Thursday, November 9, 2023

Linden Ashby

Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born 23 May 1960 in Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA) is an American actor. On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox soap opera Melrose Place (1997–99) and Sheriff Noah Stilinski on all six seasons of the MTV supernatural drama Teen Wolf (2011–17). I know him best for portraying Johnny Cage in the 1995 film Mortal Kombat, an adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name.

I met Linden at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2023.

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Peyton List

Peyton Roi List (born 6 April 1998 in Florida, USA) is an American actress. I know her best for her role as Tory Nichols in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2019–present).

I met Peyton at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2023.

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Jacob Bertrand

Jacob Bertrand (born 6 March 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor. I know him for his role as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018-present).

I met Jacob at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2023.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Robin Shou

Shou Wan-por (born 17 July 1960 in Hong Kong), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman. He is known for roles such as Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat (1995) and Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997), Gobei in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), Gen in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), and 14K in the Death Race films (2008-2013). Shou was also a Hong Kong action star in the late 1980s and early 1990s and has appeared in about 40 movies during his Hong Kong career before he entered Hollywood in 1994. Prior to his acting career, Shou won several championships as a martial artist.

I met Robin Shou at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2023.

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Glynis Barber

Glynis Barber (born Glynis van der Riet; 25 October 1955 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African actress. I know her best for her portrayal of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985-86).

I met Ms Barber at London Film & Comic Con on 9 July 2023.

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman; 20 April 1945 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his role as James Dempsey in the British police drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–86). Film credits include a starring role in the Dario Argento giallo film Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1974) and the 1978 film FM. He appeared as Senator Brandt in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

I met Mr Brandon at London Film & Comic Con on 9 July 2023.

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo (born 16 May 1944 in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor. He has over 400 acting credits on IMDb. Trejo's film career began in 1985, with the Cannon production Runaway Train. He went on to appear in a multitude of other films, including The Hidden (1987), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989), Lock Up (1989), Maniac Cop 2 (1990), Marked for Death (1990), Desperado (1995), Heat (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Anaconda (1997), Con Air (1997), From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999), From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999), Reindeer Games (2000), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Halloween (2007), Predators (2010)

With frequent collaborator and second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed the character of Isador "Machete" Cortez, which was originally developed for the Spy Kids series (2001-11) and also appeared in Planet Terror (2007). It was later expanded into its own franchise (Machete (2010) and Manchete Kills (2013))

I met Mr Trejo at London Film & Comic Con on 9 July 2023.

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Friday, July 14, 2023

Matthias Hues

Matthias Hues (born 14 February 1959 in Waltrop, Germany) is a German-born, naturalised American actor and martial artist. He played roles in films such as No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1988), Cage (1989), Dark Angel (1990), Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).

I received Matthias's autograph as a reward for backing the Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming martial arts film The Last Kumite, which is scheduled for release in 2024.

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Scott Adkins

Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is an English actor, film producer and martial artist. He played Yuri Boyka in Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) and its two sequels, Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) and Boyka: Undisputed (2017); Casey Bowman in Ninja (2009) and its sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013); French in the The Debt Collector (2018) and its sequel Debt Collector 2 (2020).

He worked in four films with Jean-Claude Van Damme: The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008), Assassination Games (2011), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) and The Expendables 2 (2012). He also had starring roles in The Legend of Hercules (2014), Wolf Warrior (2015) and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) playing the main antagonist in all three films, and also appeared in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Doctor Strange. In 2022, he starred in Day Shift with Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco, and in John Wick: Chapter 4 alongside Keanu Reeves in 2023.

I met Scott at London Film & Comic Con on 9 July 2023.

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Lea Thompson

Lea Katherine Thompson (born 31 May 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–90). Other films for which she is known include All the Right Moves (1983), Red Dawn (1984), SpaceCamp (1986), Howard the Duck (1986), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), Dennis the Menace (1993), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). She played the title character in the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City (1995-99).

I met Lea at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen on 18 March 2023.

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Alex Norton

Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950 in Househillwood, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. I know him best for his role as Eric Baird in BBC Scotland sitcom Two Doors Down (2013-present). He has also had roles in Hollywood films including White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Braveheart (1995), and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).

I met Alex at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen on 18 March 2023.

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DVD cover, also signed by Arabella Weir and Jonathan Watson




Arabella Weir

Arabella Weir (born 6 December 1957 in San Francisco, California USA) is a Scottish comedian, actress and writer. I know her best for her role as Beth Baird in the BBC Scotland sitcom Two Doors Down (2013-present).

I met Arabella at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen on 18 March 2023.

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DVD cover, also signed by Alex Norton and Jonathan Watson


Grace Van Dien

Grace Van Dien (born 15 October 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood Golden Age star Robert Mitchum. Her former stepmother is actress Catherine Oxenberg.

She is known for playing Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series The Village (2019). She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the Mary Harron-directed film Charlie Says (2018). I know her best as Chrissy Cunningham in the fourth season of Stranger Things (2022).

I met Grace at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen on 18 March 2023.

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Cara buono

Cara Buono is an American actress. I know her best for her roles as Karen Wheeler in Stranger Things (2016-present), as Kelli Moltisanti in The Sopranos (2006-07), Edith Banner in Hulk (2003), and as Dawn in Gladiator (1992).

I met Cara at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen on 18 March 2023.

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Stranger Things Q&A panel

Alec Utgoff

Alec Utgoff (born Oleg Vladimirovich Utgoff on 1 March 1986 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Kyiv, Ukraine)) is a Soviet-born English actor. He is known for playing the role of Aleksandr Borovsky in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) and Dr. Alexei in the third season of Stranger Things (2019). His other notable roles include Alexi in San Andreas (2015) and Dmitri in Mortdecai (2015).

I met Alec at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen on 18 March 2023.

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