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Indira Anne Varma (born September 27, 1973) is a British actress. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand). In September 2016, she began starring in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid, as DS Nina Suresh.

Varma was born in Bath, Somerset, the only child of an Indian father and a Swiss mother who was of part Genoese Italian descent; her parents were relatively elderly and were often mistaken for her grandparents. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995.

Varma has had a number of television and film roles, including Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love in 1997 and Bride and Prejudice in 2004, and the young Roman wife Niobe during the first season of BBC/HBO's historical drama series Rome. Her character appeared briefly in the second season of the award-winning series when it aired on 14 January 2007.

In 2006, she played Suzie Costello in the first and eighth episodes, "Everything Changes" and "They Keep Killing Suzie," of BBC Three's science-fiction drama series Torchwood. She appeared as Dr Adrienne Holland in the CBS medical drama 3 lbs which premiered on November 14, 2006 and was canceled on November 30, 2006 due to poor ratings. Varma guest starred in the fourth-season premiere of hit US detective drama Bones as Scotland Yard Inspector Cate Pritchard. She also played the role of Zoe Luther in the first series of the BBC drama Luther.

Varma played the role of Ilsa Pucci in the second season of the Fox series Human Target until the show was canceled on May 10, 2011.

Varma played the role of Ellaria Sand, the paramour of Oberyn Martell in season 4 of the HBO show Game of Thrones, and reprised the role in seasons 5, 6 and 7.

She lent her voice to the Circle mage Vivienne, in the 2014 role-playing video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.

In 2016, she played the lead role of DC Nina Suresh in the eight-episode British television drama Paranoid, streamed worldwide on Netflix.

In 1997, Varma played Bianca in Shakespeare's Othello at the National Theatre, London. In 2000 to 2001, she appeared in Harold Pinter and Di Trevis's NT stage adaptation of Pinter's The Proust Screenplay, Remembrance of Things Past, based on À la recherche du temps perdu, by Marcel Proust. In the summer of 2001, she played Gila in One for the Road, by Harold Pinter, at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

In 2002, she played Sasha Lebedieff in Ivanov by Anton Chekhov at the National Theatre and Bunty Mainwaring in The Vortex by Noël Coward at the Donmar Theatre, London. In 2004, she played Sabina in The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder at the Young Vic Theatre Theatre, London. In 2008, she played Nadia Baliye in The Vertical Hour by David Hare at the Royal Court Theatre London. In 2009, she played Olivia in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night with Donmar West End at Wyndham's Theatre, London. In 2012, she played Jessica in Terry Johnson's Hysteria at the Theatre Royal, Bath. In 2013 she played Miss Cutts in The Hothouse by Harold Pinter in the Trafalgar Transformed season at Trafalgar Studios.

In 2014, Varma played Tamora, Queen of the Goths, in Lucy Bailey's "gore-fest" production of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe. In 2015, she appeared alongside Ralph Fiennes in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman at the National Theatre.

Born and raised in Bath, England. Kathryn was introduced to theatre at a young age and has always had a great appreciation of all of the arts.

Over the years, Kathryn has accumulated an extensive resume from amateur theatre to professional work in England and Canada in theatre, film, video-games and television. Kathryn is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University's prestigious Theatre School program in Toronto where she has earned her BFA in Performance Acting with Honours. Throughout her training she studied many different styles of theatrical training including Classical Shakespeare, Naturalism (Stella Adler/Uta Hagen), Period Study (Jacobean), Mask, Mime, Clown, Commedia dell'arte, Voice & Speech, Movement (Alexander technique/Laban), Dance (Period/Jazz/Tap) and Musical Theatre.

Kathryn is also trained in Ballet, Tap and Jazz as well as being a strong mezzo-soprano singer. Kathryn has a British RP accent and other accents are very familiar and come easily to her.

She is represented by OAZ.

Kristopher Marshall is an English actor who has been starring in films, on television, and on stage for more than 20 years. He has played Nick Harper in My Family (2000), Colin Frissell in the film Love Actually (2003), Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice (2004), Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012), and Tom Parker in Sanditon (2019). Marshall portrays DI Humphrey Goodman across four seasons of Death in Paradise (2011) (in 2014-2017) and in the spin-off Beyond Paradise (2023).

Julia Davis was born on 25 August 1966 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Nighty Night (2004), Love Actually (2003) and Camping (2016).

Barbara Leigh-Hunt trained for the theatre at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, then joined the Old Vic Company in London. After working in provincial repertory theatres she returned to the Bristol Old Vic to play Rosemary in 'A Severed Head', and transferred with the play to the West End. She returned again to Bristol to appear in 'Love's Labour's Lost' and 'Henry V', then toured Europe and Israel with them. She returned again to Bristol for further productions, then went on an American tour in 'Measure For Measure' and as Ophelia, opposite her husband Richard Pasco who was in the title role of 'Hamlet'. After her return to England she had a big success in the 1968 West End production of 'Mrs Mouse Are You Within'. Following this she made many appearances at the Old Vic, with the RSC at the Aldwych Theatre, and at the National Theatre.

She made her television debut in 1956 in a episode of The Recording Angells (1956), followed over the years by appearances in episodes of series such as Callan (1967), Special Branch (1969), Inspector Morse (1987), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) and Kavanagh QC (1995), along with mini-series including The Brontës of Haworth (1973), A Perfect Hero (1991) and Wives and Daughters (1999). Her film debut was in 1972 in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972), which was quickly followed by Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), in which she played Catherine Parr, and Bequest to the Nation (1973). Subsequently her film appearances have been few, though they have included Billy Elliot (2000).

Adam Campbell was born on 19 August 1980 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015), Great News (2017) and Hello Ladies (2013). He has been married to Jayma Mays since 28 October 2007. They have one child.

Bill Bailey is known for his sharp wit and classic sense of humor. he is most famous for being in Never Mind The Buzzcocks, celebrity game-show in which he is a team captain. Bill is a stand up comedian, and has also starred in cult comedies such as Spaced and of course Black Books. He was given the award for the "best stand-up" at the British comedy awards.

Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay created and wrote every episode of the acclaimed BBC political comedy series Yes Minister (1980) and Yes, Prime Minister (1986). The series received numerous accolades including three BAFTA (British Academy) Awards, two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and two Pye Television Writers Awards. It also won four BAFTA Awards for the star, Nigel Hawthorne. Lynn also won the BAFTA (British Academy) Writers Award. In the US he won the ACE Award for Best Written Comedy Series on cable television, having also been nominated the previous year. In addition, for "Yes, Minister" Lynn was given a Special Award from the Campaign For Freedom Of Information. He wrote three best-selling books, "The Complete Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Volumes 1 and 2" based on the series. All went to #1 on the London Sunday Times best-seller list. Between them they have sold over a million copies in hardback, were in the top ten best-sellers for three years and have been translated into numerous languages. "The Complete Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Volume 2" were the 2nd and 3rd British best-sellers of the decade, 1980-1989.

Lynn directed the film My Cousin Vinny (1992), a critical and commercial hit in 1992. Marisa Tomei, discovered in this film, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lynn's 1990 film Nuns on the Run (1990), which he also wrote, was a hilarious romp through the landscape of the church, starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane. It won the Golden Cane Award at the Festival de Comedie in Switzerland. His film The Distinguished Gentleman (1992), starring Eddie Murphy, was about the corrupting power of lobbyists in Washington, DC, and exposed the need for campaign finance reform. Virtually everything in the film has since come true, and nine years after the release of the film it won a Special Award from the Political Film Society. It also won the Environmental Media Award. His other films are Clue (1985), Greedy (1994)starring Michael J. Fox and Kirk Douglas, Sgt. Bilko (1996) starring Steve Martin and Trial and Error (1997), which was favorably compared by Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to a Billy Wilder movie. He also directed The Whole Nine Yards (2000), a hit comedy with Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet Natasha Henstridge, which was #1 at the US box office for three weeks. He also directed the hit comedy The Fighting Temptations (2003) for Paramount and MTV.

Born in Bath, England, Lynn has an MA in Law from Cambridge University. He never practiced law, but joined a theatre orchestra in London's West End. His first credit as a writer was The Internecine Project (1974) starring James Coburn. His first novel, "A Proper Man" was published in 1976 and "Mayday", his second novel, came out in 1993 (Viking/Penguin). In the same year he wrote the British television film Life After Life (1992).

He wrote his first two films, "Clue" and "Nuns On The Run", did an uncredited re-write on "My Cousin Vinny" and has completed a screenplay based on his novel "Mayday". His stage play "Collaborators" was produced in London's West End.

Lynn has also enjoyed notable success on the British stage. In 1987 he directed his own company at the National Theatre of Great Britain, eventually moving his centenary production of George Abbott's "Three Men On A Horse" to the West End. Once there, it won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. His 1979 musical "Songbook" won the Society Of West End Theatres Award and the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. From 1977 to 1981 Lynn served as Artistic Director of The Cambridge Theatre Company, where he produced more than forty plays, directing twenty of them himself including a "Macbeth" with Brian Cox that toured both the UK and India, playing a special performance for the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.

Other notable London productions include Georges Feydeau's "A Little Hotel On The Side" at the National Theatre, translated by John Mortimer, "The Glass Menagerie" (working with Tennessee Williams), George Bernard Shaw's "Arms And The Man.", Eric Idle's "Pass The Butler", Joe Orton's "Loot" with 'Leonard Rossiter' and Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Stratford and London.

An accomplished actor, Lynn began his career at the age of 21 on Broadway, in the revue "Cambridge Circus", with John Cleese and Graham Chapman. His TV debut came on Toast of the Town (1948) in 1964. Returning to England, he was nominated Most Promising New Actor in the Plays And Players Awards for his first West End performance, in "Green Julia" (1965). He played leading roles in many British television films, including Jack Rosenthal's 'Bar Mitzvah Boy' (1976) (TV) and 'The Knowledge' (1981) (TV), 'Outside Edge' (1982) (TV) and starred in the series Doctor in the House (1969) and My Brother's Keeper (1975), which he also wrote.

His stage performances range from playing Adolf Hitler in the comedy "The Changing Years" at the Royal Court Theatre to Motel The Tailor in the original London cast of "Fiddler On The Roof". His film performances include cameos in Into the Night (1985), 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) and playing Kirk Douglas' butler in his own film Greedy (1994).

Lynn has an Honorary M.A. from the University of Sheffield and an Honorary Psy.D. from the American Behavioral Studies Institute. He lives in New York.

Tobie Donovan was born on 11 June 2002 in Bath, England. He is an actor, known for Heartstopper (2022), Girl Stuff Podcast (2020) and Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event (2022).

Jerome "Curly" Howard, the rotund, bald Stooge with the high voice was the most popular member of The Three Stooges. His first stage experience was as a comedic conductor for the Orville Knapp Band in 1928. Curly joined The Three Stooges in 1932, replacing his brother Shemp Howard. He made more than 100 film appearances with the team before a massive stroke on the set of Half-Wits Holiday (1947) forced him to retire. He recuperated enough to appear in Hold That Lion! (1947) and hoped to eventually return to the team. But another series of strokes deteriorated his health until he died at the age of 48.

Mary Berry was born on 24 March 1935 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is a writer, known for The Great British Bake Off (2010), The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013) and Britain's Best Home Cook (2018). She has been married to Paul John March Hunnings since 3 April 1966. They have three children.

Classically-trained English comedy actress Patricia Ann Brake was a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She began her acting career at the Salisbury Playhouse in 1960. Two years later, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon performing alongside future acting greats Ian Richardson, Diana Rigg, Judi Dench, James Booth and Ian Holm.

On television, Patricia Brake is best remembered as Ronnie Barker's on-screen daughter Ingrid in Porridge (1974) (and its sequel Going Straight (1978)). Her blonde, vivacious looks and a certain penchant for comedy (especially cockney roles) ensured that she was frequently cast in sitcoms: Vicki in Second Time Around (1974), Eth in The Glums (1978), Dolly Delights in Mann's Best Friends (1985) (tenant in a chaotic boarding house run by Porridge co-star Fulton Mackay) and Cherry in Troubles and Strife (1985). She also appeared as diverse characters in The Two Ronnies (1971) sketches. Brake's roles in classic literary adaptations have included Lorna Doone (1963) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977) (as Miss Madeline Bray, Nickleby's love interest and eventual spouse).

No stranger to soaps either, Brake delighted daytime audiences with recurring roles in Emmerdale Farm (1972),Eldorado (1992) (during the filming in Spain she met her future second husband), EastEnders (1985) and Coronation Street (1960).

She also guested in The Bill (1984), Midsomer Murders (1997) and the long-running hospital drama series Casualty (1986). Until 2002, she was active on stage at the London West End and at the Theatre Royal in her home town of Bath, Somerset.

During a 2017 interview, Brake admitted to being an avid theatre-goer herself and to greatly enjoy gardening in her spare time.

Brake died in May 2022, aged 79, after a long battle with cancer.

Kym Jackson was born in Bath, England, UK. Kym is an actor and producer, known for The Secrets She Keeps (2020), We Bury the Dead (2024) and Wish Man (2019). Kym is married to Andrew Steel.

Michael Gwynn was born on 30 November 1916 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]. He was an actor, known for Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Cleopatra (1963) and Village of the Damned (1960). He was married to Margaret Jean Bartlam. He died on 29 January 1976 in London, England, UK.

Young Arnold Ridley was forced to give up a budding acting career and turn to writing. He hit the jackpot with 'The Ghost Train' which was a great West End success, and has been filmed several times. This was followed by a number of other plays during the 1920s and 1930s. In later life he returned to acting, often as kindly and gentle old men such as his most famous role as Private Godfrey in the BBC comedy series Dad's Army (1968) from 1968 to 1977.

Ridley's acting career began before World War I while he was a student at Bristol University when he was paid a pound a week for, in his own words, "playing bits and pieces" at the Theatre Royal in Bristol (now the Bristol Old Vic). Having been "rather badly knocked about" in World War I (he fought at the Battle of the Somme and was injured three times, with one serious bayonet wound leaving him with no strength in his right arm) he returned to England but could find no acting work and went instead to work for his father's boot company in Bath. Still keen on pursuing a life in the theatre he turned to writing. He wrote a lot of what he called "serious plays," claiming that he didn't like thrillers very much, but after one of these was rejected by London producers, he went to the theatre to pass the evening before returning to the West Country the following morning.

He saw "an American thriller which I didn't like a bit, and I thought to myself, 'If that's the sort of tosh they'll put on, I'll write one of those only I'll try to make mine a bit better than that.'" The result was "The Ghost Train" which was a West End hit and whose popularity endures over 80 years on. He wrote several other plays in the 1920s and '30s, directing in the theatre and on film, and running both a theatre and film company (which went bust). When times were hard in the late-1920s he sold the amateur rights to "The Ghost Train" for 200 pounds, a decision he later regretted, believing that he had "lost a fortune" by selling the rights to such a popular play. He was wounded again in World War II and returned to acting, appearing in numerous television shows through the 1950s and '60s until he was cast as the kindly, retired shop assistant Mr Godfrey in Dad's Army (1968). Colleagues from the show commented that he had been "forced" to work long into his old age by financial circumstances, but he said himself that his great fear was being forced to retire.

He continued to work until the show ended in 1977, by which time he was 81. He was made an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's New Years Honours List, for services to drama, and died two years later.

Jaye Jacobs was born on 27 May 1982 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Holby City (1999), Waterloo Road (2006) and Casualty (1986).

Lynn Farleigh was born on 3 May 1942 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Watership Down (1978), Miss Potter (2006) and The Flash (2023). She has been married to John Woodvine since November 1996. She was previously married to Michael Jayston and David Yip.

Ollie Barbieri was born on 12 November 1991 in Bath, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Anuvahood (2011), Blood Money (2017) and Skins (2007).

One half of 80s pop sensations, Tears for Fears, which he formed in 1981 with childhood friend Roland Orzabal whom he was previously in a ska-influenced band called "Graduate" with. After two unsuccessful singles, Tears for Fears score a huge hit with their third single "Mad World", which reached no. 3 in the UK charts. Until 1990, they enjoyed a string of international hit singles, including "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", which topped the US charts and reached no. 2 the UK charts in 1985. Tensions between him and Orzabal prompted Smith to leave the band in 1991 while Roland Orzabal continued to work under the Tears for Fears name. Smith released his first solo album in 1993 called "Soul On Board", then began working under the name "Mayfield" with US musician Charlton Pettus. He and Orzabal reformed Tears For Fears in 2000 and released a new album, "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending" in 2004.

Janet Key was born on 10 July 1945 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]. She was an actress, known for 1984 (1984), Department S (1969) and The Crezz (1976). She was married to Gawn Grainger. She died on 26 July 1992 in London, England, UK.

John Douglas Thompson was born in 1964 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 21 Bridges (2019), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Michael Clayton (2007).

Marcus Patrick was born on 5 June 1974 in Bath, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Violet Tendencies (2010), Descent (2007) and Love... & Other 4 Letter Words (2007). He has been married to April Scott since 9 May 2011. They have four children.

Joseph James DeAngelo was born on 8 November 1945 in Bath, New York, USA. He has been married to Sharon Huddle since 10 November 1973. They have three children.

Tristram Shapeero was born in 1966 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Community (2009), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) and Never Have I Ever (2020).

Harry Lister Smith was born on 15 December 1988 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for War & Peace (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and God's Own Country (2017).