Actors and Actresses
While we rate all the talented subjects of our Actors/Actresses You Should Know profiles as worthy of your notice, most don’t have the same showbiz pedigree as that of Oona Chaplin. Her grandfather was legendary silent film actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. Her great-grandfather was the celebrated American
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You may have noticed that Dominic West has a few projects coming to our screens this year if you've been keeping up with Telly Visions lately. In the spring, the Yorkshire-born actor is guest-starring in the new Downton Abbey movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era and, based on
Actors and Actresses
You're not mistaken if you think you've been seeing a lot of actress Gillian Anderson on your screens over the past few years. Viewers have watched her portray a wide range of characters, transforming from contemporary figures like a sex therapist to historical ones such as
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When I mention Jamie Dornan, what comes to mind? Christian Grey? His performance in one of this year's most acclaimed movies, Belfast? The embarrassingly endearing stories he tells on the Graham Norton chat show? Seven years ago, I wrote a profile on the Northern Irish actor when he
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If British actor Jared Harris seems omnipresent these days, it's because he generally is. He seems to pop up on virtually every sort of award-winning prestige drama, playing every sort of character, from heroes to villains to something in between. If you're only familiar with his
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This month, the sixth season of the wildly popular British police procedural Line of Duty made its American debut on BritBox. Each series features a guest star who finds themselves in hot water with the show’s anti-corruption unit helmed by Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar). Joining the ranks of
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Award-winning actress Ruth Wilson has the sort of wide-ranging career that encompasses both period classics (Jane Eyre) and groundbreaking contemporary gems (Luther). She’s also one of those performers whose work is generally so consistently great that we often forget to talk about how great it is. (For example, Wilson’
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British actress Carey Mulligan has been gracing big and small screens with notable performances since 2005. The wide range of genres on her resume, from classic literary adaptations and indie black comedies to TV crime drama and wartime tragedies, suggests that Mulligan isn’t afraid of an acting challenge (or
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Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress who feels as though she’s been everywhere of late, but whose career actually dates back several decades. The fact that she’s finally getting her much-deserved moment in the spotlight is a testament to her ability as a chameleon-like character actress, as well
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Josh O’Connor has been described as a transformative actor, a shapeshifter. His career has grown slowly but with every role, he wins critical and audience acclaim. He has tremendous range, from comedy to the classics. Let’s take a look at his career so far. O’Connor grew up
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If you’re a fan of British programming of any stripe – or were even just a casual Game of Thrones viewer – then you’re definitely familiar with Natalie Dormer, an actress that’s made quite a name for herself for playing complicated female characters from Anne Boleyn to Margaery Tyrell
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For those who may not be familiar with actress Rosamund Pike’s career, you might be initially inclined to place her in that ornamental “English Rose” category – elegant, proper, and possibly aloof. She did play Jane Bennett in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice after all. Upon closer inspection,