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Most Famous British Actors & Filmmakers
Film & TV 902
United Kingdom 9,803
23 CC 
Charlie Chaplin British Film 1889–1977
Charlie Chaplin British Film 1889–1977 27 JL 
John Lennon British Producer 1940–1980
John Lennon British Producer 1940–1980 77 AH 
Alfred Hitchcock British Film 1899–1980
Alfred Hitchcock British Film 1899–1980 79 JK 
J. K. Rowling British Film b. 1965
J. K. Rowling British Film b. 1965 159 AH 
Audrey Hepburn British Actor 1929–1993
Audrey Hepburn British Actor 1929–1993 261 SC Sean Connery British Actor 1930–2020
281 EW 
Emma Watson British Actress b. 1990
Emma Watson British Actress b. 1990 321 KW 
Kate Winslet British Actor b. 1975
Kate Winslet British Actor b. 1975 326 S( 
Sting (musician) British Actor b. 1951
Sting (musician) British Actor b. 1951 335 PC 
Phil Collins British Actor b. 1951
Phil Collins British Actor b. 1951 340 CL 
Christopher Lee British Actor 1922–2015
Christopher Lee British Actor 1922–2015 365 AH 
Anthony Hopkins British Film b. 1937
Anthony Hopkins British Film b. 1937 394 MJ 
Mick Jagger British Actor b. 1943
Mick Jagger British Actor b. 1943 467 CG 
Cary Grant British Actor 1904–1986
Cary Grant British Actor 1904–1986 472 KK 
Keira Knightley British Actor b. 1985
Keira Knightley British Actor b. 1985 481 VL 
Vivien Leigh British Actor 1913–1967
Vivien Leigh British Actor 1913–1967 493 LO 
Laurence Olivier British Actor 1907–1989
Laurence Olivier British Actor 1907–1989 501 CZ 
Catherine Zeta-Jones British Actor b. 1969
Catherine Zeta-Jones British Actor b. 1969 511 MC 
Michael Caine British Actor b. 1933
Michael Caine British Actor b. 1933 563 JA 
Julie Andrews British Actor b. 1935
Julie Andrews British Actor b. 1935 576 AR Alan Rickman British Actor 1946–2016
604 RM 
Roger Moore British Actor 1927–2017
Roger Moore British Actor 1927–2017 614 DD 
Daniel Day-Lewis British Actor b. 1957
Daniel Day-Lewis British Actor b. 1957 622 JD 
Judi Dench British Actor b. 1934
Judi Dench British Actor b. 1934 647 RB 
Richard Burton British Actor 1925–1984
Richard Burton British Actor 1925–1984 680 RS 
Ridley Scott British Film b. 1937
Ridley Scott British Film b. 1937 690 ET 
Emma Thompson British Actor b. 1959
Emma Thompson British Actor b. 1959 703 PS 
Patrick Stewart British Actor b. 1940
Patrick Stewart British Actor b. 1940 716 DA 
David Attenborough British Actor b. 1926
David Attenborough British Actor b. 1926 720 IM 
Ian McKellen British Actor b. 1939
Ian McKellen British Actor b. 1939 790 CB 
Christian Bale British Actor b. 1974
Christian Bale British Actor b. 1974 802 JI 
Jeremy Irons British Actor b. 1948
Jeremy Irons British Actor b. 1948 839 MS 
Maggie Smith British Actor b. 1934
Maggie Smith British Actor b. 1934 841 HG 
Hugh Grant British Comedian b. 1960
Hugh Grant British Comedian b. 1960 852 EM 
Ewan McGregor British Actor b. 1971
Ewan McGregor British Actor b. 1971 856 PS 
Peter Sellers British Actor 1925–1980
Peter Sellers British Actor 1925–1980 868 DC 
Daniel Craig British Actor b. 1968
Daniel Craig British Actor b. 1968 873 CF 
Colin Firth British Actor b. 1960
Colin Firth British Actor b. 1960 875 RW 
Rachel Weisz British Actor b. 1970
Rachel Weisz British Actor b. 1970 887 HB 
Helena Bonham Carter British Actor b. 1966
Helena Bonham Carter British Actor b. 1966 897 RF 
Ralph Fiennes British Actor b. 1962
Ralph Fiennes British Actor b. 1962 901 AC 
Arthur C. Clarke British Screenwriter 1917–2008
Arthur C. Clarke British Screenwriter 1917–2008 904 BK 
Ben Kingsley British Actor b. 1943
Ben Kingsley British Actor b. 1943 933 JC 
John Cleese British Actor b. 1939
John Cleese British Actor b. 1939 936 NW 
Naomi Watts British Actor b. 1968
Naomi Watts British Actor b. 1968 946 LN 
Liam Neeson British Actor b. 1952
Liam Neeson British Actor b. 1952 950 VR 
Vanessa Redgrave British Screenwriter b. 1937
Vanessa Redgrave British Screenwriter b. 1937 963 RA 
Rowan Atkinson British Actor b. 1955
Rowan Atkinson British Actor b. 1955 968 JL 
Jude Law British Actor b. 1972
Jude Law British Actor b. 1972 1,059 JH 
John Hurt British Actor 1940–2017
John Hurt British Actor 1940–2017
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