Cast

Nick Edwards – Matthew Rhys

Rising star Matthew Rhys became known to a global audience in Julie Taymor’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Titus starring Anthony Hopkins. A graduate of RADA Matthews credits include Whatever Happened To Harold Smith?, directed by Peter Hewitt; The Testimony Of Taliesin Jones, directed Jonathan Price; Very Annie Mary – directed by Sara Sugarman; The Graduate, at the Gielgud Theatre (starring Kathleen Turner); Lost World, BBC; Deathwatch; The Associate, directed by Paul Miller and most recently playing Romeo for the Royal Shakespeare Companies production of Romeo And Juliet, directed by Peter Gill.

Eve Evans – Kate Ashfield

Currently known to everyone as Simon Pegg’s girlfriend in Shaun of the Dead. Kate is one of the UK’s foremost leading ladies. She first garned attention in Tim Roth’s The War Zone. In 2001 she won the coveted Best Actress award at the British Independent Film Awards for her role in Late Night Shopping. Other credits include: The Low Down, directed by Jamie Thraves; Christie Malry’s Own Double Entry, directed by Simon Bent; Pure, directed by Gines MacKinnon; Beyond Borders, directed by Martin Campbell; and This Little Life, directed by Sarah Gavron.

Tony Evans – Tom Chambers

A graduate from Guildford School of Acting, Fakers is Tom Chambers screen debut. After graduating drama school Tom joined the Derby Repertory Theatre Company performing Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth and Cyrano de Bergerac. He then came to London to play Benedict in The Rover at the Young Vic Studio. It was playing Mason in the 1st World War trenches play Journey’s End that Tom first met Fakers director Richard Janes. Tom is keen for everyone to know he put on two stones to play Tony and is not really that simple!

Phil Norris – Tony Haygarth

Tony Haygarth’s prolific career spans theatre, television and feature films. He Is probably most well known for his role in the hit television series Where The Heart is. His other television credits include: Sharpe's Justice, Sharpe's Enemy, Our Friends in the North, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Ivanhoe, Claudius and Hornblower. In theatre he has been nominated for an Olivier Award for both Twelve Angry Men and The Tempest, and has won the Clarence Derwent Award for Simpatico. You may also recognise his voice as Mr Tweedy from the hugely successful Chicken Run.

Foster Wright – Art Malik

Art Malik is an award-winning actor with an outstanding career in theatre, television and feature films. His feature film credits include: True Lies, Bond Living Day Lights, A Passage to India and Side Streets.

In television Art’s credits include his current run in Holby City, Messiah and of course Jewel In the Crown.

Sylvia Create – Rula Lenska

Rula’s first major television role was as Q in Rock Follies, which became a major cult hit, recently released on video and DVD. Her television credits include Boon, Minder, Kappatoo II, Cluedo, An Actors Life For, Stay Lucky, The Detectives and One Foot in the Grave, A Design for Living and Watching Me Watching You, The Saint, Private Schultz, The Miser, Take A Letter Mr Jones, Morgan of Ravenscar, Conversations With A Stranger and Eastenders. Rula made her film debut in Soft Beds. Further film credits include Hard Battles, Alfie Darling and Paradise Grove.