List of English actors

Listed below are English actors and actresses of note and some notable individuals born in England.

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 (born 1934)
 * 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)