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See also: List of British pornographic actors, List of current child actors from the United Kingdom, and List of British former child actors. 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.
Ira Frederick Aldridge (July 24, 1807 – August 7, 1867) was an American-born British actor, playwright, and theatre manager, known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters. James Hewlett and Aldridge are regarded as the first Black American tragedians. Born in New York City, Aldridge's first professional acting experience was in the ...
100 Great Black Britons. 100 Great Black Britons is a poll that was first undertaken in 2003 to vote for and celebrate the greatest Black Britons of all time. It was created in a campaign initiated by Patrick Vernon in response to a BBC search for 100 Greatest Britons, together with a television series (2002), which featured no Black Britons in ...
David Frederick Case. Scott Chambers. Graham Chapman. Rylan Clark. Julian Clary. Charlie Condou. David Cook (writer) Allan Corduner. Antony Cotton.
Harriet Tubman. Nominated. First Black British actress to be nominated. Second Black woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. Third person nominated for an acting award and a music award (Best Original Song) in the same year. First Nigerian to receive an Academy Award nomination.
David Harewood OBE (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor, presenter and the current president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in Supergirl (2015–2021).
For the Canadian news anchor, see Earl Cameron (broadcaster). Earlston Jewett Cameron, CBE (8 August 1917 – 3 July 2020), known as Earl Cameron, was a Bermudian actor who lived and worked in the United Kingdom. [ Note 1 ] After appearing on London's West End stage, he became one of the first black stars in the British film industry.
Website. helenmirren.com. Dame Helen Mirren DBE (born Helen Lydia Mironoff, [ 4 ] 26 July 1945) is an English actor. With a career spanning 60 years, she is the recipient of numerous accolades and is the only performer to have achieved both the American and the British Triple Crowns of Acting.