David Bamber
Nacimiento : 1954-09-19, Walkden, England, UK
Historia
David Bamber is an English actor who has worked in television and theatre. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Bamber was born in Walkden, Lancashire, England. He studied drama at Bristol University, continuing his training at RADA where he won the Gold Medal in 1979.
Bamber's early television work includes appearances in the BBC series "The Professionals" and "The Gentle Touch". He also starred in the BBC adaptation of Hanif Kureishi's novel "The Buddha of Suburbia".
In 1995, Bamber won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the play "My Night with Reg". He has also appeared in numerous other stage productions, including "The Crucible", "The Importance of Being Earnest", and "The Mousetrap".
Bamber's film credits include "The Bourne Identity", "Miss Potter", and "Valkyrie". He has also appeared in several television movies, including "The Lost Prince" and "The Sinking of the Titanic".
Bamber is married to the actress Julia Swift. They have two sons, Theo and Ethan.
DI Jim Burman
A group of students are tormented by the lingering menace of Garth Stroman, an artist who had a disturbing vision fifty years prior. The pupils discover that true art can only be achieved through suffering and pain.
Sir Whimbrel
Enola Holmes, una intrépida joven que busca a su madre, utiliza su brillante instinto investigador para superar a su hermano Sherlock y ayudar a un lord en su fuga.
Henry
Set in Victorian London, Abe an overworked Irish writer draws inspiration from his day job in the theatre to write a bloody brilliant novel..
Magistrate Rev Mallory
La película narra los eventos sucedidos en la masacre de Peterloo. En 1819, las fuerzas británicas atacaron un movimiento pacífico pro-democracia en la ciudad de Manchester. En total murieron 18 manifestantes, además de producirse cientos de heridos.
Admiral Ramsay
En mayo de 1940 el destino de Europa occidental depende del primer ministro británico Winston Churchill, quien debe decidir si negociar con Adolf Hitler o luchar sabiendo que podría significar una derrota humillante para Gran Bretaña y su imperio.
UK Commentator George Barnes
Narra la historia de la rivalidad entre dos leyendas del tenis: el sueco Björn Borg y el norteamericano John McEnroe, un enfrentamiento legendario de la historia del deporte que tuvo su culminación en la final de Wimbledon de 1980, que enfrentó a ambos.
Mr. White
Oscar thinks he's special. He isn't. He thinks it's everyone else's fault. It's not. Moving to London, he gives himself a year to break into showbiz, but ends up waylaid by the same old problems: friendships, flings, and finding ultimate fulfillment. Say what you like, but it's tough being Chubby Funny.
Dr. Meredith
'Mad To Be Normal' cuenta la historia del conocido psiquiatra escocés RD Laing y su peculiar comunidad en Kingsley Hall, al este de Londres, durante los años 60.
Mr. Greatorex
Londres, 1880. Una serie de asesinatos sacuden el ya de por sí peligroso distrito de Limehouse, y los vecinos comienzan a conjeturar que tan monstruosos crímenes solo pueden ser obra del Golem. Desesperada, la policía pone al experimentado detective Kildare al frente de la investigación.
Herr Zeller
The popular musical is brought to life on soundstages at London's Three Mills Studio, in a live TV dramatisation of the timeless story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.
Walt
La hilaridad, el romance y la trascendencia prevalecen después de un corte de energía que atrapa a seis grupos diferentes de neoyorquinos dentro de los ascensores de la víspera de Navidad.
Michael Steele
Jay is a former daytime TV star whose life has hit rock bottom until he meets his dream girl. Hannah is bright, beautiful and hates modern life. There's just one problem. How does Jay tell Hannah about the leaked sex tape which made him an internet sensation?
Headmaster
A young teacher takes a job at an unusual private school where she soon discovers that the boys have a sinister power over the girls. As the boys behaviour becomes increasingly threatening she uncovers the source of the girls fear; an ominous locked door at the back of the classroom.
Theatre Director
El duque de York se convirtió en rey de Gran Bretaña con el nombre de Jorge VI (1936-1952), tras la abdicación de su hermano mayor Eduardo VIII. Su tartamudez, que constituía un gran inconveniente para el ejercicio de sus funciones, lo llevó a buscar la ayuda de Lionel Logue, un experto logopeda, que consiguió, aplicando una serie de técnicas poco ortodoxas, eliminar este defecto del rey.
Dr. Wagner
Una misteriosa serie de suicidios hace que la gente de un pequeño pueblo se llene de ansiedad. Poco antes de cumplir dieciocho años, Kirsten quiere saber el misterio que envuelve a esta historia.
Adolf Hitler
Cruise interpreta al coronel alemán Claus von Stauffenberg, un aristocrático oficial alemán que lideró el heroico intento de derrocar al régimen nazi y acabar con la guerra colocando una bomba en el bunker de Hitler en 1944. Gravemente herido en combate, el Coronel Claus von Stauffenberg vuelve de África para unirse a la resistencia alemana y ayuda a organizar la Operación Valkiria, el complejo plan para que un gobierno en la sombra reemplazara al de Hitler una vez que éste hubiera muerto. Pero el destino y las circunstancias conspiran para proyectar a Stauffenberg de uno de los muchos implicados en el complot a un papel central de doble filo. No sólo debe liderar el golpe y tomar el control del gobierno de su país... también debe matar al propio Hitler.
Dr. Carl Winter
Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of homosexuality. But behind the scenes of what was to become a turning point in British social history, there was an even more extraordinary story. Jack's son Jeremy, then a brilliant undergraduate at Oxford, was himself gay, something his father could not bring himself to acknowledge.
The Tailor
The Amazing Trousers tells the tale of a mild bank clerk who enters into a Faustian pact with a sinister tailor, agreeing to trade his legs after one year in return for enjoying glorious success. The success is brought on by a pair of red trousers...amazing red trousers.
Bob Geldof Lookalike
On his way to a Make Poverty History gig in Scotland, Bob Geldof is accidentally stranded by an incompetent chauffeur in a run-down motel in Northern England. To his horror, he discovers a lookalike contest is taking place, and no-one will believe he is the real Bob Geldof. Just when he thinks things can't get any worse, he discovers he may not be the only Bob Geldof in the room... Written by Linda Boulie
Robin Swain
Dos gángsters irrumpen en la casa de un artista londinense (Velibor Topic) mientras su compañero de casa (Martin Freeman) está ausente.
Fruing Warne
Beatrix Potter fue una mujer inteligente y carismática que se vio obligada a luchar contra los convencionalismos de su época para poder dedicarse a su pasión: los libros infantiles. Potter se enamoró de Norman Warne, su editor, quién le ayudó a alcanzar la fama con sus creaciones para niños del personaje Peter Rabbit.
Krzysztof Veneer
An obsessive classical concertgoer wants to be the first clapper at the end of every symphony and sonata. But when he inflicts the clap incessantly on his pianist idol, the tormented virtuoso decides to fight back with music.
Prince Lichnowsky
A three-part BBC dramatized documentary series taking a look at the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Vicar
Ambientada en la Inglaterra de 1930. La joven Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai) pertenece a una excéntrica familia que lucha por sobrevivir en un viejo castillo inglés que está prácticamente en ruinas. Sin embargo, la llegada de dos adinerados hermanos (Marc Blucas y Henry Thomas) podría representar la salvación para todos sus seres queridos, principalmente su padre (Bill Nighy), un frustrado novelista, y su hermana Rose (Rose Byrne). Basada en el best-seller de Dodie Smith, una clásica historia romántica que relata el viaje personal, social y emocional de una joven hacia la madurez, a través de su descubrimiento de sus propios sentimientos y la sexualidad...
Passenger on Omnibus
New York City, 1863. Antes de la ciudad que conocemos hoy, llena de riqueza, poder y sueños infinitos, New York era un lugar diferente, una ciudad naciente donde el deseo por una vida mejor enfurecía a su gente y generaba violencia en las calles. Mientras la superviviencia del país se debatía en la Guerra Civil, un vasto y peligroso grupo de personas crecía en el bajo mundo. Pero en la joven y naciente ciudad, llegaba el momento de luchar contra los despiadados, contra la intolerancia y el miedo. Había llegado el momento del extraordinario valor de aquellos que impulsaron al borde de la lucha la libertad de futuras generaciones.
Gossip
Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.
Consulate Clerk
Un hombre amnésico es rescatado por la tripulación de un barco pesquero italiano cuando flota a la deriva en el mar. Carece de identidad y de pasado, pero posee unas serie de talentos extraordinarios en artes lingüísticas, marciales y de autodefensa que sugieren una profesión de riesgo. Confuso y desorientado, emprende una frenética búsqueda para descubrir quién es y por qué su vida ha tomado un giro tan peligroso.
Antonio
Memorably set between the two world wars, this adaptation of Trevor Nunn's award-winning 1999 Royal National Theatre production of The Merchant of Venice features a superlative performance from Henry Goodman as Shylock.
Dr Forrest
La película comienza en una feliz y cómoda casa de clase alta de Londres, a principios del siglo XX. Roberta, Phyllis y Peter son tres niños, hijos de una madre y un padre maravillosos. Un día el padre, que trabaja en la oficina de Relaciones Exteriores, es encarcelado como consecuencia de haber sido falsamente acusado de vender secretos de estado a los rusos. Los niños y su madre caen en desgracia y, finalmente, tienen que mudarse a una pobre casa en el campo, cercana al ferrocarril. Fascinados por el ferrocarril, saludan a los pasajeros todos los días, y su vigilancia y valentía evitan un accidente. Siempre mantienen el ánimo en alto y encuentran formas de ayudar a los demás. Por su bondad se hacen amigos de una persona importante que puede ayudarlos a resolver el caso de su padre.
Angus
Comedy about 4 middle aged businessmen on a team building exercise in the lake district
Guy
Six gay friends discuss love, friendship and infidelity over the course of three significant evenings
P. Frobisher Pilbeam
At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planning to publish a book which might ruin the family name forever. Moreover, the Earl's nephew might cause the family some major damage by getting married to a terribly unsuitable chorus girl. An adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's novel of the same name.
The Prof
Few wartime prisoners have attempted escape quite as many times as bumbling RAF Officer James Forrester. Though Officer Forrester has twenty-three escape attempts to his name, each successive attempt he makes to break free somehow seems to go worse than the last. But this time there's a difference, because Officer Forrester isn't just plotting his own escape, but the escape of all 327 of his fellow prisoners as well - and all at once. In fact even the Germans want to escape!
Man on the Train
A sensitive drama about a farm labourer's abused daughter who fantasises about the officers of the local U.S. Air Base to escape the guilt and hypocrisy of everyday life. But her dreams of glamour and excitement are shattered when she is seduced by a pilot, setting in motion a chain of events...
Ted (Segment "Well Wishers")
Anthology of short plays on the topic of seduction
David Mellor MP, Home Office
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
Rupert Boothe-Brain
La vida de tres parejas, de diferentes clases sociales, que gira alrededor de una anciana de carácter irreductible, le sirve al director para realizar un fiel retrato de la sociedad británica de la época.
Cronin
Un doctor que realiza tétricos y horripilantes experimentos con difuntos contrata a un grupo de hombres para que roben cadáveres para sus investigaciones.
Sergeant Charles Bishop
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.
Choir
Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.
