Actors and Actresses

The fall TV season is now well underway in the US and a notable number of British actors have found roles in the new roster of shows. Let's take a look at who has crossed the pond to entertain the American public this year.

In this installment of British Actors You Should Know, we review some of the career highlights of Toby Jones. From his portrayal of cultural icons like Truman Capote and Alfred Hitchcock to figments of imagination like the Dream Lord, he's an actor in demand for some very good reasons.

We're bringing back the British Actors/Actresses You Should Know series by featuring newly minted BAFTA winner, Suranne Jones. From Coronation Street to Doctor Foster we'll look at this talented actress' career path from soaps to prime time drama (and maybe a bit of time travel inbetween). 

Let's look back at the career of Victoria Wood, one of the most inflential British comedy talents you've probably never heard of. 

Last week actor and producer Hugh Grant was bestowed with the British Film Institute Fellowship, the organization’s highest honor recognizing his outstanding contribution to film. No stranger to accolades and trophies including a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for his breakout role in 1994’s Four Weddings and a Funeral, Grant’s career has spanned over thirty years with appearances in forty films.

Not exactly an up and comer, most of you are probably already familiar with Hugh from his many leading man, rom-com roles in the 90’s and 2000’s.  If you haven’t seen as much of Mr. Grant lately, perhaps it’s because he has been rather occupied with his campaign against the tabloid press for their invasive phone hacking tactics or the fact that he was busy becoming a father four times in four years! 

Since the 2016 Oscar nominations have been announced, it gave me a good reason to return to our recurring series highlighting talented performers from the UK. However whenever we choose to include Irish performers in these profiles, I always feel compelled to state that we understand Ireland isn’t part of the United Kingdom.

 In fact in the case of actress Saoirse Ronan, she is actually Irish-American seeing as she was born in the Bronx to Irish parents who then returned to their homeland when she was a young child. My point being, we love the Emerald Isle as well and Miss Ronan is super-talented so it makes sense to tell you about her work regardless.

And when I say super-talented I’m not exaggerating. At the tender age of twenty-one, Ronan has already been nominated for an Academy award twice. Let’s examine the variety and growth of her work thus far in her impressive career with her nominated roles as bookends for the others.