Individual Actors & Performers

In 1973, a young filmmaker named George Lucas scribbled some notes for a far-fetched space-fantasy epic. Some forty years and 37 billion later, St...

He's the ruthlessly ingenious drug lord 'Stringer' Bell in The Wire, the obsessive Detector Chief Inspector in Luther, and now the star of the long...

The sudden death of renowned American entertainer Will Rogers inspired a national mourning not seen since Lincoln''s death, and it still resonates ...

Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important slapstick comedienne of the silent era. This new s...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'Jessi Klein is a brilliant comedic mind and this book is a perfect reflection of that. It's like havin...

Hugh was born in Oxford, and his father, WGRM 'Ran' Laurie, was a doctor who won a gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 Olympics. Hugh follo...

Forty years ago, when television legend Susan Lucci first joined the cast of All My Children, she had only expected to appear on the show every oth...

Since his first tentative steps on stage, Alex Nortons career has been both highly colourful and eventful beyond his wildest dreams. His journey fr...

Relive the Golden Era of the King of the Cowboys and the Queen of the West In the mid-twentieth century, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ruled the Wes...

Theatre Library Association's Wall Award Finalist Silent film superstar Douglas Fairbanks was an absolute charmer. Irrepressibly vivacious, he spen...

From Alfred to Zulu, Michael Caine has been Britain's best-loved actor for half a century.Now, for the first time, he reveals the truth behind his ...

The unique story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise - British television''s most iconic double act. ''A warm and sympathetic portrait of two pals w...

Get inside the head of RuPaul: award-winning TV personality, musician, actor, LGBTQ+ icon, business mogul, and the most influential drag queen in t...

Vade Mecum brings together Richard Skinner's best essays, reviews and interviews from 1992-2014. There are close critical engagements with writers ...

The beloved Hollywood star and New York Times bestselling author of Unsinkable continues her intimate chat with fans in this entertaining collectio...

A is for ...acting. Rob is a complete natural in front of the camera but he has never been to professional stage school and only got into acting as...

Dannii Minogue is one of the world's most enduring stars. She first appeared on television in the 1970s and has since been a soap actress, a pop si...

Mickey Rooney was one of Hollywood's most prolific and long-lived stars, with film credits spanning the silent and CGI eras. Despite his Broadwa...

Hugh Jackman is a true Hollywood juggernaut. The magnetic Australian has joined countrymen Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe as an international superst...

Peter Lorre described himself as merely a ''''face maker''''. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which positi...

For the first time, author Sophie Johnson reveals the story behind Miranda's rise to fame. The comedian was born in Torquay in 1972, yet despite gr...

This book is a window into the world of Danny Dyer - and he's seen more of the world than most so he's got one or two things to say about it.Tackli...

Filled with stunning photographs, this fascinating tribute illustrates and illuminates Hepburn's life. From her early years as an ingénue to her st...

Blood Brothers pits brother against brother in this must-have double biography of the stars from The CW's hit series The Vampire Diaries. Discover ...

Prior to his premature death from tuberculosis in 1928, Larry Semon was one of the most popular comics on the silent screen. For a time he rival...

CHRIS PRATT is now one of the world's most sought-after actors. As the breakout star of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie (two of...

At ninety, musician and singer Tony Bennett is as vibrant and productive as ever. In addition to his prodigious musical output, including albums, c...

This life story of actor Sam Jaffe is extensively researched, including 150 personally conducted celebrity interviews, and colorfully told by write...

Martin Clunes has been a familiar face on British television for almost two decades. During that period he has starred in some of the best-loved sh...