Birth Place Matching "Torquay, Devon, England, UK" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Miranda Hart
Actress | Spy
Miranda Hart was born on December 14, 1972 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Spy (2015), Miranda (2009) and Emma. (2020).
2. Roger Deakins
Cinematographer | Blade Runner 2049
Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.
He is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.
Deakins' first feature film in America as cinematographer was Mountains of the Moon (...
3. Lily Cole
Actress | Snow White and the Huntsman
Lily began working as an actress when she was 6 years old, then returned to film when she was 16 in Marilyn Manson's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. In 2009 she played the female lead in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Since then she has made over fifteen films with esteemed ...
4. Agatha Christie
Writer | Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie
Agatha was born as "Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller" in 1890 to Frederick Alvah Miller and Clara Boehmer. Agatha was of American and British descent, her father being American and her mother British. Her father was a relatively affluent stockbroker. Agatha received home education from early childhood ...
5. Peter Cook
Actor | The Princess Bride
One of four stars of the London and New York revues Beyond the Fringe and Beyond the Fringe (with Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, and Dudley Moore). Later created scatological comedy routine "Derek & Clive" with Moore.
6. Nick Stringer
Actor | Oliver Twist
Nick Stringer was born on August 10, 1948 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Oliver Twist (2005), The Long Good Friday (1980) and Johnny Jarvis (1983).
7. Lauren Pope
Actress | Mile High
Lauren Pope was born on September 29, 1982 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Mile High (2003), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) and The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004).
8. Kristian Digby
Director | She's Gotta Have It
Kristian Digby was born on June 24, 1977 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for She's Gotta Have It (1998), Fantasy Rooms (1999) and Big Strong Boys (1999). He died on March 1, 2010 in Stratford, London, England, UK.
9. Dylan Turner
Actor | Mamma Mia!
Dylan Turner was born on February 11, 1985 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mamma Mia! (2008), The Conversation (2022) and Intern (2014).
10. David Ashford
Actor | Crown Court
David Ashford was born on October 16, 1941 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Crown Court (1972), Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979) and Casualty (1986). He died on December 17, 2020.
11. Emily Perry
Actress | Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch
Emily Perry was born on June 28, 1907 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch (1992), Dame Edna's Hollywood (1991) and Last of the Summer Wine (1973). She died on February 20, 2008 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
12. Bruce Melhuish
Camera Department | Much Ado About a Minor Ting
Bruce Melhuish was born on August 14, 1975 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Much Ado About a Minor Ting (2007), The Tenant (2016) and The Glass Man (2011).
13. Laurens Edmunds
Actress | Doc Martin
Lauren Edmunds was born to Peter and Tracey Edmunds. She has 6 years training in Stagecoach theatre and arts, her appearance on 'Doc Martin' was her first as a featured artist, but she has also appeared in 'Thug Rats' on the now defunct Big Breakfast with her sister Sian. She has another sister ...
14. Peter Dix
Actor | Bloom
Peter Dix was born on January 2, 1925 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bloom (2003), The MatchMaker (1997) and Malice Aforethought (2005). He died on February 5, 2007 in Kilmacanogue, Ireland.
15. Arthur Applin
Writer | Madame Pinkette & Co
Arthur Applin was born on March 3, 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Madame Pinkette & Co (1917), The Lure of London (1914) and London Love (1926). He was previously married to Edyth Olive. He died on September 10, 1949 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
16. Louis John Brzozka
Actor | Rewind
Louis John Brzozka was born on July 16, 1991 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for Rewind (2015), To My Dear Son (2016) and Musical Delusions: The Dimmest of Stars (2019).
17. Rebekah Gibbs
Actress | Casualty
Rebekah Gibbs was born on March 17, 1973 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Casualty (1986), Casualty @ Holby City (2005) and The Bill (1984). She was previously married to Ashley Pitman. She died on November 11, 2014 in Pembury, Kent, England, UK.
19. Johnny Yates
Composer | The Reverend and Mrs Simpson
Johnny Yates is a London based multi-instrumentalist composer for film, television, commercials, multimedia and stage. Growing up with an unhealthy obsession for sound and vision embracing drums and piano as my tools of expression. He's has worked on a host of documentaries, commercials and film ...
20. Steve Payne
Director | BurnBabyBurn
Steve Payne was born on July 6, 1959 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is a director and cinematographer, known for BurnBabyBurn (2001), A Reunion of Secrets and The Cheshire Cat (1996).
21. Nicholas Turner
Camera Department | Dune: Part One
Nicholas Turner was born on September 29, 1988 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Dune (2021), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Inferno (2016).
22. Robin Midgley
Director | Out of the Unknown
Robin Midgley was born on November 10, 1934 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. Robin was a director and producer, known for Out of the Unknown (1965), Live from Pebble Mill (1983) and Screenplay (1986). Robin was previously married to Denni Sayers and Liane Aukin. Robin died on May 19, 2007 in London,...
23. Josh Harwood
Actor | The Seven
Josh Harwood was born on October 13, 1993 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Seven (2019) and Stage School (2016).
24. Vincent Chan
Actor | Rumble in Torbay
Vincent Chan is a YouTube personality known for his short films, Jat tin (2014) and One-Night Stand? (2015). His YouTube channel was partnered with the AwesomenessTV Network in 2013. Since then it grew to feature travel videos and comic book reviews, becoming one of the most popular YouTube ...
25. Betty Chester
Actress | The Musgrave Ritual
Betty Chester was born on October 12, 1895 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Musgrave Ritual (1922), Be Mine Tonight (1932) and The Co-Optimists (1929). She died on January 11, 1943 in Lisbon, Portugal.
26. Grant McKee
Producer | The Carpet Slaves: Stolen Children of India
Grant McKee was born on August 18, 1951 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was a producer and editor, known for The Carpet Slaves: Stolen Children of India (2001), Tina Goes Shopping (1999) and Beautiful Young Minds (2007). He was previously married to Jill Turton. He died on April 7, 2019 in the ...
27. Richard Burton
Writer | Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Richard Burton was born on March 19, 1821 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. Richard was a writer, known for Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (1981). Richard was previously married to Isabel Arundel. Richard died on October 20, 1890 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Italy].
28. Chloe Gibson
Producer | Suspense
Chloe Gibson discovered Dirk Bogarde and cast him in "Power Without Glory", which she directed in 1947. The play opened at the Linden Theatre and then transferred to the Fortune Theatre in the west end of London. It was a huge success and Borgarde's film career stemmed from this production. Kenneth...
29. Penny Mordaunt
Self | South at Six
Penny Mordaunt was born on March 4, 1973 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.
30. Ken Hoare
Writer | The Stanley Baxter Show
One of Britain's most respected comedy scriptwriters Ken Hoare won a string of awards for his Stanley Baxter television shows. The shows were televised in Britain every Christmas and attracted record viewing figures. Born in Torquay, Devon, Hoare was a keen theatregoer as a child and as a teenager ...
31. Stephen Joel
Producer | Beadle's About
Stephen Joel was born on July 21, 1962 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Beadle's About (1986), High School Project USA (2004) and Win, Lose or Draw Late (2004). He died on August 9, 2012 in the UK.
32. Monica Stewart
Actress | A Sharp Intake of Breath
Monica Stewart was born in 1925 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977), Front Page Story (1965) and Crossroads (1964). She died on June 13, 2008 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.
33. Tom Rottger-Morgan
Actor | Il nascondiglio
Tom was born in the UK but he lived in Ghana, West Africa for the first four years of his life. Since 2001 Tom has been living in Rome, Italy enjoying the "Dolce Vita". Il nascondiglio (2007) is his first film. Tom really enjoyed working with Pupi and Antonio Avati in the USA and in Cinecitta. He ...
34. Mike Hutton
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Mike Hutton was born on August 3, 1984 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. Mike is known for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Cinderella (2021) and Batgirl.
35. Gaston Mervale
Director | Conn, the Shaughraun
Gaston Mervale was born on November 16, 1866 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Conn, the Shaughraun (1912), Hands Across the Sea (1912) and The Ticket of Leave Man (1912). He died in 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
36. Ollie Eynon-Lewis
Producer | Only a Game
Ollie Eynon-Lewis was born on November 6, 1986 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Only a Game (2016), Fight the Fever (2015) and Double Vengeance (2018).
37. Reginald Tippett
Actor | Inquest
Reginald Tippett was born on April 27, 1893 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Inquest (1931). He died in 1963 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
38. Phil Minton
Music Department | The Song of the Shirt
Phil Minton was born on November 2, 1940 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Song of the Shirt (1979), BBC2 Playhouse (1973) and River of Fundament (2014).
39. Charles Hodges
Actor | Youth at the Helm
Charles Hodges was born on January 29, 1868 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Youth at the Helm (1938). He died on July 27, 1941 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK.
40. Ashley Wing
Director | Robbing Peter
Born in 1980, Torquay, Devon, Ashley was educated at Dartmouth Community College.
Ashley collaborates with Clayton Fussell and run a production company called Cottage Industry Films.
Cottage Industry Films was born when they worked together on the, now, multi award winning bittersweet mockumentary 'A...