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
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
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
GARY OLDMAN
Date of Birth: March 21, 1958
Gary Oldman's perceptions of life were skewed at an early age when his father, an alcoholic welder, left home one day when Oldma
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,
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
EMMA THOMPSON
Date of Birth: April 15, 1959
Thompson was born in Paddington, England. Acting was in her blood as her father was a stage director and her mother an actres
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
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
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
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
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
MATTHEW LEWIS
Date of Birth: June 27, 1989
Born in Yorkshire, England, Matthew Lewis was an avid Harry Potter fan long before he landed the pivotal role of Nevi
EVANNA LYNCH
Date of Birth: August 16, 1991
Evanna Meghan Naomi Lynch was born in Termonfeckin, Ireland. A huge Harry Potter fan, she convinced her father to fl
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