"Cracker (UK TV series) Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. Set in Manchester, the series follows a criminal psychologist (or ""cracker""), Dr Edward ""Fitz"" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane, who works with the Greater Manchester Police to help them solve crimes. The show consists of three series which were originally aired from 1993 to 1995. A 100-minute special set in Hong Kong followed in 1996 and another two-hour story in 2006. In 2000, the series was ranked 39 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled"
"series ""Alcatraz"". In 2012, Johnson was cast as the voice actor and physical actor of Sam Fisher in """", replacing Michael Ironside, who voiced the character in previous installments. In 2013, Johnson was cast in Cinemax's original medical drama ""The Knick"" as a racist, but talented, young medic who is Clive Owen's protege; the series was directed by Steven Soderbergh. Johnson played villain Jack Hyde in the drama sequels ""Fifty Shades Darker"" (2017) and ""Fifty Shades Freed"" (2018). Johnson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to a father, Fred, who managed a binding corporation, and a mother, Jane, who is a"
"librarian, massage therapist, and music teacher. In 2004, Johnson married writer-producer Adria Budd, whom he met on the set of ""Smallville"", as she was Annette O'Toole's and John Glover's personal assistant. They have a daughter, Calla Prairie Johnson, who was born in 2007. Eric Johnson (actor) Eric Johann Johnson (born August 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for playing Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007-2008 TV series, Whitney Fordman on the science-fiction TV series ""Smallville"", Detective Luke Callaghan on the police drama ""Rookie Blue"", and Jack Hyde in the ""Fifty Shades"" film series. Johnson began his career acting at"
"Charlie Cox Charlie Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor known for his roles as Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tristan Thorn in ""Stardust"", Jonathan Hellyer Jones in ""The Theory of Everything"" and Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's ""Boardwalk Empire."" Charlie Thomas Cox, the youngest of five children, was born in London, England, and brought up in East Sussex. He is the son of Patricia (née Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, who is a publisher. He has one brother, Toby (born 1974), and three half-siblings from his"
"took over the role as the Thirteenth Doctor at the end of the 2017 Christmas special, and is the first woman to be cast as the character. Whittaker had previously starred in television series such as ""Return to Cranford"", ""Broadchurch"" alongside David Tennant (Tenth Doctor) and the dystopian anthology ""Black Mirror"". The show introduced the Time Lords' ability to change sexes on regeneration in earlier episodes, first in dialogue, then with Michelle Gomez's version of The Master. In addition to those actors who have headlined the series, others have portrayed versions of the Doctor in guest roles. Notably, in 2013,"
"Eric Johnson (actor) Eric Johann Johnson (born August 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for playing Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007-2008 TV series, Whitney Fordman on the science-fiction TV series ""Smallville"", Detective Luke Callaghan on the police drama ""Rookie Blue"", and Jack Hyde in the ""Fifty Shades"" film series. Johnson began his career acting at age nine, when his parents enrolled him in Stage Polaris, a theater company in Edmonton. Johnson played the younger version of Brad Pitt's character in ""Legends of the Fall"". In Canada, Johnson was the lead in an award-winning film titled ""Scorn"". His breakout"
"including roles in the Sydney Theatre Company’s Rabbit, and the Belvoir St productions The Lonesome West and Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train. In early 2016, he received rave reviews in Travis Cotton's 80 Minutes No Interval, for the Old Fitzroy Theatre. Johnson is married to writer Tamara Asmar. Ryan Johnson (actor) Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor who has appeared in numerous television series and films. Nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2017 TV Week Logie Awards for his performance as Matt in Doctor Doctor, Ryan’s outstanding list of"
"Ryan Johnson (actor) Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor who has appeared in numerous television series and films. Nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2017 TV Week Logie Awards for his performance as Matt in Doctor Doctor, Ryan’s outstanding list of credits include both the ABC telemovie Carlotta and Channel Nine’s Love Child opposite Jessica Marais, the television special event INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Network Ten’s Mr. & Mrs Murder and House Husbands also for Channel Nine. He has also appeared in Brock for Network Ten, the ABC/Playmaker"
"Clifton Jones Clifton Jones (born 26 July 1937, St. Andrew, Jamaica) is an actor known for his roles in British television. Clifton Jones's first regular role was in ""Emergency-Ward 10"". He actually had an uncredited part in 1959. In 1961, he became a regular in the series as Dr. Jeremiah Sanders. He appeared in the series for nearly one year. His most prominent role is probably that of David Kano in the first season of the 1970s science fiction TV series """". Jones' other TV credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""Public Eye"", ""Danger Man"", ""Man in a Suitcase"","
"in a new era for this 55-year-old show, with a remarkable level of assurance. For the 23rd Satellite Awards, Whitaker received a nomination for Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre. Thirteenth Doctor The Thirteenth Doctor is the current incarnation of the Doctor, the fictional protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"". She is portrayed by English actress Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to portray the character in the series. In the show's narrative, the Doctor is a time travelling, humanoid alien from a race known as ""the Time Lords"". To account for actors' departure from the series,"
"David Morse (actor) David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor, singer, director and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack ""Boomer"" Morrison in the medical drama series ""St. Elsewhere"" (1982–88). He continued his film career with roles in ""The Negotiator"", ""Contact"", ""The Green Mile"", ""Dancer in the Dark"", ""Disturbia"", ""The Long Kiss Goodnight"", ""The Rock"" and ""12 Monkeys"". In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama series ""House"", for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO miniseries ""John"
"with recovery following a potentially fatal injury. A number of other actors have played the character in stage and audio plays, as well as in various film and television productions. The Doctor has been well received by the public, with an enduring popularity leading ""The Daily Telegraph"" to dub the character ""Britain's favourite alien"". The Doctor has also been featured in films and a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips. On 25 December 2017, Jodie Whittaker made her first appearance as the Thirteenth Doctor at the end of the 2017 Christmas special ""Twice Upon a Time""."
"questioned about the episode Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein; October 29, 1972) is an American actress, model, comedian, director and television host, best known for her lead role as Joan Clayton in the comedy series ""Girlfriends"" (2000–2008) and Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the comedy series ""Black-ish"" (2014–present). The daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and her ex-husband Robert Ellis Silberstein, Ross adopted her mother's last name in the hope that it would be of benefit to her acting career. She began acting in independent films and variety series. She hosted the pop-culture"
"the actor, although the decision also involved Charlotte Moore and Piers Wenger, the director of content and head of drama for the BBC respectively. Media reports and bookmakers speculated as to who would replace Capaldi as the Thirteenth Doctor, with Ben Whishaw and Kris Marshall among the most popular predictions. On 16 July 2017, it was announced after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's finals that Whittaker would portray the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor. The episode also introduces a new set of companions, including Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill as Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively."
"Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. With Hugh Laurie, he is half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in ""A Bit of Fry & Laurie"" and ""Jeeves and Wooster"". Fry's acting roles include a Golden Globe Award–nominated lead performance in the film ""Wilde"", Melchett in the BBC television series ""Blackadder"", the title character in the television series ""Kingdom"", a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series ""Bones"", and as Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller ""V for Vendetta"". He has"
"Martin Freeman Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian, who became known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary ""The Office"", Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama ""Sherlock"", Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series ""Fargo"". His other notable film roles include the romantic comedy ""Love Actually"" (2003), the comic science fiction film ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (2005), the semi-improvised comedy ""Nativity!"" (2009), the comedic ""Three Flavours Cornetto"" trilogy, most prominently in"
"Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's ""Full Metal Jacket"". His other film roles include the title character in Alan Parker's ""Birdy"", the high school wrestler Louden Swain in ""Vision Quest"", Drake Goodman in ""Pacific Heights"" and Dr. Ralph Wyman in ""Short Cuts"". On television, Modine portrayed Dr. Martin Brenner in ""Stranger Things"", the oversexed Sullivan Groff on ""Weeds"", Dr. Don Francis in ""And the Band Played On"" and Ivan Turing in ""Proof"". Modine has"
"Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein; October 29, 1972) is an American actress, model, comedian, director and television host, best known for her lead role as Joan Clayton in the comedy series ""Girlfriends"" (2000–2008) and Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the comedy series ""Black-ish"" (2014–present). The daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and her ex-husband Robert Ellis Silberstein, Ross adopted her mother's last name in the hope that it would be of benefit to her acting career. She began acting in independent films and variety series. She hosted the pop-culture magazine ""The Dish"" on"
"was to cast an actor in his mid-30s to 40s for the role of the Eleventh Doctor, despite casting Matt Smith, who is the youngest actor to ever have played the role. The actors who have played the lead role of the Doctor in the programme and the dates of their first and last regular television appearances in the role, are: Jodie Whittaker took over the role as the Thirteenth Doctor in the 2017 Christmas special. In addition to the above-listed actors, others have played versions of the Doctor for the duration of particular storylines. Notably, John Hurt guest starred"
"Thirteenth Doctor The Thirteenth Doctor is the current incarnation of the Doctor, the fictional protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"". She is portrayed by English actress Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to portray the character in the series. In the show's narrative, the Doctor is a time travelling, humanoid alien from a race known as ""the Time Lords"". To account for actors' departure from the series, the programme introduced the narrative concept of regeneration, a means for a Time Lord to gain a new appearance and a distinct new personality when the Doctor approaches the end"
"Jodie Whittaker Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress. She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut ""Venus"", for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film ""Attack the Block"" (2011), the ""Black Mirror"" episode ""The Entire History of You"" (2011), and as grieving mother Beth Latimer in ""Broadchurch"". On 16 July 2017, the BBC announced that Whittaker would become the thirteenth and first female incarnation of The Doctor in the British TV series ""Doctor Who"". She formally"
"Scottish actress Joanna Vanderham. In August 2017 Emun played Andrew Brenner in The BBC1 drama ""Trust Me"" alongside Jodie Whittaker. Emun Elliott Emun Elliott is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in ""Paradox"", Richie in ""Threesome"" and John Moray in ""The Paradise"". Elliott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland as Emun Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent and his mother is Scottish. He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. He dropped out of university after a year, and"
"David Tennant David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series ""Doctor Who"", Alec Hardy in ""Broadchurch"", Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial ""Casanova"", Kilgrave in ""Jessica Jones"", and Barty Crouch, Jr. in the film ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". In addition to his appearances on screen, he has worked as a voice actor and in theatre, including Prince Hamlet in a critically acclaimed 2008 stage production of ""Hamlet"" and as the voice of Scrooge"
"Best Drama, beating ""Taggart"" and ""Monarch of the Glen"". Dr Douglas Monaghan - Bill Paterson<br> Is the main character over all and has featured in all series so far, though he featured much more predominantly in series one and two. He is dependable and compassionate, and has changed throughout the run of the series. At the beginning Douglas was a sceptic, almost refusing to believe and denying anything paranormal. But as of series three he has become more open to the suggestion that not everything can be easily explained by science. Justine McManus - Dawn Steele<br> After arriving in series"
"Iain Glen Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish film, television, and stage actor. Glen is known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the ""Resident Evil"" film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series ""Game of Thrones"". Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in ""Mountains of the Moon"", Sir Richard Carlisle in ""Downton Abbey"", the title role in ""Jack Taylor"", and Jarrod Slade in ""Cleverman"". Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the"
"the ITV drama, ""Inspector Morse"". In 2005 he appeared in the low-budget film ""Secret Agent 420"". Andrew Johnson (actor) Andrew Johnson (born in London, 1955) is a British actor of South Asian descent. He is most famous for being one of the original cast members of ""EastEnders"", playing the shop-keeper Saeed Jeffery from the first episode in February 1985 until December 1985. During his time on the show, Johnson's troubled character struggled in an arranged marriage to an unwilling wife, Naima (played by Shreela Ghosh). After leaving ""EastEnders"" Johnson moved to Hollywood, but a successful film career failed to materialise."
""":Vipere au poing"". Richard Bremmer Richard Bremmer (born 27 January 1953) is an English actor. Bremmer was born and brought up in Warwickshire, England. Bremmer first began his career in the short film of ""Couples and Robbers"" before being in his first full-length film ""The Girl with Brains in Her Feet"". He is most noted for playing Lord Voldemort in ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" (with the footage he appears in being reused in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"") and played Skeld in ""The 13th Warrior"". He also had the role of L'abbé Traquet in"
"that the portrayer of the Thirteenth Doctor would be revealed after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's finals on 16 July 2017. Immediately after the announcement, ""Death in Paradise"" actor Kris Marshall was the bookmakers' favourite at 4/6, although twenty-four hours later, Jodie Whittaker, notable for her role as Beth Latimer in Chibnall's crime drama ""Broadchurch"", had become the favourite at 5/4. Whittaker was introduced as the Thirteenth Doctor on 16 July and subsequently made her debut in the 2017 Christmas special ""Twice Upon a Time"". On Whittaker's casting, Chibnall said, ""I always knew I wanted the Thirteenth Doctor to be"
"assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special episode ""Twice Upon a Time"" when Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor regenerated into Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. Whittaker appears in her first full series as the Doctor in the eleventh series, which premiered in October 2018. She is set to continue in the role in the twelfth series in 2020. Jodie Auckland Whittaker was born on 17 June 1982 in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire. She attended Scissett Middle School and Shelley High School before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2005 with the highest prize, the Acting Gold"
"Colm Feore Colm Feore OC (; born August 22, 1958), is an American-born Canadian stage, film and television actor. A 13-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is best known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the television miniseries ""Trudeau,"" as well as roles such as Detective Martin Ward in ""Bon Cop, Bad Cop"", Lord Marshal Zhylaw in ""The Chronicles of Riddick,"" Pope Julius II on ""The Borgias,"" First Gentleman Henry Taylor on ""24"", General Ted Brockhart on ""House of Cards"", and Declan Gallard on ""21 Thunder"". He is a Prix Iris and Screen Actors Guild"
"Danny Webb (actor) Danny Webb (born 6 June 1958) is an English television and film actor. He is best known for his roles as the prisoner/only survivor Morse in the movie ""Alien 3"", Thomas Cromwell in ""Henry VIII"" and as John Maynard Jefferson in the two part ""Doctor Who"" story ""The Impossible Planet"" and ""The Satan Pit"" in 2006. Webb was born in London on 6 June 1958. Webb has appeared in many British television programmes, including ""The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"", ""Our Friends in the North"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", ""The Bill"", ""Midsomer Murders"", ""Silent Witness"""
"assigned to the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) as a replacement for Liz Shaw (Caroline John). Apparently, she gained the assignment to UNIT because her uncle, a high ranking civil servant, had ""pulled some strings"". Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) assigns her to the Doctor, who is initially dismayed when he finds out that she is not a scientist, but accepts her because he does not have the heart to tell her otherwise. An enthusiastic, bubbly and sometimes scatter-brained blonde, Jo soon endears herself to the other members of UNIT, especially Captain Mike Yates (Richard Franklin) and Sergeant Benton (John Levene). The Third"
"Hospital in Telford on 23 April 2013, aged 80. He was cremated at Telford Crematorium. Norman Jones (actor) Norman Jones (16 June 1932 – 23 April 2013) was an English actor, primarily on television. He appeared in three ""Doctor Who"" serials — ""The Abominable Snowmen"" (1967, as Khrisong), ""Doctor Who and the Silurians"" (1970, as Major Baker) and ""The Masque of Mandragora"" (1976, as Hieronymous). A native of Shropshire, Norman Jones was born at Donnington, son of coal miner Clar (""sic"") and his wife Florrie Jones. He was educated at Adams' Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire. After taking part in local"