Question: When was the English actor and director  who played a suitor in "Sense and Sensibility" born? 

Context articles: Alan Rickman
Niclas Gillis
Robin Ellis
Sense and Sensibility (film)
Alan Partridge
Harriet Walter
Daniel Coll
John Mills
Greg Wise
Gemma Jones

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director known for playing a variety of roles on stage and on screen.
 Rickman trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and classical theatre productions.
 His first big television part came in 1982, but his big break was as the Vicomte de Valmont in the stage production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" in 1985, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.
 Rickman gained wider notice for his film performances as Hans Gruber in "Die Hard" and Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" film series.
Niclas Gillis (born April 20, 1989) is a Swedish writer, director, producer, actor and editor, as well as the founder and CEO of The Collectif.
 As a director, he is known for his intimate human depictions, austere sensibility, and dark tone; most notably Hold Me Down (2017) and the Nike: “I, David” campaign.
 He had his first starring role as an actor in The Ape (2009), directed by Jesper Ganslandt; and plays the leading role in Pool (2018), based on the novel by Per Hagman.
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is an English actor best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in 29 episodes of the BBC classic series "Poldark", adapted from a series of books by the late British author Winston Graham.
 He also appeared in "Fawlty Towers", "Cluedo", "The Good Soldier" (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), "Elizabeth R" (playing Essex), "The Moonstone", "Bel Ami", "Sense and Sensibility" (which also featured Clive Francis), "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes", "She Loves Me" (in which he sings) and "Blue Remembered Hills" (written by Dennis Potter).
 In 2015, 2016 and 2017 he appeared in "Poldark" as Reverend Halse.
Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British-American period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name.
 Actress Emma Thompson wrote the script and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne.
 The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution.
 They are forced to seek financial security through marriage.
 Actors Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.
 The film was released on 13 December 1995 in the United States and on 23 February 1996 in the United Kingdom.
Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional character portrayed by English actor and comedian Steve Coogan.
 A parody of British television personalities, Partridge is a tactless and inept television and radio presenter who often insults his guests and whose inflated sense of celebrity drives him to treachery and shameless self-promotion.
 Coogan described Partridge as a Little Englander, with right-wing values and poor taste.
Dame Harriet Mary Walter, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 24 September 1950) is an English stage and screen actress.
 Her film appearances include "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), "The Governess" (1998), "Villa des Roses" (2002), "Atonement" (2007) and "Man Up" (2015).
 On television she starred opposite John Lithgow as Clementine Churchill in "The Crown" (2016), Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series "" (2009–14), and as Lady Prudence Shackleton in four episodes of "Downton Abbey" (2013–15).
 She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2011 for services to drama.
Daniel Coll is an English actor who played the recurring character DI Frank Blackmore in ITV's "Emmerdale".
 He has previously made frequent appearances in "Coronation Street" and "Heartbeat".
 He was in Mel Gibson's "Braveheart".
 Daniel Coll was one of the original dads in Billy Elliot the Musical in London's West End and played Tim in the movie Bullseye; he was also Enjolras in Les Misérables on the UK tour 1993/4.
 He is also a director and producer and co wrote the musical Pinocchio starring Liam Mower.
 He made his film directorial debut with Macbeth released in 2012 starring Oliver Tobias and which won for him best Director in the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival 2012.
Sir John Mills, CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.
 On screen, he often played people who are not at all exceptional, but become heroes because of their common sense, generosity and good judgment.
 He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "Ryan's Daughter" (1970).
Matthew Gregory "Greg" Wise (born 15 May 1966) is an English actor and producer.
 He has appeared in many British television works, as well as several feature films (notably the role of John Willoughby in "Sense and Sensibility").
Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen.
 Her film appearances include "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" (2010).
 For her role in the BBC TV film "Marvellous" (2014), she won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.