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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
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
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
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
Date of Birth: May 26, 1966
Born and raised in London, Bonham Carter was educated at one of that city's foremost schools, Westminster. Befitting h
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
RALPH FIENNES
Date of Birth: December 22, 1962
How can one man be so despicable in Schindler's List and so debonair in The English Patient? A seemingly inb
Date of Birth: October 19, 1940
This Dublin, Ireland native moved to London, England with his family when he was five years old. Ten years later he left
BRENDAN GLEESON
Date of Birth: November 9, 1955
Born in Dublin, Brendan Gleeson started performing as a child in local stage productions. While furthering his studies at
JOHN HURT
Date of Birth: January 22, 1940
"I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word. I just want
RHYS IFANS
Date of Birth: July 22, 1968
Birth Name: Rhys Evans
A native of Clwyd, Wales, Rhys Ifans (pronounced Reese Ee-vans), to whom Welsh is his first lang
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
BILL NIGHY
Date of Birth: December 12, 1949
Already a critically acclaimed theater actor before he made his first television appearance with a regular role in the Britis
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
TIMOTHY SPALL
Date of Birth: February 27, 1957
Born in the United Kingdom, Timothy Spall worked for years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Some of his stage credits includ
IMELDA STAUNTON
Date of Birth: January 9, 1956
This native of England became good friends with the likes of great British actors such as Emma Thompson, Hugh Lauri and Stephe
DAVID THEWLIS
Date of Birth: March 20, 1963
Born in Blackpool, England, Thewlis leapt into the big time with his multi award-winning performance as the vagabond with ve
TOM FELTON
Date of Birth: September 22, 1987
Tom Felton has been acting professionally since the age of eight, when he starred as Peagreen Clock in Peter Hewit
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
CLÉMENCE POÉSY
Date of Birth: November 30, 1982
As talented as she is gorgeous, French beauty Clémence Poésy first stunned world audiences as th
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
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