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Jeffrey Donovan was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, son to single mother Nancy Matthews. Nancy raised him and two of his brothers, while having trouble financially supporting herself and her family. They were reportedly living on welfare, had trouble paying electric bills, and often moved to a new residence. Donovan estimated that they moved 10 times during his childhood. He and his brothers were taught to live frugally.
A female teacher called Patricia Hoyt served as Donovan's mentor and helped him establish a drama club. With her help, Donovan received a private scholarship that allowed him to continue his studies. Donovan started his college years in Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He later transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, from where he eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama. He continued his studies at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, from where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts.
During his college years, Donovan took an interest in martial arts. He initially took lessons in Shotokan karate, where he eventually earned a black belt. He later also took lessons in aikido and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Donovan had his first film and television roles in 1995, but he mostly played minor parts. His first major role on television was main character David Creegan in the crime drama series Touching Evil (2004). The premise of the series was that Keegan is an FBI investigator who was stripped of his impulse control and sense of shame following a near-fatal injury. He was willing to do anything to stop ruthless criminals, including performing vigilante-style crimes of his own. The series only lasted a single season of 12 episodes.
Donovan gained another lead role in the action series Burn Notice (2007), where he played main character Michael Westen. The premise of the series was that Westen used to be a professional intelligence agent until he was inexplicably blacklisted, stripped of his money and contacts, and forced to remain in his hometown of Miami, Florida until further notice. The series had him working as an unlicensed private investigator, while covertly investigating who orchestrated his downfall. The series lasted for 111 episodes, and also included a spin-off film called Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011). Donovan directed the film, but was not among its main cast.
Donovan had a recurring role as mobster Dodd Gerhardt in the second season of anthology series Fargo (2014). The season is set in 1979, Midwestern United States. The premise of the season is that the Gerhardt family is the most powerful crime syndicate in Fargo, North Dakota, but is facing internal competition for the leadership position and external threats. Dodd is one of the characters vying for leadership.
Donovan continues his career as lead character Charlie Haverford in the series Shut Eye (2016). The premise is that Haverford is a professional con artist, posing as a fortune teller and psychic. But he starts experiencing genuine visions, and his life is changing.- Joe Jacobs was born in 1983 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Holby Blue (2007), Doctor Who (2005) and Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996).
- June Whitley Taylor was born on 26 August 1921 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for I Love Lucy (1951), Mannix (1967) and Confidentially Connie (1953). She died on 25 May 2006 in Alameda, California, USA.
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Fidelis Morgan is an English actress and writer. She has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, in repertory in various British cities and in the West End transfer of Noël Coward's The Vortex.
She has written stage plays based on the novels Pamela and Hangover Square. Her non-fiction writing includes The Female Wits, the first study of female playwrights of the Restoration stage and biographies of women from the 17th and 18th centuries including Charlotte Charke. Her novels include the Countess Ashby de la Zouche series of historical crime mysteries including The Rival Queens.
Morgan was born in a gypsy caravan that stood in a corner of the grounds of the ancient Abbey of Amesbury, halfway between Stonehenge and Woodhenge. Her parents were displaced Liverpudlians, and her father found work as a dentist in Amesbury; her mother was a painter.
On television, she has been seen in As Time Goes By, Jeeves and Wooster, Dead Gorgeous and Mr Majeika. She has also directed a number of theatre productions including at some of the UK's most prestigious drama schools.
Morgan's novels include the Countess Ashby de la Zouche series of historical crime mysteries: Unnatural Fire (2000), The Rival Queens (2001), The Ambitious Stepmother (2002) and Fortune's Slave (2004). The Rival Queens was nominated for a Lefty Award for "the most humorous mystery novels published in the U.S. in 2002" by Left Coast Crime, California, in 2003.- Jon Gould was born on 7 May 1953 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 17 September 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Don Matthews was born on 22 June 1939 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Stephanie. He died on 14 June 2017 in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
- Michael Wilson was born on 4 March 1944 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Bouton Rouge (1967), Rendezvous am Rhein (1964) and Musik aus Studio B (1961).
- Richard Sherren was born on 4 May 1931 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Coventry Nativity Play (1949). He died on 23 November 2000 in Preston-next-Wingham, Kent, England, UK.
- Harriett Gould was born on 23 June 1922 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 17 November 2016 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA.
- Terry Rendle was born on 25 November 1905 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) and The Hello Goodbye Man (1984). He died in 2008 in Kensington, London, England, UK.