Elizabeth Lee McGovern is an American-British actress. She has received many awards,including a Screen Actors Guild Award,three Golden Globe Award nominations,and one Academy Award nomination.
Earl of Grantham was a title in the Peerage of England created once on 24 December 1698,along with the titles Viscount Boston,of Boston in the County of Lincoln,and Baron Alford,of Alford in the County of Lincoln,for Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque. The titles were created with a special remainder,failing heirs male of his body,to his three brothers Cornelius,Maurice,and Francis,in like manner respectively. Since both his sons and as well his three brothers had predeceased him,the titles became extinct upon his death in 1754.
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes,Baron Fellowes of West Stafford,,known professionally as Julian Fellowes,is an English actor,novelist,film director,screenwriter,and Conservative peer. He has received numerous accolades,including an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four BAFTA Awards,a Golden Globe Award,two Olivier Awards,and a Tony Award.
Matthew William Goode is a British actor. Goode made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's television film Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His breakthrough role was in the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty (2004),for which he received a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout Movie Star –Male. He then appeared in a string of supporting roles in films,such as Woody Allen's Match Point (2005),the romantic comedy Imagine Me and You (2006),and the period drama Copying Beethoven (2006). He earned praise for his performances as Charles Ryder in the 2008 film adaptation of the novel Brideshead Revisited and as Ozymandias in the superhero film Watchmen (2009). He then starred in the romantic comedy Leap Year (2010) and Australian drama Burning Man (2011),the latter earning him a nomination for Best Actor at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.
Lucy Noël Martha Leslie,Countess of Rothes was a British philanthropist and social leader. She was seen as a heroine of the Titanic disaster,famous for taking the tiller of her lifeboat and later helping row the craft to the safety of the rescue ship Carpathia.
Michelle Suzanne Dockery is an English actress. She is best known for starring as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015),for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She reprised her role in the films Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey:A New Era (2022).
Brendan Coyle is a British-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for The Weir in 1999. He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries North &South,Robert Timmins in the first three series of Lark Rise to Candleford,and more recently Mr Bates,the valet,in Downton Abbey,which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century,created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS,which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology,on 9 January 2011. The show ran for six series and fifty-two episodes,including five Christmas specials.
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards,honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1,2010,until May 31,2011,were held on Sunday,September 18,2011,at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles,California. Fox televised the ceremony within the United States. Jane Lynch hosted the Emmys for the first time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10.
The White Queen is a British historical drama television drama serial based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel series The Cousins' War. The first episode premiered on BBC One on 16 June 2013 in the UK.
The second series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey broadcast from 18 September 2011 to 6 November 2011,comprising a total of eight episodes and one Christmas Special episode broadcast on 25 December 2011. The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States,which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology. Series two explores the lives of the Crawley family and servants during and after the First World War.
The third series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey broadcast from 16 September 2012 to 4 November 2012,comprising a total of eight episodes and one Christmas Special episode broadcast on 25 December 2012. The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States,which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology.
The fourth series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey broadcast from 22 September 2013 to 10 November 2013,comprising a total of eight episodes and one Christmas Special episode broadcast on 25 December 2013. The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States,which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology.
The fifth series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey broadcast from 21 September 2014 to 9 November 2014,comprising a total of eight episodes and one Christmas Special episode broadcast on 25 December 2014. The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States,which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology.
The sixth series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey broadcast from 20 September 2015 to 8 November 2015,comprising a total of eight episodes and one Christmas Special episode broadcast on 25 December 2015. The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States,which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology.
Downton Abbey is a 2019 historical drama film written by Julian Fellowes,series creator and writer of the television series of the same name,and directed by Michael Engler. The film was produced by Carnival Films and Perfect World Pictures and it continues the storyline from the series,with much of the original cast returning. The film,set in 1927,depicts a royal visit to the Crawley family's stately home in Yorkshire. As royal staff members descend on Downton,an assassin has also arrived and attempts to kill the monarch. The Crawleys and their servants are pitted against the royal entourage,including the queen's lady-in-waiting,who has fallen out with the Crawley family,especially the Dowager Countess,over an inheritance issue.
Belgravia is a British Regency and Victorian-era historical drama television series,set in the 19th century,based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Julian Fellowes—both named after Belgravia,an affluent district of London. The limited series,a co-production between Carnival Films and American cable network Epix,is adapted by Fellowes from his novel,and reunites the production team behind Downton Abbey with Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant executive producing alongside Liz Trubridge and Fellowes. Belgravia is directed by John Alexander,and produced by Colin Wratten.
Downton Abbey:A New Era is a 2022 historical drama film and the sequel to the 2019 film Downton Abbey. The film was written by Julian Fellowes,the creator and writer of the television series of the same name,and was directed by Simon Curtis.
