This list of notable actors from the United Kingdom includes performers in film, radio, stage and television.

Born in 18th century

* Maria Foote (1797?–1867) * Henry Gattie (1774–1844) * Elizabeth Hartley (1750?–1824) *

John Philip Kemble John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him o ...

(1757–1823) *

Maria Theresa Kemble Maria Theresa Kemble (1774–1838), née Marie Thérèse Du Camp, was an Austrian-born English actress, singer, dancer and comic playwright on the stage. She was the wife of actor Charles Kemble. Early life She was the daughter of Jeanne Dufour ...

(1774–1838) (born in

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, Austria) * Henrietta Amelia Leeson (1751–1826) *

Charles Mathews Charles Mathews (28 June 1776, London – 28 June 1835, Devonport) was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment. His play ''At Home'', in which he pl ...

(1776–1835) *

Mary Wells Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Supremes, The Miracles, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the F ...

(1762–1829)

Born in 1800–1829

* George John Bennett (1800–1879) *

Clara Fisher Clara Fisher (14 July 1811 – 12 November 1898) was a British prodigy who, at the age of six, began performing on the London stage in 1817. Ten years later, she made her New York debut in 1827. Her acting career lasted for 72 years and in he ...

(1811–1898) * Isabella Glyn (1823–1889)

Born in the 1830s

* Adelaide Calvert (1836–1921) * Amy Fawsitt (1836–1876) *

Henry Irving Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), christened John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility ...

(1838–1905) *

John Lawrence Toole John Lawrence (J. L.) Toole (12 March 1830 – 30 July 1906) was an English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. He was famous for his roles in farce and in serio-comic melodramas, in a career that spanned more than four decades, ...

(1830–1906)

Born in the 1840s

Helen Barr Helen Barr is an academic specialising in English literature on the late medieval period. She has spent her entire career at the University of Oxford, and, in 2016, the university awarded her the title of Professor of English Literature. Career B ...

(1840–1904) *

Lydia Foote Lydia Foote, born Lydia Alice Legg (1843 – 30 May 1892), was an English actress. She played leading roles from the 1850s to the 1880s, including at the Lyceum Theatre, the Olympic Theatre, the Prince of Wales's Theatre and the Adelphi Theatre ...

(1843–1892) * Adelaide Neilson (1847–1880) *

Mary Frances Scott-Siddons Mary Frances Scott-Siddons (1844 – 8 November 1896), frequently referred to as Mrs. Scott-Siddons, was a British actor and dramatic reader. Her paternal great-grandmother was Sarah Siddons. After a struggle, Scott-Siddons secured an engagemen ...

(1844–1896) *

Edward O'Connor Terry Edward O'Connor Terry (10 March 1844 – 2 April 1912) was an English actor, who became one of the most influential actors and comedians of the Victorian era. Life and career Terry was born in London, allegedly the illegitimate son of Fearg ...

(1844–1912) *

Ellen Terry Dame Alice Ellen Terry, (27 February 184721 July 1928), was a leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into a family of actors, Terry began performing as a child, acting in Shakespeare plays in London, and tour ...

(1847–1928) *

Kate Terry Kate Terry (21 April 1844 – 6 January 1924) was an English actress. The elder sister of the actress Ellen Terry, she was born into a theatrical family, made her debut when still a child, became a leading lady in her own right, and left the stag ...

(1844–1924)

Born in the 1850s

Gwynne Herbert Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * '' T ...

(1859–1946) *

Frederick Kerr Frederick Kerr (born Frederick Grinham Keen, 11 October 1858 – 3 May 1933) was an English actor who appeared on stage in both London and New York and in British and American films; he also worked as a major theatrical manager in London. Early ...

(1858–1933) * Jennie Lee (1854–1930) *

Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage actor, stage and motion picture, film actor and film director, director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the fi ...

(1853–1939) *

Marion Terry Marion Bessie Terry (born Mary Ann Bessy Terry; 13 October 1853 – 21 August 1930) was an English actress. In a career spanning half a century, she played leading roles in more than 125 plays. Always in the shadow of her older and more famous si ...

(1853–1930)

Born in the 1860s

George Arliss George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he ...

(1868–1946) * George Bellamy (1866–1944) * Lionel Belmore (1867–1953) *

Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. In an advertisement for her professional availability in 1921 she described herself, or was described by her agent, as suita ...

(1862–1939) (born in Gräfrath, Germany) *

Brandon Hurst Brandon Hurst (30 November 1866 – 15 July 1947) was an English stage and film actor. Early life Born in London, England, Hurst studied philology in his youth and began performing in theater in the 1880s. Before he began acting professionall ...

(1866–1947) *

Julia Neilson Julia Emilie Neilson (12 June 1868 – 27 May 1957) was an English actress best known for her numerous performances as Lady Blakeney in ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', for her roles in many tragedies and historical romances, and for her portrayal of ...

(1868–1957) *

Olga Nethersole Olga Isabella Nethersole, CBE, RRC (18 January 1866 – 9 January 1951) was an English actress, theatre producer, and wartime nurse and health educator. Career Olga Isabella Nethersole was born in London, of Spanish descent on her mother's side ...

(1867–1951) * Morton Selten (1860–1939) *

C. Aubrey Smith Sir Charles Aubrey Smith (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937) ...

(1863–1948) *

Fred Terry Fred Terry (9 November 1863 – 17 April 1933) was an English actor and theatrical manager. After establishing his reputation in London and in the provinces for a decade, he joined the company of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree where he remained for f ...

(1863–1933) *

Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ...

(1863–1943) *

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(1865–1948)

Born in the 1870s

* Marie Ault (1870–1951) *

Constance Collier Constance Collier (born Laura Constance Hardie; 22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote hit plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insul ...

(1878–1955) *

Nigel De Brulier Nigel De Brulier (born Francis George Packer; 8 August 1877 – 30 January 1948) was an English stage and film actor who began his career in the United Kingdom before relocating to the United States. Biography De Brulier was born in Frenchay, a ...

(1877–1948) *

Edward Gordon Craig Edward Henry Gordon CraigSome sources give "Henry Edward Gordon Craig". (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director a ...

(1872–1966) *

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(1874–1967) *

Seymour Hicks Sir Edward Seymour Hicks (30 January 1871 – 6 April 1949), better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, actor-manager and producer. He became known, early in his career, for writing, starring in and p ...

(1871–1949) *

Halliwell Hobbes Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 187720 February 1962) was an English actor. Early years The future actor was the son of William Albert Hobbes (1841-1909), a Warwickshire solicitor, and his wife, Marion Hobbes, née Dennis, (1838-1925). ...

(1877–1962) *

Montagu Love Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Early years Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Love was the son of Harry Love and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad; his father was listed as accountant ...

(1877–1943) *

Maggie Moffat Margaret Moffat born Margaret Liddell Linck (7 January 1873 – 19 February 1943) was a British actor and suffragette. She was amongst the first Scottish suffragettes to be arrested. She appeared in several films including a minor part in Alfre ...

(1873–1943) *

Roy Redgrave George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave (26 April 1873 – 25 May 1922) was an English stage and silent film actor. Redgrave is considered to be the first member of the Redgrave acting dynasty. Early life Born George Edward Redgrave in 122 Kenningt ...

(1873–1922) *

Henry Stephenson Henry Stephenson (born Harry Stephenson Garraway; 16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956) was a British actor. He portrayed friendly and wise gentlemen in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles were Sir Joseph Banks in ''Mutiny on the Bou ...

(1871–1956) *

Mabel Terry-Lewis Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) ( 28 October 1872 – 28 November 1957) was an English actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the 19th and 20th centuries. After a successful career in her twe ...

(1872–1957) * Ernest Thesiger (1879–1961) *

Henry Travers Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known professionally as Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His best known role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film ''It's a Wonderful Life' ...

(1874–1965) * H.B. Warner (1876–1958)

Born in the 1880s

Lionel Atwill Lionel Alfred William Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and screen actor. He began his acting career at the Garrick Theatre. After coming to the U.S., he subsequently appeared in various Broadway plays and Hollywood f ...

(1885–1946) * Viva Birkett (1887–1934) * Paul Cavanagh (1888–1964) *

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is conside ...

(1889–1977) *

May Clark May Clark (1 June 1885 – 17 March 1971) was an English silent film actress turned cinematographer. She played Alice in the 1903 film ''Alice in Wonderland'', the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 1865 children's book '' Alice's Adve ...

(1885–1971) *

Gladys Cooper Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian mus ...

(1888–1971) *

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...

(1882–1974) *

Edith Evans Dame Edith Mary Evans, (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was no ...

(1888–1976) *

Lynn Fontanne Lynn Fontanne (; 6 December 1887 – 30 July 1983) was an English actress. After early success in supporting roles in the West End theatre, West End, she met the American actor Alfred Lunt, whom she married in 1922 and with whom she co-starred i ...

(1887–1983) *

Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film '' O ...

(1888–1949) *

Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman. Early life Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sour ...

(1882–1956) *

Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...

(1887–1969) *

Ralph Lynn Ralph Clifford Lynn (8 March 1882 – 8 August 1962) was an English actor who had a 60-year career, and is best remembered for playing comedy parts in the Aldwych farces first on stage and then in film. Lynn became an actor at the age of 18 ...

(1882–1962) * Miles Malleson (1888–1969) *

Miles Mander Miles Mander (born Lionel Henry Mander; 14 May 1888 – 8 February 1946), was an English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist. He was sometimes credited as Luther Mile ...

(1888–1946) *

Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made sev ...

(1886–1959) (naturalised American citizen) *

Beryl Mercer Beryl Mercer (August 13, 1882 – July 28, 1939) was a Spanish-born American actress of stage and screen who was based in the United States. Early years Beryl Mercer was born to British parents in Seville on 13 August 1882. Her father wa ...

(1882–1939) *

Dorothy Minto Dorothy Minto (''née'' Scott) ( – 6 December 1957) was a prominent actress on the London stage between 1905 and the mid-1930s, notably appearing in the first runs of several plays written by George Bernard Shaw. She also featured in a sm ...

(1886–1957) * Una O'Connor (1880–1959) (naturalised American citizen) *

Reginald Owen John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor. He was known for his many roles in British and American films and television programs. Career The son of Joseph and Frances Owen, Reginald Owen studied at Sir Herbert ...

(1887–1972) *

Nancy Price Nancy Price, CBE (3 February 1880 – 31 March 1970), was an English actress on stage and screen, author and theatre director. Her acting career began in a repertory theatre company before progressing to the London stage, silent films, talkies a ...

(1880–1970) *

Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Griffin (The Invisible Man), Dr. Jack Griffin in ''The Invisible Man (1933 film), The Invisible Ma ...

(1889–1967) *

Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later ...

(1887–1958) *

Margaret Scudamore Margaret Scudamore (13 November 1881 – 5 October 1958) was an English theatre and film actress who began in '' ingenue'' roles before achieving a prolonged career in stage and screen support roles. She and her first husband, Roy Redgrav ...

(1884–1958) * Gladys Sylvani (1884–1953) *

Godfrey Tearle Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle (12 October 1884 – 9 June 1953) was a British actor who portrayed the quintessential British gentleman on stage and in both British and US films. Biography Born in New York City and brought up in Britain, he was t ...

(1884–1953) *

Margaret Wycherly Margaret De Wolfe Wycherly (born Margaret De Wolfe, 26 October 1881 – 6 June 1956) was an English stage and film actress. She spent many years in the United States and is best remembered for her Broadway roles and Hollywood character parts. On ...

(1881–1949) *

George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave ...

(1886–1960)

Born in the 1890s

* Leslie Banks (1890–1952) * Harold Bennett (1899–1981) *

Nigel Bruce William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in a series of films and in the radio series ''The New Adventures of Sherlock ...

(1895–1953) *

Violet Carson Violet Helen Carson, OBE (1 September 1898 – 26 December 1983) was a British actress of radio, stage and television, and a singer and pianist, who had a long and celebrated career as an actress and performer during the early days of BBC Rad ...

(1898-1983) *

Ivy Close Ivy Lilian Close (15 June 1890 – 4 December 1968) was a British actress. She acted in 44 films between 1912 and 1929.

(1890–1968) *

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Cinema of the United States, ...

(1891–1958) *

Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ...

(1891–1954) *

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

(1899–1973) *

Henry Daniell Charles Henry Pywell Daniell (5 March 1894 – 31 October 1963) was an English actor who had a long career in the United States on stage and in cinema. He came to prominence for his portrayal of villainous roles in films such as '' Camille'' (1 ...

(1894–1963) * Reginald Denny (1891–1967) *

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Dame Gwen Lucy Ffrangcon-Davies, (25 January 1891 – 27 January 1992) was a British actress and centenarian. Early life She was born in London of a Welsh family; the name "Ffrangcon" is said to originate from a valley in Snowdonia. Her pare ...

(1891–1992) *

Hermione Gingold Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and e ...

(1897–1987) *

Cedric Hardwicke Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and ...

(1893–1964) *

Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison (23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995) was a prolific English character actress best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett (opposite Jack Warner and Petula Clark) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a worki ...

(1892–1995) *

Leslie Howard Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 18931 June 1943) was an English actor, director and producer.Obituary ''Variety'', 9 June 1943. He wrote many stories and articles for ''The New York Times'', ''The New Yorker'', and ''Vanity Fair'' and was one o ...

(1893–1943) *

Mervyn Johns Mervyn Johns (born David Mervyn John; 18 February 18996 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War. Johns was known for his "mostly mild-mannered, lugubri ...

(1899–1992) *

Lillian Kemble-Cooper Lillian Kemble-Cooper (March 21, 1892 – May 4, 1977) was an English-American actress who had a successful career on Broadway and in Hollywood film. Biography Early life Lillian Kemble-Cooper was a member of the Kemble family, a family of ...

(1892–1977) * Jack Lambert (1899–1976) *

Charles Laughton Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British actor. He was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future ...

(1899–1962) *

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 10 ...

(1890–1965) *

John Laurie John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. In the course of his career, Laurie performed on the stage and in films as well as television. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the sitcom '' Dad's Army'' (19 ...

(1897–1980) *

Flora Le Breton Flora Le Breton (1899 – 11 July 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City) was an English silent film actress from Croydon, Surrey, England. She was a dainty blonde with dark blue eyes. In the UK she was called both ''the British Mary Pickford'' an ...

(1899–1951) *

Beatrice Lillie Beatrice Gladys Lillie, Lady Peel (29 May 1894 – 20 January 1989), known as Bea Lillie, was a Canadian-born British actress, singer and comedic performer. She began to perform as a child with her mother and sister. She made her West End theat ...

(1894–1989) (born in

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, Canada) *

Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the Uni ...

(1890–1966) *

Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray (born Alfred Ernest Allen; 18 August 1896 – 25 March 1969) was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood. Early life Mowbray was born in London, England. He served with distinction in the British Army in Wo ...

(1896–1969) * Dennis Neilson-Terry (1895–1932) *

Phyllis Neilson-Terry Phyllis Neilson-Terry (15 October 1892 – 25 September 1977) was an English actress. She was a member of the third generation of the theatrical dynasty the Terry family. After early successes in the classics, including several leading Shakespe ...

(1892–1977) *

Cecil Parker Cecil Parker (born Cecil Schwabe, 3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English actor with a distinctively husky voice, who usually played supporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between ...

(1897–1971) *

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

(1892–1967) *

Kynaston Reeves Philip Arthur Reeves (29 May 18935 December 1971), known professionally as Kynaston Reeves, was an English character actor who appeared in numerous films and many television plays and series. Early life Reeves was born in London on 29 May 1893 ...

(1893–1971) * Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972) *

Olive Sloane Olive Sloane (16 December 1896 – 28 June 1963) was an English actress whose film career spanned over 40 years from the silent era through to her death. Sloane's career trajectory was unusual in that for most of her professional life she was e ...

(1896–1963) *

Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...

(1892–1982) *

Arthur Treacher Arthur Veary Treacher (, 23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet c ...

(1894–1975) (naturalised American citizen) *

Norma Varden Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known professionally as Norma Varden, was an English-American actress with a long film career. Life and career Early life Born in London, the daughter of a retired sea captain ...

(1898–1989)

Born in the 1900s

* Marguerite Allan (1905–1994) (born in

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Peggy Ashcroft Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991), known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was deter ...

(1907–1991) *

Arthur Askey Arthur Bowden Askey, (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature (5' 2", 1.58 m) and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation ...

(1900–1982) *

Hermione Baddeley Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy".Folkart, Burt, "Noted ...

(1906–1986) * Patrick Barr (1908–1985) (born in

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, India) *

Ballard Berkeley Ballard Blascheck (6 August 1904 – 16 January 1988), known professionally as Ballard Berkeley, was an English actor of stage and screen. He is best remembered for playing Major Gowen in the British television sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''. Life a ...

(1904–1988) *

Leslie Bradley Leslie Ernest Bradley (1 September 1907 – 20 July 1974) was an English actor. He died in Desert Hot Springs, California. Filmography * ''The Way of Youth'' (1934) as Lieut. Burton (film debut) * ''Play Up the Band'' (1935) as Jack Heckd ...

(1907–1974) *

Arthur Brough Arthur Brough (born Frederick Arthur Baker; 26 February 1905 – 28 May 1978) was a British actor and theatre founder, producer and director best known for portraying the character of bumbling senior menswear salesman Ernest Grainger on the BBC ...

(1905–1978) *

Jane Carr Ellen Jane Carr (born 13 August 1950) is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) and the voice role of " Pud'n" on the animated ''The Grim Adventures of ...

(1909–1957) *

Tom Conway Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film, television, and radio actor remembered for playing private detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, and The Saint) ...

(1904–1967) (born in St. Petersburg, Russia) * Brenda Dean Paul (1907–1959) *

Robert Donat Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) and ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for ...

(1905–1958) *

Leslie Dwyer Leslie Gilbert Dwyer (28 August 1906 – 26 December 1986) was an English film and television actor. Career He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer, and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his firs ...

(1906–1986) *

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, freque ...

(1909–1959) (born in

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and later naturalised American citizen) *

Valentine Dyall Valentine Dyall (7 May 1908 – 24 June 1985) was an English character actor. He worked regularly as a voice actor, and was known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series '' Appointment with Fear'' ...

(1908–1985) *

Leslie French Leslie Richard French (23 April 1904 – 21 January 1999) was a British actor of stage and screen. French was primarily a theatre actor, as well as a director, singer and dancer, with a varied career that included the classics, music ...

(1904–1999) *

Greer Garson Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was an English-American actress and singer. She was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the hom ...

(1904–1996) (naturalised American citizen) *

Leo Genn Leopold John Genn (9 August 190526 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Distinguished by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television, and radio; often playing aristocr ...

(1905–1978) *

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Brit ...

(1904–2000) *

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of ...

(1904–1986) (naturalised American citizen) *

Rex Harrison Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play '' French Without Tears'', in wh ...

(1908–1990) *

William Hartnell William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the first incarnation of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' from 1963 to 1966. In film, Hartnell notably appeared in '' Brig ...

(1908–1975) *

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...

(1903–2003) (naturalised American citizen) *

Benita Hume Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955. Life and career She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958 ...

(1906–1967) *

Wilfrid Hyde-White Wilfrid Hyde-White (12 May 1903 – 6 May 1991) was a British character actor of stage, film and television. He achieved international recognition for his role as Colonel Pickering in the film version of the musical ''My Fair Lady'' (1964). Ear ...

(1903–1991) *

Freda Jackson Freda Maud Jackson (29 December 1907 – 20 October 1990) was an English stage actress who also worked in film and television. Early life and career Jackson was born in Nottingham in 1907. She made her stage debut on 1 January 1934 at the ...

(1907–1990) *

Celia Johnson Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson, (18 December 1908 – 26 April 1982) was an English actress, whose career included stage, television and film. She is especially known for her roles in the films ''In Which We Serve'' (1942), ''This Happy Bree ...

(1908–1982) * Griffith Jones (1909–2007) *

Moultrie Kelsall Moultrie Rowe Kelsall (24 October 1904 – 13 February 1980)Biographical info

Esmond Knight Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind. He had been badly wounded in 1941 while on active ...

(1906–1987) * Bernard Lee (1908–1981) *

Queenie Leonard Queenie Leonard (born Pearl Walker; 18 February 1905 – 17 January 2002) was a British actress. She was the last surviving cast member of ''And Then There Were None'' (1945) until her death in 2002. Biography She was born as Pearl Walk ...

(1905–2002) *

Roger Livesey Roger Livesey (25 June 1906 – 4 February 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell and Pressburger, Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'', '' ...

(1906–1976) *

Charles Lloyd-Pack Charles Lloyd-Pack (10 October 1902 – 22 December 1983) was a British film, television and stage actor. Life and career Lloyd-Pack was born at Wapping, East London, to working-class parents. He was seen in several horror films produced by the ...

(1902–1983) *

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

(1909–1984) *

Guy Middleton Guy Middleton Powell (14 December 1906 – 30 July 1973), better known as Guy Middleton, was an English film character actor. Biography Guy Middleton was born in Hove, Sussex, and originally worked in the London Stock Exchange, before ...

(1907–1973) *

Anna Neagle Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox (''née'' Robertson; 20 October 1904 – 3 June 1986), known professionally as Anna Neagle, was an English stage and film actress, singer, and dancer. She was a successful box-office draw in the British cinema ...

(1904–1986) *

Robert Newton Robert Guy Newton (1 June 1905 – 25 March 1956) was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for hi ...

(1905–1956) * Anthony Nicholls (1902–1977) *

Mary Odette Marie Odette Goimbault (10 August 1901 – 26 March 1987), known professionally as Mary Odette, was a French-born film actress. Odette starred in a number of films made by Astra Films. After the slump of 1924 dramatically reduced the number o ...

(1901–1987) (born in

Dieppe Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to N ...

, France) *

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage ...

(1907–1989) * J. Pat O'Malley (1904–1985) *

Michael Redgrave Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Mourning Becomes Elec ...

(1908–1985) *

Trevor Reid Trevor Reid (25 January 190816 April 1965) was an English actor. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He acted in 47 films from 1938 to 1965. He died at age 57 in London. Selected filmography * '' Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) - Watson * ' ...

(1908–1965) *

Michael Rennie Michael Rennie (born Eric Alexander Rennie; 25 August 1909 – 10 June 1971) was a British film, television and stage actor, who had leading roles in a number of Hollywood films, including his portrayal of the space visitor Klaatu in the s ...

(1909–1971) (naturalised American citizen) *

Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He w ...

(1902–1983) *

John Robinson John Robinson may refer to: Academics *John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist * John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of ''Born in Blood'' * John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist *Joh ...

(1908–1979) * Flora Robson (1902–1984) *

George Sanders George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth, bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous chara ...

(1906–1972) (born in

, Russia) * Sebastian Shaw (1905–1994) * Francis L. Sullivan (1903–1956) * Nora Swinburne (1902–2000) *

Jessica Tandy Jessie Alice Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was a British-American actress. Tandy appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe ...

(1909–1994) (naturalised American citizen) *

Ralph Truman Ralph du Vergier Truman (7 May 1900 – 15 October 1977) was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure. He possessed a distinguished speaking voice. He was born in London, England. Truman originally studied at t ...

(1900–1977) *

Ronald Ward Ronald Ward (5 April 1901 – 31 March 1978) was a British actor who, alongside his stage work, appeared in more than twenty British films between 1931 and 1956. He was born in Eastbourne in 1901 as Ronald William Ward, and made his screen ...

(1901–1978) * Naunton Wayne (1901–1970) * Alan Webb (1906–1982) * Diana Wynyard (1906–1964)

Born in the 1910s

Alfie Bass Alfie Bass (born Abraham Basalinsky, 10 April 1916 – 16 July 1987) was an English actor. He was born in Bethnal Green, London, the youngest in a Jewish family with ten children; his parents had left Russia many years before he was born. He a ...

(1916–1987) * Martin Benson (1918–2010) * Pamela Brown (1917–1975) *

Eric Christmas Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was a British actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He is probably best known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in th ...

(1916–2000) *

Bryan Coleman Bryan Coleman (29 January 1911 – 4 July 2005) was a British film actor and television actor. In 1954 he appeared in William Douglas Home's comedy ''The Manor of Northstead'' in the West End. Selected filmography * '' Conquest of the Air'' ...

(1911–2005) * Peter Copley (1915–2008) *

Cyril Cusack Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his in ...

(1910–1993) *

Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition ...

(1913–1994) *

Anthony Dawson Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M for Murder'' (1954) and ''Midnight Lace'' (1960), and playin ...

(1916–1992) * Arthur English (1919–1995) *

Peter Finch Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 191614 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia as a teenager and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville ...

(1916–1977) *

Joan Fontaine Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". Fontaine appeared ...

(1917–2013) (naturalised American citizen; born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...

, Japan) * Michael Goodliffe (1914–1976) * Harold Goodwin (1917–2004) *

Marius Goring Marius Re Goring, (23 May 191230 September 1998) was a British stage and screen actor. He is best remembered for the four films he made with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in '' A Matter of Life and Death'' and as Julian Cr ...

(1912–1998) *

Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthu ...

(1916–2011) (born in

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub ...

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) * Dulcie Gray (1915–2011) * John Gregson (1919–1975) * Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979) * Lucy Griffiths (1919–1982) *

Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1 ...

(1914–2000) *

Olivia de Havilland Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British-American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. ...

(1916–2020) (naturalised American citizen; born in Tokyo, Japan) *

Jack Hawkins John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was known for his portrayal of mil ...

(1910–1973) *

Wendy Hiller Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller, (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation ''Rating the Movie Stars'', desc ...

(1912–2003) *

Michael Hordern Sir Michael Murray Hordern Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (3 October 19112 May 1995)Morley, Sheridan"Hordern, Michael Murray (1911–1995)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, online e ...

(1911–1995) *

Trevor Howard Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor. After varied work in the theatre, he achieved star status with his role in the film ''Brief Encounter'' (1945), followed by ''T ...

(1913–1988) * Richard Hurndall (1910–1984) * Sid James (1913–1976) * Margo Johns (1919–2009) *

Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen (21 August 1916 – 3 November 2005) was an English actor who appeared in supporting roles in many films. He is well known for playing British Defence Minister Sir Frederick Gray in the ''James Bond'' films. Biography Early lif ...

(1916–2005) *

Rachel Kempson Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty. Career Kempson trained at RADA ...

(1910–2003) *

Sam Kydd Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British-Irish actor. His best-known roles were in two major British television series of the 1960s, as the smuggler Orlando O'Connor in '' Crane'' and its sequel ''Orlando''. He als ...

(1915–1982) *

Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ( ; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her definitive performances as Scarlett O'Hara in '' Go ...

(1913–1967) (born in

Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nep ...

, India) *

Desmond Llewelyn Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (; 12 September 1914GRO Register of Births: DEC 1914 11a 490 NEWPORT M. – Desmond W. Llewelyn, mmn = Wilkinson – 19 December 1999GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 2000 A70E 247 EASTBOURNE – Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn, D ...

(1914–1999) *

Margaret Lockwood Margaret Mary Day Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 – 15 July 1990), was an English actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938), ''Night Train to Munich' ...

(1916–1990) *

Arthur Lowe Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was an English actor. His acting career spanned 36 years, including starring roles in numerous theatre and television productions. He played Captain Mainwaring in the British sitcom '' D ...

(1915–1982) *

Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy '' Genevieve'' (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this per ...

(1914–1982) *

David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Major Pollock in '' Separate Tables'' (1958). Niven's other roles ...

(1910–1983) * Merle Oberon (1911–1979) (born in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

, India) * Nigel Patrick (1912–1981) *

Jon Pertwee John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during ...

(1919–1996) *

Donald Pleasence Donald Henry Pleasence (; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor. He began his career on stage in the West End before transitioning into a screen career, where he played numerous supporting and character roles including RAF ...

(1919–1995) *

Dennis Price Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1949) and for his portrayal of the omnicompetent valet Jeeve ...

(1915–1973) *

Anthony Quayle Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was a British actor and theatre director. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film '' Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969 ...

(1913–1989) *

Luise Rainer Luise Rainer ( , ; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-American-British film actress. She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her ...

(1910–2014) (born in Düsseldorf, Germany) *

Joyce Redman Joyce Olivia Redman (7 December 1915Jonathan Croall, "Redman, Joyce Olivia (1915–2012)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Jan 201available online Retrieved 1 April 2020. – 9 May 2012) was an Anglo-Irish a ...

(1918–2012) *

Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough ...

(1913–2000) * Paul Rogers (1917–2013) * June Spencer (born 1919) *

Sydney Tafler Sydney Tafler (31 July 1916 – 8 November 1979) was an English actor who after having started his career on stage, was best remembered for numerous appearances in films and television from the 1940s to the 1970s. Personal life Tafler was bor ...

(1916–1979) * Richard Todd (1919–2009) *

Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 19118 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of th ...

(1911–1990) * David Tomlinson (1917–2000) *

Richard Wattis Richard Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor, co-starring in many popular British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Richard Cameron Wattis was born on 25 February 1912 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, the ...

(1912–1975) *

Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring a hapless onscreen character often called Norman ...

(1915–2010) *

Googie Withers Georgette Lizette Withers, CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011), known professionally as Googie Withers, was an English entertainer who was a dancer and actress with a lengthy career spanning some nine decades in theatre, film, and television. ...

(1917–2011)

Born in the 1920s

Joss Ackland Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (born 29 February 1928) is an English retired actor who has appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock ...

(born 1928) * Robert Arden (1922–2004) (naturalised American citizen) *

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisi ...

(1923–2014) * Jill Balcon (1925–2009) *

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and '' Open All Hours''. ...

(1929–2005) *

Geoffrey Bayldon Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series '' ...

(1924–2017) *

Thane Bettany Thane William Howard Hardcastle Christopher Bettany (28 May 1929 – 7 November 2015) was an English actor and dancer. He was the father of film and theatre actor Paul Bettany. Early years Thane Bettany was born in Sarawak, an independent stat ...

(1929–2015) (born in

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

) *

Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 58. (1962 ...

(1925–2020) *

Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as '' Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Org ...

(1921–1999) * Lyndon Brook (1926–2004) * Robert Brown (1921–2003) *

Tony Britton Anthony Edward Lowry Britton (9 June 1924 – 22 December 2019) was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films (including ''The Day of the Jackal'') and television sitcoms (including '' Don't Wait Up'' and '' Robin's Nest'' He is the ...

(1924–2019) * Dora Bryan (1923–2014) *

Peter Burton Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor. Early life Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer). Career He is perhaps best known fo ...

(1921–1989) *

Richard Burton Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable pe ...

(1925–1984) *

Tom Chatto Tom Chatto (born Thomas Chatto St George Sproule; 1 September 1920 – 8 August 1982) was an English actor who made numerous appearances on television, film, and stage between 1957 and his death in 1982. Early life and career Chatto is a great- ...

(1920–1982) * George Cole (1925–2015) *

Bonar Colleano Bonar Sullivan (14 March 192417 August 1958), also known by the stage name Bonar Colleano, was an American stage and film actor based in the United Kingdom. Biography Early life Colleano was born Bonar Sullivan in New York City. He had childhood ...

(1924–1958) *

Bernard Cribbins Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over seven decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records " The Hole in the Groun ...

(1928–2022) *

Peggy Cummins Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller; 18 December 1925 – 29 December 2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis's ''Gun Crazy'' (1950), playing a trigger-happy '' femme f ...

(1925–2017) *

Paul Danquah Paul Danquah, born Joseph Paul Walcott (25 May 1925 – 13 August 2015), was a British film actor, known particularly for his role in the film ''A Taste of Honey'' (1961), adapted from the 1958 play of the same name written by Shelagh Delane ...

(1925–2015) *

Nigel Davenport Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films '' A Man for All Seasons'' and '' Chariots of F ...

(1928–2013) * Jeffery Dench (1928–2014) * Edna Doré (1921–2014) *

Roy Dotrice Roy Dotrice (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor famed for his portrayal of the antiquarian John Aubrey in the record-breaking solo play '' Brief Lives''. Abroad, he won a Tony Award for his performance in the 2000 Broadway r ...

(1923–2017) * Mark Eden (1928–2021) *

Fenella Fielding Fenella Fielding, OBE (born Fenella Marion Feldman; 17 November 1927 – 11 September 2018) was an English stage, film and television actress who rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, and was often referred to as "England's first lad ...

(1927–2018) * Frank Finlay (1926–2016) *

Gerald Flood Gerald Robert Flood (21 April 1927 – 12 April 1989) was a British actor of stage and television. Early life Flood was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, but lived for most of his life in Farnham, Surrey, where he regularly appeared on stag ...

(1927–1989) * Bernard Fox (1927–2016) *

William Franklyn William Leo Franklyn (22 September 1925 – 31 October 2006) was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, ...

(1925–2006) * Charles Gray (1928–2000) *

Nigel Green Nigel McGown Green (15 October 192415 May 1972) was an English character actor. Because of his strapping build, commanding height () and regimental demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic 1960s ...

(1924–1972) (born in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothi ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...

) * Joan Greenwood (1921–1987) *

Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Sieg ...

(1925–2017) * Rosemary Harris (born 1927) (naturalised American citizen) *

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...

(1929–2001) * Jack Hedley (1929–2021) *

Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen ...

(1929–1993) (born in

Ixelles (French, ) or ( Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the munic ...

, Belgium) *

Barbara Hicks Barbara Hicks (12 August 1924 – 6 September 2013) was an English film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film '' Brazil'' and Merchant Ivory Productions's 1992 Bafta award-winning ''Howards End''. Biography Hicks was born in ...

(1924–2013) * Jacqueline Hill (1929–1993) *

Donald Houston Donald Daniel Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor whose first two films—'' The Blue Lagoon'' (1949) with Jean Simmons, and '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) with Alec Guinness—were highly successful. Later in ...

(1923–1991) * Glyn Houston (1925–2019) *

Colin Jeavons Colin Abel Jeavons (born 20 October 1929) is a retired British television actor. Career Jeavons' earliest television role was as Jules Neraud in an episode of the 1956 anthology series of teleplays ''Nom-de-Plume''. Broadcast live, it is unkno ...

(born 1929) *

Lionel Jeffries Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and received a Golden Globe Award nomination during his acting career. Early life Jeffries was born in ...

(1926–2010) * Margaret John (1926–2011) *

Glynis Johns Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a South African-born British former actress, dancer, musician and singer. Recognised as a film and Broadway icon, Johns has a career spanning eight decades, in which she appeared in more than ...

(born 1923) (Born in South Africa) * Miriam Karlin (1925–2011) * Maurice Kaufmann (1927–1997) *

Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. During her international film career, Kerr won a ...

(1921–2007) *

Danny La Rue Danny La Rue, (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an Irish singer and entertainer, best known for his on-stage drag persona. He performed in drag and also as himself in theatrical productions, television shows and f ...

(1927–2009) *

Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Harry Landis (1926–2022) *

Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...

(1925–2022) (naturalised American citizen) *

Peter Lawford Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford ( Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor.Obituary '' Variety'', 26 December 1984. He was a member of the " Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and se ...

(1923–1984) *

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...

(1922–2015) * Ronald Leigh-Hunt (1920–2005) * Margaret Leighton (1922–1976) * David Lodge (1921–2003) *

Joan Lorring Joan Lorring (born Madeline Ellis; April 17, 1926 – May 30, 2014) was an American actress and singer known for her work in film and theatre. For her role as Bessy Watty in ''The Corn Is Green'' (1945), Lorring was nominated for the Academy Aw ...

(1926–2014) *

Victor Maddern Victor Jack Maddern (16 March 1928 – 22 June 1993) was an English actor. He was described by ''The Telegraph'' as having "one of the most distinctive and eloquent faces in post-war British cinema." Life and career Born in Seven Kings, ...

(1928–1993) *

Ron Moody Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924 – 11 June 2015) was an English actor, composer, singer and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in ''Oliver!'' (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe ...

(1924–2015) *

Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1 ...

(1927–2017) * John Neville (1925–2011) * Geoffrey Palmer (1927–2020) *

Conrad Phillips Conrad Philip Havord (13 April 1925 – 13 January 2016), known professionally as Conrad Phillips, was an English television and film actor. He is best known for playing William Tell in the adventure series ''The Adventures of William Tell'' ( ...

(1925–2016) *

Leslie Phillips Leslie Samuel Phillips (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor, director, producer and author. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. ...

(1924–2022) *

Joan Plowright Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, (née Plowright; born 28 October 1929), professionally known as Dame Joan Plowright, is an English retired actress whose career has spanned over seven decades. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony ...

(born 1929) *

Eric Porter Eric Richard Porter (8 April 192815 May 1995) was an English actor of stage, film and television. Early life Porter was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, to bus conductor Richard John Porter and Phoebe Elizabeth (née Spall). His parents hope ...

(1928–1995) *

Robert Rietti Robert Rietti, (born Lucio Rietti; 8 February 1923 – 3 April 2015), was an actor, and Oscar-nominated director of Anglo-Italian descent. With over 200 credits to his name, he had a highly prolific career in the American, British and Ita ...

(1923–2015) *

Brian Rix Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including ''Dry Rot'', ''Simple Spymen'' and ''One for ...

(1924–2016) * Rachel Roberts (1927–1980) (dual British and American citizenship) * George Rose (1920–1988) *

Norman Rossington Norman Rossington (24 December 1928 – 21 May 1999) was an English actor best remembered for his roles in ''The Army Game'', the ''Carry On'' films and the Beatles' film '' A Hard Day's Night''. Early life Born in Liverpool, Lancashi ...

(1928–1999) *

Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series '' Rising Damp'' fro ...

(1926–1984) *

Patricia Routledge Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, (; born 17 February 1929) is an English actress, singer and broadcaster. For her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom '' Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995), she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Awar ...

(born 1929) * William Russell (born 1924) *

Peter Sallis Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(1921–2017) *

Paul Scofield David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was a British actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the US Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seve ...

(1922–2008) *

Peter Sellers Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series ''The Goon Show'', featured on a number of hit comic songs ...

(1925–1980) *

Susan Shaw Susan Shaw (29 August 192927 November 1978) was an English actress. Biography Shaw was born Patsy Sloots in West Norwood, London. She had wanted to become a dress designer and was working as a typist at the Ministry for Information when she di ...

(1929–1978) *

Dinah Sheridan Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg; 17 September 1920 – 25 November 2012) was an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films '' Genevieve'' (1953) and '' The Railway Children'' (1970); the l ...

(1920–2012) *

Sheila Sim Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, Baroness Attenborough (5 June 1922 – 19 January 2016) was an English film and theatre actress. She was also the wife of the actor, director and peer Richard Attenborough. Career Sheila Beryl Grant Sim was born in L ...

(1922–2016) *

Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and aft ...

(1929–2010) *

Donald Sinden Sir Donald Alfred Sinden (9 October 1923 – 12 September 2014) was a British actor. Sinden featured in the film ''Mogambo'' (1953), and achieved early fame as a Rank Organisation film star in the 1950s in films including ''The Cruel Sea (195 ...

(1923–2014) * Elizabeth Spriggs (1929–2008) * Anthony Steel (1920–2001) *

Mollie Sugden Mary Isobel Sugden (21 July 19221 July 2009), known professionally as Mollie Sugden was an English actress. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom '' Are You Being Served?'' (1972–1985) as senior saleswoman ...

(1922–2009) *

Eric Sykes Eric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor, and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading com ...

(1923–2012) * Frank Thornton (1921–2013) *

Bill Travers William Inglis Lindon Travers (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was a British actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist. Prior to his show business career, he served in the British army with Gurkha and special forces units. E ...

(1922–1994) *

Patrick Troughton Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor who was classically trained for the stage but became known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction ...

(1920–1987) *

Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits ...

(1921–2004) * Jack Watling (1923–2001) * Moray Watson (1928–2017) *

June Whitfield Dame June Rosemary Whitfield (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018) was an English radio, television, and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy ''Take It from Here'', which aired on the BBC Light Programme in 1953. ...

(1925–2018) *

Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor of Welsh heritage. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 '' ...

(1926–1988) *

Peter Wyngarde Peter Paul Wyngarde (born Cyril Goldbert, 23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British television, stage and film actor from the late 1940s to the mid 1990s. He was best known for portraying the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist ...

(1927–2018) (born in Marseille, France)

Born in the 1930s

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Anthony Ainley Anthony Ainley (20 August 1932 – 3 May 2004) was an English actor. He was the fourth actor to portray the Master in ''Doctor Who''. Early life Ainley was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, the son of the actor Henry Ainley, on 20 August 1932, al ...

(1932–2004) *

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy F ...

(born 1935) *

Eileen Atkins Dame Eileen June Atkins, (born 16 June 1934), is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953. In 2008, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and the Emmy Aw ...

(born 1934) * Kenny Baker (1934–2016) *

Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (1 ...

(born 1934) * Trevor Bannister (1934–2011) *

Alan Bates Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story '' Whistle Down the Wind'' to the " kitchen sink" dram ...

(1934–2003) * David Battley (1935–2003) * Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938) *

Brian Bedford Brian Bedford (16 February 1935 – 13 January 2016) was an English actor. He appeared in film and on stage, and was an actor-director of Shakespeare productions. Bedford was nominated for seven Tony Awards for his theatrical work. He served ...

(1935–2016) (naturalised American citizen) * Rodney Bewes (1937–2017) *

Colin Blakely Colin George Blakely (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish actor. He had roles in the films '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966), '' The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'' (1970), '' Murder on the Orient Express'' (1974), and '' ...

(1930–1987) *

Brian Blessed Brian Blessed (; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor, presenter, writer and mountaineer. Blessed is known for portraying PC "Fancy" Smith in ''Z-Cars'', Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of '' I, Claudius'', King Richard I ...

(born 1936) *

Claire Bloom Patricia Claire Bloom (born 15 February 1931) is an English actress. She is known for leading roles in plays such as ''A Streetcar Named Desire,'' ''A Doll's House'', and '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', and has starred in nearly sixty film ...

(born 1931) * James Bolam (born 1935) *

Bette Bourne Bette Bourne (born Peter Bourne, 22 September 1939) is a British actor, drag queen, campaigner, and activist. His theatrical career has spanned six decades. He came to prominence in the mid-1970s onwards after joining the New York-based alterna ...

(born 1939) *

Roy Boyd Roy Boyd (born 18 August 1938) is an English actor best known for his roles on television between 1963 and 2010. His TV credits include '' The Saint'', '' Counterstrike'', ''The Borderers'', '' Codename'', ''Colditz'', ''The Zoo Gang'', ''The ...

(born 1938) * Stephen Boyd (1931–1977) *

Jeremy Brett Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He played fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes. His ...

(1933–1995) *

Roger Brierley David Roger Brierley (2 June 1935 – 23 September 2005) was an English actor. Career Brierley appeared in dozens of television productions over a forty-year period. He twice appeared in ''Doctor Who'', as Trevor in ''The Daleks' Master Pl ...

(1935–2005) * Richard Briers (1934–2013) *

Eleanor Bron Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is an English stage, film and television actress, and an author. Her film roles include Ahme in the Beatles musical '' Help!'' (1965), the Doctor in '' Alfie'' (1966), Margaret Spencer in '' Bedazzled'' (1967), ...

(born 1938) * David Burke (born 1934) * Mark Burns (1936–2007) *

Patsy Byrne Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in '' Blackadder II'' as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy '' Watchin ...

(1933–2014) *

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

(born 1933) *

John Cater John Edward Cater (17 January 1932 – 21 March 2009) was an English actor. His television credits include: ''Danger Man''; ''Z-Cars''; '' The Avengers''; '' The Baron''; ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial '' The War Machines''); '' Follyfoot''; ' ...

(1932–2009) * Tony Church (1930–2008) *

John Cleese John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and ...

(born 1939) *

Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primeti ...

(born 1933) * Paul Collins (born 1937) *

Neil Connery Neil Niren Connery (16 December 1938 – 9 May 2021) was a Scottish actor and the younger brother of actor Sean Connery. Personal Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 December 1938. The Connery family is of partial Irish origin. His ...

(1938–2021) *

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

(1930–2020) * Peter Cook (1937–1995) *

Nicolas Coster Nicolas Dwynn Coster (born December 3, 1933) is a British-American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series, such as ''Wonder Woman'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', '' T. J ...

(born 1933) *

Tom Courtenay Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (; born 25 February 1937) is an English actor. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Courtenay achieved prominence in the 1960s with a series of acclaimed film roles, including ''The Loneliness of t ...

(born 1937) *

Wendy Craig Anne Gwendolyn "Wendy" Craig (born 20 June 1934) is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms '' Not in Front of the Children'', '' ...And Mother Makes Three'', '' ...And Mother Makes Five'' and ''Butterflies''. ...

(born 1934) *

Anna Cropper Anna Cropper (also Roache; 13 May 1938 – 22 January 2007) was an English stage and television actress. Early years Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire, the daughter of Margaret, a stage actress and director, and Jack Cropper, a dentis ...

(1938–2007) *

Annette Crosbie Annette Crosbie (born 12 February 1934) is a Scottish actor.Annette Crosbie fil ...

(born 1934) *

Frances Cuka Frances Cuka (21 August 193616 February 2020) was an English actress, principally on television, whose career spanned over sixty years. In her later years, she was best known for playing Grandma in the sitcom ''Friday Night Dinner'' from 2011 to ...

(1936–2020) * Roland Curram (born 1932) *

Jim Dale Jim Dale (born James Smith; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, composer, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In Britis ...

(born 1935) * Ann Davies (1934–2022) *

Richard Dawson Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm; 20 November 1932 – 2 June 2012) was a British-born American actor, comedian, game-show host and panelist in the United States. Dawson was well known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk in ''Hogan's Heroe ...

(1932–2012) (naturalised American citizen) *

Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Regarded as one of Britain's best actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her ...

(born 1934) *

Eileen Derbyshire Eileen Derbyshire, MBE (born 6 October 1931) is an English retired actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She played the character for 55 years from January 1961 to January 2 ...

(born 1931) *

Diana Dors Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 19314 May 1984) was an English actress and singer. Dors came to public notice as a blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. Dors was p ...

(1931–1984) * Shirley Eaton (born 1937) *

Samantha Eggar Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939) is a retired British-American actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller '' The Collec ...

(born 1939) *

Shirley Anne Field Shirley Anne Field (born Shirley Broomfield; 27 June 1938) is an English actress who has performed on stage, film and television since 1955, prominent during the British New Wave. Early life Broomfield was born in Forest Gate, Essex (now in ...

(born 1938) *

Albert Finney Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with '' The Entertainer'' (1960 ...

(1936–2019) * Barry Foster (1931–2002) * Edward Fox (born 1937) *

James Fox William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including '' King Rat'', '' The Servant'', ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' and ''Performan ...

(born 1939) *

Jill Gascoine Jill Viola Gascoine (11 April 1937 – 28 April 2020) was an English actress and novelist. She portrayed Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the 1980s television series '' The Gentle Touch'' and its spin-off series '' C.A.T.S. Eyes''. In the ...

(1937–2020) *

Peter Gilmore John Peter Gilmore (25 August 1931 – 3 February 2013), known as Peter Gilmore, was an English actor, known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in 91 episodes of the BBC television period drama '' The Onedin Line'' (1971–1980), c ...

(1931–2013) (born in

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

, Germany) *

Julian Glover Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television, and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the ...

(born 1935) *

Susan Hampshire Susan Hampshire, Lady Kulukundis, (born 12 May 1937) is an English actress known for her many television and film roles. A three-time Emmy Award winner, she won for '' The Forsyte Saga'' in 1970, ''The First Churchills'' in 1969, and for ''Vani ...

(born 1937) *

Sheila Hancock Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress, singer, and author. Hancock trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before starting her career in repertory theatre. Hancock went on to perform in plays and music ...

(born 1933) * Edward Hardwicke (1932–2011) *

Noel Harrison Noel John Christopher Harrison (29 January 1934 – 19 October 2013) was an English actor and singer who had a hit singing " The Windmills of Your Mind" in 1968, and was a member of the British Olympic skiing team in the 1950s. He was the son of ...

(1934–2013) * Malcolm Hebden (born 1939) * Anne Heywood (born 1931) *

Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Compan ...

(1931–2020) *

Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received many accolad ...

(born 1937) (naturalised American citizen) * Sally Ann Howes (1930–2021) *

John Inman Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in '' Are You Being Served?'', a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985, and was the only actor from that series to featu ...

(1935–2007) * Jill Ireland (1936–1990) *

Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...

(born 1936) *

Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as '' Hamlet'', '' Much Ado About Nothing'', '' Macbeth'', '' Twelfth Night'', '' The Tempest'', ' ...

(born 1938) *

Michael Jayston Michael James (born 29 October 1935), known professionally as Michael Jayston, is an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have include ...

(born 1935) *

Barbara Jefford Mary Barbara Jefford, OBE (26 July 1930 – 12 September 2020) was a British actress, best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1 ...

(1930–2020) *

Barbara Knox Barbara Knox, MBE (''née'' Brothwood, formerly Mullaney; born 30 September 1933) is an English actress, best known for her long-running portrayal of Rita Tanner in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She first appeared as Rita Littlewo ...

(born 1933) *

Phyllida Law Phyllida Ann Law (born 8 May 1932) is a British actress, known for her numerous roles in film and television. Early life Law was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Meg "Mego" and William Law, a journalist. Prior to the Second World War, her fath ...

(born 1932) *

Rosemary Leach Rosemary Anne Leach (18 December 1935 – 21 October 2017) was a British stage, television and film actress. She won the 1982 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for ''84, Charing Cross Road'' and was nominated for the BAFTA Award fo ...

(1935–2017) *

Ann Lynn Elizabeth Ann Lynn (7 November 1933 – 30 August 2020) was a British actress, especially prominent during the British New Wave of the 1960s, appearing in many films that represented what is known as kitchen sink realism. Lynn's career spanne ...

(1933–2020) *

Anna Massey Anna Raymond Massey (11 August 19373 July 2011) was an English actress. She won a BAFTA Award for the role of Edith Hope in the 1986 TV adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel ''Hotel du Lac'', a role that one of her co-stars, Julia McKenzie, h ...

(1937–2011) *

David McCallum David Keith McCallum Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish actor and musician. He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. In recent years, McCall ...

(born 1933) (naturalised American citizen) *

Geraldine McEwan Geraldine McEwan (born Geraldine McKeown; 9 May 1932 – 30 January 2015) was an English actress, who had a long career in film, theatre and television. Michael Coveney described her, in a tribute article, as "a great comic stylist, with ...

(1932–2015) *

Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...

(born 1939) *

Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series ''Widows'' as well as the sequels '' Widows 2'' and '' She's Out'', all writt ...

(born 1939) *

Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writ ...

(1935–2002) * Patrick Mower (born 1938)

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Anthony Newley Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leadin ...

(1931–1999) *

Nanette Newman Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author. She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' (1964), '' The Whisperers'' (1967), '' Deadfall'' (1968), '' The Stepf ...

(born 1934) *

Simon Oates Simon Oates (6 January 1932 – 20 May 2009) was an English actor best known for his roles on television. Born in Canning Town, east London and moving to Finchley in his teens, Oates trained as a heating engineer for his father's firm before ...

(1932–2009) *

Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old V ...

(1932–2013) *

Judy Parfitt Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt (born 7 November 1935) is an English theatre, film and television actress. She made her film debut in a minor supporting part in '' Information Received'' (1961), followed by supporting role in the BBC television ...

(born 1935) * Dorothy Paul (born 1937) * Siân Phillips (born 1933) * Christina Pickles (born 1935) *

Vivian Pickles Vivian Pickles (born 21 October 1931) is an English actress. Biography Pickles began her career as a child star after being chosen by Mary Field for a series of Saturday Morning children's films, including the lead roles in ''Jean's Plan'' (1 ...

(born 1931) * Ingrid Pitt (1937–2010) * Mike Pratt (1931–1976) *

David Prowse David Charles Prowse (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader (voiced by American actor James Earl Jones) in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and a manservant in Stanle ...

(1935–2020) * Peter Purves (born 1939) * Anna Quayle (1932–2019) *

Corin Redgrave Corin William Redgrave (16 July 19396 April 2010) was an English actor and left-wing socialist activist. Early life Redgrave was born on 16 July 1939 in Marylebone, London, the only son and middle child of actors Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kem ...

(1939–2010) *

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

(born 1937) *

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

(1938–1999) *

Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera '' Coronation Street'' (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000); and her role ...

(born 1935) * Ian Richardson (1934–2007) *

Diana Rigg Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg (20 July 193810 September 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series '' The Avengers'' (1965–1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in ''On H ...

(1938–2020) *

William Roache William Patrick Roache (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since it was first broadcast on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the ''Guinness World Records ...

(born 1932) *

Patsy Rowlands Patricia Amy Rowlands (19 January 1931 – 22 January 2005) was an English actress who is best remembered for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films series, as Betty Lewis in the ITV Thames sitcom '' Bless This House'', and as Alice Meredit ...

(1931–2005) *

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Retrieved 28 December 2014 (5 January 1935 – 25 December 201 ...

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Prunella Scales Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales (''née'' Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English former actress, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy '' Fawlty Towers'', her nomination for a ...

(born 1932) * Barbara Shelley (1932–2021) *

Carole Shelley Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018)Bartlett, Rhett"Carole Shelley, One of the Pigeon Sisters From 'The Odd Couple,' Dies at 79"''The Hollywood Reporter'', 1 September 2018

(1939–2018) * Joan Sims (1930–2001) * Roy Skelton (1931–2011) *

Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...

(born 1934) * Nicholas Smith (1934–2015) * Anne Stallybrass (1938–2021) *

Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...

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John Stride John Edward Stride (11 July 1936 – 20 April 2018) was an English actor best known for his television work in the 1970s. Stride was born in London, the son of Margaret (née Prescott) and Alfred Teneriffe Stride. He attended Alleyn's School, ...

(1936–2018) * Una Stubbs (1937–2021) *

Janet Suzman Dame Janet Suzman, (born 9 February 1939) is a South African-born British actress who enjoyed a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles, among others, on TV. In her first film, ''Nichol ...

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Clive Swift Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for h ...

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Sylvia Syms Sylvia May Laura Syms (born 6 January 1934) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films ''Woman in a Dressing Gown'' (1957), ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958), ''No Trees in the Street'' (1959), ''Victim'' (1961), and ''The Tamari ...

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Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

(1932–2011) (dual citizenship; born to American parents living in England) * Josephine Tewson (1931–2022) * Angela Thorne (born 1939) *

Ricky Tomlinson Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in '' Brookside'', DCI Charlie Wise in ''Cracker'' and Jim Royle in '' The Royle Family'', and playing the titular cha ...

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Bridget Turner Bridget Joanna Turner (22 February 1939 – 27 December 2014) was an English actress. She played a radical English teacher, Judy Threadgold, opposite Alun Armstrong's woodwork teacher in Alan Plater's ''Get Lost!'' for Yorkshire Television, ...

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Margaret Tyzack Margaret Maud Tyzack (9 September 193125 June 2011) was an English actress. Her television roles included '' The Forsyte Saga'' (1967) and '' I, Claudius'' (1976). She won the 1970 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC serial ''The First ...

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Anthony Valentine Anthony Valentine (17 August 1939 – 2 December 2015) was an English actor best known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in '' Callan'' (1967–72), the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in ''Colditz'' (1972–74), Bob in Tales of the U ...

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James Villiers James Michael Hyde Villiers (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998) was an English character actor. He was particularly known for his plummy voice and ripe articulation. He was a great-grandson of the 4th Earl of Clarendon. Early life Villie ...

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Shani Wallis Shani Wallis (born 14 April 1933) is a British actress and singer, who has worked in theatre, film, and television in both her native United Kingdom and in the United States. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she is perhaps best ...

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Jan Waters Jan Waters (born ) is an English actress of the theatre, television, and film. She was particularly active in the London theatre scene during the 1960s and 1970s, notably appearing in the original West End productions of Jule Styne's '' Do Re ...

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Anita West Anita West (born 1935) is a British actress and former television presenter. ''Blue Peter'' On 7 May 1962, she joined the British children's television show ''Blue Peter'' as co-host, following the departure of Leila Williams. She remained wit ...

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Timothy West Timothy Lancaster West, CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English actor and presenter. He has appeared frequently on both stage and television, including stints in both ''Coronation Street'' (as Eric Babbage) and ''EastEnders'' (as Stan Carte ...

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Paxton Whitehead Francis Edward Paxton Whitehead (born 17 October 1937) is an English actor, theatre director and playwright. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of ''Camelot''. He has h ...

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Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was a ...

(1932–2014) * Michael Williams (1935–2001) * Richard Wilson (born 1936) *

Barbara Windsor Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On (franchise), ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''.

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Edward Woodward Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career on stage. Throughout his career, he appeared in productions ...

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Gabriel Woolf Gabriel Woolf (born 2 October 1932) is a British film, radio and television actor. Career Among Woolf's leading parts was his performance as the Apostle John in a frequently repeated BBC adaptation of The Man Born to Be King where he also intr ...

(born 1932) * Dana Wynter (1931–2011) (born in Berlin, Germany) * Susannah York (1939–2011)

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Maria Aitken Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is an English theatre director, teacher, actress, and writer. Early life and career Aitken was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Sir William Aitken, a Conservative MP, and Penelo ...

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John Alderton John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', '' Thomas & Sarah'', '' Wodehouse Playhouse'', ''Little Miss'' (original television series), '' Please Sir!'', '' No, Hones ...

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Anthony Andrews Anthony Colin Gerald Andrews (born 12 January 1948) is an English actor. He played Lord Sebastian Flyte in the ITV miniseries ''Brideshead Revisited'' (1981), for which he won Golden Globe and BAFTA television awards, and was nominated for ...

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Francesca Annis Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in '' Reckless'' (1998), '' Wives and Daughters'' (1999), ''Deceit'' (2000), and '' Cranford'' (2007). A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 19 ...

(born 1945) * Alun Armstrong (born 1946) *

Sean Arnold Sean Arnold (30 January 1941 – 15 April 2020) was an English actor. For his role as Harry Fisher in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', he was nominated for Villain of the Year at the 2005 British Soap Awards. Arnold was born in January 1941 ...

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Jane Asher Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946)The International Who's Who of Women, 3rd edition, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 29 is an English actress and author. She achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in f ...

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Colin Baker Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series ''Docto ...

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Stephanie Beacham Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English television, film, radio and theatre actress. Although she has a wide number of credits to her name, Beacham is best known for for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas ''The Colbys' ...

(born 1947) * Richard Beckinsale (1947–1979) * Geoffrey Beevers (born 1941) * Mike Berry (born 1942) *

Martine Beswick Martine Beswick (born 26 September 1941) is Jamaica-born British actress and model perhaps best known for her roles in two James Bond films, '' From Russia with Love'' (1963) and '' Thunderball'' (1965), who went on to appear in several other n ...

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Port Antonio Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991. It is the island's third largest port, famous as a shipping point for b ...

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

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Jacqueline Bisset Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in '' The Detective'', ''Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet Ride'', for which she rec ...

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Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her ...

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Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn (''née'' Bottle; 20 February 1946) is an English actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and two Academy Award nominations. Blethyn ...

(born 1946) *

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

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Jim Broadbent James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film '' Iris'' (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for ...

(born 1949) * Paul Brooke (born 1944) *

Jeremy Bulloch Jeremy Andrew Bulloch (16 February 1945 – 17 December 2020) was an English actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he gained recognition for originating the physical portrayal of Boba Fett in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, appearing as th ...

(1945–2020) * Peter Burroughs (born 1947) * David Calder (born 1946) *

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (19 ...

(born 1949) *

Ken Campbell Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English actor, writer and director known for his work in experimental theatre. He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre". Campbell achieved notoriety in the ...

(1941–2011) * Jim Carter (born 1948) *

Anna Carteret Anna Carteret (born 11 December 1942) is a British stage and screen actress. Biography Carteret was born as Annabelle S. Wilkinson on 11 December 1942 in Bangalore, British India, the daughter of Peter John Wilkinson and his wife Patricia Ca ...

(born 1942) (born in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

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Christopher Cazenove Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (17 December 1943 – 7 April 2010) was an English film, television and stage actor. Early life and career He was born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, on 17 December 1943, the son of Brigadier Arnold de Leri ...

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Julian Chagrin Julian Chagrin (born 22 February 1940) is a British-Israeli comedy actor. He is the husband of actress and comedian Rolanda Chagrin. Biography Chagrin was born in London. His father was the composer and conductor Francis Chagrin, who was born ...

(born 1940) *

John Challis John Spurley Challis (16 August 1942 – 19 September 2021) was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom ''Only ...

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Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to act ...

(born 1944) (born in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to ...

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Graham Chapman Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel and the lead role in two P ...

(1941–1989) *

Ian Charleson Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish stage and film actor. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell in the Oscar-winning 1981 film '' Chariots of Fire''. ...

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Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, Christie is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She ...

(born 1940) (born in Chabua, India) *

Warren Clarke Warren Clarke (born Alan James Clarke; 26 April 1947 – 12 November 2014) was an English actor. He appeared in many films after a significant role as Dim in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange''. His television appearances included '' Dalz ...

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Stephanie Cole Patricia Stephanie Cole (born 5 October 1941) is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile roles in shows such as '' Tenko'' (1981–1985), ''Open All Hours'' (1982–1985), ''A Bit of a Do'' (1989), '' Waiti ...

(born 1941) *

David Collings David Collings (4 June 1940 – 23 March 2020) was an English actor. In an extensive career he appeared in many roles on stage, television, film and radio, as well as various audio books, voiceovers, concert readings and other work. He garnered ...

(1940–2020) * Lewis Collins (1946–2013) *

Pauline Collins Pauline Collins (born 3 September 1940) is a British actress who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971–1973) and its spin-off, '' Thomas & Sarah'' (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography, ...

(born 1940) *

Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...

(born 1942) *

Tom Conti Tommaso Antonio Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor, theatre director, and novelist. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1979 for his performance in '' Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' and was nominated for the Academy Aw ...

(born 1941) * Ron Cook (born 1948) * Charlotte Cornwell (1949–2021) *

Judy Cornwell Judy Valerie Cornwell (born 22 February 1940) is an English actress and writer best known for her role as Daisy in the successful British sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995). She also played Anya Claus in '' Santa Claus: The Movie' ...

(born 1940) * Brian Cox (born 1946) *

Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. Early life Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-bor ...

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Michael Crawford Michael Patrick Smith, (born 19 January 1942), known professionally as Michael Crawford, is an English tenor, actor and comedian. Crawford is best known for playing both the hapless Frank Spencer in the sitcom '' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' a ...

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Ben Cross Harry Bernard Cross (16 December 1947 – 18 August 2020) was an English stage and film actor. He was best known for playing Billy Flynn in the original West End production of the musical ''Chicago'', and his portrayal of the British Ol ...

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Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London ...

(born 1946) *

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama '' The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence a ...

(born 1946) *

Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. His most notable film roles include Sardo Numspa in '' The Golden Child'' (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in '' ...

(born 1946) *

Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels ( ; born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist, best known for playing in 10 '' Star Wars'' films. He is the only actor to have either appeared in or been involved with all theatrical films in the series, and ...

(born 1946) *

Michele Dotrice Michele Dotrice (born 27 September 1948) is an English actress. She portrayed Betty Spencer, the long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer, portrayed by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', which ran from 1973 to 1978, ...

(born 1948) *

Richard Durden Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits. Personal life Durden-Smith was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Merton ...

(born 1944) *

Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...

(born 1946) *

Sally Faulkner Sally Faulkner (born 1944) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her film appearances in movies such as ''The Body Stealers'' (1969), ''Layout for 5 Models'' (1972), '' Vampyres'' (1974), '' Feelings'' (1975), ''I'm Not Feelin ...

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Pam Ferris Pamela Ferris (born 11 May 1948) is a Welsh actress. She has starred in numerous British television series, including ''Connie'' (1985), '' The Darling Buds of May'' (1991–1993), '' Where the Heart Is'' (1997–2000), '' Rosemary & Thyme'' ...

(born 1948) (born in

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...

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Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series '' A Family at War'' (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ...

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Carole Ann Ford Carole Ann Lillian Ford ( Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of '' The Day of the ...

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Clive Francis Clive Francis (born 26 June 1946) is a British stage, television and film actor. Early life Francis was born in Eastbourne, Sussex. He is the son of actors Raymond Francis and his second wife Margaret Towner. His father played Detective Chief ...

(born 1946) * Jan Francis (born 1947) *

Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (; born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-English actor. Regarded as one of Ireland and Britain's most distinguished actors, he is known for his work on stage and screen. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivi ...

(born 1940) * Dana Gillespie (born 1949) *

Sheila Gish Sheila Gish (born Sheila Anne Syme Gash; 23 April 1942 – 9 March 2005) was an English actress. For her role in the 1995 London revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical ''Company'', she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in ...

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Derek Griffiths Derek Griffiths (born 15 July 1946) is a British actor, singer, and voice artist who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to present and has more recently played parts in television drama. Career Griffiths was ...

(born 1946) *

Richard Griffiths Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play '' The History Boys'', Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk ...

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Georgina Hale Georgina Hale (born 4 August 1943) is an English film, television and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in the films of director Ken Russell, including '' The Devils'' (1971), '' The Boy Friend'' (1971), and '' Mahler'' (1974), for ...

(born 1943) *

Nicky Henson Nicky Henson ( Nicholas Victor Leslie Henson; 12 May 1945 – 15 December 2019) was a British actor. Early life Nicholas Victor Leslie Henson was born in London, the son of Harriet Martha ( Collins) and comedian Leslie Henson. Adam Henson, a f ...

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Bernard Hill Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is an English actor. He is well recognized for playing King Théoden in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in '' Titanic'', and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in ...

(born 1944) * Frazer Hines (born 1944) *

Patricia Hodge Patricia Ann Hodge, OBE (born 29 September 1946) is an English actor. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in ''Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1983), Penny in '' Mira ...

(born 1946) * Julian Holloway (born 1944) *

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...

(1942–2014) * Geoffrey Hughes (1944–2012) *

Nerys Hughes Nerys Hughes (born 8 November 1941) is a Welsh actress and narrator, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series ''The Liver Birds''. Biography She was born in Rhyl, Flintshire. Her parents were Myfi and ...

(born 1941) *

Gareth Hunt Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 – 14 March 2007), known as Gareth Hunt, was a British actor best remembered for playing footman Frederick Norton in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and Mike Gambit in '' The New Avengers''. Early life Alan Leon ...

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John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in t ...

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Judy Huxtable Judy Huxtable (born 4 July 1942) is a British actress. Early life and career Born in Surrey, England, to wealthy parents, Huxtable was initially a society débutante and then became a fashionable figure in 1960s "swinging London" and, as a mode ...

(born 1942) * Jonathan Hyde (born 1948) *

Eric Idle Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broad ...

(born 1943) *

Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre ...

(born 1948) * Susan Jameson (born 1941) *

David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom '' Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector ...

(born 1940) *

Paul Jesson Paul Jesson is an English stage, television and film actor and an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has played leading roles at the National Theatre and the RSC and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supp ...

(born 1946) * Caroline John (1940–2012) *

Gemma Jones Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility (film), Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the Bridget Jones (film series), ''Bridget Jo ...

(born 1942) *

Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...

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Penelope Keith Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, (née Hatfield; born 2 April 1940) is an English actress and presenter, active in film, radio, stage and television and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms '' The Good Life'' and '' To the M ...

(born 1940) * Sam Kelly (1943–2014) *

Felicity Kendal Felicity Ann Kendal (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress, working principally in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a more than 70-year career, but the role that brought attention to her ...

(born 1946) *

Cheryl Kennedy Cheryl Kennedy is an English actress and singer. Early life and career She was born in Enfield, Middlesex, and educated at a convent. Her first appearance was at the age of 15 at Stratford East Theatre Workshop in ''What a Crazy World''. Sh ...

(born 1947) *

Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and tw ...

(born 1943) *

Michael Kitchen Michael Roy Kitchen (born 31 October 1948) is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama ''Foyle's War'', which comprised eight series betw ...

(born 1948) *

Jane Lapotaire Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire (née Burgess; 26 December 1944) is an English actress. Biography Lapotaire was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, the daughter of Louise Elise (Burgess). Her stepfather, Yves Lapotaire, worked in the oil industry and wa ...

(born 1944) *

Rula Lenska Rula Lenska (born Róża Maria Leopoldyna Łubieńska, 30 September 1947) is a British actress. She mainly appears in British stage and television productions and is known in the United States for a series of television advertisements in the 19 ...

(born 1947) * Valerie Leon (born 1943) * Maureen Lipman (born 1946) *

Roger Lloyd-Pack Roger Anthony Lloyd-Pack (8 February 1944 – 16 January 2014) was an English actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in ''Only Fools and Horses'' from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in '' The Vicar of Dibley'' from 1994 to 2007. He later st ...

(1944–2014) * Judy Loe (born 1947) *

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992 ...

(born 1946) (born in

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its ...

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Katy Manning Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English- Australian actress, television presenter, voice artist and former model. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as t ...

(born 1946) * Judy Matheson (born 1945) *

Sylvester McCoy Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the lon ...

(born 1943) *

Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised i ...

(born 1943) (naturalised American citizen) * Sarah Miles (born 1941) * Brian Miller (born 1941) *

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

(born 1946) *

Juliet Mills Juliet Maryon Mills (born 21 November 1941) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell and the eldest of three siblings; her younger siblings are actress Hayley Mills and director Jonathan ...

(born 1941) (naturalised American citizen) *

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom ...

(born 1945) *

Angela Morant Angela Morant (born 15 January 1941 in Warwickshire, England) is an English actress best known for playing Octavia Minor in the 1976 BBC television adaptation of ''I, Claudius'', and Barbara Harrison in the soap opera '' Brookside''. Career Other ...

(born 1941) *

Caroline Munro Caroline Munro (born 16 January 1949)McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 538; is an English actress, model and singer known for her many appearances in horror, ...

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Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one s ...

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Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with '' The Illuminatus!'' in 1977. There he ...

(born 1949) * Maureen O'Brien (born 1943) * Ian Ogilvy (born 1943) *

Elaine Paige Elaine Jill Paige (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professiona ...

(born 1948) *

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin w ...

(born 1943) * Bill Paterson (born 1945) * Jacqueline Pearce (1943–2018) * Susan Penhaligon (born 1949) * Joanna Pettet (born 1942) *

Ronald Pickup Ronald Alfred Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in ''Doctor Who''. Theatre critic Michael Billington described him as "a terrific sta ...

(1940–2021) *

Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo ...

(1946–2017) * Angela Pleasence (born 1941) *

Adrienne Posta Adrienne Posta (born Adrienne Luanne Poster, 24 March 1949) is an English actress and singer, prominent during the 1960s and 1970s. She adopted the surname 'Posta' in 1966.Adrienne Poster, page on "Ready Steady Girls" (readysteadygirls.eu). Retr ...

(born 1949) *

Pete Postlethwaite Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After minor television appearances, including in '' The Professionals'', his first major success arose through the British autobiographical fil ...

(1946–2011) *

Robert Powell Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in '' Mahler'' (1974) and ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) and its s ...

(born 1944) * Jonathan Pryce (born 1947) *

Diana Quick Diana Marilyn Quick (born 23 November 1946) is an English actress. Early life and family background Quick was born on 23 November 1946 in London, England. She grew up in Dartford, Kent, the third of four children. Her father was Leonard Q ...

(born 1946) *

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role ...

(born 1946) *

Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. She won two Golden Globe Awards throughout her career. A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. B ...

(1943–2010) *

Angharad Rees Angharad Mary Rees, The Hon. Mrs David McAlpine, CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a British actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume d ...

(1944–2012) *

Roger Rees Roger Rees (5 May 1944 – 10 July 2015) was a Welsh actor and director, widely known for his stage work. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''. He also re ...

(1944–2015) (naturalised American citizen) *

John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise and Gimli in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. His other roles include Michael Malone in the 1993 series ''The Untouch ...

(born 1944) *

Wendy Richard Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress, known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom ''Are You Being Served?'' from 1972 to 1985, and Pauline Fowler on the soa ...

(1943–2009) *

Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakesp ...

(1946–2016) * Roshan Seth (born 1942) *

Elisabeth Sladen Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside ...

(1946–2011) *

David Soul David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television series ''Starsky & Hutch'' from 1975 to 1979; Joshua Bolt on ' ...

(born 1943) (naturalised British citizen) *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

(born 1940) *

Alison Steadman Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film '' Life Is Sweet'' and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as M ...

(born 1946) *

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors ...

(born 1940) *

David Suchet Sir David Courtney Suchet''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' ( ; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work on British stage and television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial '' Oppen ...

(born 1946) * Nigel Terry (1945–2015) *

Frances de la Tour Frances J. de Lautour (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom '' Rising Damp'' from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and th ...

(born 1944) *

Rita Tushingham Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including ''A Taste of Honey'' (1961), ''The Leather Boys'' (1964), '' The Knack ...and How to Get It'' (1965), ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), ...

(born 1942) *

Twiggy Dame Lesley Lawson (''née'' Hornby; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London. ...

(born 1949) *

Nick Ullett Nicholas Metson Ullett (born 5 March 1941) is a British-born American actor. For a number of years, he was part of a comedy duo with Tony Hendra. Filmography * '' Call of Duty: Finest Hour'' (2004) (VG) (voice) (as Nick Ullet) * '' Yes, Dear'' ...

(born 1941) (naturalised American citizen) * Zoë Wanamaker (born 1949) (born in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

; naturalised American citizen) *

David Warbeck David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand actor and model best known for his roles in European exploitation and horror films. A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Warbeck became involved in local ...

(1941–1997) * David Warner (1941–2022) *

Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', '' Minder'' and '' New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of th ...

(1948–2022) * Deborah Watling (1948–2017) *

Dilys Watling Dilys Rhys Watling (''née'' Jones, 5 May 1942 – 10 August 2021) was an English actress, best known for appearing on British television ('' Coronation Street'', ''The Benny Hill Show'' and ''The Two Ronnies''). Early life and education Watli ...

(1943–2021) * Sheila White (1948–2018) * Tom Wilkinson (born 1948) *

Anneke Wills Anneke Wills (; born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the Doctor Who companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Biography Wills's father, ...

(born 1941) * Hamish Wilson (1942–2020) *

Penelope Wilton Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946), styled Penelope, Lady Holm between 1998 and 2001, is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–1989); playing H ...

(born 1946) *

Tessa Wyatt Tessa Wyatt (born 23 April 1948) is an English actress best known for her role as Vicky Tripp (née Nicholls) on the ITV sitcom '' Robin's Nest''. Early life Wyatt was born in Woking, Surrey in 1948 and attended Elmhurst Ballet School. She was ...

(born 1948) *

Michael York Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English film, television and stage actor. After performing on-stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Ro ...

(born 1942)

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Jenny Agutter Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', ''Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children''—the BBC's 1968 television seria ...

(born 1952) *

Roger Allam Roger William Allam (born 26 October 1953) is a British actor, who has performed on stage, in film, on television and radio. He played Inspector Javert in the original London production of the stage musical '' Les Misérables'', First Officer ...

(born 1953) * Keith Allen (born 1953) * Kevin Allen (born 1959) * Debbie Arnold (born 1955) *

Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and '' Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–20 ...

(born 1955) *

Imogen Bain Imogen Bain (17 April 1959 – 5 July 2014) was an English stage and screen actress. Early years Bain was born in London, England, to Jessie Evans, an actress, and Donald Bain, a director. Initially stunted as a youth with dyslexia, Bain went on ...

(1959–2014) * Paul Barber (born 1951) *

Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English actor, comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s ...

(born 1952) *

Robert Bathurst Robert Guy Bathurst (born 22 February 1957) is an English actor. Bathurst was born in The Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. In 1959 his family moved to Ballybrack, Dublin, Ireland and Bath ...

(born 1957) *

Sean Bean Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ac ...

(born 1959) *

Tim Bentinck Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg, (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC ...

(born 1953) *

Philip Bretherton Philip Bretherton (born 30 May 1955) is an English actor best known for his role as Alistair Deacon in the long-running British television series '' As Time Goes By''. Early life Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English ...

(born 1955) * Moira Brooker (born 1957) *

Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan (; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 ('' GoldenEye'', '' Tomorro ...

(born 1953) (born in

Drogheda Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...

County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of County Meath, M ...

Ireland) (naturalised American citizen) *

Ralph Brown Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in ''Withnail and I'', the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in ''Alien 3'', DJ Bob Silver in ''The Boat That Rocked'' aka ' ...

(born 1957) *

Suzanne Burden Suzanne Burden (born 1958) is a British actress. A graduate of RADA, she has appeared on television, and occasionally in films, since the early 1980s. She gained attention as Esther Summerson in ''Bleak House'' (1985). In 1989, she played Patrici ...

(born 1958) * Kate Burton (born 1957) (born in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situa ...

, Switzerland; has British and American citizenship) *

Peter Capaldi Peter Dougan Capaldi (; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director, writer and musician. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' (2013–2017) and Malcolm Tucker in '' The Thick of It'' (2005–2012), for ...

(born 1958) *

(born 1950) * Kim Cattrall (born 1956) ( Anglo-Canadian-American) *

Maxwell Caulfield Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ...

(born 1959) (naturalised American citizen) *

Simon Chandler Simon Chandler (born 1953) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He often plays senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament and senior civil servants. Biography Born in 1953 and educated at Bedford School, Chandler's ...

(born 1953) * Daniel Chatto (born 1957) *

Julie Dawn Cole Julie Dawn Cole (born 26 October 1957) is an English actress. She began her career as a child performer in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', playing Veruca Salt. Career ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' Raised in ...

(born 1957) *

Robbie Coltrane Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. H ...

(1950–2022) * Gerry Cowper (born 1958) *

Peter Davison Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan ...

(born 1951) *

Daniel Day-Lewis Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...

(born 1957) * Reece Dinsdale (born 1959) *

Karen Dotrice Karen Dotrice ( ; born 9 November 1955) is a British actress. She is known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's '' Mary Poppins'', the feature film adaptation of the '' Mary Poppins'' book series. Dotrice was born in Guernsey in ...

(born 1955) * Sarah Douglas (born 1952) *

Lesley-Anne Down Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British actress, singer and former model. She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in ...

(born 1954) (naturalised American citizen) *

Lindsay Duncan Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. On stage, she has won two Olivier Awards (for ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' and ''Private Lives'') and a Tony Award (for ''Private Lives''). She has starred in several plays by Ha ...

(born 1950) *

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

(born 1959) (naturalised American citizen) *

Kevin Eldon Kevin Eldon (born 2 October 1959) is an English actor and comedian. He featured in British comedy television shows of the 1990s including ''Fist of Fun'', ''This Morning with Richard Not Judy'', '' Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge'' ...

(born 1959) *

Trevor Eve Trevor John Eve (born 1 July 1951) is an English film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series ''Shoestring'' and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC televi ...

(born 1951) *

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pupi ...

(born 1959) *

Peter Firth Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme '' Spooks''; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lif ...

(born 1953) * Marsha Fitzalan (born 1953) (born in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...

, West Germany) * Frances Fisher (born 1952) (naturalised American citizen) *

Pamela Franklin Pamela Franklin (born 3 February 1950) is a British former actress. She is best known for her role in the film '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969), for which she won a NBR Award and received a BAFTA Award nomination. Franklin made her a ...

(born 1950) (born in

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

, Japan) * Sabina Franklyn (born 1954) * Lynne Frederick (1954–1994) *

Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show '' French and Saunders'' with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Sau ...

(born 1957) *

Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...

(born 1957) *

Fiona Fullerton Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton (born 10 October 1956) is a British actress and singer, known for her role as Alice in the 1972 film ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and as Bond girl KGB spy Pola Ivanova in the 1985 James Bond film ''A View to a ...

(born 1956) (born in Nigeria) * Susan George (born 1950) *

Caroline Goodall Caroline Cruice Goodall (born 13 November 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. She was nominated for AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries '' Cassidy'', and the 1995 film '' Hotel Sorrento''. Her other film appearances include ...

(born 1959) *

Candace Glendenning Candace Glendenning (born 9 August 1953) is a retired English actress, known for her work in the horror film genre in the 1970s as a " scream queen". She also had a long and diverse career in British television throughout the late 60s to early 80 ...

(born 1953) *

Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy ''Withnail and I'' (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Mar ...

(born 1957) (born in

Mbabane Mbabane (; ss, ÉMbábáne, ) is a city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the executive capital. With an estimated population of 94,874 (2010), it is located on the Mbaba ...

Swaziland Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its n ...

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Cathryn Harrison Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison (25 May 1959 – 1 October 2018) was an English actress. Early life Harrison was the daughter of the actor and singer Noel Harrison and Sara Lee Eberts and the granddaughter of actor Sir Rex Harrison. Career Harr ...

(1959–2018) *

Nigel Havers Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor. His film roles include Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film ''Chariots of Fire'', which earned him a BAFTA nomination; as Dr. Rawlins in the 1987 Steven Spielberg war dram ...

(born 1951) *

Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, w ...

(born 1954) *

Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...

(born 1958) *

Sherrie Hewson Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950) is an English actress, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in '' Coronation Street'' (1993–1997, 2006), Virginia Raven in '' Crossroads'' (2001 ...

(born 1950) *

Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds (; born 9 February 1953) is an Irish actor. Born in Belfast, Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'' (1989), '' Persuasion'' (1 ...

(born 1953) *

Jane How Carolyn Jane Onslow How (born 21 December 1950) is an English actress with a range of television, film, and stage credits. She is best known for her role as Jan Hammond, the mistress of Den Watts in '' EastEnders''. She appeared in the program ...

(born 1950) *

Finola Hughes Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is an English actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas '' General Hospital'' and ''All My Children'', and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'', the sequel ...

(born 1959) *

Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna; 17 April 1951) is an English film, stage, and television actress. Her awards include a Golden Globe Award and a David di Donatello Award. The daughter of Argentine opera singer Andrés Osuna, Hussey was born i ...

(born 1951) *

Alex Hyde-White Alex Hyde-White (born 30 January 1959) is an American film and television actor. In 1978, he signed with Universal Pictures as one of the last " contract players" in Hollywood, in a group that included Lindsay Wagner, Andrew Stevens, Gretchen C ...

(born 1959) (naturalised American citizen) *

Celia Imrie Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress and author. She was described in 2003 as one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades. She is best known for her film roles, including the '' Bridget Jones'' f ...

(born 1952) * Geraldine James (born 1950) * Louise Jameson (born 1951) *

David Janson David Janson (born David Jackson, 30 March 1950) is an English actor and theatre director whose stage debut was in ''Oliver!'' in 1962. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and appeared as the young ...

(born 1950) *

Gerard Kelly Gerard Kelly (born Paul Kelly; 27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, including '' City Lights'', '' Rab C Nesbitt'', '' Scotch and Wry'' and '' Extras''. He had more serious roles as well, includ ...

(1959–2010) *

Gary Kemp Gary James Kemp (born 16 October 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. Kemp wrote the lyrics and music ...

(born 1959) * Alice Krige (born 1954) (born in

Upington Upington ( Nama: //Khara hais) is a town founded in 1873 and located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River. The town was originally called Olijvenhoutsdrift ('Olive wood drift'), due to the abundance of ...

, South Africa) *

Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two men acted together in ...

(born 1959) *

Josie Lawrence Josie Lawrence (born Wendy Lawrence; 6 June 1959) is an English actress and comedian. She is best known for her work with the Comedy Store Players improvisational troupe, the television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' and as Manda Best in ...

(born 1959) *

Helen Lederer Helen Margaret Lederer (born 24 September 1954) is an English comedian, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s. Among her television credits are the BBC2 sketch series '' Naked Video' ...

(born 1954) *

Sylvestra Le Touzel Sylvestra Le Touzel (born 1958) is a British television, film and stage actor. She was born and raised in Kensington, London, to a prominent family from Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. She attended school in East Acton. Television Begi ...

(born 1958) *

Delroy Lindo Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an English-American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as a NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' C ...

(born 1952) (British-American) *

Robert Llewellyn Robert Llewellyn (born 10 March 1956) is a British actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He plays the mechanoid Kryten in the sci-fi television sitcom '' Red Dwarf'' and formerly presented the engineering gameshow '' Scrapheap Challenge'' ...

(born 1956) *

Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer f ...

(born 1956) * Cherie Lunghi (born 1952) *

Rik Mayall Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University and was a pioneer of alternative ...

(1958–2014) *

Joe McGann Joseph McGann (born 24 July 1958) is an English actor. His roles include the lead role of Charlie Burrows, the "housekeeper" in the TV comedy series '' The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996), '' Night and Day'' and his voice role as Sir Gideon Ofnir ...

(born 1958) *

Paul McGann Paul John McGann (; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial '' The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy '' Withnail and I'' (1987), which wa ...

(born 1959) *

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...

(born 1953) (naturalised American citizen) *

Fiona Mollison Fiona Mollison (born 9 January 1954) is a British television and theatre actress. Her father managed a rubber company in British Malaya, and sent Fiona to England to a boarding school. She attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts to learn ...

(born 1954) *

Peter Mullan Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's ''My Name Is Joe'' (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival, 2000's '' The Claim'' and all th ...

(born 1959)

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Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed 7th on '' Th ...

(born 1952) (naturalised American citizen) * Vincenzo Nicoli (born 1958) * Gary Oldman (born 1958) * Helen Pearson (born 1959) * Julie Peasgood (born 1956) * Pauline Quirke (born 1959) * Adrian Rawlins (born 1958) * Amanda Redman (born 1957) * Miranda Richardson (born 1958) * Laurance Rudic (born 1952) * Patrick Ryecart (born 1952) * Jennifer Saunders (born 1958) * David Schofield (actor), David Schofield (born 1951) * Jenny Seagrove (born 1957) (born in Federation of Malaya, Malaya) * Nabil Shaban (born 1953) (born in Amman, Jordan) * Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour (born 1951) (naturalised American citizen) * Ruth Sheen (born 1952) * Jeremy Sinden (1950–1996) * Marc Sinden (born 1954) * Marina Sirtis (born 1955) (naturalised American citizen) * Tony Slattery (born 1959) * Timothy Spall (born 1957) * Imelda Staunton (born 1956) * Juliet Stevenson (born 1956) * Mark Strickson (born 1959) * Trudie Styler (born 1954) * Mary Tamm (1950–2012) * Emma Thompson (born 1959) * Harriet Thorpe (born 1957) * Tracey Ullman (born 1959) (naturalised American citizen) * Julian Wadham (born 1958) * Harriet Walter (born 1950) * Julie Walters (born 1950) * Lalla Ward (born 1951) * Giles Watling (born 1953) * Kevin Whately (born 1951) * Peter Wight (actor), Peter Wight (born 1950) * Jack Wild (1952–2006) * Mark Williams (actor), Mark Williams (born 1959) * Ray Winstone (born 1957) * Victoria Wood (1953–2016) * Susan Wooldridge (born 1950) * David Yip (born 1951)

Born in the 1960s

A–M

* Mark Addy (born 1964) * Caroline Aherne (1963–2016) * Holly Aird (born 1969) * Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 1967) * Sophie Aldred (born 1962) * Gillian Anderson (born 1968) (American-British; born in Chicago, Illinois, United States) * Adjoa Andoh (born 1963) * Naveen Andrews (born 1969) (naturalised American citizen) * Lysette Anthony (born 1963) * Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961) * Bill Bailey (born 1965) * Matt Bardock (born 1969) * Chris Barrie (born 1960) * John Barrowman (born 1967) (dual British and American citizenship) * Simon Russell Beale (born 1961) (born in Penang,

) * Samantha Beckinsale (born 1966) * Gina Bellman (born 1966) (born in Auckland, New Zealand) * Nick Berry (born 1963) * Caroline Bliss (born 1961) * Samantha Bond (born 1961) * Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966) * Hugh Bonneville (born 1963) * Kenneth Branagh (born 1960) * Lucy Briers (born 1967) * Kathy Burke (born 1964) * Gerard Butler (born 1969) * Robert Carlyle (born 1961) * Raquel Cassidy (born 1968) * Caroline Catz (born 1969) * Anna Chancellor (born 1965) * Ben Chaplin (born 1969) * Craig Charles (born 1964) * Maggie Cheung (born 1964) (born in British Hong Kong) * Tracey Childs (born 1963) * Flaminia Cinque (born 1964) * Lucy Cohu (born 1968) * Jason Connery (born 1963) * Steve Coogan (born 1965) * Daniel Craig (born 1968) * Greg Cruttwell (born 1960) * Alan Cumming (born 1965) (naturalised American citizen) * Henry Ian Cusick (born 1967) (born in Peru) * Alan Davies (born 1966) * Hugh Dennis (born 1962) * Amanda Donohoe (born 1962) * Blythe Duff (born 1962) * Jason Durr (born 1967) (born in Singapore) * Christopher Eccleston (born 1964) * Cary Elwes (born 1962) * Michelle Fairley (born 1963) * Craig Ferguson (born 1962) (naturalised American citizen) * Ralph Fiennes (born 1962) * Siobhan Finneran (born 1966) * Colin Firth (born 1960) * Tommy Flanagan (actor), Tommy Flanagan (born 1965) * Jason Flemyng (born 1966) * Dexter Fletcher (born 1966) * Michael French (born 1962) * Maria Friedman (born 1960) (born in Switzerland) * Sadie Frost (born 1965) * Jenny Funnell (born 1963) * Mark Gatiss (born 1966) * Ruth Gemmell (born 1967) * Ricky Gervais (born 1961) * Lou Gish (1967–2006) * Philip Glenister (born 1963) * Robert Glenister (born 1960) * Adam Godley (born 1964) * Michelle Gomez (born 1966) * Tom Goodman-Hill (born 1968) * Julie Graham (born 1965) * Hugh Grant (born 1960) * Rupert Graves (born 1963) * Robson Green (born 1964) * Tamsin Greig (born 1966) * John Hannah (actor), John Hannah (born 1962) * Caroline Harker (born 1966) * Susannah Harker (born 1965) * Jared Harris (born 1961) * Sean Harris (born 1966) * Ian Hart (born 1964) * Tamer Hassan (born 1968) * Greg Hemphill (born 1969) * Shirley Henderson (born 1965) * Ruthie Henshall (born 1967) * Tom Hollander (born 1967) * Jane Horrocks (born 1964) * Steve Huison (born 1962) * Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965) * Llŷr Ifans (born 1968) * Rhys Ifans (born 1967) * Jason Isaacs (born 1963) * Kate Isitt (born 1965) * Marianne Jean-Baptiste (born 1967) * Danny John-Jules (born 1960) * Toby Jones (born 1966) * Vinnie Jones (born 1965) * Hakeem Kae-Kazim (born 1962) (born in Lagos, Nigeria) * Martin Kemp (born 1961) * Patsy Kensit (born 1968) * Ford Kiernan (born 1962) * Claire King (born 1963) * Alex Kingston (born 1963) * Jo-Anne Knowles (born 1969) * Bonnie Langford (born 1964) * Chris Larkin (born 1967) * Jane Leeves (born 1961) * Dave Legeno (1963–2014) * Adrian Lester (born 1968) * Natasha Little (born 1969) * Richard Lumsden (born 1965) * Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 1961) * Helen McCrory (1968–2021) * Sandy McDade (born 1964) * Colin McFarlane (born 1961) * Mark McGann (born 1961) * Stephen McGann (born 1963) * Ben Miles (born 1967) * Ben Miller (born 1966) * Poppy Miller (born 1969) * Julianne Moore (born 1960) (naturalised British citizen) * David Morrissey (born 1964) * Neil Morrissey (born 1962) * Stephen Moyer (born 1969)

N–Z

* James Nesbitt (born 1965) * Hermione Norris (born 1967) * Jeremy Northam (born 1961) * David O'Hara (born 1965) * Tracy-Ann Oberman (born 1966) * Sophie Okonedo (born 1968) * Julia Ormond (born 1965) * Clive Owen (born 1964) * Lisa Palfrey (born 1967) * Sarah Parish (born 1968) * Nathaniel Parker (born 1962) * Sean Pertwee (born 1964) * James Purefoy (born 1964) * Caroline Quentin (born 1960) * Jemma Redgrave (born 1965) * Saskia Reeves (born 1961) * Joely Richardson (born 1965) * Natasha Richardson (1963–2009) * Fay Ripley (born 1966) * Linus Roache (born 1964) * Tim Roth (born 1961) * Catherine Russell (British actress), Catherine Russell (born 1966) * Daniel Ryan (actor), Daniel Ryan (born 1968) * Mark Rylance (born 1960) * Rebecca Saire (born 1963) * Colin Salmon (born 1961) * Emma Samms (born 1960) * Julia Sawalha (born 1968) * Joanna Scanlan (born 1961) * Adrian Scarborough (born 1968) * Dougray Scott (born 1965) * Kristin Scott Thomas (born 1960) * Andy Serkis (born 1964) * Rufus Sewell (born 1967) * Josette Simon (born 1960) * Michael Sheen (born 1969) * Mark Sheppard (born 1964) * Nicollette Sheridan (born 1963) (naturalised American citizen) * Alexander Siddig (born 1965) (born in Wad Madani, Sudan) * Nina Sosanya (born 1969) * Hugo Speer (born 1969) * Samantha Spiro (born 1968) * Jason Statham (born 1967) * Toby Stephens (born 1969) * Ray Stevenson (actor), Ray Stevenson (born 1964) * Mark Strong (born 1963) * Imogen Stubbs (born 1961) * Sarah Sutton (born 1961) * Peter Sullivan (actor), Peter Sullivan (born 1964) * Tilda Swinton (born 1960) * Catherine Tate (born 1968) * David Thewlis (born 1963) * Sophie Thompson (born 1962) * Stephen Tompkinson (born 1965) * Cathy Tyson (born 1965) * Eamonn Walker (born 1962) * Polly Walker (born 1966) * Julie T. Wallace (born 1961) * Bradley Walsh (born 1960) * Marc Warren (born 1967) * Emily Watson (born 1967) * Naomi Watts (born 1968) * Dominic West (born 1969) * Joanne Whalley (born 1964) * Olivia Williams (born 1968) * Peter Wingfield (born 1962) * Emily Woof (born 1967) * Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 1969)

Born in the 1970s

A–M

* Amanda Abbington (born 1974) * Christine Adams (actress), Christine Adams (born 1974) * Freema Agyeman (born 1979) * Sarah Alexander (born 1971) * Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 1976) * Chloë Annett (born 1971) * Gabrielle Anwar (born 1970) (naturalised American citizen) * Lucy Akhurst (born 1970) * Richard Armitage (actor), Richard Armitage (born 1971) * Alexander Armstrong (born 1970) * Joe Armstrong (actor), Joe Armstrong (born 1978) * Kate Ashfield (born 1972) * Richard Ayoade (born 1977) * Kate Baines (born 1978) * Christian Bale (born 1974) (naturalised American citizen) * Jamie Bamber (born 1973) (dual British and American citizen) * Yasmin Bannerman (born 1970) * Nicole Barber-Lane (born 1972) * Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971) * Helen Baxendale (born 1970) * Kate Beckinsale (born 1973) * Max Beesley (born 1971) * Elizabeth Berrington (born 1970) * Matt Berry (born 1974) * Eve Best (born 1971) * Paul Bettany (born 1971) * Orlando Bloom (born 1977) * Vanessa Branch (born 1973) (dual British and American citizenship) * Russell Brand (born 1975) * Ewen Bremner (born 1970) * Dannielle Brent (born 1979) * Liz May Brice (born 1975) * Kellie Bright (born 1976) * Clare Buckfield (born 1976) * Julie Buckfield (born 1976) * Saffron Burrows (born 1972) (naturalised American citizen) * Georgina Cates (born 1975) * Noel Clarke (born 1975) * Olivia Colman (born 1974) * Shelley Conn (born 1976) * Paddy Considine (born 1973) * Dominic Cooper (born 1978) * James Corden (born 1978) * Christian Coulson (born 1978) * Julie Cox (born 1973) * Richard Coyle (born 1974) * Mackenzie Crook (born 1971) * Benedict Cumberbatch (born 1976) * Hugh Dancy (born 1975) * Jack Davenport (born 1973) * Lucy Davis (born 1973) * Warwick Davis (born 1970) * Rupert Degas (born 1970) * Dustin Demri-Burns (born 1978) * Kate Dickie (born 1971) * Mikyla Dodd (born 1978) * Jason Done (born 1973) * Shaun Dooley (born 1974) * Minnie Driver (born 1970) (naturalised American citizen) * Anne-Marie Duff (born 1970) * Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 1976) * Terri Dwyer (born 1973) * Danny Dyer (born 1977) * Jeremy Edwards (born 1971) * Chiwetel Ejiofor (born 1977) * Idris Elba (born 1972) * Tom Ellis (actor), Tom Ellis (born 1978) * Luke Evans (born 1979) * Niki Evans (born 1972) * JJ Feild (born 1978) (born in Boulder, Colorado, United States) (British-American actor) * Joseph Fiennes (born 1970) * Emilia Fox (born 1974) * Martin Freeman (born 1971) * Anna Friel (born 1976) * Nick Frost (born 1972) * Charlotte Gainsbourg (born 1971) * Matthew Goode (born 1978) * Claire Goose (born 1975) * Sarah Gordy (born 1978) * Burn Gorman (born 1974) (born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, United States) * Stephen Graham (born 1973) * Rachel Grant (born 1977) * Eva Gray (actress), Eva Gray (born 1970) * Angela Griffin (born 1976) * Ioan Gruffudd (born 1973) * Sienna Guillory (born 1975) * Suzanne Hall (born 1972) * Ian Hallard (born 1974) * Tom Hardy (born 1977) * Ricci Harnett (born 1973) * Naomie Harris (born 1976) * Miranda Hart (born 1972) * Keeley Hawes (born 1976) * Sally Hawkins (born 1976) * Rebecca Hazlewood (born 1977) * Lena Headey (born 1973) (born in Hamilton, Bermuda) * Tina Hobley (born 1971) * Anna Hope (born 1974) * Jim Howick (born 1975) * Jessica Hynes (born 1972) * Jynine James (born 1972) * Samantha Janus (born 1972) * Tonicha Jeronimo (born 1977) * Susy Kane (born 1978) * Rose Keegan (born 1971) * Katherine Kelly (actress), Katherine Kelly (born 1979) * Andrew Lancel (born 1970) * Jude Law (born 1972) * Adam Levy (actor), Adam Levy (born 1970) * Damian Lewis (born 1971) * Andrew Lincoln (born 1973) * Emily Lloyd (born 1970) * Jamie Lomas (born 1975) * Louise Lombard (born 1970) * Matt Lucas (born 1974) * Kelly Macdonald (born 1976) * Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974) * Anna Maxwell-Martin (born 1977) * Kris Marshall (born 1973) * Jodhi May (born 1975) * James McAvoy (born 1979) * Ewan McGregor (born 1971) * Tobias Menzies (born 1974) * Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972) (naturalised American citizen) * Wentworth Miller (born 1972) (dual British and American citizenship) * Jimi Mistry (born 1973) * Rhona Mitra (born 1976) * Dominic Monaghan (born 1976) * Tanya Moodie (born 1972/1973) (born in Canada) * Hattie Morahan (born 1978) * Tara Moran (born 1971) * Emily Mortimer (born 1971) (naturalised American citizen) * Samantha Morton (born 1977) * Richard Mylan (born 1973) * Eve Myles (born 1978)

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* Parminder Nagra (born 1975) * Thandiwe Newton (born 1972) * Kerry Norton (born 1974) * John Oliver (born 1977) * DeObia Oparei (born 1971) * Tamzin Outhwaite (born 1970) * David Oyelowo (born 1976) (naturalised American citizen) * Joanna Page (born 1977) * Patsy Palmer (born 1972) * Archie Panjabi (born 1972) * Ray Park (born 1974) * Martin Parr (actor), Martin Parr (born 1970) * Simon Pegg (born 1970) * Rupert Penry-Jones (born 1970) * Alistair Petrie (born 1970) * Sally Phillips (born 1970) * Nick Pickard (born 1975) * Rosamund Pike (born 1979) * Lucy Punch (born 1977) * James Redmond (actor), James Redmond (born 1971) * Matthew Rhys (born 1974) * Golda Rosheuvel (born 1970) (born in Guyana) * Laila Rouass (born 1971) * Andrew Scarborough (born 1973) * Peter Serafinowicz (born 1972) * John Simm (born 1970) * Dan Renton Skinner (born 1973) * Harvey Spencer Stephens (born 1970) * Jim Sturgess (born 1978) * Claire Sweeney (born 1971) * Davinia Taylor (born 1977) * Joanna Taylor (born 1978) * Kerrie Taylor (born 1973) * David Tennant (born 1971) * Marsha Thomason (born 1976) * Indira Varma (born 1973) (dual British and Swiss citizenship) * Johnny Vegas (born 1970) * Hannah Waddingham (born 1974) * Sonya Walger (born 1974) (naturalised American citizen) * Nicola Walker (born 1970) * David Walliams (born 1971) * Rachel Weisz (born 1970) (naturalised American citizen) * Joe Wilkinson (born 1975) * Finty Williams (born 1972) * Beth Winslet (born 1978) * Kate Winslet (born 1975) * Duncan Wisbey (born 1971) * Benedict Wong (born 1971) * Rik Young (born 1978)

Born in the 1980s

A–H

* Zahra Ahmadi (born 1982) * Riz Ahmed (born 1982) * Laura Aikman (born 1985) * Edward Akrout (born 1982) * Jodi Albert (born 1983) * Ben Aldridge (actor), Ben Aldridge (born 1985) * Alfie Allen (born 1986) * Aml Ameen (born 1985) * Susie Amy (born 1981) * Jonas Armstrong (born 1981) (born in Dublin, Ireland) * Clare-Hope Ashitey (born 1987) * Zawe Ashton (born 1984) * Gemma Arterton (born 1986) * Emily Atack (born 1989) * Aimie Atkinson (born 1987) * Gemma Atkinson (born 1984) * Hayley Atwell (born 1982) (dual British and American citizenship) * Afshan Azad (born 1988) * Jonathan Bailey (born 1988) * Matt Barber (actor), Matt Barber (born 1983) * Aneurin Barnard (born 1987) * Ben Barnes (actor), Ben Barnes (born 1981) * Mischa Barton (born 1986) (naturalised American citizen) * Ali Bastian (born 1982) * Ben Batt (born 1986) * Mathew Baynton (born 1980) * Emily Beecham (born 1984) (dual British and American citizenship) * Jamie Bell (born 1986) * Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 1986) * Pippa Bennett-Warner (born 1988) * Emily Berrington (born 1986) * Lydia Rose Bewley (born 1985) * Jennifer Biddall (born 1980) * Sean Biggerstaff (born 1983) * Gemma Bissix (born 1983) * Emily Blunt (born 1983) (naturalised American citizen) * Cressida Bonas (born 1989) * Zoe Boyle (born 1989) * Jamie Campbell Bower (born 1988) * Hollie-Jay Bowes (born 1989) * Josh Bowman (born 1988) * Anna Brewster (born 1986) * Tom Burke (actor), Tom Burke (born 1981) * Guy Burnet (born 1983) * Ryan Cartwright (born 1981) * Natalie Casey (born 1980) * Jessie Cave (born 1987) * Henry Cavill (born 1983) * Gemma Chan (born 1982) * Carla Chases (born 1984) * Shefali Chowdhury (born 1988) * Charlotte Church (born 1986) * Sam Claflin (born 1986) * Emilia Clarke (born 1986) * Klariza Clayton (born 1989) * Sian Clifford (born 1982) * Michaela Coel (born 1987) * Joe Cole (actor), Joe Cole (born 1988) * Lily Cole (born 1988) * Jenna Coleman (born 1986) * Lily Collins (born 1989) (naturalised American citizen) * Claire Cooper (born 1980) * Kari Corbett (born 1984) * Angel Coulby (born 1980) * Alice Coulthard (born 1983) * Charlie Cox (born 1982) * Lenora Crichlow (born 1985) * Ben Cura (born 1988) (born in Argentina) * Arthur Darvill (born 1982) * Gareth David-Lloyd (born 1981) * Ashley Taylor Dawson (born 1982) * Jamie Demetriou (born 1987/1988) (British-Cypriot) * Joe Dempsie (born 1987) * Sacha Dhawan (born 1984) * Sophia Di Martino (born 1983) * Michelle Dockery (born 1981) * Natalie Dormer (born 1982) * Jamie Dornan (born 1982) * Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 1981) * Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 1987) * Tamsin Egerton (born 1988) * Taron Egerton (born 1989) * Nathalie Emmanuel (born 1989) * Alfred Enoch (born 1988) * Lucy Evans (born 1985) * Alice Eve (born 1982) (naturalised American citizen) * Lloyd Everitt (born 1987) * Leila Farzad (born 1983) * Tom Felton (born 1987) * Jessica Brown Findlay (born 1989) * Johnny Flynn (musician), Johnny Flynn (born 1983) * Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (born 1988) * Jessica Fox (actress), Jessica Fox (born 1983) * Phoebe Fox (born 1987) * Claire Foy (born 1984) * Lily Frazer (born 1988) * Rupert Friend (born 1981) * Joanne Froggatt (born 1980) * Elyes Gabel (born 1983) * Romola Garai (born 1982) (born in Hong Kong) * Andrew Garfield (born 1983) (dual British and American citizenship; born in Los Angeles, California, United States) * Chris Geere (born 1981) * Samia Ghadie (born 1982) * Mandip Gill (born 1988) * Karen Gillan (born 1987) * Henry Golding (born 1987) (born in Betong, Sarawak, Betong, Malaysia) * Holliday Grainger (born 1988) * Kelly Greenwood (born 1982) * Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1986), Lucy Griffiths (born 1986) * Rupert Grint (born 1988) * Kevin Guthrie (born 1988) * David Gyasi (born 1980) * Leah Hackett (born 1985) * Rebecca Hall (born 1982) (dual British and American citizenship) * Rosalind Halstead (born 1984) * Rasmus Hardiker (born 1985) * Kit Harington (born 1986) * Lauren Harris (born 1984) * Toby Hemingway (born 1983) * Sam Heughan (born 1980) * Mitch Hewer (born 1989) * Tom Hiddleston (born 1981) * Edward Holcroft (born 1987) * Nicholas Hoult (born 1989) * Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 1987) * Charlie Hunnam (born 1980)

I–Q

* Tracy Ifeachor (born 1985) (Nigerian-British) * Daniel Ings (born 1985) * Max Irons (born 1985) * Bradley James (born 1983) * Lily James (born 1989) * Theo James (born 1984) * Jameela Jamil (born 1986) * Ciara Janson (born 1987) * Kimberly Jaraj (born 1986) * Claudia Jessie (born 1989) * Felicity Jones (born 1983) * Cush Jumbo (born 1985) * Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989) * Amara Karan (born 1984) * Gerard Kearns (born 1984) * Toby Kebbell (born 1982) * Michelle Keegan (born 1987) * Laura Michelle Kelly (born 1981) * Emer Kenny (born 1989) * Maria Keogh (born 1982) * Sair Khan (born 1988) * Ferdinand Kingsley (born 1988) * Brooke Kinsella (born 1983) * Malachi Kirby (born 1989) * Jemima Kirke (born 1985) (dual British and American citizenship) * Keira Knightley (born 1985) * Gwilym Lee (born 1983) * Rose Leslie (born 1987) * Katie Leung (born 1987) * Matthew Lewis (actor), Matthew Lewis (born 1989) * Sarah Linda (born 1987) * Zoë Lister (born 1982) * Harry Lloyd (born 1983) * Henry Lloyd-Hughes (born 1985) * Thomas James Longley (born 1989) * Ophelia Lovibond (born 1986) * Gary Lucy (born 1981) * Jing Lusi (born in 1985) (born in Pudong, Shanghai, China) * Lashana Lynch (born 1987) * Kate Maberly (born 1982) * Pearl Mackie (born 1987) * Richard Madden (born 1986) * Ruth Madeley (born 1987) * Gugu Mbatha-Raw (born 1983) * Matt McCooey (born 1981) * Harry Melling (actor), Harry Melling (born 1989) * Tamzin Merchant (born 1987) * Tuppence Middleton (born 1987) * Sienna Miller (born 1981) (born in New York City; dual British and American citizenship) * Tom Mison (born 1982) * Sonoya Mizuno (born 1986) (born in

, Japan) * Zackary Momoh (born 1988) * Janet Montgomery (born 1985) * Colin Morgan (born 1986) * Joseph Morgan (actor), Joseph Morgan (born 1981) * William Moseley (actor), William Moseley (born 1987) * Sinéad Moynihan (born 1982) * Ashley Mulheron (born 1983) * Tiffany Mulheron (born 1984) * Carey Mulligan (born 1985) * Hannah Murray (born 1989) * Sophia Myles (born 1980) * Adam Nagaitis (born 1985) * Kunal Nayyar (born 1981) * Hannah New (born 1984) * Mary Nighy (born 1984) * Michael Obiora (born 1986) * Natasha O'Keeffe (born 1986) * Regé-Jean Page (born 1988) * Luke Pasqualino (born 1989) * Robert Pattinson (born 1986) * April Pearson (born 1989) * James Phelps (actor), James Phelps (born 1986) * Oliver Phelps (actor), Oliver Phelps (born 1986) * Royce Pierreson (born 1989) * Billie Piper (born 1982) * Chloe Pirrie (born 1987) * Imogen Poots (born 1989) * Anna Popplewell (born 1988) * Jorgie Porter (born 1987) * Cassie Powney (born 1983) * Connie Powney (born 1983)

R–Z

* Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989) * George Rainsford (actor), George Rainsford (born 1982) * Richard Rankin (born 1983) * Eddie Redmayne (born 1982) * Iwan Rheon (born 1985) * Emma Rigby (born 1989) * Charlotte Riley (born 1981) * Talulah Riley (born 1985) * Alexandra Roach (born 1987) * James Roache (born 1985) * Iain Robertson (born 1981) * Sharon Rooney (born 1988) * Jemima Rooper (born 1981) * Samantha Rowley (born 1988) * Matt Ryan (actor), Matt Ryan (born 1981) * Michelle Ryan (born 1984) * Verity Rushworth (born 1985) * Amit Shah (actor), Amit Shah (born 1981) * Daniel Sharman (born 1986) * Judi Shekoni (born 1982) * Hugh Skinner (born 1985) * Adele Silva (born 1980) * Ashley Slanina-Davies (born 1989) * Matt Smith (born 1982) * Rafe Spall (born 1983) * Flora Spencer-Longhurst (born 1985) * Clive Standen (born 1981) * Carley Stenson (born 1982) * Dan Stevens (born 1982) * Catrin Stewart (born 1988) * Lucy St. Louis (born 1986/1987) * Benjamin Stone (actor), Benjamin Stone (born 1987) * Tom Stourton (born 1987) * Scarlett Strallen (born 1982) * Summer Strallen (born 1985) * Tom Sturridge (born 1985) * James Sutton (actor), James Sutton (born 1983) * Juno Temple (born 1989) * Natalia Tena (born 1984) * Georgia Tennant (born 1984) * Rakhee Thakrar (born 1984) * Phoebe Thomas (born 1983) * Luke Thompson (actor), Luke Thompson (born 1988) * Gabriel Thomson (born 1986) * Elliott Tittensor (born 1989) * Luke Tittensor (born 1989) * Hannah Tointon (born 1987) * Kara Tointon (born 1983) * Elize du Toit (born 1981) (born in Grahamstown, South Africa) * Russell Tovey (born 1981) * Harry Treadaway (born 1984) * Luke Treadaway (born 1984) * Jodie Turner-Smith (born 1986 or 1988) * Charity Wakefield (born 1980) * Phoebe Waller-Bridge (born 1985) * Annabelle Wallis (born 1984) * Anna Walton (born 1980) * Hannah Ware (born 1982) * Al Weaver (born 1981) * Charley Webb (born 1988) * Ed Weeks (born 1980) * Anthony Welsh (born 1983) * Ed Westwick (born 1987) * Gemma Whelan (born 1981) * Ben Whishaw (born 1980) * Jack Whitehall (born 1988) * Jodie Whittaker (born 1982) * Ricky Whittle (born 1981) * Larissa Wilson (born 1989) * Ruth Wilson (born 1983) * Sophie Winkleman (born 1980) * Jaime Winstone (born 1985) * Gabriella Wright (born 1982) (naturalised French citizen) * Luke Youngblood (born 1986)

Born in the 1990s

A–M

* Marisa Abela (born 1996) * Samuel Adewunmi (born 1994) * Eubha Akilade (born 1998) * Patricia Allison (born 1994) * Jessica Alexander (born 1999) * Olly Alexander (born 1990) * Joe Alwyn (born 1991) * Amber Anderson (born 1992) * Emma Appleton (born 1991) * Simone Ashley (born 1995) * Joivan Wade (born 1993) * Percelle Ascott (born 1993) (born in Zimbabwe) * Ella Balinska (born 1996) * Ellie Bamber (born 1997) * Manpreet Bambra (born 1992) * Lucy May Barker (born 1992) * Ruby Barker (born 1996) * Samantha Barks (born 1990) * Helena Barlow (born 1998) * Sabrina Bartlett (born 1991) * Joey Batey (born 1991) * Charlotte Beaumont (born 1995) * Julia Brown (actress), Julia Brown (born 1997) * Tom Blyth (born 1995) * Alana Boden (born 1997) * Charithra Chandran (born 1997) * Eliza Bennett (born 1992) * Alia Bhatt (born 1993) * Edward Bluemel (born 1993) * Douglas Booth (born 1992) * Jamie Borthwick (born 1994) * John Boyega (born 1992) * Lucy Boynton (born 1994) (born in the United States; dual British and American citizenship) * Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 1990) * Gabrielle Brooks (born 1990) * Simona Brown (born 1994) * Shalom Brune-Franklin (born 1994) (British-Australian) * Céline Buckens (born 1996) (born in Belgium) * Asa Butterfield (born 1997) * Harriet Cains (born 1993) * Bessie Carter (born 1993) * Freddy Carter (born 1993) * Anya Chalotra (born 1996) * Dean-Charles Chapman (born 1997) * Antonia Clarke (born 1995) * Morfydd Clark (born 1990) (born in Sweden) * Sophie Kennedy Clark (born 1990) * Tosin Cole (born 1992) * Hugh Coles (born 1992) * Jodie Comer (born 1993) * Olivia Cooke (born 1993) * Sophie Cookson (born 1990) * Hermione Corfield (born 1993) * Emma Corrin (born 1995) * Ellie Darcey-Alden (born 1999) * Alexa Davies (born 1995) * Fern Deacon (born 1998) * Cara Delevingne (born 1992) * Sebastian de Souza (born 1993) * Hannah Dodd (actress), Hannah Dodd (born 1995) * Thomas Doherty (actor), Thomas Doherty (born 1995) * Omari Douglas (born 1994) * Poppy Drayton (born 1991) * Tyger Drew-Honey (born 1996) * Lucinda Dryzek (born 1991) * Madeline Duggan (born 1994) * Phoebe Dynevor (born 1995) * Daisy Edgar-Jones (born 1998) * Fady Elsayed (born 1993) * Otto Farrant (born 1996) * Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (born 1997) * Nell Tiger Free (born 1999) * Poppy Lee Friar (born 1995) * Ncuti Gatwa (born 1992) (born in Kigali, Rwanda) * Poppy Gilbert (born 1996) (born in Stockholm, Sweden) * Mia Goth (born 1993) * Theo Graham (born 1997) * Sorcha Groundsell (born 1998) * Ben Hardy (actor), Ben Hardy (born 1991) * Jonah Hauer-King (born 1995) * Daisy Head (born 1991) * Charlie Heaton (born 1994) * Isaac Hempstead Wright (born 1999) * Georgie Henley (born 1995) * Jessica Henwick (born 1992) * Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 1997) * Freddie Highmore (born 1992) * Tom Holland (born 1996) * Ellis Hollins (born 1999) * Callum Scott Howells (born 1999) * Izuka Hoyle (born 1996) * Nell Hudson (born 1990) * Ella Hunt (born 1998) * Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 1990) * Damson Idris (born 1991) * Martins Imhangbe (born 1991) (British-Nigerian) * Angus Imrie (born 1994) * Kerry Ingram (born 1999) * Jeremy Irvine (born 1990) * Dominique Jackson (British actress), Dominique Jackson (born 1991) * Amy James-Kelly (born 1995) * Jacqueline Jossa (born 1992) * Viveik Kalra (born 1994 or 1998) * Synnøve Karlsen (born 1996) * Brad Kavanagh (born 1992) * Robbie Kay (born 1995) * Mimi Keene (born 1998) * Tilly Keeper (born 1997) * Erin Kellyman (born 1998) * Ellie Kendrick (born 1990) * Skandar Keynes (born 1991) * Tommy Knight (born 1993) * Emma Laird (born 1998) * Lucien Laviscount (born 1992) * Thomas Law (born 1992) * Alex Lawther (born 1995) * Jessie Mei Li (born 1995) * Ricardo P. Lloyd (born 1993) * Georgia Lock (born 1996) * Bobby Lockwood (born 1993) * Jessica Lord (born 1998) * Lily Loveless (born 1990) * George MacKay (actor), George Mackay (born 1992) * Emma Mackey (born 1996) (born in Le Mans, France) * Jessica Madsen (born 1992) * Madeleine Mantock (born 1990) * Noah Marullo (born 1999) * Freya Mavor (born 1993) * Lauren McCrostie (born 1996) * Mia McKenna-Bruce (born 1997) * Lauren McQueen (born 1996) * Danny Miller (actor), Danny Miller (born 1991) * Nico Mirallegro (born 1991) * Ambika Mod (born 1995/1996) * Olivia Morris (born 1997) * Ana Mulvoy-Ten (born 1992)

N–Z

* Rukku Nahar (born 1996) * Mimi Ndiweni (born 1991) (British-Zimbabwean) * Luke Newton (born 1993) * James G. Nunn (born 1993) * Agnes O'Casey (born 1995/1996) * Jack O'Connell (actor), Jack O'Connell (born 1990) * Josh O'Connor (born 1990) * Harrison Osterfield (born 1996) * Dev Patel (born 1990) * Himesh Patel (born 1990) * Alex Pettyfer (born 1990) * Will Poulter (born 1993) * Bel Powley (born 1992) * Kathryn Prescott (born 1991) * Megan Prescott (born 1991) * Dominique Provost-Chalkley (born 1990) * Florence Pugh (born 1996) * Ella Purnell (born 1996) * Joseph Quinn (actor), Joseph Quinn (born 1993 or 1994) * Emily Reid (born 1998) * Archie Renaux (born 1997) * Jordan Renzo (born 1993) (British-American) * Sam Retford (born 1999) (born in Australia) * Tanya Reynolds (born 1991) * Dakota Blue Richards (born 1994) * Maisie Richardson-Sellers (born 1992) * Daisy Ridley (born 1992) * Craig Roberts (born 1991) * Jack Rowan (actor), Jack Rowan (born 1997) * Charlie Rowe (born 1996) * Lily Sacofsky (born 1994) * Eliot Salt (born 1994) * Banita Sandhu (born 1997) * Rory J. Saper (born 1996) * Alex Sawyer (born 1993) * Kaya Scodelario (born 1992) * Naomi Scott (born 1993) * Anna Shaffer (born 1992) * Dominic Sherwood (born 1990) * Sophie Simnett (born 1997) * Sophie Skelton (born 1994) * Eugene Simon (born 1992) * Joshua Sinclair-Evans (born 1995) * Ella-Rae Smith (born 1998) * Ceallach Spellman (born 1995) * Charlotte Spencer (actress), Charlotte Spencer (born 1991) * Sam Strike (born 1994) * Sophie Stuckey (born 1991) * Harry Styles (born 1994) * Jessica Sula (born 1994) * Gregg Sulkin (born 1992) (naturalised American citizen) * Connor Swindells (born 1996) * Eden Taylor-Draper (born 1997) * Aaron Taylor-Johnson (born 1990) * Anya Taylor-Joy (born 1996) (born in Miami, Florida; British-Argentine) * Sean Teale (born 1992) * Thalissa Teixeira (born 1992/1993) * Abigail Thorn (born 1993) * Freddie Thorp (born 1994) * Eleanor Tomlinson (born 1992) * Lily Travers (born 1990) * Callum Turner (born 1990) * Sophie Turner (born 1996) * Sam Tutty (born 1998) * Joanna Vanderham (born 1990) * Hannah van der Westhuysen (born 1995) * Jordan Waller (born 1992) * Suki Waterhouse (born 1992) * Emma Watson (born 1990) (born in Paris, France) * Lydia West (born 1993) * Fionn Whitehead (born 1997) * Maisie Williams (born 1997) * Rose Williams (actress), Rose Williams (born 1994) * Kedar Williams-Stirling (born 1994) * Aimee Lou Wood (born 1994) * Carla Woodcock (born 1998) * Bethan Wright (born 1996) * Bonnie Wright (born 1991) * Letitia Wright (born 1993) (born in Georgetown, Guyana) * Kit Young (born 1994)

Born in the 2000s

* Freya Allan (born 2001) * Isabelle Allen (born 2002) * Jade Alleyne (born 2001) * Alex Bain (actor), Alex Bain (born 2001) * Bukky Bakray (born 2002) * Ruby Barnhill (born 2004) * Rosie Bentham (born 2001) * Harley Bird (born 2001) * Caitlin Blackwood (born 2000) * Isabella Blake-Thomas (born 2002) * Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004) (born in Spain) * Emily Carey (born 2003) * Raffey Cassidy (born 2001) * Earl Cave (born 2000) * Kit Connor (born 2004) * Sebastian Croft (born 2001) * Cleo Demetriou (born 2001) * Lino Facioli (born 2000) * Yasmin Finney (born 2003) * William Gao (born 2003) * Harry Gilby (born 2001) * Ella Greenwood (born 2001) * Chloe Hawthorn (born 2002) * Jack Hollington (born 2001) * Lucy Hutchinson (actress), Lucy Hutchinson (born 2003) * Louis Hynes (born 2001) * Millie Innes (born 2000) * Emilia Jones (born 2002) * Samuel Joslin (born 2002) * Mia Jenkins (born 2000) * Noah Jupe (born 2004 or 2005) * Alexander James Rodriguez (born 2007) (born in Spain) * Dafne Keen (born 2005) (born in Spain) * Sophia Kiely (born 2000) * Honor Kneafsey (born 2004) * Lily Laight (born 2001) * Ellie Leach (born 2001) * Lewis MacDougall (born 2002) * Ramona Marquez (born 2001) * Bailey May (born 2002) * Isobelle Molloy (born 2000) * Elle Mulvaney (born 2002) * Mya-Lecia Naylor (2002–2019) * Brenock O'Connor (born 2000) * Ruby O'Donnell (born 2000) * Isabella Pappas (born 2002) (born in Italy) * Milo Parker (born 2002) * Nico Parker (born 2004) * Louis Partridge (born 2003) * Kia Pegg (born 2000) * Tilly Ramsay (born 2001) * Bella Ramsey (born 2003) * Darci Shaw (born 2002) * Mimi Slinger (born 2003) * Tamara Smart (born 2005) * Maisie Smith (born 2001) * Isobel Steele (born 2000) * Ruby Stokes (born 2000) * Tom Taylor (actor), Tom Taylor (born 2001) * Amir Wilson (born 2004) * Lara Wollington (born 2003) * Eleanor Worthington Cox (born 2001)

Born in the 2010s

* Indica Watson (born 2010)

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* Vivienne Acheampong * Robert Boulter * Lu Corfield * Brian Cowan * Nathalie Cox * Gabrielle Creevy * Bart Edwards * Ray Fearon * Daniel Francis (actor), Daniel Francis * Kevin Howarth * Emma Laird * Jo Martin * Leonora Moore * Helen Noble * Travis Oliver * Rob Ostlere * Jenny Rainsford * Georgina Redhead * Charlotte Ritchie * Katharine Schlesinger * Karla-Simone Spence * Simon Templeman * Michael Thomson (actor), Michael Thomson * Imogen Toner * Micheal Ward * Eve White * Toby Williams (comedian), Toby Williams

References

{{European actors British actors, * Lists of actors by nationality, British Lists of British people by occupation, Actors

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