British Actors You Should Know

It’s hard for me to believe I’ve been following this versatile actor for a decade now. Many may be familiar with this talented Scotsman for his high profile role as Charles Xavier in the most recent X-Men franchise.

But the very reason I so enjoy Jam

Though actress Miranda Hart is not yet a household name in the United States, for those of us who faithfully watch Call the Midwife, we’ll never forget when we met Camilla Fortescue-Cholmeley-Browne for the first time.

It’s interesting to note that

Today’s “actor you should know” owns half a prize winning race horse, has acted as a UNICEF UK ambassador since 2005 and is the current Chancellor of the University of Ulster, no less. A proud Northern Irishman, James Nesbitt is a big fan of sport

Our British Actors You Should Know series rolls on this week by profiling an actor that a lot of you will be at least passingly familiar with – because he’s in Sherlock, and we know how much everyone loves Sherlock. (With good reason!) But, how much

Sometimes when you watch a young actor on screen you just know they’re something special. They have charisma, a presence, something that makes them shine beyond their cast mates.

Irish actor Robert Sheehan is just shy of his twenty-sixth birthday

The great Dame Maggie Smith celebrates the anniversary of her birth on December 28, and since she herself is a treasure that deserves to be celebrated basically every day of the calendar year, it seemed fitting to include her in our guide to British