Co-founder of Twenty Seven Productions and long time colleague of director Chris Linton, talented lead Victoria Gibson plays the Surrogate; the confused victim of the Sanctuary and the fertility crisis. She must piece together the broken elements of her past before she can come to the stark realisation of her present. 

Dennis plays the capitalist figurehead of the Sanctuary; the Overseer. A man of high taste and refinement, the Overseer is in charge of the running of the business and is responsible for handling new clients and dealing with dissatisfied customers.  

A very talented north east based actress and dancer, Laura plays the part of a wealthy but sadly infertile young woman. The character is desperate for a family of her own and has walked down a dark road in order to achieve her goal of being a mother. 

As well as his skill sets as a production figurehead, Ben is also a highly gifted actor. He plays the troubled Husband; a man in conflict with his own dark urges as he uses the Sanctuary at the behest of his wife and her desire to parent a child. 

The Nurse is a kind, motherly figure charged with the care of the Surrogates. She severely disapproves of the circumstances but is in no position to be able to help the girls. Instead she must do her best to make sure they are well looked after during their time at the Sanctuary. 

In her drug fuelled flashbacks, the Surrogate has fractured dreams of her Father, a role very skillfully portrayed by Scottish actor Richard Jack. Richard is a welcome phantom that takes the Surrogate back to a happier time, before the Sanctuary and her incarceration. 

Writer / Director and Head of Production at Linton Pictures, Chris Linton saw The Sanctuary through from start to finish. Along with writer Dan Major and actress Victoria Gibson, The Sanctuary is very much Chris' project. 

A university colleague of Chris, Victoria and several of the other crew members, Dan is a very talented writer. He is behind most of the creative projects laid out by Linton Pictures and Twenty Seven Productions and his name can often be seen under the lead writer's credit. 

Michael is an audio-visual artist based in the north east. The Sanctuary was his first venture into the world of drama film production, however prior to that he filmed and produced a broad portfolio of music videos and abstract film work. It was through these short films led the production team to wanting to work with him on the project. 

Now a film making veteran of some years, Monika made her first step into production with The Sanctuary. She has since gone on to work with the likes of Third Films and GSP Studios in making award winning feature films, in both production and casting roles.

For his work on The Sanctuary, Steve was nominated for Best Sound Design at the 3rd Annual Southampton International Film Festival in October 2014. He is a very talented sound mixer with a great deal of industry experience. 

Fantome Line Pictures (then Fantome Line Post Production) cut The Sanctuary together with director Linton. Stephen Hedley was the lead editor and did a fantastic job, despite occasionally dropping untimely Mortal Kombat references into the rough cuts.