鲁特格尔·哈尔1944年1月23日出生于荷兰，双亲皆为戏剧教师，15岁时，他到货轮上工作，为期一年，返回家乡后，他半工半读于夜校研习戏剧。随后加入巡回剧团，展开舞台生涯达6年之久。1973年在荷兰导演保罗·范霍文的赏识下，主演了生平第一部荷兰电影《土耳其狂欢》，后来两人陆续合作了几部影...
米兰达·理查森出生于利物浦的邻近市镇。念书时已参加校内戏剧演出，表现了演员的天份。17岁离开学校，转往志维克剧院修读戏剧，三年后毕业加入戏剧圈，首次成为舞台经理的助理。两年后才有机会在伦敦的皇后剧院登台演出。80年代活跃于英国的舞台，电视和电影界，也逐渐打开了国际知名度，演出了不少欧洲片，间中也在一些好莱坞电影中亮相。首部代表作是《与陌生人共舞》。
A true character actor in the best sense of the word, offbeat British thespian Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or marshmallow benevolent; his beady, hollow eyes menacing or tender; his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange, somewhat wary countenance that seemed to keep his audience slightly off balance. A homely sort with a bloated face, jutting chin, sliver lips and pronounced nose, this veteran has been a stalwart presence for nearly fifty years. Born Peter Ohm in 1923, he began on the stage and didn't enter films until 1959, well into his thirties.
John Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, the son of Norman and Myfanwy Shrapnel. He was brought up in Stockport and south London, attending City of London School and Cambridge University. He was an original member of the National Youth Theatre and has worked extensively in theatre, particularly the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He lives in Suffolk and London.
After three years of drama school, she headed to Manchester and the Royal Exchange Theater. There, among her other credits, she had leading roles in the plays "The Deep Man", "Measure For Measure" and "A Streetcar Named Desire", in which she played "Stella". At the same time, she was busily carving a niche for herself in numerous BBC television plays, including Cover Her Face (1985), Pride and Prejudice (1980), "Unity", Hideaway (1986), "Byron" and the ten-part The Citadel (1983). She was also a featured regular on the English comedy series Up Line (1987). In 1984, she made her feature film debut in Horton Foote's Nineteen Nineteen (1985).
鲁伯特·潘瑞-琼斯，英国演员。出生于演员世家，他的父母和弟弟都是演员。在伦敦Dulwich大学毕业后，鲁伯特进入了布里斯托尔的一所演员培训学校，但只读了2年就离开了。其后他在米兰和意大利做了一年半的走秀模特，才回到英国继续从事他的演艺事业。
