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Karen Sheila Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland, as the only child of Marie Paterson and husband John Gillan, who is a singer and recording artist. She developed a love for acting very early on, attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at her school, Charleston Academy.
At age 16, Karen decided she wanted to pursue her acting career further and, studied under the renowned theatre director Scott Johnston at the Performing Arts Studio Scotland. She later attended the prestigious Italia Conti Academy in London. During her first year, she landed a role on Rebus (2000) and soon appeared in a variety of programs including Channel 4's Stacked (2008) and The Kevin Bishop Show (2008), as well as a two-year stint on the long-running series Doctor Who (2005). Karen also stars in the film Outcast (2010), starring James Nesbitt. Her most recent starring role is as Eliza Dooley on the situation comedy Selfie (2014).- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Born in Inverness, Scotland, Erik's family emigrated to New Zealand when he was seven. A love of theatre began at primary school and after completing a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at Victoria University Wellington he was selected to attend the national drama school, Toi Whakaari/ New Zealand Drama School. Once graduated Erik worked extensively in theatre in New Zealand before moving to Australia in 1995. He has enjoyed a successful trans-Tasman career since and resides with his wife Caitlin and two children, Eilish and Magnus in the small hamlet of Port Willunga, South Australia.
Erik will next be seen in BLACK SNOW with Travis Fimmel, BLUEBACK with Eric Bana and Mia Wasikowska and Kick Gurry's CAUGHT with Sean Penn, Mathew Fox, Bella Heathcote and Bryan Brown. In 2021 he played the lead role of Hoaggie in James Ashcroft's thriller COMING HOME IN THE DARK which had its world premiere at Sundance 2021. Also, Roderick Mackay's debut feature film THE FURNACE, which received critical acclaim at its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival and the lead in Daniel J. Phillips' horror feature AWOKEN.
He recently completed production on the ABC series AFTERTASTE, which he also produced, and was last seen on screen in the limited series THE LUMINARIES for the BBC in the role of Dick Mannering alongside Eve Hewson and Eva Green. He is in production on the highly anticipated return of the popular series BACK TO THE RAFTERS for Amazon.
Erik's other film credits include Shawn Seet's STORM BOY alongside Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney, Scott Hicks' THE BOYS ARE BACK opposite Clive Owen, Cate Shortland's SOMERSAULT with Sam Worthington, THE BLACK BALLOON opposite Toni Collette, Wayne Hope's NOW ADD HONEY, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN with Geena Davis, BEAUTIFUL and WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
For his outstanding performance in SOMERSAULT, Erik was awarded the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 and was nominated for a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2008, Erik was again nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the multi-award winning film THE BLACK BALLOON. Erik was also nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film for WE'RE HERE TO HELP, and Best Actor in a TV Drama for THE MILLION DOLLAR CONMAN at the 2008 NZ Film Awards.
Erik was awarded the Silver Logie in 2016 for his performance as 'George Turner' in 800 WORDS and in 2003 for his performance as 'Dr Mitch Stevens' in the television drama series ALL SAINTS. He has been nominated a further eight times for the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor Award and in 2011 he was also nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor. Erik is well known for his role as the head of the Rafter family in Australia's top rating TV drama PACKED TO THE RAFTERS and his other television credits include the AACTA Award winning first series of THE CODE, Rowan Woods' miniseries THE BROKEN SHORE adapted from the Peter Temple novel, THE ALICE, BLACKJACK: DEAD MEMORY, MDA, THROUGH MY EYES, THE MILLION DOLLAR CONMAN, WILDSIDE, 13 GANTRY ROAD, PACIFIC DRIVE, HERCULES and XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS.
Erik's theatre credits include the sold-out season of THE SPEECHMAKER for the Melbourne Theatre Company; THE SPLINTER for the Sydney Theatre Company; JULIUS CAESAR, TWELVE ANGRY MEN, ALL MY SONS and ANGELS IN AMERICA for the Auckland Theatre Company; and SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, HAMLET and GYPSY for the Court Theatre.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Lorne Balfe was born on 23 February 1976 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is a composer, known for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) and The Dark Knight (2008).- Elspet Gray was born on 12 April 1929 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Six with Rix (1972) and Doctor Who (1963). She was married to Brian Rix. She died on 18 February 2013 in London, England, UK.
- Gemma Forbes was born in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. She is known for Ocean's Eight (2018), 5lbs of Pressure (2024) and The Truth About Lies (2018).
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- Writer
- Producer
Sean Buchanan was born in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Rebus, Eat, Love, London (2023) and Lair (2021).- Carol Kirkwood was born on 29 May 1962 in Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Children in Need (2002), Hollyoaks (1995) and Breakfast (2000). She has been married to Steve Randall since 27 December 2023. She was previously married to Jimmy Kirkwood.
- Jimmy Chisholm was born on 16 September 1956 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), The Angels' Share (2012) and Ivanhoe (1997).
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- Producer
Andrew Simpson was born in 1967 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is a producer, known for Fallout (2024), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) and Dog (2022).- Producer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Andy Harries was born on 8 April 1954 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is a producer and director, known for The Queen (2006), The Crown (2016) and Mad Dogs (2011).- As Gordon Daviot, she was a famous well-known playwright during the 1930s, and, as Gordon Daviot, published her first mystery novel, "The Man In The Queue". For the second, "A Shilling For Candles", she took a family name, Josephine Tey, under which she published a further six.
- Kate Coleridge was born on 22 September 1943 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Cedar Tree (1976), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and The Dancing Years (1976).
- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Ian MacKintosh was born on 26 July 1940 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. Ian was a writer and producer, known for Thundercloud (1979), Warship (1973) and The Sandbaggers (1978). Ian was married to Sharron Carter. Ian died in July 1979 in Alaska, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Johnny Colley was born on 23 October 1964 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), Under the Skin (2013) and The World's End (2013).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Justin Ryan was born in February 1967 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Ant & Dec's Christmas Show (2009), Great Canadian Cottages (2018) and Stars in Their Eyes (1990). He has been married to Colin McAllister since 15 February 2008.- Additional Crew
- Music Department
Onna White was born on 24 March 1922 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is known for Oliver! (1968), Pete's Dragon (1977) and The Music Man (1962). She was married to Larry Douglas. She died on 8 April 2005 in West Hollywood, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
Susan Belbin was born on 20 October 1948 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. She is a director and producer, known for One Foot in the Grave (1990), Jonathan Creek (1997) and 'Allo 'Allo! (1982).- Actor
- Composer
- Sound Department
Malcolm Jones was born on 12 July 1959 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Runrig: Protect and Survive (1988), Runrig - Party on the moor (2014) and Runrig: Live at Stirling Castle (1997).- John Graham was born in 1931 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Paul of Tarsus (1960), Private Potter (1963) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967). He died on 5 March 2015 in England, UK.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Little Milton was born on 7 September 1933 in Inverness, Mississippi, USA. He is known for Ride Along (2014), Deuces Wild (2002) and To Sleep with Anger (1990). He was married to Lesterine Patricia Campbell. He died on 4 August 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Murray Grigor was born in 1939 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is a director and writer, known for The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (1983), Cumbernauld Hit (1977) and Sean Connery's Edinburgh (1983).- Director
- Composer
- Producer
Tim Courtney is a Scottish Writer/Director and Composer. Courtney is the co-founder of the independent film company Factotum Films. Courtney is mainly known for his breakthrough short film, Sunsets & Silhouettes for which he was nominated for Best Original Music at the BAFTA New Talent Awards 2014. Courtney is also known for his cinematic Music Video work.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Jack MacKenzie was born on 13 September 1892 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Wildcat Bus (1940), The Snowshoe Trail (1922) and The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926). He was married to Peggy Custer and Elizabeth MacKenzie. He died on 19 December 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Charles Kennedy was born on 25 November 1959 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He was married to Sarah Gurling. He died on 1 June 2015 in Fort William, Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat was born on 9 July 1911 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. He is known for The Longest Day (1962), This Is Your Life (1955) and V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971). He was married to Rosamond Broughton. He died on 16 March 1995 in Beauly, Scotland, UK.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Matthew Patton was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland to parents Deborah and Alan Pearson, and lives in Randalstown, Northern Ireland.
Since a very young age he has been interested in films and film making, although it was around the age of seven when his interest really took hold after sneaking a viewing of James Cameron's Aliens (1986) which belonged to his uncle Adrian.
He attended Randalstown Central Primary School, where teaching staff remarked on his enthusiasm for writing stories; and then moved onto Cambridge House Grammar School, where he again furthered his interest in fictional literature. He developed a habit of writing down every little idea in the back of school notebooks, something which distressed the faculty (including the English Department) as it distracted him from the rest of his studies. Eventually he proved their doubts wrong by finishing in the top ten in his year at the school.
It was at Cambridge House Grammar School where he became friends with musician, Russell Kyle. The two knew each other from Randalstown Central Primary School, but it was in the Art Department at Cambridge House where the two formed their film making friendship.
He officially started 'Pavelware Web and Graphic Design' in September 2005 as a means to further his own interest in working with media and design. It was at this time also that he began seriously writing. Matthew wrote three novels; Born of Mind, Route 122 and then Into The Dust, before finally approaching Russell Kyle about turning one of them into a film in February 2006.
The two then formed Lens Flare Productions in July 2006 with the purpose of creating films locally in Northern Ireland, with the acting pool of the country. In the same Summer, he also started writing another novel, Another Damn Monday with the idea of emulating Shaun of the Dead (2004)'s style of black comedy.
In December 2006 Matthew wrote, produced and co-directed Life in Extra Time (2007) a short film created as part of an Orange BAFTA competition which garnered Lens Flare Productions a nomination for a BAFTA Short Film Award with fourteen other films.
In the Summer of 2007 he co-directed music video 'Same Old Thoughts' for local singer/songwriter 'Ryan 'Junior' Johnson'.
After parting ways with friend and co-founder of 'Lens Flare Productions' Russell Kyle. Matthew reformed his film interests back under the Pavelware name.- Ali Smith was born in 1962 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. She is a writer, known for The Child (2011), My Extinction (2023) and The Book Show (2004).
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- Art Department
Tom Ryan was born on 26 February 1977 in Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a production designer, known for Recollection (2004), The Lighter Game (2002) and Poko (2003).- Yvette Cooper was born on 20 March 1969 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. She has been married to Ed Balls since 10 January 1998. They have three children.
- Producer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Born Inverness, Scotland in 1954, James Mackay studied film at North East London Polytechnic (now University of East London). After graduating he became Secretary of the London Film-Maker's Co-op and then Cinema Programmer. In the late 1970's Mackay produced a series of programs for the Edinburgh International Film Festival titled New British Avant-Garde films and programmed similar for the Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival later he would revisit curating as Film and Video curator of the B2 gallery 1981 - 83. He began producing in 1981 through Dark Pictures, the firm that he founded as a production and marketing company for new films and video, beginning with a series of shorts by Derek Jarman.
Those early years, 1981 - 1984, saw him produce three notable video to cinema projects; Jarman's excellent "Imagining October" and Ron Peck's highly acclaimed "What can I do with a Male Nude?", both shorts, and Jarman's feature "The Angelic Conversation".
In 1985 Mackay produced a documentary "Super Eight" for Channel 4 Television about the History of Super 8mm film-making from home movie format to political and artistic tool as well as developing Jarman's "Caravaggio" for the BFI.
In 1986 James Mackay produced "The Last of England", (Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award - Best Independent Film 1988), as well as a series of music videos, for among others, The Smiths (The Queen is Dead & Ask), Bob Geldof (In the Pouring Rain & I Cry Too) and the Pet Shop Boys, (It's a Sin & Rent). "The Queen is Dead" was released theatrically as a 35mm short. He also produced the Jarman sequence, "Depuis Le Jour", for the multi-directional feature "Aria" in the same year.
In 1989 Mackay, with his company Basilisk, produced the operatic short film "Biennale Apollo" for the Venice Biennale Musica and the film projections for the Pet Shop Boys' 1989 tour and also produced the video of the Wembley concert of that tour "Highlights". His next feature, Derek Jarman's "The Garden" (Moscow Film Festival - Audience Prize) a much acclaimed film based on the new testament was released in 1990. The films of 1989, unlike those before, were fully digital in post production achieving an even better screen quality for projection.
In 1992 Mackay produced the highly regarded "Man to Man" for BBC Television, a film of Manfred Karge's text 'Jacke wie Hose' staring Tilda Swinton and directed by John Maybury as well as the best selling video "The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex" for the Terrence Higgins Trust.
His 1993 production "Blue" (1993 Michael Powell Award - Best British Feature - EIFF + 1994 Sony Awards - Best Drama Production), has been hailed internationally as Jarman's masterpiece. 1993 saw him produce the video "So Young" (Suede) as well as Patti Smith and Suede videos for the new Red Hot compilation "No Alternative". In 1994 Mackay completed "Glitterbug" (Derek Jarman & Brian Eno), a co-production with BBC Television Arena and developed a multimedia CD-Rom based on "Blue".
In 1996 Mackay produced the dance film "Exit" (directed by Clara van Gool) for BBC Television. In 1998 he was executive producer on "Clublife 98" for BBC Manchester and produced Nina Danino's feature length film "Temenos" for the BFI and ACE.
In 1996 Mackay began to rebuild ties with his native Scotland, lecturing at Napier University - where he introduced digital cinematography as early as 1996 - and working with the Scottish Arts Council on their Lottery Film Committee. In this time he also developed and, produced Bernard Rudden's first feature "Daybreak" (premiered at the 2000 Edinburgh International Film Festival) a project which allowed him to further develop the tape to film process that he pioneered in the eighties and nineties.
Mackay is currently in post production with a multi-screen project about Africans in Europe "Parallel" with Turner Prize nominee Hannah Collins and is developing a new feature, "The Case of the Nymphomaniac Detective", with Lynn Hershman-Leeson.- Actor
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John Allan Cameron was one of Canada's musical greats; his pioneering work with traditional Scottish Gaelic tunes played on a twelve-string guitar led him to be called the "Godfather of Gaelic music" in Canada. His popularity and fame grew to the extent that he was known worldwide, and his 1970 appearance at the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville was long remembered--he appeared in a kilt with two other musicians playing traditional tunes; instead of staying for the two minutes originally allotted, he captivated the crowd to the extent that he was on stage a full fifteen minutes.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Greg was taken from his birth mother when he was about three months old. He didn`t find out he was adopted until 1996 (approx). He first met Jim Cuddy in a grade 11 math class. After high school they formed The HiFis, which broke up after a few years. They then went to university, but Greg dropped out unfortunately. After university they went to New York City and formed Fly To France. The band lasted about 3 years before breaking up. The two of them returned to Toronto. When they returned, they formed Blue Rodeo with a few friends and soon were working on their first album. Since then Blue Rodeo has been very successful, won many awards, and are still going strong. Greg has also recorded a solo album: Gone.- Roy MacEachern was born on July 23, 1966 in the town of Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Only a few months after his debut in Candy Mountain, his mother passed away due to cancer and this put his acting career on hold. He later joined the Canadian military and served as an infantry soldier for almost 16 years in war torn places such as Croatia, Bosnia and Afghanistan. In recent years he has returned to film as an extra in such films as A Bear Named Winnie (2005), Capote (2005), Nothing but the Truth (2005, Category 7 (2006) and Full of It (2007).
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- Cinematographer
Richard Jeffrey Wolf Sturm is an American actor. He began acting at a young age, showing an interest in film and modeling at the age of 4. His first on-camera was an MTV Television Special shot on 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA, as a toddler street dancing. His first film was Good Morning, Beautiful (Short). In 2018 he acted in the film Chaste.
Richard was born in Inverness, Illinois to Parents Sherri (Tyler) and Jeffrey Sturm. He spent his early developmental years in the NW Chicago suburban area of Barrington. He was active in the community and attended early childhood at Countryside Elementary. He had the nickname Jay Leno, because of his extensive Power Wheel collection and garage filled with electric vehicles that he opened frequently to the neighborhood kids to motor around the park.
Richard showed a love for cinema from an early age. He was also inspired by a children's book on Stephen Spielberg. He had watched E.T. and Close Encounters of a Third Kind and was an early Spielberg fan. Following the read, Richard's mother let him use the Sony Digital Handycam, and also helped him duct tape it to a LEGO Star Wars MTT. LEGO had a digital media marketing campaign of a droid army battle and Richard was an early adaptor to homemade LEGO YouTubers - he specifically liked physical comedy and Super Heroes.
Richard was featured in his first short film, Good Morning Beautiful, while living in Minnetrista, MN. His parents enrolled him into acting camps and clinics through the renowned Stages Theatre in MN. Richard didn't return to talking about acting in film until he heard about DC talks of a Nightwing film. He devoted himself to personal health and fitness and lost 50 pounds in three months in preparation for an acting and modeling career. In 2018 he was cast for roles in Chaste the movie, which he ultimately played a church member in The Cinematics production. He auditioned for the movie Soul Drift the summer of 2018. Met with the director Michael Vincent again in March 2019 and has exciting opportunities with Soul Drift and other future feature films.
Richard is active is in his High School's Award Winning Show Choir, Band and Theater programs, and enjoys strength and endurance training, and all forms of the arts. In 2019 he resides in Victoria, MN and Studio City, CA- Robert David MacDonald was born on 27 August 1929 in Elgin, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Shallow Grave (1994), Scarlet and Black (1993) and Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965). He died on 19 May 2004.
- Thomas Barrett was born on 25 November 1981 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for The Purifiers (2004).
- Stephen Milne was born on 29 April 1994 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK.
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- Actor
Ray Owens was born on 17 October 1948 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Britannia: The Great Elizabethan Journey (2009), Working Lunch (1994) and Highlands (2008).- Iain Crawford was born on 21 January 1922 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. Iain was a writer, known for ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Held in Trust (1986). Iain died on 12 July 2011 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
- Xavier Darcy was born in 1995 in Inverness, Scotland, UK.
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- Director
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Damien Warren-Smith is an Australian actor, writer and director known for Law & Order: UK (2011), The Persuasionists (2010) and Love My Way (2006). He trained with legendary clown teacher Philippe Gaulier.
His debut solo show which he co-created with comedy director Cal McCrystal (Paddington, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The World's End) was nominated for both Best Newcomer and the Golden Gibbo (Best Independent Artist) at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. It went on to win a string of UK awards and gained critical acclaim.
"Damien Warren-Smith's alter ego delivers a drama masterclass, leading us from clownish chaos to feats of comic genius" **** The Guardian.- James Lyon was born on 21 August 1975 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Solid Geometry (2002).
- Connie Ramsay was born on 24 February 1988 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK.
- Duncan Grant was born on 21 January 1885 in Rothiemurchus, Inverness, Scotland, UK. He died on 8 May 1978 in Aldermaston, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Douglas Wimberley was born on 15 August 1896 in Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He died on 26 August 1983 in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.
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Born in Inverness, Scotland, on 29th February 1984, Kevin Macnicol is known for his work on the films Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice.
He is also known for his work on the popular BBC Music Festival "T In The Park and is also credited for production assistant on 2 episodes of the BBC Series Antiques Roadshow.
He is also the founder of the Media Production Company, Sgorr-A-Bhreac Productions, who's main offices are in Golspie, with small production arms in Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow.- James Millar was born on 1 September 1981 in Inverness, Scotland, UK.
- Jeffery Errol Morrison was born on 17 October 1985 in Inverness, Florida, USA. Jeffery Errol is a producer, known for Comedy School for Girls (2016).
- Allan McEachen was born on 6 July 1921 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 12 September 2017 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Helen Zajchowski was born on 28 July 1920 in Inverness, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Shoestring Theatre (1959). She was married to Stanislaw Joseph Zajchowski. She died on 1 October 2012 in Québec, Canada.