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BRITISH
ACTORS
Modern Celebrities of the Age
The Introduction
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin,
(16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was
an English comic actor and filmmaker who
rose to fame in the silent era. Chaplin
became a worldwide icon through his
screen persona "the Tramp" and is
considered one of the most important
figures of the film industry.
Deserves to be mentioned!
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
(born 13 January 1977) had his breakthrough roles in 2001 as the elf-prince
Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and in
2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the
Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
A good elf and a nice pirate!
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley (born 26
March 1985) is an actress and a model.
Knightley had a supporting role as
Sabé in Star Wars Episode I: The
Phantom Menace (1999) and her first
significant role came in The Hole
(2001). She achieved international
fame in 2003 as a result of appearing
as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the
Caribbean film series (2003–2007).
Yarr, matey!
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
(born 19 July 1976) is a film, television,
theatre and voice actor. His most acclaimed
roles include Stephen Hawking (2004),
Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series
‘Sherlock’, Khan Noonien Singh in ‘Star Trek
Into Darkness’ (2013), Smaug the dragon
and the Necromancer through voice and
motion capture in Peter Jackson's The
Hobbit trilogy and Julian Assange in The
Fifth Estate (2013).
Need some deduction?
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman
(born 8 September 1971) is an actor.
He is best known for his portrayal of
Tim Canterbury in The Office, Dr.
Watson in Sherlock, and Bilbo Baggins
in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film
trilogy.
Elementary, Bilbo!
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie (born 11
June 1959), is an actor, comedian,
writer, musician, and director. From
2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory
House, the protagonist of ‘House’, for
which he received two Golden Globe
awards, two Screen Actors Guild
awards and six Emmy nominations.
Open wide and say “Aaah”!