Mark Strong
ActingLondon, England, UKMark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor. He is best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Archibald in RocknRolla (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), George in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Major General Stewart Menzies in The Imitation Game (2014), Merlin in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), Dr. Thaddeus Sivana in Shazam! (2019), and John in Cruella (2021).Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Pedro Pascal
ActingSantiago, ChilePedro Pascal has somehow become the internet's favourite dad despite the fact he spends most of his screen time adopting children, protecting children or looking absolutely knackered while trying to keep children alive. The bloke has made an entire career out of being everyone's reluctant guardian, and honestly, nobody seems to be complaining.Mind you, success didn't exactly come overnight. For years, Pedro was one of those actors you'd spot in everything without knowing his name. He popped up in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Law & Order and enough police dramas to fill an entire Sky channel. By his own admission, there were times when he thought acting just wasn't going to happen for him. Which makes what came next all the more brilliant.Then along came Game of Thrones. In just one season, Pedro turned Oberyn Martell into one of the coolest characters the show ever produced. Charming, dangerous and blessed with the confidence of a bloke who'd never once doubted himself in his life, Oberyn became an instant fan favourite. Unfortunately, this being Game of Thrones, things didn't exactly end well. Let's just say people still wince thinking about it.From there, his career absolutely exploded. He became the helmet-wearing bounty hunter Din Djarin in The Mandalorian, somehow making audiences emotionally attached to a man whose face you barely saw. Then he stepped into Joel Miller's battered boots in The Last of Us, giving us one of the grumpiest and most emotionally damaged father figures in television history. Honestly, if Pedro's agent gets offered another role involving protecting a child, they probably just sign the contract automatically these days.And despite becoming one of the biggest stars around, Pedro still gives off the energy of somebody who's mildly confused by the whole thing. He laughs at himself, gets awkward in interviews and seems genuinely chuffed that people like him. Which is refreshing in a world full of celebrities who act like they've been personally appointed by the King.Insomniacs Trivia
• Pedro nearly gave up acting altogether in his thirties because money was tight and work was drying up. A few years later, he was stealing scenes in Game of Thrones. Not bad going.• His real surname is Balmaceda, but he adopted his mother's surname, Pascal, in honour of her after her death. A lovely touch, and one that's now recognised all over the world.• Pedro became an internet sensation thanks to clips of him laughing uncontrollably, forgetting what he's saying and generally behaving like somebody's slightly sleep-deprived uncle. Which, to be fair, only made people love him more.Insomniacs Take
Pedro Pascal has become one of those rare actors who feels impossible to dislike. He's got the charisma of an old-school movie star, the humour of your funniest mate and the face of a bloke who's just been told there's no more tea bags left. Whether he's fighting off zombies, battling stormtroopers or getting emotionally attached to another adopted child, he brings warmth and humanity to everything he touches. And honestly, cinema and television are much better for having him around.Click the Filmography tab to see all the Movies & Series linked to Pedro Pascal on Insomniacs.
Jeff Bridges
ActingLos Angeles, California, USAJeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart.Bridges also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016).
Edward Holcroft
ActingLondon, EnglandEdward Patrick Holcroft is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the Kingsman film franchise and in the television series Wolf Hall (2015), London Spy (2015), and Alias Grace (2017).Holcroft is the second of three sons born to Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, a soldier and Kathleen "Annie" Holcroft (née Roberts), a former publisher at Condé Nast. His elder brother, Oliver Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire.He initially wanted to become a professional drummer, having attended music school, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Drama Centre London of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012.Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall; and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC. Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.
Hanna Alström
Acting Stockholm, SwedenHanna Carolina Alström is a Swedish actress.She started acting at Unga Teatern when she was 5 years old, then together with her older sister Sara, and the theatre was directed by Maggie Widstrand. The theatre group played at many theatres in Stockholm. When Alström was 6, she appeared in Staffan Götestam's play Gränsland at Puckteatern and at the Gröna Lund Theatre. Later she played some child roles at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. She studied at Sankt Eriks gymnasium and later at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. In 2014 she played Princess Tilde in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service.