DANIEL RADCLIFFE
Date of Birth: July 23, 1989
Acting was almost inevitable for English-born Radcliffe, with a casting director mother and a father who works as
EMMA WATSON
Date of Birth: April 15, 1990
Prior to landing the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
RUPERT GRINT
Date of Birth: August 24, 1988
Rupert Michael Grint was born in Hertfordshire, England. From a very young age, he knew he wanted to be an actor, and took pa
KENNETH BRANAGH
Date of Birth: December 10, 1960
Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Kenneth Branagh grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory. He
JOHN CLEESE
Date of Birth: October 27, 1939
Born in Somerset, England, Cleese would have had to introduce himself as John Cheese, had his father not changed his surname
ROBBIE COLTRANE
Date of Birth: March 30, 1950
Stocky Scottish comic actor Robbie Coltrane was trained for his craft in Glasgow and Edinburgh. During the 197
RICHARD HARRIS
Date of Birth: October 1 1930
Date of Death: October 25, 2002
Born in Limerick, Ireland, Richard Harris excelled so well in rugby, it's said he is still r
JASON ISAACS
Date of Birth: June 6, 1963
Born in Liverpool, England, Isaacs attended Bristol University where in addition to studying the law, he also managed to dir
ALAN RICKMAN
Date of Birth: February 21, 1946
Alan Rickman was born to Irish and Welsh parents in Hammersmith, London, England. His father, who was a painter and decorator,
FIONA SHAW
Date of Birth: July 10, 1958
Irish-born Fiona Shaw may be best known by today's audiences for her portrayal of the loathsome Petunia Dursley in th
DAME MAGGIE SMITH
Birth Name: Margaret Natalie Smith
Date of Birth: December 28, 1934
Stage and screen actress Maggie Smith was born in Essex, England, but mov
JULIE WALTERS
Date of Birth: February 22, 1950
Born in Birmingham, England, Walters was an obedient daughter who trained to be a nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital to ple
TOBY JONES
Date of Birth: September 7, 1967
Born in Oxford, England, Toby Jones is the son of Freddie Jones, a British character actor who has appeared in many films and
BONNIE WRIGHT
Date of Birth: February 17, 1991
Born in London, England, Bonnie Kathleen Wright has grown up in the role of Ginny Weasley, the youngest of the We