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This list of notable actors from the United Kingdom includes performers in film, radio, stage and television This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
First black English actor to be nominated for Best Actor. 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch: The Imitation Game: Nominated Eddie Redmayne: The Theory of Everything: Won 2015 The Danish Girl: Nominated 2016 Andrew Garfield: Hacksaw Ridge: Nominated Garfield is an American-British actor. 2017 Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread: Nominated Gary Oldman Darkest ...
100 Greatest Britons is a television series that was broadcast by the BBC in 2002. It was based on a television poll conducted to determine who the British people at that time considered the greatest Britons in history.
This rule was implemented after Barry Fitzgerald received a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Going My Way. [3] As of 2025, 46 actors and actresses have received two or more Academy Awards in acting categories. Katharine Hepburn holds the record with four Oscars (all Best Actress). [4]
Because of the effects of inflation on cinema ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives much more weight to later actors. [1] Therefore, gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will not appear on a modern, unadjusted list, despite their films achieving higher commercial success when adjusted ...
Hill, star of Titanic and Oscar-winning fantasy film Lord of the Rings, died aged 79 in May 2024. He was also known for his iconic role as Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale’s seminal British drama ...
This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor. The Best Actor award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit to a particular performance, until 1962, when Rupert Davies won for his performance in Maigret. Since 1970, nominees have been announced in addition to the winner. The Actor category was ...
From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995.