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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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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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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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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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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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