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British Actors

544 British actors with biographies, photos and facts

Updated on October 14, 2026

Fametown features 544 British actors with their own celebrity profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Benedict Cumberbatch, Jason Statham and Henry Cavill. Their average height is 1.81 m. The youngest on the list is Noah Jupe, at 21 years old.

544on the list
2.13 mthe tallestMark Williams
55 yearsaverage age
6photos of the most-photographedGary Oldman
Geminimost common sign64 people

Most Popular

#1Benedict Cumberbatch, British actorBenedict Cumberbatch50 years old · 1.83 mSherlock Holmes#2Jason Statham, British actorJason Statham59 years old · 1.78 m · 2 photosThe Transporter#3Henry Cavill, British actorHenry Cavill43 years old · 1.85 mSuperman (DC Extended Universe)#4Paddy Considine, British actorPaddy Considine53 years old · 1.80 mHouse of the Dragon#5Eric Kofi Abrefa, British actorEric Kofi Abrefa39 years old · 1.73 mJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom#6Adrian Scarborough, British actorAdrian Scarborough58 years old · 1.63 mLaurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for "After the Dance"#7Leo Suter, British actorLeo Suter33 years old · 1.88 mVikings: Valhalla#8Joe Cole, British actorJoe Cole37 years old · 1.76 mPeaky Blinders#9Ewan McGregor, British actorEwan McGregor55 years old · 1.76 mObi-Wan Kenobi#10Daniel Kaluuya, British actorDaniel Kaluuya37 years old · 1.74 mJudas and the Black Messiah#11Tom Holland, British actorTom Holland30 years old · 1.73 mSpider-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)#12Daniel Ings, British actorDaniel Ings41 years old · 1.84 mLovesick#13Daniel Radcliffe, British actorDaniel Radcliffe37 years old · 1.65 mHarry Potter#14Taron Egerton, British actorTaron Egerton36 years old · 1.78 mRocketman#15Theo James, British actorTheo James41 years old · 1.83 mThe Divergent Series#16Andrew Woodall, British actorAndrew Woodall63 years old · 1.83 mSolo: A Star Wars Story#17Robert Pattinson, British actorRobert Pattinson40 years old · 1.85 mEdward Cullen#18John Hurt, British actorJohn Hurt† 77 years old · 1.75 mThe Elephant Man#19A.J. Simmons, British actorA.J. Simmons1.90 mFROM#20Tom Hardy, British actorTom Hardy49 years old · 1.78 mMad Max: Fury Road#21Aaron Pierre, British actorAaron Pierre32 years old · 1.93 mThe Underground Railroad#22Liam Neeson, British actorLiam Neeson74 years old · 1.93 mSchindler's List#23Cosmo Jarvis, British actorCosmo Jarvis37 years old · 1.78 mShōgun#24Arthur Conti, British actorArthur Conti1.78 mBeetlejuice Beetlejuice#25Gary Oldman, British actorGary Oldman68 years old · 1.73 m · 6 photosDarkest Hour#26Darren Kent, British actorDarren Kent† 36 years oldGame of Thrones#27Paul Anderson, British actorPaul Anderson48 years old · 1.76 mArthur Shelby Jr.#28Tom Blyth, British actorTom Blyth31 years old · 1.83 mThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes#29Dean S. Jagger, British actorDean S. Jagger47 years old · 1.80 mWarrior#30Jacob Scipio, British actorJacob Scipio33 years old · 1.77 mBad Boys for Life#31Jake Abraham, British actorJake Abraham† 56 years old · 1.75 mLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels#32James McAvoy, British actorJames McAvoy47 years old · 1.70 mProfessor Charles Xavier / Professor X#33Thomas Brodie-Sangster, British actorThomas Brodie-Sangster36 years old · 1.79 mLove Actually#34Orlando Bloom, British actorOrlando Bloom49 years old · 1.77 mLegolas Greenleaf#35Asa Butterfield, British actorAsa Butterfield29 years old · 1.83 mSex Education#36Anthony Hopkins, British actorAnthony Hopkins88 years old · 1.75 mHannibal Lecter#37Wentworth Miller, British actorWentworth Miller54 years old · 1.85 mPrison Break#38David Niven, British actorDavid Niven† 73 years old · 1.81 mBest Actor Oscar for Separate Tables#39Brian Cox, British actorBrian Cox80 years old · 1.69 mLogan Roy#40Kenneth Branagh, British actorKenneth Branagh65 years old · 1.77 mBelfast#41Timothy Dalton, British actorTimothy Dalton80 years old · 1.87 mJames Bond#42John Rhys-Davies, British actorJohn Rhys-Davies82 years old · 1.85 mGimli#43Sean Connery, British actorSean Connery† 90 years old · 1.88 mJames Bond (celebrity)#44Vincent Regan, British actorVincent Regan61 years old · 1.84 m300#45Peter O'Toole, British actorPeter O'Toole† 81 years old · 1.88 mLawrence of Arabia#46Christopher Fairbank, British actorChristopher Fairbank73 years old · 1.69 mAuf Wiedersehen, Pet#47Patrick Stewart, British actorPatrick Stewart86 years old · 1.78 mStar Trek: The Next Generation#48Tobias Menzies, British actorTobias Menzies52 years old · 1.85 mThe Crown#49Christian Bale, British actorChristian Bale52 years old · 1.83 mThe Batman#50Donald Pleasence, British actorDonald Pleasence† 75 years old · 1.70 mDr. Samuel Loomis#51Kingsley Ben-Adir, British actorKingsley Ben-Adir39 years old · 1.87 mBob Marley: One Love#52Sam Claflin, British actorSam Claflin40 years old · 1.80 mFinnick Odair in "The Hunger Games"#53Danny Huston, British actorDanny Huston64 years old · 1.88 mX-Men Origins: Wolverine#54David Tennant, British actorDavid Tennant55 years old · 1.85 mThe Tenth Doctor#55Andrew Koji, British actorAndrew Koji38 years old · 1.81 mWarrior#56Bill Nighy, British actorBill Nighy76 years old · 1.84 mBilly Mack#57Tim Curry, British actorTim Curry80 years old · 1.75 mDr. Frank-N-Furter in «The Rocky Horror Picture Show»#58Chiwetel Ejiofor, British actorChiwetel Ejiofor49 years old · 1.79 m12 Years a Slave#59Jamie Dornan, British actorJamie Dornan44 years old · 1.83 mFifty Shades of Grey#60Ritchie Coster, British actorRitchie Coster59 years old · 1.85 mThe Dark Knight#61Sean Bean, British actorSean Bean67 years old · 1.79 mBoromir#62Adeel Akhtar, British actorAdeel Akhtar46 years old · 1.68 mFour Lions#63Michael Caine, British actorMichael Caine93 years old · 1.88 mAlfred Pennyworth#64Roddy McDowall, British actorRoddy McDowall† 70 years old · 1.75 mCornelius#65Hugh Laurie, British actorHugh Laurie67 years old · 1.89 mDr. Gregory House#66Ray Winstone, British actorRay Winstone69 years old · 1.75 mSexy Beast#67Daniel Craig, British actorDaniel Craig58 years old · 1.78 mJames Bond#68Gerard Butler, British actorGerard Butler56 years old · 1.88 m300#69Ralph Fiennes, British actorRalph Fiennes63 years old · 1.80 mLord Voldemort#70Charlie Chaplin, British actorCharlie Chaplin† 88 years old · 1.63 mThe Tramp#71Clive Owen, British actorClive Owen62 years old · 1.88 mCloser#72Callum Turner, British actorCallum Turner36 years old · 1.87 mTheseus Scamander#73Andrew Garfield, British actorAndrew Garfield43 years old · 1.79 mSpider-Man#74Tony Steedman, British actorTony Steedman† 73 years old · 1.83 mBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure#75Eddie Marsan, British actorEddie Marsan58 years old · 1.74 mRay Donovan#76Dougray Scott, British actorDougray Scott60 years old · 1.83 mMission: Impossible 2#77Dan Stevens, British actorDan Stevens44 years old · 1.83 mDownton Abbey#78Christopher Lee, British actorChristopher Lee† 93 years old · 1.94 mDracula#79Matthew Goode, British actorMatthew Goode48 years old · 1.88 mThe Crown#80Sacha Baron Cohen, British actorSacha Baron Cohen55 years old · 1.91 mBorat#81Iain Glen, British actorIain Glen65 years old · 1.85 mGame of Thrones#82Ralph Ineson, British actorRalph Ineson56 years old · 1.91 mThe Office#83Ray Park, British actorRay Park52 years old · 1.75 mDarth Maul#84Rupert Grint, British actorRupert Grint38 years old · 1.73 mRon Weasley in "Harry Potter" (film series)#85Ray Stevenson, British actorRay Stevenson† 58 years old · 1.91 mRoma#86Richard Madden, British actorRichard Madden40 years old · 1.77 mRobb Stark#87Ian Hart, British actorIan Hart62 years old · 1.73 mProfessor Quirrell#88Taylor James, British actorTaylor James46 years old · 1.88 mThe Beekeeper#89Skandar Keynes, British actorSkandar Keynes35 years old · 1.73 mEdmund Pevensie#90Daniel Day-Lewis, British actorDaniel Day-Lewis69 years old · 1.85 mThree Academy Awards for Best Actor#91James Frain, British actorJames Frain58 years old · 1.82 mThe Tudors#92John Cleese, British actorJohn Cleese86 years old · 1.96 mMonty Python's Flying Circus#93Derek Jacobi, British actorDerek Jacobi87 years old · 1.78 mI, Claudius#94Alan Cumming, British actorAlan Cumming61 years old · 1.76 m"The Emcee" in "Cabaret"#95Billy Connolly, British actorBilly Connolly83 years old · 1.83 mStand-up Comedian#96Malcolm McDowell, British actorMalcolm McDowell83 years old · 1.74 mA Clockwork Orange

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Young British Actors

Under 30 years old, ranked by popularity.

#1Asa Butterfield, British actorAsa Butterfield29 years old · 1.83 mSex Education#2Archie Renaux, British actorArchie Renaux28 years old · 1.85 mShadow and Bone#3Noah Jupe, British actorNoah Jupe21 years old · 1.57 mA Quiet Place#4Milo Parker, British actorMilo Parker24 years oldMr. Holmes#5Ewan Mitchell, British actorEwan Mitchell29 years old · 1.81 mAemond Targaryen#6Jamie Flatters, British actorJamie Flatters26 years oldAvatar: The Way of Water#7Kit Connor, British actorKit Connor22 years old · 1.85 mHeartstopper#8Dean-Charles Chapman, British actorDean-Charles Chapman29 years old · 1.75 mTommen Baratheon

Veteran British Actors

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Andrew Woodall, British actorAndrew Woodall63 years old · 1.83 mSolo: A Star Wars Story#2Liam Neeson, British actorLiam Neeson74 years old · 1.93 mSchindler's List#3Gary Oldman, British actorGary Oldman68 years old · 1.73 m · 6 photosDarkest Hour#4Anthony Hopkins, British actorAnthony Hopkins88 years old · 1.75 mHannibal Lecter#5Brian Cox, British actorBrian Cox80 years old · 1.69 mLogan Roy#6Kenneth Branagh, British actorKenneth Branagh65 years old · 1.77 mBelfast#7Timothy Dalton, British actorTimothy Dalton80 years old · 1.87 mJames Bond#8John Rhys-Davies, British actorJohn Rhys-Davies82 years old · 1.85 mGimli

Tallest British Actors

Ranked by height.

#1Mark Williams, British actorMark Williams67 years old · 2.13 mArthur Weasley in «Harry Potter»#2Tom Chambers, British actorTom Chambers49 years old · 2.08 mStrictly Come Dancing#3Greg Davies, British actorGreg Davies58 years old · 2.03 m#4Stephen Merchant, British actorStephen Merchant51 years old · 2.01 mThe Office (British version)#5Rory McCann, British actorRory McCann57 years old · 1.98 mSandor «El Perro» Clegane#6Alan Napier, British actorAlan Napier† 85 years old · 1.98 mAlfred Pennyworth#7Archie Madekwe, British actorArchie Madekwe31 years old · 1.97 mSaltburn#8John Cleese, British actorJohn Cleese86 years old · 1.96 mMonty Python's Flying Circus

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Mark Williams (2.13 m) and Noah Jupe (1.57 m).
Youngest and oldest: Noah Jupe (21 years old) and John Woodvine (97 years old).
Next birthday: Ben Whishaw, today! (turns 46).
Decade with the most births: the 60 (1960), with 112 people.
In memoriam: 110 of 544 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many British actors are there on Fametown?

We currently have 544 British actors with celebrity profiles on Fametown, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous on the list?

Benedict Cumberbatch is the most popular right now, based on searches and visits to their profile.

Who is the tallest?

Mark Williams, who stands 2.13 m tall. At the other end is Noah Jupe, at 1.57 m.

Who is the youngest?

Noah Jupe, born February 25, 2005.

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