Top British Actors
 

Who are your favorite English actors?

Mine are:
1. Cary Grant :cool:
Peter O'Toole
Robert Shaw

Was Peter Sellers British?

All that's coming to mind at the moment, but I'll get back

Yes. And don't forget Laurence Olivier.

Thanks and good one :)

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Alec Guinness too.

Ever?

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Alec Guinness, followed closely by James Mason.

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I'm going to throw in a mention for Daniel Day-Lewis...

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Definitely, wasn't even thinking of current British actors.

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Defs agree with Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins and I really like Clive Owen for some reason.
But my absolute favorite is...
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Sir Alec Guinness

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Richard Burton

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Albert Finney

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Gary Oldman

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John Cleese

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There's a few more but I dont want to take up to much space :D

Its hard to find a bad british actor since so many come from the stage. The best of them all is Anthony Hopkins former understudy of
Laurence Olivier. Hopkins tells of their time on Inside The Actors Studio.

So Hopkins is reading to be Oliviers understudy, and Laurence says "Hold on I need a cigarette. You might be better than me." After
finishing his performance Olivier did relax. In his book Whats It All About Michael Caine said on making Sleuth Olivier inroduced himself
with "Call me Larry". Olivier was a regular guy.

Michael Caines book Whats It All About is the best autobiography Ive ever read in my life. Hes a better storyteller than many writers,
and his life and recall is vast. An incredible read. Anyone wanting to get the feel of the british acting scene during the 60s this is a must
buy. Connery, Moore, Olivier, and the best story was when Caine was O'Tooles understudy. LOL!

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Anthony Hopkins
Jude Law

Sir Sean Connery, Sir Ian McKellen & Sir Anthony Hopkins

Knights of the Hollywood table LOL:p

I wonder who would have been the better Gandalf, Sean Connery or Ian Mckellen.

In his youth Connery would have been perfect to play Aragorn. McKellan is a great Gandalf.

Alec Guinness is easily my top British actor, but I think that Richard Burton's performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is my single top British Male performance. Check these out.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xqc3r3uKJY

Wow i dint realize that so many great actors where British, some are very good at concealing there accent. i was surprided about Daniel Day-Lewis and gary Oldman.

I wonder who has better actors, the U.S. or Britain, it has to be very close,

Pacino & deniro Vs. Hopkins and Connery or some combination of that would be Epic film

A few more who I've argued with people were British/English when they thought they were from elsewhere (usually America.)



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Hugh Laurie

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Dominic West

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Damien Lewis

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Idris Elba

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Eamonn Walker

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Add Guinness and you my friend are the winner

Although I hate Clockwork, Malcolm McDowell is brilliant. After a quick wiki reference, I was astounded that he in fact was the actor that played the Psychiatrist in Zombie's Halloween remake. I guess you learn something every day

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