- Ebony Thomas
Ebony Thomas (born 1980) is a British actress who is best known for playing the role of resident "Glamour-Puss" Yasmin McHugh on the Five soap opera "Family Affairs" from 1998 until 2005. She was one of the programme's longest-serving cast members. She was well known for both her own and her character's fashion sense. A former student of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, her other credits include a small role in the film Virtual Sexuality released in 1999, …
- David Easter
David Easter (born 11 November 1959 in Eastleigh, Hampshire) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Pete Callan in the television soap opera "Family Affairs" from 1997 to 2005. He had previously been a regular cast member on "Brookside", playing Pat Hancock from 1984 to 1987. He has also appeared in "The Bill" and "Birds of a Feather" in small guest appearances.
- Kazia Pelka
Kazia Pelka (born 1962 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is a British actress of Polish (father) and Irish (mother) origin. She has had major roles in "Brookside" as prostitute Anna Wolska, "Heartbeat" as district nurse Maggie Bolton, "Coronation Street" and more recently the Channel Five soap "Family Affairs", where she played Chrissy Costello from September 2003 to the show final episode on December 31th 2005.
- Gareth Hale
Gareth Hale is an English comedian and actor, born 15 January 1953, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace. Their comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably "Hale and Pace", "Pushing Up Daisies", "h&p@bbc" and "Jobs for the Boys".
- Nicola Duffett
Nicola Duffett (born January 22 1963 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English actress. She remains best known for two long-running soap opera roles. After appearing as Debbie Bates in "EastEnders" from 1993 to 1995 she went into the role of boozy floozie Cat Matthews in "Family Affairs". Cat first appeared in "Family Affairs" in late 1998 and was a key character in the show's storylines until the series ended in December 2005.
- Rupert Hill
Rupert Sinclair Hill (born 15th June 1979, Solihull) is an English actor known for several on-going roles in UK soap operas. Rupert Hill started with small roles on television. He appeared in one episode of "EastEnders" as Robbie's half-brother Kevin Bolton, as well appearances in "Inspector Morse" and "Brookside". Hill subsequently went into the on-going role of Cameron Davenport in daily serial "Family Affairs", …
- Barbara Young
Barbara Young (born 9 February, 1936 in Brighouse, West Yorkshire) is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role as the future Emperor Nero's mother, Agrippinilla, in the landmark 1975 BBC serial "I, Claudius". She recently played the long-running role of gossipy yet lovable Sadie Hargreaves Lloyd in soap opera "Family Affairs". Sadie, a former theatre actor turned barmaid, was a key figure in the show from 1998 until 2005, …
- Idris Elba
Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
- Gary Webster
Gary Webster (born 3 February 1964 in London, England) is an actor. Gary is married to Wendy Turner(Pet Rescue) and has two sons with Wendy, Jack and Freddie Webster. He is best known for playing Ray Daley in the television series "Minder", replacing Dennis Waterman as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series. Webster joined the series in 1991 and remained until its conclusion in 1994.
- Anna Acton
Anna Acton is a United Kingdom based actor last seen in television series "The Bill" as Rochelle Barratt, the wife of a Borough Commander. Prior to appearing in "The Bill," Acton played the long-suffering yet bubbly Geri Evans in soap opera "Family Affairs" for three and a half years. Anna’s passion for acting started in her friend’s back garden where she ran a little drama group. Originally from Marlow, Anna now lives in London with her boyfriend, …
- Kate Williams
Kate Williams (born 1941, London, England, UK) is an English actress from London who trained at London's East 15 Acting School. She remains best known for two television roles: Joan Booth in the 1970s sitcom "Love Thy Neighbour" and Audrey Withey in the crime drama "Widows". She reprised the role of Audrey for the "ten years later" sequel "She's Out", …
- Laila Rouass
Laila Rouass (born June 22, 1975) is a Moroccan Indian actress popular in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Amber Gates, on British drama, "Footballers' Wives". She was born in London to a Moroccan father and an Indian mother. She started her career as a VJ in Channel V in Mumbai, India.
- Jan Harvey
Jan Harvey is a British actress, born in Penzance on 1 June1947. She is best known for her role as Jan Howard in the 1980s BBC drama "Howards' Way". In the 1990s she appeared in the action series "Bugs" as Jan, and more recently was a regular cast member in the Channel 5 soap opera "Family Affairs" in which she played Babs Woods.
- Jack Ryder
Jack Ryder (born 21 September 1981 in London) is a popular British actor best known for playing the role of Jamie Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera "EastEnders" from 1998 to 2002. Ryder is the son of Jack Hues, the lead singer of the 1980s pop group Wang Chung. He is married to singer turned actress Kym Ryder. In 2004, Ryder appeared as a contestant on celebrity "Weakest Link", …
- Mal Young
Mal Young (born January 26 1957, Liverpool, England) is a British television producer and executive producer.
- Angela Hazeldine
Angela Lee Hazeldine (born Colwyn Bay, Wales in 1981) is a British actress and singer, whose most notable role was as Gemma Craig in "Family Affairs" from 1999 to 2003. Her father is a cousin of the late James Hazeldine. Her band, for which she sang and played bass, was called Shepherd's Pi, whose members included her former "Family Affairs" co-stars, Sam Stockman and Rupert Hill.
- Gabrielle Glaister
Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July 1960, Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswolds, England) is an English actress. She attended Chichester College where she studied English and Drama, then trained at the National Youth Theatre, before appearing in repertory theatre. Glaister first appeared in the title role in a stage production of "Oliver Twist", alongside long-time friend Ben Elton's Artful Dodger.
- Rebecca Hunter
Rebecca Hunter (sometimes credited as Becky Hunter) is a British actress and singer, born in Northampton, England on 12 July, 1981. She is most well-known for playing Melanie Costello on the Five soap opera "Family Affairs" between 2003 and 2005. Prior to this, she was a member of the pop group allSTARS*, and appeared on the accompanying CITV series "STARStreet". allSTARS* were a pop act aimed predominantly at younger, pre-teen fans, …
- Sandra Huggett
Sandra Huggett (born 20th September 1973, Surrey, England) is a British actress. She grew up in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, but now lives in North London. Her father is professional golfer, Brian Huggett. She attended both Haberdashers Monmouth School For Girls & Mountview Theatre School. Before she started acting, she used to be a test-driver for the car manufacturer, Ford. She is most well-known in the UK for her role as S.H.O Holly Miles, in the long-running BBC medical drama series, …
- Beth Cordingly
Beth Cordingly (born 24 October 1976, Brighton) is a British actress most famous for her role as PC Kerry Young in TV police drama "The Bill". Prior to this, she had appeared in the soap opera, "Family Affairs" as troubled teenager Sara Warrington - a lapdancer who blew most of her wages on cocaine. Beth started out in theatre, playing roles in adaptions of Othello and Noel Coward's Semi-Monde. At secondary school, Brighton and Hove High School, …
- Leah Coombes
- Miles Petit
Miles Petit (born 8 February 1972) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Roy Farmer in the Channel Five soap opera "Family Affairs". He appeared in the series from episode one in 1997 until 2003 when his character (the only remaining original) was killed off. Petit directed several episodes and since leaving the series (which itself was cancelled in 2005) he has appeared in the films "Hey Mr DJ" and "Moussaka and Chips".
- Tanya Franks
Tanya Franks is a British stage and screen actress. Before appearing in the long-running British television show "The Bill", Tanya appeared in the soap opera "Family Affairs", playing lesbian mother Karen Ellis. It was announced on 3 July 2007 that Tanya has joined the cast of EastEnders and will be arriving in late July as Rainie, the sister of Tanya Branning.
- Ian Cullen
Ian Cullen is a British actor born in 1939 with numerous roles in British television, including extended periods on "Z Cars", "Emergency Ward 10" and as one of the original cast of the Channel 5 soap opera "Family Affairs". As well as his acting commitments, Ian has run a very successful youth drama group in Surrey (Surrey Heath Young Actors Company) for many years. He lives with his wife Yvonne who is also a drama teacher.
- Annie Miles
Annie Miles (born 5 May 1958 in Tyneside, England) is an actress who is best known for her roles in television soap opera. She played Sue Sullivan (nee Harper) in "Brookside" from 1987 to 1991, and Maria Simons Starr in "Family Affairs" from 1997 to 2000.
- Liz Crowther
Liz Crowther (born 9 December 1954 in London, England) is an actor. She remains best known for her role as Sonia the receptionist in "Shoestring". She has also appeared in "Miss Marple", "A Very Peculiar Practice", "Bergerac", "French Fields" and "Doctors". She was also a regular cast member of the soap opera "Family Affairs" as Annie Hart from its debut in 1997 until 1999. She is the daughter of comedian Leslie Crowther.
- Florence Hoath
Florence Hoath (born 12 July 1984) is a British actress and daughter of British actress Tina Martin. She made her film debut at the age of eight in the 1993 screen adaptation of "Secret Rapture". Since then she has gone on to star in a number of film and television programmes including the 2005 "Doctor Who" episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances".
- Cordelia Bugeja
Cordelia Bugeja, born March 5, 1976, is a British actor, best known for her role as Melanie Hart in the soap opera "Family Affairs", and in 2006 playing the role of the prostitute Kate in "Respectable" on five. She has also made appearances in over two dozen British TV commercials, notably the award-winning campaign for Sure antiperspirant with the punchline "Thank god you dumped him first!", and a hugely successful campaign for Yakult yoghurt drink.
- Paul Marquess
Paul Marquess is a British television producer. His credits include Brookside, The Bill and Family Affairs. He also came up with the idea for "Footballers' Wives". In 2002 he took over as executive producer on "The Bill" where he made many changes to the show's format and cast. The show became serialised and many veteran characters were axed.
- Carol Starks
Carol Starks is a British actress. She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and landed her first role with the National Theatre in 'Sweeney Todd'. She later found wider audiences through her ongoing role in soap opera "Family Affairs", playing nurse Tanya Woods from 2003 to 2005. She is married to American actor Eric Loren and has a 5 year old son. She currently lives in North West London. Carol is a former member of Blackburn Drama Club, …
- Michael Wildman
Michael Wildman is a British actor who appeared in the film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". He played the role of aggressive, feisty centaur Magorian, who plays a small part in the eventual outcome of the plot. Prior to accepting this role, Michael was in the west end playing Lance Corpral Dawson in A Few Good Men, along side Rob Lowe, and other programmes, …
- Stephen Yardley
Stephen Yardley (born 24 March 1942 in Ferrensby, Yorkshire, England) is an actor, best known for playing medallion man Ken Masters in the 1980s drama "Howards' Way". He made early appearances on TV in the 1960s, in series like "Danger Man", and had an extended run in "Z Cars" when it was revived in 1967, but his best known work was in the 1970s & 80s.
- Rocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall is a British television and film actor, living near Battersea park. He has starred in mainstream movies such as Hart's War and Mean Machine. He has also appeared on several television programmes in both guest roles and starring roles, including Casualty, Family Affairs, Band of Brothers, Kyle Key, Holby City (as registrar Ed Keating), Dalziel and Pascoe, Doctors and The Bill.
- Sam Stockman
Sam Stockman (born 1982) is a British actor whose most notable roles include Lewis Davenport in British Soap Opera "Family Affairs" from 2002 to 2004. Along with former co-star, Rupert Hill, Sam makes up one quarter of Shepherd's Pi
- Kim Taylforth
Kim Taylforth is an English actor. She is best known for her roles as Sharon Ingram on the BBC soap opera, Family Affairs (2004-2005) and as Marilyn Fenner on ITV's Bad Girls. She is the sister of actress Gillian Taylforth. She was born on 1st January 1958.
- Marshall Lancaster
Marshall Lancaster (born 5 October 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a British actor. He has appeared in many television dramas, including "Coronation Street", "Holby City" and "Family Affairs", but is probably best known for playing DC Chris Skelton in the BBC time travel drama, "Life on Mars". He will reprise the role of Skelton in the forthcoming spin-off series, "Ashes to Ashes".
- Jemma Walker
Jemma Walker is a British actress, best known for her roles in "Family Affairs" (Siobhan Jones Callan) and "EastEnders" (Sasha Perkins).
- Marcus D'Amico
Marcus D'Amico (b. December 4, 1965) is an actor best known to US audiences for his role as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the original "Tales of the City" PBS miniseries in 1994. The role of Michael Tolliver was recast for the subsequent "Tales of the City" miniseries sequels, "More Tales of the City" and "Further tales of the City". According to the series' author Armistead Maupin, "Despite the rumors, …
- Matthew Jay Lewis
Matthew Jay Lewis is a British actor who is best known for his role as Matt Ellis in five's one time flagship soap Family Affairs. He is also known for the role of Sean Kennedy in Channel 4's popular soap opera "Hollyoaks". Matthew Jay Lewis made a brief return to hollyoaks in March 2007.
- Cathy Murphy
Cathy Murphy (born 7 August 1967) is a British actress. She played recurring role of Trisha Taylor in soap opera "EastEnders". She had earlier played the ongoing role of Cheryl Barker in serial "Family Affairs" for one year.