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Vera

Vera

ITV 2011

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her β€œpatch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Vera (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Christopher Colquhoun

#1 - Christopher Colquhoun (Simon Kaminski)

Christopher Colquhoun plays as Simon Kaminski in Vera.
Christopher Colquhoun is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 46 episodes.

Brenda Blethyn

#2 - Brenda Blethyn (DCI Vera Stanhope)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE (born 20 February 1946) is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. In addition, she has won a BAFTA, an Empire Award and a Golden Lion, and has earned a Theater World Award and both a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work. Born into a working class home in Ramsgate, Kent, Blethyn pursued an administrative career until her early 30s before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting after the dissolution of her marriage in 1973. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and received credits for her performances in Troilus and Cressida (1976) and Mysteries (1979). In 1981, Blethyn earned her first critical acclaim for Steaming. In 1980, Blethyn made her television debut in Mike Leigh's film Grown-Ups; then, after a modest number of guest spots in several productions, in the mid-1980s she garnered leading roles in the short-living sitcoms Chance in a Million and The Labours of Erica. Having followed her big screen debut with smaller supporting roles in films such as The Witches (1990) and A River Runs Through It (1992), she made her real cinema breakthrough with her role in the 1996 dramedy Secrets & Lies, for which she received rave reviews. Blethyn has since appeared in an eclectic range of films, including independent comedies such as Saving Grace (2000), Plots with a View (2002) and Clubland (2007), music-themed films like Little Voice (1998) and Beyond the Sea (2004) and big-budget dramas such as Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). In addition, Blethyn has appeared in television productions including The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), Belonging (2004) and War and Peace (2007). Her most recent leading role in TV drama is the title role in Vera (2011), playing Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Blethyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Brenda Blethyn plays as DCI Vera Stanhope in Vera.
Brenda Blethyn is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 40 episodes.

Jon Morrison

#3 - Jon Morrison (Kenny Lockhart)

Jon Morrison is a Scottish actor of forty years standing. He is best known for the TV series Vera and Play For Today's like Just Another Saturday and The Elephant's Graveyard.

Jon Morrison plays as Kenny Lockhart in Vera.
Jon Morrison is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 40 episodes.

Paul Ritter

#4 - Paul Ritter (Martin Goodman)

Paul Ritter is an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his roles in films including Quantum of Solace, Son of Rambow, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and The Eagle, as well as television programmes including Friday Night Dinner, Vera, The Hollow Crown, The Last Kingdom and Chernobyl. Wikipedia

Paul Ritter plays as Martin Goodman in Vera.
Paul Ritter is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 36 episodes.

Sonya Cassidy

#5 - Sonya Cassidy (Liz Dudley)

Sonya Cassidy is a British stage, film and television actress. She's a graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England, UK.

Sonya Cassidy plays as Liz Dudley in Vera.
Sonya Cassidy is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

David Leon

#6 - David Leon (DS Joe Ashworth, Joe Ashworth)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Leon (born 1980) is an English actor perhaps best known for portraying the character Othello in photographer Rankin's directoral debut "Lives of the Saints", Guy Ritchie's film "Rock'N'Rolla" and British television series Cutting It, set in a Manchester hair-dressing salon. In 2007 Leon Played Billy the Kid in the acclaimed biopic for the BBC and starred in the Channel 4 drama Clapham Junction directed by Adrian Shergold. In 2006, he had a main role in the film 'These Foolish Things', which also starred Terence Stamp, Lauren Bacall and Anjelica Huston. The film's lead actress was Zoe Tapper, who guest-starred in an episode of Cutting It. In 2007, David played Billy The Kid in the BBC's mini series 'The Wild West'. He is also known for his role as Nathan in Boy Eats Girl, a zombie film. In 2010 he played Jesus in Mark Haddon's play Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse. He currently resides in London. In 2011 he played DS Joe Ashworth in the ITV detective show Vera along side Brenda Blethyn Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

David Leon plays as DS Joe Ashworth, Joe Ashworth in Vera.
David Leon is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

Kenny Doughty

#7 - Kenny Doughty (DS Aiden Healy, Aiden Healy)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenny Doughty (born 1981 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English actor who trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Married to the actress Caroline Carver. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenny Doughty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Kenny Doughty plays as DS Aiden Healy, Aiden Healy in Vera.
Kenny Doughty is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

#8 - Noof McEwan (Hicham Cherradi)

Noof McEwan plays as Hicham Cherradi in Vera.
Noof McEwan is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

#9 - Riley Jones (Mark Edwards)

Riley Jones plays as Mark Edwards in Vera.
Riley Jones is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

#10 - Georg Nikoloff (Scipper)

Georg Nikoloff plays as Scipper in Vera.
Georg Nikoloff is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

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