The Inbetweeners - Will's Dilemma - 9:35 pm Monday, February 9 on E4 Extra

Simon Bird (Actor) .. Will

Born: August 19, 1984 in Guildford, Surrey

Best Known For: The Inbetweeners.

Early-life: Simon Antony Bird was born in Guildford, Surrey, in 1984. He attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, where he became an accomplished violinist and took part in a variety of orchestras. He then moved on to study English at Queens' College, Cambridge. Alongside his studies, he got involved with the illustrious Footlights drama group, eventually being elected as its chairman in 2005.

Career: After leaving Cambridge, Bird set up the sketch comedy group The House of Windsor with Inbetweeners co-star Joe Thomas. They performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007 and 2008, receiving favourable coverage in the national press. His breakthrough came in 2008 when he was cast as Will McKenzie in the delightfully crude high-school sitcom The Inbetweeners. He was named Best Actor at the 2009 British Comedy Awards. Three series of The Inbetweeners was followed by a hugely successful movie version. The movie sequel was released in August 2014. He has also hosted comedy panel show The King is Dead and starred in Friday Night Dinner and Chickens.

Quote: "I'm pretty geeky I think. I don't really have to act that much! Hopefully I'm not quite as officious as Will, but yeah I've definitely got some geeky tendencies."

James Buckley (Actor) .. Jay

Born: August 14, 1987 in Croydon

Best Known For: Playing Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners and a young Del Boy Trotter in Rock & Chips.

Early-life: James Patrick Buckley was born in Croydon on August 14, 1987. At the age of two, he moved with his family to Dagenham. He began going to a stage school at weekends from the age of seven. At the age of 11, he landed his first professional acting jobs in West End shows Whistle Down the Wind and Les Miserables.

Career: Buckley's big break came in 2008 when he was cast in the role of Jay Cartwright in E4 comedy The Inbetweeners alongside Simon Bird, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas. Three series were followed by two hugely successful spin-off movies. He has also played a young Del Boy Trotter in BBC comedy drama Rock & Chips, and Mr Norris in the TV movie The Boy in the Dress.

Quote: On The Inbetweeners: "As soon as we're all together we're juvenile."

Trivia: He is heavily in demand as a voiceover artist for commercials. In 2012, he made his directorial debut when he directed a music video for Essex band The Milk.

Blake Harrison (Actor) .. Neil

Born: July 22, 1985 in London

Best Known For: Playing Neil Sutherland in The Inbetweeners.

Early-life: Born Blake Harrison Keenan in London on July 22, 1985, he went on to attend the Brit School and the East 15 Acting School.

Career: Harrison's big break as an actor came in 2008 when he was cast in the role of Neil Sutherland in E4 comedy The Inbetweeners alongside Simon Bird, James Buckley and Joe Thomas. Three series were followed by two hugely successful spin-off movies. His other TV credits include Him & Her, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, White Van Man, Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, Big Bad World and Edge of Heaven.

Quote: "I've never had a plan B."

Trivia: In 2014, Harrison began voicing the character Scoop in a revamped version of Bob the Builder. He supports Millwall FC.

Joe Thomas (Actor) .. Simon

Born: October 28, 1983 in Chelmsford, Essex

Best Known For: The Inbetweeners and Fresh Meat.

Early-life: Joseph Thomas was born in Chelmsford, Essex, on October 28, 1983. He read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and it was here that he was a member of the Footlights with his Inbetweeners co-star Simon Bird. He performed with the Footlights at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in All's Well That Ends Well.

Career: Thomas's big break came in 2008 when he began playing Simon Cooper in hugely popular E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. It ran for three series until 2010 and The Inbetweeners Movie was a big box-office success in 2011. More recently, Joe has played Kingsley in E4 comedy drama Fresh Meat and George in Sky1 comedy Chickens, which Joe writes with co-stars Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet. The Inbetweeners 2 was released in cinemas in August 2014.

Quote: "I did have dreams of becoming a pipe-smoking professor who bumbled around and drank real ale."

Trivia: He can play the guitar and the violin.

Alex Macqueen (Actor) .. Mr Sutherland

Greg Davies (Actor) .. Mr Gilbert

Born: May 14, 1968 in St Asaph, Wales

Best Known For: The Inbetweeners, Man Down and his stand-up tours.

Early-life: Greg was born in St Asaph, Wales, on May 14, 1968 but his parents moved to Wem in Shropshire soon after his birth. Before embarking on a career in showbiz, Greg taught drama and English for 13 years at Sandhurst School in Berkshire and Orleans Park School in Twickenham.

Career: Davies started to get noticed for his comedy as one third of sketch comedy group We Are Klang. His big break came in 2008 when he began playing schoolteacher Mr Gilbert in E4's hugely popular sitcom The Inbetweeners. In 2010, Davies's debut solo stand-up show, Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog, was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award, which led to a sell-out nationwide tour. His second solo tour, The Back of My Mum's Head, was another sell-out national tour. He plays the lead role in popular Channel 4 sitcom Man Down, a series he also co-writes.

Quote: "I think people find this schoolteacher thing hilarious," he says, "I always get asked if I was actually any good. Well, how do I answer that?"

Trivia: At 6ft 8, it is difficult for Davies to blend into a crowd.

Kacey Barnfield (Actor) .. Katie

Hannah Tointon (Actor) .. Tara

Born: December 28, 1987 in Southend

Best Known For: Hollyoaks.

Early-life: Hannah Marie Tointon was born in Southend on December 28, 1987 to Carol and Ken. Her sister Kara is also an actress. Hannah made her TV debut in CBBC sitcom Kerching! in 2003. Roles followed in Star, The Bill, Murder City and Dream Team.

Career: Tointon's big break came in 2007 when she began playing Katy Fox in Hollyoaks. She stayed in the show for a year. Since then, she has appeared in Doctors, The Children, The Inbetweeners, Switch, The Hour, Midsomer Murders and Call the Midwife. In April 2014, it was announced that Tointon will be starring alongside her sister in the third series of ITV drama Mr Selfridge.

Quote: "There is so much pressure on girls to look super-thin these days, it really is out of all control."

Trivia: Tointon won a British Soap Award in 2008 in the Spectacular Scene of the Year category. She shared the award with her Hollyoaks co-stars.

Abbey Mordue (Actor) .. Kerry

John Seaward (Actor) .. Big John

James Gillan (Actor) .. Luke

Nick Asbury (Actor) .. Tara's dad

Janine Wood (Actor) .. Tara's mum

Chizzy Akudolu (Actor) .. Maggie

Born: October 07, 1973 in London

Best Known For: Playing Mo Effanga in Holby City.

Early-life: Andrea Chizoba Akudolu was born in London on October 7, 1973. She caught the eye of casting directors in 2002 when she was one of eight performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. Her first TV appearance was in BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High and she followed this up with a small role in EastEnders.

Career: Akudolu went on to star on the small screen in Stupid, Green Wing, The Complete Guide to Parenting, Roman's Empire, Jinx, Gigglebiz, Twenty Twelve and Mongrels. Her big break came in 2012 when she began playing surgeon Mo Effanga in Holby City.

Quote: "I get angry when people are rude and insincere. I've been on jobs where actors treat the crew rudely, which I think is unnecessary."

Trivia: Away from acting, Akudolu enjoys embroidery and karate.

Stephanie Fayerman (Actor) .. Neil's gran

Johnny Palmiero (Actor) .. Motorbike dealer

Damon Beesley (Producer)

Iain Morris (Producer)

The Inbetweeners: Will's Dilemma

9:35 pm - 10:05 pm, Monday, February 9 on E4 Extra (31)

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