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Danny Kirrane was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Serpent Queen (2022), Wasted (2016) and The Sandman (2022).- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice gave him away. Like Charlie Chaplin James left the screen to spend his later life living in Switzerland. His first marriage had been to Pamela Kellino, a Yorkshire mill owner's daughter and his second to Australian actress Clarissa Kaye.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Sally Wainwright was born in 1964 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Happy Valley (2014), Last Tango in Halifax (2012) and Gentleman Jack (2019).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gorden Kaye was born on 7 April 1941 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 'Allo 'Allo! (1982), Brazil (1985) and Born and Bred (1978). He died on 23 January 2017 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, UK.- Keith Buckley was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, known for Sky Bandits (1986), Excalibur (1981), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Search for the Nile (1971) and Wuthering Heights (1967). He also made numerous TV appearances. Keith died on December 1, 2020 from complications caused by COVID-19.
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- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Buster started training at the age of eleven in traditional Wado Ryu karate and moved into freestyle, a move which would map out his life for the better. Under the guidance of his Instructors he claimed the British junior title and a place in the "Guinness Book of Records" for the most kicks done at head height in a minute (218, later shattering it to complete 256) at age thirteen, the fighting title he held up to the change to senior level at sixteen and he still holds the Guinness record.
Dominating the men's division from the young age of eighteen he went to Florida to compete in "Gold Coast Classic" which he won in spectacular style against the four time champion. At age nineteen was ranked number one in Europe and at twenty captured the world middleweight ju-jitsu title in New Zealand, the world light-heavyweight title in West Virginia U.S.A at twenty-one and the world heavy-weight title in Reno, Nevada U.S.A at twenty three. Retiring for a short while at twenty five un-defeated in all three weight divisions to concentrate on a stunt career, Buster has been fortunate enough to have worked on a number of blockbuster movies with an extensive background in the martial arts also boxing, gymnastics (county squad) and high diving (north of England champion).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Kenneth Waller was born on 5 November 1927 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Are You Being Served? (1972) and Bread (1986). He died on 28 January 2000 in London, England, UK.- Nicholas Bell was born on 15 August 1958 in Huddersfield, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995), Dark City (1998) and I, Frankenstein (2014).
- Gary Cady was born on 14 September 1959 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mona Lisa (1986), Erik the Viking (1989) and Leaving (1984).
- Janine Mellor was born on 3 May 1980 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Casualty (1986), South Riding (2011) and Casualty @ Holby City (2005).
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Stephen Uppal graduated with a BA in English Literature before studying Acting & Musical Theatre at The ArtsEd school of Acting in London.
He's a fitness & Martial Arts enthusiast and regularly trains in Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts. He loves music and holds a grade 4 in piano which he started to learn in 2020.
He is one of 9 children, very close to his family and is often quoted saying "Family Is Everything." He loves spending time with his family and pursuing anything creative.
Professionally, after graduating ArtsEd he went on to play various roles in the London's West End (Tonights the night, Joseph & His Amazing Technicolour dream Coat) before joining the cast of The Royal National Theatre's production of The History Boys.
His first TV series lead role was Ravi Roy on Hollyoaks for channel 4 which he starred in for 3 seasons and has been in movies The Mummy with Tom Cruise & Russel Crowe, Looted and more recently Damned, which marked Stephen's first lead in an action movie. His demo reel and fight reel are linked to this page.
Stephen also writes and has a drama series 'Yes Please' (Asian Shameless) in development with SharpHouse TV. The series is set in the late 80's and is loosely based on his life growing up in Middlesbrough and is tipped to be a groundbreaking smash of a show with an Indian family at the center of all the action.
Stephen resides in London but heads up north to the mighty Middlesbrough to see his family as often as he can.- Yorkshire-born Zoe Lucker has been on our screens a lot in recent years in TV dramas such as "Holby City", Trial & Retribution IV - Part One (2000), Barabara, Brazen Hussies (1996) and Coronation Street (1960), where she played Sonia Leech, owner of the beauty parlour where Raquel worked.
But it's her role as Tanya Turner in Footballers' Wives (2002) that she really loves. She adores her character ("We're both survivors, but I wouldn't use people the way she does to get on in life"), the stunning clothes, the dramatic scenes with screen husband Cristian Solimeno - and she's even learnt to live with her extra-long fake fingernails. The only part she hated was filming the opening sequence in a pool because, probably just like Tanya, she's not keen on swimming and prefers to keep her head above water. However, 28-year-old Lucker really is keen on football, and once bid successfully at a charity auction for a tour of Leeds United football ground. - Director
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Dan Cadan was born on 2 January 1975 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for The Devil's Wedding (2009), Revolver (2005) and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). He has been married to Lena Headey since 2018. They have one child.- Nina Hossain was born on 1 May 1975 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Trauma (2004), Case Sensitive (2011) and Hidden (2011).
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- Producer
- Actor
Adam Wimpenny is a London based director of award-winning films and BAFTA winning television. His work puts an emphasis on bold, stylish storytelling with cinematic visuals. Most recently, Adam directed series 1&2 of Hotel Portofino, a lavish 6 part 1920'S drama series for PBS and ITV, staring Natascha McElhone (Halo, The Crown, Californication), Anna Chancellor, (Four Wedding and a Funeral), Mark Umbers (Home Fires), and Adam James (Vigil).
A high profile, classy affair - The Times (critics choice) **** A sumptuous new period piece - The Telegraph (pick of the week) **** Downtown Abby meets Enchanted April in which romance, politics and crime come together in a heady mix - The Mail on Sunday ****
Adam has made dramas for Sky and Showtime including Madonna & Basquiat, with Emmy and SGA winning writer Sarah Solemani, and the film Behold the Monkey. Shot in Spain and narrated by Tamsin Greig (Episodes), the comedy drama was nominated for Best Scripted Programme at the Broadcast Awards and sold to Showtime and Canal+. A former Screen International 'Star of Tomorrow', Adam's debut feature film Blackwood premiered at the London Film Festival. Empire magazine called it 'A classy debut, the British Sixth Sense'**** and Metro described it as "a classic English horror thriller with a killer ending." The film has been sold to Universal and BBC America.
Before moving into feature film, Adam directed an eclectic mix of popular television series encompassing drama, comedy and documentary; shooting hundreds of hours of television for the BBC, ITV, Sky and C4 that has been sold all over the world. His work includes BAFTA winning series The Revolution Will Be Televised for the BBC; two series of the hit crime series The Investigator for Netflix and ITV; and Derren Brown's flagship show Trick or Treat for C4. Adam is also used to working with high profile names such as Jack Whitehall, Jodie Whittaker, Simon Cowell, Bear Grylls, Sharon Horgan, Samuel L. Jackson and Ricky Gervais. Adam's short film ROAR starring Russell Tovey and Jodie Whittaker became part of the official selection at many of the world's highest profile festivals, and won major jury awards at both Aspen and Rhode Island. His follow-up short First Time was theatrically released through Lionsgate Films ahead of the Werner Herzog's movie The Bad Lieutenant.
He also directs commercials making campaigns for Sony, Cadbury's, Freeview, Rosetta Stone, Coca-Cola, Stoptober, Visit Britain and M&S. He is currently developing further feature films and scripted series to direct.- Lena Kaur was born in 1986 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Torchwood (2006) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
- Deborah McAndrew was born on 11 October 1967 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Stone (2009) and Crow's Nest (1998). She has been married to Conrad Nelson since 1995. They have one child.
- Amanda Owen was born in 1975 in Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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- Producer
James Mellor was born on 4 February 1933 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Night After Night After Night (1969) and The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). He died on 28 January 1976 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.- Jonathan Keith Le Billon is a British actor, known for work in film, television and stage. He was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is a graduate of Greenhead College and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began his professional career at the age of thirteen.
He made his debut television appearance in 1997, in the long running ITV series 'Heartbeat', shortly followed with further guest roles in 'City Central' (BBC) and Granada Television's multi-award winning 'Cold Feet'.
His first leading screen role was in 1998, playing the character of Tom Byngham in the Renaissance season of YTV's 'How We Used to Live'. This was followed by leading roles in Channel 4's 'Hollyoaks' and the ITV Emmy nominated series 'At Home with the Braithwaites'.
Le Billon left screen work for a year to tour with the theatre company 'Northern Broadsides' before accepting a place at the world famous Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - a school who's graduates include Academy Award winners: Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Irons. - Joss Brook was born in December 1963 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Jeeves and Wooster (1990), Bugs (1995) and The Camomile Lawn (1992).
- Larry Noble was born on 13 December 1914 in Huddersfield, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Meaning of Life (1983), Journey to the Unknown (1968) and Emmerdale Farm (1972). He was married to Pamela Plant. He died on 9 September 1993 in Camden, London, England, UK.
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Chris is a multi-award-winning director whose work has been shown at film festivals worldwide, including Fantasia, Frightfest, London Shorts, and Raindance. The recent premiere of his debut feature, 'The Moor,' at FrightFest received stellar reviews, further solidifying his standing in the horror genre. Notably, his previous work, the award-winning short film 'Oscar's Bell,' won Best Short Film at Dead By Dawn, Hollyshorts and the British Horror Film Festival. Additionally, the film was nominated for the Melies d'Argent Grand Prize of the European Fantasy Short Film Award.
His short film work can be found on Gunpowder and Sky's horror platform ALTER and Short Of The Week.
Hollywood News applauded Chris's directional finesse in 'The Moor,' expressing, "Cronin's soft and slow approach to the horror aspects worked to make them more startling. With lush misty landscapes in abundance, 'The Moor' was a visual feast and a nerve-wrecking experience."
Total Film honoured 'The Moor' with the prestigious title of FrightFest's Best Scare. Recognising Chris's exceptional talent, he was awarded a Best Director nomination.- Producer
- Director
John Leach was born on 16 March 1957 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. John was a producer and director, known for Sportsweek (1998), European Poker Tour (2005) and Showbiz Poker (2006). John was married to Janet Ellis. John died in July 2020 in the United Kingdom.- Benedict J. Merry was born on 11 August 1992 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Witchborne, Repercussions and The Bitter Pill.
- Ced Beaumont was born on 6 September 1924 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). He died in 2002 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Harold Wilson was born in Huddersfield,West Yorkshire in 1916. He had a sharp mind and after graduating from Oxford University, he became a lecturer in economics in 1937. He represented Huyton in parliament from 1945 until his retirement in 1983. He became President of the Board of Trade in 1947 and succeeded Hugh Gaitskell as the Labour party leader in 1963. He defeated Sir Alec Douglas-Home in the 1964 General Election with an overall majority of four. He was re-elected in 1966 and after a period in opposition between 1970 and 1974, he returned after the February election. He was re-elected for a fourth term in October 1974, but resigned unexpectedly on his 60th birthday in 1976. He was created a Knight of the Garter by HM The Queen and he received a life peerage in 1983, becoming Lord Wilson of Rievaulx. Following a long illness, he died in May 1995 aged 79, leaving a widow Mary.
- Curtis Antonio Powell was born on 1 July 2005 in Huddersfield, England, UK. He is an actor, known for How to Date Billy Walsh (2024) and First Dates: Teens (2021).
- Jack Cunningham was born on 19 April 1912 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Danger Man (1960), Tolka Row (1959) and Chain of Events (1958). He died on 13 January 1967 in London, England, UK.
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- Writer
Jackie Lam was born on 6 September 1990 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for White Dragon (2018), All That Remains (2016) and Emma (2016).- Harpz Kaur was born on 22 January 1990 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Jassi Sidhu: Jatt Warga (2021), Celebrity Mastermind (2002) and Pointless Celebrities (2010).
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- Actor
- Director
Harold Huth was born on 20 January 1892 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a producer and actor, known for Rome Express (1932), The Ghoul (1933) and My Sister and I (1948). He was married to Bridget Nickols. He died on 26 October 1967 in London, England, UK.- Sophia-Amber Moore was born in 2004 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972).
- British/American writer Herman Whitaker was born on 14 January, 1867, a son of James Whitaker, a wool merchant in Huddersfield, and his wife Annie Walton. Herman was the second to the youngest of seven children. James Whitaker may have died around the time of the birth of his seventh child for he is not listed in the 1870 census and his nineteen year old son is running the family wool business in Huddersfield. When Whitaker was sixteen he joined the British Army and served for three years with the 2nd battalion West Ridding regiment. There his prowess with a sword was such that he was chosen fencing master of the regiment. After leaving the army he immigrated to Canada where he worked for the Hudson Bay Company and would later marry and start to raise a family.
By the late 1880s, Whitaker and his wife Margaret Vanderkar (or Vandercar) were operating a farm not far from Russell, Manitoba. There, the couple would go on to have six children, a seventh would come later in California.
In 1895 Whitaker abandoned what he considered a dark and desolate existence on the Canadian Prairie for a hopefully sunnier future in California. Later his book, "The Settler" (1906), chronicled the hardships faced by immigrant farming families battling the harsh elements while trying to deal with the then inflexible policies of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Unfortunately, Whitaker came to California during one of the worst economic depression in American history. To support his growing family he dug ditches, built barns and worked as a $12 a-week grocery store clerk in Oakland. Whitaker began his writing career at the age of 35 by submitting stories to the Overland Monthly and later Harper's Magazine. While these early stories did not earn him a great deal of money ($2.50 for his first), it did gain him acceptance into the growing Bay Area artist colony. Whitaker became close friends of writer Jack London, poet George Sterling and writer/activist Austin Lewis.
Over his career Whitaker authored some two hundred short stories for periodicals and a number of books, of which include: "The Probationer" (1905), "The Planter" (1909), "The Mystery of the Barranca" (1913), "Cross Trails: The Story of One Woman in the North Woods" (1914), "Over the Border: A Novel of Northern Mexico" (1916) and "Hunting the German Shark" (1919). Many of Whitaker's stories dealt with social injustice and were set in (but not exclusively), Canada and Mexico.
In the aftermath of the Great San Francisco Earthquake Whitaker opened up his large house in Piedmont to accommodate as many of his displaced friends as possible. One of these guests was Mexican/American artist Xavier Timoteo Martinez (1869-1943). Xavier soon fell in love with Whitaker's sixteen year old daughter, whom he had met earlier, and proposed the following year. Elsie Whitaker accepted despite the fact that Xavier was twice her age and only two years younger than her father and that she'd already agreed to at least four other wedding proposals. Elsie, who George Sterling once called, "the Blessed Damozel, was already considered a "free-spirited artist". Xavier and Elsie married in the fall of 1907 and stayed together until his death in 1943.
Another house guest during that time was F. L. Bassett, a local musician, and his wife Alyce Hunt Bassett. Not long after the Bassett's marriage dissolved, Whitaker became involved with Alyce, who was only a year or so older than his eldest son. The following year, on 11 August, 1907, the couple married in San Francisco. Whitaker first wife, Margaret, may have passed away some time earlier, since all her younger children were living with their father and new bride by the time of the 1910 census.
On 10 December, 1913, Whitaker became a Naturalized United States citizen. He meant to have become a citizen much earlier but found cutting his ties with Britain difficult.
Whitaker became friends with General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing during his Punitive Expedition into Mexico following Poncho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, even though he thought the American policy there was a "horrible blunder". Considered an authority on Mexico, Whitaker was working there as a correspondent for the Oakland Tribune. While in Mexico he got the opportunity to meet and be photographed with Poncho Villa.
When the United States entered World War One Whitaker became the Tribune's war correspondent with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. Though over fifty he followed the troops everywhere, he felt the affects of mustard gas while going over the top during trench warfare, flew in sea planes, was onboard destroyers as they searched for German submarines off the coast of Northern France and minesweepers as they attempted to clear the sea lanes and even went down in an allied submarine. His book, "Hunting the German Shark", is based on his observations of Allied anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Once while aboard the United States destroyer Cummings, he thought one of the sailors look familiar to him and as the young man walked by Whitaker turned and said: "Hello son". Percy Whitaker, who was a Gunner's Mate on the Cummings, had no idea his father was aboard nor did his father know that his son served on that destroyer.
While still on assignment in Paris, Whitaker became seriously ill with a stomach ailment. Thinking it might be appendicitis he made the decision to return home to the Unites States for an operation. Herman Whitaker died on 20 January, 1919, of stomach cancer one week after having abdominal surgery at St. Luke's Hospital in New York. He was survived by his second wife, two daughters and five sons. His ashes were scattered on Round Top, an extinct volcano that dominates the Oakland skyline. - Carole Needham was born on 24 July 1940 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Romeo and Juliet (1966), Marty (1968) and ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969). She was previously married to Christopher Gable.
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- Actor
- Composer
Simon Armitage was born on 26 May 1963 in Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Last Words (2017), Drinking for England (1998) and Songbirds (2007). He is married to Sue Roberts. They have one child.- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Billy Currie was born on 1 April 1950 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015), Laurence Anyways (2012) and Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005).- Adam McNab was born on 4 November 1983 in Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Summoner (2017), Something Happens Here (2015) and Viking Siege (2017). He has been married to Emily Watkins since 2021.
- Gabrielle Dowling was born in 2006 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972).
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Peter John Glover was born Peter Nixon and changed his name by deed poll to Glover, which was his mother's maiden name. He was a dancer and television producer He married June Laverick, TV wife of Dickie Henderson, on 27th June 1964 and died 31st July of the same year of a barbiturate drug overdose. The coroner recorded an open verdict.- Zaid Munir was born on 26 August 1983 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Five Days (2007), Waterloo Road (2006) and Better (2023).
- Catherine Aird was born on 20 June 1930 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer, known for De prooi (1985).
- Lesley Sanderson was born in 1985 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Emma Lundegaard was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is known for Containment (2015) and Duke's Pursuit (2017).
- Hannah Harford was born on 4 March 1985 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Last Laugh (2017), The Syndicate (2012) and Holby City (1999).
- Edward A. Hill-Mitchelson was born on 31 May 1885 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Loves of a Dictator (1935). He died in 1951 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- Millie Martin was born in May 2005 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Where the Heart Is (1997).
- Neilson Taylor was born on 20 September 1930 in Huddersfield, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Theatre 625 (1964) and The Merry Widow (1968). He died on 28 December 2010 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England.
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- Director
Born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire England, UK, Abdul "Pope" Popoola is a professional actor and voiceover artist based in London, Greater London, England, UK. He is of West African parentage. Abdul started acting at an early age in the children's 80s programme "Animal Games." Abdul has many years experience of working in the industry internationally. Abdul is a trained Actor and graduated from London Metropolitan University with a Post Graduate Degree in Law. He has featured in a number of movies including San Antonio, Red Devil, and Original Gangster.- Charles Croker-King was born on 30 April 1874 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire , England, UK. He was an actor, known for One Exciting Night (1922), The Priory School (1921) and A Question of Trust (1920). He died on 25 October 1951 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.