Question: Who's life is captured in the 1999 British film about the collapse of Baring's Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchest bank, due to fraudulent, speculative trading?
Context: Marks & Spencer Financial Services plc, trading as M&S Bank, is a retail bank operating in the United Kingdom.  It was formed as the financial services division of the British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) in 1985, and has been operated by HSBC Bank since it was sold in 2004.  The bank launched as St Michael Financial Services in 1985, using Marks & Spencer's main brand at the time.  It subsequently operated under the M&S Money brand from 2003 and later adopted the M&S Bank name. Baron Howick of Glendale, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.  It was created in 1960 for Sir Evelyn Baring, the former Governor of Kenya.  A member of the famous Baring family, he was the third and youngest son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, and the great-grandson of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the founder of Barings Bank.  Baring's uncle was Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, the father of Maurice Baring, while other members of the family include Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, and Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.  s of 2014 the title is held by the first Baron's son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1973.  As a descendant of the first Earl of Cromer and Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, he is in remainder to both the earldom of Cromer and its subsidiary titles and the Baring baronetcy of Larkbeer, titles held by his kinsmen the Earl of Cromer and the Baron Northbrook respectively. Northern Rock, formerly the Northern Rock Building Society, was a British bank.  Based at Regent Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Northern Rock was originally a building society.  It demututalised and became Northern Rock bank in 1997, when it floated on the London Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol NRK.  During the early 2000s the company borrowed substantially to fund mortgages, with the aim of ambitious growth, and also donated large amounts to charitable purposes and communities directly and through sponsorships.  The global banking crisis beginning around 2007–2008 meant that it was unable to produce income as expected from its loans, and was at risk of being unable to repay the amounts it had borrowed.  The news that the bank had approached the government for support with its liquidity led within 24 hours to a public lack of confidence and concerns that savings were at risk, and the bank failed following a bank run as people rushed to withdraw their savings.  It was the first British bank in 150 years to fail due to a bank run. Nicholas William "Nick" Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is a former derivatives broker whose fraudulent, unauthorised speculative trading caused the spectacular collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank, for which he was sentenced to prison.  Since 1999 he became, and subsequently resigned as, the CEO of League of Ireland club Galway United, and has now partnered with an eLearning educator named Bizintra, mentoring new and experienced traders in avoiding the common pitfalls of trading the financial markets.  He is also active on the keynote and after-dinner speaking circuit where he advises companies about risk and corporate responsibility. Rogue Trader is a 1999 British biographical drama film written and directed by James Dearden and starring Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel.  The film centers in the life of former derivatives broker Nick Leeson and the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank.  It was based on Leeson's 1996 book "Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World". Earl of Cromer is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, held by members of the Baring family, of German descent.  It was created for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, long time British Consul-General in Egypt.  He had already been created Baron Cromer, of Cromer in the County of Norfolk, in 1892, Viscount Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, in 1899, and was made Viscount Errington, of Hexham in the County of Northumberland, and Earl of Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, on 8 August 1901.  These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.  A member of the influential Baring banking family, Lord Cromer was the son of Henry Baring, third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet.  He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl, a diplomat and civil servant.  His son, the third Earl, was also a diplomat and served as British Ambassador to the United States between 1971 and 1974.  In 2010 the titles are held by the latter's son, the fourth Earl, who succeeded in 1991.  As a descendant of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, he is also in remainder to this title, which is (as of 2009) held by his kinsman the Baron Northbrook. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, JP (1814 – 11 September 1879) was an East India merchant and banker, becoming a partner in the merchantile firm of Baring Brothers and Co.  He later became Deputy Governor and Governor of the Bank of England (1863–1865) and a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.  He first stood in Bridport in 1857 to 1868 and later stood in the constituency of Bristol after winning a by-election in 1870 and retaining the seat in the 1874 General Elections.  His resignation triggered the Bristol by-election, 1878. Sainsbury's Bank plc is a British bank wholly owned by Sainsbury's, a national supermarket chain in the United Kingdom.  The bank began trading on 19 February 1997 as a joint venture between J Sainsbury plc and Bank of Scotland. Baron Revelstoke, of Membland in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.  It was created in 1885 for the businessman Edward Baring, head of the family firm of Barings Bank and a member of the Baring family.  Baring was the son of Henry Baring, third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and the nephew of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the second cousin of Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, the elder brother of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and the uncle of Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale.  He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son John, the second Baron.  John was a partner in Baring Brothers and Co. Ltd, a Director of the Bank of England, and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.  On his death the title passed to his younger brother Cecil, the third Baron.  He acquired Lambay Island, north of Dublin, in 1904.  s of 2013 the title is held by his great-grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 2012.  As a descendant of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, he is also in remainder to the Baring Baronetcy of Larkbeer, a title held by his kinsman the Baron Northbrook. The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.  Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in operation today, after the Sveriges Riksbank.  The Bank of England is the world's 8th oldest bank.  It was established to act as the English Government's banker and is still one of the bankers for the Government of the United Kingdom.  The Bank was privately owned by stockholders from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalised in 1946.
Answer: Nick Leeson