"Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has appeared in more than 60 films. His performance in the title role of ""Billy Budd"", his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. Stamp's other major roles include butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in ""The Collector"", archvillain General Zod in ""Superman"" and ""Superman II"", tough guy Wilson in ""The Limey"", Supreme Chancellor Valorum in """","
"The Collector The Collector is the 1963 debut novel by English author John Fowles. He wrote it between November 1960 and March 1962. It was adapted as a feature film of the same name in 1965. The novel is about a lonely young man, Frederick Clegg, who works as a clerk in a city hall and collects butterflies in his spare time. The first part of the novel tells the story from his point of view. Clegg is obsessed with Miranda Grey, a middle-class art student at the Slade School of Fine Art. He admires her from a distance but"
"Tom Clegg (actor) Tom Clegg (1915 – 1996) was an English actor, who had a number of small roles in film and television during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He is known for appearing in a number of ""Carry On films"", especially ""Carry On Screaming!"", where he played the role of Oddbod. Born in Leeds, Clegg was a member of the Household Cavalry and a professional boxer before getting into films as a stuntman in films such as ""Ivanhoe"" (1952). His size and tough guy persona led to film roles, including ""The Flanagan Boy"" (1953), ""The Fake"" (1953), ""John of"
"Vinci in the Cinderella adaptation ""Ever After"" alongside Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. He had many roles on television, appearing in ""Doctor Who"", ""Inspector Morse"", and other series. He has been married to actress Amanda Walker since 20 April 1960 and they have two children. Patrick Godfrey Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage. Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary. He made his film debut in"
"Ronald Forfar Ronald Forfar (born 1939, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK ) is a British actor who has appeared in many roles since the 1970s, including the role of Freddie Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy ""Bread"". Other parts include a tax inspector, Costello The Second, in Alan Bleasdale's ""The Muscle Market"" (a Boys from the Blackstuff prequel) and The Soothsayer in Herbert Wise's BBC television adaption of ""Julius Caesar"". Shakespearian roles include Bates in ""Henry V"" and First Officer in Laurence Olivier's version of ""King Lear"". He has also appeared in The Sweeney, Tutti Frutti, Chucklevision (as 'Professor Frimley'), The"
"Nick Clegg). Hollander's film and television appearances include ""Absolutely Fabulous"", ""Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence"", ""Wives and Daughters"", ""Harry"", ""Cambridge Spies"" for which he received the FIPA D'OR Grand prize for best actor, ""Gosford Park"", ""The Lost Prince"" and ""Pride & Prejudice"" for which he received the Evening Standard Film Awards Comedy Award, and London Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor. He has worked repeatedly with Michael Gambon and Bill Nighy and is a good friend of James Purefoy. Although highly respected as a character actor and the recipient of several awards, many of his films will still play on"
"Churchill in ""The Gathering Storm"" ""'2004 Bill Nighy as Cameron Lloyd in ""State of Play"" ""'2005 Rhys Ifans as Peter Cook in ""Not Only But Always"" ""'2006 Mark Rylance as Dr. David Kelly in ""The Government Inspector"" ""'2007 Jim Broadbent as Frank Pakenham in ""Longford"" ""'2008 Andrew Garfield as Jack Burridge / Eric Wilson in ""Boy A"" ""'2009 Stephen Dillane as Anthony Hurndall in ""The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall"" In 2010, BAFTA split the category into Leading Actor and Supporting Actor. This is the list of BAFTA TV Awards for Leading Actor. The following people have been awarded the British"
"a home for retired actors. Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in the theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in the BBC television series ""All Creatures Great and Small"", Cornelius Fudge in the ""Harry Potter"" film series and Winston Churchill in several productions, beginning with the Southern Television series """". He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor for ""All Creatures Great and Small"" in 1980"
"BBC TV Series ""Merlin"" (2008–2009) and Norman in the fantasy film ""Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang"" (2010). For his leading performance as Hugo Cabret in Martin Scorsese's drama ""Hugo"" (2011), Butterfield received considerable praise and was awarded the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer, among other accolades. He is also known for portraying Ender Wiggin in the 2013 film adaptation of the science fiction novel ""Ender's Game"" by Orson Scott Card. He was nominated for a"
"the 1982 BBC adaptation of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls. He returned to television in ""The Year That London Blew Up"" (1995), a dramatisation of the IRA attacks on London in 1974-75. He played John Carver in ""Midsomer Murders"" in 2010. Between 2001 and 2012 he played four different characters in ""Doctors"". In 2012 he was in ""New Tricks"" episode ""Part Of A Whole"", playing journalist Nigel Baxter. 2014 starred as Freddie in the supernatural thriller The Sleeping Room. David Sibley (actor) David Sibley (born 16 July 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for character roles in"
"Geoffrey Bayldon Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series ""Catweazle"" (1970–71). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series ""Watch"" (1995). Bayldon was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture. Following service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he appeared in amateur theatricals and then trained at the Old"
"eminence of the borough. Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine, (; born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is an English actor, producer and author. He has appeared in more than 125 films in a career spanning 50 years and is considered a British film icon. Known for his cockney accent, Caine was born in South London, where during his early childhood, he and his parents lived in a rented flat on Urlwin Street, in Camberwell. He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films, including ""Zulu"" (1964), ""The Ipcress File"" (1965), ""Alfie"" (1966), for which he"
"Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in the theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in the BBC television series ""All Creatures Great and Small"", Cornelius Fudge in the ""Harry Potter"" film series and Winston Churchill in several productions, beginning with the Southern Television series """". He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor for ""All Creatures Great and Small"" in 1980 and ""Winston Churchill: The Wilderness"
"in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, and drama series ""The Knick"" (2014) for Best Lead Actor in a Television Series – Drama, one Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in ""Hemingway & Gellhorn"" (2012), and two Screen Actors Guild award nominations – winning one in 2002 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture for his performance in ""Gosford Park"" (2002). Clive Owen Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead"
"from undisclosed causes. His partner of many years, fellow actor Alan Rowe, predeceased him in 2000. Geoffrey Bayldon Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series ""Catweazle"" (1970–71). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series ""Watch"" (1995). Bayldon was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture. Following service in the Royal Air"
"Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Oscar nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. The BBC states that his ""performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film"
"Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model and musician. He started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" in 2005. He later got the leading role of vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the ""Twilight"" novels by Stephenie Meyer, which consisted of five films between 2008 and 2012 that combined grossed over $3.3 billion in worldwide receipts. ""Twilight"" brought Pattinson worldwide fame, and established him among the highest paid and most bankable actors in Hollywood. In 2010, Pattinson was named one of"
"Faversham for adults with learning disabilities. Since the death of his mother in 2001, Grant has worked as a fundraiser and ambassador for Marie Curie Cancer Care, promoting the charity's annual Great Daffodil Appeal on several occasions. He is also a patron of Pancreatic Cancer Action. Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer. Grant has received a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César for his work. , his films have grossed a total of nearly US$3 billion worldwide from 29 theatrical releases. He first received attention after earning"
"Ian McKellen, roles and awards Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"" trilogies, Magneto in the ""X-Men"" films, Sir Leigh Teabing in ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006), Sherlock Holmes in ""Mr. Holmes"" (2015) and Cogsworth"
"– 8 films Ben Hall – 8 films Chuck Hayward (as actor) – 7 films, 1 TV episode Harry Strang – 8 films Carleton Young – 6 films, 2 TV episodes Brandon Hurst – 7 films Fred Libby – 7 films Jane Darwell – 7 films Steve Pendleton – 7 films Charles Seel – 5 films, 2 TV episodes Charles Trowbridge – 7 films Jack Woods – 7 films Frank Albertson – 6 films Mimi Doyle – 6 films Earle Foxe – 6 films Si Jenks – 6 films Robert Lowery – 6 films James A. Marcus – 6 films"
"prior to the late 1963 British Invasion in ""The Hours and Times"" (1991), a slightly younger Lennon during The Beatles' 1960-62 in ""Backbeat"" (1994), and a 50-year-old Lennon (having avoided his true fate at age 40) in the ""Playhouse Presents"" television production ""Snodgrass"" (2013). Hart played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the film ""Finding Neverland"" in 2004, having already played Doyle's creation Dr. Watson in a BBC One television film of ""The Hound of the Baskervilles"" in 2002, and reprising the role in 2004 in ""Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking"", with a different actor playing Sherlock"
"Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared in over 125 films and has had multiple television appearances. Caine's acting career began in the 1950s, when he was cast in many small, often uncredited roles in British films. Caine gained recognition as one of the most famous actors of the 1960s through his breakthrough role in the film ""Zulu"" (1964). He then portrayed spy Harry Palmer in the films ""The Ipcress File"" (1965), ""Funeral in Berlin"" (1966) and ""Billion Dollar Brain"" (1967). His role in ""Sleuth"" (1972) led him to an Academy Award for Best Actor"
"Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine, (; born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is an English actor, producer and author. He has appeared in more than 125 films in a career spanning 50 years and is considered a British film icon. Known for his cockney accent, Caine was born in South London, where during his early childhood, he and his parents lived in a rented flat on Urlwin Street, in Camberwell. He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films, including ""Zulu"" (1964), ""The Ipcress File"" (1965), ""Alfie"" (1966), for which he was nominated for an"
"six English-language film portrayals of this character, at least four of which received critical acclaim. Three actors have won Golden Globe Awards playing the role, two have won Drama Desk Awards playing the role and actors playing the role have also won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award. The role has been nominated for an Oscar Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, three Tony Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards. At least two West End productions have earned Olivier Awards for this role. Although Cobb did not earn critical acclaim when he"
"Daldry, Edgar Wright, Martin McDonagh, Matthew Vaughn, Richard Curtis, Danny Boyle, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, John Boorman, Gareth Edwards, Steve McQueen and Sam Mendes. British actors and actresses have always been significant in international cinema. Well-known currently active performers include Tom Hardy, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Kate Winslet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Christian Bale, Idris Elba, Sacha Baron Cohen, Luke Evans, Emma Thompson, Simon Pegg, Paul Bettany, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Laurie, Ben Kingsley,"
"Colin Firth Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor, who has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. In 2010, Firth's portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper's ""The King's Speech"" won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Identified in the late 1980s with the ""Brit Pack"" of rising, young British actors, it was not until his portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's ""Pride"
"Hoffman (1985, Golden Globe and Emmy awards), Warren Mitchell (1996) and Dennehy (2000, Golden Globe and SAG awards and Emmy nomination). Fredric March won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 9th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor at the 24th Academy Awards and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Foreign) at the 6th British Academy Film Awards. Brian Dennehy won Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play at the 53rd Tony Awards in 1999, while Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for the same"
"Bernard Cribbins Bernard Joseph Cribbins, OBE (born 29 December 1928) is an English character actor, comedy actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over seventy years. He came to prominence in films of the 1960s, and has been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid-1950s. Cribbins narrated ""The Wombles"", a BBC children's television programme that ran for 60 episodes between 1973 and 1975, and played the pretentious guest Mr. Hutchinson in ""The Hotel Inspectors"" episode of ""Fawlty Towers"" (1975), and the belligerent barman in Alfred Hitchcock's ""Frenzy"" (1972). He also recorded several successful novelty"
"2017. Firth added, ""I will always be extremely British (you only have to look at or listen to me)."" Interviews Further reading Colin Firth Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor, who has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. In 2010, Firth's portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper's ""The King's Speech"" won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Identified in the late 1980s with the ""Brit Pack"" of"
"Sweeney"", (in which his character Charley Smith gets killed by a falling scrap car in his own scrapyard) ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Underworld""), ""Return of the Saint"", ""The Aphrodite Inheritance"", ""The Standard"", ""Minder"", ""The Professionals"", ""Bergerac"", ""The Dark Side of the Sun"", ""The Bill"", ""Dempsey & Makepeace"", ""Emmerdale Farm"", ""A Very Peculiar Practice"" and ""Crime Traveller"". Godfrey James Godfrey James (born on 9 January 1931, in London) is an English actor. His film appearances include: ""Séance on a Wet Afternoon"" (1964), ""Witchfinder General"" (1968), ""The Oblong Box"" (1969), ""Cry of the Banshee"" (1970), ""The Blood on Satan's Claw"" (1970),"
"originated the role, he did when he reprised it for television. Other actors who have played the role on Broadway or in English-language cinema or television have almost all received critical acclaim. On Broadway, the role was reprised by George C. Scott (1975, Tony nomination), Dustin Hoffman (1984, Drama Desk award), Brian Dennehy (1999, Tony and Drama Desk awards), and Philip Seymour Hoffman (2012, Tony nomination). In cinema and on television, the role has also been highly acclaimed: Fredric March (1951, Golden Globe award and both Oscar and BAFTA nominations), Cobb (1966, Emmy and Grammy nominations), Rod Steiger (1966), D."
"Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globes for his work on ""Frasier"". He was the first American actor ever to be nominated for multiple Emmy awards for portraying the same character on three different television shows (""Cheers"", ""Frasier"", and ""Wings""). Grammer has received at least 45 nominations for major awards and has won on 18 occasions. He has received 14 individual Emmy Award nominations for four different television shows (plus an additional two as part of the ""Frasier"" ensemble) and has won five times. At the Golden Globes, he has received nine nominations and three times been victorious. He has received"
"Old Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Salisbury Playhouse and The Sheffield Crucible. For UK television, he has played Lieutenant David Mellis in the award winning BBC series ""Dunkirk"", and his radio credits include ""The White Guard, Who Shot Shelly?, Molière Imaginaire and King Lear"". James Loye James Loye (born 23 May 1979, Bristol, United Kingdom) is a British actor. He originated the part of Frodo Baggins in the Toronto and London production (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) of|Lord of the Rings the Musical]]. He trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His theatre credits include Cymbeline and"