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Shakespearean Comedy

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Alan RickmanPerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor.
Andrew GarfieldPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor.[2] He is known for his work across a variety of genres, from biographical dramas to action films, spanning…
Barry MorsePerson · Film memorabiliaBarry Morse was born in 1918 at Shoreditch. Morse died in 2008 at London.
Benjamin WhitrowPerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin John Whitrow (17 February 1937 – 28 September 2017) was a British actor. He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his role as Mr Bennet in the 1995 BBC version of…
Bill NighyPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Francis Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe…
Charles DancePerson · Film memorabiliaWalter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains.
Damian LewisPerson · Music memorabiliaDamien Lewis (disambiguation)
David BamberPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid James Bamber (born 19 September 1954) is an English actor. His credits include Privates on Parade (1983), Juliet Bravo (1983), Crown Court (1984), Call Me Mister (1986), The Buddha of…
David GarrickAuthor · BooksDavid Garrick (19 February 1716 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor who wrote, produced and influenced nearly all aspects of 18th century European theatrical practice, and was a pupil…
Dominic CooperPerson · Film memorabiliaDominic Edward Cooper (born 2 June 1978) is an English actor known for his portrayal of comic book characters Jesse Custer on the AMC show Preacher (2016–2019) and young Howard Stark in the…
Eddie RedmaynePerson · Film memorabiliaEdward John David Redmayne (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two…
Elliot CowanPerson · Film memorabiliaElliot Aidan Cowan (born 9 July 1976) is a British film and television actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen, and Ptolemy in the…
Garry ChalkPerson · Film memorabiliaGarry Chalk (born February 17, 1952) is an English-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines: Transformers, as well…
Ian McKellenPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy…
John HurtPerson · Film memorabiliaSir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation and described as having the "most distinctive voice in…
John NettlesAuthor · BooksJohn Vivian Drummond Nettles (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor, author, and historian.
Joseph FiennesPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 26 May 1970), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor.
Jude LawPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in British theatre before landing small roles in various television productions and feature films.
Julian GloverPerson · Film memorabiliaJulian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English actor with many stage, television, and film roles.
Julian Rhind-TuttPerson · Film memorabiliaJulian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born 20 July 1967) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dr "Mac" Macartney in the comedy television series Green Wing.
Kris MarshallPerson · Film memorabiliaKristopher Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, DS…
Laurence OlivierPerson · Film memorabiliaLaurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director.
Mackenzie CrookIllustrator · IllustrationMackenzie Crook (born Paul James Crook) is an English actor, director, comedian, and writer, best known for his roles in television and film.
Malcolm TierneyPerson · Film memorabiliaMalcolm Tierney (25 February 1938 – 18 February 2014) was an English actor who appeared in many stage, film and television roles.
Matthew WaterhouseAuthor · BooksMatthew Waterhouse (born 19 December 1961) is an English actor and writer, best known for his role as Adric in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1980 to 1982.
Michael MaloneyPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is a British actor, best known for his many roles in film and television, including several roles in various Shakespeare screen adaptations.
Michael RedgravePerson · Film memorabiliaSir Michael Scudamore Redgrave (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor and filmmaker. Beginning his career in theatre, he first appeared in the West End in 1937.
Patrick TroughtonPerson · Film memorabiliaPatrick George Troughton (TROW-tən; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor.
Richard ArmitageAuthor · BooksRichard Armitage (disambiguation)Richard Armitage
Richard E. GrantPerson · Film memorabilia
Robert ArminPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Title page of Armin's The History of the two Maids of More-Clacke, 1609. The woodcut shows Armin onstage.
Robert DonatPerson · Film memorabiliaFriedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor. Making his breakthrough film role in Alexander Korda's The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), today he is best…
Rory KinnearPerson · Film memorabiliaRory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor. He won two Olivier Awards, both at the National Theatre, in 2008 for his portrayal of Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man of…
Rufus SewellPerson · Film memorabiliaRufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is a British actor.
Simon McBurneyPerson · Film memorabiliaSimon Montagu McBurney (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London.
Stephen Campbell MoorePerson · Film memorabiliaStephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Moore Thorpe) (born November 30, 1979) is a British actor who is best known for his roles in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys and the film based on…
Steven MackintoshPerson · Film memorabiliaSteven Mackintosh is an English actor and narrator. He is perhaps best known for his role as Andreas Tanis in the action horror films Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Underworld: Rise of…
Timothy WestPerson · Film memorabiliaTimothy Lancaster West (20 October 1934 – 12 November 2024) was an English actor with a long and varied career across theatre, film, and television.
Toby StephensPerson · Film memorabiliaToby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English actor who has appeared in films in the United Kingdom, United States, and India.
William KempePerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Kempe (c. 1560 – c.
William ShakespeareAuthor · BooksWilliam Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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