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Conleth Hill was born on November 24, 1964 in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. His great work of exquisite artistic generosity, intelligence, sensation and insights both on stage and screen reflects the wide range of his unique acting qualities as a superb "chameleon" in memorable tour-de-force transformations of charisma, subtlety and profoundness including brilliant interpretations of roles, such as in Blue Heaven (1992), Game of Thrones (2011), Whatever Works (2009), National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (2009), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011), Suits (2011) and National Theatre Live: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Conor MacNeill was born on 4 July 1988 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Conor is an actor and writer, known for The Tourist (2022), Industry (2020) and The Sixth Commandment (2023).- Actor
- Producer
Seamus O'Hara was born on 25 June 1990 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Northman (2022), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) and An Irish Goodbye (2022).- Actor
- Producer
Kristian Nairn is a Northern Irish Actor and Musician. He is a successful DJ, having performed alongside acts such as the Scissor Sisters. He has worked Worldwide. Game of Thrones (2011) marks Nairn's first major acting role. He plays the role of the enigmatic fan favorite character, Hodor. He also appeared as a guest on episode 37 of the comedy podcast YoGPoD (2009), discussing his role in 'Game Of Thrones' with the hosts Simon Lane and Lewis Brindley.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Elegant, quintessentially British Valerie Hobson was the daughter of a British army officer. She studied dancing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and appeared onstage for the first time at age 16, but she contracted a case of scarlet fever and decided to give up dancing for acting. She journeyed to Hollywood, but became disillusioned with the studio system and returned to Britain, where she was often cast in aristocratic roles.
She married producer Anthony Havelock-Allan and subsequently appeared in many of his films. They divorced in 1952. She then married politician -- and future notorious sex-and-espionage-scandal figure -- John Profumo and gave up her acting career. She stood strongly by Profumo during that distasteful period. In her later years she was devoted to charity work. She died in 1998, aged 81.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lisa Dwyer Hogg was born in Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland. She is known for Dance First (2023), The House Across the Street (2022) and The Fall (2013).- Actor
- Writer
Harry Towb was a Northern Ireland-born character actor on stage and in films and television. He was born in Larne, County Antrim, to Jewish parents. His father was a Russian emigrant. Harry Towb once claimed he was the only Jew ever born in Larne. He grew up in Belfast, making his stage debut at the Guildhall Theatre in Londonderry in 1946.
Towb began acting in England in the 1950s. Over the years he was affiliated with the National Theatre, the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He was also a prolific performer on British television in a wide variety of roles. He appeared twice in Doctor Who (1963). His second appearance, in Terror of the Autons: Episode Two (1971), features one of the cult series' scariest scenes in which his character is suffocated by a plastic chair. In films, he often appeared as priests or law enforcement officers.
Towb died of cancer three days before his 84th birthday. He was survived by his wife, actress Diana Hoddinott, children Emily, Daniel and Joshua, and three granddaughters.- Actress
- Writer
Jacqueline 'Jackie' Woodburne is an Irish/Australian actress who grew up in Northern Ireland before moving to Australia and lived in Frankston Victoria. Jackie is best known for her roles on Cop Shop (1977), 1915 (1982), A Country Practice (1981), and for a roles in Australian Award winning prison soap Prisoner (1979), and for her long running role as Susan Kennedy on long running Australian TV soap Neighbours (1985).- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Terence Cooper was born on 5 July 1933 in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Casino Royale (1967), No Way Out (1987) and The Buccaneers (1956). He was married to Julie and Lyn. He died on 16 September 1997 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.- Derek Lord was born on 23 April 1947 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for Take the High Road (1980), The Secret Servant (1984) and Game of Thrones (2011).
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- Director
Robert McKenzie was born on 22 September 1880 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland [now Ballymena District, Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Beginner's Luck (1935), The White Outlaw (1929) and A Naughty Nurse (1928). He was married to Eva McKenzie. He died on 8 July 1949 in Manunuck, Rhode Island, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
BJ Hogg, a true Ulsterman, was born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim. His father William was a plater in Harland and Woolfe shipyard in Belfast, and his mother May ran a general store in their home town. BJ travelled the world as an actor, writer and now director. He was a true all-rounder, a classically trained musician who started his career whilst in his teens, touring with the Big Bands, all over his native Ireland.
His acting career took him from theatre roles in Belfast Art's and Lyric Theatres to London's Royal Court, including the Moscow Arts Theatre and the National Theatre of Belarus in Minsk. In Russia, BJ was the only European actor to be invited to play with an all Russian cast in the Russian stage play, Threshold, in Moscow Arts Theatre and The National ByloRussian State Theatre (Yanka Kupala) Minsk. Directed by Shivaun O'Casey, he played Corporal Brennan in major US and Irish tours of her father Sean's play "The Plough and the Stars." Starring in numerous television series, he became a household name and face in the comic role of "Big Mervyn" in the long-running BBC NI comedy series "Give My Head Peace," aired across the UK and Ireland.
BJ, passionate about his native Northern Ireland, successfully based his career from his home territory, playing in movies internationally and indeed closer to home. BJ co-starred with Tim Robbins and Bill Murray in City Of Ember, and appeared in Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring and Steve McQueen's acclaimed Cannes 2008 award winning Hunger. He worked extensively when he can in the theatre, and had the principle role, Robert, in the inaugural tour of the huge new musical On Eagles Wing, which had major European and US tours and then Broadway in 2010. BJ worked extensively with acclaimed directors including Richard Attenborough, Jim Sheridan, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Mike Leigh and Alan Pakula. Turning to directing himself, he helmed the UK documentary Richard Attenborough: Master At Work. As a writer, BJ's second screenplay Promises, Promises, which he also directed, was filmed in the UK, with Ed Burns, Claire Forlani and Rosemary Harris.
Integrally involved in the production of 'Dance Lexi Dance', he also played the eponymous 'Lexi Hamilton' in the Oscar-nominated short film 'Dance Lexi Dance,' which won several awards, including Special Jury award at the Aspen film festival.- Ricky Addison Reed was born on 20 April 1976 in Parkhall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for A Return to Salem's Lot (1987).
- Penny Calvert was born in 1930 in Derriaghy, County Antrim, Ireland. She was married to Bruce Forsyth. She died in 2014 in Kent, England, UK.
- Gareth Maguire was born on 12 August 1974 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Leftovers (2014), Marrakech (2006) and Shut Up & Sing (2006). He was previously married to Martie Maguire.
- Joey Dunlop was born on 25 February 1952 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He died on 2 July 2000 in Tallinn, Estonia.
- Carolyn Pertwee was born on 19 October 1941 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Mini-Mob (1967), A Throne of Shadows (2018) and Market in Honey Lane (1967). She has been married to Bernard Reuben Gordon since 1963. They have two children.
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- Director
- Writer
David Hammond was born on 5 October 1928 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. David was a producer and director, known for The Magic Fiddle (1991), The Story of Places (1993) and Witness: Another Kind of Freedom (1993). David was married to Eileen X. David died on 25 August 2008 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.- Actor
Uel Deane was born on 21 October 1935 in Armoy, County Antrim, Ireland. He was an actor. He died on 7 September 2006 in Pourrières, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Lyndsy Spence was born on 11 March 1988 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is a writer, known for Untitled Vivien Project, The Red Flowers and The Flower Girl (2012).- Carmen Hill was born on 15 September 1908 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Operation Conspiracy (1956), Charlesworth at Large (1958) and Hour of Mystery (1957). She was married to Will Leighton. She died in 1970 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Whitford Kane was born on 30 January 1881 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland [now Larne District, Northern Ireland, UK]. He was an actor, known for Hide-Out (1934), The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) and The Judge Steps Out (1948). He died on 17 December 1956 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Jill Chartell was born in 1944 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for ITV Playhouse (1967).
- Stunts
- Actress
Shauna Louise Deacon was born on 21 March 1985 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress.- Desmond Hoey was born on 20 September 1938 in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Wednesday Play (1964) and Vile Bodies (1970). He died on 2 July 2013 in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Ireland.
- Ray Snoddy was born in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Kate Hoey was born on 21 June 1946 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Jean Allister was born on 26 February 1932 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Gilbert and Sullivan: The Immortal Jesters (1961), The Mikado (1962) and Music for You (1951). She was married to Edgar Fleet. She died on 11 July 2012 in Church Crookham, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
BBC television editor Eileen Fitt was one of the five surviving children (all daughters) of Gerry and Susan Anne Gertrude (Doherty) Fitt. Another daughter died in infancy. Her father, Gerard "Gerry" Fitt (later Baron Fitt of Bell's Hill, County Down), was a politician from Northern Ireland. At age 15, despite hailing from a Catholic republican area of Belfast, he joined the merchant navy, serving in it from 1941 to 1953. During WWII, he sailed on Russian convoys. He later co-founded and was the first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).- Danielle Hill was born on 27 September 1999 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Max Caulfield was born in 1915 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Max is a writer, known for Insurrection (1966).
- Stephanie Hill was born on 30 May 1985 in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Mrs. M.T. Pender was born in 1848 in Ballytweedy, County Antrim, Ireland. Mrs. M.T. was a writer, known for O'Neal of the Glen (1916). Mrs. M.T. died on 17 March 1920 in Belfast, Ireland.
- Rodney Malcolmson was born on 4 November 1899 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Blarney (1926) and Ireland's Border Line (1938). He died on 25 January 1979 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, UK.
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- Sound Department
Paul Marshall was born on 24 May 1964 in Lisburn County, Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a composer, known for Johnny Baxter's Head (2000).- Brian Mawhinney was born on 26 July 1940 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Dream Team (1997), Weekend World (1972) and Panorama (1953). He was married to Betty Oja. He died on 9 November 2019 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- Jimmy McIlroy was born on 25 October 1931 in Lambeg, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He died on 20 August 2018 in the UK.
- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
Mona Adams was born in 1941 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is known for The Libertine (2004), Diana (2013) and The 20th Century Remembered (1981). She was married to Bernard Adams. She died in May 2019 in Richmond, London, England, UK.- He has worked as a journalist for the Irish Independent, United Press International (UPI) and Time Magazine. In 1994, Tony joined RTÉ as a radio and TV reporter. He is the winner of two ESB national media awards (1998 and 2001) in the TV news category. Tony was appointed RTÉ's Europe Correspondent in 2001 to cover EU and European Affairs from Brussels. He has also covered conflicts in Rwanda, Angola, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Georgia and Gaza.
- Herbert Synott was born in 1882 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Amateur Gentleman (1920). He died on 22 February 1922 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Rachel Bethel was born on 29 March 2000 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Mrs. J.H. Riddell was born on 30 September 1832 in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. Mrs. J.H. was a writer, known for Mystery and Imagination (1966). Mrs. J.H. was married to J.H. Riddell. Mrs. J.H. died on 24 September 1906 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK.
- Maurice Leitch was born on 5 July 1933 in Muckamore, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He was a writer, known for Man Alive (1965), Premiere (1977) and Screenplay (1986). He was married to Sandra HIll and Isobel Scott. He died on 26 September 2023 in Faversham, Kent, England, UK.
- George Shiels was born on 24 June 1881 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. George was a writer, known for Professor Tim (1957) and Kraft Theatre (1947). George died on 19 September 1949 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Director
- Producer
John Gibson was born on 15 November 1925 in Kells, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Journey to Murder (1971), Journey to the Unknown (1968) and Out of the Unknown (1965).- Music Department
Keith Semple was born on 20 September 1981 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland. He is known for Unsettled (2015), TV Burp (2001) and Popstars: The Rivals (2002).- Sound Department
Olive St. Sauveur was born on 2 May 1936 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Olive is known for The Boys from Syracuse (1986), The Great Detective (1979) and The Pirates of Penzance (1985). Olive was married to Ray St. Sauveur. Olive died on 13 November 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- James Molyneaux was born on 27 August 1920 in Killead, County Antrim, Ireland, UK. He died on 9 March 2015 in Killead, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Sam McAughtry was born in 1923 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He died on 28 March 2014.
- Beatrice Grimshaw was born on 3 February 1870 in Dunmurry, County Antrim, Ireland. She was a writer, known for Black Cargos of the South Seas (1928) and Thunder Island (1921). She died on 30 June 1953 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.