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- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Naomi Ellen Watts was born on September 28, 1968 in Shoreham, England to Myfanwy Edwards "Miv" (Roberts), an antiques dealer and costume/set designer, and Peter Watts (Peter Anthony Watts), Pink Floyd's road manager. Her maternal grandfather was Welsh. Her father died when she was seven and she followed her mother and brother around England until she was 14 and they finally settled in Australia, homeland of her maternal grandmother. When they arrived, she coaxed her mother to let her take acting classes. After bit parts in commercials, she landed her first role in For Love Alone (1986). Naomi met her best friend Nicole Kidman when they both auditioned for a bikini commercial and shared a taxi ride home. In 1991, Naomi starred with Kidman in the sleeper hit Flirting (1991), directed by John Duigan. Naomi continued her career by starring in the Australian Brides of Christ (1991) co-starring Oscar-winners Russell Crowe and Brenda Fricker.
In 1993, she worked with John Duigan again in Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) and director George Miller in Gross Misconduct (1993). Tank Girl (1995), in 1995, an adaptation of the comic book was a cult hit, starred Naomi as "Jet Girl", but it didn't do at the box-office or do much for her career. Watts continued to take insignificant parts in movies including the much forgotten film Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996). It wasn't until David Lynch cast her in the critically acclaimed film Mulholland Drive (2001) that she began to become noticed. Her part as an aspiring actress showed her strong acting ability and wide range and earned her much respect, as much as to say by some that she was overlooked for a Oscar nomination that year. Stardom finally came to Naomi in the surprise hit The Ring (2002), which grossed over $100,000,000 at the box-office and starred Watts as an investigative reporter hunting down the truth behind several mysterious deaths seemingly caused by a video tape. While the movie did not fare well with the critics, it launched her into the spotlight. In 2003, she starred in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003) which earned her - what some say is a much overdue Oscar nomination and brought others to call her one of the best in her generation of actors. The same year, she was nominated for 21 Grams (2003), Naomi was chosen to play "Ann Darrow" in director Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005) which took her to New Zealand for a five month shoot. Watts completed her first comedy in I Heart Huckabees (2004) for director David O. Russell, playing a superficial spokes model - a break from her usual intense and dramatic roles she is known for.
In 2005, she reprized her role as the protective-mother-reporter "Rachel Keller" in The Ring Two (2005). The movie, released in March, opened to $35,000,000 at the box office in the first weekend and established her as a box-office draw. Also in 2005, it was decided that her independent movie Ellie Parker (2001) would be re-released in late 2005 after its success at resurfacing at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie, which Naomi also produced, features her in the title role and is a bit biographical, but yet exaggerated take of the life of a struggling actress as she comes to Hollywood and encounters nightmares of the profession (it also features Watts' own beat-up Honda which she travels around in). In 2006, she starred with Edward Norton in The Painted Veil (2006). In July of 2007, Naomi gave birth to a boy, Alexander Pete (Sasha Schreiber) in Los Angeles with Liev Schreiber. Since then her career choices have gathered even more critical acclaim with starring roles roles in German director Michael Haneke's American remake of his thriller Funny Games (2007), David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises (2007), and the action-thriller, The International (2009), released in February 2009. In mid-2008, Watts announced she was expecting her second child with Schreiber and gave birth to second son Samuel Kai Schreiber, in New York on December 13.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
D.B. Sweeney is from Shoreham, Long Island. He got his start in the New York theatre with appearances in many productions including a run on Broadway in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". He was selected by Francis Ford Coppola to star in the Vietnam era drama Gardens of Stone (1987). This began a string of performances including Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989), Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993), and as Doug Dorsey the hockey player turned figure skater in the classic romantic comedy The Cutting Edge (1992). His television work includes Strange Luck (1995), C-16: FBI (1997) and Harsh Realm (1999) with appearances in Jericho (2006), Crash (2008), The Event (2010), and the Emmy-winning Miss Rose White (1992). He also produced, directed and co-wrote the cult film Two Tickets to Paradise (2006) which received more than a dozen awards at major film festivals. His latest creation as writer/director is the comedy short Two Dum Micks co-starring Sean Astin which has won over 50 festival awards.- Actor
- Soundtrack
David Ryall was born on 5 January 1935 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Automata (2014) and City of Ember (2008). He was married to Penny England, Cathy Buchwald and Gillian Eddison. He died on 25 December 2014 in London, England, UK.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Cosmo Pfeil was born on 9 December 1977 in Shoreham, Vermont, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Take Shelter (2011), Acceptable Limits and Person of Interest (2011). He has been married to Betty Gilpin since 6 August 2016. They have one child.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Michael Hurst was born on 3 March 1973 in Shoreham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for New Blood (1999), Femme Fatales (2011) and Paradox (2016).- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays, "Blackmail," into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. The affiliation with "Hitch" continued into the early 1940s, by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood. He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B. DeMille to Irwin Allen to the penny-pinching folks at AIP. "If I couldn't write, I wouldn't want to live," commented Bennett, who had projects (including a remake of "Blackmail") going right up to the time of his death.- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Phil Lott was born on 30 May 1974 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Locked Up Abroad (2007), Undercover Boss (2010) and Kangaroo Valley (2022).- Jamie Lee Darley was born on 12 June 1986 in Shoreham, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Entourage (2004) and The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2009).
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Originally a journalist, Adam Stephen Kelly was first published at age 16 while attending Steyning Grammar School in West Sussex, England, contributing articles to a local newspaper. A handful of years later, he was an established writer for the likes of Ain't It Cool News, Rolling Stone and GQ. As he continued to write about cinema, Kelly changed direction, deciding to focus on filmmaking. He was involved with a number of independent feature films in the years before his award-winning directorial debut, Done In, wowed international critics ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Following such acclaim, which led to the film being featured on ITV's Good Morning Britain, it was released in June 2015 to further acclaim on Crypt TV, the genre movie network founded by renowned filmmaker and actor Eli Roth.
Following the success of Done In, Kelly returned to the director's chair in April 2015 on the crime thriller Kill Kane, starring Vinnie Jones. That same month, Done In concluded its festival run by winning the inaugural Brian Hibbard Award at Cardiff Independent Film Festival.
Today, Kelly is the Senior Vice President of Shogun Films, a leading independent production company based in London. His latest film, gangland drama Nemesis, stars Billy Murray, Nick Moran, Julian Glover and Frank Harper.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Tom Clear started building upon his acting experience in his teens by working in fringe and independent theatre groups in the South of England. Tom also spent several months in the USA which included some acting classes in Los Angeles where he gained a greater appreciation of the industry while working with actors and casting directors.
Tom Clear completed a BA (hons) in Theatre Arts from The Southern Theatre Arts Centre at the University of Brighton and later studied at The Identity School of Acting in London.- Writer
- Director
Only son of John Edward Dell and Gertrude Flowers of Shoreham-On-Sea. Trained as an articled clerk in his father's law firm Dell & Loader before signing up for the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. He was eventually invalided out of the service after a aeroplane crash in training.
Trained as a solicitor, and practiced in Shoreham until getting his break with "Payment Deferred" in 1932. He had married Brenda Maude Cullum in 1924, having one son Richard Flowers Dell (1926-2008). Jeffrey and Brenda divorced in 1933. Jeffrey re-married to Eileen Weatherstone in 1934, divorcing again soon after. He married for a third time to Jill Craigie in 1938, and introduced her to the film world. Jill Craigie later divorced Jeffrey and married Michael Foot. Jeffrey married for a fourth time to Barbara Poxon (who had been his secretary) in 1948, and they had two daughters in 1953 and 1957.
In addition to his film and stage work, Jeffrey wrote three novels: "Nobody Ordered Wolves", "News From Heaven" and "The Hoffman Factor".
Lived at Chase Farm, Haslemere, and later at Bridge Cottage, Liphook until his death in 1985. Buried at Haslemere.- James Wardroper was born in 1952 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Cowboys (1980).
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Marcus Butler was born on 18 December 1991 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Youtuber Horror Movie (2015), Marcus Butler (2010) and Just Marcus (2011).- Actor
- Art Department
- Director
Obie Dean is an English screen, stage and voice actor. He was born and raised in Sussex and is of an Irish and French descent. From a young age Obie was interested in accents and voices he heard from T.V and film which led him to impersonate people and he is Known for his gravelly voice and impression of Mike Reid who played Frank Butcher in EastEnders (1985)
Obie has been a long-time sufferer of schizophrenia along with drug and alcohol abuse. Obie was helped in to an acting career by Karen Jones an CPN nurse who actually saved his life on two occasions. Obie has been quoted by saying, "Acting has pushed me to places I didn't know I was allowed to go it has also made me the person I am today by allowing me lie and be someone else without feeling ashamed"
Obie has been praised by he's peers and close friends for his sometimes frank but honesty way about the struggles and what he lives with every day. Obie is of today 21 years sober and clean.
In 2017 Obie founded Silent Dove Pictures who are a Sussex-based independent production company who have won numerous awards and accolades. "Silent Dove Pictures are dedicated to producing film, videos, theatre and specialize in the development of new and local talent whether you are in front of the camera/house or behind the scenes.- Franklin White was born in 1924 in Shoreham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Royal Ballet (1960) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 19 May 2013.
- Actress
- Composer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Lewis was born on 4 March 1974 in Shoreham, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Man in a Box (2008). She has been married to Steven Rhys Lewis since 20 September 2008. They have one child.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
John Pigneguy was born in 1945 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, UK. He is known for Léon: The Professional (1994), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Shakespeare in Love (1998).- Charles Mortimer was born on 22 June 1885 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935), The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) and Someone at the Door (1936). He was married to Greta Wood. He died on 18 April 1964 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
David Ellen was born in 1939 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Our Miss Fred (1972), Ooh La La! (1968) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He is married to Barbara Easton. He was previously married to Jill Howard and Diana Green.- Max Arthur was born on 25 February 1939 in Shoreham, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Timon of Athens (1981) and Grange Hill (1978). He died on 2 May 2019 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Music Department
Mel Shiri was born on 12 July 1993 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England. He is an actor, known for Next Enti? (2018), Sheep in Fog (2016) and Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2020).- Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner was born on 11 November 1971 in Shoreham, England, UK.
- Born in Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex. Lewis Mckale got into acting from an early age at school and was inspired by his GCSE Drama tutor Jonathan Goodwin to take his training further. He went on to train at Northbrook, where his break performances playing the role of King Lear in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" and the role of Orlando in "As You Like It". He also discovered his interest for musical theatre when he played the role of Seymour in Little Shop Of Horrors.
After graduating from his BA Hons at Brighton University, he then got into acting in front of the camera and has appeared in various short films including "The Games We Play" written by Christopher P. Taylor and directed by Rhys Bendix Lewis and was screened at the End Of The Pier International Film Festival. He continued to work with Rhys Bendix Lewis again on Lights, Camera Ransom which he also pitched in with the script.
Lewis has also performed at the Brighton Fringe Festival in 2006, 2009, 2010.
Away from acting, Lewis Mckale is a singer/songwriter and plays various acoustic gigs and is set to release his debut EP "My Fathers Son" in Winter of 2011. - Writer
- Music Department
Ted Wood was born on 22 April 1931 in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for CBC Show of the Week (1964) and Encounter (1952). He was married to Mary Lawson. He died on 18 January 2019 in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.- Composer
- Music Department
Tom Charles Sayer is an established composer and songwriter in both his home in Brighton and his university city in Bangor, North Wales. After completing his degree in music and creative writing in 2011, Tom continued his studies in composition for film at Bangor University to receive a Masters in Music with merit. Tom has worked with award-winning directors, animators and designers whilst building up his composition portfolio.
From September 2011 until October 2012, Tom was the composer-in-residence at the Ucheldre Arts Centre in Holyhead and formed a resident string quartet at the university, which performed a summer concert of Tom's original compositions. Following on from this, Tom completed a commission from the Mavron Quartet, which was performed at Ucheldre in October 2012. Tom studied composition under Owain Llwyd, Pwyll ap Siôn and Guto Puw at Bangor University, also assisting in teaching undergraduate songwriting at the university. Tom is working freelance as a composer and arranger, with upcoming projects with the Vitula Quartet based in York and Manchester production company Rlmotion. Tom is also working part-time as the music editor for welovebrighton.com.- James Lee Hunt was born on 24 August 1988 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Home Free (2013), Group Hug (2012) and Eve's Demons (2015).
- Actor
- Sound Department
Gareth Thackeray was born on 1 November 1978 in Shoreham-by-Sea, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Accountant (1999).- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Jay Shurey was born on 3 January 1983 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Betrayed (2022), High Water (2023) and Young Hunters: The Beast of Bevendean (2015).- Animation Department
Peter Whiting was born on 2 November 1984 in Shoreham-by-Sea, England, UK. He is known for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010), Reservoir Dogs (2006) and Dead to Rights: Retribution (2010).- Rosie Brewer was born on 28 December 1988 in Shoreham, England, UK. She is a composer, known for One Man Down (2009).
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jeremy J J Webb was born on 26 February 1967 in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for American Assassin (2017), Journeymen and Bonded by Blood (2010).- Gemma Spofforth was born on 17 November 1987 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK.