HIT TV show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? had the nation gripped into their seats when contestant Charles Ingram won the coveted million pound-prize in 2001.
After their coughing scandal was discovered, him and his wife went on trial for cheating their way to the win which is set to be re-enacted in new ITV drama, Quiz. The show will premiere tonight – 13 April, 2020 – on ITV at 9pm.
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Who is in the Quiz cast?
Martin Sheen as Chris Tarrant
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Micheal Sheen will be playing Chris Tarrant, the host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire at the time.
The Welsh actor began his career in theatre in the 90’s, most notably appearing in Romeo and Juliet(1992) and Henry V (1997).
He was nominated for Oliver Awards in 1998, 1999 and 2003.
In the 2000’s, he progressed into screen acting and played Tony Blair in Television Film, ‘The Deal’ in 2003, a role for which he was nominated for a Bafta and also an Emmy.
Matthew Macfayden as Major Charles Ingram
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Matthew Macfayden is playing Major Charles Ingram – dubbed as the coughing major for his role in the scandal.
Macfayden has appeared in roles in theatre, film and television and currently stars as Tom Wambsgans in the critically acclaimed HBO drama series Succession.
In 2010, he won a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Criminal Justice.
Sian Clifford as Diana Ingram
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Sian Clifford plays Diana Ingram – wife of Major Charles Ingram, who was also complicit in the crime.
She is best known for her role in BBC comedy drama Fleabag, in which she plays Claire.
For her stellar perfomances in the second season of the show, she was nominated for an Emmy and a Critic’s Choice Award.
Mark Bonnar as Celador Television Chairman
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Mark Bonnar plays the head of the company who produced the show in this series.
Bonnar has been a regular on our TV screens appearing in a wide range of shows from BBC’S New Blood, to Channel 4’s comedy Catasrophe.
He was born in Edinburgh, and married his wife Judy Gaskell in 2007, the pair then went on to have two children, in 2011 and 2015, respectively.
Helen McCrory as Sonia Woodley QC
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Helen McCrory plays Sonia Woodley QC, the barrister who defended the Ingrams in court.
British viewers will most recently remember her as Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders.
But she has had a glittering career, starring in all-three Harry Potter films, and in James Bond’s Skyfall.
In 2017, she received an OBE for her service to drama in the New Year Honours.
McCrory is also married to actor, Damian Lewis, with whom she has two children with.
Micheal Jibson as Tecwen Whittock
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Micheal Jibson plays Tecwen Whittock who was found guilty of coughing the right answers to Major Ingram on the show.
Jibson made his theatre debut at just 14, when he appeared in Olivier!.
He later went on to to join the National Youth Music Theatre of which he is now a patron.
In 2018, he won an Oliver Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, for his role in Hamilton.
Aisling Bea as Claudia Rosencrantz
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Aisling Bea plays Claudia Rosencrantz, who commissioned the series for ITV.
Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011 and soon after began appearing in sketch-comedy shows and sitcoms.
She won an award for her work at the Edingburgh Comedy Awards in 2012, this opened some doors for her and since 2016, she has been a team captain on hit-show 8 out of 10 cats.
