Trying - The Sun on Your Back - 11:05 pm Tuesday, February 3 on BBC One London HD

Rafe Spall (Actor) .. Jason Ross

Born: March 10, 1983 in London

Best Known For: Pete Versus Life.

Early-life: Rafe Joseph Spall was born March 10, 1983 in Dulwich, south-east London. His father is actor Timothy Spall. Rafe was named after the title character of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, which his dad played in a Royal Shakespeare Company production. He developed a passion for acting at an early age, but was too embarrassed to tell his folks. Timothy and wife Shane saw him in a school production of Bugsy Malone and suggested he audition for the National Youth Theatre. Rafe was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College and landed an agent after he was spotted in a stage production of Nicholas Nickleby.

Career: Spall made his film debut in the 2001offering Beginner's Luck. He went on to star in the projects Out of Control, The Lion in Winter, Shaun of the Dead, The Calcium Kid and Kidulthood. In recent years, he's rarely been out of the public eye, featuring in Cracker, the Russell Crowe comedy A Good Year, Wide Sargasso Sea, Hot Fuzz, a TV version of A Room with a View (in which he starred with his dad) and ITV1 drama He Kills Coppers. He's also appeared in Frankie Howard: Rather You Than Me, Desperate Romantics, and Channel 4 sitcom Pete Versus Life.

Quote: "It's always nerve-wracking for a young actor to be around an established actor. Even if it is his father."

Trivia: Spall married former Hollyoaks actress Elize du Toit in August 2010.

Esther Smith (Actor) .. Nikki Newman

Oliver Chris (Actor) .. Freddy

Born: November 02, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Best Known For: Playing Boyce in Green Wing.

Early-life: Oliver Graham Chris was born on November 2, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, having passed his 11-plus exam to get in, before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. Oliver went on to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career: Chris has made many appearances in British TV comedy series, having played Ricky Howard in The Office and Boyce in Green Wing, as well as appearing in According to Bex, Nathan Barley, Rescue Me and The IT Crowd. Aside from comedy, he has appeared in TV film Sharpe's Challenge (2007) as well as the shows Hotel Babylon and Silent Witness. His film credits include The Gathering (2002) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). He has also had a number of roles on the stage, including National Theatre productions of Twelfth Night and One Man, Two Guvnors.

Quote: "When people talk to me as if I'm some kind of constantly working actor, I get very confused. It's not the case. I'm not sifting through offers."

Trivia: In 2012, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his work in One Man, Two Guvnors.

(Actor) .. Karen Newman

Marian McLoughlin (Actor) .. Jilly Newman

Fola Evans-Akingbola (Actor) .. Harper

Joe Wilkinson (Actor) .. Daryl

Imelda Staunton (Actor) .. Penny

Born: January 09, 1956 in London

Best Known For: Vera Drake

Early-life: Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton was born in January 9, 1956, in London. She's the only child of Irish immigrants who worked as a labourer and a hairdresser. Her mother was a keen amateur musician, and her skills rubbed off on her daughter. She began acting at school, where she was spotted by an elocution teacher, who took her under her wing. Staunton went on to study at Rada.

Career: After graduating, she spent the next six years working in repertory companies across the UK, proving her versatility in a wide variety of parts. Her big break came when she gained a place with the National Theatre company in 1982. Staunton quickly landed increasingly larger roles and won numerous awards in the process. Her TV debut was in 1986's The Singing Detective, while her first film, Comrades, was made a year later. Since then, she's appeared in such acclaimed projects as Much Ado About Nothing, Sense and Sensibility, and Shakespeare in Love. She was Oscar-nominated for Vera Drake, and also appeared in period drama Fingersmith and the movie Nanny McPhee, before earning millions of new fans in the guise of Dolores Umbridge as part of the Harry Potter franchise.

Quote: "I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts."

Trivia: Married actor Jim Carter in 1985. They have a daughter, Bessie, who was born in 1993.

Rebekah Murrell (Actor) .. Kaia

Laura Costa (Actor) .. Melinda

Phoenix Laroche (Actor) .. Ethan

Alex Skarbek (Actor) .. Gabriel

Aurelie Meriel (Actor) .. Camille

Bruce Mackinnon (Actor) .. Ben

Susannah Wise (Actor) .. Denise

Eden Togwell (Actor) .. Princess

Brigid Zengeni (Actor) .. Disha

Tommy French (Actor) .. Male assistant

Sam Pinnell (Producer)

Andy Wolton (Writer)

Jim O'Hanlon (Director)

Josh Cole (Executive producer)

Trying: The Sun on Your Back

11:05 pm - 11:40 pm, Tuesday, February 3 on BBC One London HD (101)

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The Sun on Your Back
Season 2, Episode 2

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