Primeval

Douglas Henshall (Actor) .. Prof Nick Cutter

Born: November 19, 1965 in Barrhead, near Paisley

Best Known For: Playing Cutter in Primeval.

Early-life: Douglas James Henshall was born in Glasgow on November 19, 1965. His mum was a nurse, his father a salesman and he has two older sisters. Although he appeared in school plays, he didn't decide to become an actor until he was 17. Before that, he wanted to be a football commentator or an artist. After graduation, he made ends meet working as an insurance salesman in London, before heading back to Glasgow to join the 7:84 Theatre Group.

Career: Henshall made his TV debut in an episode of Taggart in 1990, but got his big break three years later when he starred alongside his friend Ewan McGregor in the Dennis Potter drama Lipstick on Your Collar. Henshall went on to star in films including Orphans and This Year's Love, and in 1999 won rave reviews for his performances in the TV dramas Psycho and Kid in the Corner. He's also appeared in Anna Karenina, Lawless Heart, Frances Tuesday, Primeval and The Secret of Crickley Hall. He made his West End debut in 2005 playing Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman alongside Brian Dennehy, and in 2012 portrayed Oliver Cromwell in the play 55 Days. Other projects have included The Secret of Crickley Hall and Doors Open.

Quote: 'I used to say 'no' a lot, waiting for this mythic job that was going to come along. Now I do what's in front of me, rather than what might be round the corner.'

Trivia: Away from acting, he supports Scottish football team St Mirren.

James Murray (Actor) .. Stephen Hart

Andrew-Lee Potts (Actor) .. Connor Temple

Hannah Spearritt (Actor) .. Abby Maitland

Ben Miller (Actor) .. James Lester

Born: February 24, 1966 in London

Best Known For: His comedy partnership with Alexander Armstrong.

Early-life: Bennet Evan Miller was born on February 24, 1966, in London and raised in Nantwich, Cheshire, where he attended the local comprehensive. Both his parents were teachers, and he has two younger sisters. Ben attended Cambridge University, where he joined the famous Footlights comedy group and met Alexander Armstrong. He began studying for a PhD in physics - his thesis was on novel quantum effects in quasi-zero dimensional mesoscopic electron systems - but abandoned it halfway through to concentrate on comedy instead, forming a duo with Armstrong.

Career: Miller and Armstrong toured pubs and clubs for four years before making their TV debut on Saturday Live in 1995. The following year they were nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award, and landed their own Channel 4 show; they later moved to the BBC. Miller has acted in films including The Parole Officer, Birthday Girl, Johnny English and The Prince and Me, and has also starred in small-screen offerings Marple, Malice Aforethought, The Book Group, The Worst Week of My Life, Moving Wallpaper and Primeval. In 2011, he had a successful run in West End hit The Ladykillers. Miller recently quit his role in BBC hit Death in Paradise.

Quote: 'I like to do completely different things, go from one thing to another, which is possibly why no one knows who I am.'

Trivia: Miller plays the guitar and drums.

Lucy Brown (Actor) .. Jenny Lewis

Juliet Aubrey (Actor) .. Helen Cutter

Karl Theobald (Actor) .. Oliver Leek

Jason Thorpe (Actor) .. Terry

Ruth Millar (Actor) .. Shelley

Togo Igawa (Actor) .. Mr Nagata

Born: September 26, 1946 in Tokyo, Japan

Best Known For: Playing General Hasegawa in The Last Samurai.

Early-life: Born on September 26, 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. Togo trained at the Haiyuza Theatre Company Acting School and Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music in Japan. He moved to England in 1983. In 1986, he became the first Japanese actor to join the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

Career: Igawa works primarily in British films and TV series, as well as video games and anime. His film credits include Incognito (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Night Train (2009), Johnny English Reborn (2011) and 47 Ronin (2013). He has also appeared in a number of TV series, including episodes of The IT Crowd, Torchwood, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, Casualty and Doctor Who. Igawa is a voice actor in a number of children's TV series and films, such as the Thomas & Friends franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Robotboy. His video game voice acting credits include Perfect Dark Zero, Crysis Warhead, Total War: Shogun 2 and Payday 2.

Quote: 'I hope one day a Japanese actor will play Hamlet for the RSC.'

Trivia: He was nominated for the BAFTA Games Award for Best Performer in 2012 for his work on Total War: Shogun 2.

Rupert Young (Actor) .. Mike

Naomi Bentley (Actor) .. Caroline

Ged Simmons (Actor) .. Fireman Armstrong

Shelley Minto (Actor) .. Firewoman Cooper

Sidney Cole (Actor) .. Fire Chief

Tim Faraday (Actor) .. The Cleaner

Paul Frift (Producer)

Adrian Hodges (Writer)

Andrew Gunn (Director)

Tim Haines (Executive producer)

Cameron McAllister (Executive producer)

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Tuesday, February 24 on Sky Mix (11)

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