Who directed the 2014 film based on a Michael Bond book starring the 12th Doctor Who actor?
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Paddington (film) Paddington is a 2014 comedy film directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman. Based on "Paddington Bear" by Michael Bond, the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, along with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $265.3 million worldwide on a €38.5 million budget. Among several honours, King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. A sequel, "Paddington 2", is scheduled to be released in 2017.
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Peter Capaldi Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director, best known for playing the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in "Doctor Who" and as spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in "The Thick of It", for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. For reprising the role in the spinoff film "In the Loop", Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He further took on the role of Paddington Bear's neighbour Mr. Curry in the family comedy film "Paddington"; he is set to reprise the role in "Paddington 2".
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Hugo Drax Sir Hugo Drax is a fictional character created by author Ian Fleming for the 1955 James Bond novel "Moonraker". Fleming named him after his friend, Sir Reginald Drax. For the later film and its novelization, Drax was largely transformed by screenwriter Christopher Wood. In the film, Drax is portrayed by English/French actor Michael Lonsdale. In both versions of "Moonraker", Drax is the main antagonist.
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Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor and dancer who rose to prominence for his debut role in "Billy Elliot" (2000) for which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles in the films "King Kong" (2005), "Jumper" (2008), "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011), and "Snowpiercer" (2013), as well as starring as Abraham Woodhull in the TV series, "" (2014). He portrayed the Thing in the 2015 film "Fantastic Four".
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Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish actor. His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic "300" (2007) as a Spartan warrior; his earlier roles included various stage productions, as well as starring roles on television such as in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama "Hex" (2004–05). He first came to prominence for his role as IRA activist Bobby Sands in "Hunger" (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. Subsequent roles include in the independent film "Fish Tank" (2009), as a Royal Marines lieutenant in "Inglourious Basterds" (2009), as Edward Rochester in the 2011 film adaptation of "Jane Eyre", as Carl Jung in "A Dangerous Method" (2011), as the sentient android David 8 in "Prometheus" (2012) and its sequel, "" (2017), and in the musical comedy-drama "Frank" (2014) as an eccentric musician loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom.
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is a 2013 comedy spoof and homage to the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". It debuted on the BBC Red Button service after the broadcast of "The Day of the Doctor", the official 50th anniversary special. The programme was written and directed by Peter Davison, who stars alongside fellow former Doctor actors Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, and Paul McGann. It features appearances from more recent stars of the show David Tennant, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, and John Barrowman, as well as "Doctor Who" executive producer Steven Moffat, his predecessor Russell T Davies, and numerous others connected to the programme, all playing themselves in a more or less parodic manner.
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The Monuments Men The Monuments Men is a 2014 war film directed by George Clooney, and written and produced by Clooney and Grant Heslov. The film stars an ensemble cast including Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett. It is loosely based on the non-fiction book "The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History" by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter. The film follows an Allied group from the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program that is given the task of finding and saving pieces of art and other culturally important items before Nazis destroy or steal them, during World War II.
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The Normal Heart (film) The Normal Heart is a 2014 American drama television film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of same name. The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Jonathan Groff, and Julia Roberts.
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John Hannah (actor) John David Hannah (born 23 April 1962) is a Scottish film and television actor. He came to prominence in Richard Curtis's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other film appearances include "Sliding Doors" (1998) and "The Mummy" trilogy (1999–2008). His television roles include: Dr Iain McCallum in "McCallum" (1995–1998); D.I. John Rebus in "Rebus" (2000–2001); Jack Roper in "New Street Law" (2006–2007); Jake Osbourne in "Cold Blood" (2007–2008), Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in "Spartacus" (2010–2011), Jack Cloth in "A Touch of Cloth" (2012–14), Jason's father (Aeson) in the BBC series "Atlantis" (2013–15) and Dr. Holden Radcliffe in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2016-2017).
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Before I Go to Sleep (film) Before I Go to Sleep is a 2014 mystery psychological thriller film written and directed by Rowan Joffé and based on the 2011 novel of the same name by S. J. Watson. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Sweden, the film stars Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, and Anne-Marie Duff.
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Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He is portrayed by Paul McGann.
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Michael Obiora Michael Obiora (born 8 October 1986, north London, England) is a British actor and writer.
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Simon McBurney Simon Montagu McBurney, OBE (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, writer and director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London. He has had roles in the films "The Manchurian Candidate", "Friends with Money", "The Golden Compass", "The Duchess", "Robin Hood", "", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "Magic in the Moonlight", "The Theory of Everything" and "".
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Colin Baker Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor. He became known for playing Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series "The Brothers" from 1974 to 1976. He later played the sixth incarnation of The Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series "Doctor Who" from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.
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This Is Where I Leave You This Is Where I Leave You is a 2014 American dramedy film directed by Shawn Levy. It is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the film's screenplay. The film was released on September 19, 2014.
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List of Harry Potter cast members Several actors of the United Kingdom and Ireland have voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the "Harry Potter" film series based on the book series by J. K. Rowling. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have played Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in all the films. When they were cast only Radcliffe had previously acted in a film. Complementing them on screen are such actors as Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, and Julie Walters, among others. Thirteen actors have appeared as the same character in all eight films of the series.
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Alex Pettyfer Alexander Richard "Alex" Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is an English actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of "Stormbreaker"; Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role. He has been seen as a model in several advertising campaigns for Burberry. His next two starring roles were in the 2011 films "I Am Number Four", a science fiction action adventure, and "Beastly", a modernised retelling of "Beauty and the Beast". Pettyfer also starred in the 2012 film "Magic Mike", and played a supporting role in the 2013's film "The Butler". He appeared in the 2014 romantic drama film "Endless Love."
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Death in Heaven "Death in Heaven" is the twelfth and final episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". It is the second episode of a two-part story involving the return of the Cybermen and the Master in the form of 'Missy', the first part being "Dark Water", written by Steven Moffat and directed by Rachel Talalay. The episode stars Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Samuel Anderson, Michelle Gomez, Chris Addison, Jemma Redgrave, and Ingrid Oliver.
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Theo James Theo James (born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis; December 16, 1984) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Tobias "Four" Eaton in the film adaptations of "The Divergent Series" based on the novels. He also played Jed Harper in the supernatural television series "Bedlam" (2011), Detective Walter William Clark, Jr. in the crime-drama series "Golden Boy" (2013), and David in the films "" (2012) and "" (2016).
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Last Flight (film) Last Flight (Chinese: 绝命航班) is a 2014 Chinese supernatural action thriller film starring Ed Westwick and Zhu Zhu. The film was directed by Vincent Zhou. The screenplay was written by Vincent Zhou and Peter Cameron.
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Nardole Nardole is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Matt Lucas in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He is a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, the current incarnation of the alien time traveller known as The Doctor, portrayed by Peter Capaldi. He initially appeared in the 2015 Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song" as a companion of River Song, before returning in the following episode "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", having become the Doctor's companion in the meantime.
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Mark Strickson Mark Strickson (born 6 April 1959) is a British TV producer and actor best known for his acting role as the character of Vislor Turlough, a companion of the Fifth Doctor, on the television series "Doctor Who."