name	Marc Warren
birth date	March 20, 1967
birth place	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
occupation	Actor
years active	1989–Present
partner	}}

Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967) is an English actor, known for his British television roles as Danny Blue in ''Hustle'', Dougie Raymond in ''The Vice'' and Dominic Foy in ''State of Play''.

Career

Warren has worked in film, television, theatre and radio. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre and trained at the East 15 Acting School (although he did not graduate). He began his career with a role in a 1988 production of ''Godspell'' which he won by writing to the producers, and went unrepresented until the following year.

Warren helped in the production of digital storyboards (as a stand-in for Ewan McGregor) in ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''.

Warren had his first major film breakthrough with the 1992 BBC film ''An Ungentlemanly Act'', in which he played Falklands Islands' Governor, Sir Rex Hunt's son, Tony. The film depicted the invasion of the Falklands Islands and the ultimate liberty thereafter.

He played Dougie Raymond in the British television series ''The Vice'' and Albert Blithe in HBO's mini-series ''Band of Brothers''. His first recurring television role was in the British television series ''Grange Hill''. In 1995, Warren starred in the British film ''Boston Kickout''.

In 1996 Warren played Immortal Morgan D'Estaing in the season four ''Highlander: The Series'' episode "Double Jeopardy". In 2000, he was presented a Royal Television Society award for his role as Monks in the ITV production of ''Oliver Twist''. In 2001 he appeared in the television drama ''Men Only'' as Mac, the husband of Katie (Esther Hall). He played key supporting character Dominic Foy in the 2003 BBC serial ''State of Play''.

He is probably best known for his role as Danny Blue (a main character) in BBC TV Series ''Hustle'' from series 1-4.

In June 2006 he played the character Elton Pope in an episode of ''Doctor Who'' titled "Love & Monsters". This was a return to the show for Warren, as one of his earliest TV roles was as an uncredited extra in the 1989 ''Doctor Who'' story "Battlefield". In December 2006 he appeared as the crazed assassin Mr. Teatime in Sky1's adaptation of ''Hogfather'' by Terry Pratchett. The same month he played Count Dracula in a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel, produced by ITV Productions for BBC Wales. The TV movie, which aired in December, received viewing figures of 5.23 million.

In February 2007 he appeared as casino-operating villain Tony Crane in the second series of BBC drama ''Life on Mars''. In December 2007 he played Mr. John Simpson in the BBC production of ''Ballet Shoes'' with Emilia Fox and Emma Watson.

In January 2008 Warren starred in the Messiah series ''Messiah V: The Rapture'' taking over the main role from Ken Stott. In the 2008 film ''Wanted'', he played a small role as "The Repairman", a member of The Fraternity.

In 2009 he starred in a revival of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman at the Curve Theatre in Leicester, playing Katurian, for which he was nominated for a TMA award.

Warren can be heard on television and radio adverts in UK. He joined Alexander Armstrong in lending his voice for the launch advertisements for Zurich Connect from July 2009.

Marc also starred as Ray Say in a West End revival of ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' alongside Diana Vickers and Leslie Sharp from October 2009 to January 2010.

In May 2010, he played Steve Strange in ''Worried About The Boy'', a BBC production due about the life of Boy George.

In spring 2011, Warren starred in a new Sky One production, ''Mad Dogs'', alongside Max Beesley, Philip Glenister and John Simm.

September 2011 will see Warren return to the theatre to play the charismatic rebel Cool Hand Luke in Emma Reeves' new stage adaptation of the same name. Based on Donn Pearce's novel ''Cool Hand Luke'' and directed by Andrew Loudon, the play will run for a limited season from 23 September 2011 to 7 January 2012 at the Aldwych Theatre, London. He is currently the face of Virgin Media's TiVo set-top DVRs since July 2011.

Personal life

In mid-2008 on the ''Richard & Judy'' talk show, actress Abi Titmuss revealed that she had been dating Warren for about a year. The couple split in mid-2009, after Warren had an affair exposed by the ''News of the World.''

Partial filmography

Film

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Film ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- |1995 || ''Boston Kickout'' || Robert || |- |1996 || ''Shine''|| Ray || |- |1996 || ''Hidden in Silence''|| Lubic || |- |1997 || ''Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis''|| Clint || |- |rowspan=2|1998 || ''B. Monkey'' || Terence || |- | ''Dad Savage'' || Vic || |- |2000 || ''Free Spirits'' || Cokehead || |- |rowspan=2|2002 || ''Al's Lads''|| Jimmy || |- |''Revengers Tragedy''|| Supervacuo|| |- |rowspan=2|2003 ||''The Principles of Lust''||Billy || |- |''Song for a Raggy Boy'' ||Brother Mac|| |- |rowspan=2|2005 || ''Green Street''||Steve Dunham || |- |''Hellraiser: Deader''||Joey||Straight to DVD |- |rowspan=3|2006||''Colour Me Kubrick''||Hud || |- |''Land of the Blind'' || Pool|| |- |''The Lives of Saints'' ||Father Daniel|| |- |rowspan=2|2008||''Intercom''||Simon ||Short |- |''Wanted'' || The Repairman|| |- |2010||''Do Elephans Pray?''||Marrlen || |- |}

Television

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- |rowspan=3|1992||''An Ungentlemanly Act''||Tony Hunt ||TV movie |- |''Grange Hill''||Thomas Rankin||First recurring TV role |- |''Between The Lines''||P.C. Underwood|| Season 1 Episode 2 |- |1993 ||''Heartbeat''||Rupert Ashfordly|| Season 2 Episode 1 |- |1994 ||''Sharpe's Company''||Captain Rymer|| |- |rowspan=4|1995 || ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''||The Red Baron ||Movie - "Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen" |- |''Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness''||DC Andy Dyson|| Season 4 Episode 3 |- |''Ghostbusters of East Finchley''||Butch|| |- |''The Bill''||Darren Hutton||Season 11 Episode 144 |- |rowspan=2|1996 || ''A Touch of Frost''||Graham McArdy|| Season 4 Episode 1 |- |''Hidden In Slience''||Lubic||TV Movie |- |rowspan=2|1997 || ''Highlander'' ||Morgan D'Estaing||Season 4 Episode 19 |- |''Wycliffe''||DC Arnie Swarland||Christmas Special |- |rowspan=2|1998 || ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' ||Tweedle-Dee ||TV Movie |- |''How Do You Want Me?''||Mark Piggott|| Season 1 Episode 4 |- |1999 || ''Oliver Twist''||Monks || |- |1999–2000 ||''The Vice'' ||Dougie Raymond || |- |2000 || ''Black Cab''||Stuart|| |- |rowspan=4|2001 || ''Band of Brothers''||Pvt. Albert Blithe ||Episode 1 "Currahee" & Episode 3 "Carentan" |- |''The Bombmaker''||Quinn||TV Movie |- |''Only Men''||Mac||TV Movie |- |''Big Bad World''||Russell||Season 3 Episode 4 |- |rowspan=3|2002 || ''No Night Is Too Long''||Dr. Ivo Steadman || TV movie |- |''NCS: Manhunt''||Laurence Bright|| |- |''Clocking Off''||PC Jason Woods|| Season 3 Episode 1 |- |rowspan=3|2003 || ''State of Play''||Dominic Foy|| |- |''Reversals''||Dr. Chris Singleton||TV movie |- |''Poirot''||Meredith Blake ||Season 9 Episode 1 "Five Little Pigs" |- |2004 || ''Pretending To Be Judith''||Hugo|| |- |2004–2007 || ''Hustle''||Danny Blue || |- |rowspan=2|2005 || ''Vincent''||Gary de Silva || Season 1 Episode 1 |- |''Twisted Tales'' ||Alex Wright|| |- |rowspan=3|2006 || ''Doctor Who''||Elton Pope || Episode "Love & Monsters" |- |''Terry Pratchett's Hogfather''||Mr Jonathan Teatime || |- |''Dracula''||Count Dracula ||TV movie |- |rowspan=2|2007 || ''Life on Mars''||Tony Crane || Season 2 Episode 1 "Helpless" |- |''Ballet Shoes''||Mr Simpson ||TV movie |- |rowspan=3|2008 || ''Messiah V: The Rapture''||DCI Joseph Walker ||TV movie |- |''Burn Up''||Philip Crowley|| |- |''Mutual Friends''||Martin Grantham|| |- |rowspan=4|2010 || ''Touched By Frost''||Narrator || |- |''Ben Hur''||David || |- |''Worried About The Boy''||Steve Strange ||TV movie |- |''Accused''||Kenny Armstrong || Season 1 Episode 5 |- |rowspan=1|2011 ||''Mad Dogs''||Rick|| |- |}

References

External links

Category:1967 births Category:English actors Category:English film actors Category:English television actors Category:English stage actors Category:English radio actors Category:Living people Category:People from Northampton

cs:Marc Warren de:Marc Warren (Schauspieler) fr:Marc Warren (acteur) ko:마크 워렌 pl:Marc Warren pt:Marc Warren sv:Marc Warren

colour	#DEDEE2
colour text	#000
name	Count Dracula
series	Dracula
creator	Bram Stoker
species	Vampire
gender	Male
spouse	Brides of Dracula
nationality	Romanian }}

Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler. In the United States, the character entered the public domain in 1899 and consequently appears frequently in all manner of popular culture, from films to animated media to breakfast cereals.

In Stoker's novel

In Bram Stoker's novel, Count Dracula's characteristics, powers, abilities and weaknesses are narrated in a piecemeal way by multiple narrators, from different perspectives. The most informative of these narrators are Jonathan Harker, John Seward, and Mina Harker.

Biography

Count Dracula (his first name is never given in the novel) is a centuries-old vampire, sorcerer and Transylvanian nobleman, who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass. Unlike the vampires of Eastern European folklore, which are portrayed as repulsive, corpse-like creatures, Dracula exudes a veneer of aristocratic charm which masks his unfathomable evil.

Details of his early life are obscure, but it seems that Dracula studied the black arts at the academy of Scholomance in the Carpathian Mountains, overlooking the town of Sibiu (also known as Hermannstadt) and became proficient in alchemy and magic. Taking up arms, as befitting his rank and status as a Voivode, he led troops against the Turks across the Danube. According to Van Helsing: Dead and buried in a great tomb in the chapel of his castle, Dracula returns from death as a vampire and lives for several centuries in his castle with three beautiful female vampires, who lay similarly entombed in the chapel beside him. His relations with these so-called "Brides of Dracula" are intimate, and two of them seem to bear a possible family resemblance though whether they be his lovers, sisters, daughters or an incestuous combination thereof, as some have conjectured, is not made clear in the narrative.

As the novel begins in the late 19th century, Dracula acts on a long contemplated plan for world domination, and infiltrates London to begin his reign of terror. He summons Jonathan Harker, a newly-qualified English solicitor, to provide legal support for a real estate transaction overseen by Harker's employer. Dracula at first charms Harker with his cordiality and historical knowledge, and even rescues him from the clutches of his three bloodthirsty brides. In truth, however, Dracula wishes to keep Harker alive just long enough to complete the legal transaction and to learn as much as possible about England.

Dracula leaves his castle and boards a Russian ship, the ''Demeter'', taking along with him boxes of Transylvanian soil, which he needs in order to regain his strength. During the voyage to Whitby, a coastal town in northern England, he sustains himself on the ship's crew members. Only one body is later found, that of the captain, who is found tied up to the ship's helm. The captain's log is recovered and tells of strange events that had taken place during the ship's journey. Dracula leaves the ship in the form of a fog-like mist.

Soon the Count is menacing Harker's devoted fiancée, Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray, and her vivacious friend, Lucy Westenra. There is also a notable link between Dracula and Renfield, a patient in an insane asylum compelled to consume insects, spiders, birds, and other creatures — in ascending order of size — in order to absorb their "life force". Renfield acts as a kind of sensor, reacting to Dracula's proximity and supplying clues accordingly. Dracula begins to visit Lucy's bed chamber on a nightly basis, draining her of blood while simultaneously infecting her with the curse of vampirism. Not knowing the cause for Lucy's deterioration, her companions call upon the Dutch doctor Abraham Van Helsing, the former mentor of one of Lucy's suitors. Van Helsing soon deduces her condition's supernatural origins, but does not speak out. Despite an attempt at keeping the vampire at bay with garlic, Dracula entices Lucy out of her chamber late at night and drains her blood, killing her and transforming her into one of the undead.

Van Helsing, Harker, and Lucy's former suitors Arthur Holmwood and Quincey Morris enter her crypt and kill her reanimated corpse. They later enter Dracula's residence at Carfax, destroying his boxes of earth, depriving the Count of his ability to rest. Dracula leaves England to return to his homeland, but not before biting Mina.

The final section of the novel details the heroes racing Dracula back to Transylvania, and in a climactic battle with Dracula's gypsy bodyguards, finally destroying him. Despite the popular image of Dracula having a stake driven through his heart, Mina's narrative describes his throat being sliced through by Jonathan Harker's kukri and his heart pierced by Morris' Bowie knife (Mina Harker's Journal, 6 November, ''Dracula'' Chapter 27).

Characteristics

thumb|Christopher Lee in Jesus Franco's ''[[Count Dracula (1970 film)|Count Dracula''. In this film, an attempt was made to make Lee resemble the Dracula described in the original novel.]] Although early in the novel Dracula dons a mask of cordiality, he often flies into fits of rage when his plans are interfered with. When the three vampire women who live in his castle attempt to seduce Jonathan Harker, Dracula physically assaults one and ferociously berates them for their insubordination. He then relents and talks to them more kindly, telling them that he does indeed love each of them.

Dracula is very passionate about his warrior heritage, emotionally proclaiming his pride to Harker on how the Székely people are infused with the blood of heroes. He does express an interest in the history of the British Empire, speaking admiringly of its people. He has a somewhat primal and predatory worldview; he pities ordinary humans for their revulsion to their darker impulses.

Though usually portrayed as having a strong Eastern European accent, the original novel only specifies that his spoken English is excellent, though strangely toned.

His appearance varies in age. He is described early in the novel as thin, with a long white mustache, pointed ears and sharp teeth. It is also noted later in the novel (Chapter 11 subsection "THE ESCAPED WOLF") by a zookeeper that sees him that he has hooked nose and a pointed beard with a streak of white in it. He is dressed all in black and has hair on his palms. Jonathan Harker described him as an old man; 'cruel looking' and giving an effect of 'extraordinary pallor.' When angered the Count showed his true bestial nature, his blue eyes flaming red.

As the novel progresses, Dracula is described as taking on a more and more youthful appearance. He shows a rare respect to those that have challenged him. He once remarked that for a man who has not lived a single lifetime, Van Helsing is very wise.

Powers, abilities and weaknesses

Count Dracula is portrayed in the novel using many different supernatural abilities. He has strength which, according to Van Helsing, is equivalent to that of 20 strong men. Being undead, he is immune to conventional means of attack. The only definite way to kill him is by decapitating him followed by impalement through the heart with a wooden stake, although it is also suggested that shooting him with a sacred bullet would suffice. Like all undead, he has the potential to live forever and never die, though he is not truly immortal as he ''can'' be killed by the traditional vampire methods (silver and/or wooden stakes, holy water, etc.). The Count can defy gravity to a certain extent, being able to climb upside down vertical surfaces in a reptilian manner. He has powerful hypnotic and telepathic abilities, and is also able to command nocturnal animals such as wolves and rats. Dracula can also manipulate the weather, usually creating mists to hide his presence, but also storms such as in his voyage in the ''Demeter''. He can shapeshift at will, his featured forms in the novel being that of a bat, a wolf, vapor, and fog. He is able to pass through tiny cracks or crevices while retaining his human form, described by Van Helsing as the ability to become "so small." He requires no other sustenance but fresh blood, which has the effect of rejuvenating him.

According to Van Helsing:

One of Dracula's most mysterious powers is the ability to transfer his vampiric condition to others. He slowly transforms Lucy into a vampire and then sets his sights on Mina. Mina mentions having been fed Dracula's blood.

Dracula's powers are not unlimited, however. He is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk (he can shift freely at night). The sun is not fatal to him, though, as sunlight does not burn and destroy him upon contact. He is repulsed by garlic, crucifixes and sacramental bread, and he can only cross running water at low or high tide. He is also unable to enter a place unless invited to do so; once invited, however, he can approach and leave the premises at will.

He also requires Transylvanian soil to be nearby to him in order to successfully rest; otherwise, he will not be able to recover his strength.

Dracula's powers and weaknesses vary greatly in the many adaptations. Previous and subsequent vampires from different legends have had similar vampire characteristics.

In popular culture

Dracula is arguably one of the most famous characters in popular culture. He has been portrayed by more actors in more film and television adaptations than any other horror character. Actors who have played him include Max Schreck, Béla Lugosi, John Carradine, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan, Frank Langella, Klaus Kinski, Gary Oldman, Leslie Nielsen, George Hamilton, Gerard Butler, Richard Roxburgh, Marc Warren, Rutger Hauer, Stephen Billington and Dominic Purcell. The character is closely associated with the cultural archetype of the vampire, and remains a popular Halloween costume.

In 2003, Count Dracula, as portrayed by Lugosi in the 1931 film, was named as the 33rd greatest movie villain by the American Film Institute.

Scholarship

Following the publication of ''In Search of Dracula'' by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally in 1972, the supposed connections between the historical Transylvanian-born Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia and Stoker's fictional Dracula attracted popular attention.

Historically, the name "Dracula" is the given name of Vlad Tepes' family, a name derived from a secret fraternal order of knights called the Order of the Dragon, founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg (king of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor) to uphold Christianity and defend the Empire against the Ottoman Turks. Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad III, was admitted to the order around 1431 because of his bravery in fighting the Turks and was dubbed Dracul (Dragon) thus his son became Dracula (son of the dragon). From 1431 onward, Vlad II wore the emblem of the order and later, as ruler of Wallachia, his coinage bore the dragon symbol.

Stoker came across the name Dracula in his reading on Romanian history and chose this to replace the name (''Count Wampyr'') that he had originally intended to use for his villain. However, some Dracula scholars, led by Elizabeth Miller, have questioned the depth of this connection. They argue that Stoker in fact knew little of the historic Vlad III except for his name. There are sections in the novel where Dracula refers to his own background, and these speeches show that Stoker had some knowledge of Romanian history but probably one of no great depth. Stoker includes few details about Vlad III save for referring to Dracula as "that Voivode Dracula who won his name against the Turks", a quote which ties Stoker's Vampire to the Wallachian prince in earnest, due to Prince Vlad's famed battles with Turks over Wallachian soil. However, while Vlad III was an ethnic Vlach, the fictional Dracula claims to be a Székely.

It has been suggested by some that Stoker was influenced by the legend of Countess Elizabeth Báthory, who was born in the Kingdom of Hungary and accused of the murder of 80 young women, although these claims of influence may be spurious.

See also

''Dracula''

Dracula in popular culture

Tables of vampire traits

Count Orlok

Carmilla

Varney the Vampire

Vlad III the Impaler

Elizabeth Báthory

Dracula (''Castlevania'')

Count Alucard (character)

Alucard (''Castlevania'')

Alucard (''Hellsing'')

Mina Harker

Dracula (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'')

List of fictional vampires

Notes

References

Clive Leatherdale (1985) ''Dracula: the Novel and the Legend''. Desert Island Books.

Bram Stoker (1897) ''Dracula''. Norton Critical Edition (1997) edited by Nina Auerbach and David J. Skal.

External links

Bram Stoker Online Full text, PDF and audio versions of ''Dracula''.

Category:Dracula Category:Dracula characters Category:Dracula in written fiction Category:Fictional alchemists Category:Fictional counts and countesses Category:Fictional shapeshifters Category:Fictional telepaths Category:Fictional vampires Category:Fictional versions of real people Category:Horror film characters Category:Wold Newton Category:Fictional Romanian people Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1897 Category:Video game bosses

be-x-old:Дракула (пэрсанаж) es:Conde Drácula fr:Comte Dracula hr:Grof Drakula id:Drakula is:Drakúla greifi it:Conte Dracula ml:ഡ്രാക്കുള പ്രഭു nl:Graaf Dracula ru:Дракула (персонаж) sv:Greve Dracula tr:Kont Drakula vi:Bá tước Dracula zh:德拉库拉

name	Jenny Agutter
birth name	Jennifer Ann Agutter
birth date	December 20, 1952
birth place	Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
occupation	Actress
years active	1964–present
spouse
children	Son
website	official website }}

Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series ''The Railway Children'' and the film adaptation of the same book, before moving on to adult roles and relocating to Hollywood.

She played Alex Price in ''An American Werewolf in London'', Jessica 6 in ''Logan's Run'', Joanne Simpson in ''Child's Play 2'' and Jill Mason in ''Equus''. Since the 1990s, she has worked in sound recording, and she is a patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. After a break from acting she has appeared in several television series since 2000, including the British series ''Spooks''.

Early life

Agutter is the daughter of Catherine (née Lynam) and Derek Brodie Agutter, a former British Army officer and entertainment organiser. As a child, she lived in Dhekelia (Cyprus) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaya). She was discovered at Elmhurst Ballet School when a casting agent looked for a young English-speaking girl for a film. She did not get the part, but he recommended her to the producers of ''East of Sudan'' (1964).

Career

Agutter came to television audiences as Kirsty in the twice-weekly BBC series, ''The Newcomers''. Kirsty was the daughter of the new managing director, but Agutter could appear only during school holidays and was listed in credits as Jennifer. Later she played Roberta in ''The Railway Children'' and played the same part in Lionel Jeffries' 1970 film of the book. Her ingenuousness led to a more serious role in the thriller ''I Start Counting'' (1969). She also won an Emmy for her television role as Fritha in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of ''The Snow Goose'' (1971).

Agutter transitioned successfully to adult roles, beginning with ''Walkabout'' (1971), playing a teenage schoolgirl lost with her younger brother in the Australian outback. She auditioned for the role in 1967 but funding problems delayed filming until 1969. The delay meant Agutter was 16 at the time of filming, and the director took advantage of her coming of age by including nude scenes. Among them was a five-minute skinny-dipping scene, which was cut from the original US release. She said at the 2005 Bradford Film Festival at the National Media Museum that she was shocked by the film's explicitness but is on good terms with director Nicolas Roeg.

Agutter moved to Hollywood at 21 and appeared in a number of films over the next decade, including ''The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976), ''Logan's Run'' (1976), ''Equus'' (1977), ''Sweet William'' (1980), and ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981).

Since 1990, Agutter has brought up her son and her work has been in sound recordings and supporting charities, notably the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, of which she is a patron (she is also a carrier of the disease). She was a guest in series 6 of ''Red Dwarf'', and appeared in the TV series ''TECX'', ''The All New Alexei Sayle Show'', and ''And The Beat Goes On''. In 2000, she made her third appearance in ''The Railway Children'', produced by Carlton TV and this time playing the mother. In 2002, Agutter featured in the BBC television series ''Spooks'' and in 2007, she starred in the first episode of the new series of David Jason's ITV television series ''Diamond Geezer''. In 2007, she also guest-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' audio drama ''The Bride of Peladon''.

Agutter has stated that the innocence of the characters she played in early films, combined with the costumes and nudity in later adult roles such as ''Logan's Run'' (1976), ''Equus'' (1977) and ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), are "perfect fantasy fodder".

Personal life

Agutter remained single in Los Angeles until 1989, when, at an arts festival in Bath, she met Johan Tham, a Swedish hotelier who was a director of Cliveden Hotel in Buckinghamshire. They married on 4 August 1990. Their son Jonathan was born on 25 December 1990. They live in London. Agutter owns a second home in Cornwall at The Lizard (the most southerly point on the English mainland).

Selected filmography

Notes
1964	''East of Sudan	Asua
1966	''''	Linda Frazier
1968		Maud
1968		Pamela Roper
1969		Wynne
1970	''''	Bobbie Waterbury
1970	''''		TV film
1971		Girl
1971	''''	Frith
1972	''Shelley''	Mary Shelley	BBC series
1976		Jessica 6
1976	''''	Molly Prior
1977		Jill Mason	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1977		Louise de la Vallière	TV film
1977	'''' ("Deadly Countdown" episode, parts 1 & 2)	Dr. Leah Russell
1978	''China 9, Liberty 37''	Catherine Sebanek
1978	''''	Clara
1980		Ann Walton
1981	''Othello''	Desdemona
1981	''''	Hobbs	Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1981	''''	Nurse Alex Price	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
1984		Miss Lowrie
1985	''Love's Labour's Lost''	Rosaline	Television
1985	''Magnum, P.I.''	Krista Villeroch	Television
1987		Carolyn Page
1989		Hannah Coke
1990	''Child's Play 2''	Joanne Simpson
1990	''Darkman''	Burn Doctor	uncredited cameo
1992	''Freddie as F.R.O.7''	Daffers
1993	''Red Dwarf'' ("Psirens" episode)	Prof. Mamet	Television
2000	''''	Mother	ITV
2001	''''	Victor's Wife
2002	''At Dawning''	Escaping woman
2002	''Spooks''	Tessa Phillips	Television
2004	''Number One Longing, Number Two Regret''	Kenosha
2004	''''	Jane Clark	BBC TV series
2005		Yvonne Barrie	BBC TV Series
2007	''Diamond Geezer''	Vanessa	ITV series
2007	''Irina Palm''	Jane
2008	''''	Barbara Riley	BBC TV series
2009		Jenny Mountfield	ITV1 TV series
2009	''Glorious 39''	Maud Keyes
2011	''Outside Bet''	Shirley Baxter

References

External links

Jenny Agutter's Official Website

BBC – Spooks – Jenny Agutter biography

BBC Drama Faces – Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter biography and credits at BFI Screenonline

Interview in SAGA magazine May 2008

Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress Category:Emmy Award winners Category:English film actors Category:English stage actors Category:English television actors Category:People from Taunton

de:Jenny Agutter es:Jenny Agutter fr:Jenny Agutter it:Jenny Agutter nl:Jenny Agutter ja:ジェニー・アガター nds:Jenny Agutter pl:Jenny Agutter pt:Jenny Agutter ru:Эгаттер, Дженни sh:Jenny Agutter tr:Jenny Agutter zh:珍妮·艾格特

name	Dan Stevens
birth date
birth place	Croydon, Surrey
occupation	Actor
spouse	}}

Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is a British actor.

Early life and education

Stevens was born in Croydon, Surrey, and educated at Tonbridge School, a public school in Tonbridge, Kent, followed by Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, where he read English. He also gained acting experience with the National Youth Theatre. While at Cambridge he was also a member of The Footlights.

Career

He has worked extensively in theatre in Britain and the United States, working with the director Peter Hall many times. He was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his portrayal of Orlando in ''As You Like It'' for the Peter Hall Company in 2005.

In 2006, Stevens starred as Nick Guest in the BBC Television adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel ''The Line of Beauty''. Later that year he played Simon Bliss in ''Hay Fever'' by Noël Coward at the Haymarket Theatre, alongside Peter Bowles and Judi Dench, directed by Sir Peter Hall. He appeared as Lord Holmwood in an adaptation of ''Dracula'' for the BBC, and as Basil Brookes in the BBC Emmy-award-winning film ''Maxwell''.

In 2008 he appeared in ''Sense & Sensibility'', playing Edward Ferrars, and the West End revival of Noel Coward's ''The Vortex''. In January 2009 he appeared on New Year's Day in Marple: Nemesis in ITV1 in Britain. In June 2009 he returned to the West End, playing Septimus Hodge in an acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard's ''Arcadia'' at the Duke of York's Theatre.

He is the narrator of several audiobooks including ''The Angel's Game'', ''Wolf Hall'' and ''War Horse''.

Stevens is currently starring in the ITV Sunday night drama ''Downton Abbey'', written by Julian Fellowes.

He has just completed shooting ''Vamps'', the latest film from Amy Heckerling.

Filmography

Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
	2004		Henry	TV mini-series
		Nick Guest	TV mini-series (3 episodes)
		TV movie
		Michael Faber	TV movie
	Basil Brookes	TV movie
		Edward Ferrars	TV mini-series (3 episodes)
	Edward Ferrars	TV series (1 episode: "Sense and Sensibility")
	''Hilde''	David Cameron
	Dr. Fisher	TV movie
	''Downton Abbey''	Matthew Crawley	TV series (15 episodes: 2010-2011)
	Joey	''post-production''

Theatre

Year	! Production	! Role	! Director	! Venue	! Awards
	2004	As You Like It	Orlando	Peter Hall	The Rose Theatre, Kingston
	You Can Never Tell		Peter Hall	Theatre Royal, Bath
Waiting for Godot		Peter Hall	Theatre Royal, Bath
Private Lives		Peter Hall	Theatre Royal, Bath
Much Ado About Nothing	Claudio	Peter Hall	Theatre Royal, Bath	Nominated - Ian Charleson Award
	The Romans in Britain	Marban/Maitland	Samuel West	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Hay Fever	Simon	Peter Hall	Theatre Royal, Haymarket
	2008	The Vortex	Nicky Lancaster	Peter Hall	Apollo Theatre, London
	2009	Arcadia	Septimus	David Leveaux	Duke of York's Theatre, London

References

External links

Dan Stevens at spiffyjellybean

Dan Stevens @ Talented British Actors

Interview about The Line of Beauty

Category:British television actors Category:British stage actors Category:Shakespearean actors Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Old Tonbridgians Category:Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Category:People from Croydon

de:Dan Stevens fr:Dan Stevens ms:Dan Stevens fi:Dan Stevens sv:Dan Stevens zh:丹尼尔·斯蒂文斯

name	Sophia Myles
birth name	Sophia Jane Myles
birth date	March 18, 1980
birth place	London, United Kingdom
death date
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	1996–present
domesticpartner	Brent Thomas Funston
awards	}}

Sophia Jane Myles (; born 18 March 1980) is an English film and television actress.

Early life

Myles was born in London. She is the daughter of Jane, who works in educational publishing, and Peter Myles, a retired Anglican vicar in Isleworth, west London. Her maternal grandmother was Russian, and she calls herself as "half-Welsh, half-Russian". She grew up in Notting Hill, where her father served at the church of St. George the Martyr, and she attended Fox Primary School. At the age of eleven, Myles moved with her family to Isleworth and attended The Green School. Following success at her A-levels, she had been planning to accept a conditional place to study Philosophy at Cambridge, but chose to pursue an acting career after being spotted by Julian Fellowes in a school play.

Career

Since 1996, Myles has appeared in a number of both American and British films and television productions. In 2001, she got a small role as Johnny Depp's wife, Victoria Abberline, in the thriller film ''From Hell''. She had a supporting role in the 2003 film ''Underworld'' and its sequel ''Underworld: Evolution'' (in a brief flashback scene). In 2003, she played the schoolgirl lead in the thriller ''Out of Bounds'' and she also played Lady Penelope in the ''Thunderbirds''. In 2006, Myles co-starred with actor James Franco in the romantic drama ''Tristan and Isolde'', playing the role of Isolde.

Myles appeared as Madame de Pompadour in a 2006 episode of ''Doctor Who'', "The Girl in the Fireplace"; the episode was nominated for a Nebula Award and won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. She co-starred opposite Max Minghella, playing his love interest in 2006's quirky comedy film ''Art School Confidential''. Also in 2006, Myles appeared in a BBC TV adaptation of ''Dracula''; she played Lucy Westenra alongside Marc Warren, David Suchet and Dan Stevens. As of 2007, she filmed ''Outlander'' with James Caviezel and Jack Huston, played the role of Freya.

She was cast in the CBS supernatural television drama, ''Moonlight''. She has received Best Actress in 2007 for her role in ''Hallam Foe'' from the British Independent Film Award committee as well as the BAFTA Scotland Award. Her series, ''Moonlight'', won for Best New Drama in the 2007 People's Choice Awards.

In 2010 Myles joined ''Spooks''— the BBC series about a counter-terrorism unit in MI5—for its ninth series playing Beth Bailey alongside fellow newcomer Max Brown. .

Personal life

Myles was in a relationship with actor Charles Dance, who is 34 years her senior, whom she met while working on ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''.

From 2005 to 2007 she dated Scottish actor David Tennant, with whom she had acted in ''Foyle's War'' and the ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Girl in the Fireplace".

In September 2010 Myles announced she was engaged to Brent Thomas Funston, a 36 year old entrepreneur from Texas.

Filmography

''From Hell (film) ''The Abduction Club'' ''Underworld (2003 film) ''Thunderbirds (film) ''Colditz (2005 film) ''Tristan + Isolde (film) ''Hallam Foe (film) ''Outlander (film) ''Spooks (TV series)

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="1"	1996	''The Prince and the Pauper''	Lady Jane Grey
	''Big Women''
	Mansfield Park (film)>Mansfield Park
''Guest House Paradiso''	Saucy Wood Nymph
''Oliver Twist''	Agnes Fleming
rowspan="3"	2001	From Hell'' ||	Victoria Abberline
''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001 film)	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''	Kate Nickleby
''Heartbeat (UK TV series)	Heartbeat'': "No Hiding Place"	Heather Conway
rowspan="3"	2002	|	Anne Kennedy
''Foyle's War'': "A Lesson in Murder">Foyle's War Series One#"A Lesson in Murder"	A Lesson in Murder"	Susan Gascoigne
Bush (band)	Bush "Inflatable"
rowspan="4"	2003	Underworld'' ||	Erika (Underworld)>Erika
''Coming Up (TV series)	Coming Up''	Nina
Ronan Keating "Ronan Keating discography	Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)"
''Out of Bounds (2003 film)	Out of Bounds''	Louise Thompson
rowspan="1"	2004	Thunderbirds'' ||	Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward>Lady Penelope
rowspan="1"	2005	Colditz'' ||	Lizzie Carter	Television role
rowspan="8"	2006	Tristan & Isolde'' ||	Iseult>Isolde
''Underworld: Evolution''	Erika (Underworld)>Erika
''Art School Confidential (film)	Art School Confidential''	Audrey
''Dracula (BBC)	Dracula''	Lady Holmwood/Lucy Westenra
''Doctor Who'': "The Girl in the Fireplace"	Madame de Pompadour
''Extras (TV series)	Extras''	Herself
''Covert One: The Hades Factor''	Sophie Amsden
''Marple (TV series)	Marple'' : ''Sleeping Murder''	Gwenda Halliday
rowspan="2"	2007	Hallam Foe'' ||	Kate Breck	Numerous wins and nominations
	''Moonlight''	Beth Turner
rowspan="1"	2008	Outlander'' ||	Freya
	2010	Spooks'' ||	Beth Bailey	Regular Television role (6 Episodes)

References and notes

External links

Interview, 1/13/06, DarkHorizons

Collection of interviews with Myles, from "Absolutely Sophia Myles"

Sophia Myles Interview at DaemonsTV.com

Official fansite, Simply Sophia Myles

Category:1980 births Category:BAFTA winners (people) Category:English film actors Category:English television actors Category:English stage actors Category:Living people Category:People from London Category:English people of Russian descent Category:English people of Welsh descent

ar:صوفيا مايلز de:Sophia Myles el:Σοφία Μάιλς es:Sophia Myles fa:سوفیا مایلز fr:Sophia Myles hr:Sophia Myles it:Sophia Myles he:סופיה מיילס hu:Sophia Myles nl:Sophia Myles ja:ソフィア・マイルズ no:Sophia Myles pl:Sophia Myles pt:Sophia Myles ru:Майлс, София sr:Софаја Мајлс fi:Sophia Myles sv:Sophia Myles