Marvel, Netflix and Hollywood stars that are actually from Greater Manchester
With the cold winter weather still around and many of us still recovering from Christmas celebrations, it's the perfect time to stay in, binge a new series, stick on a favourite film or listen to a classic song.
1. Ian McShane Ian McShane is best known for his title role of Lovejoy in the BBC series and Al Swearengan in Deadwood, for which he won a Golden Globe. Born in Blackburn, but raised in Manchester, McShane grew up in Davyhulme and attended Stretford Grammar School before making California his home. Mahoney later emigrated to the US at the age of 19 where his older sister, Vera, a war bride living in rural Illinois, agreed to sponsor him. It wasn’t until his late thirties when Mahoney, dissatisfied with this career teaching English, started taking acting classes.
He was nominated for a BAFTA for his turn as Jesus and won Best Actor at the Paris Film Festival for his title-role in the 1980 Australian thriller, Harlequin. In more recent years, Powell has done extensive voice-over work for documentary series including World War II in Colour and Hitler’s Bodyguard.
The character became a popular figure with people protesting mass unemployment during the 1980s, particularly his catchphrase "Gizza job". But he is most-known for his roles as Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime.
McKellen was born in Burnley, before his family moved to Wigan and then Bolton. After getting a scholarship to study at Cambridge University, he became an esteemed theatre actor. He has starred as Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and in 2005, he achieved his life-time ambition of starring in Coronation Street, playing author Mel Hutchwright.
Following an acclaimed performance as a detective in BBC surveillance thriller The Capture, last year Grainger landed a leading role in sci-fi film Kickey7, opposite Robert Pattinson. Grainger also recently starred in series finale of BBC drama Strike: Troubled Blood.11. Albert Finney Albert Finney was born in the Charlestown area of Pendleton, and went to Salford Grammar School, before getting a place at prestigious acting school RADA in London.
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