• Day 19 of Stage & Screen : Brian Eno is regarded as one of the best producers and musicians in rock history and has helped introduce unique conceptual approaches and recording techniques to contemporary music. He studied painting and experimental music at the art school of Ipswich Civic College in the mid 1960s, and then at Winchester School of Art before joining Roxy Music in 1971. The band released two albums, “Roxy Music” and “For Your Pleasure”, before Eno left in 1973. Since then, he has released well-acclaimed ambient-music albums and recorded solo albums and has worked with artists including U2, Grace Jones, Coldplay and Damon Albarn. Eno’s music has over 250 soundtrack credits from film and television appearing in Shutter Island (2010), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Heat (1995), Traffic (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), The Lovely Bones (2009), Trainspotting (1996) and Moulin Rouge (2001). Portrait by Raoul Martinez
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    Day 19 of Stage & Screen : Brian Eno is regarded as one of the best producers and musicians in rock history and has helped introduce unique conceptual approaches and recording techniques to contemporary music. He studied painting and experimental music at the art school of Ipswich Civic College in the mid 1960s, and then at Winchester School of Art before joining Roxy Music in 1971. The band released two albums, “Roxy Music” and “For Your Pleasure”, before Eno left in 1973. Since then, he has released well-acclaimed ambient-music albums and recorded solo albums and has worked with artists including U2, Grace Jones, Coldplay and Damon Albarn. Eno’s music has over 250 soundtrack credits from film and television appearing in Shutter Island (2010), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Heat (1995), Traffic (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), The Lovely Bones (2009), Trainspotting (1996) and Moulin Rouge (2001). Portrait by Raoul Martinez
  • Day 19 of Stage & Screen : Tom Courtenay made his professional debut, after leaving RADA, in The Seagull (1960) at The Old Vic which was followed by roles in Henry IV, Part I and Twelfth Night. He then went on the play the title role in Billy Liar (1961), which was made into a film in 1963. It was his performance in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) which won him a BAFTA for most promising newcomer, and this was followed by a best actor win for Billy Liar and a nomination for King & Country (1964). The following year he was Oscar nominated for his performance in Doctor Zhivago (1965). Other films include Operation Crossbow (1965), King Rat (1965), The Night of the Generals (1967) and Catch Me A Spy (1971). However, in the mid 1960s, Courtenay decided he preferred to focus on theatre again and starred in The Cherry Orchard, Macbeth, Charley’s Aunt, Hamlet, She Stoops to Conquer and Peer Gynt. Following his huge success in The Norman Conquests in London, he made his Broadway debut with Otherwise Engaged (1977) and earned a Tony nomination and Drama League Award in the process. It was his second Tony-nominated triumph in The Dresser (1980-1981), that lured Courtenay back to film when he was asked to recreate the role for the large screen. The Dresser (1983) co-starred Tom as the personal assistant to a self-destructive stage star played by Albert Finney, for which both actors received Oscar nominations. Other awards include a British Television Award for A Rather English Marriage (1998) and the 1994 London Critics Circle Theatre and a London Evening Standard Theatre award for Moscow Stations. Portrait by Gareth Reid
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    Day 19 of Stage & Screen : Tom Courtenay made his professional debut, after leaving RADA, in The Seagull (1960) at The Old Vic which was followed by roles in Henry IV, Part I and Twelfth Night. He then went on the play the title role in Billy Liar (1961), which was made into a film in 1963. It was his performance in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) which won him a BAFTA for most promising newcomer, and this was followed by a best actor win for Billy Liar and a nomination for King & Country (1964). The following year he was Oscar nominated for his performance in Doctor Zhivago (1965). Other films include Operation Crossbow (1965), King Rat (1965), The Night of the Generals (1967) and Catch Me A Spy (1971). However, in the mid 1960s, Courtenay decided he preferred to focus on theatre again and starred in The Cherry Orchard, Macbeth, Charley’s Aunt, Hamlet, She Stoops to Conquer and Peer Gynt. Following his huge success in The Norman Conquests in London, he made his Broadway debut with Otherwise Engaged (1977) and earned a Tony nomination and Drama League Award in the process. It was his second Tony-nominated triumph in The Dresser (1980-1981), that lured Courtenay back to film when he was asked to recreate the role for the large screen. The Dresser (1983) co-starred Tom as the personal assistant to a self-destructive stage star played by Albert Finney, for which both actors received Oscar nominations. Other awards include a British Television Award for A Rather English Marriage (1998) and the 1994 London Critics Circle Theatre and a London Evening Standard Theatre award for Moscow Stations. Portrait by Gareth Reid
  • Day 18 of Stage & Screen : Nick Frost is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. He has appeared in the ‘Three Flavours Cornetto’ trilogy of films, consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), as well as the television comedy Spaced (1999–2001). Other films include The Boat That Rocked (2009), Attack the Block (2011) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also co-starred in the 2011 film Paul, which he co-wrote with his frequent collaborator and best friend Simon Pegg. Portrait by Alastair Adams
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    Day 18 of Stage & Screen : Nick Frost is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. He has appeared in the ‘Three Flavours Cornetto’ trilogy of films, consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), as well as the television comedy Spaced (1999–2001). Other films include The Boat That Rocked (2009), Attack the Block (2011) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also co-starred in the 2011 film Paul, which he co-wrote with his frequent collaborator and best friend Simon Pegg. Portrait by Alastair Adams
  • Day 17 of Stage & Screen : Cara Delevingne started her career as a model but turned to acting in 2012 with her first film role in Anna Karenina where she played Princess Sorokina. Following on from this, she made her TV debut, two years later, in Timeless, part of the series ‘Playhouse Presents’ on Sky Arts and, in the same year, she starred in the films The Face of an Angel, and Reincarnation, a short film by Karl Lagerfeld. It was for her performance in Paper Towns (2015), that she received her best reviews and the film went on to be a commercial success, as did the DC comic book movie, Suicide Squad (2016) in which Delavigne played a villainess named Enchantress. She has appeared in a number of other films, including Pan (2015), Kids in Love (2016), Valerian (2017), Tulip Fever (2017) and London Fields (2018), based on the novel by Martin Amis. Portrait by @jonathanyeo
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    Day 17 of Stage & Screen : Cara Delevingne started her career as a model but turned to acting in 2012 with her first film role in Anna Karenina where she played Princess Sorokina. Following on from this, she made her TV debut, two years later, in Timeless, part of the series ‘Playhouse Presents’ on Sky Arts and, in the same year, she starred in the films The Face of an Angel, and Reincarnation, a short film by Karl Lagerfeld. It was for her performance in Paper Towns (2015), that she received her best reviews and the film went on to be a commercial success, as did the DC comic book movie, Suicide Squad (2016) in which Delavigne played a villainess named Enchantress. She has appeared in a number of other films, including Pan (2015), Kids in Love (2016), Valerian (2017), Tulip Fever (2017) and London Fields (2018), based on the novel by Martin Amis. Portrait by @jonathanyeo
  • Day 16 of Stage & Screen : Alan Rickman started his professional acting career at the age of 26, after receiving a scholarship to RADA, before becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1985 he played the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and was nominated for a Tony Award when the production moved to Broadway. Rickman made his television acting debut playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1978) for the BBC’s Shakespeare series. He later starred in television films, playing the title character in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), which won him a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award. His first movie appearance came as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988) and this was followed by roles in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (for which his performance of the Sheriff of Nottingham won him a BAFTA), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Galaxy Quest (1999) Love Actually (2003) as well as playing Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series. Portrait by Raoul Martinez
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    Day 16 of Stage & Screen : Alan Rickman started his professional acting career at the age of 26, after receiving a scholarship to RADA, before becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1985 he played the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and was nominated for a Tony Award when the production moved to Broadway. Rickman made his television acting debut playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1978) for the BBC’s Shakespeare series. He later starred in television films, playing the title character in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), which won him a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award. His first movie appearance came as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988) and this was followed by roles in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (for which his performance of the Sheriff of Nottingham won him a BAFTA), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Galaxy Quest (1999) Love Actually (2003) as well as playing Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series. Portrait by Raoul Martinez
  • Day 15 of Stage & Screen : Kelsey Grammer spent two years at the prestigious Juilliard School before getting into American regional theatre. He soon had roles on Broadway, including playing Lennox in Macbeth (1981) and Casio in Othello alongside James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer. In 1984, Grammer appeared as Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcom Cheers where he became a regular cast member until 1993, when the show ended. However, the character became the centre of the spin-off Frasier, which he played for 11 years, receiving 11 consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his role. He won the award four times, and is tied with Carrol O'Connor, Michael J. Fox and Jim Parsons for the most wins for Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Grammer’s film roles include Anastasia (1997), Toy Story 2 (1999), A Christmas Carol (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Fame (2009), The Expendables 3 (2014), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and Like Father (2019). He has also provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, winning an Voice Over Emmy Award for his work in the episode The Italian Bob, his fifth Emmy win. In this portrait he is depicted as Miguel de Cervantes, a role he played on the London stage in the summer of 2019. Portrait by Nicky Philipps
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    Day 15 of Stage & Screen : Kelsey Grammer spent two years at the prestigious Juilliard School before getting into American regional theatre. He soon had roles on Broadway, including playing Lennox in Macbeth (1981) and Casio in Othello alongside James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer. In 1984, Grammer appeared as Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcom Cheers where he became a regular cast member until 1993, when the show ended. However, the character became the centre of the spin-off Frasier, which he played for 11 years, receiving 11 consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his role. He won the award four times, and is tied with Carrol O'Connor, Michael J. Fox and Jim Parsons for the most wins for Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Grammer’s film roles include Anastasia (1997), Toy Story 2 (1999), A Christmas Carol (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Fame (2009), The Expendables 3 (2014), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and Like Father (2019). He has also provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, winning an Voice Over Emmy Award for his work in the episode The Italian Bob, his fifth Emmy win. In this portrait he is depicted as Miguel de Cervantes, a role he played on the London stage in the summer of 2019. Portrait by Nicky Philipps
  • Day 14 of Stage & Screen : Sienna Miller trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York before making her film debut in 2001 with South Kensington. Three years later, she came to international recognition for her roles in Layer Cake as well as the remake of Alfie, with Jude Law. Following this she was the female lead in Casanova (2005) as well as playing Andy Warhol’s muse in Factory Girl (2006). In 2007 she received a BAFTA nomination and a ShoWest Award win for her performance as Caitlin Macnamara in The Edge of Love. Further award nominations came in 2012 (BAFTA, Golden Globe, Critics Choice) for her role as Tippi Hedren in the television film The Girl. In 2014, Miller appeared in Foxcatcher and Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper and her 2015 work included High-Rise and Burnt. In the same year she performed in the Broadway revival of Cabaret to fantastic reviews. Other theatre work includes As You Like It and the Broadway production of After Miss Julie. She also performed on the London stage in Terence Rattigan’s critically-acclaimed Flare Path (2011), directed by Sir Trevor Nunn. In 2019 Miller won the Film Talent Award at the FCAD Deauville, France American Film Festival Awards for her performance in American Woman. Portrait by @jonathanyeo
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    Day 14 of Stage & Screen : Sienna Miller trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York before making her film debut in 2001 with South Kensington. Three years later, she came to international recognition for her roles in Layer Cake as well as the remake of Alfie, with Jude Law. Following this she was the female lead in Casanova (2005) as well as playing Andy Warhol’s muse in Factory Girl (2006). In 2007 she received a BAFTA nomination and a ShoWest Award win for her performance as Caitlin Macnamara in The Edge of Love. Further award nominations came in 2012 (BAFTA, Golden Globe, Critics Choice) for her role as Tippi Hedren in the television film The Girl. In 2014, Miller appeared in Foxcatcher and Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper and her 2015 work included High-Rise and Burnt. In the same year she performed in the Broadway revival of Cabaret to fantastic reviews. Other theatre work includes As You Like It and the Broadway production of After Miss Julie. She also performed on the London stage in Terence Rattigan’s critically-acclaimed Flare Path (2011), directed by Sir Trevor Nunn. In 2019 Miller won the Film Talent Award at the FCAD Deauville, France American Film Festival Awards for her performance in American Woman. Portrait by @jonathanyeo
  • Day 12 of Stage & Screen : Derren Brown is an illusionist and author. Since his television debut in Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000, he has produced several other shows for stage and television in both series and specials. His 2006 stage show Something Wicked This Way Comes and his 2012 show Svengali won him two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment. He made his Broadway debut with his 2019 stage show Secret. He has also written books for magicians as well as the general public and has appeared in two BBC TV series: Crooked House and Sherlock. Portrait by @jrcoreth
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    Day 12 of Stage & Screen : Derren Brown is an illusionist and author. Since his television debut in Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000, he has produced several other shows for stage and television in both series and specials. His 2006 stage show Something Wicked This Way Comes and his 2012 show Svengali won him two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment. He made his Broadway debut with his 2019 stage show Secret. He has also written books for magicians as well as the general public and has appeared in two BBC TV series: Crooked House and Sherlock. Portrait by @jrcoreth
  • Day 11 of Stage & Screen : Robert Bathurst’s professional stage debut came in Noises Off (1983) at the Savoy Theatre before joining the National Theatre in 1984, appearing as a background actor in Saint Joan. The following year he appeared at a pub theatre in Chelsea, in Judgement, a two-hour monologue on cannibalism! He made minor appearances in television throughout the 1980s and, in 1990, he performed on Up Yer News, a live topical programme broadcast on BSB. Whilst working on Up Yer News he landed a role on Joking Apart, which was broadcast as an instalment of the BBC 2 Comic Asides series, and was Bathurst’s favourite role of his career. However, he is probably best known for playing David Marsden in the television series Cold Feet which ran for five series from 1998 to 2003 and again for three further series from 2016 to 2019. Other television work includes Goodbye, Mr Steadman (2001), White Teeth (2002), My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003), The Stepfather (2005), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Downton Abbey (2010), Wild at Heart (2011) and Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019) In 2007 played the titular character in Alex, based on the comic in The Daily Telegraph. The role earned him a nomination for Best Solo Performance at the What's on Stage Awards and was reprised in an international tour of Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. As ‘Alex’ he presented a ten-part series on Classic FM, which won a Gold Award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2012. Portrait by @mimma_art
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    Day 11 of Stage & Screen : Robert Bathurst’s professional stage debut came in Noises Off (1983) at the Savoy Theatre before joining the National Theatre in 1984, appearing as a background actor in Saint Joan. The following year he appeared at a pub theatre in Chelsea, in Judgement, a two-hour monologue on cannibalism! He made minor appearances in television throughout the 1980s and, in 1990, he performed on Up Yer News, a live topical programme broadcast on BSB. Whilst working on Up Yer News he landed a role on Joking Apart, which was broadcast as an instalment of the BBC 2 Comic Asides series, and was Bathurst’s favourite role of his career. However, he is probably best known for playing David Marsden in the television series Cold Feet which ran for five series from 1998 to 2003 and again for three further series from 2016 to 2019. Other television work includes Goodbye, Mr Steadman (2001), White Teeth (2002), My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003), The Stepfather (2005), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Downton Abbey (2010), Wild at Heart (2011) and Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019) In 2007 played the titular character in Alex, based on the comic in The Daily Telegraph. The role earned him a nomination for Best Solo Performance at the What's on Stage Awards and was reprised in an international tour of Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. As ‘Alex’ he presented a ten-part series on Classic FM, which won a Gold Award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2012. Portrait by @mimma_art
  • Day ten of Stage & Screen : Cate Blanchett graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992 and, a year later, won the Newcomer Award from the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle for her performance in Kafka’s Dance, as well as the Rosemont Award for her role in Oleanna. It was in 1999 when she came to international attention for portraying Elizabeth I in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age (1999), for which she won a BAFTA and earned her first Oscar nomination. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the biopic The Aviator (2004), earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and she won an Oscar for Best Actress for Blue Jasmine (2013). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007) and Carol (2015). Blanchett's most commercially successful films include The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Ocean's 8 (2018). From 2008 to 2013, Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton served as the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company and some of her stage roles during this period were in A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya, and The Maids. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. In early 2020 Blanchet was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Where’d You Go, Bernadette?. Portrait by Paul Benney
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    Day ten of Stage & Screen : Cate Blanchett graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992 and, a year later, won the Newcomer Award from the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle for her performance in Kafka’s Dance, as well as the Rosemont Award for her role in Oleanna. It was in 1999 when she came to international attention for portraying Elizabeth I in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age (1999), for which she won a BAFTA and earned her first Oscar nomination. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the biopic The Aviator (2004), earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and she won an Oscar for Best Actress for Blue Jasmine (2013). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007) and Carol (2015). Blanchett's most commercially successful films include The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Ocean's 8 (2018). From 2008 to 2013, Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton served as the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company and some of her stage roles during this period were in A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya, and The Maids. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. In early 2020 Blanchet was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Where’d You Go, Bernadette?. Portrait by Paul Benney
  • Day nine of Stage & Screen : Matt Smith’s first major television role came in the television series Party Animals (2007), a BBC television drama series about fictional parliamentary advisors and researchers in Westminster. In 2009 his big break came when he was chosen to play the eleventh doctor in the series Doctor Who, which he played until 2013. For his performance as The Doctor he was nominated for ten awards, winning four. Two years later, Smith was cast to portray Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the royal drama The Crown playing the role for the series' first two seasons, receiving five award nominations. Theatre work includes On the Shore of the Wide World (2005) at the National Theatre, History Boys (2005-2006), Swimming with Sharks (2007-2008), American Psycho (2013-2014) and in 2019 he was reunited with his The Crown co-star Claire Foy, in a production of Lungs at The Old Vic. Portrait by @sam_wadsworth
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    Day nine of Stage & Screen : Matt Smith’s first major television role came in the television series Party Animals (2007), a BBC television drama series about fictional parliamentary advisors and researchers in Westminster. In 2009 his big break came when he was chosen to play the eleventh doctor in the series Doctor Who, which he played until 2013. For his performance as The Doctor he was nominated for ten awards, winning four. Two years later, Smith was cast to portray Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the royal drama The Crown playing the role for the series' first two seasons, receiving five award nominations. Theatre work includes On the Shore of the Wide World (2005) at the National Theatre, History Boys (2005-2006), Swimming with Sharks (2007-2008), American Psycho (2013-2014) and in 2019 he was reunited with his The Crown co-star Claire Foy, in a production of Lungs at The Old Vic. Portrait by @sam_wadsworth
  • Day eight of Stage & Screen : Ricky Gervais’ television debut came in 1998 as part of Channel 4's Comedy Lab series of pilots. His one-off show Golden Years focused on a David Bowie-obsessed character called Clive Meadows. He came to much wider national attention on the satirical Channel 4 comedy programme The 11 O'Clock Show in early 1999, and two years later, went on to present his own comedy chat show called Meet Ricky Gervais. However, it was in 2001 that Gervais achieved greater mainstream fame with his BBC television mock documentary series The Office. This was followed by Extras in 2005, with him playing lead roles in both shows – David Brent and Andy Millman consecutively. He reprised his role as Brent in the film David Brent: Life on the Road (2016). Other television work includes Life’s Too Short (2011), Derek (2011-2014) and Afterlife (2018-2019). His film career includes Ghost Town (2008), the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006-2014), For Your Consideration (2006) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014). He also wrote, directed and starred in The Invention of Lying (2009) and Special Correspondents (2016). Portrait by Raoul Martinez
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    Day eight of Stage & Screen : Ricky Gervais’ television debut came in 1998 as part of Channel 4's Comedy Lab series of pilots. His one-off show Golden Years focused on a David Bowie-obsessed character called Clive Meadows. He came to much wider national attention on the satirical Channel 4 comedy programme The 11 O'Clock Show in early 1999, and two years later, went on to present his own comedy chat show called Meet Ricky Gervais. However, it was in 2001 that Gervais achieved greater mainstream fame with his BBC television mock documentary series The Office. This was followed by Extras in 2005, with him playing lead roles in both shows – David Brent and Andy Millman consecutively. He reprised his role as Brent in the film David Brent: Life on the Road (2016). Other television work includes Life’s Too Short (2011), Derek (2011-2014) and Afterlife (2018-2019). His film career includes Ghost Town (2008), the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006-2014), For Your Consideration (2006) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014). He also wrote, directed and starred in The Invention of Lying (2009) and Special Correspondents (2016). Portrait by Raoul Martinez