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Michael Starke is a Actor British born on 13 november 1957
Michael Starke (born 13 November 1957) is a British actor best known for his role as Thomas 'Sinbad' Sweeney which he played for 16 years in the soap opera Brookside. Starke claimed in an interview with 'The Times' that he quit the show as he was exhausted by the relentless workload. He also criticised the producers for failing to develop his character following the conclusion of the Jordache murder story and claimed he regretted not leaving with his onscreen girlfriend played by Sandra Maitland in 1995. Prior to that, he played several guest roles in the programme.
Starke then appeared in the ITV1 Sunday night drama The Royal as Kenneth Hopkirk, and as policeman Arthur in the film The 51st State.
He appeared in the pantomime Cinderella in Southport over Christmas 2005, alongside Stuart Wade from Emmerdale, and in Aladdin during Christmas 2006, along with comedian Syd Little, in York. He also appeared in the play No Holds Bard, alongside Andrew Schofield.
In 2007 he joined the cast of Coronation Street as the head of new family the Mortons as Jerry Morton, who owns a kebab shop. He, along with the rest of the Morton family, left the show in September 2008 due to a new producer wanting the show to go in a new direction.
His daughter Hayley Starke appeared on the ITV show Grease Is the Word and made it onto the live shows; she finished in sixth place. His other daughter Jamie is an actress and appeared in an episode of The Royal.
In recent years, he has starred in many touring productions of West End musicals, including playing the role of Edna Turnblad in the first UK tour of Hairspray and originating the role of Monsignor Howard in the first UK tour of Sister Act the musical. He also made appearances in Anything Goes and Our Day Out.
He appeared in the action thriller film ″Jack Ryan : Shadow Recruit″ released in 2014, directed by Kenneth Branagh
In 2014, Starke starred in the soap opera Doctors.
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Starke then appeared in the ITV1 Sunday night drama The Royal as Kenneth Hopkirk, and as policeman Arthur in the film The 51st State.
He appeared in the pantomime Cinderella in Southport over Christmas 2005, alongside Stuart Wade from Emmerdale, and in Aladdin during Christmas 2006, along with comedian Syd Little, in York. He also appeared in the play No Holds Bard, alongside Andrew Schofield.
In 2007 he joined the cast of Coronation Street as the head of new family the Mortons as Jerry Morton, who owns a kebab shop. He, along with the rest of the Morton family, left the show in September 2008 due to a new producer wanting the show to go in a new direction.
His daughter Hayley Starke appeared on the ITV show Grease Is the Word and made it onto the live shows; she finished in sixth place. His other daughter Jamie is an actress and appeared in an episode of The Royal.
In recent years, he has starred in many touring productions of West End musicals, including playing the role of Edna Turnblad in the first UK tour of Hairspray and originating the role of Monsignor Howard in the first UK tour of Sister Act the musical. He also made appearances in Anything Goes and Our Day Out.
He appeared in the action thriller film ″Jack Ryan : Shadow Recruit″ released in 2014, directed by Kenneth Branagh
In 2014, Starke starred in the soap opera Doctors.
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Revengers Tragedy (2002)
, 1h46Directed by Alex Cox
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Christopher Eccleston, Eddie Izzard, Derek Jacobi, Tony Maudsley, Diana Quick, Anthony Booth
Roles Nessio
Rating64%
The 51st State (2001)
, 1h32Directed by Ronny Yu
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Buddy films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Rhys Ifans, Ricky Tomlinson
Roles Arthur
Rating62%
In 1971, a policeman catches Elmo McElroy, a recent college graduate with a degree in pharmacology, smoking marijuana. Because of his arrest and conviction, he is unable to find work as a pharmacologist. In the present day, a drug lord called "the Lizard" calls a meeting of his organisation, hoping to sell a brand new substance invented by Elmo. The meeting goes badly when Elmo, in a bid to escape from the Lizard's control, blows up the building, killing everyone but the Lizard. Vengeful, the Lizard contacts Dakota, a contract killer, who previously killed the only witness in a case against the Lizard. Dakota initially refuses the hit, but accepts when the Lizard offers to clear her gambling debts and give her a $250,000 bonus.
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
, 1h25Directed by Terence Davies
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about families
Actors Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jean Boht, Michael Starke, Pauline Quirke
Roles Dave
Rating73%
Le deuxième film de la série autobiographique de Terence Davies (avec "Trilogy" et "The Long Day Closes") est une vision impressionniste d'une famille ouvrière dans le Liverpool des années 1940 et 1950, basée sur la propre famille du réalisateur. A travers une série de tableaux exquis, Davies crée un album photo profondément émouvant d'une famille troublée aux prises avec la complexité de l'amour.