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ELIJAH WOOD
Date of Birth: January 28, 1981
Birth Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Born in Iowa, Wood started modeling at an early age, moving swiftly into commercia
BILLY BOYD
Date of Birth: August 28, 1968
Native to Glasgow, Scotland, Boyd trained at the Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before setting off to become an actor.
DOMINIC MONAGHAN
Date of Birth: December 8, 1976
Born in Berlin, Germany to English-speaking parents, Dominic Monaghan decided he wanted to be an actor during
Date of Birth: February 25, 1971
Born in Santa Monica, the son of actors John Astin and Patty Duke followed his mother's lead by entering show business as a child. Astin'
SIR IAN MCKELLEN
Date of Birth: May 25, 1939
Born in the northern mill town of Burnley, in Lancashire, England, Ian McKellen was the son of a civil engineer. Encouraged by hi
Birth Name: Ian Holm Cuthbert
Date of Birth: September 12, 1931
This native of Goodmayes, England was born in an asylum where his father was both doctor and sup
Date of Birth: October 20, 1958
"Acting has never been, like, everything to me," says this New York native. "Even before I had a son, who does mean e
ORLANDO BLOOM
Date of Birth: January 13, 1977
This native to Canterbury, England was inspired joined the acting profession for the women. "Aged nine, I had thi
LIV TYLER
Date of Birth: July 1, 1977
Liv Tyler is the daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler. But she didn't always knows know this. Her mother, former Fo
CHRISTOPHER LEE
Birth Name: Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
Date of Birth: May 27, 1922
Best known for playing characters who are intelligent, unsympathetic, aggressive
CATE BLANCHETT
Date of Birth: May 14, 1969
Born and raised in Australia, Cate Blanchett graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art. She is a
SEAN BEAN
Date of Birth: April 17, 1959
Born and raised in Yorkshire, England, Bean was accepted to the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he won the silver me
JOHN RHYS-DAVIES
Date of Birth: May 5, 1944
English-born Welsh actor, Rhys-Davies, who was raised in England, Africa and Wales, became inspired to take the road to performing
ANDY SERKIS
Born and raised in Ruislip, West London, Andy Serkis showed a talent for art when he was young, and wanted to become a painter/gra
Date of Birth: December 17, 1944
Born in Manchester, England, Bernard Hill has appeared in theater productions, as well as television and films on both sides of the Atl
BRAD DOURIF
Date of Birth: March 18, 1950
Born in Huntington, West Virginia, Brad Dourif was just three years old when his father died. His mother married Bill Campbell,
HUGO WEAVING
Date of Birth: April 4, 1960
Born in Nigeria, Hugo Weaving moved with his family to Australia before he was one. His father worked with a multinational oil c
Date of Birth: December 16, 1967
As the daughter of well-known Australian actor Barry Otto, Miranda Otto was destined to become an actress. She attended the prestigious
MARTON CSOKAS
Date of Birth: June 30, 1966
Born in New Zealand but of Hungarian descent, Marton Csokas has been acting professionally since 1989. A graduate of the New
KARL URBAN
Date of Birth: June 7, 1972
Karl Urban's introduction to acting came at the age of eight, when he delivered a solitary line on a New Zealand television progr
Date of Birth: August 20, 1948
John Noble has more than twenty-five years experience as an actor and director, and has helmed over 80 plays. He served as artistic directo
DAVID WENHAM
Date of Birth: September 21, 1965
David Wenham is critically acclaimed in Australia for his diverse performances in film, theater and television. A