"Who played Yosser Hughes in the acclaimed TV series ""The Boys From The Black Stuff'?"
"characters from ""The Black Stuff"". The result was the BAFTA winning series ""Boys from the Blackstuff"", which was transmitted on BBC Two in 1982. Bernard Hill starred in the role of Yosser Hughes, whose catch-phrase ""Gizza job"" became synonymous with the mass unemployment of the Thatcher years. The series established Bleasdale as one of Britain's leading television writers and social commentators. In 1985, Bleasdale wrote the screenplay for his only feature film ""No Surrender"", a black comedy which examines the animosity between the Protestants and Roman Catholics of Northern Ireland. Set in a seedy Liverpool night club, the film focuses"
"Bernard Hill Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is an English film, stage and television actor. He is known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled 'hard man' whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's groundbreaking 1980s TV drama ""Boys from the Blackstuff"" and, more recently, as the Duke of Norfolk in the BBC adaptation of Dame Hilary Mantel's ""Wolf Hall"". He is also known for roles in blockbuster films, including Captain Edward Smith in ""Titanic"", King Théoden in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film"
"""True Crime"". Hill was born in Blackley, Manchester. He was brought up in a Catholic family of miners. Hill attended Xaverian College, and then Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama at the same time as Richard Griffiths. He graduated with a diploma in theatre in 1970. In 1976, Hill was seen as Police Constable Cluff in the Granada Television series ""Crown Court"", the episode entitled ""The Jolly Swagmen"" Hill first came to prominence as Yosser Hughes, a Liverpool working class man ultimately driven to the edge by an uncaring system, in Alan Bleasdale's BBC ""Play for Today"" programme, ""The Black Stuff"","
"Gary Bleasdale Gary Bleasdale is an English actor born in Liverpool, Lancashire in 1962. Bleasdale has appeared in many television programmes since 1978 when his first role was playing the lead in an episode of the final series of ""Z-Cars"". He played Kevin Dean in ""The Black Stuff"" (1978), and its sequel ""Boys From the Black Stuff"", (1982). He was a regular on ""The Harry Enfield Show"" for ten years playing one of ""The Scousers"". He has also appeared in ""Casualty"", ""Roger Roger"", ""The Bill"" and many other UK television dramas. He played the Sheriff's sergeant in the 2006 BBC"
"Jeff Yagher Jeffrey Brian ""Jeff"" Yagher (born January 18, 1961) is an American actor. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, he graduated from Ohio State University and then attended the Yale School of Drama, where he appeared in productions of ""The Vultures"", ""We Can't Pay, We Won't Play"", and ""Las Madres"". His younger brother Kevin Yagher is a special effects technician. Yagher's second marriage is to actress Megan Gallagher, and they have two children together. His television debut was in ""V: The Series"" as Kyle Bates. Later, he starred in the pilot of ""21 Jump Street"" as Tommy Hanson, the role that"
"bodyguard Jasper Frost on the E! drama series ""The Royals"" in 2015. Tom Austen Tom Austen is an English actor, known for his television appearances portraying Jasper Frost on ""The Royals"" and Guy Hopkins on ""Grantchester"". Raised in Taunton, Somerset, Austen attended Queen's College, Taunton and then the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Austen's first acting job was portraying rent boy Anto in an episode of the UK series ""Shameless"" in 2010. He played multi-episode roles on ""The Borgias"" and ""Beaver Falls"" in 2012, and starred as Marc Bayard in the police procedural series ""Jo"" in 2013. After his"
"Ohad Knoller Ohad Knoller (; born 28 September 1976) is an Israeli actor. Knoller is the son of journalist Judith Knoller. He was married until 2011 to actress Noa Raban, with whom he has a son. Knoller is most notable known for his roles in the Eytan Fox films Yossi & Jagger and The Bubble and as well in the Steven Spielberg movie Munich. Knoller attended the Thelma Yellin high school for performing arts in Tel Aviv. In 1990, when he was 14, he starred in his first TV role on Israeli television. At the age of 18, in 1994,"
"he played a role in the movie Under the Domim Tree with Gila Almagor. After his military service he began to study acting at the Nissan Nativ school of acting in Tel Aviv. His theatre experience at the Jerusalem Khan Theatre included roles including the lead in ""The Miser"". He also appeared in the movie ""Super Boy"" (1998). In addition he starred in the hit TV show ""Srugim"" as Dr. Nati Brenner from 2008-2012. In 2003, Knoller won the Tribeca Award as best male actor for his role in ""Yossi & Jagger"". Ohad Knoller Ohad Knoller (; born 28 September"
"Alex Désert Alex Désert (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor and musician known for his roles in the TV series ""The Flash"", ""The Heights"" with Jamie Walters, ""Becker"" with Ted Danson, and ""Boy Meets World"", as well as the voice of Nick Fury for the animated series """". Désert has more recently been seen in ""Mom"" and ""Grey's Anatomy"". His recent television credits also include ""Tyler Perry's House of Payne"", ""House M.D."", ""Reno 911!"", and ""The Sarah Silverman Program"". His motion picture credits include the independent hit ""Swingers"", ""Playing God"", ""High Fidelity"", ""Bob Funk"" and ""PCU"" with Jeremy"
"for the Christopher Reeve Foundation. He has also become a strong advocate for employing actors with disabilities. Today, Mitchell resides in Sugar Hill, Georgia with his wife and three children. His two sons play football for North Gwinnett High School, while his daughter also cheers for North Gwinnett High. Mitchell won an NAACP Image Award on February 26, 2010. Daryl Mitchell (actor) Daryl ""Chill"" Mitchell (born 16 July 1965) is an American actor. He is known for such roles as Dexter Walker on ""The John Larroquette Show"", Tommy Webber in ""Galaxy Quest"", Leo Michaels on ""Veronica's Closet"", Eli Goggins III"
"Robert Powell Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English television and film actor, best known for the title role in ""Jesus of Nazareth"" (1977) and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. He is also known for his roles as Mark Williams in the BBC One medical drama ""Holby City"", as David Briggs in the sitcom ""The Detectives"" alongside Jasper Carrott, and as Tobias 'Toby' Wren in the ""science-fact"" drama ""Doomwatch"". His distinctive voice has become well known in advertisements and documentaries, especially in World War II documentaries including ""World War II in HD Colour"", ""Hitler's Bodyguard"","
"Chris Lowell Christopher Lowell (born October 17, 1984) is an American television and film actor. He played the roles of Stosh ""Piz"" Piznarski in the CW noir drama ""Veronica Mars"", William ""Dell"" Parker in the ABC ""Grey's Anatomy"" spin-off ""Private Practice,"" Jeremy Graves on the Epix series ""Graves"", and Bash on the Netflix series ""GLOW"". Lowell was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Atlanta International School, where he became interested in theatre and filmmaking. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was discovered in his first year while playing beach volleyball. In his spare time, he enjoys"
"Tom Austen Tom Austen is an English actor, known for his television appearances portraying Jasper Frost on ""The Royals"" and Guy Hopkins on ""Grantchester"". Raised in Taunton, Somerset, Austen attended Queen's College, Taunton and then the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Austen's first acting job was portraying rent boy Anto in an episode of the UK series ""Shameless"" in 2010. He played multi-episode roles on ""The Borgias"" and ""Beaver Falls"" in 2012, and starred as Marc Bayard in the police procedural series ""Jo"" in 2013. After his costarring role as ""Grantchester"" Guy Hopkins in 2014, Austen began portraying duplicitous"
"characters ended up over the years. Since leaving the show, Abu-Taleb has ventured into writing and producing. His most recent film, ""West of Hell"", is slated for release in 2018 and his first one hour comedy special “Washed Up Youtube Star” is set for release in 2019 and depicts his life during and after his YouTube fame. Yousef Abu-Taleb Yousef (Ang: Joseph) Abu-Taleb () is an American actor and producer of Arab, English, and American heritage. He was born in Arlington and raised in Virginia before moving to Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for co-starring in the"
"Omar Sy Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French actor and comedian. He is best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot and his role in ""The Intouchables"", and internationally for his roles in """", ""Jurassic World"", and """". In 2012, Sy received the César Award for his role in ""The Intouchables"", becoming the first recipient of sub-saharan African descent to win the award. The fourth of eight children, Omar Sy was born in Trappes in the Yvelines department, France. His parents are both emigrants from West Africa. His Mauritanian mother worked as a house-cleaner, and"
"of JoBeth Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Jim Caviezel, and Bruce Dern. He is known for his roles as ""Jason Lochner"" in the television drama ""Knots Landing"", his notable film role as ""Little Russ Thompson"" in ""Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"", and for his co-starring role in ""Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael"" alongside Winona Ryder. In 1993, Brown appeared on ""Beverly Hills, 90210"" (episode ""The Game is Chicken"") as the rebellious character Joe. He also had some appearances in TV series like ""CSI"", ""Daybreak"", ""Nash Bridges"", and ""Walker, Texas Ranger"". He also played a small role in the 2007 Steven Seagal movie ""Urban"
"September 2016, he and his husband were the honorary hosts of a culinary cookout to help raise money for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, magician, and singer. He is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf in ""A Series"
"Joseph Cross (actor) Joseph Michael Cross (born May 28, 1986) is an American actor and producer. He began work as a child actor, starring in the 1998 films ""Desperate Measures"", ""Wide Awake"", and ""Jack Frost"". He won the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture for ""Running with Scissors"" (2006), and co-starred in ""Flags of Our Fathers"" (2006), ""Untraceable"" (2008), ""Milk"" (2008), and ""Lincoln"" (2012). From 1999 to 2004, Cross starred as Casey Hughes in the CBS soap opera ""As the World Turns"". In 2017, he appeared in the HBO limited series ""Big Little Lies"" and the Netflix crime"
"Jesse Williams (actor) Jesse Wesley Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor, director, producer and activist, best known for his role as Jackson Avery on the ABC series ""Grey's Anatomy"". He has also appeared in the films ""The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"" (2008), ""Brooklyn's Finest"" (2009), ""The Cabin in the Woods"" (2012) and as James Lawson in ""The Butler"" (2013). He provided voice acting and motion capture for the character Markus in the video game """" (2018). Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Johanna Chase, a professional potter, and Reginald Williams. Of mixed race, Williams"
"Daryl Mitchell (actor) Daryl ""Chill"" Mitchell (born 16 July 1965) is an American actor. He is known for such roles as Dexter Walker on ""The John Larroquette Show"", Tommy Webber in ""Galaxy Quest"", Leo Michaels on ""Veronica's Closet"", Eli Goggins III on ""Ed"", and Patton Plame on """". Mitchell was born in The Bronx, New York to a secretary mother and a bus driver father. He grew up in Wyandanch. After a career in hip hop in the 1980s with ""Groove B. Chill"", Mitchell had considerable success as an actor, appearing in ""House Party"" and its sequel, ""Sgt. Bilko"", ""Galaxy"
"Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Emmy Award. Costner has played Eliot Ness in ""The Untouchables"", Crash Davis in ""Bull Durham"", Ray Kinsella in ""Field of Dreams"", Lt. John J. Dunbar in ""Dances with Wolves"", for which he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, Jim Garrison in ""JFK"", Robin Hood in """", Frank Farmer in ""The Bodyguard"", Roy McAvoy in ""Tin Cup"", Jonathan Kent in the DC Extended Universe,"
"Yoo, Liza Lapira, and Josh Gad for their parts in the movie. Jacob Pitts Jacob Rives Pitts (born November 20, 1979) is an American television, film and stage actor. His most notable performances were as Cooper Harris in the film ""EuroTrip"" (2004), as Bill ""Hoosier"" Smith in the HBO miniseries ""The Pacific"" (2010), and as U.S. Marshal Tim Gutterson on the FX television drama ""Justified"" (2010–15). He appeared in the play ""Where Do We Live"" at the Vineyard Theatre in May 2004. Pitts has also appeared in TV shows such as ""Law & Order"", ""Ed"" and ""Sex and the City""."
"Joel Crothers Joel Anthony Crothers (January 28, 1941 – November 6, 1985) was an American actor. His credits primarily included stage and television work, including a number of soap opera roles, the best known being that of Miles Cavanaugh on ""The Edge of Night"", who he played for eight years. He was also known for his roles as Joe Haskell and Lt. Nathan Forbes on ""Dark Shadows"". Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in New York City, Crothers graduated from Birch Wathen School in 1958. His passion for performing emerged at the early age of nine. Crothers auditioned and won"
"Barney Phillips Bernard Philip Ofner (October 20, 1913 – August 17, 1982) – better known by his stage name Barney Phillips – was an American film, television, and radio actor. His most prominent roles include a recurring supporting role as Sgt. Ed Jacobs on the 1950s ""Dragnet"" television series, appearances in the 1960s on ""The Twilight Zone"" such as a Venusian living under cover on Earth in ""Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"", and a supporting role as actor Fletcher Huff in the short-lived 1970s series ""The Betty White Show. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Harry"
"Jason Behr Jason Behr (born December 30, 1973) is an American film and television actor. He first starred in the American television series ""Roswell"", for which he was twice nominated for a Saturn Award, followed by roles in the films ""The Shipping News"" and the American remake of the Japanese horror film ""The Grudge"". Behr has also had a series of guest appearances in various television shows like ""Step by Step"", ""The Profiler"", ""7th Heaven"", ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", ""JAG"" and had a recurring role in the American television series ""Dawson's Creek"". The second of four boys, Behr was born"
"Tempestt Bledsoe, who co-starred in the NBC TV comedy ""The Cosby Show"". The couple appeared together in the Fox reality TV series ""Househusbands of Hollywood"", that debuted in August 2009. Bell graduated from Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey in May 1981, where he was one of four African American students, accounting for 1% of the school's enrollment. Bell's father, Travers J. Bell Jr., was the founder of the first black firm on the New York Stock Exchange. Darryl M. Bell Darryl M. Bell (sometimes credited as Daryl Bell; born May 10, 1963) is an American actor best known for"
"Claude Akins, John Anderson, R.G. Armstrong, Noah Beery, Jr., James Best, Charles Bronson, Anthony Caruso, Lon Chaney, Jr., James Coburn, Royal Dano, John Dehner, Brad Dexter, Lawrence Dobkin, Betsy Drake, Don Dubbins, Robert Ellenstein, Don Gordon, Alan Hale, Jr., DeForest Kelley, Douglas Kennedy, Martin Landau, Michael Landon, Nan Leslie, Ralph Meeker, Jay North, Warren Oates, Susan Oliver, Luana Patten, Steve Brodie, Stafford Repp, William Schallert, Everett Sloane, Beverly Garland, King Donovan, Jay Silverheels, Suzanne Storrs, Mary Tyler Moore, and Lee Van Cleef. The series was filmed in black and white at the Selznick Studios which was acquired by Desilu Productions"
"Tom Hughes (actor) Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor, musician, and model. He is most known for his role as Prince Albert in the ITV drama ""Victoria"" and as Joe Lambe, the lead role in the 2014 BBC Cold War drama ""The Game"". Hughes has also portrayed Michael Rogers in ""Agatha Christie's Marple"", Jonty Millingden in the ITV drama ""Trinity"", Chaz Jankel in ""Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"", Bruce Pearson in ""Cemetery Junction"", and Nick Slade in the BBC legal drama ""Silk"". Hughes was born and brought up in Upton by Chester, Cheshire, where"
"Campbell Scott Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer, and voice artist. He is known for his roles as George Tunner on ""The Sheltering Sky"", Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz on ""Royal Pains"", Mark Usher on ""House of Cards"", Joseph Tobin on ""Damages"", and Richard Parker in ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" and ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"", as well as numerous stage appearances. Scott was born on July 19, 1961, in New York City, the son of American actor George C. Scott and Canadian actor Colleen Dewhurst. He graduated from Lawrence University in 1983. His brother is Alexander"
"Kapfer filed for legal separation from Gooding. Gooding filed for divorce in January 2017. Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Michael Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He gained his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in ""Boyz n the Hood"" (1991), he appeared in ""A Few Good Men"" (1992), ""The Tuskegee Airmen"" (1995), ""Outbreak"" (1995), and ""Jerry Maguire"" (1996), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He gained later attention for his roles in ""Men of Honor"" (2000) as Carl Brashear, and in Michael Bay's WWII epic ""Pearl Harbor"" (2001) as Doris"
"Michael Rooker Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as Henry in """" (1986), as well as his roles as Terry Cruger in ""Sea of Love"" (1989), Rowdy Burns in ""Days of Thunder"" (1990), Bill Broussard in ""JFK"" (1991), Hal Tucker in ""Cliffhanger"" (1993), Jared Svenning in ""Mallrats"" (1995), Merle Dixon in ""The Walking Dead"" (2010–2013), and Yondu Udonta in ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" (2014) and its sequel ""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"" (2017). Michael Rooker was born in Jasper, Alabama. He has nine brothers and sisters. His parents divorced"
"Matthew Rhys Matthew Rhys Evans (born 4 November 1974), known professionally as Matthew Rhys (), is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Philip Jennings in the acclaimed television series ""The Americans"" (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also played Kevin Walker in the television series ""Brothers & Sisters"" (2006–2011), Dylan Thomas in the film ""The Edge of Love"" (2008) and Daniel Ellsberg in the film ""The Post"" (2017). Rhys was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 4 November 1974. He grew up in Cardiff and attended Welsh-medium schools,"
"duo filmed ""The Abbott and Costello Show"" for television, they hired Joe Besser to play Oswald ""Stinky"" Davis, a bratty, loudmouthed child dressed in an oversized Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit, shorts, and a flat top hat with overhanging brim. He appeared during the first season of ""The Abbott and Costello Show"". Besser was cast for the role of Yonkel, a chariot man in the low-budget biblical film ""Sins of Jezebel"" (1953) which starred Paulette Goddard as the titular wicked queen. After Shemp Howard died of a heart attack on November 22, 1955 at age 60, his brother Moe suggested that"