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Rivals
It is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?
  • First aired on 10/18/2024 (TV Show)
  • Drama
  • 1 Seasons
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David Tennant

Character's name: "Tony Baddingham"
Birthday: 04/18/1971
Birthplace: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Biography:
David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He was the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the sci-fi series Doctor Who (2005–2010; 2013), returning to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character in 2022. His other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the comedy-drama serial Casanova (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Peter Vincent in the horror remake Fright Night (2011), DI Alec Hardy in the crime drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), Kilgrave in the superhero series Jessica Jones (2015–2019), Crowley in the fantasy series Good Omens (2019–present), Angus in The Loud House Movie (2021), and Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days (2021).

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Aidan Turner

Character's name: "Declan O'Hara"
Birthday: 06/19/1983
Birthplace: Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland
Biography:
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Ross Poldark in the 2015–2019 BBC adaptation of The Poldark Novels by Winston Graham, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics, Ruairí McGowan in The Clinic, and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series Being Human. He played Kíli in The Hobbit film series.

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Danny Dyer

Character's name: "Freddie Jones"
Birthday: 07/24/1977
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Biography:
Danny Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor, avid West Ham United fan, media personality and chairman of Greenwich Borough, a non-League football team. Dyer was discovered at a local school by an agent who auditioned him for the part of Martin Fletcher in the Granada Televisionseries Prime Suspect 3 (1993), beginning his acting career at 16. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Dyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Alex Hassell

Birthday: 09/17/1980
Birthplace: Southend, Essex, England, UK
Biography:
Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor. He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. Hassell was born in Southend, England, the youngest of four, to a vicar. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex. He has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in Henry V, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, which first aired on Boxing Day. He also appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video, and played Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021.

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Nafessa Williams

Birthday: 12/04/1989
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography:
Nafessa Williams (born December 4, 1989) is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. Since 2018, she plays Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nafessa Williams licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Bella Maclean

Birthday: 11/14/2000

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Katherine Parkinson

Birthday: 03/09/1978
Birthplace: Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK
Biography:
Katherine Parkinson is a British stage, film and television actress, comedian and writer, best known for playing lead character Jen Barber in the television comedy series "The IT Crowd".

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Victoria Smurfit

Birthday: 03/31/1974
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Biography:
Victoria Smurfit (born 31 March 1974) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series Ballykissangel, Detective Chief Inspector Roisin Connor in the ITV police procedural Trial & Retribution and Cruella de Vil in Once Upon a Time for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress in 13th IFTA Film & Drama Awards in 2016.

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Claire Rushbrook

Birthday: 08/25/1971
Birthplace: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography:
Claire Rushbrook is a British stage, film and television actress. She studied Acting at Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance in the south London suburb of Sidcup.

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Oliver Chris

Birthday: 11/02/1978
Birthplace: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

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Lisa McGrillis

Birthday: 10/22/2024
Birthplace: Hastings, Great Britain

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Emily Atack

Birthday: 12/18/1989
Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Biography:
The daughter of actress and comedian Kate Robbins and musician Keith Atack, Emily Atack is an actress best known for her role as Charlotte Hinchcliffe in the award-winning E4 series The Inbetweeners, and the films Dad's Army, Ibiza Undead and The Hoarder. In 2018 she came second place in the 18th series of the popular ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

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Rufus Jones

Birthday: 05/17/1975
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Biography:
Rufus Jones is an English actor. He was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, London and the University of Cambridge, where he read English.

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Luke Pasqualino

Birthday: 02/19/1990
Birthplace: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Biography:
Luke Pasqualino (born Luca Giuseppe Pasqualino on 19 February 1990 in Peterborough, England) is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Freddie Mclair in the television series Skins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luke Pasqualino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Catriona Chandler

Birthday: 10/22/2024


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Laura Wade
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Dominic Treadwell-Collins
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Alexander Lamb
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