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Sacha Baron Cohen
actor, writer, producer
Borat, Ali G show, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Madagascar 2, Bruno
Jeremy Bolt
producer
Resident Evil, Dead or Alive, Death Race
Clive Bradley
writer
BAFTA Children’s Award best drama for ‘That Summer Day’ TV series, Walking the Dead, City of Vice
Philippa Braithwaite
producer
1998 British Film Awards: Producer of the Year, Doc Martin TV series, Sliding Doors
James Breese
director, writer, producer
Benjamin’s Struggle
Paul Brooks
producer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Arabella Cecil
producer, writer
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Mark Ezra
writer, director, producer
Riders, Savage Hearts, Blind Justice, Slaughter High
Julian Fellowes
actor, writer, producer, director
Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Gosford Park
Roland Gift
actor, writer, soundtrack
Saturday Night Live music, Hitch soundtrack, Highlander (TV)
Richard Holmes
producer, writer
Waking Ned, BAFTA Scotland award Best Film for Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Nick Hornby
writer, director, actor
“High Fidelity” novel, “About a Boy” novel, “Fever Pitch” novel
Vadim Jean
director, writer, producer
Leon the Pig Farmer, Clockwork Mice, Beyond Bedlam
Kirk Jones
director, writer, soundtrack
Waking Ned, Nanny McPhee
Emily Lloyd
actress
Wish You Were Here nominated Best Actress BAFTA
Mark Mahon
director, writer, producer
multiple award winning Strength and Honour
Ken Marshall
producer
London to Brighton
Ben Miller
actor, producer, writer
The Armstrong and Miller Show
Christopher Nolan
multiple award winning writer, director, producer
The Dark Knight, Memento, The Prestige, Baman Begins, Insomnia
Alison Owen
producer
Brick Lane, Shaun of the Dead, BAFTA award for Elizabeth
Guy Ritchie
writer, director, producer, actor
award winning Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch
Tom Skankland
director, writer
award winning short films: Bait, Going Down
Charles Steel
producer
BAFTA award for The Last King of Scotland
Matthew Vaughn
producer, writer, director
Stardust, Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Jake West
writer, director, producer
Razor Blade Smile, Doghouse
Edgar Wright
director, writer, actor
Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz
David Yates
director, writer, producer
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Toby Young
writer, producer, actor
Top Chef judge, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Sean McConville
director, writer, producer, special effects
Deadline, Star Wars: Episode 1 special effects technician
Gavin Hood
writer, director, producer
award winning Tsotsi, The Storekeeper
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