Peter Pan

Jeremy Sumpter (Actor) .. Peter Pan

Born: February 05, 1989 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Best Known For: Peter Pan and Friday Night Lights.

Early-life: Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, on February 5, 1989 to Sandy and Gary and raised in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. After relocating with his family to Los Angeles, it wasn't long before he landed a role in the 2001 film Frailty. He went on to star in the Danny Glover-directed TV movie Just a Dream and surfing drama Local Boys (2002).

Career: In 2002, Sumpter was chosen to play the title role in PJ Hogan's Peter Pan. He went on to play the lead role in short-lived TV series Clubhouse and made guest star appearances in CSI: Miami and The Glades. He had a recurring role in Friday Night Lights. His other film credits include The Sasquatch Gang (2006), An American Crime (2007), Calvin Marshall (2009) and Soul Surfer (2011).

Quote: "As I was growing up Peter Pan was one of my favourite characters."

Trivia: He enjoys surfing and playing basketball.

Rachel Hurd-Wood (Actor) .. Wendy Darling

Born: August 17, 1990 in Streatham, London

Best Known For: Playing Sibyl Vane in Dorian Gray.

Early-life: Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood was born on August 17, 1990 in Streatham, London. She lived in London until age eight, when she and her family moved to Godalming, Surrey. Rachel joined a drama club while she was at school. When Rachel was 18, she moved back to London to study linguistics at University College London. She dropped out and travelled to Australia to film Tomorrow, When the War Began, which is when she decided to focus on her acting career.

Career: Hurd-Wood's first acting role was as Wendy Darling in the feature film Peter Pan (2002), which she auditioned for after her grandparents spotted a TV advert for it. Her next role was in the TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004). She then went on to appear in such feature films as An American Haunting (2005), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Dorian Gray (2009) and Solomon Kane (2009). Hurd-Wood also had lead roles in Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010), Hideaways (2011) and Highway to Dhampus (2014). On TV, she has appeared in the period drama Home Fires and the thriller Clique.

Quote: "I'm uncomfortable with the limelight. I'm not the type to go to the places where I know I'll be seen. I'd rather keep a low profile."

Trivia: Hurd-Wood has also done some modelling. She posed for the publicity and poster material for Volstead Putsch and modelled merchandise for Raw Riddim Records in 2008.

Jason Isaacs (Actor) .. Captain Hook / Mr Darling

Born: June 06, 1963 in Liverpool

Best Known For: Playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.

Early-life: Born into a tight-knit Jewish community in Liverpool on June 6, 1963, Jason moved at the age of 11 to London with his family; his parents later emigrated to Israel. He's the third of four children. His brothers grew up to become a lawyer, a doctor and an accountant respectively. Jason initially also studied law, but gave it up after becoming hooked on acting while at Bristol University. He went on to train at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career: Isaacs' film debut came in The Tall Guy in 1989. Other early roles came in Capital City, Inspector Morse and Taggart. His first major film was 1997's Event Horizon, but it was small part in the blockbuster Armageddon a year later that cemented his position as a noteworthy actor, and he hasn't looked back since. Movie projects include The Patriot, Black Hawk Down, Divorcing Jack, Event Horizon and the Harry Potter franchise. On TV he's appeared in The West Wing, Brotherhood, Awake and Case Histories.

Quote: On the Harry Potter novels: "I suddenly understood why my friends, who I'd thought were slightly backward, had been so addicted to these children's books. They're like crack."

Trivia: His stage appearances include the National Theatre's 1993 production of Angels in America.

Lynn Redgrave (Actor) .. Aunt Millicent

Ludivine Sagnier (Actor) .. Tinkerbell

Richard Briers (Actor) .. Smee

Born: January 14, 1934 in Merton, Surrey

Best Known For: His role in The Good Life.

Early-life: Richard David Briers was born on January 14, 1934, in Raynes Park, London. The cousin of gap-toothed comic actor Terry-Thomas, Briers grew up in a flat above a cinema and attended RADA between 1954 and 1956. He has a sister and left school with no qualifications. He did, however, win a scholarship to Liverpool Playhouse, and soon became an accomplished stage actor. He moved to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry before making his West End debut.

Career: Briers' film career began in the 1960s with British features including Bottoms Up, Murder She Said, and The Girl on the Boat. He turned his attention to TV, gaining fame initially in the sitcom Marriage Lines, but it's probably for The Good Life that he will be best remembered. He teamed up again with its creators, John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, on the 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles. Briers went on to join Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company, taking on more classical and Shakespearean roles including King Lear and Uncle Vanya. He's also appeared in Monarch of the Glen, Peter Pan, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Torchwood. He voiced the cartoon Roobarb twice - in 1974 and 2005.

Quote: On growing old: "I want very little action. I'm one of those awfully boring people who likes David Attenborough and the news."

Trivia: Briers was married to actress Ann Davies from 1958 until his death in 2013. They had two daughters, Lucy and Kate.

Olivia Williams (Actor) .. Mrs Darling

Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) .. Sir Edward Quiller Couch

Harry Newell (Actor) .. John Darling

Freddie Popplewell (Actor) .. Michael Darling

Theodore Chester (Actor) .. Slightly

Harry Eden (Actor) .. Nibs

Carsen Gray (Actor) .. Tiger Lily

PJ Hogan (Director)

1:10 pm - 2:15 pm, Thursday, December 25 on ITV2 (6)

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