Listed below are actors and actresses of note and some notable individuals born in England.
Actors and actresses A-C
Amanda Abbington (born 1974) Marisa Abela (born 1996) Naomi Ackie (born 1991) Joss Ackland (1928–2023) Nykiya Adams (born 2012) Mark Addy (born 1964) Jenny Agutter (born 1952) Freema Agyeman (born 1979) Jassa Ahluwalia (born 1990) Anthony Ainley (1932–2004) Caroline Aherne (1963–2016) John Alderton (born 1940) Sophie Aldred (born 1962) Ben Aldridge (born 1985) Michael Aldridge (1920–1994) Freya Allan (born 2001) David Ames (born 1983) Gillian Anderson (born 1968) Jacob Anderson (born 1990) Adjoa Andoh (born 1963) Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935) Vanessa Angel (born 1966) Richard Armitage (born 1971) Alexander Armstrong (born 1970) Debbie Arnold (born 1955) Emily Atack (born 1989) Eileen Atkins (born 1934) Emma Atkins (born 1975) Sir Richard Attenborough (1923–2014) Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961) Peggy Ashcroft (1907–1991) Simone Ashley (born 1995) Lena Ashwell (1872–1957) Rowan Atkinson (born 1955) Greg Austin (born 1992) Rose Ayling-Ellis (born 1994) Sophia Baddeley (1745–1786) Hermione Baddeley (1906–1986) Bill Bailey (born 1965) Jonathan Bailey (born 1988) Colin Baker (born 1943) Kenny Baker (1934–2016) Gillian Barber (born 1958) Ronnie Barker (1929–2005) Lynda Baron (1939–2022) Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971) Emma Barton (born 1977) Alfie Bass (1916–1987) Helen Baxendale (born 1970) Sean Bean (born 1959) Kate Beckinsale (born 1973) Geoffrey Beevers (born 1941) Jamie Bell (born 1986) Dorothy Bellew (1891–1973) Eliza Bennett (born 1992) Rosalind Bennett (born 1966) Martin Benson (1918–2010) Ruby Bentall (born 1988) Steven Berkoff (born 1937) Matt Berry (born 1974) Paul Bettany (born 1971) Simon Bird (born 1984) John Bishop (born 1966) Brian Blessed (born 1936) Brenda Blethyn (born 1946) Orlando Bloom (born 1977) Emily Blunt (born 1983) Dirk Bogarde (1921–1999) Jordan Bolger (born 1994) Samantha Bond (born 1961) John Boyega (born 1992) Lucretia Bradshaw ( 1714-1741) Richard Briers (1934–2013) Kellie Bright (born 1976) Tony Britton (1924–2019) Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004) Kelly Brook (born 1979) June Brown (1927–2022) Jessica Brown Findlay (born 1987) Nicola Bryant (born 1960) Scarlett Byrne (born 1990) James Buckley (born 1987) Jeremy Bulloch (1945–2020) Kathy Burke (born 1964) Saffron Burrows (born 1972) Asa Butterfield (born 1997) Sebastian Cabot (1918–1977) Sir Michael Caine (born 1933) Harriet Cains (born 1993) Cheryl Campbell (born 1949) Brian Cant (1933–2017) Emily Carey (born 2003) Raquel Cassidy (born 1968) Fanny Carby (1925–2002) Liz Carr (born 1972) Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966) Jim Carter (born 1948) Laura Carmichael (born 1986) Kim Cattrall (born 1956) Caroline Catz (born 1969) Jessie Cave (born 1987) Julian Chagrin (born 1940) Emma Chambers (1964–2018) Gemma Chan (born 1982) Anna Chancellor (born 1965) Ben Chaplin (born 1969) Graham Chapman (1941–1989) Ellise Chappell (born 1992) Craig Charles (born 1964) Mark Charnock (born 1968) Keith Chegwin (1957–2017) Selina Chilton (born 1981) Esme Church (1893–1972) Noel Clarke (born 1975) John Cleese (born 1939) Martin Clunes (born 1961) Jenna Coleman (born 1986) Dame Joan Collins (born 1933) José Collins (1887–1958) Michelle Collins (born 1962) Pauline Collins (1940–2025) Olivia Colman (born 1974) Robbie Coltrane (1950–2022) Jodie Comer (born 1993) Kit Connor (born 2004) Peter Cook (1937–1995) Olivia Cooke (born 1993) Emma Corrin (born 1995) Daniel Craig (born 1968) Rosalie Craig (born 1980) Michael Crawford (born 1942) Chanel Cresswell (born 1990) Lenora Crichlow (born 1985) Mackenzie Crook (born 1971) Rosalie Crutchley (1920–1997) Abigail Cruttenden (born 1968) Benedict Cumberbatch (born 1976) Dan Cunningham (1917–2001) Tim Curry (1946–2026) Peter Cushing (1913–1994)
D-F
Emma D'Arcy (born 1992) Hugh Dancy (born 1975) Jane Danson (born 1978) Arthur Darvill (born 1982) Jack Davenport (born 1973) Joanna David (born 1947) Lucy Davis (born 1973) Phil Davis (born 1953) Warwick Davis (born 1970) Peter Davison (born 1951) Anthony Dawson (1916–1992) Ashley Taylor Dawson Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957) Letitia Dean (born 1967) Dame Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020) Roger Delgado (1918–1973) Dame Judi Dench (born 1934) Eileen Derbyshire (born 1931) Sacha Dhawan (born 1984) Lisa Dillon (born 1979) Michelle Dockery (born 1981) Hannah Dodd (born 1995) Erin Doherty (born 1992) Robert Donat (1905–1958) Diana Dors (1931–1984) Sarah Douglas (actress) (born 1952) Kevin Doyle (born 1960) Minnie Driver (born 1970) Anne-Marie Duff (born 1970) Janine Duvitski (born 1952) Danny Dyer (born 1977) Phoebe Dynevor (born 1995) Sally Dynevor (born 1963) Christopher Eccleston (born 1964) Adrian Edmondson (born 1957) Daisy Edgar-Jones (born 1998) Tamsin Egerton (born 1988) Samantha Eggar (1939–2025) Jennifer Ehle (born 1969) Chiwetel Ejiofor (born 1977) Victoria Ekanoye (born 1981) Idris Elba (born 1972) Fady Elsayed (born 1993) Jennifer Ellison (born 1983) Nathalie Emmanuel (born 1989) Harry Enfield (born 1961) Cynthia Erivo (born 1987) Alice Eve (born 1982) Rupert Everett (born 1959) Craig Fairbrass (born 1964) Lucy Fallon (born 1995) JJ Feild (born 1978) Tom Felton (born 1987) Emerald Fennell (born 1985) Perry Fenwick (born 1962) Joseph Fiennes (born 1970) Ralph Fiennes (born 1962) Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (born 1997) Siobhan Finneran (born 1966) Yasmin Finney (born 2003) Colin Firth (born 1960) Dexter Fletcher (born 1966) Georgia May Foote (born 1991) Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale (1883–1967) Kate Ford (born 1976) Jamie Foreman (born 1958) Claire Forlani (born 1971) George Formby (1904–1961) Claire Forlani (born 1972) Edward Fox (born 1937) Emilia Fox (born 1974) James Fox (born 1939) Freddie Fox (born 1989) Claire Foy (born 1984) James Frain (born 1968) Richard Franklin (1936–2023) Lynne Frederick (1954–1994) Martin Freeman (born 1971) Anna Friel (born 1976) Joanne Froggatt (born 1980) Nick Frost (born 1972) Sadie Frost (born 1965) Emma Fryer (born 1980)
G-I
Dean Gaffney (born 1978) Nicholas Galitzine (born 1994) Sir Michael Gambon (1940–2023) William Gao (born 2003) Romola Garai (born 1982) Patricia Garwood (1941–2019) Mark Gatiss (born 1966) Genevieve Gaunt (born 1991) Ruth Gemmell (born 1967) Helen George (born 1984) Millie Gibson (born 2004) Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000) Mandip Gill (born 1988) Philip Glenister (born 1963) Caroline Goodall (born 1959) Matthew Goode (born 1978) Sarah Gordy (born 1978) Mia Goth (born 1993) Julia Goulding (born 1985) Stephen Graham (born 1973) Holliday Grainger (born 1988) Cary Grant (1904–1986) Hugh Grant (born 1960) Leslie Grantham (1947–2018) Bertram Grassby (1880–1953) Sydney Greenstreet (1879–1954) John Gregson (1919–1975) Simon Gregson (born 1974) Tamsin Greig (born 1966) Rupert Grint (born 1988) Sienna Guillory (born 1975) Sir Alec Guinness (1914–2000) Natalie Gumede (born 1984) Jessica Gunning (born 1986) Rachel Gurney (1920–2001) Sarah Hadland (born 1971) Harry Hadden-Paton (born 1981) Binnie Hale (1899–1984) Sonnie Hale (1902–1959) Chelsea Halfpenny (born 1991) Brian Hall (1937–1997) Charlie Hall (1899–1959) Rebecca Hall (born 1982) Alan Halsall (born 1982) Robert Hardy (1925–2017) Tom Hardy (born 1977) Gordon Harker (1885–1967) Dani Harmer (born 1989) Ricci Harnett (born 1973) Frank Harper (born 1962) Naomie Harris (born 1976) Richard Harris (1930–2002) Blake Harrison (born 1985) Rosemary Harris (born 1927) Miranda Hart (born 1972) William Hartnell (1908–1975) Nigel Havers (born 1951) Keeley Hawes (born 1976) Jack Hawkins (1910–1973) Sally Hawkins (born 1976) David Hawthorne (1888–1942) Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001) Charles Hawtrey (1914–1988) Will Hay (1888–1949) Georgie Henley (born 1995) Ruthie Henshall (born 1967) Elizabeth Henstridge (born 1987) Jessica Henwick (born 1992) Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) Tom Hiddleston (born 1981) Freddie Highmore (born 1992) Jacqueline Hill (1929–1993) Dame Wendy Hiller (1912–2003) Frazer Hines (born 1944) Thora Hird (1911–2003) Patricia Hodge (born 1946) Tom Holland (born 1996) Tom Hollander (born 1967) Stanley Holloway (1890–1982) James Hooton (born 1973) Sir Michael Hordern (1911–1995) Jeff Hordley (born 1970) Bob Hoskins (1942–2014) Nicholas Hoult (born 1989) Leslie Howard (1893–1943) Sally Ann Howes (1930–2021) Annie Hulley (born 1955) Florence Hunt (born 2007) Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987) Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 1990) Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965) John Hurt (1940–2017) Jessica Hynes (born 1972) Damson Idris (born 1991) Celia Imrie (born 1952) Kerry Ingram (born 1999) Harold Innocent (1933–1993) Jeremy Irons (born 1948) Jeremy Irvine (born 1990) Ian Somerhalder
J-L
Derek Jacobi (born 1938) Freda Jackson (1907–1990) Glenda Jackson (1936–2023) Oliver Jackson-Cohen (born 1986) Julia James (1890–1964) Lennie James (born 1965) Theo James (born 1984) Robert James-Collier (born 1976) Sir David Jason (born 1940) Ernest Jay (1893–1957) Michael Jayston (1935–2024) Dominic Jephcott (born 1957) Claudia Jessie (born 1990) Rosamund John (1913–1998) Aaron Johnson (born 1990) Sue Johnston (born 1943) Felicity Jones (born 1983) Gemma Jones (born 1942) Suranne Jones (born 1978) Toby Jones (born 1966) Paterson Joseph (born 1964) Noah Jupe (born 2005) Tamla Kari (born 1988) Boris Karloff (1887–1969) Robbie Kay (born 1995) Toby Kebbell (born 1982) Malcolm Keen (1887–1970) William Kempe (died 1603) Roberta Kerr (born 1952) Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989) Penelope Keith (born 1940) Madge Kendal (1848–1935) Skandar Keynes (born 1991) Guz Khan (born 1986) Sir Ben Kingsley (born 1943) Alex Kingston (born 1963) Vanessa Kirby (born 1987) Keira Knightley (born 1985) Barbara Knox (born 1933) Bobby Knutt (1945–2017) Jonny Labey (born 1993) Sarah Lancashire (born 1964) Bonnie Langford (born 1964) Lillie Langtry (1853–1929) Maeve Larkin ( 2026) Charles Laughton (1899–1962) Stan Laurel (1890–1965) Hugh Laurie (born 1959) Ian Lavender (1946–2024) Jude Law (born 1972) Josie Lawrence (born 1959) Wingold Lawrence (1874–1938) Alex Lawther (born 1995) Ellie Leach (born 2001) Christopher Lee (1922–2015) Jane Leeves (born 1961) Vivien Leigh (1913–1967) Madge Lessing (1873–1966) Michael Le Vell (born 1964) Damian Lewis (born 1971) Jessie Mei Li (born 1995) Andrew Lincoln (born 1973) Letty Lind (1861–1923) Ralf Little (born 1980) Ricardo P Lloyd (born 1993) Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990) Samia Longchambon (born 1982) Lily Loveless (born 1990) Alice Lowe (born 1977) Gary Lucy (born 1981) Zöe Lucker (born 1974) Joanna Lumley (born 1946) Lashana Lynch (born 1987) Louisa Lytton (born 1989)
M-O
Danny Mac (born 1988) Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974) George MacKay (born 1992) Pearl Mackie (born 1987) Patrick Macnee (1922–2015) Ashley Madekwe (born 1983) Rebecca Mader (born 1977) Richard Madden (born 1986) Jessica Madsen (born 1992) Miles Mander (1888–1946) Katy Manning (born 1946) Lesley Manville (born 1956) Elspeth March (1911–1999) Miriam Margolyes (born 1941) Roy Marsden (born 1941) Eddie Marsan (born 1968) Kris Marshall (born 1973) James Mason (1909–1984) Anna Massey (1937–2011) Dorcas Matthews (1890–1969) Abby Mavers (born 1990) Anna Maxwell-Martin (born 1977) Rik Mayall (1958–2014) Bill Maynard (1928–2018) Gugu Mbatha-Raw (born 1983) Deborah McAndrew (born 1967) Joanna McCallum (born 1950) Lillah McCarthy (1875–1960) Helen McCrory (1968–2021) Martine McCutcheon (born 1976) Steve McFadden (born 1959) Colin McFarlane (born 1961) Paul McGann (born 1959) Gibb McLaughlin (1884–1960) Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939) Mia McKenna-Bruce (born 1997)