Ralph Brown
Encyclopedia
Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English
actor
and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I
, the security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked
, and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
. He wrote the award-winning play Sanctuary, and the British film New Year's Day
.
, England
, the son of Heather R and John F W Brown.
, Danny the drug dealer in Withnail & I, Great Train Robber
Ronnie Biggs
in Buster
, roadie Del Preston in Wayne's World 2
, teacher and rugby league
player Phil in Up 'n' Under, prison guard captain Mr Burton in Mean Machine, Sgt Major Harris in the Paul Schrader
film Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
, and CIA renegade Mr Collins alongside Wesley Snipes
in The Contractor
. In 1995 Brown appeared in Steven Spielberg
's slavery
epic Amistad. In 2007 he filmed Caught In The Act, an independent British film, and appeared in the series Cape Wrath for Channel 4
/Showtime as the moustachioed policeman Wintersgill.
Among a myriad of TV appearances (see imdb), Brown appeared in Dennis Potter's Karaoke
in 1995, he also played Prince John in the BBC's adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
in 1997 and did a memorable turn as shaven-headed gang-boss "Miami Vice" in the 2000 series Lock, Stock...The Series.
In 2005 he appeared in Coronation Street
as Barney, roadie to Status Quo, and with Julia Davis
in the cult TV sitcom Nighty Night
. He appeared in the final two episodes of Life on Mars
as Frank Morgan, an interim DCI in 1973 sequences, and Sam's surgeon in 2006 sequences.
Ralph Brown stars as DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked
, a film by Richard Curtis
released in April 2009. In 2009 he made four films: The Kid
directed by Nick Moran
, Huge directed by Ben Miller
, Mission: London a Bulgarian comedy directed by Dimitar Mitoviski which premiered in Sofia on April 13, 2010, and SUS
, written by Barrie Keeffe
, writer of The Long Good Friday
, which premiered April 24, 2010 and ran in the West End for several weeks.
In 2010 Brown worked on the BBC Three
comedy Him & Her
and the film Killing Bono
. In the summer of 2010 he shot the feature film Dark Tide
in Cape Town opposite Halle Berry
. In 2011 he filmed I, Anna with Gabriel Byrne
and Charlotte Rampling
, then went on to work on Jack The Giant Killer
directed by Bryan Singer
, Tower Block
in London, and Stoker
in Nashville, the latter directed by Park Chan-wook
.
As a writer, Brown won the Samuel Beckett Award in 1987 for his first play, Sanctuary, which was produced by Joint Stock Theatre Company
. This was also performed in the US as Sanctuary DC where it was nominated for two Helen Hayes Awards in 1989. Brown wrote the screenplay for New Year's Day
which won the Raindance Film Festival
and the Sapporo Film Festival in 2001. He also wrote the screenplay for the aborted film Red Light Runners.
-based Beach Boys
tribute band
, The Brighton Beach Boys, who performed Pet Sounds
and The Beatles
' Sgt. Pepper
albums live on stage in St George's Church at the Brighton Festival Fringe
in May 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2007, the Brighton Beach Boys won both the Argus Angel Award and the Latest Festival Award during the Brighton Festival Fringe
. In 2011 they are adding the Beatles LP Abbey Road to their repertoire (May 27) and an original album Pop Dreams, with all songs written by singer Glen Richardson. Brown is a fan of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
, playing saxophone
on the "We Want Falmer" EP which was released by Brighton fans as Seagulls Ska in support of their wish for a ground at Falmer on the outskirts of the city. The single reached no 17 in the official chart and number one in the indie
chart. He is credited for playing saxophone on Monster Bobby
's 2007 album Gaps, and is the voice on Midfield General
's "Teddy Bear" off his 2008 album, General Disarray. Brown also occasionally plays saxophone in tribute band Absolute Bowie. Brown is a member of the Brighton & Hove Green Party, and helped to get Caroline Lucas
elected in the Brighton Pavilion constituency as the UK's first Green M.P. in the May 2010 General Election.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I
Withnail and I
Withnail and I is a British black comedy made in 1986 by HandMade Films. It was written and directed by Bruce Robinson and is based on his life in London in the late 1960s. The main plot follows two unemployed young actors, Withnail and “I” who live in a squalid flat in Camden in 1969 while...
, the security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh...
, and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms...
. He wrote the award-winning play Sanctuary, and the British film New Year's Day
New Year's Day (film)
New Year's Day is a 2001 comedy-drama film starring Andrew Lee Potts, Bobby Barry, Jacqueline Bisset, Anastasia Hille, Michael Kitchen, Sue Johnston, Ralph Brown and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. It was written by Ralph Brown and directed by Suri Krishnamma....
.
Early Life
Brown was born in CambridgeshireCambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the son of Heather R and John F W Brown.
Career
His many and various film roles include Dil's on-off boyfriend Dave in the Academy Award-winning film The Crying GameThe Crying Game
The Crying Game is a 1992 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles...
, Danny the drug dealer in Withnail & I, Great Train Robber
Great Train Robbery (1963)
The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered...
Ronnie Biggs
Ronnie Biggs
Ronald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs is an English criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he voluntarily returned to the United Kingdom and...
in Buster
Buster (film)
Buster is a 1988 comedy-drama film starring musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb and Sheila Hancock. The soundtrack featured two Phil Collins singles which eventually topped the Billboard 100 singles chart.-Plot:...
, roadie Del Preston in Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2 is a 1993 comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a Public-access television cable TV show from Aurora, Illinois. The film was adapted from a sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live and is the sequel to Wayne's World....
, teacher and rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player Phil in Up 'n' Under, prison guard captain Mr Burton in Mean Machine, Sgt Major Harris in the Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Paul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and former film critic. Apart from his credentials as a director, Schrader is most notably known for his screenplays for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull....
film Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is a prequel to The Exorcist .-Plot:...
, and CIA renegade Mr Collins alongside Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
in The Contractor
The Contractor
The Contractor is a direct-to-DVD action film starring Wesley Snipes and Lena Headey, and directed by Josef Rusnak in 2007 in Bulgaria and the UK.-Plot:...
. In 1995 Brown appeared in Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
epic Amistad. In 2007 he filmed Caught In The Act, an independent British film, and appeared in the series Cape Wrath for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
/Showtime as the moustachioed policeman Wintersgill.
Among a myriad of TV appearances (see imdb), Brown appeared in Dennis Potter's Karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
in 1995, he also played Prince John in the BBC's adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1997 TV series)
Ivanhoe was a 1997 television mini-series based on the novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. It was a produced by the BBC and A&E Network and consisted of six 50 minute episodes....
in 1997 and did a memorable turn as shaven-headed gang-boss "Miami Vice" in the 2000 series Lock, Stock...The Series.
In 2005 he appeared in Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
as Barney, roadie to Status Quo, and with Julia Davis
Julia Davis
Julia Davis is an English comedy writer and performer, best known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night.-Background:...
in the cult TV sitcom Nighty Night
Nighty Night
Nighty Night is a British dark comedy sitcom written by and starring Julia Davis. It was first broadcast on 6 January 2004 on BBC Three before moving to BBC2....
. He appeared in the final two episodes of Life on Mars
Life on Mars (TV series)
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural....
as Frank Morgan, an interim DCI in 1973 sequences, and Sam's surgeon in 2006 sequences.
Ralph Brown stars as DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh...
, a film by Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually and The Girl in the Café, as well as the hit...
released in April 2009. In 2009 he made four films: The Kid
The Kid (2010 film)
The Kid is a 2010 British biopic about the life of Kevin Lewis. Based on his autobiography of the same name, it is the story of a boy growing up in a violent, abusive family on a council estate in the 1980s.-Plot:...
directed by Nick Moran
Nick Moran
Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...
, Huge directed by Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Bennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
, Mission: London a Bulgarian comedy directed by Dimitar Mitoviski which premiered in Sofia on April 13, 2010, and SUS
Sus (film)
Sus is a 2010 British drama film directed by Robert Heath and starring Ralph Brown, Clint Dyer and Rafe Spall. It is set in a police station on the evening of the 1979 General Election, where a black suspect is brought in and interrogated on suspicion of murder. It was written by Barrie Keeffe...
, written by Barrie Keeffe
Barrie Keeffe
Barrie Colin Keeffe is an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for his screenplay for the 1981 film The Long Good Friday....
, writer of The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. It was completed in 1979 but, because of release delays, it is generally credited as a 1980 film...
, which premiered April 24, 2010 and ran in the West End for several weeks.
In 2010 Brown worked on the BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
comedy Him & Her
Him & Her (TV series)
Him & Her is a British television sitcom about a lazy twentysomething couple. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 6 September 2010. It is written by Stefan Golaszewski and stars Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani. The theme tune is the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu.The...
and the film Killing Bono
Killing Bono
Killing Bono is a 2011 comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's 2003 memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger....
. In the summer of 2010 he shot the feature film Dark Tide
Dark Tide
Dark Tide is an American thriller film directed by John Stockwell, produced by Jeanette Buerling and Matthew E. Chausse and written by Ronnie Christensen and Amy Sorlie...
in Cape Town opposite Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
. In 2011 he filmed I, Anna with Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined Londo's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen debut came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the...
and Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling, OBE is an English actress. Her career spans four decades in English-language as well as French and Italian cinema.- Early life :...
, then went on to work on Jack The Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer
"Jack the Giant Killer" is a British fairy tale about a plucky lad who slays a number of giants during King Arthur's reign. The tale is characterized by violence, gore, and blood-letting. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklore and Welsh Bardic lore, but the source of "Jack the Giant Killer" is...
directed by Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer is an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially well-known among fans of the science fiction and superhero genres for his work on the X-Men films and Superman Returns.-Early life:Singer was born in New...
, Tower Block
Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
in London, and Stoker
Stoker (film)
Stoker is an upcoming 2012 drama film directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Wentworth Miller. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Goode.-Cast:*Mia Wasikowska as India Stoker*Nicole Kidman as Evelyn Stoker...
in Nashville, the latter directed by Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...
.
As a writer, Brown won the Samuel Beckett Award in 1987 for his first play, Sanctuary, which was produced by Joint Stock Theatre Company
Joint Stock Theatre Company
The Joint Stock Theatre Company was founded in London 1974 by David Hare, Max Stafford-Clark and David Aukin. The director William Gaskill was also an important part of the company. It was primarily a new work company....
. This was also performed in the US as Sanctuary DC where it was nominated for two Helen Hayes Awards in 1989. Brown wrote the screenplay for New Year's Day
New Year's Day (film)
New Year's Day is a 2001 comedy-drama film starring Andrew Lee Potts, Bobby Barry, Jacqueline Bisset, Anastasia Hille, Michael Kitchen, Sue Johnston, Ralph Brown and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. It was written by Ralph Brown and directed by Suri Krishnamma....
which won the Raindance Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
and the Sapporo Film Festival in 2001. He also wrote the screenplay for the aborted film Red Light Runners.
Personal life
Brown has been married to Jennifer Jules since 1992. He is a member of a BrightonBrighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
-based Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
tribute band
Tribute band
A tribute act is a music group, singer, or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act - sometimes one which has disbanded, ceased touring or is deceased. Probably the largest class of tributes acts are Elvis impersonators, individual performers who mimic the songs and style...
, The Brighton Beach Boys, who performed Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't...
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' Sgt. Pepper
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on 1 June 1967 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin...
albums live on stage in St George's Church at the Brighton Festival Fringe
Brighton Festival Fringe
The Brighton Festival Fringe is an open access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England.- Introduction :...
in May 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2007, the Brighton Beach Boys won both the Argus Angel Award and the Latest Festival Award during the Brighton Festival Fringe
Brighton Festival Fringe
The Brighton Festival Fringe is an open access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England.- Introduction :...
. In 2011 they are adding the Beatles LP Abbey Road to their repertoire (May 27) and an original album Pop Dreams, with all songs written by singer Glen Richardson. Brown is a fan of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
, playing saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
on the "We Want Falmer" EP which was released by Brighton fans as Seagulls Ska in support of their wish for a ground at Falmer on the outskirts of the city. The single reached no 17 in the official chart and number one in the indie
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
chart. He is credited for playing saxophone on Monster Bobby
Monster Bobby
Monster Bobby is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the creator of and guitarist for the indie pop girl group The Pipettes.-Overview:...
's 2007 album Gaps, and is the voice on Midfield General
Midfield General
Midfield General, real name Damian Harris, is the original founder of the Skint Records label, which became the forerunner of the big success of Norman Cook's Fatboy Slim....
's "Teddy Bear" off his 2008 album, General Disarray. Brown also occasionally plays saxophone in tribute band Absolute Bowie. Brown is a member of the Brighton & Hove Green Party, and helped to get Caroline Lucas
Caroline Lucas
Caroline Patricia Lucas is a British politician. Lucas is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, and the Green Party's first and only Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom...
elected in the Brighton Pavilion constituency as the UK's first Green M.P. in the May 2010 General Election.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life... |
John | TV Movie |
| 1984 | The Hit | Second Man | |
| 1985 | Black Arrow Black Arrow (telefilm) Black Arrow is a Disney television movie filmed in 1984 and released in 1985, based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses. It was a Panatlantic Pictures release directed by John Hough, who had directed a filmatization of another Stevenson novel in 1972,... |
Yardley | TV Movie |
| 1985 to 1986 | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
P.C. Muswell | TV |
| 1986 | London's Burning: The Movie | Second Policeman | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Withnail & I | Danny | |
| 1988 | Screenplay | Insp. Drury | TV |
| 1988 | Buster Buster (film) Buster is a 1988 comedy-drama film starring musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb and Sheila Hancock. The soundtrack featured two Phil Collins singles which eventually topped the Billboard 100 singles chart.-Plot:... |
Ronnie Biggs Ronnie Biggs Ronald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs is an English criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he voluntarily returned to the United Kingdom and... |
|
| 1988 | Christabel | Lange | TV Movie |
| 1989 | Scandal | Paul Mann | |
| 1989 | Rules of Engagement Rules of engagement Rules of Engagement refers to those responses that are permitted in the employment of military personnel during operations or in the course of their duties. These rules of engagement are determined by the legal framework within which these duties are being carried out... |
Mick Rendall | TV Mini-Series |
| 1989 | Diamond Skulls | Jack | |
| 1990 | Mistress of Suspense | TV | |
| 1991 | 4 Play 4 Play 4 Play is second album by Mini Cookies, and it was released on January 21, 2004.-Track Listing:#Everyone on Diet – Music Video#Shining Friends – Music Video#Everyone on Diet #大頭貼 – Solo by Kary Ng... |
Archie Heckle | TV |
| 1991 | Impromtu Impromptu (1991 film) Impromptu is a 1991 movie, based on a screenplay written by Sarah Kernochan, directed by James Lapine, produced by Daniel A. Sherkow and Stuart Oken, and starring Hugh Grant as Chopin and Judy Davis as George Sand. This movie was rated PG-13 by the MPAA... |
Eugene Delacroix | |
| 1991 | The Pope Must Die The Pope Must Die The Pope Must Die is a 1991 comedy film starring Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Annette Crosbie, Alex Rocco and Peter Richardson who also directed.-Plot:... |
Doctor | |
| 1992 | Van der Valk | Inspector Rep | TV |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Francis Aaron ("85") | |
| 1992 | The Crying Game The Crying Game The Crying Game is a 1992 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles... |
Dave | |
| 1992 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Peter Mullin | TV |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues Undercover Blues Undercover Blues is a 1993 movie about a family of secret agents, starring Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid. The film was written by Ian Abrams and directed by Herbert Ross.- Plot :... |
Leamington | |
| 1993 | Between the Lines | D.A.C. John Convey | TV |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 Wayne's World 2 Wayne's World 2 is a 1993 comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a Public-access television cable TV show from Aurora, Illinois. The film was adapted from a sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live and is the sequel to Wayne's World.... |
Del Preston | |
| 1994 | Don't Get Me Started Don't Get Me Started "Don't Get Me Started" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Larry Swift | |
| 1994 | Requiem Apache | Mick | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Devil's Advocate Devil's advocate In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with, just for the sake of argument. In taking such position, the individual taking on the devil's advocate role seeks to engage others in an argumentative... |
Demagio | TV Movie |
| 1996 | A Touch of Frost A Touch of Frost (TV series) A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1992 until 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R. D. Wingfield.... |
Captain Carlisle | TV |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe Dalziel and Pascoe Dalziel and Pascoe consist of Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel and Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe.... |
Sam Connon | TV |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Peter Beasley | TV |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus Cold Lazarus Cold Lazarus is a four-part British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying of cancer of the pancreas.... |
Peter Beasley | TV |
| 1997 | The Place of the Dead The Place Of The Dead The Place Of The Dead is a 1997 television movie directed by Suri Krishnamma and written by Jeff Pope. It is a 'true story' account of a British Army expedition in Malaysia that made headlines in 1994 when it went badly wrong... |
Sgt Bob Mann | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe Ivanhoe (1997 TV series) Ivanhoe was a 1997 television mini-series based on the novel Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. It was a produced by the BBC and A&E Network and consisted of six 50 minute episodes.... |
Prince John | TV Mini-Series |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek Jonathan Creek Jonathan Creek is a British mystery series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. Primarily a crime drama, the show is also peppered with broadly comic touches... |
Roy Pilgrim | TV |
| 1997 | Amistad | Lieutenant Gedley | |
| 1998 | Up 'n' Under Up 'n' Under Up 'n' Under is a comedy by English playwright John Godber, first staged at the Hull Truck Theatre in 1984. The sequel, Up 'n' Under II, followed in 1985.... |
Phil | |
| 1998 | A Respectable Trade | Dr. Hadley | TV Mini-Series |
| 1999 | Peak Practice Peak Practice Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time... |
Stephen Westwood | TV |
| 1999 | The Last Train | Jonathan Geddes | TV |
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms... |
Ric Olié | |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Guevarius | TV Mini-Series |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerous Extremely Dangerous Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-MI5 undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to try and clear his name. He sets out to follow up a strange clue sent to him in prison. The boss of a local crime... |
Joe Connor | TV |
| 2000 | Lexx Lexx Lexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth.... |
Duke | TV |
| 2000 | New Year's Day New Year's Day (film) New Year's Day is a 2001 comedy-drama film starring Andrew Lee Potts, Bobby Barry, Jacqueline Bisset, Anastasia Hille, Michael Kitchen, Sue Johnston, Ralph Brown and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. It was written by Ralph Brown and directed by Suri Krishnamma.... |
Mr. Diamond | |
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... Lock, Stock... Lock, Stock... was a 2000 television series off-shoot from the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The series was shown on Channel 4 and starred Ralph Brown, Daniel Caltagirone, Del Synnott, Scott Maslen and Shaun Parkes. Lock, Stock... was Ginger Productions' first commission... |
Miami Vice | TV |
| 2001 | NCS: Manhunt NCS: Manhunt NCS: Manhunt is a British crime drama television series starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the first series premiered with two episodes on BBC One on 26—27 March 2001... |
Ray du Barriatte | TV Movie |
| 2001 | The Grimleys The Grimleys The Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three series.... |
Frankie Fate | TV |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead Waking the Dead (TV series) Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series... |
Mike Coleman | TV |
| 2001 | Last Run | Simon | |
| 2001 | Mean Machine | Burton | |
| 2002 | NCS Manhunt | Ray du Barriatte | TV |
| 2002 | A Tribute to the Likely Lads | Gary | TV Movie |
| 2002 | The Final Curtain The Final Curtain The Final Curtain is a compilation album and DVD by the Pompano Beach, Florida rock band Further Seems Forever, released in 2007 by 567 Records. The album includes the band's final live performance recorded on June 17, 2006 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as several rare and... |
Timothy (Channel Controller) | |
| 2003 | The Agency | Andrei Kachan | TV |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Digger | |
| 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin... |
Sergeant Major | |
| 2004 | Lawless | Phil Howell | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Big Dippers | Dave | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is a prequel to The Exorcist .-Plot:... |
Sergeant Major | |
| 2005 | Puritan | Mickey Conway | |
| 2005 | Stoned Stoned (film) Stoned, also known as The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones in the UK, is a 2005 film about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones... |
Gysin | |
| 2005 | Nighty Night Nighty Night Nighty Night is a British dark comedy sitcom written by and starring Julia Davis. It was first broadcast on 6 January 2004 on BBC Three before moving to BBC2.... |
Jacques | TV |
| 2005 | Spooks | Paul Seymour | TV |
| 2005 | Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... |
Barney | TV |
| 2006 | Cattle Drive Cattle Drive Cattle Drive is a 1951 western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Joel McCrea. Much of the film was shot in the Death Valley National Park, California and Paria, Utah.-Plot synopsis:... |
Truesdale | TV |
| 2006 | Modern Toss Modern Toss Modern Toss is a British series of cartoon booklets and books aimed at adults, and a television series based on them. It is the creation of Mick Bunnage and Jon Link; their company is called Modern Toss Ltd, also going under the name '*hitflap' .The cartoons feature low-quality drawing, offensive... |
TV | |
| 2007 | Cold Blood 2 | Bob Massum | TV Movie |
| 2007 | Flood Flood (film) Flood is a British disaster film from 2007, directed by Tony Mitchell It features Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, David Suchet and Tom Courtenay, and is based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Richard Doyle.-Synopsis:... |
Mel's Dad | |
| 2007 | Life on Mars Life on Mars (TV series) Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural.... |
Frank Morgan | TV |
| 2007 | Straightheads Straightheads Straightheads is a 2007 British thriller film which follows a couple who are seeking revenge against a group of men who brutally attacked them. It is written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his directorial début.... |
Jamie | |
| 2007 | The Contractor The Contractor The Contractor is a direct-to-DVD action film starring Wesley Snipes and Lena Headey, and directed by Josef Rusnak in 2007 in Bulgaria and the UK.-Plot:... |
Jeremy Collins | Direct-to-Video Film |
| 2007 | Cape Wrath Cape Wrath Cape Wrath is a cape in Sutherland, Highland, in northern Scotland. It is the most northwesterly point on the island of Great Britain. The land between the Kyle of Durness and the lighthouse that is situated right at the tip, is known as the Parph, two hundred and seven square kilometers of... |
Wintersgill | TV |
| 2007 | Nearly Famous Nearly Famous Nearly Famous is a television drama mini-series about a group of British teenagers at a top London school of the performing arts. It is shown in the UK and Ireland on E4. The show has been compared to other teen drama series such as The OC and Skins. The show debuted on E4 on 8 November 2007 and... |
Dominic Soloman | TV |
| 2008 | Caught in the Act | Joep | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh... |
DJ Bob | |
| 2010 | The Guards | Sutton | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Mission London | Detective Collway | |
| 2010 | The Kid The Kid (2010 film) The Kid is a 2010 British biopic about the life of Kevin Lewis. Based on his autobiography of the same name, it is the story of a boy growing up in a violent, abusive family on a council estate in the 1980s.-Plot:... |
Gordon Peters | |
| 2010 | Sus Sus (film) Sus is a 2010 British drama film directed by Robert Heath and starring Ralph Brown, Clint Dyer and Rafe Spall. It is set in a police station on the evening of the 1979 General Election, where a black suspect is brought in and interrogated on suspicion of murder. It was written by Barrie Keeffe... |
Karn | |
| 2010 | Huge | ||
| 2010 | Copelia | Hathaway | Short |
| 2010 | Him & Her Him & Her (TV series) Him & Her is a British television sitcom about a lazy twentysomething couple. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 6 September 2010. It is written by Stefan Golaszewski and stars Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani. The theme tune is the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu.The... |
Nigel | TV |
| 2011 | The Trigger The Trigger The Trigger is a 1999 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell. It is an attempt to explore the social impact of technological change.- Plot summary :The Trigger starts in the early to mid 21st century... |
Gamekeeper | Short |
| 2011 | Killing Bono Killing Bono Killing Bono is a 2011 comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's 2003 memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger.... |
Leo | |
| 2011 | Dark Tide Dark Tide Dark Tide is an American thriller film directed by John Stockwell, produced by Jeanette Buerling and Matthew E. Chausse and written by Ronnie Christensen and Amy Sorlie... |
Brady | Post-Production |
| 2011 | I, Anna | George Stone | Post-Production |
| 2012 | Tower Block | Filming |