EWAN McGREGOR
Date of Birth: March 31, 1971
He doesn't dig Hollywood. But Hollywood is sure digging him. The current walking embodiment of U.K. cool, Scottish-born Ewa
RICKY GERVAIS
Date of Birth: June 25, 1961
Born in Reading, England, Ricky Gervais was the youngest of four children growing up in a poor family. Although times
Date of Birth: April 19, 1946
"I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be."
The son of a Methodist Royal Navy chaplain, James, and his wife Pat
JIM BROADBENT
Date of Birth: May 24, 1949
This Lincolnshire, England son is one of Britain's most versatile character actors, with a long list of credits rangi
HUGH LAURIE
Date of Birth: June 11, 1959
The youngest of four children, award-winning actor Hugh Laurie hails from Oxford, England. He is the son of an outstanding Cam
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
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
OLIVIA WILLIAMS
Date of Birth: July 26, 1968
After achieving her English degree from Cambridge University, British actress Olivia Williams began studying drama at the Br