Jenna Coleman
(Actor)
.. Ember
Born:
April 27, 1986
in
Blackpool
Best Known For:
Playing Clara in Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born Jenna-Louise Coleman in Blackpool on April 27, 1986. She has an older brother called Ben and was head girl at her comprehensive school. While still at school she began appearing with local theatre group Yer Space, and won an award at the Edinburgh Festival for her performance in one of the organisation's plays. Jenna was auditioning for drama schools when she landed the part of Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale in 2005. She relocated to Leeds and ended up staying on the soap for nearly four years, appearing in 168 episodes.
Career:
Coleman went on to have a recurring role in Waterloo Road, but claims that playing a schoolgirl at the age of 23 was 'surreal'. She went on to appear in Julian Fellowes' ITV mini-series Titanic and starred in a BBC Four adaptation of John Braine's novel Room at the Top. She made her film debut in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Her profile increased significantly in 2012 when it was announced that she would play the companion in Doctor Who. Away from the sci-fi drama, she has starred in Stephen Poliakoff's Dancing on the Edge and the three-part drama Death Comes to Pemberley. In 2013 she dropped 'Louise' from her name and is now known as Jenna Coleman.
Quote:
'I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.'
Trivia:
Coleman was nominated for a number of soap awards during her time on Emmerdale, including Most Popular Newcomer at the 2007 National Television Awards.
Archie Renaux
(Actor)
.. Hitch
Laura Marcus
(Actor)
.. Caitlin
Bo Bragason
(Actor)
.. Amy
Amelia Bullmore
(Actor)
.. Sylvia
Ruby Stokes
(Actor)
.. Hannah
Tom Glynn-Carney
(Actor)
.. Malachy
Weruche Opia
(Actor)
.. Riz
Matthew McNulty
(Actor)
.. Arj
Ralph Ineson
(Actor)
.. Morgan
Born:
December 15, 1969
in
Leeds
Best Known For:
Playing Chris Finch in the sitcom The Office.
Early-life:
Ralph Michael Ineson was born in Leeds on December 15, 1969. He took Theatre Studies at Lancaster University and spent time as a teacher at York Sixth Form College.
Career:
Probably best known for his recurring role as Chris Finch in the sitcom The Office, Ineson has also starred in Playing the Field, Between the Sheets, Coronation Street, Suburban Shootout and Waterloo Road. More recently, he has starred in the miniseries Titanic, Game of Thrones, Case Sensitive, Prey and Peaky Blinders. A prolific character actor, he has more than 100 TV and film acting credits to his name.
Quote:
On his role in The Office: 'Finch was such a tiny role - not much more than a week's work in the end. But he did amazing things for my career.'
Trivia:
Ineson supports Leeds United.
David Ajala
(Actor)
.. Casey
Eleanor Nawal
(Actor)
.. Lawley
Elliot Cowan
(Actor)
.. Russell
Peter Sullivan
(Actor)
.. Blake
Shannon Watson
(Actor)
.. Miranda
Miya Ocego
(Actor)
.. Jules
Nina Barker-Francis
(Actor)
.. Chloe
Niamh Blackshaw
(Actor)
.. Rosie
Arthur Hughes
(Actor)
.. Liam
Ruaridh Mollica
(Actor)
.. Troy
Clare Calbraith
(Actor)
.. Joan
Rick Warden
(Actor)
.. Martin
Georgina Rich
(Actor)
.. Sheena
Dominic Coleman
(Actor)
.. Brad
Christopher Jordan
(Actor)
.. Mr Mathers
Elizabeth Kilgarriff
(Executive producer)
Craig Holleworth
(Executive producer)
Sarah Wyatt
(Executive producer)
Marialy Rivas
(Executive producer)
Natasha Romaniuk
(Producer)