British Actors You Should Know
Damian Watcyn Lewis, born in St. John’s Wood, London, in 1971, defines himself on his website as “an actor, dad, redhead, and ping-pong champion.” He’s the son of Charlotte Mary (née Bowater) and J. Watcyn Lewis, a City broker. His illustrious paternal ancestry includes a former Lord Mayor
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Emily Blunt is an award-winning acting phenomenon whose range encompasses drama, musical theater, comedy, horror, and action movies. Born and raised in Roehampton, a well-heeled London suburb, the daughter of a barrister and English teacher, Blunt was a shy and awkward child afflicted with a stutter. School was not easy
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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer of tremendous talent and versatility. Her mother, Bridie, was a hairdresser, and her father, Joseph, a laborer. She grew up in a London apartment above her mother’s hairdressing salon. Both parents came to London
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Tom Wilkinson, best known in America for the 1997 hit The Full Monty and the Oscarbait film, Michael Clayton, passed away just before the turn of 2024. The actor started out the son of a family from a relatively modest background in Leeds; the Wilkinson family moved to Canada (possibly
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The first words out of Jodie Whittaker’s mouth when she assumed the role of Doctor Who's Thirteenth Doctor were “Oh, brilliant!” And brilliant she is. A versatile actor with a range that resists typecasting, Whittaker brings a unique warmth and individuality to all her roles. She flew
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Nicola Walker was born in 1970 in Stepney, East London, England, and began acting classes at the age of 12, in her own words, to meet boys. Both her parents were teachers, but she was the first in the family to attend university, the prestigious New College, Cambridge. She joined
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Talented British actor Hugh Bonneville’s most recent role is as Detective Brian Boyce in true-crime drama, The Gold, the latest BBC-Paramount co-production that led of Paramount+'s international slate. It’s a long way from Downton Abbey, but then Bonneville has never allowed himself to be typecast, although
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Actor Sanjeev Bhaskar was born in England in 1963 to immigrant parents who ran a laundromat in Hounslow, Middlesex. At school, he was one of three Asian students and found that although he was allowed to play "Kiss and Chase" (what it sounds like!), he was allowed to
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No matter how you might feel about the ending of Season 2, we can all agree that Michael Sheen completely steals the show in the second season of Prime Video's adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens. It's the sort of performance
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Renowned British actor Roger Allam (b.1953), is an actor and musician of great talent. He initially rose to prominence in the US after originating the role of Javert in the original London Les Misérables, after rising through the ranks at the Royal Shakespeare Theater and the National Theater. We
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PBS Masterpiece audiences recently saw Tamzin Merchant as Sophia Western’s Aunt Harriet in Tom Jones. The least effective of Sophia’s aunts, Harriet is under the thumb of her overpowering sister Lady Bellaston (Hannah Waddingham), who uses her house to entertain her lovers, and she’s also bullied by
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Martin Clunes was born into a theatrical family, the son of Shakespearean stage actor Alec Clunes and related to Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes). He attended the Royal Russell School in Surrey and the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. His acting career began in repertory, followed by many British sitcoms