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Colin Michael Carmichael

Cast · Known for Snow White, Wicked

Colin Michael Carmichael is known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Wicked (2024) and I Want Candy (2007).

Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films Ella Enchanted (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, (both 2010) and Into the Woods (2014). She is also known for her role as Amy in Bad Teacher (2011), Amanda in the BBC series Motherland and Esmé Squalor in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Kenneth Cranham

Cast · Known for Maleficent, Hot Fuzz

Scottish born actor Kenneth Cranham is one of the most recognisable character actors in Britain. Having trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, Cranham first came to prominence as Noah Claypole in the 1968 Carol Reed musical Oliver! In the late '70s, Cranham memorably played Sapper Salt in Euston Films' Danger UXB, before taking the title role in the popular postwar set period comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. His most famous film role from around this time was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellraiser II. In more recent years he has starred in the HBO series Rome, as well as the films Hot Fuzz, Layer Cake, Valkyrie, Made in Dagenham, Maleficent and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Among many stage credits are West End productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, An Inspector Calls (both transferring to Broadway), The Ruffian on the Stair, The Birthday Party and Gaslight (at the Old Vic). For his role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. The play originated at the Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio in the Autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the Summer of 2015, and returning to the Duke of York's Theatre in Spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication, and Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, whom he met on the set of Shine on Harvey Moon.

Simon Pegg

Cast · Known for Ice Age: Boiling Point, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Star Trek

Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), known collectively as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film Paul (2011). Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls the "Holy Grail of Nerd-dom", having played popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005), Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009–2016), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He starred as Benji Dunn in six Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible III (2006) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). He has also provided the voice of Buck in the Ice Age film series (2009–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Pegg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Timothy Dalton

Cast · Known for Licence to Kill, Secret of the Wings, Doom Patrol

Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (born March 21, 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. He took roles in the period films Wuthering Heights (1970), Cromwell (1970), and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). Dalton also appeared in the films Flash Gordon (1980), The Rocketeer (1991), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Tourist (2010). On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial Jane Eyre (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries Scarlett (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series Doom Patrol (2019–2021). He portrayed Peter Townsend in the fifth season of The Crown.

Paul Freeman

Cast · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hot Fuzz

Paul Freeman (born January 18, 1943) played René Emile Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark and returned to the franchise ten years later to portray Frederick Selous in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Among his other work, Freeman appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie as Ivan Ooze and in the 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright.

Stuart Wilson

Cast · Known for Hot Fuzz

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Stuart Wilson (born 25 December 1946) is an English actor. Known as a character actor, having acted in 90 films and television series. Wilson got his first big break when chosen for the leading role of Johann Strauss II in the 1972 ITV costume drama The Strauss Family. He subsequently made many appearances on British television, his credits including Space: 1999, I, Claudius, The Sweeney, Return of the Saint, The Professionals, Tales of the Unexpected, The Old Men at the Zoo, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, Hot Fuzz and Spooks. His biggest success was as Alan Stewart in the 1979 thriller serial Running Blind. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stuart Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Peter Wight

Cast · Known for The Conjuring: Last Rites, Pride & Prejudice, Hot Fuzz

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.

Julia Deakin

Cast · Known for Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz

Julia Margaret Deakin (born 20 May 1952) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the sitcoms So Haunt Me (1992–1994), Oh Doctor Beeching! (1996–1997) and Spaced (1999–2001). Her film appearances include Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and High-Rise (2015). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Nick Frost

Cast · Known for Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic, Shaun of the Dead, Into the Badlands

Nicholas John "Nick" Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in the role of Mike Watt in the television comedy Spaced, as well as the film characters Ed in Shaun of the Dead, PC/Sgt. Danny Butterman in Hot Fuzz and Clive Gollings in Paul.

David Wayman

Cast · Known for Graphic Desires

David was born on the 27th January in Enfield, North London, UK and spent his early education in and around Hertfordshire. At the age of 18, David began his Acting training at East 15 Acting School in East London. After a number of short films and theatre roles, David made his feature-film Début in British Zombie Movie 'The Dead Inside' (due for release 2012). Following on from this, David was cast as 'Tom' in BAFTA winner Martin Gooch's film "Death - It's a Mystery" (2011) playing opposite Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hot Fuzz), Nick Moran (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) and Leslie Phillips (of "Carry On" fame). More recently, he has played lead roles in romantic comedy "Art Ache" and ghost story "Wandering Rose". Theatre Credits include the title role in "A Picture of Dorian Gray", Benedick in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" and Captain Phoebus in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" to name a few.

Annie Hardinge

Costume Design · Known for Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead

Annie Hardinge is a Costume Designer for Film and Television. After graduating from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Fashion Design, she went on to work at the BBC for 15 years before becoming a freelancer. Her film credits include Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Blinded by the Light, Eddie the Eagle, and Johnny English Strikes Again. Annie has designed the costumes for many cult Television Comedy series such as Black Adder II, Black Adder The Third, Black Adder Goes Forth, Spaced, Black Books, The Royle Family, The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh, Episodes and Extras, as well as numerous Television Drama series such as COBRA, Humans, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, The A Word, Our Zoo and Back to Life. She has won five Royal Television Society awards, an American ACE award and two BAFTA nominations for her work on Black Adder the Third, Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh, The Fast Show and Rev. Her work has been featured in British Vogue and in 2019 her costume illustrations were included in the ECA ‘75 exhibition at Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh.

Olivia Colman

Cast · Known for Wicker, Broadchurch, The Crown

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (born January 30, 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She was acclaimed for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She played Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 in the Netflix period-drama series The Crown, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), Colman received the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received additional Academy Award nominations for her performances in The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Other notable film and television credits include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Fleabag (2016-2019), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Landscapers (2021), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Secret Invasion (2023), Wonka (2023), Wicked Little Letters (2023) and Paddington in Peru (2024).

Jim Broadbent

Cast · Known for Gangs of New York, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.

Bill Nighy

Cast · Known for 500 Miles, Rango, Flushed Away

William Francis Nighy (/naɪ/; born 12 December 1949) is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre, starting with The Illuminatus! in 1977. He gained acclaim for his roles in David Hare's Pravda in 1985, Harold Pinter's Betrayal in 1991, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1993, and Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in Blue/Orange in 2001. He acted on Broadway in the David Hare plays The Vertical Hour (2006) and Skylight (2015), earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for the latter. Nighy's early film roles include the comedies Still Crazy (1998), Guest House Paradiso (1999) and Blow Dry (2001). He rose to international stardom with his role in Love Actually (2003), for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to portray Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003–2009) and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006–2007). His other films include Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Wild Target (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), About Time (2013), Emma (2020), and Living (2022), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Nighy has gained acclaim for his television roles, earning a BAFTA Award for his role in the BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He is also known for his roles in The Girl in the Café (2006), the BBC's Worricker trilogy, which includes Page Eight (2012), Turks & Caicos (2014), and Salting the Battlefield (2014), and the BBC's Ordeal by Innocence (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Nighy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Dread Hot

Cast · Known for Porta dos Fundos

Laura Neal

Laura Neal is a writer. Neal was named a Broadcast Hot Shot in 2012, and she began her writing career at just 18. While studying at the University of Bristol, she won the Hull Truck Prize in 2007. That year, she was selected for the Paines Plough Future Perfect scheme and the Royal Court Writers Programme. In 2008, her play Killing Jonathan was shortlisted for the Rod Hall and Theatre503 awards. She continued developing her voice throughout her studies, writing for acclaimed theatre companies, including the Old Vic, Paines Plough, and Clean Break. Her television credits include Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Tiger Aspect/ITV2), the original short film New Cross starring Russell Tovey (Touchpaper/C4), My Mad Fat Diary (Drama Republic/C4), and Tatau (Touchpaper/BBC). More recently, she has written for several Netflix productions, including Idris Elba’s Turn Up Charlie and the global phenomenon Sex Education. In 2017–2018, Laura was selected for the prestigious Advanced Writing for Television Drama Programme, run by MediaXchange and Creative Skillset. This scheme is designed for established writers nominated by senior industry figures. Laura went on to serve as Lead Writer and Executive Producer on the fourth series of Killing Eve, having previously contributed episodes to the third season.

Kenneth MacDonald

British actor famous for his roles in the sitcoms It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Only Fools and Horses.

Kelly Schumann

Cast · Known for Superstore, Hot in Cleveland

Kelly Schumann is an actress, known for Hot in Cleveland (2010), Outsourced (2010), The Mentalist (2008) and Superstore (2015).

John Burnside

John Burnside is an actor, known for Hot Rod (2007), The Last Mimzy (2007) and Eureka (2006).

Patricia DiMango

Best known as a judge on CBS Television's syndicated courtroom series Hot Bench.

Annie Heller

Cast · Known for Hot in Cleveland

Annie Heller is an actress, known for Hot in Cleveland (2010), Sexual Life (2004) and Breakroom USA (2018).

Benny Nieves

Benny Nieves is known for My Name Is Khan (2010), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Hot Pursuit (2015).

Mat Betteridge

Mat Betteridge is known for Slow Horses (2022), 3 (2006) and Hot Date (2013).