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Famous Actors from England
Agutter, Jenny
(
Somerset
)
(
Taunton
)
The star of
The Railway Children
(both in 1970 and 2000)
Ahmed, Riz
(
London
)
The star of the movie 'Sound of Metal'
Andrews, Julie
(
Walton-on-Thames
)
Mary Poppins, and Maria from
The Sound of Music
Andrews, Naveen
(
London
)
Sayid in the TV series
Lost
Atkinson, Rowan
(
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
)
Comic character Mr. Bean
Attenborough, Richard
(
Cambridge
)
The director and producer of the movie
Gandhi
Baker, Kenny
(
Birmingham
)
The actor who plays R2-D2 in
Star Wars
Bamber, Jamie
(
London
)
Captain Lee Adama on TV's
Battlestar Galactica
Barnes, Ben
(
London
)
The actor who played Prince Caspian in the Narnia movie
Prince Caspian
Barton, Mischa
(
London
)
Marissa Cooper on TV's
The O.C.
Beckham, Victoria
(
Hertfordshire
)
The former Spice Girl who married footballer David Beckham
Beckinsale, Kate
(
London
)
The vampire Selene in the
Underworld
films
Bell, Jamie
(
Billingham
)
The star of the movie
Billy Elliot
Bloom, Orlando
(
Canterbury
)
(
Kent
)
Legolas in
The Lord of the Rings
Blunt, Emily
(
London
)
The catty assistant in 'The Devil Wears Prada'
Bonham Carter, Helena
(
London
)
Queen Elizabeth in
The King's Speech
Bowie, David
(
Brixton
)
The innovative rock star who was Ziggy Stardust
Boyega, John
(
London
)
Finn in the movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Bradley, David
(
York
)
Argus Finch in the
Harry Potter
movies
Brand, Russell
(
Essex
)
(
Grays
)
The British comedian who starred in
Get Him to the Greek
Brett, Jeremy
(
Warwickshire
)
TV's Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s and '90s
Brook, Kelly
(
Kent
)
(
Rochester
)
Model-turned-actor from
The Big Breakfast
and
Smallville
Caine, Michael
(
London
)
The star of
Alfie
and
The Man Who Would Be King
Chaplin, Charlie
(
London
)
"The Little Tramp" of silent films
Christie, Gwendolyn
(
Worthing
)
Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones
Clarke, Emilia
(
London
)
Daenerys Targaryen in the TV show
Game of Thrones
Clark, Petula
(
Epsom
)
The singer of "Downtown"
Cleese, John
(
Weston-Super-Mare
)
The tall guy from Monty Python's Flying Circus
Cohen, Sacha Baron
(
London
)
The comedian behind the characters Borat and Bruno
Collins, Joan
(
London
)
Ageless star of TV's
Dynasty
Colman, Olivia
The Oscar-winning star of the 2018 movie 'The Favourite'
Comer, Jodie
(
Liverpool
)
The assassin Villanelle in TV's 'Killing Eve'
Corden, James
(
London
)
The host of TV's The Late Late Show
Craig, Daniel
(
Chester
)
James Bond in the 2006 movie
Casino Royale
Curry, Tim
(
Grappenhall
)
Dr. Frank N. Furter from
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cushing, Peter
The horror film legend who was Grand Moff Tarkin in
Star Wars
Daniels, Anthony
(
Salisbury
)
C-3PO in the
Star Wars
movie series
Dawson, Richard
(
Gosport
)
The host of the game show
Family Feud
Day-Lewis, Daniel
(
London
)
The star of the movies
Lincoln
and
There Will Be Blood
Dench, Judi
(
York
)
Queen Elizabeth in
Shakespeare in Love
Ejiofor, Chiwetel
(
London
)
The star of the movie
Dirty Pretty Things
Elba, Idris
(
London
)
Stringer Bell on The Wire and the star of Luther
Felton, Tom
(
London
)
Draco Malfoy in the
Harry Potter
movies
Fennell, Emerald
(
London
)
The Oscar-winning writer, director and producer of
Promising Young Woman
Fiennes, Ralph
(
Suffolk
)
Lord Voldemort in the
Harry Potter
films
Finney, Albert
(
Salford
)
The star of the bawdy 1963 film
Tom Jones
Firth, Colin
(
Grayshott
)
King George VI in the 2010 film
The King's Speech
Foy, Claire
Queen Elizabeth II in the series 'The Crown'
Freeman, Martin
(
Aldershot
)
Bilbo Baggins in
The Hobbit
movies
Gervais, Ricky
(
Reading
)
The creator of
The Office
and
Extras
Grant, Cary
(
Bristol
)
The suave star of
North by Northwest
Grant, Hugh
(
London
)
The star of
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Grint, Rupert
(
Hertfordshire
)
Redheaded Ron Weasley in the
Harry Potter
films
Guinness, Alec
(
London
)
Obi-Wan Kenobe in the original
Star Wars
Hardy, Tom
(
London
)
Eames in the 2010 film
Inception
Harris, Naomie
(
London
)
Miss Moneypenny in 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre'
Harrison, Rex
(
Huyton
)
Professor Henry Higgins from
My Fair Lady
Hawkins, Sally
(
London
)
The human star of 'The Shape of Water'
Henwick, Jessica
X-Fighter pilot Jess Pava in 'The Force Awakens'
Hiddleston, Tom
(
London
)
Loki in those Marvel Thor movies
Holland, Tom
(
Kingston upon Thames
)
The star of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
Holm, Ian
(
Goodmayes
)
Bilbo Baggins in
The Lord of the Rings
movies
Hope, Bob
(
Eltham
)
Master comedian and Bing Crosby's movie co-star
Hoskins, Bob
(
Bury St. Edmunds
)
(
Suffolk
)
The star of
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Hoult, Nicholas
(
Workingham
)
The star of
Warm Bodies
and
Jack the Giant Slayer
Hunnam, Charlie
(
Newcastle
)
Jax on the TV series
Sons of Anarchy
Hurley, Elizabeth
(
Hampshire
)
Vanessa Kensington in
Austin Powers
Idle, Eric
(
South Shields
)
Creator of
The Rutles
and
SpamAlot
Idol, Billy
(
Stanmore
)
Singer of the pop songs "Dancing with Myself" and "White Wedding"
Irons, Jeremy
(
Isle of Wight
)
Claus von Bulow in
Reversal of Fortune
Jupe, Noah
(
London
)
The kid in the movie 'Honey Boy'
Kaluuya, Daniel
(
London
)
The star of the movie 'Get Out'
Karloff, Boris
(
London
)
The original Frankenstein’s Monster of the cinema
Kingsley, Ben
(
North Yorkshire
)
Star of the movie
Gandhi
Kirby, Malachi
(
London
)
Kunta Kinte in the 2016 remake of
Roots
Knightley, Keira
(
London
)
Star of the 2005 film
Pride and Prejudice
Lansbury, Angela
(
London
)
Multiple Tony winner and star of
Murder, She Wrote
Laurie, Hugh
(
Oxford
)
(
Oxfordshire
)
The grumpy-but-brilliant doctor in TV's
House
Lawford, Peter
(
London
)
British "Rat Pack" member and Kennedy in-law
Law, Jude
(
London
)
The lanky, sexy British star of
Cold Mountain
Lee, Christopher
(
London
)
Saruman in the
Lord of the Rings
film trilogy
Lewis, Matthew
(
Leeds
)
Klutzy Neville Longbottom in the
Harry Potter
films
Lincoln, Andrew
(
London
)
Rick Grimes in TV's 'The Walking Dead'
Lupino, Ida
(
London
)
The Hollywood actress who also directed the 1950’s noir film 'The Hitch-Hiker'
Mason, James
(
Huddersfield
)
(
Yorkshire
)
The smooth English villain from
North by Northwest
Mayhew, Peter
(
Barnes
)
Chewbacca in the early
Star Wars
movies
McDowall, Roddy
(
London
)
Cornelius and Caesar in the
Planet of the Apes
movie series
McKellen, Ian
(
Burnley
)
Gandalf in the film
Lord of the Rings
McTeer, Janet
(
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
)
The Oscar-nominated star of Tumbleweeds and Albert Nobb
Miller, Wentworth
(
Chipping Norton
)
(
Oxfordshire
)
Michael Scofield on the TV series
Prison Break
Mills, Hayley
(
London
)
Child star of the 1960s
Mirren, Helen
(
London
)
Oscar-winning star of the 2006 movie
The Queen
Mison, Tom
Ichabod Crane in the TV series
Sleepy Hollow
Moore, Dudley
(
London
)
Oscar-nominated star of
Arthur
Moore, Roger
(
London
)
The actor who played James Bond in 7 films from 1973-85
Morton, Samantha
(
Nottingham
)
The precog Agatha in the movie
Minority Report
Mulligan, Carey
(
London
)
The star of 'Promising Young Woman'
Nighy, Bill
(
London
)
The actor who played the washed-up pop idol in the 2003 film
Love Actually
Oldman, Gary
(
London
)
Sirius Black in the Harry Potter movies
Olivier, Sir Laurence
(
Dorking
)
The British acting legend who made the 1944 film
Henry V
O'Toole, Peter
(
Leeds
)
Star of the epic film
Lawrence of Arabia
Owen, Clive
(
Coventry
)
The star of the movies
Closer
and
Croupier
Oyelowo, David
(
Oxford
)
Martin Luther King, Jr. in the movie
Selma
Patel, Dev
(
London
)
The quiz show contestant in
Slumdog Millionaire
Pattinson, Robert
(
London
)
Edward Cullen, the hunky vampire in the
Twilight
movies
Pearce, Guy
(
Ely
)
The Australian star of the movie
Memento
Pike, Rosamund
(
London
)
The female lead in
Gone Girl
Prowse, David
(
Bristol
)
The actor who played Darth Vader in
Star Wars
Pugh, Florence
(
Oxfordshire
)
Star of the movie 'Midsommar'
Radcliffe, Daniel
(
London
)
The actor who played Harry Potter in the movies
Rampling, Charlotte
(
Sturmer
)
The slinky star of
Zardoz
and
45 Years
Redmayne, Eddie
(
London
)
The actor who won an Oscar for
The Theory of Everything
Richardson, Natasha
(
London
)
Tony-winning star of the 1998 Broadway revival of
Cabaret
Rickman, Alan
(
Acton
)
Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films
Ridley, Daisy
(
London
)
The star of the 2015 film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Rigg, Diana
(
Doncaster
)
(
Yorkshire
)
Mrs. Emma Peel on TV's
The Avengers
Rylance, Mark
(
Kent
)
The Shakespearean actor who won an Oscar for the 2015 film
Bridge of Spies
Scott Thomas, Kristin
The beautiful, brooding star of
The English Patient
Sellers, Peter
(
Southsea
)
Inspector Clouseau in the
Pink Panther
comedies
Seymour, Jane
(
Hillingdon
)
TV's Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Sirtis, Marina
(
London
)
Deanna Troi on
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Smith, Maggie
(
Essex
)
(
Ilford
)
The star of
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Starr, Ringo
(
Liverpool
)
The drummer for The Beatles
Staunton, Imelda
(
London
)
The star of the film
Vera Drake
Stewart, Patrick
(
Mirfield
)
(
Yorkshire
)
Star Trek
's Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Stubbs, Imogen
(
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
)
TV detective Anna Lee
Sutherland, Kiefer
(
London
)
Star of the TV series
24
Swinton, Tilda
(
London
)
The quirky star of
Orlando
and
Michael Clayton
Taylor, Elizabeth
(
London
)
The much-married star of
Cleopatra
Thompson, Emma
(
London
)
The writer and star of 1995's Sense and Sensibility
Ullman, Tracey
Creator of
The Tracey Ullman Show
Watson, Emily
(
Islington
)
Star of the movie
Punch-Drunk Love
Watts, Naomi
(
Shoreham
)
The star of
The Ring
films and
The Impossible
Weisz, Rachel
(
London
)
The Oscar-winning star of
The Constant Gardener
Whittaker, Jodie
(
Skelmanthorpe
)
The first woman to play Doctor Who on TV
Wild, Jack
(
Manchester
)
The Artful Dodger in the 1968 film
Oliver!
Wilkinson, Tom
(
Leeds
)
The Oscar-nominated Brit from
In The Bedroom
and
Michael Clayton
Winslet, Kate
(
Reading
)
The ingenue star of
Titanic
Worthington, Sam
(
Godalming
)
Jake Sully in the movie
Avatar
Young, Alan
(
North Shields
)
Wilbur on TV's
Mr. Ed
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