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Facts

Also Known As David Williams
Born August 20, 1971 (age 55) ā€¢ England
Awards And Honors BAFTA (2005) ā€¢ BAFTA (2004)
Notable Works ā€œLittle Britainā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Boy in the Dressā€

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Ben Elton
Ben Elton
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Helen Mirren
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Emma Thompson smiling at an event, wearing a sleeveless black and white patterned dress with red earrings, against a backdrop with logos.
Emma Thompson
British actress and writer
Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
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James Corden smiling in a suit and tie against a dark textured background.
James Corden
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John Hurt smiling and dressed in a tuxedo with a black bow tie at the Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy premiere in Venice, Italy.
John Hurt
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English actor Nigel Hawthorne in 1986, wearing a gray suit jacket, white shirt, and paisley tie, looking at the camera.
Nigel Hawthorne
British actor
Stephen Fry smiling at an event, wearing a blue jacket, burgundy sweater, plaid shirt, and yellow polka dot tie, with a National Geographic backdrop behind him.
Stephen Fry
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Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
English film director
Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background.
Paul McCartney
British musician
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
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Sir Ian McKellen smiling, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and patterned scarf at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim in London.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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Andrew Garfield
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Kate Winslet
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Mark Rylance
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Jude Law
Jude Law
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Michaela Coel
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