Actors and Actresses

In this installment of British Actresses You Should Know, we spotlight the career of Kelly Macdonald, star of the newest season of Line of Duty.

Paul Ritter, best known for his roles in the sitcom Friday Night Dinner and the award-winning HBO drama Chernobyl passed away earlier this month at the age of 54.

Award-winning actress Ruth Wilson has the sort of wide-ranging career that encompasses both period classics (Jane Eyre) and groundbreaking contemporary gems (Luther).

Helen McCrory, best known for her powerhouse performance in award-winning drama Peaky Blinders, has passed away at the age of 52, and Anglophiles everywhere are devastated.

In this installment of British Actresses You Should Know, we feature Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan, star of the recent films The Dig and Promising Young Woman. 

When you hear the name James Nesbitt, you may think of any one of the Northern Irish actor's dozens of film and television roles over the past three decades, including Cold Feet, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, Waking Ned Devine, and The Missing. His career has indeed been prolific.

Nesbitt's latest role, in a new BBC mini-series called Bloodlands, will arrive on Acorn TV this March. A thriller about a detective investigating the apparent return of a shadowy Troubles-era assassin, the series is set and was filmed in and around Belfast. We had a chance to speak to Nesbitt himself about his homeland, the often traumatized characters he plays, and more.

A Scottish character actress whose career dates back decades, it appears that Michelle Gomez is finally having her moment. Here are some of her best roles. 

In this year's Telly Visions In Memoriam tribute, we say farewell to a sampling of the Brits who entertained and uplifted us for decades 

We look back on the long and impressive career of British character actor Geoffrey Palmer.

Mr. Palmer passed away last week at the age of 93 at his home in Buckinghamshire. He is best known for his starring role as Lionel Hardcastle opposite Dame Judi Dench in the beloved BBC and PBS Britcom, As Time Goes By.

Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, British film and telly fans are sure to be familiar with the work of Daniel Mays. Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2000, this Essex-born actor has spent the last two decades bringing authentic characters to the screen in such varied projects as Vera Drake, Doctor Who, Line of Duty, and Fisherman's Friends. 

We recently conducted a phone interview with the actor wherein he discussed, among other things, his recent role as DCI Peter Jay in the crime drama Des, his admiration for director Mike Leigh and his growing Instagram addiction.