Monarch of the Glen
BBC (ended 2005)
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Alexander Morton
Golly Mackenzie (Series 1-7)
Alexander Morton is a Scottish actor who has had roles in dramas like Minder, Taggart, Casualty, and Monarch of the Glen. He has also lent his voice for videogames, including Fable II and Killzone 2. -
Anna Wilson-Jones
Justine Thatcher (Series 1)
Anna Wilson-Jones is a british actress who is well known in the UK for her major TV roles. Her most well known roles are Jo Watkins on the short lived Sky One supernatural drama 'Hex' and Justine on 'Monarch of the Glen'. She is currently starring in the ITV drama 'Afterlife' as Jude Bridge which is already been renewed for a third series. She is also well known in the movie world including a starring role in the film The Mother. She is currently working in Surrey, England, UK.moreless -
Lorraine Pilkington
Katrina Finlay (Series 1-2)
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Simone Lahbib
Isobel Anderson (Series 6)
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Tom Baker
Donald MacDonald (Series 6-7)
Tom Baker, best known for portraying the 4th Doctor in the long running TV series Doctor Who, was born in Liverpool, England in 1934. When he was fifteen he left school to train as a novice Catholic Monk, but six years later decided that his faith was not strong enough to continue and he left the order, enrolling in the Royal Medical Corp. It was during this time in the Corp, he took up acting as a hobby.
In 1961 he married Anna Wheatcroft and had two sons Daniel and Piers. The marriage only lasted until 1966 when the couple were divorced. He remarried twice, once to Doctor Who co-star Lalla Ward, which ended in divorce sixteen months later and then in 1986 married Sue Gerrard, another former colleague on the Production of Doctor Who.
Tom got his first big break in acting in 1971 playing Rasputin in the film Nicholas and Alexander, the story of the mystic who had a role in the fates of the Russian royal family. In 1974, he took over the role of the Doctor from the popular Jon Pertwee. Tom's doctor was much younger than his predecessors, but was just as eccentric. His performance is characterised by his curly hair, big smile and eccentric (and often improvised) manner of speaking.
After leaving the series in 1981, Tom refused to appear in the Five Doctors (1983) an anniversary special commemorating the series twenty year anniversary. He also declined to appear in the BBC's radio adventures. His next appearance as the Doctor was in the short two-parter, Dimensions in Time which was made for charity and is largely regarded as the worst Doctor Who adventure ever made.
Tom also made an appearance in the series The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair as Puddleglum.
Recently he has appeared in the series Monarch of the Glen as another eccentric character, Donald McDonald. Tom is currently appearing as the Narrator in the comedy series Little Britain.moreless -
Jason O'Mara
Fergal MacClure (Series 2)
Jason O'Mara was born August 6, 1972, in Dublin, Ireland, to Veronica and Stephen O'Mara. He has one brother, Stephen, and a sister, Rebecca.
Jason was an avid rugby player, but after he was sidelined with an injury, he tried out for a school play and loved it. He has a degree in drama from Trinity College in Dublin.
Jason performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company and some of his performances are available on books on tape, including Much Ado About Nothing and The Comedy of Errors.
Jason's theatre work in London and Dublin included The Jew of Malta and Popcorn. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of John in bash. He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London and Dublin as well as Lincoln Center in New York.
He starred in the following series on BBC: Playing the Field, Berkeley Square, High Stakes and Monarch of the Glen. His U.S. television debut was in HBO's Band of Brothers. In 2002, he filmed a pilot for Fox, Eastwick, and then chose the role of A.B. Stiles on The Agency over a part in Presidio Med.
Jason met his wife, Paige Turco, while filming The Agency. They were married September 19, 2003, and have a son named David. They have residences in both New York and Los Angeles, and visit Jason's family in Ireland often.
Since The Agency was canceled in 2003, Jason has guest-starred on CSI Miami, The Closer and Criminal Minds. He also narrated a few episodes for PBS's Nature Series. He starred in the pilot, Countdown, for ABC/Touchstone in 2004. ABC and Touchstone were impressed by Jason's work because he was signed to a talent-holding deal in which they would develop a drama for him. Jason joined the cast of In Justice, which premiered in January, 2006. The show ran for 13 episodes, but wasn't picked up for the 2006/2007 season. Once again ABC and Touchstone were impressed with Jason and signed him to a second talent-holding deal to develop a new series, or cast him in an existing one, for the 2007/2008 season. He can be seen in a recurring role on Men in Trees as Stuart Maxson. Jason starred in ABC's Life on Mars during the 2008/2009 season. After ABC decided not to renew it Jason turned back to the London stage starring in the play Serenading Louie in February 2010. He returned to the US and signed on to work once agains with Steven Speilberg on Fox's Terra Nova set to premiere in May 2011.
Jason has also ventured into the music business, After hearing Boss Volenti's first demo recording, he flew the band to Las Vegas for a two-day shoot for their video, "I Know What You Want." Directed by Stephen Daly, the video was shot in the desert, on the Strip, and in the Flamingo Hotel.
Jason's film credits include Summertime in 1995 as well as Elodie and Space Truckers in 1996. Jason also portrayed Albert Wesker in Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) and One for the Money to be released in 2011.moreless -
Alexandra Gilbreath
Stella Moon (Series 3)
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Julian Fellowes
Lord Angus Errol Sharon Kilwillie (Series 1-4)
Julian Fellowes was born in Cairo, Egypt on the 17th August, 1949. He married Emma Kitchener- Fellowes in 1990. He has one child Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes, born in 1991. Julian currently lives in Dorset, England. -
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Rebecca Lacey
Irene Stuart (Series 4)
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Martin Compston
Ewan Brodie (Series 5-7)
Martin Compston was born in 1984 and grew up in the town of Greenock,in Inverclyde (part of Renfrewshire). He dreamed of one day playing for his local soccer team,Morton, with his brother Barry. He attended St. Columba's High School in Gourock, Inverclyde, and left in his fifth year to pursue his dream as a soccer player and was later on signed to play on the Morton Footbal Team. In 2000, Martin landed the lead role of Liam in the 2002 film Sweet Sixteen when Ken Loach was holding auditions at his high school. The movie was filmed in Martin's home area including areas such as: Greenock, Gourock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, and Wemyss Bay. The film was a success and brought Martin into full view towards the public. The movie even brought some fame to him in Inverclyde. Many people thought it was a bad idea for him to be so popular, since the movie had a lot to do with drugs and under-age drinking, but Ken Loach later on made a statement that the movie was only filmed there, and wasn't meant to give Greenock and Inverclyde a bad reputation.moreless -
Lloyd Owen
Paul Bowman-MacDonald (Series 4-7)
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Rae Hendrie
Jessica Mackenzie (Series 5-7)
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Richenda Carey
Lady Dorothy Trumpington-Bonnet (Series 5)
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Hermione Gulliford
Hermione Trumpington-Bonnet (Series 5)
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Kirsty Mitchell
Iona (Series 7)
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Kellyanne Farquhar
Amy McDougal (Series 7)
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Hamish Clark
Duncan McKay (Series 1-6)
Hamish Clark (says he was born in 1965) in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. He is a Scottish actor, briefly famous for playing the part of Duncan McKay in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hamish currently lives in London. He was also once the face of the Vodafone adverts. He Trained at the Welsh College of Music and Dramamoreless -
Richard Briers
Hector MacDonald (Series 1-3)
Richard David Briers was born on 14 January 1934 in Raynes Park, London. His father Joe drifted from job to job, having about 80 over the course of his life. His mother Morna was a talented pianist who had unfulfilled ambitions of being in show business but instead stayed at home to raise Richard and his younger sister Jane, later to become an actress and drama teacher. He didn't enjoy school, where the only thing he really excelled at was entertaining his classmates with imitations of the teachers. At fourteen he became involved in amateur dramatics but was asked to leave by the leader of the group as he spoke so quickly that no-one could understand him. When he left school at 16 he had a series of dead-end jobs before a two-year stint as a filing clerk. This was followed by 2 years in the RAF for his National Service doing the same kind of job. During this time he again pursued his interest in acting, prompting his cousin, the actor Terry-Thomas, to suggest he audition for RADA. At the end of his time at RADA he won the Silver Medal and a scholarship with the Liverpool Repertory Company. The discipline and experience he gained from his time there proved invaluable, allowing him to perfect his acting style and conquer his nerves. It was here that he met his future wife, Ann Davies, who was working as a stage manager. They were married within 6 months and have 2 daughters, Lucy and Kate. Richard made his West End debut in 1958 in a play called Gilt and Gingerbread. After several minor roles on television his first real break came in 1962 with the series Brothers in Law in which he played a young barrister. The following year he starred alongside Prunella Scales in Marriage Lines. This popular series about the lives of a newlywed couple eventually ran for 45 episodes. He continued to combine theatre, most notably in the plays of Alan Ayckbourn, with film and television work until in 1975 he was approached with the offer of a new sitcom. John Esmonde and Bob Larbey had written the part with him in mind, Tom Good in The Good Life. Although he liked the script, he thought about the offer carefully, unsure whether he wanted to take on another television role when his ambitions still lay in the theatre. In the end, having a family to support swayed his decision - Shakespeare didn't bring in enough to pay the bills. Richard had some say in the casting and he approached Felicity Kendal, then starring in Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests, to see if she would be interested in playing the part of Barbara, Tom's wife. Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith as the Good's long-suffering neighbours, Margot and Jerry, completed the cast. Richard wasn't entirely convinced that the story of a man opting out of the rat-race to try self-sufficiency in Surbiton would be popular enough outside the south of England but it became a huge success. More television work followed including another series written by Esmonde and Larbey, The Other One, which co-starred Michael Gambon. This was not a success but in 1984 they hit gold once more with Ever Decreasing Circles. The part of the obsessively organised Martin Bryce was again written with Richard in mind as it was felt that only he could make such an essentially unsympathetic character funny. The contrast between the tightly-wound busybody Martin and his new neighbour Paul Ryman (Peter Egan) provides the basis for most of the comedy. Paul is handsome, successful and easy-going and much to Martin's annoyance quickly becomes popular in the neighbourhood. Like Tom Good, Martin also has a wife who suffers because of her husband's obsessions, Ann, played by Penelope Wilton. Ever Decreasing Circles ran for 4 series and ended in 1989 with an 80 minute special. Around this time Richard was offered the chance to join Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company. Roles in Coriolanus, Uncle Vanya and King Lear followed and he also appeared in 5 of Branagh's films including Frankenstein alongside Robert De Niro. He returned to TV for another successful series in 2000, not a sitcom this time but a cosy drama about a Scottish laird and his family called Monarch of the Glen. He stayed for 3 series until the strain of being away on location in the Highlands for months at a time became too much and he decided to leave. Most recently he has been seen on TV in Dad, a poignant one-off drama that highlighted the problems associated with getting old and Our Hidden Lives as a lonely man obsessed with prime numbers. Although these days he makes sure he has time to spend with his family, especially his grandchildren Henry and Rachael, Richard Briers is still as much in demand as ever and continues to bring pleasure to the viewing public.moreless -
Susan Hampshire
Molly MacDonald (Series 1-7)
Susan Hampshire has been the wife of Sir Eddie Kulukundis since 1981. From 1967 to 1974 she was married to the French film producer Pierre Granier-Deferre - they have one son, and a daughter who died in infancy. Susan is a prominent campaigner in the UK on dyslexia issues. She was appointed a OBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in connection with that work.moreless -
Dawn Steele
Lexie MacDonald (Series 1-6)
Dawn is probably best known as Lexie in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen, but she has also appeared in ads, movies, radio productions and other TV series. -
Alastair MacKenzie
Archie MacDonald (Series 1-5)
He was born in 1970, about 20 miles from where Monarch of the Glen was filmed. Alastair left home at the age of 18 and moved to London. Hes not just a TV/film actor, he also has some Theatre credits, such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Agamemnon. Now he lives with his wife, Scottish actress Susan Vidler and has also one daughter, Martha, born in february 2000.moreless -
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Julian Fellowes
Kilwillie
Julian Fellowes was born in Cairo, Egypt on the 17th August, 1949. He married Emma Kitchener- Fellowes in 1990. He has one child Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes, born in 1991. Julian currently lives in Dorset, England. -
Carole Cassidy
Maureen
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Lloyd McGuire
Potts
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Angus Lennie
Badger
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Frederick Treves
Lord Cranshaw
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Robert Addie
Andersson
Brought to cult status through his role as the golden-armored Mordred in Excalibur (John Boorman 1981), Robert Addie became both heartthrob and homme fatale in the British film industry. He died at the young age of 43, just a few weeks after learning that he had lung cancer.moreless -
Paul Goodman
Alan
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