克里斯托弗·埃克莱斯顿生于英国大曼切斯特地区的一个工人阶级家庭,在学校当过班长,有着为伟大的曼切斯特联队效力的梦想,但渐渐发现自己在演技方面比球技更有作为,这也是受到了当时BBC很多优秀电视剧集以及大导演肯·罗奇作品的影响。埃克莱斯顿的表演事业从戏剧舞台起步,25岁通过《欲望街车》正式登台。之后经历的一段挫折时期中他曾在建筑工地、超市工作以及给画家当模特等积累起丰富的人生经验。1991年,27岁的埃克莱斯顿主演了影片《英伦小霸王》,直到两年后凭借电视剧《Cracker》才开始真正受到关注,同时又主演了丹尼·博伊尔的低成本处女作《同屋三分惊》,年轻的伊万·麦克格雷格也在这部片中展露头脚。之后埃克莱斯顿成攻出演了BBC连续剧《Our Friends in the North》,名字开始在英国家喻户晓,剧中为他配戏的则是另一位日后大红大紫的演员丹尼尔·克雷格。
Lesley Sharp was born on April 3, 1960 in Manchester, England as Karen Makinson. She is an actress and director, known for Naked (1993), The Full Monty (1997) and From Hell (2001). She has been married to Nicholas Gleaves since February 1994. They have two children.
Angel Coulby是出生于1980年的英国演员。她曾于爱丁堡Queen Margaret University学习表演,目前在BBC连续剧梅林传奇中扮演Guinevere,一同出演的有Anthony Head,Bradley James和Colin Morgan等 她曾在为Johnny Vaughan量身定做的剧集'Orrible中出演,参与了Channel 4的青春剧As if...
Kenny Doughty was born on March 27, 1975 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. He is an actor and director, known for Vera (2011), Snowpiercer (2013) and Stella (2012). He has been married to Caroline Carver since 2006.