Helena Bonham Carter - OliviaHelena Bonham Carter made her screen debut in Trevor Nunn's Lady Jane (1986). The next year, she starred in Merchant-Ivory's Academy Award-winning version of E.M. Forster's A Room with a View, continuing the collaboration with Where Angels Fear to Tread and Howards End. Bonham Carter's many other films include Franco Zefferelli's Hamlet, Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Getting It Right, Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite, and Margaret's Museum for which she received the Canadian Genie for Best Actress earlier this year.
She has also worked frequently in both American and British television, including the BBC productions of "Absolutely Fabulous" and "Arms and the Man." On the British stage, Bonham Carter has appeared at the Greenwich Theatre in "The Woman in White," the Nottingham Playhouse in "The House of Bernarda Alba," and the West End in "Trelawney of the Wells."
Richard E. Grant - Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Richard E. Grant won wide acclaim for his extraordinary comic performance as Withnail in Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I, one of the most successful British films of the 1980's. Since then he has played major roles in Britain and America for such directors as Martin Scorsese (The Age of Innocence), Francis Ford Coppola (Dracula), Robert Altman (The Player, Ready to Wear), Philip Kaufman (Henry and June) and Bob Rafelson (Mountains of the Moon). Grant's other films include Hudson Hawk, L.A. Story, Warlock, Jack & Sarah, and Portrait of a Lady, directed by Jane Campion.
Grant has appeared in numerous productions for the BBC including "A Royal Scandal" and "Karaoke" and on stage in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Regents Park Theatre and "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Aldwych Theatre, directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Nigel Hawthorne's performance in The Madness of King George earned him a 1994 Oscar nomination for Best Actor. The same role, at the Royal National Theatre and in the West End, won him four Best Actor awards, including an Olivier Award. His 1991 performance in "Shadowlands" was also nominated for an Olivier; for his work in the play's Broadway production, Hawthorne won both a Tony and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. Hawthorne has appeared in numerous productions at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court and in the West End. Among his roles have been Blair in "Hapgood," the Colonel in "Jacobowsky and the Colonel," Mr. Posker in "The Magistrate," Orgon in "Tartuffe," Austin Sloper in "The Heiress," Major Flack in "Privates on Parade," Touchstone in "As You Like It," and Brutus in "Julius Caesar."
On television, Hawthorne is best-known for his award-winning performance as Sir Humphrey Abbleby in the BBC's political satires "Yes, Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister." His television roles include Edgar Pascoe in "The Fragile Heart," Dr. Ellis in "Murder in Mind" and the Colonel in "Inside," directed by Arthur Penn for Showtime. His many film credits include Young Winston, Firefox, Gandhi, Turtle Diary, Demolition Man and, most recently, Richard III, in which he played Clarence.
Ben Kingsley won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sir Richard Attenborough's 1982 Gandhi. He also earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Meyer Lansky in Warren Beatty's Bugsy and portrayed Itzhak Stern in Schindler's List and the Doctor in Death and the Maiden. Other films include Fear is the Key, Betrayal, Turtle Diary, Pascali's Island, Maurice, Without a Clue, Slipstream, The Children, The Fifth Monkey, Sneakers, Dave, Searching for Bobby Fischer and Species.
At nineteen, Kingsley saw Ian Holm play Richard III for the Royal Shakespeare Company and decided to become an actor. He began as an amateur and by 1967 was working at the RSC where his roles include Demetrius in Peter Brook's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Ariel in "The Tempest," Claudio in "Measure for Measure," Gramsci in "Occupations" and Slender in "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Brutus in "Julius Caesar," Squeers in "Nicholas Nickleby," and the title roles in "Hamlet," "Baal" and "Othello."
Kingsley also starred in two acclaimed one-man shows, "Judgement" and "Kean." The latter, based on the life of the actor Edmund Kean, was a great success both in London and on Broadway and remains one of Kingsley's favorite performances. Kingsley has also appeared at the National Theatre and the Royal Court as well as on television in both England and the United States.
Mel Smith is a comic polymath - a writer, director and performer on stage, in films and on television. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous films including Wilt, Morons From Outer Space, The Princess Bride, Bullshot, Slayground, National Lampoon's European Vacation, Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Bloody Kids, and Brain Donors. He starred in and co-wrote four series for the BBC's ground-breaking satire "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and won two British comedy awards for the series "Smith and Jones," and an Emmy for "Alas Smith and Jones," which he wrote with his co-star, Griff Rhys-Jones. His many other television credits include "The World According to Smith and Jones," "Colin's Sandwich," "Muck and Brass," "Father Xmas," "Milner" and "Small Doses."
Smith's stage appearances include "Charley's Aunt" and "The Gambler" in the West End and he and Griff Rhys-Jones have toured internationally. Smith has been an associate director of The Crucible Sheffield and The Young Vic and has directed for tours and in the West End. Smith also directed the films Radioland Murders, produced by George Lucas, and The Tall Guy, written by Richard Curtis.
Imelda Staunton's roles at the National Theatre include Lucy Lockit in "The Beggar's Opera," Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls," Hannah in "A Chorus of Disapproval" and Anna in "Schewyk in the Second World War." For the Royal Shakespeare Company, her roles include Bess in "The Fair Maid of the West" and Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." Principal roles in the West End include Sonya in "Uncle Vanya" and her performance as the Baker's Wife in "Into the Woods" in the West End won her the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical; she was nominated for the same award for her performance in "The Wizard of Oz." In 1985, Staunton won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for "A Chorus of Disapproval" and the role of Bessie in "The Corn is Green" at the Old Vic. A leading performer in comedy, drama and musical theatre, she has also played leading roles at most of Britain's leading regional theatres.
Staunton's screen credits include Sense and Sensibility, Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing and Peter's Friends, Bill Douglas' Comrades, Antonia and Jane, The Pen, and most recently the leading role in Michael Frayn's film Remember Me. Her many television credits include "Easy Money," "The Singing Detective," "The Heat of the Day," "A Masculine Ending," "An Englishman's Wife," "Don't Leave Me This Way," and "Is it Legal."
Toby Stephens began his acting career while a stagehand at the Chichester Festival Theatre, in end-of-season productions mounted by the crew. In his brief professional career, he has already won the Sir John Gielgud prize for Best Actor and the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in the title role of "Coriolanus" at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1994. His other work at the RSC includes "Measure for Measure," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Antony and Cleopatra," "Wallenstein," "All's Well That Ends Well" and "Unfinished Business."
Stephens also starred in Peter Hall's production of "Tartuffe" at the Aldwych Theatre and has just finished filming The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. His television appearances include "A View from the Bridge" and "The Camomile Lawn." He made his screen debut in Sally Potter's Orlando.
Imogen Stubbs' film credits include Sense and Sensibility, Privileged, Erik the Viking, Nanou, A Summer Story, The Browning Version and True Colors; she has also appeared frequently on television.
Stubbs has played many lead roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company including Desdemona in "Othello," Helena in "The Rover" and the Queen in "Richard II." In the West End, she played the title role in "Saint Joan" and was in her husband Trevor Nunn's production of "Heartbreak House."
Stephen Mackintosh - Sebastian
Stephen Mackintosh's screen credits include The Grotesque, Blue Juice, The Return of the Native, Princess Cariboo, London Kills Me, Memphis Belle, Treasure Island, and Prick Up Your Ears.
On stage, he has appeared at the National Theatre in "The Tempest," "Cymbeline," "Entertaining Strangers" and "Brighton Beach Memoirs." His West End credits include "The Woman in Black," "The Glory of the Garden," "Look Look" and "Bugsy Malone."
Among his television credits are "Prime Suspect," "A Touch of Frost," "The Buddha of Suburbia," "Maigret," "Inspector Morse," "Van Der Valk," "Poirot" and "The Browning Version." He has recently starred in "Different for Girls" and "House of America" to be released later this year.
Nicholas Farrell's films include Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet and In the Bleak Mid Winter, Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire and Greystroke, Othello and Berlin Tunnel 21.
His extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company includes Harry Crosby in "Divine Gossip," Tusenbach in "Three Sisters," Posthumus in "Cymbeline," Lussurioso in "The Revenger's Tragedy," Bassanio in "The Merchant of Venice," Antony in "Julius Caesar," Peter Crago in "Desert Air," Cre in "Red Noses" and Horatio in "Hamlet." West End productions include "The Cherry Orchard," "Camille," "Crime and Punishment," "Kean" and "The Strip" at the Royal Court.
Farrell's many appearances on television include Leo Beckford in Ferdinand Fairfax's "The Choir," "The Riff Raff Element," "Breed of Heroes," "To Play the King," Dennis Potter's "Lipstick on Your Collar," "Mansfield Park" and "The Jewel and the Crown."
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