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Jenny Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. The daughter of an army officer, she spent her childhood traveling and living in different countries. Her film career began at the age of 12 in East of Sudan (1964), which was quickly followed by Ballerina: Part 1 (1966) and Ballerina: Part 2 (1966), and A Man Could Get Killed (1966). Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise (1968), Long After Summer (1967), Star! (1968), I Start Counting (1970), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970), and The Wild Duck (1971).

In 1970, she appeared in what was her real big break as a child star: The Railway Children (1970), as "Bobbie". The next year, Hollywood called and she spent several years there, appearing in such works as The Cherry Orchard (1971), Walkabout (1971), and The Snow Goose (1971) with Richard Harris, for which she received an Emmy Award. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed A War of Children (1972) and Shelley (1972).

In 1976, Jenny really came to the attention of US film audiences with her starring role in the science-fiction classic Logan's Run (1976) with Michael York. Though not a critical favorite, it was a huge box-office success and spawned a television series. She also starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in a well-received made-for-TV version of the famous Dumas tale The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) and turned in a solid performance in the WW II thriller The Eagle Has Landed (1976) with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. The next year, she starred in Peter Shaffer's weighty Equus (1977) as "Jill Mason", alongside Richard Burton. Among her other TV and film work during the 1970s were Dominique (1979), School Play (1979), and The Riddle of the Sands (1979).

In 1981, she played "Desdemona" opposite William Marshall in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981). Other Shakespeare performances include "King Lear", Love's Labour's Lost (1985) as "Rosaline" for the BBC and Romeo & Juliet (1993) as "Lady Capulet". During this time, she was in numerous films and television series, including Sweet William (1980), Beulah Land (1980), The Survivor (1981), Amy (1981), and one of the films for which she is most fondly remembered, An American Werewolf in London (1981). She also appeared in This Office Life (1984), Secret Places (1984), Silas Marner (1985), Dark Tower (1987), Miss Right (1982), and King of the Wind (1989).

In the 1990s, she concentrated mainly on television, with roles in TECX (1990); Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990); Red Dwarf (1988); The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994); The Buccaneers (1995); And the Beat Goes On (1996); September (1996) with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna, and Jacqueline Bisset; A Respectable Trade (1998) with Warren Clarke, Anna Massey, and Richard Briers. Her theatrical films during this period included Darkman (1990) with Liam Neeson; and Blue Juice (1995) with Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. She also appeared as "Mrs. Bruce" in two feature-length episodes of the popular ITV series Bramwell (1995) in which she starred with Jemma Redgrave. She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows such as The Red Dwarf (1998); Boon (1986); The Equalizer (1985) with Edward Woodward; The Twilight Zone (1985); Magnum, P.I. (1980) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974).

Jenny married to Johan Tham in August 1990. They have one son Jonathan, born in December 1990 and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - with which she has been involved for many years.

James Brian Mark Purefoy was born and brought up in Taunton, Somerset, England, the son of Shirley (Taylor), who ran an employment agency, and Anthony Chetwynd Purefoy. After leaving school at the age of sixteen, he took a succession of different jobs, including working on a pig farm and as a porter at Yeovil District Hospital, before travelling and working extensively throughout Europe. At eighteen, James returned to college to take his A-Levels, one of which was Drama. It was there that he realised that this was something he felt inspired by and so applied for and was accepted onto the acting course at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Whilst playing the title role in "Henry V" in the first term of his final year at Central, he was seen by a casting director from the RSC and invited to join the company, immediately, in Stratford. Although initially asked only to play "Ferdinand" in Nicholas Hytner's production of "The Tempest", he left the RSC two years later having performed in eight productions and been directed by the likes of Adrian Noble, Roger Michell and Gene Saks playing, amongst other, "Edgar" in "King Lear" and "Malcolm" in "Macbeth". Over the next six years, he divided his time between theatre and television. In the theatre, he worked with Katie Mitchell on "Women of Troy" at the Gate; Matthew Warchus, Ken Stott and Jude Law on "Death of a Salesman" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse; Iain Glen on "Hamlet" at Bristol Old Vic; Bill Alexander in a critically-acclaimed season at Birmingham Rep, playing leading parts in "The Servant", "The Way of the World" and "Macbeth"; and with Simon Callow, Joseph Fiennes, Rupert Graves, and Helen McCrory, on "Les Enfants du Paradis", again for the RSC.

As well as appearing in the BBC's landmark period drama, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996), he has always chosen to do a wide variety of parts on television, to avoid being typecast. From the psychopathic rapist in BBC1's Calling the Shots (1993) with Lynn Redgrave to the fraudster "Darius Guppy" in LWT's "The Prince"; from the urbane observer "Nick Jenkins" in Channel 4's A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) to the sad stalker in Granada's series, Metropolis (2000), James has always managed to confound people's expectations of him. Over the last few years, he has been busy making feature films, on average at the rate of three a year. Early credits include "Jedd Wainwright" in Feast of July (1995) for "Merchant Ivory", and as the bisexual Irish baker, "Brendan" in Rose Troche's Bedrooms and Hallways (1998). From the alcoholic roustabout "Tom Bertram" in Mansfield Park (1999) to the wannabee "Bond" actor "Carl Phipps" in Maybe Baby (2000); the gambling, womanising "Daniel" in Women Talking Dirty (1999) with Helena Bonham Carter to the noble, enigmatic "Prince Edward" in Brian Helgeland's A Knight's Tale (2001).

He has continued to surprise those who seek to pigeon-hole him in his film career - always choosing to play parts that juxtapose strongly with the one he has just completed. Last year, he returned to the theatre to play the rake "Ned Loveless" in Trevor Nunn's acclaimed production of "The Relapse" at the National Theatre in London, before embarking on the biggest challenge he has yet faced - playing "George" in the big budget George and the Dragon (2004), with, among others, Michael Clarke Duncan, Val Kilmer, Piper Perabo and Patrick Swayze. This movie will be released in the summer of 2003. He lives alone in London.

Richard Lintern is a Film Television and Stage actor based in London.

He started life in Somerset England, studied at Durham University, then won a scholarship to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Since graduating he has worked extensively across many disciplines, enjoying success at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre whilst developing a varied and rewarding film and television career. He also has a highly successful voice over career, including narrating BAFTA winning documentaries and voicing animated and games-based characters.

From 2013 til 2020 he starred as Thomas Chamberlain in BBC! Primetime drama Silent Witness, enjoying his role as one of the series' central figures. He left in 2020 to concentrate on developing other projects, both screen and stage based

Pattie Boyd was born on 17 March 1944 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Der Kommissar (1969), The Beatles: A Day in the Life (1967) and Miss O'Dell. She has been married to Rod Weston since 30 April 2015. She was previously married to Eric Clapton and George Harrison.

Hermione Gulliford was in born in Somerset, England. In 1994, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama.

In addition to Hermione's many appearances in the theatre, her theatre credits include, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony & Cleopatra & Love for Love, all with the Royal Shakespeare Company; and at the National Theatre in Polly Stenham's Hotel and 3 Winters by Tena Stivicic.

Her first television appearance was in The Bill. Other credits for television include the role of Sophie in Jane Eyre, the role of Kim in Oktober, the role of Hermione Trumpington-Bonnet in Monarch of the Glen, Elizabeth Addis in Foyle's War, Lydia in the IT Crowd and the role of Roxanna MacMillan in Holby City in Series 19/20. She also played Buster Smith's lawyer in Hollyoaks .

Emily MacDonagh was born on 16 August 1989 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. She has been married to Peter Andre since 11 July 2015. They have three children.

Alan Gifford was born on March 11, 1911 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA as John Lennox. He was an actor, known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Saint (1962), and Phase IV (1974). He was married to Blanch. He later remarried to Beatrix Gifford, taking her surname as his stage name. Together they had one daughter. He died on March 20, 1989 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Jack Lea is a non-binary, British-Australian actor from Somerset, England who lives in Los Angeles. Jack made their theatrical debut at Edinburgh Festival and went on to beat thousands in competition for a place in the UK's National Youth Film Academy. He lived in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles; where they appeared on NBC's 'Chicago Med' and studied improvisation at The iO Theater. Jack recently worked on Sam Barlow's 'Immortality' and Amazon Prime's 'Expats'.

Fiona Curzon was born on 7 June 1946 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Femme Fatale (2002), Yellow Dog (1973) and Highlander: The Raven (1998). She has been married to Oliver Tom Nickalls since 1982. They have one child. She was previously married to Noel Curzon.

Ivor Salter was born on 22 August 1925 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Einer frisst den anderen (1964), The Black Arrow (1958) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1960). He died on 21 June 1991 in Warwickshire, England, UK.

Frank Marlowe was born on 24 December 1906 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder in the Blue Room (1944), The Lone Ranger (1949) and Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947). He died on 30 March 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Michael Pattemore was born on 18 August 1955 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.

Deborah Meaden is an entrepreneur who launched her first business venture while still in her teens, and had multiple business ventures in the leisure and retail industry before becoming one of the titular "Dragons" on Dragons' Den (2005).

Her involvement in Dragon's Den since 2006 has led to multiple other television appearances, including playing "herself" in Episode #7.6 (2017) and in Conned Out of Luck (2010). Parodied by Harry Enfield as "the grumpy woman", she also got to appear opposite Enfield in one of his Dragon's Den spoofs for Comic Relief 2009 (2009), playing a Victorian version of herself.

James Woolley was born in 1945 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. He is an actor, known for What a Girl Wants (2003), I'll Be There (2003) and One for Sorrow (2022).

Beau Plested was born on 4 July 2009 in Taunton, Somerset. He is an actor, known for The Wasp (2024) and The Distance Between (2022).

Colleen Clifford was born on 17 November 1898 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Year My Voice Broke (1987), Number 96 (1972) and Frauds (1993). She was married to Douglas 'Jerry' Blackford. She died on 7 April 1996 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Eric achieved national recognition for his role as a regular cast member on Season 3 of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Zoom (1997).

His acting career began when his third grade class put on a series of plays from an anthology the students were reading. From there, he was hooked. At the suggestion of his teacher Eric signed up for an acting summer camp and although he was too young for the program, he was allowed to join because of a glowing review from his teacher. From here, all bets were off as Eric stole the show each summer for five summers. One day he saw an advertisement for an open call for the second incarnation of Zoom." Although he did not make the first cut, Eric's determination pushed him to try again the following year. Timing is everything, and he was cast as one of seven cast out of over 3,000 kids who auditioned.

After "Zoom," Eric took some time off from professional acting to focus on his academics at Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Massachusetts, where his interests led him to excel in academics and sports, as well as theatre. He was the captain of the track team while stealing the show again in school plays, earning Highest Honors all four years. Upon graduating second in his class as the school's Salutatorian, Eric enrolled in Emerson College in Boston, where he starting focusing more on his acting career. His work during college included regional theatre, commercials, feature films, and he continued to be involved as both an actor and stage combat director in the main stage plays and student films at Emerson, while still making Dean's List each semester and graduating Magna Cum Laude. Eric's theatre credits at Emerson include playing Oberon and Theseus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," as well as roles in various student films. Eric was awarded the college's prestigious Isabel Sanford Scholarship, which is designated to assist minority students studying theatre, media, and/or technical arts.

Harvey Puttock was born in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Are We Doing This? (2024), Life's a Show (2021) and Yes, Virginia (2019).

Rosemary Lord was born on 16 May 1947 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for 101 Dalmatians (1996), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990).

Paul Billing was born in July 1957 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995), The Angel Makers and Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2000).

Scott Sousa is a New York City-based grip technician. He was born in southeastern Massachusetts. He is the youngest of two children. His parents, João and Anna, immigrated to the United States from São Miguel, Açores. In high school, Scott was introduced to Charles Bukowski and he remains to be a driving influence in his life today. Scott showed an early fondness for film making and shot several comedy skits with his cousins and music videos with friends. He attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and received a BA in Communication. There, he wrote, directed and starred in several shorts and worked on a live television crew for a class. To help pay for college expenses, Scott often worked 40 hours a week as a bus driver on top of a full class load. Scott interned at Troma in late 2009, where he earned editing and intern credit on various projects including Meat Weed America, Bazaar Bizarre, Mad Dog Morgan and A Fistful of Troma.

In September of 2014, his Canon DSLR was lost in transit on a domestic flight from Newark, NJ to Madison, WI, and since then he has advocated for better airline lost and found protocols.

Bill Shapter was born in May 1945 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. Bill is an editor and producer, known for Beautiful Thing (1996), Imagine Me & You (2005) and Ultraviolet (1998).

Steve McCormick was born on 4 May 1914 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for It Happened to Jane (1959), Youth Wants to Know (1951) and The Century: America's Time (1999). He was married to Theo Henelt. He died on 30 November 2011 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

Kimber Closson was born on 24 October 1969 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Cup of My Blood (2005), Contagion (1911) and Burden (2009).

Ashleigh Boiros made her acting debut when she was a tot performing improv skits for her family in Massachusetts. She continued acting, modeling and cheer leading through high school. She was a state pageant title holder before deciding to continue her studies in Musical Theatre/Acting at in NYC. In 2005, she moved to Los Angeles to further her career.

Ashleigh achieved one of her goals within 5 weeks of graduation from AMDA- she received her SAG card by being Taft Hartleyed in the movie Accepted. Since then she has appeared in independent films, commercials and webisodes . She is a member of the Eclectic Theatre Company and has performed in several productions including: Blonde Alibi, Spoken For, and 99 Impossible Things.

Ashleigh continues to perform in various improv and sketch groups. She has been compared to a young Madeline Kahn - a compliment that she cherishes.