Silent Witness - Family - 9:00 pm Sunday, June 21 on U&Drama

Emilia Fox (Actor) .. Dr Nikki Alexander

Born: July 31, 1974 in London

Best Known For: Silent Witness.

Early-life: Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox was born on July 31, 1974, in London, to thespians Edward Fox and Joanna David. With so many relatives involved in the entertainment industry, including her uncles James and Robert, and grandmother Angela, Emilia naturally gravitated towards an acting career and made her screen debut in the acclaimed TV version of Pride and Prejudice alongside Colin Firth and her mother Joanna while still a student at Oxford University. Her younger brother, Freddie, has also decided to follow the family tradition. Emilia is also musical - she plays the cello, piano and trumpet.

Career: Since leaving full-time education, Fox has worked consistently on TV, but still found time to tread the boards and appear in movies. Period dramas Rebecca, The Round Tower and the aforementioned Pride and Prejudice brought her fame, but it was the remake of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) in 2000 that made her a household name. In 2002 she starred in Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning The Pianist and has more recently worked with Britain's acting elite in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, The Virgin Queen, Marple: The Moving Finger, Born Equal, Upstairs Downstairs and Fallen Angel. In 2004 she took over from Amanda Burton as the lead actress in Silent Witness, and has been playing forensic pathologist Nikki Alexander ever since.

Quote: On attending film premieres: 'If you want to see that film, then great, but don't do it just to have your photo taken because that's silly, and inevitably you get hurt by it. People start picking up on things about your life that are irrelevant.'

Trivia: She is a patron of the environmental and human rights charity the Environmental Justice Foundation.

David Caves (Actor) .. Jack Hodgson

Richard Lintern (Actor) .. Dr Thomas Chamberlain

Liz Carr (Actor) .. Clarissa Mullery

Fiona Boylan (Actor) .. PC Rachel Duke

Tachia Newall (Actor) .. PC Josh Bell

Lin Blakley (Actor) .. Mrs Kennedy

Best Known For: Playing Pam Coker in EastEnders.

Early-life: Born Linda E Stevens in Surrey in March 1948 to James and Winifred. Lin made her film debut in The Football Factory (2004) and went on to make guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Vital Signs, The Bill, Midsomer Murders, Holby City, Law & Order: UK, Hunted and Doctors.

Career: In 2015, Blakley joined the cast of EastEnders, playing Pam Coker. She has also performed on the stage in Hay Fever, Talking Heads, Vincent in Brixton, The Entertainer, and The Miser.

Quote: 'Being part of EastEnders is like going to work and being with another family.'

Trivia: Blakley was married to Alan Blakley, one of the founding members of the Tremeloes. She is the mother of actress Claudie Blakley and singer Kirsten Blakley.

Laura Arnaiz (Actor) .. Gabrielle

Julia Haworth (Actor) .. Rosie

Daniel Weyman (Actor) .. Max Thorndyke

T'Nia Miller (Actor) .. DI Gibbs

Richard Durden (Actor) .. Conor

Simon Bond (Actor) .. Andy McMorris

Dino Kelly (Actor) .. Sergeant Chainey

Douglas Fielding (Actor) .. Martin McMorris

Augusta Woods (Actor) .. Stevie McMorris

Grace Hogg-Robinson (Actor) .. Mel McMorris

Neil Stuke (Actor) .. Chief Inspector Cooke

Best Known For: Playing Matthew in Game On.

Early-life: Born in Kent in 1967, Neil Stuke earned a crust working in a clothes shop and as a second-hand car dealer. Eventually put aside dreams of being a drummer to become an actor. Finally hit the big time when he landed a part in Stephen Poliakoff's acclaimed 1993 movie Century.

Career: Stuke appeared in popular dramas Poirot, Between the Lines, Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost. He also featured in Dennis Potter's final TV projects Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. He hit the big time when he took over the role of Matthew, the agoraphobic liar in cult sitcom Game On. Hit projects Sliding Doors, Murder in Mind, Casualty, Grafters and Drop the Dead Donkey also boosted his profile. Has rarely been out of work in the past few years. He appeared on stage in Blue/Orange and Entertaining Mr Sloane. Other projects have included School For Seduction, Faith, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, The Afternoon Play, The Virgin Queen and Chopratown. His recent work includes playing Chris Jackson in TV sitcom Reggie Perrin, Max in Monday Monday, and Billy Lamb in BBC legal drama Silk.

Quote: 'I've always found acting easy and I get frustrated when I'm not challenged.'

Trivia: In 2014, Stuke was one of the 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum.

Natasha Little (Actor) .. Zoe McMorris

Born: October 02, 1969 in Liverpool

Best Known For: This Life and Vanity Fair.

Early-life: Natasha was born in Liverpool on October 2, 1969. Until she was 10, she lived in the Middle East where her father set up immunisation clinics for the World Health Organisation. When her family moved back to the UK, they settled in Lougton in Essex. While attending Loughton County High School for Girls, Natasha joined a Saturday drama group. She went on to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Career: Little's first professional role was in the play The Tenth Man at the New End Theatre in Hampstead. She made her TV debut in an edition of Between the Lines in 1994. Roles followed in London's Burning and Supply and Demand before her breakthrough role as Rachel in popular BBC drama This Life. Since then, Little has been a regular fixture on TV in the likes of Vanity Fair, Cadfael, Murder in Mind, MI-5, Foyle's War, Young James Herriot, Kidnap and Ransom, Case Histories and Breathless. Film credits include The Clandestine Marriage (1999), Kevin and Perry Go Large (2000) and Vanity Fair (2004).

Quote: 'Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.'

Trivia: She received a Bafta nomination for her role in TV mini-series Vanity Fair. She is a trained singer with a mezzo soprano voice.

Alex Price (Actor) .. DI Baker

Tanya Franks (Actor) .. Jackie McMorris

Michael Crompton (Writer)

Kiaran Murray-Smith (Producer)

Colin Teague (Director)

Richard Stokes (Executive producer)

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