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British-born Esmé Bianco is an internationally-acclaimed actress and performer, best-known for her role as "Ros" in the Emmy Award-winning show, Game of Thrones (2011).

Degree-educated in Drama and Theatre Arts at London's Goldsmiths University; Bianco's acting career started with performances in music videos for the likes of Robbie Williams and Slayer, and UK television appearances on BBC and Channel 4; before she was cast as "Ros" in the pilot episode of HBO's "Game of Thrones".

Although originally cast in the pilot for only one scene opposite Peter Dinklage, Bianco's talent spoke volumes and changed the course of the series. Astounded by her single performance, executives boldly swayed from the books on which "Game of Thrones" is based, turning "Ros", a one-time guest star fabricated for the pilot into a series regular. Interestingly, after getting the series green light, the original pilot episode was totally re-shot with the exception of Bianco's first scene with Dinklage; a scene which garnered her a three-season run. "Game of Thrones" secured her a loyal fan base across the globe and her popularity continues to grow along with her rising film career.

Bianco has enjoyed a successful modeling career, fronting campaigns for luxury lingerie brands, such as Agent Provocateur, Modern Courtesan and Atsuko Kudo, and has traveled the world with her burlesque and cabaret shows, creating high octane performances for the likes of Sting, the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, W hotel, Ministry of Sound and Vanity Fair.

She lives in Los Angeles.

Cheryl Campbell is an English actress, probably best known in the United States for her role as Eileen in Dennis Potter's Pennies from Heaven (1978), for which she received a BAFTA nomination as Best Television Actress. The following year, she won the award for her roles in three shows: Testament of Youth (1979), Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979) and Une maison, une histoire (1980).

Born in 1949 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, she studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), then went on to apprentice in repertory theater, most notably with Birmingham Rep. She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), during which time she played, among many other roles, Nora Helmer, in Ibsen's "A Doll's House". For her performance as Nora she won the prestigious Olivier Award in 1983 for Best Actress in a Revival. She is a member of the Royal National Theatre.

Mike Newell was born on 28 March 1942 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Donnie Brasco (1997). He is married to Bernice Stegers. They have three children.

Shalom Brune-Franklin was born on 18 August 1994 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Baby Reindeer (2024), Dune: Prophecy (2024) and The Tourist (2022).

English-born actress, Juliet Harmer was born on 11 May, 1941, as Juliet Linda Harmer. She's appeared in several well-known British series, as well as working with several well-known actors. Amongst the shows and episodes Ms Harmer's appeared on, are: Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Sting in the Tail (1965), The Avengers (1961) and Department S (1969). Some of the actors with whom she's appeared are: Patrick McGoohan, in Secret Agent (1964), Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee. Ms Harmer's been married to Bill Alexander since June 1977. They've 2 children. Previously, Ms Harmer was married to William Squire.

Jane Hawking was born on 29 March 1944 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is a writer, known for The Theory of Everything (2014), Hawking (2013) and Hawking: Can You Hear Me? (2021). She has been married to Jonathan Hellyer Jones since 1997. She was previously married to Stephen Hawking.

Graeme Harper was originally a child actor, appearing in adaptations of The Pickwick Papers (1952) and The Silver Sword (1957) among other productions, before becoming a floor assistant at the BBC in 1965 and then an assistant floor manager in 1969. He worked on the serials Colony in Space: Episode One (1971), Planet of the Daleks: Episode One (1973) and Planet of the Spiders: Part One (1974) during the Jon Pertwee years, and The Seeds of Doom: Part One (1976) and Warriors' Gate: Part One (1981) in the Tom Baker era.

In 1980 Harper started on the BBC's director's course. The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984) was the first job he got as a freelance director after working on Angels (1975) for Julia Smith. Harper went on to direct one further Doctor Who (1963) story, Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985), and was also to have directed the third story in the abandoned season twenty-three, which would have been either Philip Martin's "Mission to Magnus" or Robert Holmes's "Yellow Fever and How to Cure It".

Harper quickly became one of the industry's most competent and sought-after directors, working on almost every popular drama series in the UK. In 1993, he was scheduled to direct "The Dark Dimension", the ultimately aborted 30th anniversary Doctor Who (1963) story.

Rolfe Kent was born in 1963 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a composer and producer, known for Up in the Air (2009), Downsizing (2017) and Sideways (2004).

Rod Argent was born on 14 June 1945 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Titane (2021).

Jeremy Summers was born on 18 August 1931 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Ghost of Monk's Island (1966), Five Golden Dragons (1967) and Dateline Diamonds (1965). He was married to Shirley Summers. He died on 14 December 2016 in the UK.

Martin Gooch was born in St. Albans, England.

Martin Gooch is the only two-time winner of BBC Best Director. He has directed six feature films, Including Argh and the Quest for the Golden Dragon Skull. He has a Master's Degree in screenwriting from The University of the Arts London and has written over 20 screenplays, many of which have been optioned and bought. He has director credits on over a dozen shows and feature-length productions across scripted drama and comedy on the major UK international television channels. He has also directed many award-winning shorts, commercials and promos. He worked for Disney/Marvel on an Ant-Man and the Wasp spin-off as a producer and Directed the feature-length live performance film Night of a Thousand Vampires by The Damned to went to number one in the UK Music Film charts.

His TV and interactive work has won a BAFTA and been nominated for an EMMY. He has won dozens of Best Director and Best Production awards at festivals worldwide and the prestigious World Fest Best Director and Bram Stoker Best director awards. He grew up in the UK and began his career in film and TV as a camera assistant and operator on major studio movies, including Harry Potter, James Bond - Goldeneye, Judge Dredd and The Muppets.

In 2018 Martin was a winner with the Trinity Challenge backed by ARRI Media and Directors UK and wrote and directed the one-shot short film A Midwinter Night's Dream, filmed all in one shot using the ARRI Trinity Stabilisation system.

Martin has a Master's degree in screenwriting from The University of the Arts London,

Buddie Wilkinson was born on 17 November 1991 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a producer, known for No Time to Die (2021), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

Richard Beaumont was born on 5 April 1961 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Scrooge (1970), Lorna Doone (1976) and Shades of Bad (2015). He died on 26 April 2022.

Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom as Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, he is a British author, poet, playwright, and librettist, best known for his children's books. He was born as the second child of actors Tony Van Bridge and Kippe Cammaerts, his older brother is a director Pieter Morpurgo. Being born during the Second World War, he was evacuated to Northumberland as a child, along with his brother before moving to London and then to Bradwell-on-Sea. He was sent to a boarding school at 7. Encouraged by his father, he tried for the Army before dropping out of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst after nine months to attend King's College London, reading English, French, and Philosophy. He worked as a teacher before starting his writing career. His first book, All Around the Year, was co-written by Morpurgo's mentor Ted Hughes. He wrote dozens of books, many of which were adapted into movies, including Friend or Foe (1982), When the Whales Came (1989), and Private Peaceful (2012), and the theatre adaptation of [error] won many awards, including two Olivier Awards and five Tony Awards. In addition to his work as a writer, he's involved with charities aiming to help children. He's been married to Clare Morpurgo (nee Lane) since 1963, they have three children.

Paul was born 7 March 1977 in St Albans, England. His first big break was when Paul landed a part in a local performance of West Side Story. He then enrolled on a performing arts course, joined the National Youth Music Theatre's production of Pendragon and then took an acting and musical theatre course at Mountview Drama School. In the evenings he sung with a rock band. Then when he was 22 he joined the pop group S Club 7.

Una Brandon-Jones was born on 24 April 1916 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Withnail and I (1987), Chaplin (1992) and All Creatures Great & Small (1978). She was married to John Gold. She died on 22 December 2010 in London, England, UK.

Simon Grover was born on 25 November 1966 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Nuzzle and Scratch (2008) and Wibbly Pig (2009).

Graeme Purdy was born on 1 April 1963 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a set decorator, known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Aladdin (2019) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014).

Hugo Napier was born on 18 June 1946 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), All My Children (1970) and Flight of the Intruder (1991).

Oscar Beuselinck was born on 24 April 1969 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Sexy Beast (2000), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and King Arthur (2004).

Annette Benson was born in 1897 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Downhill (1927), Shooting Stars (1928) and Le berceau de dieu (1926). She was married to George Clarke Torry and Norman Mosley Penzer. She died on 27 January 1979 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.

Arthur Melbourne Cooper was born in St. Albans, England, in 1874. He was one of the founders of the British film industry and the creator of the world's first animation films (or "trick" films, as he called them). Matches: An Appeal (1899) was made for a government advertising campaign to invite public donations of matches for soldiers fighting in the Boer War. Prior to 1900, Melbourne Cooper worked with pioneer cinematographer Birt Acres. Although specializing in animation (Dolly's Toys (1902), he also produced fiction and live action movies.

He established Alpha Trading Company in St. Albans in 1904, and wrote and directed films under contract for other organizations. From 1904-1909 he co-directed with Robert W. Paul, experimenting with movies that combined live-action footage with model animation and fantasy story lines. These included Toy Maker and Good Fairy (1904), The Fairy Godmother (1906), Dreams of Toyland (1908) and Tale of the Ark (1909). After Paul's retirement in 1910, Melbourne Cooper continued to produce and direct, such as Cinderella (1912), Wooden Athletes (1912) The Toymaker's Dream (1910). Alpha was a surprisingly early example of a vertically integrated production, distribution and exhibition company. The company's office were adjacent to the studio site which, which covered nearly two acres and included a restaurant, hairdressing salon, shops, public baths and a single-screen theater, a forerunner of the concept popularized by recent multiplex operators. Renamed the Poly, and still under the management of Cooper, it was re-opened as the Regent with a Palais de Dance in the basement in 1926. Unfortunately, the site was destroyed by fire in 1927.

Arthur Melbourne Cooper died in Barnet, Hertfordshire, in 1961.

Jim Rodford was born on 7 July 1941 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Return to Waterloo (1984), Inside Argent (2005) and The Kinks: You Really Got Me (1980). He was married to Jean. He died on 20 January 2018 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

John Saunders was born on 27 October 1921 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Professionals (1977), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Wednesday Play (1964). He died on 23 July 1992 in London, England, UK.

Emma Crosby was born on 5 June 1977 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She has been married to Tom Robinson since 2008.