Law & Order: UK - Line Up - 10:00 pm Thursday, July 2 on ITV3

Bradley Walsh (Actor) .. 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.

Paul Nicholls (Actor) .. Sam Casey

Born: April 12, 1979 in Bolton, Greater Manchester

Best Known For: Playing Joe Wicks in EastEnders and Sam Casey in Law & Order: UK.

Early-life: Born Paul Greenhalgh on April 12, 1979 in Bolton, Greater Manchester to a roofer and a psychiatric nurse. He joined the Oldham Theatre Workshop at age 10 and also got his first TV acting role in an episode of Children's Ward.

Career: Nicholls gained national attention in 1996 when he joined the cast of EastEnders as Joe Wicks. He left the series in 1997. From 1998 until 1999, Nicholls played PC Terry Sydenham in the TV series City Central. His film credits include The Trench (1999), Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001), If Only (2004), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and TV film Clapham Junction (2007). He went on to have more TV roles in such series as Harley Street, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Holby City. Nicholls also played Sam Casey in Law & Order: UK in 2011 and 2013. More recently, he has appeared in In The Club and Ackley Bridge.

Quote: 'I'm an actor but I don't really like attention!'

Trivia: He enjoys skateboarding, kickboxing, basketball and surfing.

Harriet Walter (Actor) .. Natalie Chandler

Dominic Rowan (Actor) .. Jacob Thorne

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.

Peter Davison (Actor) .. Henry Sharpe

Born: April 13, 1951 in Streatham, London

Best Known For: Being the fifth Doctor Who.

Early-life: Born Peter Moffett on April 13, 1951, in Streatham, south London. He moved with his three sisters to Surrey when his parents, Sheila and Claude, bought a village store. He had an undistinguished time at Winston Churchill School, but he did enjoy music and drama. After leaving with three O-levels, he considered teaching, but entered the Central School of Speech and Drama after catching the acting bug through amateur performances. To avoid confusion with director Peter Moffatt, he changed his surname to Davison.

Career: Davison's first professional role was in Love's Labour's Lost at Nottingham Playhouse in 1972 and his TV debut came in a 1975 episode of The Tomorrow People. A lean spell followed (during which he spent 18 months working in a tax office in Twickenham), but his big break came in 1978 when he landed the role of Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small. In 1981, he took over from Tom Baker as the fifth Doctor Who, but quit three years later for fear of being typecast. Other career highlights include A Very Peculiar Practice, Campion, At Home with the Braithwaites, The Last Detective, The Complete Guide to Parenting, Distant Shores and Law & Order: UK. Throughout 2010, he starred in the West End production of Legally Blonde, and directed and wrote a spoof documentary called The Five(ish) Doctors to tie in with Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in 2013.

Quote: 'You don't ever decide you're old - at least I haven't yet. I'm still quite surprised if I get dragged for a night out somewhere why I'm yawning by half-past-11.'

Trivia: He composed the theme tunes for Button Moon and Mixed Blessings. His actress daughter, Georgia Moffett, is married to David Tennant.

Eva Pope (Actor) .. Renay Everett

Born: November 16, 1967 in Appley Bridge, Lancashire

Best Known For: Her bitchy man-eater roles in series such as Coronation Street and Peak Practice.

Early-life: Eva Pope was born on November 16, 1967. She began acting as a pupil at St Peter's secondary school in Orrell, Wigan, but was expelled from college for not attending lessons. Undeterred, Pope won a place at London's prestigious Webber Douglas drama school, and supported herself by waitressing, doing bar work and cleaning.

Career: She made her name in Coronation Street as wickedly flirtatious Tanya Pooley before starring in a variety of TV series, including Grafters, Four Fathers, and My Fragile Heart. She was also cast in the lead role in Oscar-nominated live-action short film Holiday Romance. The sultry actress set pulses racing as nurse Claire Brightwell in popular ITV medical drama Peak Practice. Eagle-eyed fans will remember Pope from previous episodes of Peak Practice, in which she played minor guest roles in 1997 and 2000. She's also played no-nonsense prison warden Frances Myers in Bad Girls and headmistress Rachel Mason in Waterloo Road.

Quote: "I have a lot of creative energy and get really involved in things. I'm not good at doing nothing."

Trivia: She is a regular performer on the stage.

Dorian Lough (Actor) .. Gino Russo

Jessica Lester (Actor) .. Anna Russo

Laurie Duncan (Actor) .. Danny Heywood

Born: May 02, 1991 in London

Best Known For: Playing Callum Kane on Hollyoaks.

Early-life: Laurie Clifford Duncan was born in London on May 2, 1991. He studied performing arts at the Arts Depot in Finchley and was a member of the Young Actors Theatre in Islington. In late 2010, he was unemployed and couldn't find a job. He decided at that point to concentrate on acting.

Career: His first TV credit was playing a troubled teenager in an episode of Law & Order: UK. A few months later he was cast as mysterious loner Callum Kane in Hollyoaks, a role he continues to play. Duncan made his debut in Hollyoaks in September 2011 when his character started attending Hollyoaks Sixth Form College. Callum became good friends with Maddie Morrison and they embarked on a relationship. In later storylines, he struggled to cope with his mother's drinking; had to come to terms with Maddie's sudden death in a minibus crash; and started getting up to all manner of no good with Robbie Roscoe.

Quote: On acting: 'I remember being at primary school and doing a play, and that was probably the first time when I thought it could be for me.'

Trivia: Duncan supports Arsenal FC. He started dating Hollyoaks co-star Lucy Dixon in September 2011.

Philip Voss (Actor) .. Justice Reynolds

Jessica Gunning (Actor) .. Angela

Sara Stephens (Actor) .. Rita Russo

Rachel Clarke (Actor) .. Wendy Heywood

Andrew Shire (Actor) .. Wyatt Ressler

Katie Males (Actor) .. Mrs Preston

Ben Folly (Actor) .. Christian Preston

Mark Springer (Actor) .. Isaac Johnson

Georgia Henshaw (Actor) .. Jadie

Reece Beaumont (Actor) .. Reece Leighwood

Mark Straker (Actor) .. Morgan Braithe

Will Ashcroft (Actor) .. Tristan Forbes-Langton

Jade Camille (Actor) .. Monique

Emilia di Girolamo (Writer)

MT Adler (Director)

Richard Stokes (Producer)

Dick Wolf (Executive producer)

Andrew Woodhead (Executive producer)

Stephen Garrett (Executive producer)

Jane Featherstone (Executive producer)

Law & Order: UK: Line Up

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Thursday, July 2 on ITV3 (10)

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