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This is a list of actors who have performed at the Royal National Theatre, which is based in London, England.

• Peggy Ashcroft
• Eileen Atkins
• Tom Baker
• Simon Russell Beale
• Caroline Blakiston
• Michael Brandon
• Jeremy Brett
• Jim Broadbent
• Dora Bryan
• Michael Bryant
• Anna Calder-Marshall
• Simon Callow
• Michael Cashman
• John Challis
• Ian Charleson
• David Collings
• Rowena Cooper
• Brian Cox
• Felicity Dean
• Judi Dench
• Olympia Dukakis
• Christopher Eccleston
• Lynn Farleigh
• Albert Finney
• Ann Firbank
• Paul Freeman
• Michael Gambon
• John Gielgud
• Julian Glover
• Adam Godley
• Sheila Hancock
• Nigel Havers
• Ian Holm
• Anthony Hopkins
• Bernard Horsfall
• Derek Jacobi
• Louise Jameson
• Martin Jarvis
• Michael Jayston
• Caroline John
• Dinsdale Landen
• Adrian Lester
• Nigel Lindsay
• Maureen Lipman
• Helen McCrory
• Phelim McDermott
• Ian McKellen
• Mark McManus
• Lesley Manville
• Helen Mirren
• John Normington
• Tracy-Ann Oberman
• Laurence Olivier
• Trevor Peacock
• Ronald Pickup
• Joan Plowright
• Christopher Plummer
• Tim Preece
• Corin Redgrave
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Alan Rickman
• Diana Rigg
• Paul Scofield
• John Shrapnel
• Lee Simpson
• Maggie Smith
• Robert Stephens
• John Stride
• Catherine Tate
• David Tennant
• Christopher Timothy
• Benjamin Whitrow
• Jodie Whittaker
• John Wood
• Peter Woodthorpe
• Adam Woodyatt

References

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3. Masters, Tim (4 November 2013). "Tom Baker on Doctor Who: 'It was so much better than real life'". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. Kennedy, Maev (23 April 2010). "Sam Mendes and Simon Russell Beale reunite at National Theatre". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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26. Coveney, Michael (30 January 2013). "Bernard Horsfall obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
27. Bowie-Sell, Daisy (11 March 2019). "Vincent River starring Louise Jameson and Thomas Mahy to transfer to Trafalgar Studios". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
28. Coveney, Michael (5 February 2024). "Michael Jayston obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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30. Barker, Dennis (31 December 2003). "Dinsdale Landen". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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32. Lawson, Mark (16 April 2021). "Helen McCrory: engaging, enthralling, always magnetically watchable". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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36. Benedict, David (3 July 2017). "10 Questions for actress Tracy-Ann Oberman: 'it's made me pretty fearless'". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
37. Billington, Michael (28 October 2019). "Joan Plowright at 90: the star who spoke truth to British theatre". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
38. Coveney, Michael (6 February 2021). "Christopher Plummer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
39. Lister, David (24 September 2015). "Diana Rigg attacks National Theatre's 'battery hen' facilities". The Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
40. Coveney, Michael (18 February 2020). "John Shrapnel obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
41. ^ "Dame Again – Early 'lost' Maggie Smith appearance painstakingly restored". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
42. Quinn, Michael (9 May 2018). "Obituary: John Stride – 'a founding member of the National Theatre'". The Stage. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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47. Wood, Alex (13 November 2020). "Adam Woodyatt to star in Looking Good Dead tour". What's on Stage. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

See also

• List of people from London
• List of British actors

• Lists of theatre actors
• Lists of people by company
• Lists of people from London