The Cast Bios

Michael Maloney as Sebastian

Michael Maloney made his West End debut in 1979 after which he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 where he was directed by Anthony Minghella and Danny Boyle. Maloney went on to appear in many films and television series, including What if Its Raining? directed by Anthony Minghella; the Dauphin in Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 film adaptation of Henry V. And he appeared as Mark in Truly, Madly, Deeply. He played in both the 1990 and 1996 film versions of Hamlet and the lead role in In the Bleak Midwinter by Kenneth Branagh. In 2010, Maloney appeared in long-running drama Casualty and in 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid as well as portraying Edward Heath in series 3 of The Crown. He most recently has a cameo role in Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Suzanna Hamilton as Harper

Suzanna Hamilton (born 8 February 1960) is an English actress. She is known for her performance as Julia in the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Her other film roles include Tess (1979), Brimstone and Treacle(1982), Wetherby (1985) and Out of Africa (1985). On television, she starred in the ITV drama Wish Me Luck (1988), the BBC medical drama Casualty (1993–94), Doctors (directed by Shani Grewal) and the STV drama McCallum (1995–97).

Miranda Nolan as Lilith

Miranda’s credits include Inception, Dunkirk, The Dark Knight Rises, Witness for the prosecution, Eastenders, Casualty, and Silent Witness. Theatre work includes the Royal Shakespeare Company and London’s Westend. Miranda completed an Art degree at Central Saint Martins College of Art, London, before becoming an actor. She holds a Black belt in Kickboxing and co founded The PinkBelt Kickboxing Empowerment Program for Women and Girls with her husband.

Viraj Juneja as Taran

Viraj Juneja trained at the Identity School of Acting in London where he is based. He made his stage debut as the role of ‘Liam’ in Orphans at the Questor’s Theatre and has since performed in Haram Iram! at the Stag Theatre and East is East at the Nottingham Playhouse.

His feature film credits include City of Tiny Lights for BBC Films and Boyz in the Wood for Material Pictures/The Highland Midgie/Nowhere and Little English. His television credits include BBC series Doctors and ITV series The Stand Up Sketch Show. He recently filmed Home Girl, a BFI short film for Film London.

Francesca Baker as Megan

Francesca recently graduated from the BA Acting course at The Guildford School of Acting with ‘The South Square Trust Bursary’ and ‘The Sir John Gielgud Award’. She was shortlisted for The Alan Bates Award 2019. Francesca also previously trained at The Drama Centre London and is a member of The National Youth Theatre and National Youth Film Academy.

Credits include: STAGE – Viola in Twelfth Night and Captain Smollett/Israel Hands in Treasure Island (Half Cut Theatre REP 2021 tour). Viola in Twelfth Night, Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Guildford Shakespeare Company 2019 REP season). White Queen in Alice Unhinged (Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Reader in Iliad (The Almeida), Nurse in Who Cares (Royal Court) and Hecate/Gentle Woman in Macbeth (Tread The Board Theatre Company). FILM – Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee. AUDIO – The Dark Lantern (Flywheel), directed by James Picardo. VIRTUAL/ONLINE – Elizabeth Bennett in Pride & Prejudice (Sun & Moon Theatre), Earl of Salisbury in King John (The Show Must Go Online).

Madhav Sharma as Singh

Madhav is an actor/writer/director/producer who has been acting since the 60’s where he performed in theatre with Shashi Kapoor and Suzi Kendal. Since then he has appeared in numerous films, including: Innocents, East is East, Entrapment (with Sean Connery), The Awakening; TV dramas such as Casualty and The Sweeney, Minder and Eastenders; and is pre-eminent in the Theatre having worked in Chichester, Stratford and at the Old Vic as well as theatrical productions, including Strife, Journey’s End, Aliens and Hamlet.