British comedian and actor Matt Lucas will voice the lead role in “Molesworth,” an animated film adaptation of the best-selling series of boarding school books written by Geoffrey Willans and illustrated by Ronald Searle.
16.01.2020 - 20:06 / variety.com
“Irishman” star Stephen Graham is getting into the production business.
The British actor tells Variety that he has set up a production company entitled Matriarch Productions, which he is to run with his wife Hannah – a close collaborator on all of Graham’s projects.
The business, which is currently based out of Leicestershire in northern England, where the couple lives, is to give a platform to underrepresented voices and stories out of the U.K.
Graham, who grew up outside Liverpool, first
British comedian and actor Matt Lucas will voice the lead role in “Molesworth,” an animated film adaptation of the best-selling series of boarding school books written by Geoffrey Willans and illustrated by Ronald Searle.
The Oscar-winning actor, 79, is nominated at the BAFTA Film Awards tonight for his role as Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorsese's gangster epic The Irishman.
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Graham Norton will bring his sharp wit and winning humour as the host of the British Academy film awards.