"Fox show ""24"". On 26 May 2009, Šerbedžija announced that he had been cast in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1"" as the famous foreign wandmaker Gregorovitch, a 'brief but very important' role. He began filming in November 2009. He announced his casting at a press conference for ""Fugitive Pieces"", and he added that he knew he had the role six months before. In 2014, Šerbedžija appeared in six episodes of ""Downton Abbey"" as Prince Kuragin, a Russian exile and long-ago lover of the Dowager Countess Violet Crawley, portrayed by Dame Maggie Smith. Šerbedžija is also known"
"Hotel"" (2012), and ""The Lady in the Van"" (2015). She won an Emmy Award in 2003 for ""My House in Umbria"", to become one of the few actresses to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, and starred as Lady Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, on ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which she won three Emmys, her first non-ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award, and her third Golden Globe. Her honorary awards include the BAFTA Special Award in 1993, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1996, and the Special Olivier Award in 2011. She received the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Legacy Award in 2012,"
"Michelle Dockery Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born December 15, 1981) is an English actress and singer. She is most widely known for her leading performance as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV (UK) and PBS (U.S.) television period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–15), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Dockery made her professional stage debut in ""His Dark Materials"" in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 London revival of ""Pygmalion"", she was nominated for the Evening"
"Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film ""Ragtime"". She is also known for her performance as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series ""Downton Abbey"", for which she has been nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Her other films include ""Ordinary People"" (1980), ""Once Upon a Time in America"" (1984), ""The Handmaid's Tale"" (1990) and ""The Wings of the Dove"" (1997). McGovern was born in Evanston,"
"her first Emmy Award for the 2003 TV film ""My House in Umbria"". On stage, she starred as Madeleine Palmer, opposite Judi Dench, in the David Hare play ""The Breath of Life"" in 2002, toured Australia in Alan Bennett's ""Talking Heads"" in 2004, and starred in ""The Lady from Dubuque"" in 2007. Beginning in 2010, Smith appeared as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the British period drama ""Downton Abbey"". This role won her a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy Awards. In 2014, the role also won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2012, she played Muriel"
"Laura Carmichael Laura Elizabeth Carmichael (born 16 July 1986) is an English actress, most widely known for her performance as Lady Edith Crawley in the ITV (UK) and PBS (US) television period drama series"" Downton Abbey"". Her other work includes television series ""Marcella"" (2016), and the feature film ""A United Kingdom"" (2016). Carmichael was born in Southampton, England, to Sarah, a radiographer, and Andy Carmichael, a software consultant. She is the middle of three daughters. Her sister Amy works for a software start-up company and her sister Olivia is a charity fundraiser with the NHS. One of Carmichael's paternal great-grandfathers"
"London children's charity Scene & Heard and an ambassador for WaterAid. Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the television series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonneville was born in Paddington, in west London, to a mother who was a nurse and a father who was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in"
"Jessica Brown Findlay Jessica Rose Brown Findlay (born 14 September 1989) is an English actress, most widely known for her role as Lady Sybil Crawley in the ITV television period drama series"" Downton Abbey"", and for her role as Emelia Conan Doyle in the 2011 British comedy-drama feature film ""Albatross"". In 2014, she appeared as Beverly Penn in the film adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel ""Winter's Tale"". In 2015, she co-starred in Paul McGuigan's ""Victor Frankenstein"" as Lorelei, the Esmerelda-like acrobat. In 2016, she joined the cast of the new biopic feature film, ""England is Mine"", about the early"
"Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the television series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonneville was born in Paddington, in west London, to a mother who was a nurse and a father who was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in Dorset. Following secondary education, Bonneville read theology at Corpus Christi College,"
"Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot. Downton Abbey's senior staff are portrayed by Jim Carter as Mr Carson, the butler, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper. Tensions rise when Rob James-Collier, portraying Mr Barrow, a valet and footman, along with Siobhan Finneran as Miss O'Brien, the personal maid to the Countess of Grantham (up to series three), plot against Brendan Coyle as Mr Bates, the valet to the Earl of Grantham, and his love interest and eventual wife, Anna (Joanne Froggatt), the personal maid to Lady Mary. Kevin Doyle plays the unlucky Mr Molesley, valet to Matthew Crawley; he"
"the BBC Radio Four play ""The Disappearance by Peter Walley"". In her film début, ""In Our Name"", Froggatt played Suzy, a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. She garnered critical acclaim for her performance and won Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. Since 2010, Froggatt has appeared in ""Downton Abbey"" as Anna, Lady's Maid to Lady Mary Crawley, for which she received an Emmy nomination in both 2012 and 2014. On 11 January 2015 she was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie for the role. On 25 December 2010,"
"October 2012. The couple live in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. In 2013 Froggatt became an ambassador for global children's charity Plan UK's ""Because I Am a Girl"" campaign. Joanne Froggatt Joanne Froggatt (born 23 August 1980) is an English actress of stage, television, and film. From 2010, she played lady's maid Anna Bates in all six seasons of the period drama ""Downton Abbey"". For this role, she received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014. In autumn 2017, she starred in"
"an oversight role. Edith and Bertie are married on New Year's Eve. Lady Rose and Atticus return for the wedding. Anna goes into labour during the reception, and she and Bates become parents to a healthy son. The series is set in fictional Downton Abbey, a Yorkshire country house, which is the home and seat of the Earl and Countess of Grantham, along with their children and distant family members. Each series follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family, their friends, and their servants during the reign of King George V. The main cast of the Crawley family is"
"Penelope Wilton Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946) is an English actor. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom ""Ever Decreasing Circles"" (1984–89); playing Homily in ""The Borrowers"" (1992) and ""The Return of the Borrowers"" (1993); and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–15). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in ""Doctor Who"" (2005–08). Wilton has had an extensive career on stage, receiving six Olivier Award nominations. She was nominated for ""Man and Superman"" (1981), ""The Secret Rapture"" (1988), ""The Deep Blue"
"Eden (born 2016), and a son, Aubrey (born 2012). Actress Rebecca Hall is godmother to his daughter Willow. Stevens endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–12). He also starred as David in the thriller film ""The Guest"" (2014), Sir Lancelot in the adventure film """" (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's live action adaptation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017), Lorin Willis"
"""The Turn of the Screw"" with her future ""Downton Abbey"" co-star Dan Stevens, in the role of her psychiatrist. Dockery came to public prominence in 2010 when she played Lady Mary Crawley in Julian Fellowes' series ""Downton Abbey"". ""Downton Abbey"" was filmed from February–August 2010-15. The series was broadcast on ITV September–November, with a special Christmas night episode for Series 2-6 in 2011-15, with a later airing schedule in the U.S. for PBS. For her role as Lady Mary Crawley in the ""Downton Abbey"" series, Dockery received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations in the category for Outstanding Lead Actress In"
"Joanne Froggatt Joanne Froggatt (born 23 August 1980) is an English actress of stage, television, and film. From 2010, she played lady's maid Anna Bates in all six seasons of the period drama ""Downton Abbey"". For this role, she received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014. In autumn 2017, she starred in the six-part suspense miniseries ""Liar"", which aired on ITV in the UK and on SundanceTV in the U.S. Froggatt's early TV appearances include ""Coronation Street"" (1997–98), ""Bad"
"Rose Leslie Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie (born 9 February 1987) is a British actress. After winning a Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance for her role in ""New Town"", she rose to fame as Gwen Dawson in the ITV drama series ""Downton Abbey"" and as Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series ""Game of Thrones"". She stars as Maia Rindell in the CBS All Access legal and political drama ""The Good Fight"". Leslie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. and raised at Lickleyhead Castle in Aberdeenshire, her family's 15th century ancestral seat, where she lived until the age of 10. Her father, Sebastian"
"Camilla Luddington Camilla Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is an English actress, known for her roles as Kate Middleton in the Lifetime TV film """" (2011) and as Jo Karev (Wilson) in the ABC medical drama ""Grey's Anatomy"". She provided the voice and motion capture work for the main character Lara Croft in three video games in the ""Tomb Raider"" series, the 2013 reboot and its sequels ""Rise of the Tomb Raider"" (2015) and ""Shadow of the Tomb Raider"" (2018). Luddington was born in Ascot, Berkshire, on 15 December 1983. She later attended the American School in England at Thorpe,"
"Harriet Walter Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 24 September 1950) is an English stage and screen actress. Her film appearances include ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995), ""The Governess"" (1998), ""Villa des Roses"" (2002), ""Atonement"" (2007) and ""Man Up"" (2015). On television she starred as Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series """" (2009–14), as Lady Prudence Shackleton in four episodes of ""Downton Abbey"" (2013–15), and as Clementine Churchill in ""The Crown"" (2016). She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011 for services to drama. Walter began her career in 1974 and made her Broadway"
"at the Duke of York's Theatre. In 2010, Stevens got his biggest break when he was cast as Matthew Crawley in the ITV series ""Downton Abbey"", created and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. The series went on to be a global sensation and has been nominated for several Emmy, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards since its debut. The central love story of Matthew Crawley and his distant cousin, Lady Mary Crawley, played by Michelle Dockery, was enormously popular. Stevens left the series after finishing the third season and the Christmas Special in 2012. His exit caused"
"Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–12). He also starred as David in the thriller film ""The Guest"" (2014), Sir Lancelot in the adventure film """" (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's live action adaptation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017), Lorin Willis in the biographical legal drama ""Marshall"" (2017), and Charles Dickens in the biographical drama ""The Man Who Invented Christmas"" (2017). Since 2017, he has starred as David Haller in the FX"
"written by Irish novelist Emma Donoghue, whose best-selling novel ""Room"" was subsequently filmed by Lenny Abrahamson. Catherine Walker (actor) Catherine Walker (born 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish actress, notable for British and Irish television appearances including ""The Clinic"" (2003–2009), ""Northanger Abbey"" (2007), ""Bitter Sweet"" (2008), ""Critical"" (2015) and ""A Dark Song"" (2016). More recently, she appeared as Madame Scarron / Madame de Maintenon in series 2 of the TV series ""Versailles"". She won the ""Irish Times"" Irish Theatre Award for Best Actress twice, for ""What Happened Bridgie Cleary"" by Tom MacIntyre at the Peacock Theatre and for ""The Talk"
"Fiona Dolman Fiona Dolman (born 30th January 1970) is a Scottish actress best known for playing Miss Pamela Andrews in the ITV daytime drama series and spinoff to ""The Royal"", ""The Royal Today"", and for the role of Jackie Rosemary Lambert Bradley, PC Mike Bradley's solicitor wife in ""Heartbeat"". In the series, her character Jackie drove a blue Hillman Imp (129 EWR) and then a green Sunbeam Alpine (LVY666F). She left at the end of series 10 when she confessed to Mike that she’d met someone else. She also featured in Channel 4's vampire serial ""Ultraviolet"". Dolman featured briefly in"
"Warehouse transferred to Broadway, where it was nominated for numerous Tony Awards, including Best Actress nods for her and her co-star Janet McTeer. Harriet Walter Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 24 September 1950) is an English stage and screen actress. Her film appearances include ""Sense and Sensibility"" (1995), ""The Governess"" (1998), ""Villa des Roses"" (2002), ""Atonement"" (2007) and ""Man Up"" (2015). On television she starred as Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series """" (2009–14), as Lady Prudence Shackleton in four episodes of ""Downton Abbey"" (2013–15), and as Clementine Churchill in ""The Crown"" (2016). She was appointed Dame Commander of"
"Sue Johnston Sue Johnston, OBE (née Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Brookside"" (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy ""The Royle Family"" (1998–2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama ""Waking the Dead"" (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (2012–2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama ""Downton Abbey"" (2014–2015). She won the 2000 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the 2000 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance for ""The Royle Family"". Johnston was born"
"Samantha Bond Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress, perhaps best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the series' Pierce Brosnan years, and for her role on ""Downton Abbey"" as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. She is also well-known for originating the role of ""Miz Liz"" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. Bond is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Samantha Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and TV producer Pat Sandys, and is the sister of the"
"Lily James Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson, known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her acting career in the British television series ""Just William"" (2010). Following her supporting role as Lady Rose MacClare in the period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2012–2015), James had her film breakthrough playing the eponymous role in the fantasy film ""Cinderella"" (2015). James went on to play Countess Natasha Rostova in the period television series ""War & Peace"" (2016). In 2017, she starred in the action crime film ""Baby Driver"""
"Award by the Shakespeare Theatre Company. When she was 23, McGovern was engaged to actor Sean Penn whom she met on the set of ""Racing with the Moon"". In 1992, she married British film director and producer Simon Curtis; the couple have two daughters, Matilda and Grace. Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film ""Ragtime"". She is also known for her performance as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama"
"Sophie McShera Sophie McShera (born 1985) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Ros McCain in the fifth series of the BBC television series ""Waterloo Road"", as Daisy Mason in the ITV television series ""Downton Abbey"", and as Drizella Tremaine in the 2015 Disney film ""Cinderella"". McShera was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, into a large Irish family. Her mother is a teacher and her father is a teacher turned financial adviser. At an early age, her family moved to nearby Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, also in Bradford, where she attended St Joseph's College. After high"
"James Wood and directed and co-produced by her husband Simon Curtis. First broadcast on BBC Four, it was also shown on BBC2 in February 2008. McGovern played an American expatriate actress named Elizabeth, living in Chiswick with her publisher husband, played by Hugh Bonneville, and co-starring Tom Hollander as her theatrical agent. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, wife of Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) in the British TV series ""Downton Abbey"". McGovern is also a singer-songwriter. In 2008 she began fronting the band Sadie and the Hotheads at The"
"Antonia Bernath Antonia Bernath (born 1984) is an English/American actress, voiceover artist and singer. She starred as Priscilla Presley in the Emmy nominated CBS show Elvis, alongside Jonathan Rhys Myers’. She played the role of Chloe in film ""St Trinians"" and Susan Borman in the ABC show, The Astronaut Wives Club. She starred as Katherine Beckett in the 2005 Bollywood film """" and had a leading role in the television series ""Trinity"". She also played Laura Edmunds in ""Downton Abbey"". According to an article in the ""Daily Mail"", her role in <nowiki>""Kisna""</nowiki> made her ""the first white British actress to"
"the ""Dual Spires"" episode of ""Psych"" and starred in the TV series ""Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street"" for Amazon Studios as Gortimer Gibbon's mother, Claire. Lively married fellow actor Bart Johnson on September 25, 1999. The couple have three children: Baylen, Kate, and Wyatt Blake. The family resides in the Hollywood Hills. Robyn Lively Robyn Elaine Lively (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. Lively is best known for her role in the film ""Teen Witch"", as well as for her roles in the TV shows ""Doogie Howser, M.D."", ""Twin Peaks"", ""Savannah"", and ""Saving Grace"". Robyn Lively was"