blue Peter—his first high-profile media role—until he was fired in 1998 after 18 months for admitting to taking cocaine. He has since worked as a reporter or presenter on numerous television shows, including The Big Breakfast, and on radio stations including Capital FM, Xfm London and BBC Radio Five Live. In 2016 Bacon became the presenter of The National Geographic Channel's reboot of its documentary/panel discussion TV series, Explorer.
Konnie Huq
Cast · Known for Blue Peter
Konnie Huq (Born Kanak Asha Huq or কনক হক) was born in London, England to Muslim Bangladeshi parents. She got her first big break as a guest on Blue Peter as a child. In her youth she also appeared on Blockbusters as a contestant, she was on sitcom 2point4 Children playing a schoolchild and Newsround as an interviewer. She is best known for being the longest serving female presenter on BBC children's television programme Blue Peter. She is married to comedian and writer Charlie Brooker.
Janet Ellis
Janet Michell Ellis, MBE is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook and How It Was.
Helen Skelton
Cast · Known for Blue Peter
Helen’s career started when she became one of the youngest breakfast presenters on BBC Radio Network at the age of 22, going on to present Newsround for CBBC. One of Helen’s longest standing roles was as presenter for the flagship children’s series, Blue Peter. Helen has become a beloved face of the BBC having worked on two Olympics in London 2012 and Rio 2016 as well as presenting the World, Commonwealth and European swimming competitions for the channel. Helen’s love of the great outdoors has been put to good use, being part of the Countryfile presenting team since 2012. In 2013 Helen was able to feed her love for travel by co-presenting BBC 1’s Holiday Hit Squad. Most recently, Helen presents The Instant Gardener, which just aired its second series on BBC Daytime.
Mickey Mason
Grew up in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Mickey Mason first began acting at the age of 14 while at high school, playing various roles in school pantomimes. He spent a lot of time in hospital from a young age. It was there that he learned to use different accents whilst performing puppet shows for the other children in the ward. His first television appearance was in an episode of 'Blue Peter' at 10 years of age. He joined different theatre groups, involving himself in and around various stage productions. He was a boxer for years, and fought in the County Antrim and Ulster championships. Mickey joined the National Youth Theatre in London, and in 2008, he was cast in his first television role by producer and director Lawrence Gough, as killer Daniel Young in an episode of Stirling productions television series 'In Cold Blood'(2006).
Matt Baker
Matt Baker was born on December 23, 1977 in Easington, County Durham, England as Matthew James Baker. He is an actor and director, known for Doctor Who (2005), Blue Peter (1958) and The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011). He has been married to Nicola Mooney since July 16, 2004. They have two children.
Lara Ricote
Cast · Known for Break Clause
Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian based in the Netherlands. Ricote is the daughter of actress Gabriela Rivero and photographer Luis Francisco Ricote. She grew up in Miami before moving to the Netherlands to study politics at the University of Amsterdam. Ricote began performing improv and stand-up comedy while studying in Amsterdam. She has performed in both English and Spanish. In 2021, Ricote won the Funny Women Stage Award. At the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut solo show GRL/LATNX/DEF and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. In May 2022, Ricote featured in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza, a comedy special broadcast on Dave. In October the same year, she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable and Question Team, both also broadcast on Dave. In January 2025 she appeared on 5 daily episodes of Richard Osman’s House of Games, season 8 week 12, alongside former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton and comedians Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Robin Ince. In September 2025 Ricote appeared in sketch comedy series Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping.
Jack Montgomery
Jack Montgomery (born 17 February 1992 in Alvechurch, Worcestershire) is a British actor, who has appeared in television, stage productions and motion pictures. He is managed by Gavin Barker Associates and studies at St Augustine's High School, Redditch. He portrayed Jeremy Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium and he was also part of the original cast of Mary Poppins in which he played Michael Banks. He returned to the London Palladium to play Kurt von Trapp in the 2006 London revival of The Sound of Music. He appeared as young Simon in Tristan & Isolde and he's set to appear in Jonathan Toomey and The Deaths of Ian. Television roles include appearances in Blue Peter, Primeval, BBC's "Celebrate Oliver!" presented by Shane Ritchie (broadcast on 26 December 2005) and a guest role on the soap Doctors.
Adrianna Bertola
Was born in Southend-on-Sea, England, on 9 February 1999. Currently lives in London. Has an older brother called James. Attended Alleyn Court School in Southend, England from the age of 3 to 7. Studied ballet, modern, jazz and tap with Miss Vanda Morgan at her Performing Arts Academy from the age of 4. Attends the 'Sylvia Young Theatre School' full time in London and is one of the youngest students ever to do so. Loves Facebook and keeps in close contact with all her old school, theatre, TV & film friends. Was not seen the first time for the open casting of the 'Sound of Music' as thousands of people turned up but did not give up, had her first call four weeks on. Six recalls later she was given the part and then had the honour of the Opening and Press night of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new West End show. Has been in Hello magazine for a feature and photo shoot. Got a Blue Peter badge in 2006. Most embarrassing moment, swallowing her tooth on stage in the 'Sound of Music' while singing Edelweiss. Favourite theatre show is 'Wicked' (with Kerry Ellis) but 'Phantom of the Opera' is a close second. And of course the fantastic 'Les Miserables'. Best memorable moments: getting her first acting part and meeting Kerry Ellis, funniest person met: Graham Norton and the scariest moment: The Tower of Terror at Disney MGM. Heavily involved with and supports the Cosette Project Charity to help abused and trafficked children. Attends the Royal Academy of Dance for Ballet. Won The Sylvia Young Theatre School Junior Acting Award 2009 & 2011.
James Anthony-Rose
James Anthony-Rose has worked across theatre, film and radio across his career and he has previously starred in Belgravia and Pennyworth. Viewers may have also spotted him in Angela Black and Slow Horses. His first major small-screen role was as Richard Carmody, and he has just landed a new job in the series Masters of the Air. Away from TV, he is part of the Peter Blue show at Lambeth Fringe.
Rod McLachlan
Rod McLachlan (born September 9, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan) is a White American actor and writer who earned a B.S. in Speech and Drama from Northwestern University and has been a member of David Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company for nearly 20 years. He taught theater at the National High School Institute for Theater Arts in 1994, served as administrator of the Atlantic Theater School's West Coast Conservatory (2007–2008), and wrote the play Good Television (2013, Atlantic Second Stage). On stage he has performed on Broadway in Holiday (with Laura Linney), Death and the King's Horseman, Our Town (1988, with William H. Macy), The Real Inspector Hound (1992), Saint Joan, Timon of Athens, and The Government Inspector, and off-Broadway in Julius Caesar (with Martin Sheen and Al Pacino) and Cyrano de Bergerac. He originated the Messenger in David Mamet's Keep Your Pantheon at the Kirk Douglas Theater and performed in Mamet's School with John Pankow. His most notable film credits include Daniel Hill in Magnolia (1999), Guard Anderson in Instinct (1999), Justice Guard in Conspiracy Theory (1997), Independence Hall Guide in National Treasure (2004), Lloyd the Cop in Where the Money Is (2000), Actual Editor in Superhero Movie (2008), and Lawyer Seamus in The Kid (2000, with Bruce Willis). On television he is best known as Ed Wilson in Bull (2016), Charlie Peterson in Blue Bloods (2010), Jimmy Gildea in The Loudest Voice (2019, 5 episodes, with Philip Seymour Hoffman), and Jimmy Reilly in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020, 4 episodes), with additional credits in Mad Men (2007), Modern Family (2014), Veep (2016), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), ER, Law & Order, CSI, Madam Secretary (2014), and Countdown (2025).
Kevin L. Johnson
Veteran actor Kevin L. Johnson can be seen across both television and film, but he is best known for his role as 'Sam Dermody' in Netflix's hit series "Ozark" starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. What originally started as a two-episode role in season one, led instead to Johnson portraying 'Sam' each additional season, including the fourth and final. Johnson will soon be seen as 'Eric' in Netlflix's "Florida Man," executive produced by Bateman and will guest star in the hit cult show "Stranger Things." Johnson fell in love with acting while attending Clemson University. As an assignment for his newly declared English major, Kevin was required to see "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." The grand production impacted him so greatly that he registered for acting classes the next day for the following semester. After he had a bit of formal acting training that helped the self-proclaimed introvert break out of his shell, Johnson had the confidence to audition for his first role at Clemson. While the audition didn't result in a part, Kevin became a part of the tech crew, furthering his knowledge of production. Before long Johnson won the lead role as 'Sam,' the pickle maker seeking a love match in "Crossing Delancey" at Clemson Little Theatre, before starring as 'Oswald' in a Shakespeare in the Park production of "King Lear." Additional theatre credits include the lead role of 'Willy Wonka' in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" at Easley Foothills Playhouse, 'Bardolph' in "Henry V" at Brooks Theater at Clemson University and 'Wally' in "1940's Radio Hour" at Clemson Little Theatre. Kevin also discovered that he could sing while attending auditions during college. Although his mother had been a country singer, Johnson hadn't tested his own voice until he checked out a cast recording of "Urinetown" from the library to prepare for an audition. Kevin graduated from Clemson University with a degree in English and a minor in advertising before landing an agent. He then began booking roles in commercials, including the North Carolina State Lottery and Burger King, and numerous short films. Johnson landed his first television role on the hit series "One Tree Hill," an audition he almost didn't attend. He then went on to book his first film role in "My Redneck Roots" and his first lead role in the film "Destiny Road." Johnson's expansive resume includes roles in numerous television series and films. His television credits include Cinemax's "Banshee," CBS' "Reckless," MTV's "Finding Carter," FOX's "The Resident," OWN's "Greenleaf" and OWN's "If Loving You Is Wrong." His additional film credits include "Prisoners" opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, "Careful What You Wish For" opposite Nick Jonas, "American Animals" opposite Evan Peters and "Blue Ridge" opposite Johnathon Schaech
Peter Sarsgaard
Cast · Known for The Batman
John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. His first feature role was in Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the ill-fated son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker. For his portrayal of Charles Lane in Shattered Glass, Sarsgaard won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy-drama Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005), and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), The Skeleton Key (2005), Orphan (2009), An Education (2009), Knight and Day (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Lovelace (2013), Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves (2013), Blue Jasmine (2013), Black Mass (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). Sarsgaard also appeared in the American TV series The Killing (2013) as a man on death row perhaps wrongfully convicted for the brutal murder of his wife—a performance which he says included "some of the best acting I have ever done in my life." In 2021, he had a recurring role on the Hulu miniseries Dopesick. Sarsgaard has appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, Burn This, and Uncle Vanya. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. He is married to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Peter Gunn
East Lancashire born Peter Gunn is best known for the films Twelfth Night, Brassed Off, Blue Juice and 24 Hour Party People and for his regular appearances in TV shows such as Coronation Street and Born and Bred.
Peter Mooney
Peter Mooney is a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for playing the regular role of Officer Nick Collins in the police drama television series Rookie Blue. He's a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Quebec.
Peter Carew
Peter Carew was born on November 8, 1922 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Blue Velvet (1986), Scent of a Woman (1992) and Someone to Watch Over Me (1987). He died on August 9, 1995 in Paramus, New Jersey, USA.
Peter Friedman
Cast · Known for Succession, Love & Other Drugs
Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God Brown in 1972. Additional theatre credits include The Visit (1973), Piaf and A Soldier's Play (both 1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), Ragtime (1998), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. On television, Friedman starred as patriarch George Silver in Brooklyn Bridge, has made numerous guest appearances in such series as Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, and Damages, and had a featured role in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder. Friedman's many feature film credits include Prince of the City, Daniel, The Seventh Sign, Single White Female, I'm Not Rappaport, I Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Freedomland, The Savages, and I'm Not There. Friedman married actress Joan Allen in 1990. The couple divorced in 2002. They have one daughter, Sadie, born in March 1994.
Peter Wight
Cast · Known for The Conjuring: Last Rites, Pride & Prejudice
Peter Wight is a British character actor of stage, film and TV who is perhaps best known for his work with Mike Leigh on films such as Meantime, Naked, Vera Drake, Another Year and Mr Turner. Wight regularly plays a police officer - most notably in the BBC sitcom Early Doors and in the mid 90s BBC drama Out of the Blue, as well as films like Shiner, Atonement and The Look of Love - and has had numerous period roles in dramas such as Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Our Mutual Friend. His other films include Hot Fuzz, Babel, Cass, and The Sense of an Ending.
Peter Greene
Cast · Known for The Mask, Pulp Fiction
Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American character actor generally known for portraying villains. He was best known for his roles in the 1994 films The Mask, in which he played the main antagonist Dorian Tyrell, and Pulp Fiction, where he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard. He did not pursue a career in acting until his mid 20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s. His breakthrough came in 1994-1995 with roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask, Clean, Shaven, and The Usual Suspects. He often played villains such as in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Training Day, and martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior. He struggled with heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s. He was arrested for drug-related crimes multiple times. He worked with director Jordan Alan twice. Once on the film Kiss and Tell, a dark comic turn for the actor and then again 4 years later in The Gentleman Bandit (aka Gentleman B). After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug-related crimes, Alan put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroine with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Mr. Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie Blue Streak, in which he played Martin Lawrence's nemesis. He continued to mostly work as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama The Black Donnellys and in the opening scene of the premier of the FX series Justified. He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy of Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up". He died at his Lower East Side apartment in Manhattan, New York City, on December 12, 2025, at the age of 66. In February 2026, the cause of death was declared an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left axilla causing injury of the brachial artery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Peter Gray Lewis
Peter Gray Lewis is an American actor whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly available in major sources. He lived his first four years in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky, where his father was the minister of a small-town Baptist church, before spending his formative years in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of Westport High School, he was a member of the original Hubbard Street Dance Company before leaving dance at 24 to hitchhike and hop freight trains across the country for over a decade. He graduated from the University of Illinois and the Yale School of Drama, then spent 20 years in the off- and off-off-Broadway New York theatre scene, performing in over 75 plays, including touring nationally with The Acting Company as Joe in Tennessee Williams' The Long Goodbye. He received a Best Actor nomination from the 29th Annual L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards for his portrayal of Andrew in Chuck Mee's Lemonade Tous Les Jour, which won Best Ensemble Cast. His most notable film credits include the Mayor in Motherless Brooklyn (2019, with Edward Norton and Willem Dafoe), Warden in Stone (2010, with Robert De Niro and Edward Norton), Richard Brooks in Untraceable (2008, with Diane Lane), Blue Lab Doctor in The Bourne Legacy (2012), Coach Tice in Greater (2016), a role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008, directed by Judd Apatow), Pineapple Express (2008, with Seth Rogen and James Franco), Down in the Valley (2005), Frank (Lawyer) in A Complete Unknown (2024), and Professor Keller in Terrifier 3 (2024). On television he is best known as Judge Howard Marsh in Dirty John (2020, with Christian Slater and Amanda Peet), Judge Edward Walsh in Interrogation (2020), Ralph Stuben in Mad Men (2007), JD Carrick in Person of Interest (2016), Mike Shaeffer in The Blacklist (2023), with additional credits in 30 Rock (2006), Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Boston Legal (2004), Dark Blue (2009), 666 Park Avenue (2012), and Unforgettable (2011).