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)