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MotherFatherSon

MotherFatherSon

BBC Two 2019

Max is a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world. When the self-destructive lifestyle of his 30 year-old son, Caden, spirals out of control, the devastating consequences threaten the future of the family, its empire, and a country on the brink of change.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of MotherFatherSon (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Sinéad Cusack

#1 - Sinéad Cusack (Sylvie Gibson)

Sinéad Moira Cusack (born 18 February 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo. Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sinéad Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Sinéad Cusack plays as Sylvie Gibson in MotherFatherSon.
Sinéad Cusack is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Paul Ready

#2 - Paul Ready (Kevin)

Paul Ready is a British actor. He is known principally for his work on stage, but he has also appeared in television, radio and films. He received a commendation at the 2003 Ian Charleson Awards. In 2018, he played the role of Rob MacDonald in the BBC television series Bodyguard. Ready was born in Birmingham and growing up in the town of Harborne he attended King Edward VI Five Ways school within the city. He went on to train at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. At the age of 17, Ready played Romeo in the National Youth Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, playing opposite Rosamund Pike who played Juliet. He is a regular at the National and Royal Court theaters. Recent appearances have included leading parts in Major Barbara and Saint Joan (both plays by George Bernard Shaw) and Time and the Conways. His West End credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest which starred Christian Slater. Also appearing on television, Ready received notability in 2013 for appearing on the television show Utopia. In 2018, he feature as Henry Goodsir, one of the lead roles in The Terror, a 10-part series based on Dan Simmons' best-selling novel. Ready is married to actress and writer Michelle Terry. They have one daughter.

Paul Ready plays as Kevin in MotherFatherSon.
Paul Ready is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 17 episodes.

Sarah Lancashire

#3 - Sarah Lancashire (Catherine Cawood)

Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street, (1991-1996, 2000) Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020) and Happy Valley (2014, 2016-). Lancashire has appeared in the feature films And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Dad's Army and has returned to West End Theatre several times since her 1990 stint in Blood Brothers. Her combined acting credits have earned Lancashire a number of awards and nominations over a career spanning four decades and a prominent status within the British Television Industry of the 21st century.[1] Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

Sarah Lancashire plays as Catherine Cawood in MotherFatherSon.
Sarah Lancashire is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Danny Sapani

#4 - Danny Sapani (Jacob Keyes)

Danny Sapani is a British-Ghanaian actor. He is best known for appearing in Misfits, Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, The Crown, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Black Panther.

Danny Sapani plays as Jacob Keyes in MotherFatherSon.
Danny Sapani is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 9 episodes.

Helen McCrory

#5 - Helen McCrory (Kathryn)

Helen McCrory (August 17, 1968 - April 16, 2021) was an English actress. She portrayed Cherie Blair in both the 2006 film The Queen and the 2010 film The Special Relationship. She also portrayed Narcissa Malfoy in the final three installments of the Harry Potter movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen McCrory, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Helen McCrory plays as Kathryn in MotherFatherSon.
Helen McCrory is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Billy Howle

#6 - Billy Howle (Elliot Fairbourne)

Billy Howle was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, to a schoolteacher mother and a father who teaches at Kent University, the second of four sons. His older brother, Sam, is a graphic designer. Despite his parents' academic backgrounds, Billy has said that he was not interested in further education, and worked instead at the local Stephen Joseph theater, in community-based projects involving dance and acting. After a year at drama school, he enrolled at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2013. Having appeared at Bristol in 'The Little Mermaid,' his next stage appearance was in New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, opposite Lesley Manville in Richard Eyre's production of Henrik Ibsen's 'Ghosts' and a year later was reunited with Bristol Old Vic, the director, and Ms. Manville in a scorching production of 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' alongside Jeremy Irons - another Bristol Old Vic alumnus - Hadley Fraser, and Jessica Regan, more than holding his own with his older, more experienced co-stars. After a couple of small roles in television drama, Billy's first substantial lead came in the youth-oriented murder mystery Glue (2014) in 2014, opening the first scene in memorable style as he rolled nude down stacks of grain in a barn. In 2016, he was in another murder mystery, The Witness for the Prosecution (2016), as the defendant accused of killing his wealthy benefactress, by which time he had filmed his first forays into cinema: On Chesil Beach (2017) and Anton Chekhov's The Seagull (2018), both with Saoirse Ronan, and The Sense of an Ending (2017).

Billy Howle plays as Elliot Fairbourne in MotherFatherSon.
Billy Howle is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Pippa Bennett-Warner

#7 - Pippa Bennett-Warner (Livia Fulton)

Pippa Bennett-Warner plays as Livia Fulton in MotherFatherSon.
Pippa Bennett-Warner is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Richard Gere

#8 - Richard Gere (James 'Bosko' Bradley)

Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Gere, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Richard Gere plays as James 'Bosko' Bradley in MotherFatherSon.
Richard Gere is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 4 episodes.

Joseph Mawle

#9 - Joseph Mawle (Oren)

Joseph Mawle plays as Oren in MotherFatherSon.
Joseph Mawle is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 0 episodes.

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