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Mark Collier

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Born in East London, Hackney in 1970, Continuing to live in the east end until the age of 25. Relocated in Essex and began working on films during 2006 with a range of productions as safety coordinator. Then a number of years later began focusing on acting. Over the last 5 years has been cast in a range of exciting feature/Short films. Recently wrapped on some wonderful projects such as Cinderellas Revenge, with Natasha Henstridge (pilot) Big Narstie show with Big Narstie, A1000 Blows with Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby. Currently involved in some exciting projects to be announced.
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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William H. Macy

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An American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
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Léa Seydoux

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Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (born July 1, 1985) is a French actor. She began her acting career in French cinema, appearing in films such as The Last Mistress (2007) and On War (2008). Seydoux first came to attention after she won the Trophée Chopard and received her first César Award nomination, for her performance in The Beautiful Person (2008). In the years that followed, Seydoux began appearing in minor roles in high-profile Hollywood films, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011) and the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). In French cinema during this period, she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for a second time for her role in Belle Épine (2010) and was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for her role as a lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette in the film Farewell, My Queen (2012). Seydoux came to widespread attention in 2013 when she was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as a lesbian art student in the critically acclaimed film Blue Is the Warmest Colour, along with its film director Abdellatif Kechiche and her co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos. That same year, she also received the Lumières Award for Best Actress for the film Grand Central and, in 2014, she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and starred in the films Beauty and the Beast, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and Saint Laurent. She gained further international attention for her appearance as Bond girl Madeleine Swann in Spectre (2015), a role which she reprised in No Time to Die (2021). Since then, she has continued to appear in major English-speaking roles in The Lobster (2015), in Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch (2021), and in the Hideo Kojima video game Death Stranding (2019).
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Ukee Washington

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Ulysses Samuel “Ukee” Washington III (born August 20, 1958) is an American news co-anchor for the weekday evening newscast on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington is the second cousin of actor Denzel Washington and has had small parts in such movies as Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), Shooter (2007), and the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. He also appeared in The Happening (2008) portraying a television news anchor, his real life profession. He had a minor, non-speaking part in the film Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
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Corbin Allred

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Corbin Allred (born May 25, 1979) is an American actor, most notably as starring in the 2003 award-winning motion picture Saints and Soldiers, and the 1997–1998 television series Teen Angel. He was also in Josh Kirby... Time Warrior!, Quest of the Delta Knights and known for his role in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He has also appeared on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and in an episode of NCIS. He also appeared in in the 1999 films Diamonds alongside Dan Aykroyd and Kirk Douglas and Anywhere but Here with Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon. He is the second of four children. Allred's acting career began when he was 12 years old after attending an open casting call in his home town. His hobbies include rock climbing, mountain biking and fly fishing. He teaches climbing classes. Allred is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two year mission to Australia for his church. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and currently resides in Cedar City, Utah, where he is a pre-med student at Southern Utah University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Corbin Allred, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Chris Benchetler

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Often copied but never replicated. Chris Benchetler’s unmatched ability to scope terrain, slay lines and send huge airs make him a master of powder skiing. Whether connecting countless pillow, buttering slashes on snow waves or sending big tricks off huge step downs, Chris’s skiing is the envy of all skiers. A history in Park skiing and an addiction to shredding powder have shaped him into one of the most progressive backcountry skiers of all time. But it’s not only his skiing what makes him stand out. He’s one of the founding members of the legendary Nimbus Independent crew, who also changed the approach on movies for ever. With his widespread involvement in product design and technology projects - first and foremost his pro model skis – he’s definitely one of the most influential skiers today.
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Sourav Chakraborty

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Sourav Chakraborty (Bengali: সৌরভ চক্রবর্তী; born October 11, 1988) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer. He started his career with the Bengali television series Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe. He got fame for his character as Sourav Mitra from Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe. Besides acting, Chakraborty has great interest in poetry and direction. He made his directorial debut through Bengali web series Cartoon. His other notable works are- "Japani Toy", "Murder in The Hills", "Paanch Phoron", "Jotugriha", "Dhanbad Blues", "Lift", and “Rajneeti”.
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Angus T. Jones

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Angus Turner Jones is an American former child actor. He is best known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2013), for which he won two Young Artist Awards and a TV Land Award during his 10-year tenure as one of the show's main characters. His first film role was as a five-year-old in the 1999 film Simpatico. From 2001 to 2003, he had supporting roles in films including See Spot Run, The Rookie, Bringing Down the House, George of the Jungle 2, and The Christmas Blessing. In 2003, Jones was cast in the sitcom Two and a Half Men as Jake Harper, the "half man" of the title, a 10-year-old living with his divorced father (played by Jon Cryer) and hedonistic uncle (played by Charlie Sheen). The show was the most popular sitcom in the United States for most of its run. In 2010, Jones became the highest paid child star in television at the age of 17 when his new contract with Two and a Half Men guaranteed him US$7.8 million over the next two seasons, amounting to US$300,000 for each of the 26 episodes.
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Gennadiy Bogdanov

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In 1971 he graduated from the acting department of GITIS. From 1972 to 1992 - Actor of the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire. From 1979 to 1990 worked in cinema as an actor and stuntman. From 1992 to 2000 Associate Professor of the Directing Department of GITIS (teaching of theatrical biomechanics by Vs. Meyerhold). Included in the Dictionary of Theatrical Anthropology. The secret art of the performer. Barba E., Savarese N.M.: Artist. Producer. Theatre., 2010. From 1991 to the present, he has been working as a director and theater teacher in various theater schools around the world.
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