Alex Andreas
Actor · b. 1970 · North London, England, UK
Before Alex Andreas did his formal training at LSMT (London School of Musical Theatre), he actually worked as a bodyguard for the likes of The Gap Band, Eurhythmics to name but a few. After leaving LSMT, Alex went on to play the part of the Big Bopper in the smash hit musical The Buddy Holly story. He toured the whole of the UK, Germany, Denmark and even Prince Renoirs club in Monte Carlo. He then went on to work in film and television with the likes of Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, and Guy Richie in the hit film Snatch. Some of his television credits include the BBC comedy My Hero with Ardle O'Hanlon, and the Channel 4 show, Make My Day with Mark Owen (from Take That).
Series4
TV7.6CrimeDramaWhen soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
The Capture
2019 · 355 votes
TV6.5ComedySci-Fi & FantasyMy Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.
My Hero
2000 · 32 votes
TV7.7DocumentaryCrimeDocumentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Banged Up Abroad
2007 · 18 votes
TV3.5ComedySci-Fi & FantasyGenie in the House is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon UK about a widowed father with two teenage daughters who find a dusty old golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A quick rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for 1000 years. Philip has banned any use of magic in the house, yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers. The mother is never mentioned, except on Adil's birthday when Philip mentions being a widower. As of March 2012, Genie in the House is now airing on the Starz Kids & Family cable network.
Genie in the House
2006 · 2 votes
Movies3
Movie7.8CrimeComedyUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Snatch
2000 · 10K votes
Movie4.5ThrillerA week in the life of Woody; a Soho pimp, as seen through the eyes of concealed documentary cameras: A week which spirals brutally out of control.
Pimp
2010 · 16 votes
Movie8.0TV MovieRomanceA romantic comedy written by and starring Alexei Sayle. A couple on a first date in London are determined to find a drink after closing time, to prove to themselves that they are not careworn and middle-aged. What follows is a series of misadventures
Sorry About Last Night
1995 · 2 votes