English actors of the series: list

English actors, men with impeccable manners, are welcome guests both in their homeland and in Hollywood. Some of them build their careers in the film pavilions of Los Angeles, while others remain true to British cinema.

Separation

On the shores of foggy Albion film production is highly organized, film studios always work according to a pre-planned plan. Each new film has a certain binding to the place of production and is classified as a British film or English. Actors-men, photos of which are in all agencies, and they are stacked in the same general box, are also divided into British and English, although this difference is conditional. The origin and place of birth does not in any way affect the director's decision to invite one or another performer to participate in the shootings.

Hollywood

English actors, whose photos are signed on their behalf by the agent-manager and sent to all the film studios in the world, can be invited to conclude a contract at any time. A representative of the movie star is notified of this in advance, and then he decides whether to accept or reject the invitation. As a rule, English actors agree to appear in the Hollywood projects of such film studios as "Paramount Pictures", "Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer", "20th Century Fox". And they refuse from non-prestigious productions with low-budget scenarios.

However, it's not everyone who plays in American films, especially melodramatic content. Affect the presence of an accent, which is not always possible to neutralize on the set. Some English actors in no way can adapt their speech to American pronunciation. In this case, they need a backup.

Nevertheless, in most cases, English actors cope with the task, their accent either disappears altogether, or becomes invisible. In this they are assisted by professional linguists and philologists who are in the staff of all major film studios.

Agent 007

English actors are also divided according to their belonging to different genres. There are performers of comedic roles, such as the British film patriarch Terry Thomas or his colleague, the world-famous English comedian Rowan Atkinson.

Sean O'Conneri do not need to imagine, his James Bond in particular respect for several generations of moviegoers. Films "Bondiades", action-packed, exciting, have long become bestsellers of cinema art, they are watched all over the world not for the first decade.

Multiseries films

Since the late eighties of the last century on television, movie stories have begun to appear with a continuation. Priority for the production of such films was previously held by Mexico and Brazil. Later this genre began to be mastered by cinematographers of Great Britain. English actors of the series are presented in a separate list, these are:

• Rutger Hauer, Jason Flemming - the series "The Last Kingdom."
• Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney - the series "The Catastrophe".
• Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens is a multi-part film, "Downton Abbey."
• Leslie Manville, Stellan Scartzgard - TV series "River".
• Jenny Jacques, Kieran Bew - a serial movie "Woman Constable".
• Mark Williams, Hugo Spear - TV series "Father Brown."
• Sarah Hedland, Russell Tovey - the series "Work is not a wolf."
• Ellen Cassidy, Sarah Chowdhry - the series "No offense."
• Olivia Coleman, David Tennant - TV series "Broadcourse".

Cinema in the UK

The main backbone of English cinematography is made by actors of a dramatic orientation. Masters such as Sean Bean, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Grant, Christian Bell, Jason Statham, Daniel Craig, Lawrence Olivier, Peter O'Toole, Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Fry, Alan Rickman and others represent the UK's vast cinematographic brotherhood.

These English actors, whose list is far from exhausted, belong to the older generation of performers. Many of these actors live and are removed in the United States. Gradually, they are replaced by young and promising, well-educated film enthusiasts, able to play any character, whether it's a medieval prince or a young leader of a major oil company of our day. And the one and the other character will be convincing and reliable.

Sean O'Connery

He is one of the most popular actors in the UK. Sir Sean O'Connery, known throughout the world as the agent of the role of agent 007 James Bond, was born on August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh. He is the owner of the most prestigious award "Oscar", which he received for his participation in the film "Untouchables", created in 1988.

The filmography of the actor includes more than seventy paintings, the main of which are considered masterpieces of "Bond", based on the works of Ian Fleming. Sean is an indispensable performer of the role of agent 007, all attempts to convey this character to other actors invariably ended in failure.

Daniel Craig

The actor was born in the family of a worker and artist on March 2, 1968 in the city of Chester. Sixteen-year-old teenager Daniel went to London, where he entered the Youth Theater. The film debut took place in 1990 in the series "Anglo-Saxon Relations." During his career in the field of cinema, Craig played more than fifty roles.

The actor did not receive any prizes, he was not nominated for prizes, however his fees look more than impressive and amount to three to seven million dollars for one film. These figures are the best proof of his professionalism.

Peter O'Toole

A British actor of Irish descent was born on August 2, 1932 in Dublin. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Possessed the indisputable role of a romantic hero. World fame came after the movie "Lawrence of Arabia", in which the actor played the main role.

Then there was the role of Simon Dermot, an expert in painting in the film "How to Steal a Million", where O'Toole played along with the inimitable Audrey Hepburn. All on the actor's account more than eighty roles in films of a different genre. Peter O'Toole died in a London clinic from a serious illness at the age of eighty.

Lawrence Olivier

One of the greatest actors of the English theater and cinema of the 20th century was born on May 22, 1907 in the town of Dorkinge, Surrey. He has four Oscar awards and many other awards. The first role of Lawrence played at the age of seven on the stage of the school theater.

During his career in film Olivier participated in the creation of more than eighty films, most of which he played the leading roles. He was married to the Hollywood star Vivien Leigh. The marriage lasted more than twenty years. The actor died in the English town of Steining at the age of eighty-two.

Rowan Atkinson

The world-famous English actor-comedian, creator of the character "Mr. Bean", was born on January 6, 1955 in the town of Consett of Durham county. He studied at the St. Bis School in Cumbria, then at the University of New Castle. During his career in the film, he appeared in thirty films and twelve serials. In addition to film projects, he works a lot in the theater. He is considered a good family man, spends all his free time with his wife and daughters. Likes to travel in remote exotic countries.