Ruth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances in Suburban Shootout (2005), Jane Eyre (2006), and as Alice Morgan in the BBC TV psychological crime drama Luther since 2010. She has also appeared in Anna Karenina (2012), The Lone Ranger (2013), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). In 2014, she had a voice role in the film Locke and began a starring role in the Showtime series The Affair.
Wilson is a two-time Olivier Award winner, and was nominated for a BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actress in a mini-series for her role in Jane Eyre, as well as a Satellite Award, and won a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair.
Wilson was born in Ashford, Kent, the daughter of Mary, a probation officer, and Nigel Wilson, an investment banker. She has three older brothers, and is the granddaughter of novelist and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson and his third wife, Alison (née McKelvie). She grew up in Shepperton, Surrey, and was raised Catholic.
Wilson attended Notre Dame School, an independent Catholic school for girls located in Cobham, before attending sixth form at Esher College. As a teenager, she worked as a model, and went on to study history at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 2003. While at Nottingham, she was also involved in student drama at the New Theatre. She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in July 2005. Afterwards, she co-founded Hush Productions. During her time at Nottingham, she participated in the TV war strategy game Time Commanders, helping her teammates fight in the Battle of Pharsalus.
Paul John McGann (born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the 1986 television serial The Monocled Mutineer. He later starred in the 1987 dark comedy Withnail and I, and as the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film, a role he reprised in more than 70 audio dramas and the 2013 mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor".
McGann was born in 1959 in Liverpool, Merseyside, into a Roman Catholic family. His mother, Claire, was a teacher, and his father was a metallurgist. His parents encouraged him and his siblings to develop their talents from an early age. McGann's talents were further developed when he attended Cardinal Allen Grammar School in West Derby, Liverpool. Acting on the advice of one of his teachers, McGann successfully auditioned for a place on the acting course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
McGann's brother Joseph was born in 1958 and he has three younger siblings: Mark (born in 1961), Stephen (born in 1963) and Clare McGann (born in 1965). All three of his brothers are also actors and the four of them starred together (as four brothers) in the 1995 TV serial The Hanging Gale about the Irish Famine. The same year he played the role as Grigori Potemkin in TV film Catherine the Great, with Mark and Stephen too.
Luther is a British crime drama program starring Idris Elba as the titular character, DCI John Luther. Written by Neil Cross, the first series, comprising six one-hour long episodes, premiered on 4 May 2010 and concluded on 8 June 2010. A second series of four one-hour long episodes was commissioned; it aired on BBC One throughout June and July 2011. Following the success of the first two series, a third series was commissioned in 2012; comprising four one-hour long episodes; it aired weekly from 2 July to 23 July 2013. A two-episode fourth series was broadcast on 15 December and 22 December 2015.
Elba has been awarded a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance. The series has also received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations, in various categories.
John Luther is a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) working for the Serious Crime Unit in series one, and the new Serious and Serial Crime Unit in series two and three. A dedicated police officer, Luther is obsessive, possessed, and sometimes violent. However, Luther has paid a heavy price for his dedication; he has never been able to prevent himself from being consumed by the darkness of the crimes with which he deals. For Luther, the job always comes first. His dedication is a curse and a blessing, both for him and those close to him. In the very first episode of the series he investigates brilliant psychopath and murderer, Alice Morgan. Ultimately he is unable to arrest her due to lack of evidence, but as the program progresses, she becomes both his nemesis and unlikely companion. As she pursues her infatuation with him, he gradually relents as he is able to glean insight from her on some of the cunning criminals he pursues.
Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series that aired on BBC One in the UK between 4 May 2010 and 22 December 2015. A total of 16 episodes were produced.
The series centres on DCI John Luther (played by Idris Elba), a highly talented detective working in London to solve a series of high-profile murders. Co-stars include Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan, Warren Brown as DS Justin Ripley, Steven Mackintosh as DCI Ian Reed, and Saskia Reeves as DSU Rose Teller. As the series progresses Nikki Amuka-Bird joins as the recently promoted DCI Erin Gray, and Dermot Crowley is promoted to a starring role as DSU Martin Schenk, and Michael Smiley continues portraying Benny Deadhead.
Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba, OBE (/ˈɪdrəs ˈɛlbə/; born 6 September 1972) is a British actor, musician, and DJ. He is best known for his portrayal of drug lord and aspiring businessman Russell "Stringer" Bell in the HBO series The Wire, Detective John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the 2013 biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He has been nominated five times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, as well being nominated four times for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Elba has appeared in films such as American Gangster (2007), Takers (2010), Thor (2011), Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Beasts of No Nation (2015). In addition to his acting work, he is a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis (or Big Driis the Londoner) and hip hop soul musician.
Elba was born in Newham, London. His father, Winston, was a Sierra Leonean who worked in a Dagenham Ford motor factory, and his mother, Eve, was a Ghanaian who had a clerical job. Elba's parents married in Sierra Leone and moved to London. Elba was raised in East Ham and shortened his first name from Idrissa to Idris at school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting. He credits The Stage with giving him his first big break; having seen an advertisement for a play in the newspaper, Elba auditioned and met his first agent while performing in the role. In 1986, he began helping an uncle with his wedding DJ business; within a year, he had started his own DJ company with some of his friends.
Actors: Maggie Wagner (actress), Mark Margolis (actor), James McCaffrey (actor), Peter Chan (miscellaneous crew), Phyllis Somerville (actress), Dean Silvers (producer), Dean Silvers (actor), Georgiana Enders (miscellaneous crew), Tony Trimarco (miscellaneous crew), Marlen Hecht (editor), Marlen Hecht (producer), Natasha Landau (costume designer), Mark La Mura (actor), Zoe McLellan (actress), Charles Techman (actor),
Plot: Set in the rustic Mid-Western town of One Fall, the film tells the story of a man who miraculously survived a terrible fall from a spectacular 200 foot- high precipice that is the area's major attraction. After recovering, he abruptly abandoned friends and family and disappeared without explanation. The secret he couldn't share with them was that, while recovering, he had suddenly developed the power to heal others. Tired of running away, he returns home after a long absence and decides to use his gift -- but not altruistically. If people pay him, he will cure them. Though he appears to be doing the right thing, he is doing it for for all the wrong reasons, and risks driving away anyone who ever loved or trusted him. As his moral crisis peaks, he must figure out why he survived his fall, and what he is really meant to do with his life.
Keywords: adoration, attempted-suicide, bar, bare-butt, baseball-bat, beating, beer, boy-admirer, boy-sidekick, brotherActors: Anil Jacob Kunnel (director), Anil Jacob Kunnel (editor), Anil Jacob Kunnel (writer), Anil Jacob Kunnel (producer), David Madry (actor), Peter Eberst (actor), Andreas Ladwig (actor), Rebecca Werdehausen (writer), Rebecca Werdehausen (producer), Josh Childs (composer), Gabriele Bruening (actress), Jonas Zorn (actor), Jonas Zorn (composer), Armin Käthner (actor), Armin Käthner (actor),
Plot: Told in five chapters, "ABSCHIEDE" is a unique tale about personal loss, grief and hope, starting with a nine-year-old girl and ending with a man at the end of his life. The film also shows that in these new exciting times, everyone can tell a grander story with limited ressources - and without a real budget or a film school.
Keywords: diy, german, no-budgetActors: Anil Jacob Kunnel (writer), Anil Jacob Kunnel (editor), Anil Jacob Kunnel (director), Anil Jacob Kunnel (producer), David Madry (actor), Josh Childs (composer), Lisa Maria Weber (producer), Merly Vogt (actress), Malte Vogt (writer), Hartwig Ammann (actor), Kaya Verhoeven (actress), Jan Schäfer (actor),
Plot: After a private party night in the woods, Jana and her friends discover an old man at their camp site. While the others don't want to deal with what could be just a homeless person, Jana, who is haunted by her own demons, is determined to help him.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Ryan Convery (actor), Jason Kulas (actor), Ben Kopec (composer), Leo Petry (actor), Kris Keyes (actor), Wendy Olafson (actress), Brett Andes (editor), Brett Andes (director), Brett Andes (actor), Brett Andes (writer), Alexander J. Andriulli (producer), Jeanette Drake (costume designer), Mike Greca (actor), Brian Buster (actor), Nick Kramarczyk (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Patrick Lazzara (director), Patrick Lazzara (producer), Brandt Wille (editor), Brandt Wille (actor), Brandt Wille (producer), James Arlen (actor), Joseph DeVito (actor), Lindsay Cevrich (actress),
Genres: Crime, Short,Actors: Nick Stellate (actor), Joel Bryant (actor), Willard Morgan (actor), Michael Consiglio (actor), Madden Page (actor), Kathleen Kelly (actress), Michael Hyland (actor), Celeste Creel (actress), Celeste Creel (actress), Celeste Creel (actress), H. Anton Riehl (actor), Travis G. Hjorth (producer), Travis G. Hjorth (actor), James Basile (actor), Travis G. Hjorth (writer),
Plot: Rupert Galloway was once a child star adored by millions, forty five years later he's homeless and confined by his childhood ego. Until one day Rupert's fantastical world is turned upside down. Into the sordid underworld of Hollywood's drug scene he goes to discover another dimension.
Keywords: character-name-in-titleActors: Richie Keen (actor), Matt Letscher (actor), Jason Antoon (actor), Bonnie Somerville (actress), Pamela Fryman (director), Vic Kaplan (producer), Jonathan Groff (producer), Jonathan Groff (writer), Wendy Saatjian (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Enzo Sisti (miscellaneous crew), Samuel Hadida (producer), Jon Baker (miscellaneous crew), Edward R. Pressman (producer), John Altman (composer), Jean-Claude Van Damme (writer), Jean-Claude Van Damme (producer), David Hayman (actor), Jim Carter (actor), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Steven Berkoff (actor), Jean-Claude Van Damme (actor), Nosher Powell (miscellaneous crew), Nosher Powell (actor), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (actor),
Plot: Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti. The mobster discover his whereabouts and enrolls two hitmen to finish him off. With their fort under siege and enemies within, Lefevre finds that second chances are difficult to come by in the Legion.
Keywords: 1920s, abusive-husband, action-hero, african, ambush, arab, arm-wrestling, bandage, barbed-wire, basic-trainingActors: Wes Craven (producer), Frank von Zerneck (producer), J. Peter Robinson (composer), Nancy Mouton (miscellaneous crew), Robert Milicevic (miscellaneous crew), William MacDonald (actor), Robert M. Sertner (producer), Ted Babcock (producer), Benz Antoine (actor), Randy Sutter (producer), Michael D. Ornstein (editor), Terry Kinney (actor), Billy Burke (actor), Peter Sadowski (producer), Britt McKillip (actress),
Plot: Carla's sister accidetally falls off a cliff when the railing becomes loose while Carla's boyfriend takes photos. She has a hard time getting over her death and keeps having visions of her sister yelling at her for not saving her. It seems that everytime she gets next to a edge of a high area, she gets terrified. She then starts to take a class with other Acrophobiacs. Then the people in the group start getting killed one by one. She starts to suspect that someone wants her never to get over her fear and that the loose railing was meant for her.
Keywords: acrophobia, cliff, hallucination, murderActors: John Kemeny (producer), Amy Madigan (actress), Jayne Eastwood (actress), Maury Chaykin (actor), Timothy Webber (actor), Brad Fiedel (composer), Vlasta Vrana (actor), Philip Akin (actor), Garrick Hagon (actor), John Colicos (actor), Michael Ironside (actor), Clark Johnson (actor), Chuck Shamata (actor), Joanne T. Harwood (miscellaneous crew), Renée April (costume designer),
Plot: Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two newly delivered helicopters in his squadron have crashed because a defective part, a C-ring, has been made of a weaker, less expensive alloy. Before Rob can go public with this, Rob is killed on the orders of corrupt General Howard, who did not want Rob to go public with the defective part. Howard believes that Barbara, who is also a marine, now has the part, so Howard and his henchmen set out to kill Barbara and Johnny and get the part, but Howard is underestimating what Barbara is willing to do to protect Johnny.
Keywords: chase, hitman, independent-film, marine, murder, vietnam-veteranI can still remember The first time I saw him Silver-haired old man Even then
But we hit it off together And fished old Paynee River Through the years I'm proud to say Luther was my friend
They all called him crazy Said his mind was simple They even talked of puttin' him away
But he wouldn't hurt nobody And I hated all the town folk The way they treated Luther And the game they used to play
They said, "Luther here's a dollar Luther here's a quarter Take either one you want, old man Which one will it be"
Then they'd all hoop and holler And he never took the dollar He'd take the shiny quarter Smile and walk away
I watched him growin' older And I finally gave up countin' The times they made him play That awful game
Till one day he lay a-dyin' And I was sittin' by him He said "Boy, before before I go There's somethin' to explain"
"I know you've always wondered Why I just took their quarters And now, son You're old enough to understand"
"But you see, the way I had it figured Was never take that dollar The day you do, boy The money game will end"
They said, "Luther, here's a dollar Luther, here's a quarter Take either one you want, old man Which one will it be"
Then they'd all hoop and holler But he never took the dollar He'd take the shiny quarter Smile and walk away
Now Luther lay a-sleepin' In the ground down by the river Lord knows I miss that old black man
But twenty sacks of quarters And the wisdom of his thinkin' Have made my life much easier Than I had ever planned
Well, I often go to see him And I place a paper dollar And a brand new shiny quarter On his grave
And I feel my body shiver As a cool breeze from the river Blows that paper bill up through the trees And far away
Luther, here's a dollar Luther, here's a quarter Take either one you want, old man Which one will it be
He lived and died in squalor And he still won't take the dollar But there's a pile of quarters Heaped high on Luther's grave
Luther, here's a dollar Luther, here's a quarter Take either one you want, old man Which one will it be
Yes, they'd all hoop and holler And he never took the dollar He'd take the shiny quarter Smile and walk away
Luther, here's a dollar Luther, here's a quarter Take either one you want, old man Which one will it be
Ruth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances in Suburban Shootout (2005), Jane Eyre (2006), and as Alice Morgan in the BBC TV psychological crime drama Luther since 2010. She has also appeared in Anna Karenina (2012), The Lone Ranger (2013), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). In 2014, she had a voice role in the film Locke and began a starring role in the Showtime series The Affair.
Wilson is a two-time Olivier Award winner, and was nominated for a BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actress in a mini-series for her role in Jane Eyre, as well as a Satellite Award, and won a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair.
Wilson was born in Ashford, Kent, the daughter of Mary, a probation officer, and Nigel Wilson, an investment banker. She has three older brothers, and is the granddaughter of novelist and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson and his third wife, Alison (née McKelvie). She grew up in Shepperton, Surrey, and was raised Catholic.
Wilson attended Notre Dame School, an independent Catholic school for girls located in Cobham, before attending sixth form at Esher College. As a teenager, she worked as a model, and went on to study history at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 2003. While at Nottingham, she was also involved in student drama at the New Theatre. She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in July 2005. Afterwards, she co-founded Hush Productions. During her time at Nottingham, she participated in the TV war strategy game Time Commanders, helping her teammates fight in the Battle of Pharsalus.