Gene Goodman
Biography
Gene Goodman (born 16 November 1999) is a professional dancer and actor, known for playing Franky Darwin in Creation (2009). He was also seen in Miss Marple — The Mirror Cracked (2010) and A Touch of Cloth (2012) but has spent the majority of his career starring in stage roles. He starred in The Secret Garden, touring in both Edinburgh and Toronto, was part of the original cast of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and was also seen in productions of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, on the West End. Gene is perhaps most well known for his frequent and lucrative appearances in Aunt Bessie’s commercials, seen eating Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes, in the UK. Gene trained at the Royal Ballet School and Dutch National Ballet and is currently a professional ballet and contemporary dancer. He can often be seen touring in Europe.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Louis Charles
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Choir Boy
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.
Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Pirate Posse Member
Space Pirates is a British children's television series originally shown on CBeebies. It is a mixture of live action and animation, set aboard a space ship which orbits Earth. It stars Luke Toulson as Captain DJ, and features the voice of Radio 1 newsreader Dominic Byrne as an alien news/weather/travel reporter called Zorst. There are 30 episodes which were first shown from 3 November 2007 until 22 March 2008.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Franky Darwin
A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.