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Gareth David-Lloyd
Robert Llewellyn
Robert's first foray into the world of show business started out as a hobby. He was part of a comedy group called The Joeys, with Bernie Evans, Nigel Ordishand and Graham Allum. The group toured the UK and Europe in the early 1980s. Llewellyn wrote much of the material, and also began writing novels. The group split in 1985, having toured for years and done thousands of shows. Robert's big break came when he was seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing in his new comedy, Mammon, Robot Born Of Woman. The story is about a robot who, as he became more human, began to behave increasingly badly. This was seen by Paul Jackson, producer of Red Dwarf, and he was invited to audition for the role of Kryten. Llewellyn has presented a number of progammes for UK television. His first outing as presenter was on Scrapheap Challenge produced by Channel 4; the series sees teams of engineers competing to build machines to complete a given task from materials scavenged from a scrapheap. His other presenting roles include a version of Discovery Channel's How Do They Do It? and Hollywood Science, the latter of which is a joint production between the BBC and the Open University. Llewellyn also recently played the role of the perplexed 'Gryphon' in the film MirrorMask (2005). He has described himself as "very much a 'don't want to do it now' kind of person" (Dwarfing USA documentary, Red Dwarf V DVD). Recently, Llewellyn has starred in the CBBC show MI High as the Prime Minister. Llewellyn is also the author of nine books, including The Man on Platform 5, Brother Nature, and Therapy, And How To Avoid It with Nigel Planer (of The Young Ones).
Anthony Lewis:
ALSO JOINING US: James Marsters:
James most recently completed work on the hit BBC television show Torchwood, starring opposite John Barrowman. Many fans may have also seen his recent appearance on the new hit TNT series Saving Grace starring Holly Hunter. Marsters filmed the new Richard LaGravenese film PS I Love You as co-lead, opposite Hillary Swank and Gerard Butler, based on the best-selling novel by Cecilia Ahem. Scheduled to be released in December 2007, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. and will also feature Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Bates, and Gina Gershon. In addition James completed filming the Shoreline Entertainment thriller, Shadow Puppets. James stars as Jack, one of the eight people who awake in an abandoned asylum without any previous memories of their whereabouts. After discovering they were subjects of an experiment gone haywire, they also realize they are being stalked by a vicious Shadow Creature eager to end their lives. The film is set to be released later this year. In the fall of 2005, James joined the cast of Smallville as Brainiac, an android that causes a severe riff between Clark and Lex. While Marsters appeared on Smallville ratings rose by an estimated 50%. Smallville airs on the WB network on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern time. In March of 2005, Marsters starred in the USA Original true crime film, Cool Money. Marsters played Bobby Comfort a thief bouncing in and out of prison. But before he can settle into his life at home with his wife and kids, Bobby meets a bizarre thug who lures Bobby back to a life of crime. Together, the men take New York by storm, starting a string of hotel heists that humiliates the New York police and culminates into the largest jewel heist in American history. Born in the remote northern logging town of Greenville, California, and raised in Modesto, California, Marsters always knew he wanted to be an actor. From his debut as 'Eyeore' in a fourth grade production of Winnie the Pooh, he went on to study acting at New York's prestigious Julliard. He began his professional career in the theater, performing in stage productions such as The Tempest and Red Noses at Chicago's renowned Goodman Theater. In addition, Marsters revisited the stage in Los Angeles, with a starring role in an original play produced by Noah Wyle titled, The Why. Marsters made his on-screen debut guest-starring on the television series Northern Exposure. He landed the prominent role of an ill-at-ease priest, which was cast locally in Seattle, soon after moving to the Pacific Northwest. He was inspired by the success to move to Los Angeles and within months was sinking his proverbial teeth into the role of 'Spike' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Marsters, no stranger to television, starred in the anthology series Strange Frequency for VH1, as well as in Gene Roddenbury's Andromeda. Other credits include the feature film The House of Haunted Hill. When he's not working, Marsters enjoys being a father, playing the guitar, watching football, and spending time with friends at the beach. He is also a successful singer/songwriter. As a solo artist he has completed very triumphant tours of the UK and Australia, in conjunction with the promotion of his solo album, Civilized Man. He is currently back in the studio working on his second solo album.
Jeremy Bulloch:
Following many appearances on children's television Jeremy's big break came at the age of seventeen when he landed a major role in a musical film called "Summer Holiday" that starred the pop singer Cliff Richard (now Sir Cliff). He then went into a BBC soap opera called "The Newcomers" which ran for three years and made him a household name in the U.K. In 1969 Jeremy landed a leading role in a musical called "Las Leandras" which was filmed in Madrid, Spain. This was followed by two major films "The Virgin & the Gypsy" and "Mary Queen of Scots" During the 1970's he appeared in many other films including three James Bond films where he portrayed the character Smithers (Q's assistant). In 1977 Jeremy went to the Far East for six months where he was based in Singapore and traveled to the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia filming a BBC drama documentary called "The Sadrina Project". This documentary was designed to teach people in the Far East, mainly the Chinese, the English language. On a trip to China in 1992, some fifteen years later where Jeremy was performing in a stage play he was instantly recognized by hundreds of people who said they had learnt their English from "The Sadrina Project". In 1978 he was starring in a hit television comedy series called "Agony" which was co-written by American Len Richmond and real life Agony Aunt Anna Raeburn and ran for three years. It was during this series that Jeremy got a small part in "The Empire Strikes Back". This part of course was "Boba Fett" proving the old theatrical saying 'there is no such thing as a small part'. Jeremy was asked to reprise his role as "Boba Fett" in "Return of the Jedi" some two years later. Since the early 1980's Jeremy has appeared in many T.V. shows. He also has appeared in several stage plays in London's West End, and has done two world-wide theatre tours. Jeremy appeared regularly in the popular T.V. series "Robin of Sherwood" where he played the part of "Edward of Wickham". Jeremy's son Robbie was asked to play "Matthew" (Edwards's son) in the series. Another favorite series he has appeared in is Doctor Who where he played the part of Tor in "The Space Museum" with William Hartnell as the Doctor. He also played the part of Hal the Archer in "The Time Warrior" when Jon Pertwee was the Doctor. Jeremy's most recent appearances have been in a popular UK soap opera, and an independent film called "Number One Longing, Number Two Regret"—this film has just had its premier showing in London. He has also worked on an interactive film called "Advanced Warriors" that is now out on DVD. He is also very busy voicing various commercials, talking CD's and radio advertisements. Last year he appeared in a TV series for the BBC called "Spooks" (this series was called "MI5" in the States) Later this year he will be filming a pilot sci-fi series called "Star Hyke" Since the re-release of "Star Wars" in 1997 the interest in the character of "Boba Fett" has meant that Jeremy has been invited to many sci-fi conventions and events all around the world. His fan mail has increased five-fold and he manages somehow to reply to everyone. In the little leisure time he has left he has managed to write his memoirs "Flying Solo" which is a beautiful hardback book with its own slipcase, and limited to 2000 copies only. He enjoys playing cricket and golf and as his three sons have produced a total of eight grandchildren (seven girls and one boy) babysitting is also high on the agenda. He enjoys traveling and has collected an amazing amount of "Boba Fett" memorabilia; some given to him by dedicated fans, and some he cannot resist buying at toyfairs. His office at home resembles a "Boba Fett" museum.
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Gareth is a Welsh actor best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction television program Torchwood. As a teenager, Gareth joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theatre in Newport. While there, he appeared in several plays including Macbeth, The Threepenny Opera and Henry V. When former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw young David-Lloyd performing in Monmouth Castle he sent him 250 pounds to use towards his acting career. Gareth has appeared in such UK television programs as Absolute Power, Casualty, Rosemary & Thyme and The Bill.
Robert is an English actor, presenter, and writer. He is probably best known for his roles as presenter of Scrapheap Challenge and as the android Kryten in the hit sitcom Red Dwarf. His skills as a physical performer encouraged Grant and Naylor to write Robert Llewellyn additional characters for the series, most notably The Data Doctor (in the episode "Back in the Red"), Human Kryten ("DNA"), and Able ("Beyond A Joke", which was co-written by Llewellyn). 
Anthony began acting at the age of nine. While he has appeared on many British television shows including Holby City and The Doctors, he is best known for his 138-episode stint as Marc Reynolds on Emmerdale. In 2008 he appeared on Season Two of Torchwood as the WWII soldier Thomas "Tommy" Reginald Brockless in the episode "To the Last Man". 
James Marsters, may best be known around the world for his ever popular cult character Spike, the punk-goth vampire who he played on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel for seven years. After working six years on the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer he made the move to Angel for the last season it aired. A fan favorite, Marsters has received and been nominated for numerous awards worldwide.
Jeremy was born in the town of Market Harborough in the middle of England. He is one of six children, and even at the young age of five was on stage in his school show enjoying acting and singing. After failing an exam at the age of eleven Jeremy seemed destined for the acting profession, and was soon attending a drama school called Corona Academy. He made his first television appearance at the age of twelve when he appeared in a commercial for a breakfast cereal. 