World Without End key cast

19 December 2012

CYNTHIA NIXON - PETRANILA Emmy and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Nixon has been a critically acclaimed and sought after actress since the age of twelve.

Most famous for her role of Miranda Hobbes in the Sex & The City franchise, Cynthia has also recently appeared in Showtime's critically acclaimed hit, The Big C, Curtis Hanson's Too Big to Fail and An Englishman in New York opposite John Hurt.

She has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a GLAAD Media Award.

 

PETER FIRTH - SIR ROLAND

Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner, Peter Firth, has performed in an enormous number of film, television and theatre productions. Recieving an Oscar nomination and Golden Globe award for his performance in Sidney Lumet's Equus, his other film credits include Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor, Steven Spielberg's Amistad, Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands and The Hunt for Red October, alongside Sean Connery.

On television, Peter led a stellar cast for all ten seasons of the critically acclaimed series, Spooks for BBC, as well as South Riding for BBC and Law & Order: SVU for NBC.

 

MIRANDA RICHARDSON - MOTHER CECILIA

Golden Globe winning British actress, Miranda Richardson, has had an extensive career spanning over three decades.

Most famous for her roles of Queen Elizabeth I in Blackadder, Lady Van Tassel in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow and more recently, Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter, Miranda has also appeared in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun, The Crying Game and The Damage.

Miranda has received a BAFTA, two Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Oscars. 5

 

CHARLOTTE RILEY - CARIS

British actress, Charlotte Riley, was trained at the prestigious LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) and has a degree in English and Linguistics from Durham University.

Known for her film and television roles in Grand Street directed by Lex Sidon, Easy Virtue alongside Colin Firth and Kristin Scott-Thomas, Wuthering Heights opposite Tom Hardy and ITV's Foyle's War, Charlotte is a rising star.

 

BEN CHAPLIN - SIR THOMAS LANGLEY

Olivier Awards nominee, Ben Chaplin's film credits include Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt Now and Sunrise, Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles and Terrence Malik's The Thin Red Line.

He has also recently appeared in Sky's Mad Dogs and The Borrowers for BBC, in addition to an extensive theatre career which has earnt him his Tony and Olivier Award nominees.

 

TOM WESTON-JONES - MERTHIN

Trained at Bristol Old Vic, Tom Weston-Jones has starred in critically-acclaimed BBC series, Spooks in which he played a regular role.

Tom has also appeared in several theatre productions including Hampstead Theatre's Enlightenment, directed by Ed Hall, Translations for The Tobacco Factory, directed by Roger Haines and the Alma Theatre production of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, directed by Hannah Drake.

 

RUPERT EVANS - GODWYN

Rupert Evans has appeared in a wide range of film, television and theatre productions.

With film credits including Agora alognside Rachel Weisz, Hellboy, directed by Guillermo Del Toro and Arritmia with Derek Jacobi, Rupert is a rising British talent. He has also starred in television drama including The Little House and King Richard IV for ITV, Emma and North and South for BBC. 6