# 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)
* 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 (born 1940)
* 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)
* 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 (born 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 (born 1929)
* 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 (born 1938)
* 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)