Holby City - Striking a Chord - 09:50 am Friday, March 20 on U&Drama

Noah Huntley (Actor) .. Will Curtis

Art Malik (Actor) .. Zubin Khan

Born: November 13, 1952 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Best Known For: The Jewel In The Crown and A Passage To India.

Early-life: Born Athar Ul-Haque on November 13, 1952, in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. One of six children, he moved to London when he was two. At the age of 10 he was sent to boarding school in Pakistan to 'rediscover his roots', returning to England a year later. He had his first theatrical experience at school and decided he wanted to act, a choice that didn't please his parents. He tried business studies before winning a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1974.

Career: Malik took on minor roles until his big break came in The Jewel In The Crown. During the filming, director David Lean headhunted him for A Passage To India. Both were released in 1984, bringing Malik instant fame. In demand ever since, he has appeared in a host of TV and movie productions, including Bond movie The Living Daylights. He established himself as a movie villain in 1994 action blockbuster True Lies, and played a special needs teacher in acclaimed thriller Clockwork Mice. In recent years, Malik has appeared on the small screen in Life Support, Hotel!, Messiah, Holby City, The Nativity, Upstairs Downstairs, and Borgia.

Quote: 'Am I a star? I hope not, because star is just rats spelled backwards.'

Trivia: Malik was on the verge of being declared bankrupt before he landed a lucrative role in True Lies.

Jaye Jacobs (Actor) .. Donna Jackson

Luisa Bradshaw-White (Actor) .. Lisa Fox

Born: December 09, 1974 in London

Best Known For: This Life, Holby City and EastEnders.

Early-life: Luisa was born in London on December 9, 1974. She has an older sister, Sasha. She got into acting at a young age and portrayed Maria Watts in Grange Hill between 1991 and 1994.

Career: Bradshaw-White's first break came in 1996, when she played Kira in popular BBC drama This Life. She went on to make guest appearances in A Touch of Frost, The Bill, Birds of a Feather and London's Burning. She had recurring roles in Bad Girls and Holby City. In 2013, she joined the cast of EastEnders as Tina Carter.

Quote: 'I was only 19 when I was in This Life and all the attention was mental. There were all these parties. It was full on and it was very difficult to keep grounded.'

Trivia: She is a vegetarian.

Ian Aspinall (Actor) .. Mubbs Hussein

Tina Hobley (Actor) .. Chrissie Williams

Born: May 20, 1972 in London

Best Known For: Holby City and her Corrie days.

Early-life: Very shy as a child, London-born Tina was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. Hobley enrolled with a very strict speech and drama teacher, whom she adored and stayed with for many years, before moving from there to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (WDADA).

Career: Hobley is best known for playing feisty ward sister Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama Holby City. After graduating from WDADA, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley starred in a number of TV dramas, including Coronation Street, Harbour Lights and The Bill. In 2014, she took part in Celebrity MasterChef. She has also appeared in All Star Mr & Mrs, Comic Relief Does Fame Academy and Big Star's Little Star with her daughter Olivia. In early 2016, she was a contestant on Channel 4's sporting reality show The Jump.

Quote: 'I haven't lived the normal actor's life, where I don't know where my next job is coming from - but that in itself feels exciting.'

Trivia: Hobley supports the Starlight Foundation.

Patricia Potter (Actor) .. Diane Lloyd

Mark Moraghan (Actor) .. Owen Davis

Holby City: Striking a Chord

09:50 am - 10:50 am, Friday, March 20 on U&Drama (20)

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