British Actors You Should Know

Actor Josh O’Connor claims the size of his hands won him the award-winning role of Johnny Saxby in the feature film God’s Own Country and his ears earned him the role of Prince Charles in Netflix's The Crown. But there’s a lot more to this brilliant

If you’re a fan of British programming of any stripe – or were even just a casual Game of Thrones viewer – then you’re definitely familiar with Natalie Dormer, an actress that’s made quite a name for herself for playing complicated female characters

In this installment of British Actresses You Should Know, we feature Rosamund Pike and her decades-long film journey from Bond girl to Marie Curie.

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

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.