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Born April 23, 1990 (age 36) • London • England
Notable Works “Monkey Man”

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Dev Patel in a dark suit and white shirt poses in front of a blue backdrop at the BFI Luminous Fundraising Gala in London.
Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor stand together holding a large check on a confetti-filled game show set in a scene from the film Slumdog Millionaire.
Dev Patel and Priyanka Bose share an emotional moment, smiling and touching faces, in a scene from the film Lion, with onlookers in the background.
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Stephen Fry
British actor, writer, and director
Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
British actress
British actress Maggie Smith smiling, wearing a light-colored jacket over a dark top, with short gray hair, at an event in 2015.
Maggie Smith
British actress
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John Schlesinger
English film director
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Emerald Fennell
English actress, director, and writer
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
English actress
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall, wearing a black cap and dark fur-trimmed cloak, standing against a plain background.
Mark Rylance
British actor and director
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Ida Lupino
American actress, director, and screenwriter
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, writer, and comedian
Sacha Baron Cohen smiles and holds up two MTV Movie Awards trophies in front of a backdrop with MTV and Movie Awards logos at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards.
Sacha Baron Cohen
British actor and comedian
Kenneth Branagh wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, posing against a blue background.
Kenneth Branagh
British actor, director, and writer
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
English actor
Alan Rickman wearing a dark suit and white shirt, smiling slightly while posing at an event in 2011.
Alan Rickman
British actor and director
Danny Boyle smiling in front of a blue background, wearing glasses, a green sweater, and a black collared shirt.
Danny Boyle
British filmmaker
Ben Kingsley wearing a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt, and bright coral tie, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.
Ben Kingsley
British actor
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Daniel Kaluuya
British actor
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