List of English actors

Listed below are English actors and actresses of note and some notable individuals born in England.

Actors and actresses

A-C

• Gillian Anderson (born 1968)
• Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935)
• Vanessa Angel (born 1966)
• Richard Armitage (born 1971)
• Sir Richard Attenborough (1923–2014)
• Eliza Bennett (born 1992)
• Rosalind Bennett (born 1966)
• Martin Benson (1918–2010)
• Steven Berkoff (born 1937)
• Brian Blessed (born 1936)
• Orlando Bloom (born 1977)
• Emily Blunt (born 1983)
• Richard Briers (1934–2013)
• Tony Britton (1924–2019)
• Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004)
• Kelly Brook (born 1979)
• Kathy Burke (born 1964)
• Saffron Burrows (born 1972)
• Sebastian Cabot (1918–1977)
• Sir Michael Caine (born 1933)
• Brian Cant (1933–2017)
• Fanny Carby (1925–2002)
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966)
• Kim Cattrall (born 1956)
• Julian Chagrin (born 1940)
• Dame Joan Collins (born 1933)
• Robbie Coltrane (1950–2022)
• Daniel Craig (born 1968)
• Michael Crawford (born 1942)
• Mackenzie Crook (born 1971)
• Benedict Cumberbatch (born 1976)
• Tim Curry (born 1946)
• Kit Connor (born 2004)

D-F

• Jack Davenport (born 1973)
• Anthony Dawson (1916–1992)
• Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957)
• Dame Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020)
• Roger Delgado (1918–1973)
• Dame Judi Dench (born 1934)
• Sarah Douglas (actress) (born 1952)
• Minnie Driver (born 1970)
• Christopher Eccleston (born 1964)
• Tamsin Egerton (born 1988)
• Samantha Eggar (1939–2025)
• Jennifer Ehle (born 1969)
• Idris Elba (born 1972)
• Jennifer Ellison (born 1983)
• Alice Eve (born 1982)
• Rupert Everett (born 1959)
• Craig Fairbrass (born 1964)
• JJ Feild (born 1978)
• Tom Felton (born 1987)
• Emerald Fennell (born 1985)
• Joseph Fiennes (born 1970)
• Ralph Fiennes (born 1962)
• Colin Firth (born 1960)
• Dexter Fletcher (born 1966)
• Jamie Foreman (born 1958)
• George Formby (1904–1961)
• Claire Forlani (born 1972)
• Emilia Fox (born 1974)
• Claire Foy (born 1984)
• James Frain (born 1968)
• Martin Freeman (born 1971)
• Anna Friel (born 1976)
• Sadie Frost (born 1965)

G-I

• Sir Michael Gambon (1940–2023)
• Romola Garai (born 1982)
• Patricia Garwood (1941–2019)
• Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000)
• Stephen Graham (born 1973)
• Holliday Grainger (born 1988)
• Cary Grant (1904–1986)
• Hugh Grant (born 1960)
• Leslie Grantham (1947–2018)
• Sydney Greenstreet (1879–1954)
• John Gregson (1919–1975)
• Rupert Grint (born 1988)
• Sienna Guillory (born 1975)
• Sir Alec Guinness (1914–2000)
• Binnie Hale (1899–1984)
• Sonnie Hale (1902–1959)
• Brian Hall (1937–1997)
• Rebecca Hall (born 1982)
• Gordon Harker (1885–1967)
• Dani Harmer (born 1989)
• Ricci Harnett (born 1973)
• Frank Harper (born 1962)
• Richard Harris (1930–2002)
• William Hartnell (1908–1975)
• Jack Hawkins (1910–1973)
• David Hawthorne (1888–1942)
• Will Hay (1888–1949)
• Georgie Henley (born 1995)
• Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993)
• Tom Hiddleston (born 1981)
• Dame Wendy Hiller (1912–2003)
• Tom Holland (born 1996)
• Stanley Holloway (1890–1982)
• Bob Hoskins (1942–2014)
• Nicholas Hoult (born 1989)
• Leslie Howard (1893–1943)
• Annie Hulley (born 1955)
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987)
• Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965)
• John Hurt (1940–2017)
• Jeremy Irons (born 1948)

J-L

• Theo James (born 1984)
• Sir David Jason (born 1940)
• Ernest Jay (1893–1957)
• Aaron Johnson (born 1990)
• Boris Karloff (1887–1969)
• Toby Kebbell (born 1982)
• Malcolm Keen (1887–1970)
• William Kempe (died 1603)
• Skandar Keynes (born 1991)
• Sir Ben Kingsley (born 1943)
• Keira Knightley (born 1985)
• Barbara Knox (born 1933)
• Bobby Knutt (1945–2017)
• Charles Laughton (1899–1962)
• Stan Laurel (1890–1965)
• Hugh Laurie (born 1959)
• Jude Law (born 1972)
• Jane Leeves (born 1961)
• Vivien Leigh (1913–1967)
• Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990)
• Joanna Lumley (born 1946)
• Ricardo P Lloyd (born 1993)

M-O

• Patrick Macnee (1922–2015)
• Miles Mander (1888–1946)
• Roy Marsden (born 1941)
• James Mason (1909–1984)
• Anna Massey (1937–2011)
• Martine McCutcheon (born 1976)
• Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939)
• Gus McNaughton (1881–1969)
• Robin Merrill (born 20th century)
• Sienna Miller (born 1981)
• Hayley Mills (born 1946)
• Sir John Mills (1908–2005)
• Dame Helen Mirren (born 1945)
• Georgia Tennant (née Moffett) (born 1984)
• Wingold Lawrence (1874–1938)
• Dominic Monaghan (born 1976)
• Sir Roger Moore (1927–2017)
• Nick Moran (born 1969)
• Kenneth More (1914–1982)
• Joseph Morgan (born 1981)
• Samantha Morton (born 1977)
• William Moseley (born 1987)
• Carey Mulligan (born 1985)
• Billy Murray (born 1941)
• Sophia Myles (born 1980)
• Parminder Nagra (born 1975)
• Cathleen Nesbitt (1888–1982)
• Anthony Newley (1931–1999)
• Bill Nighy (born 1949)
• David Niven (1910–1983)
• Merle Oberon (1911–1979)
• Sophie Okonedo (born 1969)
• Gary Oldman (born 1958)
• Sir Laurence Olivier (1907–1989)
• Clive Owen (born 1964)

P-R

• Cecil Parker (1897–1971)
• Dev Patel (born 1990)
• Robert Pattinson (born 1986)
• Simon Pegg (born 1970)
• Alex Pettyfer (born 1990)
• Tim Pigott-Smith (1946–2017)
• Rosamund Pike (born 1979)
• Billie Piper (born 1982)
• Anna Popplewell (born 1988)
• Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989)
• Adil Ray OBE (born 1974)
• Oliver Reed (1938–1999)
• Joely Richardson (born 1965)
• Miranda Richardson (born 1958)
• Natasha Richardson (1963–2009)
• Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983)
• Alan Rickman (1946–2016)
• Michael Ripper (1913–2000)
• William Roache MBE (born 1932)
• John Robinson (1908–1979)
• Stewart Rome (1886–1965)
• Tim Roth (born 1958)
• Dame Patricia Routledge (1929–2025)
• Sophie Rundle (born 1988)
• Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972)

S-Z

• George Sanders (1906–1972)
• Terry Scully (1932–2001)
• Peter Sellers (1925–1980)
• Jane Seymour (born 1951)
• Robert Shaw (1927–1978)
• Susan Shaw (1929–1978)
• Nicollette Sheridan (born 1963)
• Sir Donald Sinden (1923–2014)
• Dame Maggie Smith (1934–2024)
• Matt Smith (born 1982)
• Terence Stamp (1938–2025)
• Shirley Stelfox (1941–2015)
• Rachel Stevens (born 1978)
• Ronnie Stevens (1925–2006)
• Patrick Stewart (born 1940)
• Una Stubbs (1937–2021)
• Tilda Swinton (born 1960)
• Alma Taylor (1895–1974)
• Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011)
• Juno Temple (born 1989)
• Kristin Scott Thomas (born 1960)
• Emma Thompson (born 1959)
• Ralph Truman (1900–1977)
• Emma Watson (born 1990)
• Chrissie White (1895–1989)
• Michael Wilding (1912–1979)
• Tom Wilkinson (1948–2023)
• Kate Winslet (born 1975)
• Ray Winstone (born 1957)
• Sir Donald Wolfit (1902–1968)
• Katherine Woodville (1948–2013)