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- David Neilson was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire on 13th March 1949 and attended Garendon Secondary Modern School, leaving when he was 15 years old. He was 20 when he decided to try for drama school, auditioned successfully and did a 3-year drama course at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1972 he went into rep in Watford. In his time, he has worked as a gas fitter, plumber, ice cream salesman and barman. Since becoming an actor he had stints as a theatre director, (running the Little Theatre Company in Bristol and directing the premiere of Raymond Briggs' "When The Wind Blows" at the Whitehall Theatre, London), taught drama at RADA Central and Rose Bruford College, and written plays. His "Robin Hood-The Truth Behind The Green Tights" is published by Samuel French, pre-dates and is funnier than Mel Brooks's version which has a similar title. He was interviewed for his current role as Roy Cropper in "Coronation Street" after having been recommended for it by the writer, Stephen Mallatratt.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Christopher Godwin is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s.
He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of Softly, Softly. He has since made appearances in television dramas including Z-Cars, Return to Waterloo, South of the Border, Return to Treasure Island, Nice Work, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, My Family and Other Animals, FairyTale: A True Story, The Bill, Murder in Mind, and Waking the Dead. In 2012, he guest starred in Season 1, Episode 4 of A Young Doctor's Notebook as Leopold Leopoldovitch. He also voiced Darth Vowrawn in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic and Chancellor Roderick in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Godwin played the role of Holofernes in Love's Labour's Lost in the 2007 season at Shakespeare's Globe. He starred in The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre in London and appeared in This House at the Garrick Theatre.
In January 2016, he played Lord Berners in Episode 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama What England Owes.- Pauline Letts was born on 1 May 1917 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Antony and Cleopatra (1951), Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977). She died on 25 June 2001 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK.
- John Hug was born in 1946 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Space: 1999 (1975), Cosmic Princess (1982) and Charlotte Gray (2001).
- Actress
- Producer
Dee Quemby was born on 18 January 1946 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Heckle (2013) and Last of the Summer Wine (1973).- Talent Agent
Duncan Norvelle was born in 1958 in Hoton, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a talent agent. He is married to Jane Lindsay. They have one child. He was previously married to Tina Hall.- Prominent bodybuilder during the 1980s. Competed in four IFBB Ms. Olympia contests. Has since become a personal trainer. Co authored a bodybuilding manual for women, called 'Body Chic'. Often featured in newspaper articles during her bodybuilding career. A photograph showing her impressive back muscles appears in the book 'Bodywatching' by Desmond Morris.
- Timothy Turner was born on May 11, 1962 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England as Timothy Ronald Turner. He is an actor, known for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He voiced Christopher Robin as his probable only film role.
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James Rydings was born on 16 March 1981 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) and Lethal Weapon (2016). He has been married to Alicia Joy Rydings since 30 June 2006.- Chris Donat was born on 15 March 1962 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Bergerac (1981), Mr Don & Mr George (1993) and The Politician's Wife (1995).
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John Cook was born on 11 September 1906 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is known for A Night of Terror (1937), The Inheritance (1947) and Highly Dangerous (1950). He died in 1977 in Somerset, England, UK.- Brenda Last was born in 1938 in Loughborough Junction, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971), Peter and the Wolf (1958) and Giselle (1959).
- Actress
- Writer
Cindy Oswin was born in 1943 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Dead Funny (1994), The Fool (1990) and Caravaggio (1986).- Sam Sherry was born on 12 January 1912 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960) and Strangers (1978). He died on 9 May 2001 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Richie Barker was born on 23 November 1939 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He died on 11 October 2020 in the UK.
- Bonnie Holt was born in February 1986 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK.
- Benjamin Challenger was born on 7 March 1978 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK.
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- Actor
- Music Department
Stephen Mear was born in 1964 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 3 Musketeers - The Musical (2003), Mid Life Christmas (2009) and Tracey Ullman's Show (2016).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Stuart Cresswell was born on 21 September 1962 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for The Only Game in Town, Broken (2010) and The Final Draft (2020).