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- Alan Haywood was born on 30 November 1929 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Smuggler's Bay (1964), Doctor Who (1963) and Richard the Lionheart (1962). He died on 6 March 1995 in London, England, UK.
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Alexander Abela was born in 1965 in Coventry, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Souli (2004), Makibefo (2001) and La dernière frontière (2011).- Luscious, buxom, and shapely redhead stunner Alexandra Sim-Wise was born on November 11, 1981 in Coventry, England. Alexandra's modeling career began when she was named the FHM Student of the Year in 2004. Sim-Wise attended the University of East Anglia and was the Captain of her University Cheerleading Squad. She has a 2:1 degree in Film and American Studies. Alexandra was the page 3 girl in an August, 2005 issue of "The Daily Star." Sim-Wise was named the Playboy UK Cyber Girl of the Year in 2006. Among the men's magazines she has posed for pictorials in are "Maxim," "Loaded," "Zoo," and "Mystique." From 2006 to 2007 Alexandra worked for the Scottish alternative rock group the Fratellis as the real-life version of the redhead pin-up on the cover of their 2006 album; she not only appeared in TV adverts for the band, but also made in-store appearances and was featured at the Reading Festival with the Fratellis. In March, 2007 Sim-Wise began writing a regular column for the British men's magazine "Font" and eventually became the Games editor for this particular publication. Moreover, Alexandra has small parts in the films "The Bank Job" and "RocknRolla." She has made regular appearances on Nuts TV and pops up all the time as a television presenter on various TV shows. Sim-Wise speaks both French and English.
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Alice Eva Lowe is an English actress and writer, mainly in comedy. She is best known for her roles as Madeline Wool/Liz Asher in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and as Tina in the 2012 film Sightseers, which she also co-wrote.
Lowe was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England. She attended Kenilworth School and graduated from King's College, Cambridge.
Lowe began her career co-devising and performing in surreal experimental theatre shows such as City Haunts, Snowbound and Progress in Flying Machines with David Mitchell and Robert Webb under the directorship of Paul King, who has since directed her in The Mighty Boosh and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. She was part of the cast in Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight alongside fellow Cambridge graduates Richard Ayoade and Matt Holness and they were nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2000. In 2001, she won that award for performing in the sequel to Fright Knight, Garth Marenghi's Netherhead. In 2005 she returned to the Fringe with MoonJourney, a sci-fi themed Kate Bush spoof. In 2009, Lowe appeared with Steve Coogan on his Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters tour. She played one of the supporting actors, filling in between Coogan's character changes and playing some of the support characters in sketches.
Her television credits include Channel 4's spoof horror comedy Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Beth in the BBC comedy series My Life in Film, David Bowie in the BBC series Snuff Box, and a recurring role in Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. She was part of the all female comedy show Beehive along with Sarah Kendall, Barunka O'Shaughnessy and Clare Thomson which was aired on E4, and was a regular cast member of the CBBC show Horrible Histories during the second and third seasons. Her BBC Three pilot "LifeSpam: My Child Is French" was broadcast in 2009, and she co-wrote and starred in Channel 4's Orcadia. In February 2010, she appeared in and script-edited the pilot for a "sort-of-sketch-show" called Missing Scene.
She has also guest starred in a number of television shows including as Monkey in "The Priest and the Beast" episode of The Mighty Boosh, as Patricia in the "Fifty-Fifty" episode of The IT Crowd, a solicitor in the "Travel Writer" episode of Black Books, Madonna in an episode of Channel 4's Star Stories, as well as episodes of Little Britain, Come Fly with Me, Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, Beautiful People and This is Jinsy. She appeared in the music video for "Bastardo" by Charlotte Hatherley, directed by Edgar Wright.
Lowe co-wrote and starred in the short film Stiffy, directed by Jacqueline Wright, which premiered at Cannes in 2005 as part of the Kodak Straight 8 competition. Her self-penned short film Sticks and Balls was screened at Cannes in 2007. In 2010 together with Wright she founded the production company Jackal Films, making a short film each month of that year.
Lowe appeared in the action comedy film Hot Fuzz, and took a lead role in the 2012 film Sightseers, the third production from director Ben Wheatley. Sightseers was written by Lowe with Steve Oram, with additional material by Amy Jump. Lowe had a role in the Edgar Wright-directed film The World's End.
Lowe was pregnant while filming Prevenge and later gave birth to her daughter, Della.- Additional Crew
Anthony Farrar-Hockley was born on 8 April 1924 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is known for Captured (1959), Secret History (1991) and World in Action (1963). He died on 11 March 2006 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.- Avis Lennard was born on 29 December 1922 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Taxi! (1963) and A Legend in China (1951). She was married to Bernard Thompson. She died on 27 December 1979 in Northwood, London, England, UK.
- Bailey Nelson was born on 17 September 2003 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.
- Barabara 'Babah' Hanson was born on 5 December 1926 in Coventry, Rhode Island, USA.
- Barney Dorman was born in 1932 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Fawlty Towers (1975), Z Cars (1962) and Striker (1975).
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Barrington Patterson was born on 25 August 1965 in Coventry, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Red Mosquito (2019), Hoodies vs. Hooligans (2014) and The Marker (2017). He died on 22 March 2022 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK.- Actor
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Barry John was born in 1946 in Coventry, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Gandhi (1982), In Othello (2003) and Monsoon Wedding (2001).- Barry Lankester was born on 24 December 1933 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Doctors (1969), Owen, M.D. (1971) and Boon (1986). He died on 7 February 2010 in Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK.
- Billie Baker was born on 20 February 1908 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Don't Look Now (1950), 1066 and All That (1947) and Jolly Roger (1948). She was married to Dennis Bowen. She died on 12 April 1996 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
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Billie Myers was born on 14 June 1971 in Coventry, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Down to You (2000), So This Is Romance? (1997) and Bullfighter (2000).- Actress
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Billie Whitelaw first appeared on the radio aged 11. She made her theatrical debut in 1950 and in films from 1953. She has made a speciality of playing intense, single-purposed women. Also, (on stage), she has appeared in many of the stranger plays by Samuel Beckett.- Director
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Bob Carlton was born on 23 June 1950 in Coventry, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Brookside (1982) and Streetwise (1989). He was married to Sally Carpenter and Caroline Wildi. He died on 18 January 2018 in the UK.- Bobby Arthur was born on 27 July 1945 in Coventry, England, UK. He was married to Teresa. He died on 27 July 2023 in Coventry, England, UK.
- Brendan Price was born on 24 June 1947 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), The Chinese Puzzle (1974) and Doctor Who (1963).
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Brian Harley was born on 16 November 1979 in Coventry, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Egg (2008), A Dream I Had (2013) and When the Angel Woos the Clay (2013).- Brian Hawksley was born on 8 April 1920 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Witches (1990), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 28 September 2001 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokshire, Wales, UK.
- Brian Matthew was born on 17 September 1928 in Coventry, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961), Children in Need (1983) and Juke Box Jury (1959). He was married to Pamela Wickington. He died on 8 April 2017 in England, UK.
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Brian Taylor was born on 19 November 1923 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Trygon Factor (1966), Return of a Stranger (1961) and Three Spare Wives (1962). He was married to Norma Glaiman. He died on 18 August 2016 in Camden, London, England, UK.- Callum Wilson was born on 27 February 1992 in Coventry, England, UK. He has been married to Stacey since 2016.
- Caroline Embling was born in 1959 in Coventry, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Tess (1979), Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) and Crown Court (1972).
- Catriona Hale was born on 11 April 1976 in Coventry, England, UK. She is married to Declan Bucke. They have one child.
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Chad Fontaine was born in May 1974 in Coventry, Rhode Island, USA. Chad is known for War of the Worlds (2005), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Hulk (2003).- Charles Kay was born on 31 August 1930 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Amadeus (1984), Henry V (1989) and Fall of Eagles (1974).
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Chris Jury is an award-winning actor and director. Born in Coventry in the English Midlands, Chris studied Drama/English at Hull University and began working as an actor in the theatre with such names as Mike Bradwell, Danny Boyle and Anthony Minghella; And with companies as diverse as Hull Truck, The Bush and Stratford East. He also worked extensively in film and TV appearing most notably as Eric Catchpole in over 50 episodes of the BBC's long running series, Lovejoy.
He has directed for many of the major UK long-running series including Eastenders and Coronation Street.- Composer
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Clinton Darryl Mansell is an English singer, musician and film composer known for his collaborations with Darren Aronofsky. He composed Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan, The Wrestler, Noah, Ghost in the Shell, Peacemaker, Doom Patrol, Loving Vincent, Mass Effect 3, Titans, World Traveler, Smokin' Aces, Doom, The Hole, and Definitely, Maybe.- Actor
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British actor Clive Owen is one of a handful of stars who, though he is best known for his art house films, can handle more mainstream films with equal measures of grace and skill. Owen is typically cast as characters whose primary traits are a balance of physical strength, intellect, conflicting soul but forceful will. He is best known to film audiences for his work in Children of Men (2006), Closer (2004) and his breakout part in Croupier (1998).
Born in Coventry, in England's West Midlands county, on 3 October 1964, Owen is the fourth of five brothers. He is the son of Pamela (Cotton) and Jess Owen, a country and western singer. His father abandoned the family when he was three years old, and Owen was subsequently raised by his mother and stepfather. He attended Binley Park Comprehensive School and joined the youth theater at 13 after playing the scene-stealing role of the Artful Dodger in a production of "Oliver!"
Acting was not his first choice as a profession, but he changed his mind and went on to graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987. Owen proceeded to join the Young Vic Theatre Company, where he honed his craft while performing in a number of Shakespearean productions.
Clive made his film debut in the British-made Vroom (1990) co-starring with David Thewlis as two fellows who restore a classic American car and take off on the road. Within two years, Clive became a full-fledged TV star playing devilish rogue Stephen Crane in Chancer (1990). However, the now-sought-after Clive abandoned the star-making part at the height of the show's popularity because of unwanted invasion of privacy and his fear of typecasting. His next project raised more than a few eyebrows when he filmed Close My Eyes (1991) in which he played a brother who acts on his incestuous desires for his older sister. Clive's reputation as a lovable shyster was completely shattered and he lost profitable commercial endorsements following the film's release. Offers fell off for the next two years as a result. But the persistent Clive carried on with stage work, including the role of a bisexual in a production of Noël Coward's "Design For Living." He returned to TV at that time as well and played a number of roles in both mini-movies and series.
In 1997, Clive had a huge hit on the London stage with "Closer," a cynical, contemporary ensemble piece about relationships. Controversy surrounded him again in the film role of Max in Bent (1997) playing a brash, reckless homosexual lothario in decadent pre-war Germany who finds unconditional love while interned in a Nazi war camp. His biggest film break, however, was in Mike Hodges' Croupier (1998), as a struggling writer-turned-casino employee who gets in over his head with a femme fatale scam artist. English audiences stayed away in droves but the U.S. embraced the film and Hollywood took notice of Clive, who was virtually unknown outside of England. Despite playing detective Ross Tanner in a series of successful "Second Sight" mini-movies and finding critical acclaim on stage with "The Day in the Death of Joe Egg" in 2001, Clive has focused primarily on film, including the offbeat Brit romantic comedy Greenfingers (2000), the classy and popular Robert Altman period piece Gosford Park (2001), the Matt Damon star-vehicle The Bourne Identity (2002), and the title role in King Arthur (2004). He has since reached the top rungs of the Hollywood ladder with the film version of his stage smash Closer (2004), in which he received an Academy Award nomination and won both the Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for "Supporting Actor." He also had noteworthy roles opposite Denzel Washington in Inside Man (2006); and Julianne Moore and Michael Caine in Children of Men (2006), as well as handling a few biopics, playing Sir Walter Raleigh opposite Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth I in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and Ernest Hemingway (Emmy nomination) in Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) also starring Nicole Kidman.
More recent films include starring roles in The International (2009), Duplicity (2009), The Boys Are Back (2009), Trust (2010), Intruders (2011), Blood Ties (2013), Last Knights (2015), The Confirmation (2016) and Anon (2018). He also played Claudius in a retelling of "Hamlet" per Ophelia's perspective in Ophelia (2018); and played in support to Will Smith in the sci-fi thriller Gemini Man (2019).
Owen is married to former actress Sarah-Jane Fenton, who played Juliet to his Romeo at the Young Vic in 1998. The couple has two daughters.- Composer
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Clive Scott was born on 24 February 1945 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Boogie Nights (1997) and Mr. Right (2015). He died on 10 May 2009 in Ascot, England, UK.- Constance Godridge was born on 15 June 1909 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for First a Girl (1935), Murder by Rope (1936) and Boys Will Be Girls (1938). She died on 22 July 1970 in Brent, Middlesex, England, UK.
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Cyril Connolly was born on 10 September 1903 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Dig This Rhubarb (1963), The Silence of the Sea (1946) and An Evening with... (1968). He was married to Deirdre Craven, Barbara Skelton and Jean Bakewell. He died on 26 November 1974 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Daniel Schofield was born on 7 June 1995 in Coventry, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Blonde (2013).
- David Duckham was born on 28 June 1946 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He died on 9 January 2023 in London, England, UK.
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Declan Bennett was born on 20 March 1981 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), EastEnders (1985) and Top of the Pops (1964).- Music Department
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Delia Derbyshire was born on 5 May 1937 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. She was a composer, known for The Legend of Hell House (1973), The Sweeney (1975) and Doctor Who (2005). She died on 3 July 2001 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK.- Denis Holmes was born on 7 June 1921 in Foleshill, Coventry, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sabrina (1995), The Dark Island (1962) and The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965). He died on 27 May 2013 in the USA.
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Legendary Broadway star of both dramas and musicals, he created the role of Francois Villon in Rudolf Friml's "The Vagabond King" in 1925, in which he also made his sound film debut opposite Jeanette MacDonald, Lillian Roth, and Warner Oland five years later. Primarily a stage actor, he only made a few more films, most notably The Devil's Brother (1933) and Between Two Worlds (1944), and was very active on early TV.- Denzil Pugh was born in 1928 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Newcomers (1965), Shadow of the Noose (1989) and Boon (1986). He died in June 2016 in Temple Grafton, Warwickshire, England, UK.
- Dominic Jephcott was born on 28 July 1957 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987) and Paradise Postponed (1986).
- Don Fardon was born on 19 August 1943 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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Don Picton was born on 22 February 1916 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an art director and set decorator, known for Peeping Tom (1960), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Secret Agent (1964). He died in November 1981 in Hampshire, England, UK.- Donald Trelford was born in November 1937 in Coventry, England, UK. He was married to Claire Bishop,, Jan Ingram and Katherine Mark. He died on 27 January 2023 in Mallorca, Spain.
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Doug Berry (aka Andrew G. Ogleby) is an English actor and writer, born in the late 1960's to parents Donald and Valerie Ogleby. His home town, the then Motor City of Coventry was something of a boomtown at the time (following the devastation it had experienced during the heavy bombing raids of WWII) with its football club Coventry City, also gaining promotion to the top-flight of English football the same year of Doug's birth. By the time Doug left school however, Coventry had turned more into the 'Ghost Town' so poignantly portrayed in song at the time by its most famous band The Specials. Although, the mood of the city would later reignite when Coventry City F.C went onto win the F.A Cup in 1987, in what many still regard as the greatest Cup Final played in modern times. And in 2021, Coventry became the UK's City of Culture.
In terms of screen, Doug has appeared and starred in a wide-variety of film (both short and feature length) and produced the screenwriting for various film scenes, such as the Gus Zatoichi scene in Just Drive. He also has extensive experience as a supporting artist, including detailed featured work and performing various acting-double roles in major film/TV productions. Furthermore, Doug has an avid interest in martial arts/boxing films, having trained in the fighting/healing arts for over 25 years and with experience of stage combat, which he is now able to bring to the screen as well.
Due to his love of classic film comedy, such as Laurel and Hardy and satirical British humour, Doug had wanted to become a comedian when he was young, but circumstances at the time didn't allow it. Fast forward though to 2013, and a 'chance' meeting with the film producer Sharon Rapose at a business event at the O2 arena London, where Doug would later be offered the opportunity (and appear) in the short romantic comedy 'Konnichiwa Brick Lane' (2013) by Saera Jin. Following which, this then rekindled the idea of becoming a comedian, and so Doug began writing short sketches, with the idea of trying his hand at stand-up.
However in the summer of 2014, whilst absently minding his own business at a community festival, Doug was offered, 'out of the blue' by Louisa Le Marchand, the head of Global Fusion Music & Arts (a local charitable arts based organisation) the opportunity to appear in an original play 'All About the Boys' by one of its members, playwright Robert J. Fanshawe, about the WWI poet Wilfred Owen and his final battle scene. Doug would then go on to play one of its main characters, that of Private 'Jacko' Jackson, portraying the classic ironic humour of the British Tommy. Following which, he then completed a 22 performance run playing Chief Dogberry in the Fox and Chips production of Shakespeare's comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (where he was also to adopt his stage name from) and later also as Nick Bottom in the GFMA production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', amongst other stage productions
During this time, Doug was also inspired to write and perform in plays of his own, including 'Troubled meets the Troubadour' a bittersweet musical comedy, which he also co-directed. Following which, Doug then wrote the script and songs for an original full-length pantomime, Jackie & The Pirates of the Prime Meridian (2017). Which he also played the villain in. Similarly, Doug wrote another short play 'When the Chips are Down' (2018), a comedy also commenting on social issues, where he played the lead role in.
At present, Doug has written another short play, related to the covid-19 pandemic, which he hopes to stage as soon as it is possible to do so. Similarly, Doug has also written a short screenplay for a film looking at different aspects of the pandemic, which he has already stated working on and plays one of the main characters in. And it is hoped, the short film will be completed by early next year. So the future is looking bright for this hard-working, dependable and highly-versatile, observational, physical/comedic actor and writer.- Edwin Morton was born on 12 March 1884 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for St. Ives (1960). He died in 1966 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Eileen Sheridan was born on 18 October 1923 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Duck Egg Blue (2020), Come on Eileen (2014) and The One Show (2006). She was married to Kenneth Sheridan. She died on 12 February 2023 in Isleworth, Greater London, England, UK.
- Legendary British stage actress who made a few silent film appearances. The daughter of strolling players, she was born in Coventry into an almost exclusively theatrical family. Her grandparents were actors, as were all six of her siblings. But only her son, Edward Gordon Craig, would in any way approach her fame in the theatre, albeit as a designer rather than as an actor. She made her debut in 1856 at the age of 8 before an audience which included Queen Victoria. By age 11, she had played a dozen roles including Puck. At 16, after showing early brilliance, she played "An American Cousin" (a year before the famed American production clouded by Lincoln's assassination) and then retired. After six years, still only 22, she returned to the stage and in 1875 played a landmark Portia in "The Merchant of Venice." For the next three decades, she played every major Shakespearean role opposite the greatest British tragedians, in England and in America. Her long association with theatrical giant Henry Irving ended with his death, but a year later, in 1906, she began a long professional and personal relationship with George Bernard Shaw. After more than half a century onstage, she undertook a tour of England, America, and Australia, lecturing on the theatre and on Shakespeare. She was coaxed into a film appearance in 1916 and played in a handful of additional pictures through 1922. Created a Dame by George V in 1925, she was the recipient of virtually every honor available to a figure of the English-speaking stage. After a long illness, she died at 81 from a combination of stroke and heart attack at her home in Smallhythe Place, Tenterdon, Kent, England. Her long estranged husband, James Carew, survived her.
- Ellise Chappell was born on 21 March 1992 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Yesterday (2019), Poldark (2015) and Deliver Us Mars (2023).
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Emma Fryer was born in Coventry, England, UK. She is known for Kill List (2011), In the Dark (2017) and Home Time (2009).