Law & Order: UK - Community Service - 11:00 pm Friday, June 12 on ITV3

Bradley Walsh (Actor) .. DS Ronnie Brooks

Born: June 04, 1960 in Watford

Best Known For: Coronation Street and Law & Order: UK

Early-life: Bradley John Walsh was born in Watford on June 4, 1960. He wanted to be a footballer and was playing for a county league team when he was offered a contract with Brentford FC. Sadly, his sporting career was brought to an abrupt end when he broke both his ankles. He then considered joining the police, but was told he was too short, so he followed his father into engineering. He eventually decided to try stand-up comedy, and made his first steps towards turning professional when he became an entertainer at a holiday camp near Morecambe.

Career: Walsh's big TV break came in 1993, when he appeared on the Royal Variety Show. It led to a stint presenting the National Lottery, and he also hosted the game shows Wheel of Fortune and Win, Lose or Draw. After fearing his brand of light entertainment was becoming dated he moved into acting, taking parts in the TV version of Lock, Stock, the soap Night and Day and movie Mike Bassett: England Manager before Coronation Street's bosses created the role of Danny Baldwin for him in 2004. He stayed in Weatherfield for two years before leaving to pursue other projects. He's since appeared in Torn, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Law and Order: UK and SunTrap. He moved back into presenting in 2009 with ITV quiz show The Chase, and is a team captain on Play to the Whistle.

Quote: 'Professionally I saw the end of light entertainment galloping towards me. Oddly enough, it's coming back now thanks to all the reality shows.'

Trivia: Walsh is a supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Jamie Bamber (Actor) .. DS Matt Devlin

Harriet Walter (Actor) .. DI Natalie Chandler

Ben Daniels (Actor) .. James Steel

Born: June 10, 1964 in Nuneaton

Best Known For: Playing Finn in Cutting It.

Early-life: Born in Nuneaton on June 10, 1964. He's the son of a Rolls-Royce engineer-turned-grocer and the owner of a children's clothes shop. He claims to have been shy, but naughty as a child. School plays gave him the acting bug and he also credits David Lynch's The Elephant Man as a source of inspiration. He studied acting at Lamda before appearing in a series of repertory productions up and down the UK. He made his big-screen debut in 1987 Emily Lloyd vehicle Wish You Were Here, while his first TV appearance was in the 1989 drama The Paradise Club.

Career: Daniels claims his big break came when he landed a leading role in Alan Ayckbourn's Family Circles at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre in 1986. He then played Mercutio in a made-for-TV version of Romeo and Juliet. Larger parts in the likes of Outside Edge and Silent Witness followed, while on the big screen, his film CV was boosted with appearances in Passion in the Desert, and Fanny and Elvis. In 2002, he won the role of Finn Bevan in the series Cutting It, becoming a household name in the process. After quitting in 2004, he has gone on to star in Spooks, The Virgin Queen, The State Within, Lark Rise to Candleford, The Paradise and Law & Order: UK.

Quote: 'Homophobia is still shockingly prevalent in film and TV. I know I've lost work because of being gay, and it is always an issue. I don't consider myself politically gay, but whenever I catch a whiff of that now, I'm on it like a ton of bricks.'

Trivia: Daniels was in the running to replace Matt Smith in Doctor Who before the role went to Peter Capaldi.

Freema Agyeman (Actor) .. Alesha Phillips

Born: March 20, 1979 in London

Best Known For: Being a Doctor Who assistant

Early-life: Born in 1979 in north London to Azar, an Iranian mother, and Osei, a Ghanaian father. She has an older sister and younger brother. She grew up on a council estate in Hackney and went to Our Lady's Convent in Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill. Freema studied drama at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington and at Radford University in Virginia, USA. She graduated with a BA Honours in Performing Arts and Drama from Middlesex University in 2000.

Career: Agyeman made ends meet as a box-office assistant, before landing a regular role in the short-lived Crossroads revamp in 2002. After the soap folded, Freema went on to appear in Casualty@Holby City, Silent Witness and The Bill. She grabbed a part in the little-seen film Rulers and Dealers, before making her Doctor Who debut as ill-fated character Adeola in the 2006 episode Army of Ghosts. She was then recast as Adeola's cousin, Martha Jones, who became the Doctor's assistant following Rose's departure. Since quitting the show, Agyeman has featured in Little Dorrit, Survivors, Torchwood and Law & Order: UK.

Quote: 'I don't for any minute take any of this for granted, I'm fully aware of how lucky I am.'

Trivia: She was named Best Newcomer at the 2007 Glamour Women of the Year Awards.

Bill Paterson (Actor) .. George Castle

Born: June 03, 1945 in Glasgow

Best Known For: A number of small-screen TV roles.

Early-life: Bill Paterson was born on June 3, 1945, in Glasgow. He spent three years as a quantity surveyor before doing a teaching course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He was about to accept an educational role when he was offered a place with the Citizen's Theatre. His big break came at the Edinburgh Festival in The Great Northern Welly Boot Show, a satire by Billy Connolly about striking shipbuilders.

Career: Paterson's TV debut came in 1977's Bafta-winning Licking Hitler. A year later he appeared in The Vanishing Army and Smiley's People. He went on to feature in such films as The Killing Fields, A Private Function, Defence of the Realm, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Chaplin, Bright Young Things and Truly, Madly, Deeply. Other TV projects include The Singing Detective, Traffik, The Crow Road, Doctor Zhivago, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and Law & Order: UK. He was also nominated for an Olivier Award for Bertolt Brecht's Schwekyk in the Second World War in 1982 and has done extensive voiceover work on TV and radio.

Quote: 'I don't think acting has ever been my passion, but it's a very nice way of making a living.'

Trivia: Paterson turned down one of the leads in Alien.

Kevin McNally (Actor) .. Harry Morgan

Sean Harris (Actor) .. Roland Kirk

Fiona Gillies (Actor) .. Irene Morgan

Colin Salmon (Actor) .. Doug Greer

Born: December 06, 1962 in Luton

Best Known For: His appearances in several James Bond movies.

Early-life: Born in Luton on December 6, 1962. Raised on a council estate, Salmon's education ended abruptly when he was expelled from his local sixth form college. He later began modelling before turning to acting, eventually making his TV debut in 1992 in the first sequel to Prime Suspect.

Career: Salmon worked steadily on the big and small screens with small roles in such projects as Lovejoy, Between the Lines, Soldier Soldier and All Men Are Mortal. A longer stint in Kay Mellor's 1997 TV series Gold made casting directors sit up and take notice. Later that year he played Charles Robinson for the first time in Tomorrow Never Dies - a part he reprised in The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Salmon has also appeared in Resident Evil, AVP: Alien vs Predator, Match Point and cult series Hex. Recent TV appearances include The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency, Sky One's Strike Back, and Arrow. In 2012, he partnered professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff on Strictly Come Dancing; they were eliminated in week five. He occasionally appears in Law & Order: UK as barrister Doug Green.

Quote: 'All I ever wanted as a kid was to be Paul Robeson, mixed with Miles Davis and Duke Ellington - which I think is a pretty cool combination.'

Trivia: He supports Luton Town FC.

Paul Darrow (Actor) .. Judge Prentice

Will Thorp (Actor) .. Joe Butler

Mary Healey (Actor) .. Dora Bowen

Eloise Joseph (Actor) .. Kelly Butler

Jonathan Readwin (Actor) .. Nate Morgan

Sandra Huggett (Actor) .. Sharon Kirk

Born: September 20, 1973 in Surrey

Best Known For: Playing Holly Miles in Casualty.

Early-life: Born on September 20, 1973 in Surrey to professional golfer Brian Huggett. Sandra grew up in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire. She attended Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls and Mountview Theatre School. Before she started her acting career, she was a test-driver for Ford.

Career: Huggett's first TV role was as Holly Hart in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs from 1997 until 1999. Following this, she joined the cast of Casualty as Holly Miles until 2001. Since then, she has appeared in a number of other TV series, including Doctors, Sweet Medicine and According to Bex. Huggett has worked in theatre, appearing in a touring production of Saturday Night Fever, and she does voiceovers for adverts and TV documentaries. More recently, she played Maxine in BBC Drama In The Club and has appeared in Coronation Street as D.S. MacKinnon.

Quote: 'Doing something different challenges you as an actor and having to do homework and research is great.'

Trivia: She has one daughter, Elsie, who was born in 2010.

Simon Kassianides (Actor) .. Patrick Orsi

Alison Skilbeck (Actor) .. Rachel Nolan

Bhasker Patel (Actor) .. Dr Singh

Born: February 07, 1956 in Kampala, Uganda

Best Known For: Playing Rishi Sharma in Emmerdale.

Early-life: Bhasker was born in Kampala, Uganda, on February 7, 1956. He attended two drama schools but dropped out of both when he landed professional acting roles. He made his TV debut in 1981 BBC Play for Today drama The Garland.

Career: As a highly successful jobbing actor, his acting CV is bursting with guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Crown Court, Boon, Between the Lines, Birds of a Feather, Only Fools and Horses, My Family, The Last Detective and Doctor Who. His film credits include Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), My Beautiful Launderette (1985), Being Human (1994) and Kidulthood (2006). Since 2011, he has played Rishi Sharma in Emmerdale.

Quote: 'A good script sinks in easily as it is written for that character and their dilemmas and wants.'

Trivia: In-between acting work, Patel has worked as a teaching assistant.

Gary Carr (Actor) .. PC Wheeler

Born: December 11, 1986 in London

Best Known For: Death in Paradise and Downton Abbey.

Early-life: Gary was born in London on December 11, 1986. He attended the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, the Arts Educational Performing Arts College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He made his professional acting debut in the play Yerma at the Arcola Theatre.

Career: Since graduating from LAMDA in 2008, Carr has split his time between stage and TV roles. His theatre credits include the lead role in the Royal National Theatre production of Terry Pratchett's novel Nation and being a member of the original cast of Earthquakes in London at the National Theatre. His TV credits include Silent Witness, Inspector George Gently, Bluestone 42, Downton Abbey and Death in Paradise.

Quote: 'An actor's life is notoriously precarious. You have to be prepared to turn work down. You don't want to say yes to everything.'

Trivia: Carr is an accomplished dancer and musician.

Kath Burlinson (Actor) .. Dr Webb

Dick Wolf (Executive producer)

Jane Featherstone (Executive producer)

Andrew Woodhead (Executive producer)

Chris Chibnall (Executive producer)

Stephen Garrett (Executive producer)

Richard Stokes (Producer)

Ken Grieve (Director)

Catherine Tregenna (Writer)

Law & Order: UK: Community Service

11:00 pm - 11:50 pm, Friday, June 12 on ITV3 (10)

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