Jay Rodan

Born: South Africa

The actor is probably best known for playing Marc Anthony in the international TV mini-series Julius Caesar.

Although born in South Africa, Rodan attended school in London and went on to work on stage in the capital.

He made his big screen debut opposite Samuel L Jackson in the drama The Caveman's Valentine which he followed with the rom-com The Triumph of Love.

Next up was the superior TV movie The Lost Battalion, Franco Zeffirelli's Callas Forever and Julius Caesar.

Antoine de Caunes cast him as British officer Basil Heathcote in the Napoleonic conspiracy yarn Monsieur N.