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Skye is a pupil of The Jackie Palmer Stage School where she takes classes in dance, drama and singing. She is very sporty, she swims, and is a gymnast. Skye is also a figure skater at National Competition Standard, Pairs Bronze Medallist at the 2005, National Team Challenge.

Canadian by birth, William grew up in Montreal and New York before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Although early on, working extensively on both sides of the Atlantic as an “English” actor in theatre, William is mostly known as an “American” actor in film and TV. However, as a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, he has done literally hundreds of radio plays, audio books and readings, to the extent that he is teased as being the “American voice of the BBC”. He is probably best known for his leading roles as “Lieutenant Gorman” in James Cameron’s ALIENS, “Kyle” in the cult hit HELLRAISER ll, XXX with Vin Diesel and THE SAINT with Val Kilmer. William is about to appear with Woody Harrelson and Kristin Scott Thomas in THE WALKER by Paul Schrader. He has also recently starred in TRADE ROUTES, the political thriller by James X. Loftus. TRADE ROUTES last month won two awards at The Method Fest independent film festival in Los Angeles (Best Foreign Film, Best Director and nominated for Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Film). He has also recently starred in the highly acclaimed 9/11: THE TWIN TOWERS screened in the US and UK. With an English wife and two children, William mostly lives in London.

Ronald Pickup was born in Chester, educated at King’s School and gained a BA in English at Leeds University. He first became interested in acting when he appeared in school productions. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1962-64 and then joined the Leicester Repertory Company to appear in two plays, VIRTUE IN DANGER and ALL IN GOOD TIME. After three months he joined the Royal Court Theatre and played Octavius in JULIUS CEASAR and in 1965, at the invitation of William Gaskill, played the name part in SHELLEY. Interspersed with appearing at the Royal Court, he played at the National Theatre in JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK. In 1967 he appeared in the television version of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and ROMEO AND JULIET in which he played Mercutio. He then played Ariel in the television production of THE TEMPEST and brother Martin in SAINT JOAN. During the 1967/8 season at the National Theatre he appeared in the all-male production of AS YOU LIKE IT playing Rosalind and in Peter Brook’s production of OEDIPUS with Sir John Gielgud and Irene Worth. The season finished with John Lennon’s play IN HIS OWN WRITE in which he played the leading role. Ronald’s many roles at the National Theatre under Sir Laurence Olivier include Guildenstern in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD; St Just in DANTON’S DEATH and Edmund in the major success of LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT. In 1972 he played the lead in RICHARD 2 and Joseph Surface in SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. In 1973 he played the lead in BBC TV’s dramatization of the life story of the Earl of Howerd, DRAGON’S OPPONENT and play entitled ROSE OF EYAM for Don Taylor. He also appeared as the Forger in the film THE DAY OF THE JACKAL. He then played opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in THE PARTY at the National Theatre. He also appeared in FATHER BROWN for ATV and starred as Randolph Churchill with Lee Remick in Thames TV’s production of JENNIE. He played Man in Samuel Beckett’s PLAY at the Royal Court as part of Beckett’s 70th birthday celebrations, directed by Donald McWhinnie. As part of Beckett’s 80th birthday celebrations he appeared in the Beckett double bill GHOST TRIO and BUT THE CLOUDS… which Beckett directed in conjunction with Donald McWhinnie for the BBC. Ronald performed an extract from WATT at Samuel Beckett’s memorial evening at the National Theatre.