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Emily Watson - Rachel Griffiths - James Frain - David Morrissey - Charles Dance - Celia Imrie - Bill Paterson
EMILY WATSON - Jacqueline du Pre Emily Watson received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and won the New York Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the Felix Award, the London Film Critics Circle Award and British Newcomer of the Year Award for her performance in Lars Von Trier's "Breaking The Waves," her first film. She starred in "The Boxer" with Daniel Day-Lewis and "Metroland," based on the Julian Barnes novel, in which she plays opposite Christian Bale. Watson has recently completed "The Cradle Will Rock" directed by Tim Robbins and will be filming "Angela's Ashes", directed by Alan Parker in late 1998. Watson recently starred as Maggie Tulliver in the acclaimed BBC Masterpiece Theatre production of George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss." A veteran of the London stage, Watson's theatre credits include "The Three Sisters," "The Children's Hour" at the Royal National Theatre and "The Lady From The Sea." She has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in productions of "A Jovial Crew ... .. The Taming of the Shrew ... .. All's Well That Ends Well" and "The Changeling."
RACHEL GRIFFITHS - Hilary du Pre Rachel Griffiths won the Australian Film Critics Circle Award and the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Muriel's Wedding," her first film. She recently appeared as a southern belle in P.J. Hogan's latest film, "My Best Friend's Wedding." Griffiths is much in demand in Britain and a number of films due for release over the next few months reveal her range and versatility. They include "My Son The Fanatic," based on the book by Hanif Kureishi, "Among Giants," by "The Full Monty" screenwriter, Simon Beaufoy and "Divorcing Jack," based on the novel by Colin Bateman. Her film credits also include "Jude," in which she played the abandoned wife, Arabella, "Cosi," in which she re-teamed with "Muriel's Wedding" star, Toni Collette and "Children of the Revolution." Griffiths starred in the Australian television series, "Secrets" and in the television film "Feds." She was also a regular on the comedy program, "The Jimeon Show." After graduating with a degree in drama and dance, Griffiths appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's productions of "Sisters Rosensweig," "The Grapes of Wrath" and most recently "Sylvia," as well as with the Adelaide Festival. After completing filming on "Hilary and Jackie" she returned to Australia to star in a production of "A Doll's House". She also directed "Tulip," her first short film, from her own screenplay. She is the first actor to receive financing from The Young Filmmakers Fund.
JAMES FRAIN - Daniel Barenboim Young British actor James Frain is rapidly making a name for himself as a result of his versatility and strong screen presence. He stars in the romantic comedy "What Rats Won't Do," and plays the Spanish ambassador in "Elizabeth I," both upcoming releases for PolyGram. He played the influetial French director Jean Vigo, the godfather of independent filmmakers, in the biographical love story, "Vigo" directed by Julien Temple for Film. Four, while in "Nothing Personal" he headed a squad of terrorists in '70s Belfast. Frain made his film debut in Richard Attenborough's "Shadowlands." His film credits include Mike Newell's "An Awfully Big Adventure" and "Loch Ness." He has worked consistently in British television in both period dramas and popular series. He recently starred with Emily Watson in "The Mill on the Floss" and played Macbeth in the BBC's urban contemporary production, "Macbeth on the Estate." He played Prince Yussopov in "Rasputin," "Julius Trevenick in Edith VVharton's "The Buccaneers" and appeared in "Prime Suspect III." Frain trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His theatre work includes Hastings in Sir Peter Hall's production of "She Stoops To Conquer" and Wahballat in the RSC's production of "Zenobia."
DAVID MORRISSEY - Kiffer David Morrissey is most well known for his work in British theatre and television. He starred as "Peer Gynt" in the National Theatres long running production, directed by Declan Donnellan and most recently appeared in "Much Ado About Nothing," directed by Matthew Warchus in London's West End. In March 1998 he starred in the BBC's much acclaimed production of Charles Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend." After graduating from RADA in 1985, Morrissey worked with the Cheek by Jowl Theatre run by Donnellan and then joined the RSC for two years. He appeared in the company's production of "King John," directed by Deborah Warner and took part in the nine hour marathon performance,of the Plantagenet series, comprising "Richard III," "Edward IV" and "Henry VI," which were presented in a single day, both at Stratford and at the Aldwych Theatre, the RSC's London home. Morrissey made his feature fihn debut in Peter Greenaway's "Drowning By Numbers" and recently appeared in "The Commissioner," which screened in competition at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. His film credits include "Being Human," "Waterland," John Irving's "Robin Hood," in which he played Little John and John Madden's "The Widow Maker." Morrissey's television work includes "Holding On," "Out of the Blue," "The One That Got Away," "Into The Fire," "Finney," "The Knock," "Between The Lines" and "Framed." He also played Theseus in "Theseus and the Minotaur" for John Madden.
CHARLES DANCE - Derek du Pre Charles Dance won the Best Actor Award from the Paris Film Festival for his portrayal of filmmaker Robert Flaherty in "Kabloonak," about the making of "Nanook of the North" and played a high ranking British secret service agent in "Michael Collins." Recently he has sought out comedic roles in a determined effort to demonstrate his range and later this year will be seen in "What Rats Won't Do," a romantic comedy for PolyGram and in "Us Begins With You," as a wacky dentist who hypnotises his patients. His other film credits include leading roles in "Goldeneye" with Pierce Brosnan, "Pascali's Island," with Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley, "White Mischief' with Greta Scaachi and "Plenty" with Meryl Streep. Dance starred in Granada's intemationally acclaimed television series "The Jewel in the Crown." .His more recent television credits include the adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca," "The Phantom of the Opera ... .. First Bom," "The McGuffin ... .. Thunde r Rock," "Undertow" and "In The Presence of Mine Enemies." Dance began his acting career in the theatre. He spent several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the mid '70s, returning in 1991 to play the title role in "Coriolanus."
CELIA IMRIE - Iris du Pre Her film credits include "TheBorrowers," "In The Bleak Mid Winter" and "Frankenstein," both for Kenneth Branagh, "Blue BlackPermanent;" "Murder on the Moon," "Highlander," "Assassin," and "Death on the Nile." She also appeared in "The Harmfulness of Tobacco," which won the BAFTA Award for the Best Short Film in 1991. Imrie will be seen in 1999 playing a fighter pilot in George Lucas's "Star Wars: Episode 1" Imrie won the Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the Royal National Theatre production of Edward Bond's "The Sea." In 1995 she played in "The Hothouse" with Harold Pinter at the Chichester Festival Theatre and in London's West End. More recently she appeared in "Habeas Corpus" at the Donmar Warehouse and "Dona Rosita" at the Almeida Theatre. In England Imrie is best known for her many television appearances in the highly acclaimed series and specials with comedienne Victoria Wood. Her television work also includes leading roles in Ruth Rendell's "A Dark Adapted Eye," two series of "The Riff-Raff Element," the award winning film "Pat and Margaret," "The Writing on the Wall," "Wokenwell," "Tom Jones," "Mr White Goes To Westminster" and Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost."
BILL PATERSON - Cello Teacher Bill Paterson's feature film credits include "Richard III," "Truly, Madly, Deeply," "The Witches," "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen," "The Defence of the Reahn," "A Private Function," "Comfort and Joy" and "The Killing Fields." He also played the cafe owner in "Spice World!" Paterson won a BAFTA Award for his performance in "The Crow Road" and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the BBC's three-part drama, "Tell Tale Hearts." He starred with Lindsay Duncan and Julia Ormond in the BAFTA and Emmy Award winning TV series, "Traffik" (1988/9) for Channel,4 and is well known to British viewers as a result of playing Ally Fraser in thirteen episodes of "Auf Weidersehn Pet." Paterson began acting in his native Scotland in the late sixties. He worked with and appeared in the first productions of plays by Billy Connolly and John Byrne. He is a founder member of John McGrath's 7:84 Theatre Company, with the landmark production of "The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black Oil," later filmed by John Mackenzie for the BBC. In 1979 he took over from Tom Conti in the London production of "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" giving two hundred and seventy two performances. In 1982/3 he won the Plays and Players Award for Best Actor for his performance in the National Theatre production of Brecht's "Schweyk in the Second World War" and appeared in the NT's original production of "Guys and Dolls." Paterson's more recent theatre credits include Pavel Levedev in "lvanov" at the Almeida Theatre and in Moscow, the West End production of Stephen King's "Misery" and the original London stage production of "Death and the Maiden" with Juliet Stevenson at the Royal Court. On television Paterson recently starred in "Mr. White Goes To Westminster," "Melissa," "The Crow Road" "The Writing on the Wall" and "The Ghostbusters of East Finchley." His distinguished television work also includes Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective," "Smiley's People," "The Cherry Orchard," directed by Richard Eyre, Richard Loncraine's "The Vanishing Army" and "Licking Hitler," which marked David Hare's directing debut.