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Born November 29, 1982 (age 43) • London • England

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Gemma Chan
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Gemma Chan poses on the red carpet in a shimmering, one-shoulder mauve gown at the Venice International Film Festival, with photographers and onlookers in the background.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
British actor
Jude Law
Jude Law
English actor
Lily James
Lily James
English actress
Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
James Corden smiling in a suit and tie against a dark textured background.
James Corden
British actor, writer, and television personality
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
British actor
Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, wearing glasses and holding books while walking through a university courtyard with other students nearby.
Eddie Redmayne
British actor
Lenny Henry stands smiling in a theater with red seats and ornate gold balcony, wearing a dark suit and white shirt.
Lenny Henry
British actor and comedian
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Michael Gough
British actor
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Jill Haworth
British-born actress
Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
English film director
Lily Allen poses in a pale yellow lace gown with red lipstick at The Fashion Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Lily Allen
English singer-songwriter and actress
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.
Ian McKellen
British actor
Josh O'Connor as Lawrence Durrell stands in a doorway wearing a brown polka-dot robe and white clothes in a publicity still from The Durrells, season 3, episode 1.
Josh O’Connor
English actor
Colin Firth smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette in front of a backdrop with Oscar logos.
Colin Firth
British actor
Davy Jones of The Monkees, wearing a striped sweater and necklace, smiles while standing against a brick wall in London, 1968.
Davy Jones
British singer and actor
Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
British actress
Daniel Craig wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a gray brick wall with partially visible Omega signage.
Daniel Craig
English actor
Vanessa Kirby poses outdoors in profile, wearing a black top with her blonde hair swept back, looking at the camera and smiling slightly.
Vanessa Kirby
British actress
Helena Bonham Carter wearing a red velvet jacket and red beaded earrings, standing in front of a Save the Children event backdrop.
Helena Bonham Carter
British actress