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Vigil

Vigil

BBC One 2021

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Vigil (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Paterson Joseph

#1 - Paterson Joseph (Commander Newsome)

Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of King Lear and Love's Labour's Lost in 1990. On television he is known for his roles in Casualty, as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, Green Wing, Survivors, Boy Meets Girl, as DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK, and as Connor Mason in Timeless. His film roles include The Beach, Æon Flux and The Other Man.

Paterson Joseph plays as Commander Newsome in Vigil.
Paterson Joseph is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Suranne Jones

#2 - Suranne Jones (DCI Amy Silva)

Suranne Jones (born Sarah Anne Jones, 27 August 1978) is a British stage, film and television actress, known primarily for her career in television.

Suranne Jones plays as DCI Amy Silva in Vigil.
Suranne Jones is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Stephen Dillane

#3 - Stephen Dillane (Shaw)

Stephen Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is an English actor. He won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing.

Stephen Dillane plays as Shaw in Vigil.
Stephen Dillane is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Shaun Evans

#4 - Shaun Evans (Elliot Glover)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Shaun Evans (born 6 March 1980 in Liverpool) is an English actor. Evans completed a course with the National Youth Theatre before relocating to London at the age of eighteen  to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His first major role was that of gay French teacher John Paul Keating in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Teachers during its second series in 2002. The following year he made his feature film debut in The Boys from County Clare, starring alongside Bernard Hill, Colm Meaney and Andrea Corr. Additional screen credits include Being Julia, The Situation, Cashback, Gone, Boy A (film), Telstar, Princess Ka'iulani and Clive Barker's horror, Dread. On television, Evans was featured in the 2002 docudrama The Project and was seen as the Earl of Southampton in the miniseries The Virgin Queen, which premiered in November 2005 on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS in the US before airing on the BBC in January 2006. His stage work includes a UK tour of the award-winning play Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall. Recent television appearances include, Murder City, BBC's Ashes to Ashes, Gentley's Last Stand and four-part drama The Take from the novel by Martina Cole on Sky1. Evans also starred in Sparkle alongside Bob Hoskins and Stockard Channing (2007). Evans has just finished appearing in the new Roy Smiles play Kurt and Sid, at the Trafalgar Studios, London playing Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, opposite Danny Dyer who was playing Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shaun Evans licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Shaun Evans plays as Elliot Glover in Vigil.
Shaun Evans is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Martin Compston

#5 - Martin Compston (Fulmer Hamilton)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He is perhaps most notable for his role as Liam in Sweet Sixteen, and for his role as Ewan Brodie in Monarch of the Glen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Compston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Martin Compston plays as Fulmer Hamilton in Vigil.
Martin Compston is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Connor Swindells

#6 - Connor Swindells (Simon Hadlow)

An actor, known for VS. (2018), The Vanishing (2018) and Sex Education (2019).

Connor Swindells plays as Simon Hadlow in Vigil.
Connor Swindells is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Rose Leslie

#7 - Rose Leslie (DS Kirsten Longacre)

Rose Leslie is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" and Gwen Dawson in the ITV drama series "Downton Abbey".

Rose Leslie plays as DS Kirsten Longacre in Vigil.
Rose Leslie is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Lolita Chakrabarti

#8 - Lolita Chakrabarti (Branning)

Lolita Chakrabarti plays as Branning in Vigil.
Lolita Chakrabarti is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Anjli Mohindra

#9 - Anjli Mohindra (Tiffany Docherty)

Anjli Mohindra is a British stage and screen actress. She was accepted into the Television Workshop acting academy in Nottingham when she was just 12. Anjli appeared in the role of Rani Chandra in "The Sarah Jane Adventures" on CBBC in 2008, played Nadia in the BBC One series "Bodyguard" (2016), and as Josie Chancellor in the ITV series "Dark Heart" (2018).

Anjli Mohindra plays as Tiffany Docherty in Vigil.
Anjli Mohindra is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Adam James

#10 - Adam James (Lt Commander Mark Prentice)

Adam James plays as Lt Commander Mark Prentice in Vigil.
Adam James is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

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