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| | Kenneth Cranham Biography :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | In the acclaimed 2005 HBO series, “Rome,” known for its raciness, grit and grime, it was English actor Kenneth Cranham who brought the series the requisite sense of sophistication and political intrigue. |
 | | In recent years, Cranham has been recognized by audiences in compelling turns in two recent British crime dramas, “Gangster No. 1,” in 2000 and “Layer Cake,” in 2005 before becoming a familiar face on HBO's expolaration of the politics and passions of Ancient Rome. |
 | | In the part of the beleaguered Pompey Magnus, Cranham was at the center of “Rome’s” brutal political machinations, locked in a power struggle with the galvanized, but ultimately doomed Julius Caesar. |
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