Actors and Actresses

Last Friday the world said farewell to the accomplished Sir Ian Holm. A classically trained actor, his career spanned almost six decades. Mr. Holm’s talents were generously displayed through the mediums of stage, television and film. He received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for his services to drama.

Most people have probably seen British actor Sean Bean in something. After all, even if we haven’t necessarily seen Game of Thrones or the Lord of the Rings movies, we’re aware that they exist. That’s how outsize this particular actor’s contributions to pop culture have been.

British actress Jessica Raine is likely familiar to many PBS viewers from her roles on period drama Call the Midwife and mystery series Baptiste, but that's certainly not all she's done.  

The talented British actress is currently winning raves for her turn in Masterpiece drama World on Fire, but Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville has been in everything from period dramas to contemporary sitcoms.

British actress Jodie Comer is one of the buzziest stars in Hollywood right now. She picked up her first Emmy for her ferociously bold performance on Killing Eve, but for those Anglophiles in the know her turn as the female assassin Villanelle was hardly her first great small-screen role.

We take a moment to remember and celebrate Monty Python writer/performer Terry Jones who passed away last week at his home in London. The comedian, author, poet, director and historian was 77.

Florence Pugh is one of those buzzy, up and coming young actresses whose work you’ll likely be watching for years to come.

At just 24 years of age, this Oxford-born actress with the self-professed "weirdly low voice" has been showered with accolades. Since 2017, the awards she’s been nominated for and won tell the story of her work.  From her 2018 BAFTA EE Rising Star nomination to being named 2019’s Chopard Trophy winner at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Pugh's performances have been described as brave, breakthrough and revelatory. Here's why. 

 Join us in saying goodbye as we honor the memory of many of the British actors, musicians, authors and athletes who left us this year.

We all have those actors whose work we’d watch, no matter what it was. Powerful prestige drama? Scary supernatural tale? Super dated period piece? Random episode of some show you’ve never heard of before, just because they have a bit part in it? Check, check and check. We’ve all been there.

British actress Helen McCrory is one of those performers. (At least for me, at any rate.) I will honestly watch this woman do anything, and not feel bad about it for a single second. Luckily, McCrory is not only ridiculously talented, but one of those actors who’s been in the entertainment business long enough to have a rather significant back log of both mainstream and niche sorts of roles. You’d be surprised how many things you’ve probably seen her in without realizing it. Let's talk about a few of them. 

Last night’s 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony honored a wide variety of television shows, many with British connections. But the undeniable belle of the ball was Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

The English actress/writer/producer won three statuettes in the comedy category for her Amazon series, Fleabag – Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series and Lead Actress.