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Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a number of West End stage productions including RSC's "Fair Maid of the West" (Spencer), (1986) and "Romeo and Juliet" (1987) (Romeo) , as well as "Deathwatch" (Lederer) (1985) at the Young Vic and "Killing the Cat" (Danny) (1990) at the Theatre Upstairs.

This soulful, green-eyed blonde's roles are so varied that his magnetic persona convincing plays angst-ridden villains, as in Clarissa (1991), passionate lovers like Mellors in Lady Chatterley (1993), rough-and-ready soldiers such as Richard Sharpe, heart wrenching warriors as the emotionally torn Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings," and noble Greeks, like Odysseus in Troy (2004), where his very presence in the film adds grace and validity to the rest of the movie. Recently, he did a turn in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where as the principal lead, he so transfixed the audience that the show was extended in London and critically acclaimed. Bean, however, remains himself, a man's man, and in the glitzy world of movies this is a rare thing indeed. Bean resides in London where he enjoys raising his beautiful daughters, his beloved football, and the occasional pint.

Bean has three daughters, Lorna, Molly and Evie.

Of regal bearing and imposing stance, flame-haired British classical actress Judy Parfitt is the possessor of the chilliest blue orbs in all of London and has used them to her advantage over the years with her clever portrayals of haughty, bossy, imperious, deliciously malevolent patricians. Born Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt on November 7, 1935, in South Yorkshire, England, she was educated at Notre Dame High School for Girls before enrolling for acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)

She made her stage debut with "Fools Rush In" in 1954, and continued to impress with such pieces as "Things Remembered" (1955) and "A Likely Talk" (London debut, 1956). She moved to TV and in the early 1960s was spotted in a number of TV guest appearances on such BBC programs as "The Plane Makers," "The Odd Man," "Queen and the Rebels," "Dr. Finlay's Casebook," "Public Eye," "Front Page Story," "Undermind," "Londoners," "Z Cars," "The Saint," "Emergency-Ward 10," "The Avengers" and played the embittered Rosa Dartle in the David Copperfield (1966) TV series. Judy also was a regular on the crime series A Man Called Harry Brent (1965) and portrayed Madame Thenardier in the mini-series Les Misérables (1967).

She drew acclaim on the stage with such roles as "The Daughter-in-Law" at the Royal Court, "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (title role) (1967), "The Hotel in Amsterdam" (1968), and her portrayal of Gertrude in "Hamlet" in 1969. A year later she recreated the Shakespearean role in the lauded film version of Hamlet (1969) directed by Nick Richardson starring Nicol Williamson in the title role, Anthony Hopkins as Claudius and pop singer Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia. Judy continued to impress on the stage with "The Double Dealer" (1969), the title role in "The Duchess of Malfi" (1971), "Vivat! Vivat Regina! (as Mary, Queen of Scots) (1971), "The Apple Cart" (1973), "Echoes from a Concrete Canyon" (1975), "The Family Dance" (1976) and "The Cherry Orchard" (1978).

In later years the veteran actress appeared on stage in a production of "An Inspector Calls" (1993) and made her Broadway debut co-starring with Matthew Broderick in the revival of "Night Must Fall" (1999). Sporadic film credits would include featured roles in The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) starring Terence Stamp as a man who awakens from a 30-year coma; the biopic Galileo (1975) starring Topol; a doctor in a biopic about steeple chase jockey and cancer patient Bob Champion entitled Champions (1984); the social comedy The Chain (1984) the gay romantic drama Maurice (1987); the romantic comedy Getting It Right (1989); the psychological thriller Dark Obsession (1989); as Queen Katherine in the John Goodman comedy vehicle King Ralph (1991); and the war drama Silent Cries (1993).

Outside of Gertrude in "Hamlet," Judy earned her finest role on film with the gloomy-styled thriller Dolores Claiborne (1995), nearly stealing the thunder from stars Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Bates' wealthy, dictatorial employer. Her clever and utterly gripping performance was surprisingly overlooked come Oscar time. Elsewhere, she was lauded for her sterling work in several TV mini-series, including her Madame Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities (1980); her Lady Catherine in Pride and Prejudice (1980); her Mildred Layton The Jewel in the Crown (1984), for which she earned a BAFTA nomination; her Hilda Spearpoint in The Gravy Train (1990); her Martha in Eye of the Storm (1993) her Mercy Woolf in Funland (2005); her Mrs. Clennam in Little Dorrit (2008); her Hester Waterhouse in The Game (2014). In America she was a recurring presence for a time on the medical series ER (1994). Other popular films she has graced are Wilde (1997), Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) (as Queen Marie), and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), for which she earned a BAFTA nomination,

Judy was long married to actor Tony Steedman, who made a guest appearance as Santa Claus on her short-lived '80s sitcom The Charmings (1987) in which she played the Queen. He died in February of 2001. Since then she has ventured on, an always fascinating character presence especially in elegant and period settings. She has recently been seen in a regular role as Sister Monica Joan in the historical TV series drama Call the Midwife (2012).

Thomas Craig was born on 4 December 1962 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Inspector Morse (1987) and Coronation Street (1960).

Brian Glover was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and used to be a professional wrestler going by the name of "Leon Arras the Man From Paris". He also provides one of the voices for the animated "Tetley Tea" TV adverts. His stage work included seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre.

Tony Pitts was born on 10 October 1962 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Triple 9 (2016) and War Horse (2011).

He may well be the only professional actor to have played both Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis, having interpreted the great detective in Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980) on TV, and the 'Napoleon of Crime' Professor Moriarty in the burlesque spoof The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes in front of a live audience on radio.

A RADA graduate of 1960, Geoffrey Whitehead has been prolific in classical roles on the stage with the Bristol Old Vic and during several seasons with the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company. On television from 1962, he has made guest appearances in The Avengers (1961), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) and Poirot (1989). During four seasons of the police series Z Cars (1962), he portrayed two separate characters: PC Ken Baker (season 4) and DS Wilf Miller (seasons 7, 8 and 10). Another regular role saw him as the managing director of a large property firm in the drama series Second Thoughts (1991), set in the dog-eat-dog world of high-powered business.

Whitehead has often played powerful or influential personae in period drama, those including the dour, austere suitor St. John Rivers in Jane Eyre (1973), Roman general Scipio Africanus in The Cleopatras (1983), Russian statesman Vasily Golitsyn in Peter the Great (1986), family lawyer to the famous Austrian family of composers in Strauss Dynasty (1991) and a doctor in BBC's excellent adaptation of Little Dorrit (2008).

Equally proficient in comedy, he co-starred on TV in Second Thoughts (1991) (as boss of a style magazine), Reggie Perrin (2009) (as Reggie's food-obsessed father-in-law), Still Open All Hours (2013) (Wilburn Newbold) and in the long-running sitcom Not Going Out (2006) (Geoffrey Adams). On BBC Radio 4's Bleak Expectations, he voiced assorted doomed members of five evil families (the Hardthrashers, Sternbeaters, Whackwallops, Grimpunches and Clampvultures) in a pastiche of the classic Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Whitehead also provided the voice for Death in radio adaptations of Terry Pratchett's novels Eric and Mort.

Whitehead has been married since 1964 to the Irish-born stage and screen actress Mary Hanefey.

Kal Biggins was born on 31 October 1990 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. Kal is known for Censor (2021). Kal died on 9 December 2021 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

Keeley Fawcett was born in 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Carrie's War (2004), At Home with the Braithwaites (2000) and Heartbeat (1992).

Jessica-Jane Stafford was born on 24 February 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Real Hustle (2006), Devil's Tower (2014) and Cannibals and Carpet Fitters (2017). She has been married to Lee Stafford since 17 February 2013. They have four children.

Paul McEwan was born in 1970 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Andor (2022) and Heartbeat (1992).

Andrew Hawley was born in 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and Cuffs (2015).

Ian D. Clark was born on 7 April 1950 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Avonlea (1990), The Apprentice (2024) and Goosebumps (1995).

Alex Turner was born on 6 January 1986 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Submarine (2010), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) and The Burrial (2015).

William is a versatile producer, director and scriptwriter with 20 years of experience in film and television production, including extensive experience of writing and directing productions featuring British Sign Language, and consultancy on flagship shows such as Dr Who and Casualty.

William has written for production companies including BBC Drama, Slick Films (The Silent Child), Mackinnon and Saunders (Postman Pat) and Rollo Productions.

Pauline Brailsford was born on 7 December 1928 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for A League of Their Own (1992), Big Shots (1987) and Murder, She Wrote (1984).

Enzo Squillino Jr was born of English & Italian parentage. He started his acting career at The Crucible Theatre, then went on to study acting at London's prestigious Mountview Academy on a full scholarship. first gained fame for his role in "Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story "(1989) as 50's rock'n'roll singer Ritchie Valens (of La Bamba fame)- which gained him much critical acclaim - but he gained his reputation as a volatile & comic actor as a cockney wide boy "George Andreotti" in the hit ITV television drama series The Knock (1994) (1994-2000).

Eddie Laughton was born on 20 June 1903 in Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK. He was an actor, known for Highway Patrol (1938), Girls of the Road (1940) and Atlantic Convoy (1942). He was married to Dorothea M. Appel, Mary Eaton and Lytha M. Pratt McPhail. He died on 21 March 1952 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jimmy Jewel was born on 4 December 1909 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Avengers (1961), Nearest and Dearest (1972) and Thicker Than Water (1968). He was married to Belle Bluett. He died on 3 December 1995 in London, England, UK.

Stuart Golland was born on 3 August 1945 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Heartbeat (1992), Waterfront Beat (1990) and Coronation Street (1960). He was married to Frances Smith. He died on 11 September 2003 in Leeds, England, UK.

Chloe Newsome was born in December 1976 in Millhouses, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Lost Christmas (2011) and Coronation Street: After Hours (1999).

Charlie Webster was born on 9 November 1982 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a producer and writer, known for Scamanda (2023), A Nation for Thieves (2023) and Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down a Drug Lord (2022).

Tom Binns was born in 1970 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Hospital People (2017), The IT Crowd (2006) and Comedy Playhouse (1961).

Barry Clayton was born on 21 January 1931 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Count Duckula (1988), Weekend World (1972) and World in Action (1963). He was married to Teresa. He died on 21 December 2011 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK.

Colin R. Campbell was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Downton Abbey (2010), The Englishman (2007) and Unforgotten (2015).

Junade Khan was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Game of Thrones (2011), Hollyoaks (1995) and Waking the Dead (2000).