The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

David Thewlis (Actor) .. Father

Born: March 20, 1963 in Blackpool, Lancashire

Best Known For: Playing Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter films.

Early-life: Born David Wheeler on March 20, 1963 in Blackpool, Lancashire to Maureen (nee Thewlis) and Alex Raymond Wheeler. He lived above his parents' shop during his childhood. As a teenager, David played in rock band QED and punk rock band Door 66. He travelled to London with Door 66 and ended up enrolling at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which he graduated from in 1984.

Career: Thewlis had a number of minor roles in films and TV series, including an episode of Only Fools and Horses, until he landed his breakout role in Naked (1993). During the 1990s, he appeared in such films as Black Beauty (1994), Total Eclipse (1995), DragonHeart (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Divorcing Jack (1998) and The Big Lebowski (1998). Thewlis was cast as Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and went on to appear in the next four films in the series. His other credits include Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), The Lady (2011), Macbeth (2015), Wonder Woman (2017) and the TV series Fargo.

Quote: "When you do something well, this is the best job in the world."

Trivia: Because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet, he is banned from entering China.

Asa Butterfield (Actor) .. Bruno

Jack Scanlon (Actor) .. Shmuel

Vera Farmiga (Actor) .. Mother

Born: August 06, 1973 in Clifton, New Jersey

Best Known For: Up in the Air.

Early-life: Vera Ann Farmiga was born in Clifton, New Jersey, on August 6, 1973, the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants. She has six siblings, including Taissa Farmiga, who is also an actress. Vera went on to attend Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts. In 1996, she made her acting debut as an understudy in the Broadway play Taking Sides.

Career: In 1997, Farmiga made her TV debut alongside Heath Ledger in fantasy drama Roar. She had her first lead role in the film Love in the Time of Money (2002). Roles followed in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Departed (2006) and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008). Her big break came in 2009 when she starred alongside George Clooney in Up in the Air. Since then, she has starred in Source Code (2011), Safe House (2012), The Conjuring (2013) and The Judge (2014). Her TV credits include the US remake of Touching Evil and Bates Hotel.

Quote: On her younger sister Taissa: "As much of an age difference as there is, she is one of my best friends in the world."

Trivia: Farmiga was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Up in the Air.

Amber Beattie (Actor) .. Gretel

David Hayman (Actor) .. Pavel

Born: February 09, 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland

Best Known For: Playing Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in Trial and Retribution.

Early-life: Born in Glasgow, Scotland on February 9, 1948. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before starting his acting career at the city's Citizens Theatre. He began to get recognised nationally after starring in A Sense of Freedom (1981).

Career: Hayman's film credits include Sid and Nancy (1986), Hope and Glory (1987) and The Jackal (1997). Between 1997 and 2009, he played Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in the TV crime drama Trial and Retribution. As well as acting, Hayman has also directed film and television productions, including Silent Scream (1990) and The Hawk (1993). More recently, he was cast as Brace in the television series Taboo.

Quote: "There's a lot of my industry I'm very disenamoured with. Like the world, television is run on greed and ego. It's not creative integrity, and that wears thin after a while."

Trivia: He founded the humanitarian charity Spirit Aid.

Rupert Friend (Actor) .. Lt Kotler

Born: October 09, 1981 in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire

Best Known For: Playing Peter Quinn in Homeland.

Early-life: Rupert William Anthony Friend was born in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, on October 9, 1981. His mother is a solicitor and his father is a cultural historian. Rupert went on to study acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. During his time at drama school, he had three minor roles in the film The Laramie Project (2002). A larger part came two years later in The Libertine (2004).

Career: Friend had his first starring role opposite Joan Plowright in Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005). In the same year, he starred in Pride & Prejudice (2005). Roles followed in The Moon and the Stars (2007), Jolene (2008), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), The Young Victoria (2009), Cheri (2009) and The Kid (2010). More recently, Friend has appeared in Starred Up (2014), Meet Me in Montenegro (2014) and Hitman: Agent 47 (2015). Since 2012, he has played Peter Quinn in the TV drama Homeland.

Quote: "I think that what drives most of us as human beings is the want for something. You might have a hope, or a big dream, or a goal that you haven't yet achieved."

Trivia: Friend was reportedly asked if he would like to be considered for the role of James Bond but turned it down.

Sheila Hancock (Actor) .. Grandma

Born: February 22, 1933 in Blackgang, Isle of Wight

Best Known For: Her roles in a string of hit TV programmes and plenty of stints on the stage.

Early-life: Born Sheila Cameron Hancock on February 22, 1933, in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, but was brought up in London where her parents worked in pubs. During the Second World War, she was evacuated to Berkshire. At only eight years old, she found the experience traumatic and was bullied by the local children. Once back with her parents, Sheila won a grammar school scholarship, where she began acting. She went on to study drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).

Career: For nine years after leaving Rada, Hancock worked in theatre. Her breakthrough came in 1960s sitcom The Rag Trade. Other early productions include Carry On Cleo, But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock, and How I Won the War. Roles in Brighton Belles, The Buccanneers, Love and Death on Long Island, Bedtime and EastEnders propelled her further into the spotlight. She took a break from acting when her husband John Thaw fell ill, but returned with Fortysomething in 2003. Hancock continues to work on stage and screen, and in 2010 was a judge alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber on talent search Over the Rainbow. She's also written two acclaimed memoirs. She also regularly works in radio.

Quote: "I can't be bothered to go through the process of getting to know somebody and to pretend you are something else or whatever you do for them. I like my privacy now, I like my freedom.'

Trivia: Hancock's first husband Alec Ross died of oesophageal cancer in 1971. Two years later, she married actor John Thaw, who was killed by the same disease in 2002. Sheila and John each had a daughter from their previous marriages, and one between them - all three girls are actresses.

Zac Mattoon O'Brien (Actor) .. Leon

Mark Herman (Director)

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