Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He is an actor and producer, known for Philomena (2013), Alan Partridge (2013) and 24 Hour Party People (2002). The family lived in different countries ... McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a nurse, and James McAvoy senior, a bus driver. Lincoln spent his early childhood in Hull, Yorkshire before his family relocated to Bath, Somerset when he was age 10. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. Leslie went to Dulwich College. Tom Felton was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. His interest in theatre led him to small roles in stock in England and Scotland and... Bill Travers was born on January 3, 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England as William Inglis Lindon Travers. Choose your favourite one and vote for him! Her Scottish mother, Margaret (Hutton), worked as a secretary, and her English father, Nathaniel Smith, was a teacher at Oxford University. He became the first actor of his generation to be knighted. Gang Show. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. His paternal grandfather was Scottish, from Argyll. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.At school,... Actor | Brosnan has worked steadily since handing the mantle over to current Bond Daniel Craig, but never on the same level of notoriety. He has a brother, Jack. Born William Rowbotham, he was the son of a tram driver and laundress. He is the son of Daniella (Weiser), a movement instructor, and Gerald Baron Cohen, a clothing store owner. She is attractive and alluring, making her one to watch not only for her looks but for her top-notch talent. Gemma Christina Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, where she was raised. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees ... Actor | Born Dennistoun John Franklyn Rose-Price in Berkshire in 1915, Dennis Price, the son of a brigadier-general, was expected to abide by his family wishes and make a career for himself in the army... Anthony Quayle was born in Ainsdale in September 1913, the son of a Lancashire lawyer. The British actor Michael Rennie worked as a car salesman and factory manager before he turned to acting. He died on April 21, 1952 in London, England. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. During World War I he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and resumed his stage career after the war ended. He wound up ... Max Irons was born on October 17, 1985 in Camden, London, England as Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons. He completed his education at Rugby School and had a brief spell at RADA, before treading the boards for the first time as the straight man in a music hall comedy act in 1931. ... Actor | Tell us what you think about this feature. ... Actor | He was an actor, known for Dead of Night (1945), A Christmas Carol (1951) and The Master of Ballantrae (1953). He got his start at age 13 in the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm (1974). His parents moved to Ireland when he was very young and McGoohan acquired a neutral accent that sounds at home in British or American dialogue. Her father (the son of Bertram (... Dame Judi Dench was born Judith Olivia Dench in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ... Often considered one of Scotland's greatest actors, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. ... Actor | He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. His father is a civil engineer... Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson was born May 13, 1986 in London, England, to Richard Pattinson, a car dealer importing vintage cars, and Clare Pattinson (née Charlton), who worked as a booker at a model agency. It was during this time that he met Glenn Melvyn, who taught him how to stammer ... Alan Bates decided to be an actor at age 11. ... Garry Marsh was the younger brother of Digby George Gerahty who as Robert Standish wrote the novel Elephant Walk adapted to film starring Elizabeth Taylor. The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary ... Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The Irish actor portrayed 007 in four movies, the first of which, Goldeneye, is generally held up as one of the best entries in the series. He died on January 25, 1979 in London. His mother is from South Africa while his father is English.Barnes studied at Homefield Preparatory and King's ... Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. 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