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,
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
COLIN FIRTH
Date of Birth: September 10, 1960
The son of two university lecturers, Colin Firth was born in England's Hampshire county. His first acting experi
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
HUGH GRANT
Date of Birth: September 9, 1960
It's fitting to find the roots of Grant's vulnerable, boyish air in a middle class setting of London, England. His father wa
LAURA LINNEY
Date of Birth: February 5, 1964
Daughter of respected off-Broadway playwright Romulus Linney, Linney was an only child who grew up in New York. Of her father she s
LIAM NEESON
Birth Name: William John Neeson
Date of Birth: June 7, 1952
If you've ever got the impression that Liam Neeson, a native son of Ballymena
Date of Birth: January 6, 1955
The man with a rubber face, who can change his appearance from total buffoon to a snobbish aristocrat in the blink of an eye, was bor
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
Date of Birth: March 26, 1985
The daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress-turned-playwright Sharman Macdonald, Keira Knightley was born in London,
JANUARY JONES
Date of Birth: January 5, 1978
Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, one of January Jones' first jobs as a teenager was working behind the counter at Dairy Que
Date of Birth: November 30, 1982
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Elisha Ann Cuthbert later moved with her family to Longueuil, Quebec, on Montreal’s southern bank. At the
Date of Birth: May 16, 1990
The son of two artists (his actor/dancer mother has appeared in several BBC films and his actor/musician father starred in The Lion Ki
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
Date of Birth: July 10, 1974
Born in the Forest Gate section of London to Nigerian parents, Chiwetel Ejiofor began acting in school plays at the age of 1
Date of Birth: September 8, 1971
Born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, Martin Freeman is a graduate of the Central School of Speech and Drama. He shot to fame on bot