Kano (rapper)

Kane Robinson (born 21 May 1985), better known as Kano, is an English Grime MC and actor.

Biography

2000–2003: early years / Nasty Crew

Kano attended Langdon Secondary School, achieving a diploma in graphic design. In his younger years Kano was a promising footballer, representing Chelsea, West Ham United and Norwich City by the age of 13, but in the end he abandoned his sporting ambitions in favour of a musical career.

He joined N.A.S.T.Y. Crew (Natural Artistic Sounds Touching You) who were an east London-based Grime crew whose original line-up consisted of Kano, Jammer, D Double E, Ghetto, Stormin, Mak 10, Sharky Major & Hyper. N.A.S.T.Y Crew had a popular show on pirate radio station Deja Vu; airing Monday nights from 8pm to 10pm, the sets featuring established and up and coming special guests such as Dizzee Rascal, Durrty Goodz, Wiley etc.

Kano used the crews underground popularity as a springboard and left N.A.S.T.Y. His first solo track was "Boys Love Girls", produced in 2002, and was later taken to a studio and remastered by Dizzee Rascal. He was then signed as a solo artist and began work on his début solo album, Home Sweet Home.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Sharon Duncan-Brewster is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Crystal Gordon on the Bad Girls during the first four series, her role as Trina Johnson on EastEnders and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 Doctor Who special, The Waters of Mars.

Biography

She portrayed the role of Crystal Gordon in the first four series of ITV prison drama series Bad Girls. After leaving the programme at the end of its fourth series she guest-starred in Holby City, Waking the Dead, Babyfather and daytime soap opera Doctors. From February to September 2009 she appeared on the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Trina Johnson, estranged wife of Lucas Johnson. The character was killed off during a row with Lucas, who pushed her, impaling her throat on a rake. Brewster appeared in the 2009 Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" as Maggie Cain. Sharon also appeared on the medical TV series "Body Story" in 1998. In the episode, Sharon played a club singer and influenza patient named Holly Jones. The episode documented the radical transformations her character's body went through in order to stop the influenza virus. In 2011, she appeared in all four episodes of TV drama Top Boy. Brewster originated the role of "C" in the play Crave by Sarah Kane.

Kierston Wareing

Kierston Wareing, (born 7 January 1978) is an English actress. Her first film role was the lead in Ken Loach's It's a Free World... - for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, followed by a supporting role in Oscar winner Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank - which won the BAFTA award for "Best British Film" and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Her television roles include miniseries The Runaway, The Take, Luther, and The Shadow Line. She is also known for her role in EastEnders and guest arc in Hollyoaks.

Career

She starred in Ken Loach's film It's a Free World... as Angie. She has also played in Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank (2009) and Martina Cole's The Take. She has been nominated for one BAFTA award and three British Independent Film Awards.

She played the character Heather in Channel 4's Top Boy and joined the cast of EastEnders in 2012, making her first appearance as Kirsty Branning on 25 December 2012. She left the show on 9 January 2014. Wareing also played Delilah in the television series The Bible in 2013. Wareing joined the cast of Hollyoaks in summer 2015 as villain Ashley Davidson with her first episode airing on 7 September 2015. In a shock twist, Ashley was killed by the unknown Gloved Hand Killer as part of a ten-month long storyline which saw the unknown assailant kill various villagers. Ashley's last appearance was aired on 19 October 2015, during the twentieth anniversary week of the show.

Top Boy

Top Boy is a British television crime drama series that was first broadcast on Channel 4. Season 1 was broadcast over consecutive nights, from 31 October to 3 November 2011. Set on the fictional Summerhouse housing estate in Hackney, East London, the series follows the lives of a group of people involved in drug dealing and street gangs. A second series began airing on 20 August 2013 on Channel 4. The series aims to provide an insight into life in London estates, and how drugs affect everyone living there.

Ashley Walters has confirmed that the show will not be returning for a 3rd series but that some of the characters will be in his new show on which he is currently working.

Premise and plot

Series One

The series follows the plight of Ra'Nell as he navigates the pitfalls of living in a crime filled area after his mother, Lisa, is committed to a mental hospital. The story also follows the rise of local drug dealers Dushane and Sully, and the tough decisions they must make to stay alive and in business.

Ashley Walters

Ashley Walters (born 30 June 1982), better known by his stage name Asher D, is an English rapper and actor best known for his star role as Ricky in Bullet Boy (2004) and his role as Antoine in Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005).

Early life

Walters was born in Peckham, south-east London, to Caribbean parents. He was raised by his mother, Pamela Case, a local government officer. He attended St. Georges CE Primary School, Camberwell, from the age of four.

Having undertaken classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, after leaving school Walters starred in some stage productions.

Music career

Walters joined the group So Solid Crew, where under the moniker Asher D he both performed and acted as lyricist, particularly for their number-one hit "21 Seconds".

After the group split, in 2006 he recorded In Memory of the Street Fighter, featuring the single "Andrea". He released a studio album in 2008 entitled The Appetiser, a 12-track album produced with Laurence Ezra. In early 2012, Walters signed a recording contract with the independent record label SK Records. His single "How You Like Me Now" was released on 29 July 2012, followed up by "Your Love" released on 12 November 2012, featuring vocals from Alesha Dixon.