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Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older brother and sister, in his hometown of Paisley. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his siblings were raised primarily by their mother, who later remarried. He had no contact with his father between the ages of two and 16 years old, after which time they became close. His father passed away when Gerard was in his early 20s. Butler went on to attend Glasgow University, where he studied to be a lawyer/solicitor. He was president of the school's law society thanks to his outgoing personality and great social skills.
His acting career began when he was approached in a London coffee shop by actor Steven Berkoff, who later appeared alongside Butler in Attila (2001), who gave him a role in a stage production of "Coriolanus" (later, Butler played Tullus Aufidius in a big screen Coriolanus (2011). After that, Butler decided to give up law for acting. He was cast as Ewan McGregor's character "Renton" in the stage adaptation of Trainspotting. His film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in Mrs. Brown (1997). While filming the movie in Scotland, he was enjoying a picnic with his mother near the River Tay when they heard the shouts of a young boy, who had been swimming with a friend, who was in some trouble. Butler jumped in and saved the young boy from drowning. He received a Certificate of Bravery from the Royal Humane Society. He felt he only did what anyone in the situation would have done.
His film career continued with small roles, first in the "James Bond" movie, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being "Attila the Hun" in the USA Network mini-series, Attila (2001). The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but kept coming back to Butler's screen tests and decided he was their man. He had to lose the thick Scottish accent, but managed well. Around the time "Attila" was being filmed, casting was in progress for Wes Craven's new take on the "Dracula" legacy. Also wanting a known name, Butler wasn't much of a consideration, but his unending tenacity drove him to hounding the producers. Eventually, he sent them a clip of his portrayal of "Attila". Evidently, they saw something because Dracula 2000 (2000) was cast in the form of Butler. Attila's producers, thinking that his big-screen role might help with their own film's ratings, finished shooting a little early so he could get to work on Dracula 2000 (2000). Following these two roles, Butler developed quite a fan base, and began appearing on websites and fancasts everywhere.
Since then, he has appeared in Reign of Fire (2002) as "Creedy" and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) as "Terry Sheridan", alongside Angelina Jolie. The role that garnered him the most attention from both moviegoers and movie makers, alike, was that of "Andre Marek" in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel, Timeline (2003). Butler played an archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague. Last year, he appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), playing the title character in the successful adaptation of the stage musical. It was a role that brought him much international attention. Other projects include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).
In 2007, he starred as Spartan "King Leonidas" in the Warner Bros. production 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and Shattered (2007), co-starring Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello, which aired on network TV under the title, "Shattered". He also starred in P.S. I Love You (2007), with Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank.
In 2007, he appeared in Nim's Island (2008) and RocknRolla (2008), and completed the new Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor film, Gamer (2009). His next films included The Ugly Truth (2009), co-starring Katherine Heigl, which began filming in April 2008, The Bounty Hunter (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Chasing Mavericks (2012) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). In recent years, he has appeared in films such as Gods of Egypt (2016), Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), The Vanishing (2018) and Hunter Killer (2018). Butler is related to writer-director Mark Flood.- Actress
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Phyllis Logan was born on 11 January 1956 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Secrets & Lies (1996), Downton Abbey (2010) and Another Time, Another Place (1983). She has been married to Kevin McNally since 15 August 2011. They have one child.- Actress
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Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress, best known as Sheila the She-Wolf in the TV series Glow. She also played the role of Queen Victoria in The Greatest Showman and Emily Dodson in HBO's Perry Mason. Rankin trained at the Juilliard School in New York City, the first Scot to win a place there.- John Bell was born on 20 October 1997 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Wrath of the Titans (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and A Shine of Rainbows (2009).
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Preferring contemporary over classical theatre (with nary a Shakespeare stage credit in sight), one of West End theatre's most enduring and popular faces of the past four decades has been that of Tom Conti.
He was born Thomas Antonio Conti on November 22, 1941, in Paisley, Scotland, to a pair of hairdressers. His father, Alfonso, was an Italian immigrant, and his mother, Mary (McGoldrick), was Scottish, though of Irish descent. A student at Hamilton Park Catholic School (for boys), he initially trained for a musical career as a classical pianist but switched gears while attending the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Conti's acting credits began with the Citizen's Theatre's 1959 production of "The Roving Boy" at age eighteen.
Throughout the 1960s he tried to make ends meet on the Glasgow and English repertory stages but gained little momentum despite some scattered TV appearances in between. Unable to find the break to sustain himself, he considered leaving the arts at one point for a steadier career in medicine. While performing in the 1972 play "The Black and White Minstrels" at the Traverse Theatre for the Edinburgh Festival, however, he was spotted and cast in the TV series Adam Smith (1972), thus beginning a more promising streak of work. He would return to the play in 1974 at the Hampstead Theatre, where he also performed in "Other People" (also 1974) and as the title role of "Don Juan" (1976). An earlier London stage debut in 1973 with the acclaimed Christopher Hampton play "Savages" also helped move things along.
Following a number of successful Engish mini-series roles, particularly his slothful Charles Bovary in Madame Bovary (1975), Jewish novelist Adam Morris in The Glittering Prizes (1976), and ever-conquesting Norman in "The Norman Conquest" trilogy by Alan Ayckbourn, Tom reaped huge career rewards under the theatre lights starring as a paralyzed sculptor in both the London and Broadway mountings of the right-to-die play "Whose Life is it Anyway?" in 1979. Among the reaps were the Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Laurence Olivier, and Variety Club Awards; among the rewards was a 1980s film career in starring roles. Despite losing out on recreating his "Whose Life..." role on film (Richard Dreyfuss was granted that opportunity in 1981), Tom absolutely wowed American audiences with his scene-stealing work in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) and Reuben, Reuben (1983). He was given the National Board of Review award for his participation in both films, and earned a "leading actor" Oscar nomination for the latter in which he played an alcoholic Scottish writer. To date, he has not received another Oscar nomination or, arguably, been handed comparative film roles since.
Continuing in American films with the lesser-received American Dreamer (1984) and Saving Grace (1986), he failed to nab what seemed quite inevitable -- Hollywood screen stardom. He did, however, venture off to find other film projects to star or co-star in over the years -- both here and abroad. These have included Shirley Valentine (1989) opposite Pauline Collins, Someone Else's America (1995), Out of Control (1998), Paid (2006), O Jerusalem (2006), Blind Revenge (2009) with Daryl Hannah, a gender-bending version of The Tempest (2010) (as Gonzalo), City Slacker (2012), Paddington 2 (2017) and the sci-fi horror yarn Peripheral (2018).
Not one to frequent pubs himself, he nevertheless earned glowing reviews disappearing into the lives of two notorious celebrity tipplers -- columnist Jeffrey Bernard in "Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell" (1990, 2000, 2006) and bon vivant actor John Barrymore in "One Helluva Life" (2002) -- in separate one-man stage shows. A writer as well, the versatile Conti published the thriller novel "The Doctor" in 2004. He has long been married to Scottish actress Kara Wilson (since 1967), who has appeared with him on stage ("Present Laughter" and "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers", both of which he also directed) as well as TV and film. Daughter Nina is an actress and ventriloquist. The couple maintain residence in London.- Actress
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Neve McIntosh (born Carol McIntosh on 9 April 1972) is a Scottish actress.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, McIntosh grew up in Edinburgh, where she attended Boroughmuir High School. She was a member of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in the late 1980s, appearing in Mother Goose and Doctor in the House. She moved to Glasgow to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, after which she was in repertory companies at Perth and at The Little Theatre on the Isle of Mull.
During the Second World War, McIntosh's grandfather was captured in Dunkirk and died of pneumonia in a German prisoner-of-war camp in Poland.
She next played in a Glasgow stage production of The Trick is to Keep Breathing. She then played in the RSC production of Dickens' Great Expectations in Stratford, and starred as Portia in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice at the Lyceum in Edinburgh. In summer 2009, she performed in the Sylvia Plath play Three Women at the Edinburgh Festival. In February 2010 McIntosh appeared as the lead character 'Catherine' in the play Proof at Perth Theatre. In September 2011 she played Goneril in a production of King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. McIntosh appeared in the Actors Touring Company production of David Greig's The Events in mid-2013, also appearing in a production in New York in early 2015. She appeared in the play Meet Me At Dawn in the 2017 Edinburgh International Festival, for which she received praise.
She also appeared in American director Mark L. Feinsod's first film, Love And Lung Cancer. Alongside her television work she has appeared in the films Gypsy Woman and One Last Chance. In 2008 and 2009, McIntosh starred in several films including Salvage, Spring 1941 (with co-star Joseph Fiennes) and the award-winning Be All and End All.
In December 2009 McIntosh appeared in an episode of Sky 1's 10 Minute Tales playing the wife of Peter Capaldi's character.
In May 2010, McIntosh appeared in two episodes of the 2010 series of Doctor Who beside the Doctor played by Matt Smith. She plays Alaya and Restac, two Silurian sisters who have been disturbed under the earth, one captured by humans and the other demanding vengeance. In October 2010, she starred alongside former Doctor Who star, David Tennant, in Single Father, a BBC drama. She portrayed the part of Anna, the sister of the dead wife of Tennant's character (Dave).
In 2017, McIntosh played Kay Gillies in the BBC One drama The Replacement.- Actor
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Mark Rowley was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Ann and Stephen Rowley, a fireman. He attended PACE Youth Theatre for several years and it was here that he discovered his ambition to become an actor.
Mark later on attended the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD - now renamed the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland [RCS]) He graduated in 2012. Durring his training he was able to take on work with the BBC, making an appearance alongside Jason Isaacs in the drama 'Case Histories'.- Writer
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Steven Moffat was born on 18 November 1961 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Doctor Who (2005), Sherlock (2010) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). He has been married to Sue Vertue since 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to Maggie.- Actor
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Paul Telfer was born on 30 October 1979 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), NCIS (2003) and The Vampire Diaries (2009). He has been married to Carmen Cusack since 1 December 2012.- Actor
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The sixth of seven children, Paul's family emigrated to Canada from Paisley, Scotland when he was just 2 years old. He returned to Scotland during his early teens for a few years before heading back to Canada. Paul has a degree in Teaching and while studying at University, got involved in various sports including wrestling. After graduating the actor began his career teaching theatre in Toronto, squeezing in time to attend auditions, finally making the move to Vancouver.
Paul has worked extensively in film, TV and the theatre for the last 12 years, as well as teaching scene study in 1998 & 1999 at the respected Vancouver Film School.- Ross Anderson was born July 15th 1987 in Paisley, Scotland. He grew up in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland; the eldest of six brothers.
He studied at Drama Centre London in 2008, leaving a year early in 2010 after being cast in the National Theatre Of Scotland's Olivier Award winning "Black Watch". He first appeared on television as Lomax in the BBC One series "Privates" (2012). Then, after impressing Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.Wilson, he made his big screen breakthrough when he was cast opposite Andrea Riseborough and Damian Lewis in the Eon produced "The Silent Storm" (2014) which screened at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival. He was then cast in Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken" (2014) opposite Jack O'Connell and Justin Kurzel's "Macbeth" (2015) alongside Michael Fassbender.
He was recently seen in the critically acclaimed "Des" starring David Tennant. The series depicted the arrest and trial of one of Britain's worst serial killers, Dennis Nilsen. Ross portrayed Nilsen's escaped victim, Douglas Stewart, who stood against him at the trial but was subsequently ridiculed for selling his story to the press.
He also starred alongside Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper in Paramount's hit summer blockbuster "Crawl" from producer Sam Raimi and acclaimed horror director Alexandre Aja. - Actor
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George Ian Kenneth "Kenny" Ireland (7 August 1945 - 31 July 2014) was a Scottish actor and theatre director. Ireland was best known to television viewers for his role in Victoria Wood As Seen on TV in the 1980s, and for playing Donald Stewart in Benidorm from 2007 until his death in 2014.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland had been prominent in the theatre where he spent ten years as director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. When he left the post in 2003 he controversially attacked the Scottish arts establishment for providing "theatre on the cheap" and the Scottish Executive for putting plans for a National Theatre of Scotland on "the back burner". The National Theatre of Scotland was finally launched in 2006. He also appeared in an episode of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as a journalist. In some early TV appearances (e.g. the BBC's "Five Red Herrings") he was credited as "Ian Ireland".
Ireland's directing credits include Guys & Dolls, A View from the Bridge, Romeo and Juliet, Phaedra, Macbeth, Lovers, The Anatomist, Clay Bull, Mother Courage, Much Ado About Nothing, Of Mice and Men, Private Lives, Oleanna, The Gowk Storm, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughnasa, Oedipus Tyrannos and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
He also appeared in Acorn Antiques, the STV series Taggart, the 1983 film Local Hero, Series 2 of "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" the 1990 series House of Cards as Media tycoon Benjamin Landless starring alongside Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart, and the David Leland film The Big Man with Liam Neeson. He was also in Heartbeat.
He appeared in the television series Benidorm as swinger Donald Stewart from 2007 until the end of the latest series that aired in early 2014. In June 2014, it was announced that he had brain cancer. His character did not appear in the 7th series of Benidorm in person, however the character's voice was heard on a telephone call, albeit provided by a sound-a-like.- Penny Irving was born in 1942 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Are You Being Served? (1977), Are You Being Served? (1972) and Big Zapper (1973).
- At 18, he won the lead role of Oskar in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Let The Right One In, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany. The play opened at Dundee Rep in the summer of 2013 before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre in London the following December and then onto the Apollo Theatre in the West End in 2014, with Quinn reprising the lead role on both occasions. He then attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since graduating he has performed in London's National Theatre and Old Vic as well as various Scottish theaters including a national tour of "Oor Wullie"- The Musical, where he played the titular role.
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Fulton Mackay was born on August 12, 1922 in Paisley, Scotland. He was an actor and writer, best known for his portrayal of authoritarian prison warder Mr Mackay in one of the BBC's most popular sitcoms, Porridge (1974), as well as appearing in Local Hero (1983), Defense of the Realm (1985) and Doing Time (1979). He was married to Sheila Manahan. He died on June 6, 1987 in London, England.- Writer
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John Byrne was born to an Irish Catholic family in Paisley, Renfrewshire. He grew up in the Ferguslie Park housing scheme and was educated at the town's St Mirin's Academy before attending Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963. Byrne has received three Honorary Doctorates: in 1997 he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paisley, in 2004 he was made an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and in 2006 he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from the Robert Gordon University Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen.
He currently lives in Nairn with his children, twins Xavier and Honor. He is in a polygamous relationship with his wife, and his children's mother, Academy Award winning actress Tilda Swinton.- Matt Healy was born in Paisley in Scotland and changed his name when he took up acting because there was already an actor known as David Healy. When he was three years old he moved with his parents to Oldham in Lancashire, which was where he was brought up, attending Oldham College and the University of Salford College. After leaving college he travelled abroad until deciding to take up acting as a full-time career, but admits that he spent a lot of time 'resting' and taking on manual jobs between finding roles. In 1997 he appeared as a gay stripper who ends up doing the Full Monty in a touring version of the comedy play 'Girls' Night Out' and appeared in several corporate videos and bit parts in television series. He was almost considering giving up acting when, in 2004, he auditioned for the role of devious Matthew King in television soap opera 'Emmerdale'.
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Robert James was a Scottish actor whose gift for subtle characterisation meant that he was rarely out of work in a career on stage, television and in film which spanned over five decades. He was recognisable stalwart of British television drama, a prolific "I know the face, but" performer of intelligence, authority and a distinctive countenance: large, beguiling eyes, pronounced cheekbones and latterly, a mighty shock of white hair, augmented by a slightly lisped diction. Held in high esteem by fellow members of the profession, he always gave good value: lending sharpness to the judiciary, geniality to the clergy or eccentricity to the scientist. He was born in Paisley, and despite his father's determination that he should be a lawyer (he was academically bright and even started working for a solicitor's firm after graduating from university) his love for theatre led to a zest for amateur dramatics and he was spotted by a director from The Wilson Barrett Company. They gave him his first professional role, and he quit the day job, ultimately appearing in over 100 productions for them at The Glasgow Alhambra during the late 40's/early 50's. Despite being extremely busy in television, he continued treading the boards for forty years, loving being a company man whether it be at The Liverpool Playhouse (where he met his wife) or The Almeida. His film appearances, initially as a bit player, included the Titanic film "A Night To Remember" (1958) in which he was among an illustrious bevy of British talent giving uncredited cameos (Norman Rossington, Desmond Llewellyn, Stratford Johns and Derren Nesbitt were literally in the same boat). James played the engine room officer, giving a touching performance that embodied the moving stoicism of the picture. In "Doctor Who", his affecting performance as conscience stricken scientist slowly losing his mind in "The Power Of The Daleks" (1966) is considered among the best performances given by a guest actor in the show. In person a witty, unassuming and modest man, he also lent his experience and encouragement to the Hadleigh Amateur Dramatic Society for whom he was a valued chairman.- Cinematographer
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Michael McDonough was born in 1967 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. Michael is a cinematographer and director, known for Winter's Bone (2010), Starred Up (2013) and Albert Nobbs (2011).- Music Artist
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Singer/songwriter Gerry Rafferty was born on April 16, 1947 in Paisley, Scotland. He was the third son of Irish miner and lorry driver Joseph Rafferty and Rafferty's Scottish wife Mary Skeffington. His abusive alcoholic father died when Gerry was only sixteen. Rafferty grew up in a council house on the town's Glenburn estate and attended St. Mirin's Academy. Inspired by his Scottish mother who taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs and the music of Bob Dylan and the Beatles, Gerry started writing his own material. In 1963 he left St. Mirin's Academy and worked in a butcher's shop and as a civil service clerk while also playing with the local group Maverix on weekends. In the mid 60s Rafferty earned money busking on the London Underground. In 1966 he met fellow musician Joe Egan; they were both members of the pop band the Fifth Column. In 1969 Gerry became the third member of the folk-pop outfit the Humblebums which also featured comedian Billy Connelly. Rafferty and Connelly recorded two well-received albums on the Transatlantic label as a duo. In 1972 Gerry released his first solo album "Can I Have My Money Back?". That same year Egan and Rafferty formed the group Stealers Wheel. Stealers Wheel had a huge hit with the jaunty and witty song "Stuck in the Middle with You," which peaked at #6 on the Billboard pop charts. Stealers Wheel had a lesser Top 40 hit with "Star" ten months later and eventually broke up in 1975. In 1978 Gerry hit pay dirt with his second solo album "City to City," which soared to #1 on the Billboard album charts and sold over five million copies worldwide. The album also beget the hit song "Baker Street;" this haunting and poetic ballad was an international smash that went to #2 in America, #3 in the United Kingdom, #1 in Australia, and #9 in the Netherlands. Rafferty's third album "Night Owl" likewise did well. Moreover, Gerry had additional impressive chart successes with the songs "Right Down the Line," "Home and Dry," "Days Gone Down," and "Get It Right Next Time." Alas, a handful of albums Rafferty recorded throughout the 80s and 90s all proved to be commercial flops. Gerry sang the vocal on the song "The Way It Always Starts" for the soundtrack of the movie "Local Hero." Rafferty was married to Carla Ventilla from 1970 to 1990. He recorded his last album "Another World" in 2000 and released the compilation CD "Life Goes On" in 2009. Unfortunately, Gerry had problems with alcoholism that directly contributed to his untimely death at age 63 from liver failure on January 4, 2011; he's survived by his daughter Martha, granddaughter Celia, and brother Jim.- Writer
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Mark Flood was born on September 30, 1996, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, as the second child of two school teachers. He is of Irish, Hebridean and Lithuanian heritage. He attended St. Cadoc's Primary School and St. Ninian's High School. Due to a lifelong fondness for film, art and animation, he attended classes at the Glasgow School of Art as a teenager, and began working on his own projects.
Mark began working regularly as a cartoonist in his teens, teaching himself the art of animation and screenwriting, learning from mentors in the industry, and borrowing equipment to produce his own material. He assembled a small team of fellow aspiring animators, whom he met at school and art school, to produce animated shorts. His team still work with him today, and in the early days, the group completed their work in their homes, garages and attics. The short cartoon films he directed as a teenager were screened in various festivals on both sides of the Atlantic, allowing him to begin establishing himself in the industry as a writer, actor, voice actor, animator, producer, and director.
Flood officially founded his own film company in 2014, to create feature-length films and television series using traditional hand-drawn animation, and eventually employing first-class animators from around the globe. He was the recipient of the Young Scot Award for Enterprise in 2015, and was named in June 2015 as one of 10 of Scotland's "Young Rising Stars" by Glasgow's Evening Times, a list that also included singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, Katie Archibald, Millie Innes and politician Mhairi Black.
Flood splits his time between his hometown of Glasgow, Scotland, and London. His upcoming work includes the 30-minute animated film Operation Alley Cat, and a live-action sitcom Strivers and Skivers, with several feature films and television series in development.
Outside of his work, Mark loves reading, motorbiking, playing guitar, and playing board games such as chess. He is active in campaigning for issues close to him, such as human and animal rights, healthcare and culture.- Director
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Jonny Blair is an emerging Scottish/Irish filmmaker. His first short film 'The Groundsman' starred David O'Hara (The Departed) and screened at multiple festivals worldwide before winning the Best Film award at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards. He developed and made this film while completing his BA in Filmmaking at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After graduating from the RCS he went on to complete an MA in Directing Fiction at the National Film and Television School. His NFTS graduation film 'Come Out of the Woods' starred Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones) and Nico Mirallegro (Spy/Master) and was nominated for an RTS award in 2018. This year Jonny was selected on to the BBC Writersroom Scottish Voices scheme, where he developed his drama series 'Youth'. In 2024 he'll direct his debut feature film 'Walk With Me' for Silver Reel & HanWay Films; starring Emily Carey (House of the Dragon) , Claes Bang (The Square) and Suki Waterhouse (Daisy Jones and the Six).- Jenni Keenan-Green was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She is known for Tetris (2023), World's End (2015) and Girl (2023).
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Best known as the regular character "Big Bob" in the BBC drama "River City," Tom is an actor, singer, voice over artist and composer/musician.
In the period between 2016 and 2017, Tom has undergone a dramatic transformation, losing over 260 pounds in weight.
Since his weight loss, Tom has been training in opera, and sang Nessun Dorma at the 2017 BBC Proms In The Park with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- Jackie Farrell was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Taggart (1983), Winners and Losers (1988) and A Sense of Freedom (1981).
- Shogun was born on 22 May 1997 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Shogun: Vulcan (2016), The Rap Game UK (2019) and The Idris Takeover (2017).
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Paolo Nutini was born on 9 January 1987 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for Alien: Covenant (2017), P.S. I Love You (2007) and Morning Glory (2010).- Actor
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Ian Hamilton was born on 13 September 1925 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Stone of Destiny (2008). He was married to Jeanette Stewart. He died on 3 October 2022 in North Connel, Scotland, UK.- John B. McCann was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Asher (2018) and The Deuce (2017).
- Jessica Booker was born on 1 January 1921 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for RoboCop (2014), Dirty Work (1998) and Last Night (1998). She died on 23 February 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Kenny Fullwood was born in Alexandra, Paisley, Scotland, to Sharon (Hart) and David Fullwood. His father is English, and worked for the Royal Navy as a submariner, his mother is Scottish (from Greenock), and worked in child care. Kenny went to Langside college in Glasgow for three years then went on to get his BA in Acting from Italia Conti School Of Theatre Arts in 2017.
He made his film debut in 2005's Hector starring Peter Mullen. Then after graduating went on to land roles in BBC's Doctors and The Flu That Killed 50 Million (2018). - Writer
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Christopher John Blue is an actor, writer, director producer and composer. Born in Paisley Scotland. His career began at an early age working in various theatre productions in the UK, US and Canada, performing with the Fancy Farm Variety Players, The Jesters and Scarborough Village Players, later pursuing his passion for music as a composer and vocalist for several bands and as a solo artist. Christopher released an album independently called Still Awake followed by a single ten years after called The Flight. Returning to his passion for acting in 2008 he signed with an agent in Toronto and began his television and film career doing national commercials and actor roles in indie films. The following year Christopher wrote, directed, produced and starred in his own short film called itch (2010) screening at the Images Festival in Toronto along side Guy Maddin. He played Robert Date opposite Kristin Booth in Rafal Sokolowski's film Three Mothers (2011), which made it's premiere at the CFC Film Festival in Toronto. Co-starred as Pete on an episode of the award winning CBS television series Flashpoint (2011), directed by Kelly Makin. played Officer Bradley in Theo Tsana's short film Meeting Paris (2015) which premiered at the Los Angeles Indie Film Festival in Hollywood, Officer Tim Tyler on the ID channel's television series A Stranger In My Home (2016), Homeless Man in director Ara Sagherian's intense drama Things Have Changed Since Kindergarten (2016) which screened at the The Gallup Film Festival in New Mexico. Clay in Rami Nasir's suspense thriller Subject #7, (2016), Drunk Father in Noah's Truck (2017), Various characters in his own co-created series The RighterBoyz Presents (2020) and various characters in his latest sketch comedy special Introducing The RighterBoyz (2022) which he co-created, produced, writes directs and stars in. Most recently portraying Mike in Mark Brombacher's The Bloody Baxter's (2022) and Benchman in Gita Galandauskite's short film Best Friend (2022)- Actor
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Kenneth McKellar was born on 23 June 1927 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Dear Frankie (2004), The Beggar's Opera (1963) and The Great Waltz (1972). He was married to Hedy. He died on 9 April 2010 in Lake Tahoe, California, USA.- Actress
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Singer Kelly Marie was born as Jacqueline McKinnon on October 16, 1957 in Paisley, Scotland. Her parents are Alex and Jeanette McKinnon. Kelly always wanted to be a star since she was a kid. Marie attended voice and drama school at age 10 and began singing in competitions at age 12. She made her first television appearance at age 15. Kelly got an early taste of fame with her winning appearances on the British talent TV show "Oportunity Knocks." Her 1976 debut single "Who's That Lady With My Man" was a #1 radio hit in France and sold 500,000 copies. "Sister Mary," her 1976 duet with singer Joe Dolan, was a #2 radio hit in Ireland. The song "Help Me" reached the #8 spot in France in November, 1976. The 1977 single "Run to Me" reached #22 on the pop charts in the Netherlands and went to #5 in South Africa. "Make Love to Me" peaked at #2 in South Africa in 1978 and reached #5 on the Australian pop charts in 1979. In 1980 Marie achieved her greatest international smash success with the infectiously bouncy and bubbly disco anthem "Feels Like I'm in Love;" the song soared to #1 on the UK pop charts and sold over two million copies in England (the song was the third best selling single in Britain in 1980). "Feels Like I'm in Love" was also a major hit abroad: it reached #2 in Belgium, #4 in the Netherlands, #5 in Germany, #6 in Australia, and #3 in Ireland. The equally catchy follow-up "Loving Just for Fun" likewise did well; it reached #21 in England and charted at #22 in both Ireland and Germany. "Hot Love" went all the way to #22 on the UK radio in January, 1981, but "Love Trial" alas stalled at #51 on the UK pop charts. Kelly continued to tour throughout 1982 and 1983. In 1984 she had big dance club hits with the songs "Break Out" and "I'm On Fire." This was followed by "Don't Let the Flame Die Out," which was another dance club hit in 1985. In May, 2005 Marie appeared on the British TV contest show "Hit Me Baby 1 More Time;" she performed her signature smash "Feels Like I'm in Love" and did an inspired cover of Britney Spears' "Oops I Did It Again." More recently "Feels Like I'm in Love" was featured on the soundtracks to the films "Imagine You & Me" and "Unce Upon a Time in the Midlands." Kelly Marie lives in outer London, England with her husband Metin and her six children (she has one son and five daughters).- Carmen Pierquaccini was born in 1979 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Solid Air (2003), Glasgow Kiss (2000) and Small Faces (1995).
- Lauren started her career at CAA where she developed a significant network of key Hollywood relationships. She transitioned to producing at Sony Pictures and helped bring "Seven Years in Tibet" and "The Opposite of Sex" to the big screen before moving to Twentieth Century Fox where she worked with Maureen Donley and worked on "Anastasia" and helped build Fox Animation. Films she's worked on have been Oscar & Golden Globe nominated. A member of "The Divas", a group of Women in Film who continue to help support and encourage female voices in the film industry, Lauren has also produced stage productions for The Broad Stage to raise money in the battle against breast cancer. For the past 4 years, Lauren has been singularly focused on assisting Peter S. Beagle in the fight against his former manager for his freedom, life, and life's work.
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Liam is a former screenwriter and producer. His film, Textuality (starring Jason Lewis, Carly Pope, and Eric McCormack) played in select theaters across the country and earned distribution rights globally. The film focused on the role that the emerging technology of smartphones played in the dating life of urban twenty-somethings.
Liam graduated from Saugeen District Secondary School in Port Elgin, Ontario. During his high school track and field career, Liam was a 2-time Canadian National Jr. Champion (400m) and represented Canada on the National Jr. Team. From there, Liam attended the University of Iowa for two years before transferring to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. At both Universities, Liam was a full-scholarship athlete.
Upon graduating from University, Liam returned to Toronto, Canada where he worked for a short stint on Bay Street as a licensed Investment Advisor. However, he left the field after only eighteen months to pursue a career in acting.
Liam also competed for a spot on Canada's national team in Bobsleigh.- Hector Nichol was a Paisley comedian, actor and singer. He recorded football songs for Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Dundee United and Dundee, but his other lasting legacy, as well as a spate of video releases of his stand up routines, is in a very different vein. In 1979 he took on the role of a dying gangster in the shocking Peter McDougall drama Just a Boy's Game for the BBC. His performance was a remarkable study of stubborn, hollow disregard for life around him, and despite a few tell-tale signs of his comic skill in his perfectly timed insults, this was a brilliant transformation. Sadly his potential career as a straight actor was cut short by his death in the early eighties.
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Murray McLauchlan was born on 30 June 1948 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Alligator Shoes (1981), Partners (1976) and Melanie (1982). He is married to Denise Donlon.- Claire Charlotte Cassidy was born on 29 September 2000 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Eve (2015).
- Gordon Williams was born on 20 June 1934 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Straw Dogs (2011), Straw Dogs (1971) and Hazell (1978). He was married to Claerwen Jones. He died on 20 August 2017.
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Adam Mathieson was born on 24 November 1997 in Paisley, UK. He is a composer, known for Gultoo (2018), Querk (2024) and The Girl and the Red Dress (2021).- Jack Carlyle was born on 11 March 1880 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is known for The Lost Jungle (1934), Flame of the Desert (1919) and Diamonds Adrift (1921).
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Joe Egan was born on 18 October 1946 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Reservoir Dogs (1992), The Happytime Murders (2018) and Morning Glory (2010).- Nick Spencer was born on 7 October 1991 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for The Rocker (2008), Murdoch Mysteries (2008) and Overruled! (2009).
- Craig Porter was born on 2 September 1987 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Wasted (2009), Taggart (1983) and Stacey Stone (2001).
- John Beith is a Scottish Actor, who has been involved in Film and Television projects in both North America and Britain. He is an actor known for Hitler's Last Stand (2023), Not Another Happy Ending, Lip Service and the BBC's Gary Tank Commander. Since an early age, he trained in drama and youth theater and as a young adult he attended Acting and Drama school in Glasgow, Scotland. John Beith is now based in Vancouver, Canada.
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John Law was born on 11 November 1929 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Casino Royale (1967), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970) and The Frost Report (1966). He died on 5 January 1970 in Chelsea, London, England, UK(undisclosed).- Production Manager
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Robert Clark was born on 26 July 1905 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Good Companions (1957), The Moonraker (1958) and The Dam Busters (1955). He died on 25 November 1984 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.- Make-Up Department
Trevor Sorbie was born on 13 March 1951 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Keep Off the Grass (1983), The Afternoon Show (2002) and Style Challenge (1996).