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Amir Wilson was born on 6 February 2004 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Secret Garden (2020) and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019).

Natalie Lisinska burst onto the Canadian acting scene soon after graduating from Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre School, when she was cast as the lead in "At the Hotel", a series directed by Ken Finkleman for the CBC. Other leading roles soon followed. Adept at both comedy and drama, Natalie was the series lead of "Insecurity" (CBC) for two seasons and won a Canadian Screen Award for her recurring role in the acclaimed dramatic series "Orphan Black" (BBC America). Natalie has worked extensively in Canadian film and television including leading roles on "The Lake" (Prime Video), "Northern Rescue" (Netflix/CBC), "The Expanse" (SyFy), "Mary Kills People" (Global) and "Young People F*cking" (Maple Pictures). A bright light wherever she goes, Natalie is energized and grounded by the live wires at home, her always hilarious son and actor/writer husband, Matthew MacFadzean.

Emily Bevan was born on 11 August 1982 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Breathe (2017), Testament of Youth (2014) and Grantchester (2014).

Lol Crawley was born on 2 November 1974 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for The Brutalist (2024), White Noise (2022) and 45 Years (2015).

Laurie Kynaston was born on 24 February 1994 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Cradle to Grave (2015), Fool Me Once (2024) and Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019).

Jonathan Holmes was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is known for InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Hulk Vs. (2009).

Tim Preece was born on 5 August 1938 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Ghost Writer (2010), Vanity Fair (2004) and Porterhouse Blue (1987). He has been married to Gillian Wray since 1973. They have two children.

Professional Stunt Coordinator and Performer, Justin has stunt doubled many actors in a wide range of productions from Kevin Costner to Sean Bean and Billy Zane to Charlie Hunnam as well as Stunt Coordinating the action on many television and film productions.

He is a three time SAG Award winner for his stunt work on Skyfall, Wonder Woman and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 as well as SAG Award nominations for Doctor Strange, Fast and Furious 6 and The Batman.

At a very young age Justin was introduced into the equestrian world having been born into a family horse business in Shropshire, UK. Through his early life and into his teen years Justin was heavily involved in show jumping and mounted games and with the latter sport he represented England on eight occasions, at the highest level with the Great Britain team and became British Champion in 1995 and Reserve World Champion in 2004.

At the age of 18, Justin auditioned for a medieval jousting team about to embark on a World Tour which was to take in Europe, Asia and Russia and was successful. Valuable live stunt show experience was gained at this early age and many years on Justin was to form the Knights of the Damned - Jousting Team, an award winning modern day jousting stunt outfit.

Through love of performing action and stunts in a live show format, Justin trained to become a professional stuntman and was accepted onto the prestigious British Stunt Register and since then has gone on to amass over 300 credits in television and film, including Spectre, Skyfall, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars and the Harry Potter Films.

Justin is also a keen boxer, training and fighting regularly with WBF World Title Challenger, Roddy Doran and Doran Boxing Promotions.

Justin is a Full Member (Stunt Coordinator) of the British Stunt Register and regularly coordinates stunts for production companies . Justin is also Actors Theatre School trained.

"Rolling with Punches" is the title of Justin's autobiography, released in 2022 it details his life in the Stunt Industry over the last 30 years.

Christopher Goh was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Day of the Jackal (2024), Secret Invasion (2023) and Hunter Killer (2018).

Paul Jones began his career in the late '80's working at Pinewood Studios in England on such films as Nightbreed, Highlander II:The Quickening and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. For the latter Jones was solely responsible for redesigning and applying the iconic "Pinhead" make-up.

In 1993 Jones relocated to Toronto, Canada to start his own company. Over the past 30 years, Paul Jones Effects Studio provided effects for such feature films as Ginger Snaps, Bride of Chucky, Resident Evil: Retribution 3D, Silent Hill, Shoot 'Em Up, Silent Hill: Revelation (3D) and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (for which he received a Canadian Screen award for outstanding makeup).

For television, Jones was makeup effects designer on several series include Orphan Black, F/X The Series, Man Seeking Woman, and CTV's Cardinal (for which he received another Canadian Screen award for outstanding makeup) as well as creating all prosthetic effects for season one of Amazon's The Boys.

Recently becoming freelance, Paul has been able to contribute his artist skills on the UK prosthetics teams for the new Wes Anderson feature film Asteroid City and Season 3 of Netflix's The Witcher.

He is currently Prosthetics and Animatronics Designer on season 6 of the hit FX series What We Do In The Shadows.

Damian Anderson was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. Damian is a producer and production manager, known for 11817, The Acolyte (2024) and The Marvels (2023).

Charles Robert Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now widely accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history, and he was honored by burial in Westminster Abbey.

Lee Phillips is a double BAFTA winning documentary filmmaker from the UK. He is known for the multi award-winning 'Beyond the Clouds' (1999), the BAFTA, RTS, NTA and Bulldog nominated prison series 'Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury' (2013) and the acclaimed BAFTA winning series 'How to Start Your Own Country' (2005) for the BBC.

John R. Walker was born on 31 March 1972 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Nemesis 5: The New Model (2017) and The Great British Massacre.

Prim Cotton was born in 1947 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Professionals (1977), Coronation Street (1960) and Joint Account (1989).

Pax Baldwin was born on 6 November 1991 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Renaissance (2006), Paradise Cafe (2009) and The Snow Queen (2005).

Anthony Nutting was born on 11 January 1920 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is known for Our World (1986), World in Action (1963) and Alan Clark's History of the Tory Party (1997). He was married to Margarita Sanchez, Ann Gunning Parker and Gillian Strutt. He died on 24 February 1999 in London, England, UK.

John Wolskel was born in 1964 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Crucible of the Vampire (2019), I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) and Space Adventure Cobra (1982).

Charles Dyer was born on 7 July 1928 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Staircase (1969) and The Knack... and How to Get It (1965). He was married to Fiona Jean Thomson. He died on 23 January 2021 in England.

Thom Robson is an award-winning composer for film, television, and games. Originally born in Shrewsbury, he now lives and works in London.

Recent works include Predators (Soundology for Sky), Everything Is Out To Get Me (Kino Films), and The Wall - Climb For Gold, written with Nainita Desai, which Mark Kermode listed as one of his top scores of 2022.

Notably, he contributed music to the second series of Stranger Things (Netflix), wrote additional music for the BAFTA-winning documentary The Missing Children (Soundology/True Vision), and the true crime documentary series Sophie - A Murder in West Cork. (Netflix).

Upcoming works include Dwarf Story (Embankment/ITV), LOBO, directed by Sean Connolly, Sam Baron's Office Royale, A Letter To Black Men directed by Kiosa Sukami, and an as-yet-untitled deep-sea exploration documentary series.

He works from his studio in Bermondsey, surrounded by vintage synthesizers and keyboards, which he uses to create unique and distinctive sounds.

Cheryl Jones was born on 23 June 1992 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sex Scene (2009).

Glynn Williams was born on 30 March 1939 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.

Frederick Oakeley was born on 5 September 1802 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He died on 29 January 1880 in Islington, London, England, UK.

Kelly Edwards was born on 9 January 1991 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.

Statman Sean Kelly was born on 14 July 1980 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Save the Crew: The Battle for Columbus (2021), Save the Crew: The Fans vs. The System - Columbus Crew Documentary (2017) and Superweapon: Run (2022).