"and Jean-François Charles. He was also depicted in part three of the 2003 BBC TV series ""Cambridge Spies"", where he appears reluctant to continue passing Bletchley Park data to the Russians for fear that the Red Army was heavily penetrated by German intelligence and by Eastern Front military intelligence under General Gehlen; Anthony Blunt is depicted in the drama as pressuring him with threats to continue. He is depicted as the fifth of the Cambridge Five in Frederick Forsyth's ""The Deceiver"". Cairncross appears as a cryptographer at Bletchley Park in the 2014 film ""The Imitation Game,"" played by Allen Leech."
"been compared to actor Ben Whishaw, whom he cites as an idol of his. Alex Lawther Alex Lawther (born 4 May 1995) is an English actor best known for portraying James in the Channel 4/Netflix series ""The End of the F***ing World"" and the young Alan Turing in the film ""The Imitation Game"" (2014). This won him the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year, and has received acclaim as Kenny in the series three episode ""Shut Up and Dance"" in the science fiction anthology series ""Black Mirror"". Lawther was born in Petersfield, Hampshire. The"
"Alex Lawther Alex Lawther (born 4 May 1995) is an English actor best known for portraying James in the Channel 4/Netflix series ""The End of the F***ing World"" and the young Alan Turing in the film ""The Imitation Game"" (2014). This won him the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year, and has received acclaim as Kenny in the series three episode ""Shut Up and Dance"" in the science fiction anthology series ""Black Mirror"". Lawther was born in Petersfield, Hampshire. The youngest of three, he has said that his aspiration to be an actor came"
"The Imitation Game The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the biography """" by Andrew Hodges. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who decrypted German intelligence codes for the British government during the Second World War. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong also star. The screenplay topped the annual Black List for best unproduced Hollywood scripts in 2011. The Weinstein Company acquired the film for $7 million in February 2014, the highest amount ever paid for U.S. distribution"
"at the age of 16, when he appeared as John Blakemore in David Hare's ""South Downs"" at Chichester Festival Theatre. He made his feature film debut as the young Alan Turing in the Academy Award-winning film ""The Imitation Game"" (2014). The role won him the London Film Critics' Circle Award for ""Young British Performer of the Year"" in 2015. In 2015, he appeared in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama film ""X+Y"". In 2016, he gained his first lead role playing Elliot, alongside Juliet Stevenson in the British film, ""Departure"", the debut film of Andrew Steggall. In"
"movies like ""The Imitation Game"", where Benedict Cumberbatch plays the role of Alan Turing, the famous mathematical genius who created the enigma, and Keira Knightley plays the role of Joan Clarke who also was a famous code-breaker. Both of them being based in Bletchley Park. Lady Jean Fforde describes Alan Turing as a “very nice man, who should have had public recognition. He was a lovely man, an accessible man. Sweet, handsome, shabby, nail-bitten, sometimes halting in speech and awkward in manner"". Lady Jean Fforde worked under Alan Turing in hut 8 of Bletchley Park. She describes her time there"
"""New Yorker"", ""New York Times"", ""Notices of the American Mathematical Society"", ""Sunday Times"", ""Time Out"", ""Times Literary Supplement"", ""Wall Street Journal"". The book inspired the 2014 film ""The Imitation Game"", directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. Alan Turing: The Enigma Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983) is a biography of the British mathematician, codebreaker, and early computer scientist, Alan Turing (1912–1954) by Andrew Hodges. The book covers Alan Turing's life and work. The American 2014 film ""The Imitation Game"" is loosely based on the book, with dramatization. The following editions of the book exist: New editions"
"Elton, Ade Edmonson and Rik Mayall. Additionally, a number of well-known actors have studied at the university, including Benedict Cumberbatch, who most notably portrays Sherlock Holmes in the TV series ""Sherlock"", as well as playing the role of Manchester's own Alan Turing in the 2014 Oscar-winning biopic ""The Imitation Game"". The University of Manchester, inclusive of its predecessor institutions, numbers 25 Nobel Prize recipients amongst its current and former staff and students, with some of the most important discoveries of the modern age having been made in Manchester. Manchester University has the fourth largest number of Nobel laureates in the"
"it was chosen by Michael Holroyd for inclusion in a list of 50 'essential' books (available in print at the time) in ""The Guardian"". ""Alan Turing: The Enigma"" formed the basis of Hugh Whitemore's 1986 stageplay ""Breaking the Code"", which was adapted by for Television in 1996, with Derek Jacobi as Turing. The book was later made into the 2014 film ""The Imitation Game"" directed by Morten Tyldum, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing. The script for ""The Imitation Game"" won Graham Moore an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. Hodges is also the"
"of a join of spheres. Peter Hilton died in Binghamton, New York, United States, at age 87. Hilton is portrayed by actor Matthew Beard in the 2014 film ""The Imitation Game"", which tells the tale of Alan Turing and the cracking of Nazi Germany's Enigma code. Peter Hilton Peter John Hilton (7 April 19236 November 2010) was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during the Second World War. Hilton was born in London, the son of Elizabeth Amelia (Freedman) and Mortimer Jacob Hilton, and was educated at St Paul's School. He won a"
"British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006. Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–2015), Guy Perron in ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), Sardo Numspa in ""The Golden Child"" (1986), Jonathan Clemens in ""Alien 3"" (1992), Benedict in ""Last Action Hero"" (1993), the Master Vampire in ""Dracula Untold"" (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ""Terry Pratchett's Going Postal"" (2010), Alastair Denniston in ""The Imitation Game"" (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in """" (2015). Charles Dance"
"He made his English language debut with the historical drama ""The Imitation Game"", about the life of mathematician Alan Turing, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. ""The Imitation Game"" immediately became an international success, and was nominated for eight Oscars at the 87th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and a Best Director nomination for Tyldum himself. He has been attached to the adaptation of the novel ""Pattern Recognition"" by William Gibson. Morten Tyldum Morten Tyldum (born 19 May 1967) is a Norwegian film director. He is best known in his native Norway for directing ""Headhunters"" (2011), a thriller based on a novel by"
"Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–2015), Guy Perron in ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), Sardo Numspa in ""The Golden Child"" (1986), Jonathan Clemens in ""Alien 3"" (1992), Benedict in ""Last Action Hero"" (1993), the Master Vampire in ""Dracula Untold"" (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ""Terry Pratchett's Going Postal"" (2010), Alastair Denniston in ""The Imitation Game"" (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in """" (2015). Charles Dance was born in Rednal, West Midlands, the"
"has received, numerous awards, with Cumberbatch's portrayal of Turing particularly praised. The film and its cast and crew were also honoured by Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organisation in the United States. ""We are proud to honor the stars and filmmakers of ""The Imitation Game"" for bringing the captivating yet tragic story of Alan Turing to the big screen"", HRC president Chad Griffin said in a statement. The Imitation Game The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the"
"in the second series of ""The Last Kingdom (TV series)"", ""The Imitation Game"" as mathematician Jack Good, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing and Keira Knightley as Joan Clarke. James will be appearing as the lead in a new French film ""The Open"" directed by Marc Lehore. As a Producer he has completed a short film 'Morning is Broken', which was selected at British Film Institute Flare in 2015 and subsequently was used in the global Five Films 4 Freedom Campaign with the British Council. James Northcote (actor) James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is a British actor"
"(1912–1954). In 2012, the centenary year of Alan Turing's birth, Dermot Turing became a trustee of Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing worked as a cryptologist during World War II. In 2015 he wrote a book on Alan Turing and in 2017 he contributed a chapter to ""The Turing Guide"". He is a member of the European Post-Trade Forum and a trustee of the Turing Trust. His interests also include cryptanalysis and naval history. Dermot Turing has commented on the accuracy of the 2014 film ""The Imitation Game"", a dramatization of Alan Turing's life. In 2018 he published ""X Y &"
"James G. Nunn James G. Nunn (born 4 April 1993) is a British actor. He is best known for appearing in ""The Imitation Game"" alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. Nunn has also played many notable theatre roles on London stages and around the United Kingdom. Nunn attended Davenant Foundation School, where he performed in school productions. He was elected as the Student Representative on the governing body of the school and also served as its Head Boy. He was part of the stage and technical crew, and after leaving school he worked as a performing arts technician before beginning"
"works by David Hockney, Willem de Kooning, Keith Haring, Donald Judd, Ed Ruscha, Mark DiSuvero, George Rickey, Sam Francis, Agnes Martin, Catherine Opie, Tatsuo Miyajima, Robbie Conal, Lawrence Weiner, and John Chamberlain. According to Bohnett, he is particularly interested in art and artists that reflect social justice, fairness, and equality. He also collects pieces that operate on the intersection between art and technology. He owns one of the rare remaining Enigma machines, the subject of the film ""The Imitation Game"" – purchased in part because of his fascination with Alan Turing, who like Bohnett was a computer technologist and gay."
"Alan Turing: The Enigma Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983) is a biography of the British mathematician, codebreaker, and early computer scientist, Alan Turing (1912–1954) by Andrew Hodges. The book covers Alan Turing's life and work. The American 2014 film ""The Imitation Game"" is loosely based on the book, with dramatization. The following editions of the book exist: New editions appeared in 2012, for the centenary of Turing's birth, and 2014, the year the film ""The Imitation Game"" was released. The book has been widely reviewed by newspapers and magazines including ""The Guardian"", ""The Independent"", ""Los Angeles Times"", ""Nature"", ""New Statesman"","
"Game"" as British cryptographer Alan Turing, also released in November 2014. The role earned him nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, and Academy Award for Best Actor. In May 2014, he joined the cast of the film ""Black Mass"" opposite Johnny Depp which was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Cumberbatch starred as Doctor Strange in both the eponymous film released in November 2016, and in """" in April 2018. He starred as electricity titan Thomas Edison in the film ""The Current War"" in September 2017. In 2018, Cumberbatch voiced the title character in the film ""The Grinch"", and provided"
"his professional acting career at age 19. Nunn landed his first feature film role in ""London Wall"", which was a play in London's West End before being turned into a film, in which played the role of Oswald Birkenshaw. In the same year, Nunn signed with his first agent. He went on to work with Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley on the Oscar-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-nominated film ""The Imitation Game"", directed by Morten Tyldum. He is also known for his portrayal of Will Scarlett in ""Robin Hood: The Rebellion"" alongside Ben Freeman (Robin Hood), Brian Blessed (Friar Tuck) and"
"a Movie for ""Sherlock"". His performance in ""The Imitation Game"" earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In addition, he has received seven BAFTA nominations, five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations among others. In 2014, ""Time"" magazine included him in its annual ""Time"" 100 as one of the ""Most Influential People in the World"". He was appointed with a CBE by Elizabeth II in June 2015 for his services to the performing arts and to charity. Cumberbatch was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the White City district of West"
"Estate"" (2013) as Julian Assange and ""The Imitation Game"" (2014) as Alan Turing. From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and the Necromancer in ""The Hobbit"" film series. Cumberbatch portrays the Marvel Comics character Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in ""Doctor Strange"" (2016), """" (2017) and """" (2018). Cumberbatch has received numerous awards and nominations for acting including three Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning Best Actor in a Play for ""Frankenstein"". He has also received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or"
"exacting standards. It was designed to assure high quality cyber security training courses where the training provider had also undergone rigorous quality checks. The GCT process is carried out by APMG as the independent certification body. The scheme is part of the National Cyber Security Programme established by the Government to develop knowledge, skills and capability in all aspects of cyber security in the, and is based on the IISP Skills Framework. The historical drama film ""The Imitation Game"" (2014) featured Benedict Cumberbatch portraying Alan Turing's efforts to break the Enigma code while employed by the Government Code and Cypher"
"James Northcote (actor) James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is a British actor and producer who has appeared in ""The Last Kingdom (TV series)"",""The Imitation Game"", ""Nymphomaniac"", ""Anna Karenina"" and ""Wuthering Heights"". Northcote, born in London,was brought up and went to school in the West Country. He went into drama at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English. As a member of the National Youth Theatre, playing celebrity chef Alexis Soyer in their 2010 production of ""Relish"", about the life of Soyer under the direction of Paul Roseby. At University he appeared with the Cambridge Footlights notably as"
"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"
"divorced and now he lives in Britain again. Paterson Joseph Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of ""King Lear"" and ""Love's Labour's Lost"" in 1990. On television he is known for his roles in ""Casualty"" (1997–98), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom ""Peep Show"" (2003–2015), ""Green Wing"" (2004–06), ""Survivors"" (2008–10), ""Boy Meets Girl"" (2009), as in """" (2013–14), and as Connor Mason in ""Timeless"" (2016-). His film roles include ""The Beach"" (2000), ""Greenfingers,"" (2001) ""Æon Flux"" (2005) and ""The Other Man"" (2008). He is also known for"
"with Knightley's performance being chiefly praised by critics. Inkoo Kaang of TheWrap wrote of her ""delightfully uncouth"" performance: ""She's a loose-limbed revelation as a pretty-but-normal-looking woman who just can't take things seriously enough to pull her life together."" It was followed by her appearance in Morten Tyldum's historical drama ""The Imitation Game"", a film based on the British mathematician Alan Turing (played by Benedict Cumberbatch). Knightley portrayed cryptanalyst and numismatist Joan Clarke, who decrypted German intelligence codes for the British government during World War II with Turing. ""The Imitation Game"" became a critical and commercial success grossing over $233.6 million."
"Robert James-Collier Robert James-Collier (born 23 September 1976) is a British actor and model. He is known for his roles as Thomas Barrow in ""Downton Abbey"" and as Liam Connor in ""Coronation Street"". James-Collier was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, as Robert Collier, but changed his name to Robert James-Collier to comply with the rules of Equity. He was educated at St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School in Eccles, Greater Manchester. James-Collier has two degrees; he studied business at the University of Huddersfield and marketing at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Having no experience as an"
"Paterson Joseph Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of ""King Lear"" and ""Love's Labour's Lost"" in 1990. On television he is known for his roles in ""Casualty"" (1997–98), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom ""Peep Show"" (2003–2015), ""Green Wing"" (2004–06), ""Survivors"" (2008–10), ""Boy Meets Girl"" (2009), as in """" (2013–14), and as Connor Mason in ""Timeless"" (2016-). His film roles include ""The Beach"" (2000), ""Greenfingers,"" (2001) ""Æon Flux"" (2005) and ""The Other Man"" (2008). He is also known for his various performances of the Marquis de Carabas"
"Arts Centre. Since then his roles have included Sordo in ""Scenes from an Execution"" at the Royal National Theatre, Lysander in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", Bill Taylor in the Michael Frayn farce ""Donkeys' Years"", Jack Worthing in ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" and Judah in ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". His recent work includes the National Theatre production ""Great Britain"" by Richard Bean in the ensemble multi-character role of Jimmy the Bins/ St. John/Felix. In 2015 he played the leading role of Alan Turing in the UK premiere of the Snoo Wilson play ""Lovesong of the Electric Bear"" at"
"Imitation Game"" based loosely on the biography ""Alan Turing:The Enigma"" by Andrew Hodges. In January 2017 he portrayed Ellmann in the Netflix film ""iBoy"". Further to his theatre work he received particularly positive reviews for his sympathetic portrayal of Denis Thatcher in ""The Long Walk to Finchley"" (2008), a BBC dramatisation of the early years of Margaret Thatcher's political career, which also starred Andrea Riseborough and Samuel West. He also starred alongside Lucy Punch and Toby Stephens in the BBC Two series ""Vexed"". Broadcast on 19 October 2010, he was the co-lead in the BBC4 TV drama, ""The First Men"
"role models who demonstrate that it is equally okay to be gay or straight."" Cumberbatch is a founding member of the ""Save Soho"" campaign which aims ""to protect and nurture iconic music and performing arts venues in Soho."" In an open letter published in ""The Guardian"" on 31 January 2015, Cumberbatch, amongst others, asked for pardons of all gay and bisexual men who were convicted under the same now-defunct ""indecency"" laws as Alan Turing was (whom Cumberbatch portrayed in ""The Imitation Game""). In September 2015, Cumberbatch condemned the UK government's response to the migrant crisis in a speech to theatregoers"