Celebrity Biographies
Best Actors From Britain
1. Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an actor and director before he passed away in 2016 at the age of 69. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and only had his massive break in 1985 when he performed Les Liaisons Dangereuses . His first film role was Die Hard (1988). He also appeared in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves , which won him the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played several roles in different films, but the role of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series.
2. Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley is best known for his role in Gandhi (1982), which earned him an Oscar for Best Actor. He appeared in several popular films including Sexy Beast (2000), Lucky Number Slevin (2006) and The Movie Everyone Loved Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010). In 2010, Kingsley was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has received numerous other awards for his outstanding performance on screen, including Oscar, Golden Globes and Grammy.
3. Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom’s first role was as a rent boy in Wilde , a 1997 film. He became very popular for his role as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series. After that, he played important roles in various fantasy, historical and adventure films and gained more fans. Bloom reprized his role as Legolas in The Hobbit Series . He also starred in the film Pirates of the Caribbean as Will Turner. In 2004, he was named by People magazine as the “Hottest Hollywood Bachelor.” He received various nominations and awards for his great performances, including the Empire Award, MTV Movie Award, Teen Choice Award and BAFTA Award.
4. Ian McKellen
Ian Murray McKellen’s career began in 1959 and has encompassed a wide range of genres, including modern theatre, science fiction and even Shakespearean plays. He is very popular for his film roles including Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , Magneto in X-Men films and James Whale in Gods and Monsters . He is recognized as a cultural icon in the industry having received all the major theater awards in the UK including the Laurence Olivier Award, Tony Award, BIF Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Saturn Award and Critics’ Choice Awards. He was also nominated for BAFTA and Emmy Awards.
5. Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham, England. He is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. He became very popular for his work as MR Bean . His actions and utterances in movies make him look silly, but they also have a unique way of making us laugh. He has acted in various films including Never Say Never , Four Weddings and a Funeral , and also had a speaking role in the animation, The Lion King (1994) . He was listed as one of the 50 funniest actors in comedy in the UK. His films MR Bean and Johnny EnglishSeries have had great success.
6. Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress. Her roles in films and shows are mostly associated with pain as she portrays troubled women. At the age of 15, Winslet made her first screen appearance in the television series Dark Seasons . She received a BAFTA Award in 1995 for her role as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility . A film role that boosted her fame was as Rose in the epic romance Titanic , a film that is still seen to this day. In 2009, she was named by Time magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People Alive”. Winslet has received various awards including the Academy, Emmy and Grammy Awards.
7. Keira Knightley
Every fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series knows Elizabeth Swann, the character created by Keira Knightley. Elizabeth gave Knightley her international fame after her breakthrough film Do It Like Beckham . She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in Pride and Prejudice (2005). Knightley has appeared in several independent films, including The Duchess (2009) and Never Let Me Go (2010), which were well received. In 2018, Knightley was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Birthday Honours. She has received multiple awards including the British Independent Film Awards, Teen Choice Awards and People’s Choice Awards.
8. Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender’s debut film role was as a Spartan warrior in 300 , the epic film that received critical acclaim around the world. He has previously acted in various television series and mini-series such as Brothers Band (2001) and Bewitched . He became popular when he played the role of an activist in the 2008 film Hunger , which earned him a British Independent Film Award. Fassbender starred as Magneto in X-Men: First Class . He reprized the role in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse .
9. Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale is a passionate actor who paved the way for his universal acclaim. He landed his first starring role at the age of 13 in the film Empire of the Sun. He starred as Batman in the 2005 film, Batman and reprized his role in the sequels The Dark Knight Rises (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Bale went on to take lead roles in various films, including Terminator Salvation , The Big Short , and Vice , a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
10. Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an actor and film producer. He is widely known as the star in the Harry Potter film series. He made his acting debut in a television series David Copperfield a year before he was cast as Harry Potter. During the filming of all 8 Harry Potter films Radcliffe became one of the highest paid actors in the world. After completing Harry Potter 2011, Radcliffe has appeared in various films including Kill Your Loved Ones , Now You See Me 2 , and Empire .