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English actor, writer, and comedian Simon Pegg was born Simon John Beckingham in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, to Gillian Rosemary (Smith), a civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician. His parents divorced when he was seven. He later took his stepfather's surname "Pegg." He was educated at Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School in Gloucestershire and went on to Stratford-upon-Avon College to study English literature and performance studies. He then attended the University of Bristol, and earned a bachelor's degree in drama. In the early 2000s, Pegg moved to London and began forging a successful career in stand-up comedy. Television opportunities followed including roles in Six Pairs of Pants (1995), Asylum (1996), and We Know Where You Live (1997). In 1999, Pegg and Jessica Hynes teamed up to write and star in cult sitcom Spaced (1999), directed by Edgar Wright. The series also featured Pegg's best friend Nick Frost. Pegg's breakthrough in film came with the zom-rom-com Shaun of the Dead (2004), which he also co-wrote with director Edgar Wright. Again, the film featured Nick Frost. The trio also scored a hit with police comedy Hot Fuzz (2007). Further film successes followed for Pegg, notably in the iconic role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in Star Trek (2009) and alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).

Heather West was born on 17 October 1970 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She died on 19 June 1987 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Yasmin Bannerman was born in 1972 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Killing Me Softly (2002), Life on Mars (2006) and Doctor Who (2005).

Henry James Beach (born March 9, 1942 in Gloucester) is the long-time manager of the British rock band Queen and its individual members. He was nicknamed "Miami" by the band members, a play on his surname. He took over as manager of the band in 1978 after he had acted on their behalf as a lawyer.

Beach is co-founder of Transistor Project, a digital pump put together with Blur's Dave Rowntree.

Beach lives in Montreux, Switzerland and is married to Claudia Beach, and has a daughter and a son, Ol Beach, who is the frontman for the band Yellowire and was formerly the keyboard player for the rock band Wire Daisies, discovered by Queen's Roger Taylor.

Samuel Victor is a British feature film and television actor, producer, director and writer, best known for playing Torius Chord (Blue Two) in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), and the title role in Captain Superb and the Angel of Destiny (2024). He has produced many feature films in the UK and USA, including The Last Scout (2017), LiveJustine (2015) and Night of the Living 3D Dead (2013). A member of RetroUnlim and the Ministry of Retrogaming he regularly works with top YouTube and Twitch personalities producing games industry documentaries, and was an executive producer on Digitiser: The Show (2018). He is also an experienced animator, who trained with Don Bluth, Richard Williams and has worked as freelance in various capacities for the Walt Disney Corporation.

Samuel entered the entertainment industry in 1997, starting in music after winning a national song-writing competition, and going on to win a world-wide competition to work with R. Kelly. After an appearance on BBC Radio 1, he met D12, and worked with them on several occasions, and went on to ghost-write and produce for several major label artists. After meeting Stormzy whilst working on Brotherhood (2016), he rapped with him on his SnapChat and was encouraged to release a single to promote the film, which amassed over a million views on VEVO.

Always interested in film, Samuel started making music videos and writing for film soundtracks, and from 2009 to 2010 he worked as an apprentice on over 100 film and television projects to (in his words) "learn the industry", and working uncredited as a supporting artist or runner on several major blockbuster franchises. He wrote and directed his first feature film The Perfect Love Song (2011) in 2009, which gained recognition from BAFTA, screened at the British Film Institute for Valentines Day, and was remastered for DVD release in 2013, and in HD for Streaming via Amazon Prime in 2017.

A lifelong Star Wars fan, Samuel has worked with the brand in many ways including being a Founder Member of Force for Change, organizing charity events at the famous Hamleys toy store, and running a half marathon with Paula Radcliffe at Disneyland Paris. After auditioning for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), he was offered the role of Torius Chord in the re-shoots of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), where his suggested re-write of "Just let the girl speak!" became a somewhat iconic line, leading to him founding a charity initiative through the Welsh Film Institute to help female writers and directors break into the industry by providing funding, training and equipment.

Samuel has been awarded two BAFTA bursaries, as a producer and screenwriter. He is the author of industry text books "The Filmmaker's Bible" and "The Filmmaker's Dictionary", and has taught filmmaking techniques in the "Four Hour Film School". After meeting Paul J. Franklin at The Guardian newspaper, they discussed developing his first "Hollywood Budget" film, which lead to him founding Victorious MCG, and writing and directing his first "Blockbuster", the forthcoming Captain Superb and the Angel of Destiny (2024).

Born June 16th. 1947 in Gloucester City England.

Ray Williams has been in the music and film business since the age of 16 when meeting Cathy McGowan, the presenter of legendary UK music show 'Ready Steady Go', who invited him to the show , he became a fixture as an unpaid assistant, Cathy realizing he needed 'a proper job' introduced him to Beatles publicist Brian Sommerville who needed a P.A., Ray took the job and worked with The Kinks, Sonny & Cher and Tommy Roe.

As head of A&R for Liberty Records he placed an advertisement in the NME looking for talent and discovered Elton John and introduced him to lyricist Bernie Taupin, forging one of the most prolific songwriting teams in rock history.

Ray became personal manager for Elton during his first five albums before going on to manage Gerry Rafferty's Stealers Wheel.

Ray has been the music supervisor on more than 70 films, television projects, including the multi Academy Award-winning film (1988) Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor that included Best Original Music Score (David Byrne,Ryuichi Sakamoto & Cong Su') and Bertolucci's 'The Sheltering Sky (1990) that won the Golden Globe Best Original Score composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto with additional music by Richard Horowitz and worked with many composers including Stanley Myers, Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, Howard Shore, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Eric Serra.

His passion for helping new and emerging talent has lead him to develop a precleared music licensing rights, music supervision platform crumbsmusic.com based in Chapel Hill-Raleigh North Carolina where he now lives .

Edith Tolkien was the wife and muse of novelist J. R. R. Tolkien and the inspiration for his fictional characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Evenstar.

Edith Tolkien died on 29 November 1971 at the age of 82, and was buried in Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford. Tolkien was buried with her when he died twenty-one months later. Below the names on their grave are the names of the characters of Beren and Lúthien.

Matthew John was born on 10 June 1978 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for You're Not You (2014), Hedda Gabler (2016) and The Real Greatest Showmen (2021).

Charlie Stayt was born in June 1962 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Red Nose Day Actually (2017), Mohammed (2014) and BBC Sport: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (2023). He has been married to Annie Breckell since 1995. They have two children.

John Thornton was born on 28 May 1944 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Morte d'Arthur (1984). He died on 17 February 1993 in Chiswick, London, England, UK.

Stephanie Clive was born in April 1985 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (1997).

David Gladwell was born in 1935 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Memoirs of a Survivor (1981), Requiem for a Village (1975) and If.... (1968).

Tony Guy was born in 1929 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Tony was a director, known for Watership Down (1978), When the Wind Blows (1986) and Habatales (1959). Tony died in 2014 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Alexandra Lesley Phillips was born on 26 December 1983 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Berkely Mather was born on 25 February 1909 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Berkely was a writer, known for Dr. No (1962), The Avengers (1961) and The DuPont Show of the Week (1961). Berkely was married to Kay Jones. Berkely died on 7 April 1996 in Brede, Rye, East Sussex, England, UK.

Alexander Kaminski was born on 4 June 1981 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Alexander is known for Children of Men (2006), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).

Chris Wilson was born on 26 July 1984 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is known for Watchmen (2009), Ghost in the Shell (2017) and The Predator (2018).

Alastair Cook was born on 25 December 1984 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Hugh Worsnip was born on 5 June 1943 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He has been married to Janette Sollis since 1966. They have two children.

Justin Champion was born in 1960 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He died on 10 June 2020 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK.

Lilian Oldland was born on 7 February 1903 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Virginia's Husband (1928), Passion Island (1927) and Jealousy (1931). She was married to Edward Percy and Reginald Denham. She died on 29 September 1984 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.

James Artaius was born on 7 January 1981 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Chamber (2016), Galavant (2015) and Will (2017).

Barbara Maxwell was born on 13 June 1943 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She was a producer, known for Question Time (1979), Election 83 (1983) and The Frost Interview (1974). She was married to Brian Ash. She died on 3 January 2025.

Michael Hurd was born on 19 December 1928 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Girls (1968), Scrubbers (1982) and Sunday Pursuit (1990). He died on 8 August 2006 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, UK.

Brian Owen-Smith was born in 1916 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is a costume designer, known for The Last of Sheila (1973), Lisa (1962) and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970).