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Geoffrey Rush
Helena Bonham Carter
Guy Pearce
Jennifer Ehle
Derek Jacobi
Michael Gambon
Timothy Spall
Anthony Andrews
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THE KING’S SPEECH
Synopsis
After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of
King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech
impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on
the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter),
the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel
Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of
treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his
government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and
deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's
quest to find his voice.
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THE KING’S SPEECH
About the Cast
COLIN FIRTH – Bertie
A classically trained British theatre actor, Colin Firth is a veteran of film, television and theater, with an
impressive body of work spanning over three decades. Firth won the BAFTA Award in 2010 for his
performance in Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” which also earned him nominations for an Academy Award,
a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Firth received international critical acclaim
for his starring role as ‘George Falconer’ in “A Single Man,” based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1964
novel, including being honored with the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and
the Performance of the Year Award at the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as the
London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year.
In 2009 Firth made an appearance in Robert Zemeckis’ “A Christmas Carol,” Disney’s 3D motioncapture-animated version of the classic Charles Dickens tale starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. Firth
was also seen starring in “Genova,” directed by Michael Winterbottom. “Genova” is a subtle thriller
revolving around two American girls and their British father who move to Italy after their mother dies.
The film screened at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the London Film Festival and the San
Sebastian Film Festival, where Winterbottom was awarded Best Director.
In 2008, Firth was also seen in Universal Pictures’ global smash hit ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” The
cast included Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard and Amanda Seyfried. “Mamma Mia!”
grossed over half a billion dollars around the world and has become the highest grossing film of all time
in the UK. The same year, Firth was seen in “Then She Found Me,” written and directed by Helen Hunt.
He was also seen in the Sony Pictures Classics films “When Did You Last See Your Father?” and “Easy
Virtue,” based on the Noel Coward play and directed by Stephan Elliott.
In 2004, Firth starred in the Universal/Working Title hit “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.” Firth
reprised his role as ‘Mark Darcy’ opposite Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant in the film. The same year
Firth appeared in the Oscar-nominated film “Girl with a Pearl Earring” opposite Scarlett Johanssen. Firth
was nominated for a European Film Award for his performance in the film.
In 2003, Firth appeared in the Universal hit “Love Actually,” written and directed by Richard Curtis. At
the time of its release, “Love Actually” broke box office records as the highest grossing British romantic
comedy opening of all time in the UK and Ireland, and was the largest opening in the history of Working
Title Films.
In 2002, Firth was seen starring opposite Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon and Judi Dench in the
Miramax Film, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Prior to that, Firth appeared in the Academy Award
nominated film "Shakespeare in Love," directed by John Madden. Firth portrayed ‘Lord Wessex,’ the
evil husband to ‘Violet De Lesseps,’ played by Gwyneth Paltrow.
In 1996, Firth appeared in the multi-Oscar nominated film, "The English Patient," opposite Kristen Scott
Thomas and Ralph Fiennes. His other film credits include the Atom Egoyan’s “Where the Truth Lies,”
Marc Evans’ thriller “Trauma,” “Nanny McPhee,” “What a Girl Wants,” "A Thousand Acres," with
Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange, “Apartment Zero,” "My Life So Far," Nick Hornby’s "Fever Pitch,"
"Circle of Friends," "Playmaker," and the title role in Milos Forman’s “Valmont" opposite Annette
Bening.
On the small screen, Firth is infamous for his breakout role in 1995, when he played “Mr. Darcy” in the
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BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and
the National Television Award for Most Popular Actor. Firth’s latest television appearance was in 2006
in the critically-acclaimed BBC television movie “Born Equal” directed by Dominic Savage (“Out of
Control”). In March 2004, Firth hosted NBC’s legendary series “Saturday Night Live.” He was
nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the critically acclaimed
HBO film "Conspiracy" and also received the Royal Television Society Best Actor Award and a BAFTA
nomination for his performance in "Tumbledown." His other television credits include "Windmills on the
Clyde: Making Donovan Quick," "Donovan Quick," "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd," "Deep Blue
Sea," "Hostages," and the mini-series "Nostromo." His London stage debut was in the West End
production of Another Country playing Benett. He was then chosen to play the character Judd in the
1984 film adaptation opposite Rupert Everett.
Firth is an active supporter of Oxfam International, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and
related injustice around the world. In 2008 he was named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood
Reporter. In 2006, Firth was voted European Campaigner of the Year by the EU.
GEOFFREY RUSH – Lionel Logue
AFI, Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winner Geoffrey Rush is one of Australia’s most respected
actors. His career has spanned over 70 theatrical productions and more than 20 feature films.
After taking a degree in English at the University of Queensland, Geoffrey traveled to Paris in 1975 to
study at the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theatre. He was a principal member of Jim
Sharman’s pioneering Lighthouse ensemble in the early 1980s, where he played leading roles in
numerous classics.
In 1989, Geoffrey’s lead performance in Neil Armfield’s production of “The Diary of a Madman” earned
him the Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for Most Outstanding Performance, the Variety Club Award and
the Victorian Green Room Award. This highly acclaimed production toured Moscow and St Petersburg
before a triumphant return season at the Adelaide Festival. He has had starring roles in Gogol’s “The
Government Inspector,” Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” and Mamet’s “Oleanna”, in which he co-starred with
Cate Blanchett. In 1993 he received the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award for his work in
theatre.
Geoffrey’s Australian film credits include CANDY, LANTANA, SWIMMING UPSTREAM, HARVIE
KRUMPET, NEDKELLY, ON OUR SELECTION and CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION. For his
role as pianist David Helfgott in SHINE, he won an Oscar for Best Actor, an Australian Film Institute
Award, New York and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Awards, a Broadcast Film Critics’ Award, a Film
Critics’ Circle of Australia Award, a SAG Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA.
For his performance as Henslowe in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, Geoffrey received a BAFTA Award,
and Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In Shekhar Kapur’s ELIZABETH,
for his role as Walsingham, he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
He was also nominated for Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar Best Actor Awards for his performance as the
Marquis de Sade in Philip Kaufman’s QUILLS.
Other films include LES MISERBLES, MYSTERY MEN, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE
TAILOR OF PANAMA, THE BANGER SISTERS, FRIDA, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, MUNICH,
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE. He is the voice of Nigel in Pixar Animation’s hugely successful
animated feature FINDING NEMO, and the swashbuckling Barbossa in Jerry Bruckheimer’s PIRATES
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OF THE CARIBBEAN films directed by Gore Verbinski. These blockbuster films have set box office
records internationally.
Geoffrey’s portrayal of the title role in the HBO biopic THE LIFE AND DEATH O FPETER SELLERS
earned him a SAG Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award.
In 2007 he played the lead in Ionesco’s “Exit the King” at The Malthouse in Melbourne and Belvoir
Theatre in Sydney. He co-translated this play with long term theatrical collaborator and director Neil
Armfield. Rush made his Broadway debut in a re-staging of “Exit the King” under Malthouse Theatre's
touring moniker Malthouse Melbourne. This re-staging featured a new American cast including Susan
Sarandon as Queen Marguerite. The show opened on 26 March 2009 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. For
his performance as King Berenger in the absurdist comedy, Rush won the Outer Critics Circle Award,
Theatre World Award, and Drama Desk Award, as well as the Distinguished Performance Award from
the Drama League Award, and was the winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a
Leading Actor in a Play.
He is currently filming PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES and recently
completed filming Fred Schepisi's THE EYE OF THE STORM, from the Patrick White novel, alongside
Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis.
HELENA BONHAM CARTER – Elizabeth
British actress Helena Bonham Carter has lent her talents to a wide array of diverse feature films such as
David Fincher’s provocative Fight Club, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, for which she received a Golden
Globe nomination and an Evening Standard Best Actress Award and the dark comedy Novocaine,
directed by David Atkins.
On the last day of filming her screen debut in Trevor Nunn’s Lady Jane, James Ivory offered her the
ingenue lead in A Room with a View. It was the first of a series of roles in E.M. Forster adaptations that
would bring her international acclaim and was followed by Charles Sturridge’s Where Angels Fear to
Tread and James Ivory’s Howard’s End for which she received a BAFTA nomination. She played
Ophelia in Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet, opposite Mel Gibson, and portrayed Elizabeth in Mary Shelley’s
Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh. She subsequently appeared as Woody Allen’s wife in
Mighty Aphrodite.
For her performance in Ian Softley’s Wings of the Dove, Helena received a Best Actress nomination for
an Academy Award, as well as a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She received a
Canadian Genie Award for Best Actress for Mort Ransen’s Margaret’s Museum and was also Emmynominated for her role in Steve Barron’s mini series Merlin.
Other feature film credits include Hans Canosa’s Conversations with Other Women for which she
received an Evening standard best actress award, Burton’s Big Fish in which she played two roles, Jenny
and The Witch, Planet of The Apes and Charlie and the chocolate factory. Michael Petroni’s Till Human
Voices Wake Us and the HBO film Live from Baghdad, directed by Mick Jackson, for which she was
nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Paul Weiland’s Sixty Six, Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s
The Heart of Me and McG’s Terminator Salvation. In 2005 Bonham Carter provided the voice for Lady
Tottington in Nick Parker’s animated feature film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and
the voice of the Corpse Bride in Tim Burton’s stop-motion animation feature Corpse Bride. This year
Helena appeared as The Red Queen in Tim Burton’s 3D Imax Experience Alice in Wonderland. She
recently completed filming on David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II reprising the
role of Bellatrix Lestrange. Both are due for release this Autumn. Bonham Carter’s television appearances
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include Magnificent 7, inspired by the life of Jacqui Jackson, she plays a mother with seven children,
three normal daughters and four sons who are each in one form or another autistic, Dancing Queen, Fatal
Deception, A Dark Adapted Eye, Merlin and Henri VIII. Last year she played Enid Blyton in the BBC
drama Enid for which she received a BAFTA nomination. Her stage credits include Woman in White, The
Chalk Garden, House of Bernarda Alba and Trelawny of the Wells.
GUY PEARCE – David
Born in England, his parents moved to Australia when Pearce was three years old.
Pearce has always been interested in performing, and he excelled at mimicking accents. He starred in
several plays when he was young, and graduated to television when he was cast in the Australian soap
opera “Neighbours” in 1985, playing the role of Mike Young for several years. Pearce also found roles in
other television series such as “Home and Away”(1988) and “Snowy River: The McGregor Saga” (1993).
His major breakthrough into film came with his role as a drag queen in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE
DESERT in 1994.
Since then, he has appeared in many American productions including LA
CONFIDENTIAL, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, THE TIME
MACHINE and notably in Christopher Nolan's MOMENTO.
More recently he starred in the critically lauded THE PROPOSITION (2005), directed by John Hillcoat
who he worked with again on THE ROAD, he gained critical acclaim for his portrayal of pop artist Andy
Warhol in FACTORY GIRL, played Harry Houdini in Gillian Armstrong's DEATH DEFYING ACTS
and had a cameo appearance in Kathryn Bigelow's Academy Award winning THE HURT LOCKER.
He recently completed filming the Roger Donaldson thriller THE HUNGRY RABBIT JUMPS, alongside
Nicolas Cage and most recently “Mildred Pierce” alongside Kate Winslet, directed by Todd Haynes for
HBO.
JENNIFER EHLE – Myrtle Logue
Two-time Tony Award-winning British-American actress of stage and screen, Ehle is probably best
known for her starring role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 mini-series Pride and Prejudice in which she
starred alongside Colin Firth.
Ehle's first major role was in 1992 when Peter Hall cast her in the television adaptation of “The
Camomile Lawn”, a novel by Mary Wesley, in which she and her mother, Rosemary Harris, played the
same character at different ages. This story, produced by UK's Channel 4, was a five part mini-series
about lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to the present.
Her performance as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's classic
“Pride and Prejudice” gained her a Best Actress BAFTA award. After a stint with the RSC, she gained
her first major feature film role in Bruce Beresford's PARADISE ROAD . She was nominated for a
BAFTA for her role in WILDE and other film roles include BEDROOMS AND HALLWAYS, THE
RIVER KING, MICHAEL CLAYTON and Istvan Szabo's SUNSHINE, among others. She continued
pursuing a career on stage, winning critical acclaim and a Best Performance by a Leading Actress Tony
for her 2000 Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's “The Real Thing”. She returned to the stage in 2005 in
“The Philadelphia Story” at the Old Vic opposite Kevin Spacey. The following year she played Lady
Macbeth in “Macbeth” as part of Shakespeare in the Park in New York. She won her second Tony award
for portraying three characters in Stoppard's “The Coast of Utopia” triptych, which ran from October
2006 until May 2007.
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Her most recent films include BEFORE THE RAINS directed by Santosh Sivan and PRIDE AND
GLORY, co-starring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.
DEREK JACOBI – Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury
Jacobi has enjoyed a highly successful stage career, after graduating from Cambridge he joined the
Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A live broadcast of She Stoops to Conquer gave him his television debut.
While at Birmingham he was invited by Laurence Olivier to join the newly-established National Theatre.
He played Laertes in the inaugural production of “Hamlet” opposite Peter O'Toole in 1963 and in 1964 he
played Cassius to Olivier's Othello and in 1965 the production was filmed. Over the next 30 years Derek
had some very distinguished roles in the theatre such as Touchstone in an all-male As You Like It opposite
Anthony Hopkins as Audrey (1967); the title role in Oedipus Rex (1972); Hamlet (1977) and again on a
world tour (1979); Kean (1990); Macbeth (1993-94); and Uncle Vanya (1996).
From 1972-8 Derek was with the Prospect Theatre where he enjoyed roles such as Buckingham in
Richard III, Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night and leads in Ivanov, Pericles and A Month In The
Country. In 1980 Derek went to America making his New York stage debut in the short-lived The
Suicide.
In 1982 Derek joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where he played the title role in Peer Gynt,
Prospero in The Tempest, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing andCyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, both
opposite Sinead Cusack. He was also in their 1984/85 tour of New York and Washington as Benedick,
for which he received a Tony Award, and Cyrano. A year later Derek gave a tour-de-force portrayal of
Alan Turing, a gay man who cracked the German Enigma code during World War II, in Breaking The
Code. This was one of Derek's favourite roles and he says that the tragedy of Alan Turing was that he was
a hero, but he was persecuted for his homosexuality. In 1987 Derek played Byron in the RSC/English
Chamber Theatre production of Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know with Isla Blair. In 1988 Derek
directed Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet with the Renaissance Theatre Company.
In April 2000 Derek returned to Broadway, playing Vanya in the Roundabout Theatre's production of
Uncle Vanya with Roger Rees, Brian Murray and Laura Linney. He returned to the British stage in the
autumn of 2000 in the Hugh Whitemore play God Only Knows. In 2004, Jacobi starred in Friedrich
Schiller's Don Carlos at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, an acclaimed production which transferred to
London in January 2005. He followed with the eponymous role in A Voyage Round My Father at the
Donmar Warehouse, which then transferred to the West End. He played Malvolio in Michael Grandage's
production of Twelfth Night for the Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre for which he won Best
Actor at the Olivier Awards 2009.
Jacobi's notable television credits include: Man of Straw (BBC, 1972), The Strauss Family (ITV, 1972)
and The Pallisers (BBC, 1974). His career-defining television role came in I, Claudius (BBC, 1976), a
13-part serial based on Robert Graves' novels. The Imperial Rome saga was a masterpiece of British
television drama, held together by Jacobi's majestic portrayal of the deranged, stuttering Emperor
Claudius. Jacobi's superb underplaying won him the BAFTA for Best Actor and garnered him the
attention of an international audience.
Enhancing his reputation, Jacobi excelled in a variety of serious dramas: as Soviet spy Guy Burgess in
Philby, Burgess and Maclean; the title roles in two BBC Shakespeare productions, Richard II and
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; and as Hitler in Inside the Third. In 1985 he also recreated his favourite
stage role Cyrano de Bergerac (Channel 4) and appeared in populist programmes: Minder, Tales of the
Unexpected (ITV, 1979-88) and the last ever Morecambe and Wise Show special (ITV, tx. 26/12/1983).
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Other notable television credits include Mr Pye (Channel 4, 1986); an Emmy for Graham Greene's The
Tenth Man (1988); In My Defence (BBC, 1991), as Emile Zola; and the triumphant transfer from stage to
small screen, Breaking the Code (BBC, 1997). In 1994 Jacobi received a knighthood and embarked on the
acclaimed medieval dramas series Cadfael (ITV, 1994-98), based on the Ellis Peters books. Jacobi's quiet
and meticulous performance as the 12th Century crime-solving monk struck a chord with television
audiences.
His many other television appearances include the dramatisation of Jake Arnott's crime novel The Long
Firm (BBC, 2004), The Gathering Storm, Margot, Endgame and Morris, a Life with Bells On.
In 2001 Jacobi won an Emmy by mocking his Shakespearean background in the US television sitcom
Frasier episode "The Show Must Go Off" in which he played the world's worst Shakespearean actor: the
hammy, loud, untalented Jackson Hedley.
Jacobi made his feature film debut as Cassio in Laurence Olivier's OTHELLO (1965) and during the
1970's appeared in Laurence Olivier's THE THREE SISTERS (1970), Fred Zinnemann's THE DAY OF
THE JACKAL (1973), THE ODESSA FILE (d. Ronald Neame, 1974) and THE MEDUSA TOUCH (d.
Jack Gold, 1978). He received the Evening Standard Best Film Actor award for LITTLE DORRIT (d.
Christine Edzard, 1988) and again for his performance as painter Francis Bacon in LOVE IS THE DEVIL
(D: John Maybury, 1998). Having collaborated with Kenneth Branagh in the theatre, Jacobi's longstanding professional relationship Branagh has produced three films: HENRY V (1989), DEAD AGAIN
(1991) and HAMLET (1996). Other feature credits include Otto Preminger's THE HUMAN FACTOR .
Jacobi's most recent feature credits include Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR (2000), Robert Altman's
GOSFORD PARK (2001), REVENGERS TRAGEDY (D: Alex Cox, 2002), THE GOLDEN COMPASS
(D: Chris Weitz, 2007) and NANNY MCPHEE (D: Kirk Jones, 2005).
Jacobi's forthcoming feature credits include Clint Eastwood's HEREAFTER and Roland Emmerich's
ANONYMOUS.
Jacobi bears the distinction of holding two knighthoods, Danish and British.
MICHAEL GAMBON - George V
Gambon started his career with the Edwards/MacLiammoir Gate Theatre, Dublin. In 1963, he was one of
the original members of the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic under Laurence Olivier, and
appeared there in many plays before leaving to join Birmingham Rep where he played Othello. Also in
repertory, he played the title roles in “Macbeth,” “Coriolanus” and “Othello” again, this time at the
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. IN the West End, he played leads in Simon Gray's “Otherwise
Engaged,” in the London premiere of three plays by Alan Ayckbourn: “The Norman Conquests”, “Just
Between Ourselves” and “Man of the Moment”; “Alice's Boys,” (with Ralph Richardson); Harold Pinter's
“Old Times”; the title role in “Uncle Vanya” and “Veterans Day” with Jack Lemmon. With the Royal
National Theatre, he played leading roles in the premieres of Harold Pinter's “Betrayal” and “Mountain
Language”, Simon Gray's “Close of Play”, Christopher Hampton's “Tales from Hollywood,” three more
lays by Alan Ayckborn: “Sisterly Feelings,” “A Chorus of Disapproval” (for which he won an Olivier
Award), and “A Small Family Business” as well as “Hare's Skylight”. He also appeared there in “Richard
III,” “Othello,” “A View form the Bridge” (for which he won all the major drama award in 1987) and as
the name parts in “The Life of Galileo” and “Volpone” (winning the 1995 Evening Standard Best Actor
Award). He lead Nicolas Hytner's production of “Cressida” at the Almeida and Patrick Marber's
production of “The Caretaker” and Stephen Daldry's “A Number” at the Royal Court. More recently
Gambon starred in “Endgame” with Lee Evans, directed by Matthew Warchus and “Henry IV Parts I and
II” at the National Theatre. Gambon also recently starred in the Gate Theatre's productions of Samuel
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Beckett's “Eh Joe” as part of the Beckett Centenary Festival, directed by Atom Egoyan and “Krapp's Last
Tape,” directed by Michael Colgan as well as in 2008 the Gate Theatre's production of Harold Pinter's
“No Man's Land,” directed by Rupert Goold and co-starring David Bradley and David Walliams.
His extensive work on TV includes the title role in the Dennis Potter series “The Singing Detective” for
which he won a BAFTA. His award-winning performance in BBC”s “Wives and Daughters,” was
followed by Charles Sturridges's “Longitude,” Stephen Poliakoff's “The Lost Prince” and “Joe's Palace”
followed by the “Cranford” for the BBC. He was most recently seen as Mr Woodhouse in the BBC
production of “Emma”.
Gambon's many film credits include Peter Greenaway's THE COOK, THE THIEF, THIS WIFE AND
HER LOVER, THE GAMBLER, Iain Softley's THE WINGS OF THE DOVE, DANCING AT
LUGHNASA, PLUNKETT AND MACLEANE, THE LAST SEPTEMBER, Tim Burton's SLEEPY
HOLLOW, Michael Mann's THE INSIDER, CHARLOTTE GRAY, Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK,
John Frankenheimer's PATH TO WAR, Conor McPherson's THE ACTORS, Mike Nichol's ANGELS IN
AMERICA, SYLVIA, Wes Anderson's THE LIFE AQUATIC, Robert de Niro's THE GOOD
SHEPHERD, Michael Apted's AMAZING GRACE and Julian Jarrold's BRIDESHEAD REVISITED.
He also starred as Dumbledore in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY
POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX,
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY
HOLLOWS.
TIMOTHY SPALL – Winston Churchill
One of Britain’s best loved and most talented character actors, Timothy Spall has made a name for
himself dividing his time between larger ‘Hollywood’ projects and regular collaborations with Mike
Leigh. Timothy trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, theatre work follow with the RSC and
the National Theatre, however he came to wider British audience’s attention in 1980’s through his role as
Barry in the British television series “Auf Weidersehen Pet” . It was in 1996 in his role as Maurice in
Mike Leigh’s SECRETS AND LIES though, which brought Timothy critical acclaim, a BAFTA
nomination for Best Actor and a constant demand for his acting services. His next role as Mr Venus in
“Our Mutual Friend” also brought a BAFTA nomination. Roles in Steven Poliakoff’s “Shooting the Past”
and “Perfect Strangers”.
Timothy’s TV roles of note include Eddie in Jimmy McGovern’s award-winning ensemble series “The
Street” 2006), acting alongside his son Rafe in the Andrew Davies adaptation of E.M. Forster’s “A Room
with a View” (2007) and Fagin in the BBC’s “Oliver Twist”(2007).
His film roles include Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET and LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, STILL CRAZY,
INTIMACY, ROCK STAR, LUCKY BREAK, VANILLA SKY, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, THE LAST
SAMURAI, PIERREPOINT. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, LEMONY
SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF
FIRE, ENCHANTED and Tim Burton’s SWEENEY TODD. His performances for Mike Leigh include
LIFE IS SWEET, TOPSY TURVY and ALL OR NOTHING. Recent roles include Peter Pettigrew in
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY
HOLLOWS, PARTS 1 AND 11, Arthur in HAMMER'S: WAKE WOOD, Donaldson in DESERT
FLOWER, Bogis in Julian Fellows' FROM TIME TO TIME and in Tom Hooper's THE DAMNED
UNITED. He provided the voice of Churchill in JACKBOOTS ON WHITEHALL and the voice of
Bayard in ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Timothy received an OBE in 1999.
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ANTHONY ANDREWS – Stanley Baldwin
Andrews is well-known from both stage and screen. His recent theatre credits include “The Letter” at the
Wyndham’s Theatre, Count Fosco in “The Woman in White” at the Palace Theatre in London’s West
End, Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady” at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane and as Pastor Manders in Robin
Phillip’s highly acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts” at the Comedy Theatre in London,
produced by Bill Kenwright.
Other theatre credits include spells with the New Shakespeare Company – “Rome and Juliet” and “A
Midsummer Night's Dream”. The Royal National Theatre production of Stephen Poliakoff’s “Coming in
to Land” with Maggie Smith, directed by Peter Hall, “Dragon Variations” at the Duke of York’s Theatre,
the much acclaimed Greenwich Theatre production of Robin Chapman’s “One of Us” and the adaptation
of “Vertigo”.
Andrew’s first television appearance was in “A Beast with two Backs” by Dennis Potter. His first leading
role in a series was as the title character in the BBC’s “The Fortunes of Nigel” by Sir Walter Scott.
Subsequently he distinguished himself in various television classics playing Mercutio in “Romeo and
Juliet” , Horner in “The Country Wife” and “French without Tears”. He also starred in the series “The
Pallisers”, “Upstairs Downstairs”, “The Duchess of Duke Street” and “Danger UXB” in which he played
bomb disposal hero Brian Ash which led directly to his appearance as Sebastian Flyte in the classic
“Brideshead Revisited” for which he won the British Academy Award in the UK, the Golden Globe
award in the USA and an Emmy nomination for Best Actor
Other notable TV appearances include “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” for which he was
nominated for an ACE award in the USA, “Sparkling Cyanide” and ”Jewels” which earned him a Golden
Globe nomination as best actor in a mini series. Most recent TV appearances include Mr. Murdstone in
“David Copperfield”, Boy Dougdale in Nancy Mitford’s “Love in a Cold Climate” and George VI in
“Cambridge Spies” for the BBC.
His films include OPERATION DAYBREAK , A WAR OF CHILDREN, IVANHOE, THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL, QB VII, SUSPICION, UNDER THE VOLCANO directed by John Houston, THE
HOLCROFT COVENANT, HANNAH’S WAR, THE LIGHTHORSEMEN, SECOND VICTORY, and
MOTHERTIME. As a producer, he co-produced LOST IN SIBERIA, filmed entirely in Russia, which
received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film and HAUNTED produced by his own
production company, Double ‘A’ Films.
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THE KING’S SPEECH
About the Filmmakers
TOM HOOPER – Director
Tom Hooper's most recent film THE DAMNED UNITED starred Michael Sheen as the legendary
English football manager Brian Clough. THE DAMNED UNITED was nominated by the South Bank
Show Awards for best British film and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. This Sony Pictures/BBC
Film, written by Peter Morgan, was based on the novel by David Peace.
Tom Hooper has had an unprecedented run of success at the Golden Globes, winning the Golden Globe
for best movie or mini-series made for television three years in a row (2007/8/9). His starring actors and
actresses have won Golden Globes for their performances three years running.
Tom Hooper’s “John Adams”, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, won four Golden Globes and
thirteen Emmys - the most Emmys ever awarded to a programme in one year in US television history.
Based on the best selling Pulitzer prize winning biography by David McCullough, “John Adams” tells the
story of the American Revolution through the eyes of the second president. Hooper directed all nine
hours of the mini-series, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman for HBO.
Tom Hooper’s "Longford", about Lord Longford's relationship with the "Moors Murderer" Myra Hindley,
won Golden Globes for Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton and for best TV film. It was written by Peter
Morgan for HBO/Channel 4.
Hooper won the Emmy award for directing "Elizabeth I," starring Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. The
HBO/Channel 4 miniseries won three Golden Globes and nine Emmy? Awards, including Outstanding
Miniseries and best actress for Helen Mirrren.
Hooper was nominated for a Best Director Emmy for helming the revival of ITV's "Prime Suspect - The
Last Witness," starring Helen Mirren. He directed Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the BAFTAnominated film RED DUST. Hooper's TV work also includes "Daniel Deronda," which won the Best
Miniseries award at the 2003 Banff TV Festival, "Love in a Cold Climate," for which Alan Bates was
Bafta nominated, and the multi award-winning ITV comedy drama "Cold Feet." For two years running
Hooper directed the one hour specials that won "Eastenders" the BAFTA for best soap.
He wrote, directed and produced the short film PAINTED FACES aged 18, which premiered at the
London Film Festival, was released theatrically and shown on Channel 4. At Oxford University he
directed theatre productions with contemporaries Kate Beckinsale and Emily Mortimer, and directed his
first TV commercials.
37 year old Hooper’s first film "Runaway Dog" was made aged 13 on a clockwork 16mm Bolex camera
using 100 foot of film.
IAIN CANNING – Producer
Iain Canning joined with producer Emile Sherman in 2008, setting up See-Saw Films in both the UK and
Australia. “The King’s Speech” is Canning’s first feature film as producer, having previously Executive
produced the multi-award winning films “Hunger” and “Control”.
“Hunger”, Steve McQueen’s first feature about the final weeks of Irish republican Bobby Sands, starring
Michael Fassbender, won the Camera d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA Carl
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Foreman Award. “Control”, the story of Ian Curtis the Joy Division singer, directed by Anton Corbijn
was also a Special Mention Camera d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2007 and the BAFTA Carl Foreman
Award winner in the same year.
Canning combines producing with acquiring films for Australasian distribution company Transmission
Films.
Canning has a background in marketing, sales and acquisitions having worked for Becker International,
Dendy Films and for international sales company Renaissance Films as head of development, acquisitions
and production.
EMILE SHERMAN – Producer
Emile Sherman founded See-Saw Films with UK producer Iain Canning in 2008. Since inception SeeSaw has produced Jim Loach's Oranges and Sunshine starring Emily Watson, Australian box office hit
comedy The Kings of Mykonos and Anton Corbjin's Linear.
Through his previous company, Sherman Pictures, Sherman produced films including the Toronto
International Film Festival FIPRESCI awarded film Disgrace starring John Malkovich and based on
Nobel Prize winning author J.M.Coetzee's novel; the Annie Award Best Film nominated stop motion
animation feature $9.99; and award-winning films Candy starring Heath Ledger and Geoffrey Rush, and
Phillip Noyce's Rabbit Proof Fence (as EP). Other films include Peter Cattaneo's (The Full Monty) Opal
Dream and, as EP, Australian box office hit Oyster Farmer.
Soon after inception, See-Saw founded finance company Fulcrum Media Finance together with Sharon
Menzies and Barry Sechos. Fulcrum provides finance to cashflow the Australian Producer Offset, the
New Zealand Screen Production Incentive Fund (SPIF). Sherman is also a director of leading
Australasian distribution company Transmission Films, which has a joint venture with Paramount
Pictures.
GARETH UNWIN – Producer
With a background as an assistant director and a wide variety of features behind him, Gareth has worked
on British films including CLUB LE MONDE, TRINITY and SW9 as well as bigger budgeted American
films including NOMAD, SURVIVAL ISLAND and LAST BATTLE DREAMER.
Gareth also produced the BAFTA nominated EXAM, directed by Stuart Hazeldine which was selected for
the Edinburgh, Sitges and Dinard film festivals and won the Spirit of Independence award at this years
Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Unwin is currently in production on "Projekt Chopin". Being made to coincide with the 200 year
anniversary of Chopin's birth, it is a mixture of 3-D live action and stop motion animation. Gareth is also
developing the Bedlam Productions film slate with a commitment to making emotionally rewarding films
that have a broad appeal.
DAVID SEIDLER – Writer
A Londoner by birth, he developed a profound childhood stutter. As a result, George VI, the stammering
King who had to speak, became a boyhood hero, role model, and inspiration for this film.
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Commencing with writing dubbing scripts for “Godzilla The Monster” movies, and taking time out to
work as Political Advisor to the Prime Minister of Fiji, Seidler has sustained an extensive career with
twenty credits to his name including: “Tucker, The Man and His Dream” starring Jeff Bridges, Joan
Allen, and Martin Landau, directed by Francis Coppola; “Malice in Wonderland”, Elizabeth Taylor’s
return role after a long hiatus, co-starring Jane Alexander - and projects developed for Bruce Willis, Jane
Fonda, and Kirk and Michael Douglas.
Nominated for Writing Achievement by the Writers’ Guild of America three times: winning for “Onassis,
The Richest Man In The World” with Raul Julia, Anthony Quinn and Jane Seymour (who won an Emmy
for her portrayal of Maria Callas), nominated for “My Father, My Son” with Keith Carradine and Karl
Malden, and “By Dawn’s Early Light” with Richard Crenna.
He has also written three animated features, including “Quest for Camelot” (aka “The Magic Sword”)
and has lectured at universities in Milan, Rome, and the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.
His stage version of “The King’s Speech” will open on Broadway in the Spring of 2011 with Adrian
Noble (formerly of the Royal Shakespeare Company) directing.
DANNY COHEN – Director of Photography
Director Of Photography Danny Cohen has worked on a number of feature films and television dramas
with a variety of artists, including Paul Bettany, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy,
Laura Linney and Ray Winstone, as well as an eclectic range of directors, including Richard Curtis,
Shane Meadows and Stephen Poliakoff.
Recent film and TV credits include Dominic Savage’s “Dive”, THIS IS ENGLAND and DEAD MAN'S
SHOES directed by Shane Meadows as well as most recently the C4 tv series, “This is England '86”,
directed by Meadows and Tom Harper. PIERREPOINT directed by Adrian Shergold, Steven Poliakoff’s
GLORIOUS 39 and “A Real Summer” and Richard Curtis’ THE BOAT THAT ROCKED. Danny has
twice been nominated for a BAFTA for Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction/Entertainment; in 2007
for his work on “Longford” and 2008 for “Joe’s Palace” and received a shared 2008 Emmy Nomination Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or A Movie for “John Adams” directed by Tom Hooper.
EVE STEWART – Production Designer
Eve Stewart has previously collaborated with director Tom Hooper on the Golden Globe and Emmy
award-winning “Elizabeth I”, as well as his feature film debut THE DAMNED UNITED, however she is
best known for her collaborations with Mike Leigh including VERA DRAKE, ALL OR NOTHING,
TOPSY-TURVY for which she was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000 and CAREER GIRLS.
She also art directed SECRETS AND LIES and NAKED for Mike Leigh in 1996 and 1993 respectively.
Eve has extensive film credits as a Production Designer including BECOMING JANE, THE GOOD
NIGHT, Guy Ritchie’s REVOLVER, DE-LOVELY, WONDROUS OBLIVION, NICHOLAS
NICKLEBY, GOODBYE CHARLIE BRIGHT (2001), THE HOLE (2001) and Nigel Cole’s hit comedy
SAVING GRACE (2000). Her set designs can also be seen in British teen comedy WILD CHILD and the
1980’s set IRA drama FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING and most recently in Nick Love's THE FIRM.
JENNY BEAVAN – Costume Designer
Jenny Beavan studied theatre design at the Central School of Art & Design in London. During the 1970s,
Jenny designed sets and costumes for a variety of ballet, opera and theatre companies throughout Europe
– ranging from Covent Garden Opera, Nederlans Opera and Dans Theater to the smallest fringe theatres
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in London. In 1976 she was introduced to Merchant Ivory Productions, and started work with them – first
as an assistant, and later as a costume designer.
Beavan and John Bright of Cosprop, the London costume house, formed a design partnership and worked
on 12 films together, as well as both pursuing their individual careers. A ROOM WITH A VIEW (which
won Jenny and John the 1987 Oscar for costume design) and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY were both
made with Merchant Ivory. Jenny has been nominated many times for awards (eight times for Academy
Awards) and, as well as the Oscar, she has won two BAFTA's for GOSFORD PARK and A ROOM
WITH A VIEW and an Emmy for EMMA.
During the last five years Jenny has started to work in theatre again. She designed “Private Lives” for
Howard Davies, which was produced in London and on Broadway, as well as plays produced at the
National Theatre and in the West End.
On television she has worked with Richard Loncraine on “The Gathering Storm” and also the popular
series “Cranford”. Jenny has had the good fortune to work with some of the greatest directors in cinema:
James Ivory, Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Altman, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee and Lasse Hallstrom on:
HOWARD'S END, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, GOSFORD PARK, ALEXANDER, SENSE AND
SENSIBILITY, CASANOVA and most recently, Brian DePalma on THE BLACK DAHLIA and Michael
Apted on AMAZING GRACE. Her most recent collaboration was for Guy Ritchie's SHERLOCK
HOLMES.
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – Composer
After composing the music for over 50 European films and being nominated for two Cesar Awards,
Alexandre Desplat, burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2003 with his evocative score to THE GIRL WITH
THE PEARL EARRING (starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth), which earned him nominations
from the Golden Globes, BAFTA and European Film Awards.
His reputation was solidified by his critically acclaimed score to Jonathan Glazer's film BIRTH (starring
Nicole Kidman) and Stephen Gaghan's film SYRIANA (Produced by Steven Soderbergh, starring George
Clooney and Matt Damon), which earned him yet another Golden Globe nomination. THE QUEEN
(directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren) garnered him his first Academy Award
nomination. In the same year he was also won a Golden Globe Award for his score to THE PAINTED
VEIL (starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts).
In 2007, he wrote the music for The GOLDEN COMPASS (directed by Chris Weitz and starring Nicole
Kidman and Daniel Craig), which is the first movie based upon the beloved trilogy, HIS DARK
MATERIALS by Philip Pullman and LUST, CAUTION (for Academy Award winning director Ang
Lee).
In 2008, Alexandre composed the score tor David Fincher's THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN
BUTTON (starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), which earned him his second Academy Award
Nomination and his fourth Golden Globe nomination. In the following year, he composed the music for
Nora Ephron's JULIE & JULIA (starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams), CHERI (directed by Stephen
Frears), COCO BEFORE CHANEL(starring Audrey Tautou), THE PROPHET (directed by Jacques
Audiard), which was the Official French Selection for the Oscar category of Best Picture in a Foreign
Language, TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (directed by Chris Weitz), and THE FANTASTIC MR.
FOX (directed by Wes Anderson), which brought Alexandre his third Academy Award nomination.
Recently released was Roman Polanski's contemporary film noir motion picture THE GHOST WRITER
(starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan). In 2010, Alexandre was selected as one of the nine
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luminaries to serve as a juror for the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.
Upcoming movies include THE TREE OF LIFE (directed by Terence Malick, starring Brad Pitt and Sean
Penn), THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP (directed by Richard Loncraine), TAMARA DREWE (directed
by Stephen Frears) and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 1) (directed by
David Yates).
TARIQ ANWAR – Editor
Having spent 18 years at the BBC Tariq Anwar learnt his craft by cutting a huge array of programmes for
almost every department. From the News department, to Music and Arts, to the History and Geographic
channels Tariq worked on an extremely tight schedule, and the lessons he learnt in terms of storytelling,
structure and how to make fast decisions were invaluable to his later work. Tariq has since cut a diverse
selection of feature films and television dramas and has won and been nominated for multiple awards.
His recent feature film work has included LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, THE OTHER MAN,
REVOLTIONARY ROAD, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, STAGE BEAUTY and SYLVIA as well as
AMERICAN BEAUTY, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, an ACE award and won
the BAFTA for Best Editor. Other BAFTA wins include the television dramas “Oppenheimer” and
“Caught on a Train”, and nominations include “Summer’s Lease,” “Fortunes War,” the “Monocled
Mutineer,” “Tender is the Night” and THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE.
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THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY and UK FILM COUNCIL PRESENT
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
MOMENTUM PICTURES
AEGIS FILM FUND
MOLINARE, LONDON
FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT
A SEE-SAW FILMS / BEDLAM PRODUCTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
Directed by
TOM HOOPER
Produced by
IAIN CANNING
EMILE SHERMAN
GARETH UNWIN
Screenplay by
DAVID SEIDLER
Executive Producers
GEOFFREY RUSH
TIM SMITH
PAUL BRETT
MARK FOLIGNO
Executive Producers
HARVEY WEINSTEIN
BOB WEINSTEIN
Co-producers
PETER HESLOP
SIMON EGAN
COLIN FIRTH
GEOFFREY RUSH
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
GUY PEARCE
TIMOTHY SPALL
DEREK JACOBI
JENNIFER EHLE
ANTHONY ANDREWS
CLAIRE BLOOM
EVE BEST
and MICHAEL GAMBON
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Director of Photography
DANNY COHEN BSC
Composer
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
Film Editor
TARIQ ANWAR
Production Designer
EVE STEWART
Costume Designer
JENNY BEAVAN
Make-up and Hair Designer
FRANCES HANNON
Music Supervisor
MAGGIE RODFORD
Casting Director
NINA GOLD
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Equerry
Private Secretary
Chauffeur
BBC Radio Announcer
Robert Wood
BBC Technician
Dr Blandine-Bentham
Lionel Logue
Laurie Logue
Myrtle Logue
Valentine Logue
Anthony Logue
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Theatre Director
Willie
King George V
King Edward VIII
Lord Wigram
Nurse
Lord Dawson
Queen Mary
Duke of Kent
Duke of Goucester
Butler
Colin Firth
Helena Bonham Carter
Derek Jacobi
Robert Portal
Richard Dixon
Paul Trussell
Adrian Scarborough
Andrew Havill
Charles Armstrong
Roger Hammond
Geoffrey Rush
Calum Gittins
Jennifer Ehle
Dominic Applewhite
Ben Wimsett
Freya Wilson
Ramona Marquez
David Bamber
Jake Hathaway
Michael Gambon
Guy Pearce
Patrick Ryecart
Teresa Gallagher
Simon Chandler
Claire Bloom
Orlando Wells
Tim Downie
Dick Ward
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Wallis Simpson
Footman
Winston Churchill
Boy in Regent's Park
Stanley Baldwin
Steward
Neville Chamberlain
Co-Executive Producers
Associate Producer
Eve Best
John Albasiny
Timothy Spall
Danny Emes
Anthony Andrews
John Warnaby
Roger Parrott
Deepak Sikka
Lisbeth Savill
Phil Hope
Charles Dorfman
Line Producer
Peter Heslop
Production Manager
Erica Bensly
First Assistant Director
Martin Harrison
Supervising Art Director
David Hindle
Production Sound Mixer
John Midgley
Production Coordinator
Assistant Production Coordinator
Director’s Assistant
Production Runner
Fiona Garland
Jonathan Houston
Francesca Budd
Stefano Margaritelli
Script Supervisor
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Floor Runner
Crowd Assistant Director
Crowd Assistant Director (Yorkshire)
Production Accountant
First Assistant Accountant
Assistant Accountant
Cathy Doubleday
Chris Stoaling
Heidi Gower
Darren Price
Charlie Waller
Julie Heskin
Marilyn Goldsworthy
Peter Clark
Matthew Lawson
Dialect Coach
Casting Assistant
Choreographer
Logue Family Consultant
Historical Advisor
Military & Ceremonial Advisor
Military Advisor
Neil Swain
Kharmel Cochrane
Scarlett Mackmin
Mark Logue
Hugo Vickers
Alastair Bruce
Edwin Field
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A Camera / Steadicam Operator
A Camera Focus Puller
A Camera Clapper Loader
B Camera Operator
B Camera Focus Puller
B Camera Clapper Loader
Video Playback Operator
Camera Trainee
A Camera Grip
B Camera Grip
Gaffer
Best Boy
Electricians
Electrical Rigger
Airstar Head Technician
Airstar Lead Technician
Sound Maintenance
Cable / 3rd Persons
Zac Nicholson
Peter Byrne
Abigail Catto
Danny Cohen
Leigh Gold
Max Glickman
Lizzie Kelly
Elliot Dupuy
Alex Mott
Simon Fogg
Paul McGeachan
Will Kendal
Tom Hyde
Sean Davis
Alan Fraser
Danny Griffiths
Guy Cope
Iain Young
Marc Woodcock
Mike Reardon
Charlotte Grey
Joe Carey
Art Director
Set Decorator
Production Buyer
Art Department Coordinator
Standby Art Director
Graphic Designer
Art Department Assistant
Storyboard Artist
Art Department Runners
Leon McCarthy
Judy Farr
Corina Floyd
Julia Castle
Netty Chapman
Amy Merry
Camise Oldfield
Douglas Ingram
Rebecca Walker
Eva Onsrud
Emma Weaver
Prop Master
Dressing Propman / Storeman
Dressing Propmen
Bruce Bigg
Warren Stickley
Michael Fleming
Peter Hasler
Mitch Niclas
Andy Forrest
Standby Propmen
Assistant Costume Designers
Costume Supervisor
Alison Beard
Sally Turner
Marco Scotti
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Costume Standbys
David Otzen
Katherine Greenacre
Jenna McGranaghan
Costume Assistant
Hair & Make-up Artists
Hair & Make-up Trainee
Location Managers
Nana Fischer
Carmel Jackson
Christine Whitney
Paul Gooch
Clarice Gill
Jamie Lengyel
David Broder
Rebecca Davis
Tom Asquith
Dave Bell
Lindsey Powell
Paul Tomlinson
Camilla Stephenson
Assistant Location Managers
Unit Manager
Location Assistants
Location Scout
Construction Manager
Chargehand Carpenter
Carpenters
Supervising Painter
Scenic Painter
Painter
Stagehand
Construction Driver
Alan Chesters
Jo Hawthorne
Leigh Chesters
Simon Robilliard
John Roberts
David Mears
George Roberts
Michael Webb
Billy Pidgley
Standby Carpenter
Standby Painter
Standby Rigger
David ‘Ned’ Kelly
Henry Gallagher
John Hanks
Special Effects Supervisor
Special Effects Floor Supervisor
Special Effects Senior Technician
Mark Holt
Jamie Weguelin
Patrick O’Sullivan
Public Relations
Unit Publicist
Stills Photographer
EPK
King George VI Stand-in
Lionel Logue Stand-in
Queen Elizabeth Stand-in
Utility Stand-in
Transport Captain
Driver to Mr Hooper
DDA Public Relations Ltd
Emma Davie
Laurie Sparham
Special Treats
Roy Borrett
Steven Morphew
Helen Slaymaker
Richard Manlove
Simon Jones
David O’Donoghue
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Driver to Mr Firth
Driver to Mr Rush
Driver to Ms Bonham Carter
Driver to Mr Pearce
Unit Drivers
Minibus Drivers
Catering by
Proprietor
Catering Manager
Chef
Catering Assistants
Health & Safety Officers
Tony Wadsworth
Lee Isgar
Harry Taylor
Danny Jarman
Debbie Bryant
Steve Pirolli
John Ayres
Mark Bellett
Premier Caterers Limited
Peter Titterell
Kevin Chamberlin
Dave Hayball
Christine Perrett
Will McCord
Jeremy Sellick
Mike Ryan
Barry May-Leybourne
John Dalton
Carrie Johnson
Unit Nurse
2nd Unit Director of Photography
2nd Unit First Assistant Director
nd
2 Unit Crowd Second Assistant Director
2nd Unit Third Assistant Directors
2nd Unit Focus Pullers
2nd Unit Clapper Loaders
2nd Unit Camera Trainee
2 Unit Video Playback Operators
nd
2nd Unit Grips
2nd Unit Sound Mixer
2 Unit Sound Assistant
nd
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Coordinator
Delivery Paperwork Coordinator
Post Production Accountant
Martin Kenzie
Guy Heeley
Charlie Reed
Tom Brewster
Andy Mannion
Liam Lock
Shaun Cobley
David Cozens
Oliver Loncraine
Nathan Mann
Ben Wilson
Dave Churchyard
Chloe Thomson
Will Morris
Martyn Culpan
Guy McCormack
Jody Knight
Dean Morris
Gary Hutchings
Martin Seeley
Dash Mason-Malik
Emma Zee
Siobhan Boyes
Sarah Parfitt
Peter Eardley
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Sound Post Production by
Boom Post
Supervising Sound Editor
Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Effects Editors
Lee Walpole
Philip Clements
Catherine Hodgson
Jim Goddard
Andre Schmidt
Matt Skelding
Virginia Thorn
Philip Clements
Catherine Thomas
Peter Burgis
Andi Derrick
Paul Hamblin
Forbes Noonan
Martin Jensen
Dialogue Editors
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Assistant Sound Editor
Foley Recordist & Editor
Foley Artists
Re-recording Mixer
ADR & Assistant Re-recording Mixer
Additional Re-recording Mixer
ADR (Australia)
ADR (London)
ADR (New York)
ADR (Hawaii)
Sound Firm, Melbourne
Pepper, London
Sound One, NYC
Audio Images, Kauai
Digital Intermediate by
Post Production Manager
Digital Intermediate Conform Editors
Molinare, London
Alan Pritt
Steve Knight
Gemma Townsend
Francois Kamffer
Jamie Welsh
Colourist
Gareth Spensley
On-line Editor
Digital Film Supervisor
Digital Film Technicians
Digital Film Consultant
Film Consultant
Connan McStay
Matt James
Tim Drewett
Mike Andrews
Soren Kloch
Len Brown
VFX Editor
Tony Trompetto
VFX by
Molinare, London
VFX Supervisor / Producer
VFX Line Producer
VFX Production Coordinator
Head of Production
On-set VFX Supervisor
Additional on-set VFX Supervision
2D Lead
Tom Horton
Fawnda Denham
Duncan Holland
Sal Urmeji
Philip Attfield
Neil Cunningham
Nik Martin
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Senior 2D Artists
2D Artists
Matte Painters
Senior CG Artist
VFX Editor
VFX Data Ops
FOR PIXION
CG Supervisor
CG Artists
Match Mover
2D Supervisor
2D Lead
2D Artists
Music Composed and Conducted by
Piano Solo
Orchestra Leader / Violin Solos
Simon Kilroe
Anthony Webb
Rick McMahon
Alasdair McNeil
John Hardwick
Marc Hutchings
Zissis Papatzikis
Terence Alvares
Joss Flores
Serdar Simga
Audrius Urbonavicius
Julian Johnson
Collette Nunes
Liam Tully
Viral Thakkar
Neha
Antra
Sohil Shaik
Ranadheer Reddy (Rana)
Sanjiv Naik
Sanket Gune
Pratik Kalbende
Abhijit
Sreekanth
Anil Rawat
Indresh Tiwari
Saarika Ali
Ashok Uchil
Arun Mendon
Abhiman Nimaan
Debashish Bora
Pratik Dubey
Ritu Chourasia
Alexandre Desplat
Dave Arch
Thomas Bowes
Music Recorded and Mixed at
Abbey Road Studios, London
Score Recorded and Mixed by
Pete Cobbin
Source Music Recorded and Mixed by
Assisted by
Andrew Dudman
Sam Okell
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John Barrett
Score Orchestra Contractor
Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Orchestra Contractor
Supervising Music Editor
Music Editor
Lucy Whalley
Gerard McCann
Peter Clarke
Music Orchestrated by
Score Music Preparation
Score Coordinator for Composer
Assistant Music Supervisor
Jill Streeter
Xavier Forcioli
Helen Yates
SOURCE MUSIC
Conducted by
Music Performed by
Soloists
Leader
Music Librarian
Animal Handlers
Horse Handlers
Armourer
Camera Equipment
Lighting Equipment
Film Stock
Color by
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Medical Services (London)
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Services Limited
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Development
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President
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M J McMahon
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