Best Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners

The list Best Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners includes Andrew Garfield, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rhys Ifans, Sean Bean and Kenneth Branagh. The list consists of 57 members.

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Andrew Garfield

English and American actor (born 1983)

Overview: Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nom ...

Date of birth: 20 August 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Monica Barbaro (Dating)

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Male actors of English descent 380T

Male actors of Russian descent 80T

English people of American-Jewish descent 13T
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Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

Overview: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and stage, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime ...

Date of birth: 19 July 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Sophie Hunter (Married)

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Male motion capture actors 31T

English male Shakespearean actors 273T

Formerly missing people 674T
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Sean Bean

English actor (born 1959)

Overview: Shaun Mark "Sean" Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1959

Age: 66

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Male actors from Sheffield 36T

English male Shakespearean actors 251T

International Emmy Award for Best Actor winners 19T
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Paul Mescal

Irish actor (born 1996)

Overview: Paul Mescal (born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor best known for his theatre work. He will star as Connell in upcoming Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People.

Date of birth: 2 February 1996

Age: 29

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Gracie Abrams (Dating)

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People from Maynooth 14T

Male actors from County Kildare 5T

Irish male television actors 300T
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Ben Whishaw

English actor

Overview: Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor, in film, television, and theatre. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in My Brother Tom (2001), Whishaw ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Kadiff Kirwan (Dating)

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Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners 12T

Male actors of Russian descent 80T

Male actors of German descent 672T
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Rhys Ifans

Welsh actor

Overview: Rhys Ifans (born Rhys Owain Evans; 22 July 1967) is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill, Jed Parry in Enduring Love, Eyeball Paul in Kevin ...

Date of birth: 22 July 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: Welsh

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Cool Cymru 39T

Welsh-speaking actors 68T

20th-century Welsh male actors 95T
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Dominic West

English actor (born 1969)

Overview: Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in The Wire (2002–2008) and Noah Solloway in The Affair ...

Date of birth: 15 October 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Catherine FitzGerald (Married)

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Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers 20T

Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers 21T

Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers 30T
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Kenneth Branagh

Irish actor and film director

Overview: Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a Northern Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London; in 2015 he succeeded ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: Northern Irish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Lindsay Brunnock (Married)

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Male actors from Reading, Berkshire 26T

Actors from Reading, Berkshire 36T

BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award 40T
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Anthony Hopkins

Actor

Overview: Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, composer, director and film producer. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTAs, two Emmys ...

Date of birth: 31 December 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Stella Hopkins (Married)

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Cool Cymru 39T

Welsh male Shakespearean actors 11T

Hollywood Walk of Fame 354T
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Edward Woodward

English actor

Overview: Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career on stage. Throughout ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1930

Date of death: 16 November 2009

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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20th-century British male singers 334T

Subjects of "This is Your Life" TV series 285T

20th-century male singers 6,335T
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Anthony Andrews

British actor

Overview: Anthony Colin Gerald Andrews (born 12 January 1948) is an English actor best known for his role as Lord Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 ITV miniseries Brideshead Revisited (1981). He is also known for playing ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1948

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Georgina Simpson (Married)

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21st-century English male actors 1,293T

20th-century English male actors 2,151T

English male stage actors 2,411T
12.

Peter Cushing

English actor

Overview: Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994), was an English actor best known for his roles in the Hammer Productions horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and as Grand Moff Tarkin ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1913

Date of death: 11 August 1994

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Philosophical theists 22T

People associated with the Vegetarian Society 46T

Vegetarians 377T
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David Jason

British, Actor

Overview: Sir David John White OBE (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, television presenter and producer.

Date of birth: 2 February 1940

Age: 85

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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English male sitcom actors 226T

Actors from Edmonton, London 19T

Actors from the London Borough of Enfield 68T
14.

Albert Finney

Actor

Overview: Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor who worked in film, television and theatre. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining p ...

Date of birth: 9 May 1936

Date of death: 8 February 2019

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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BAFTA Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles winners 33T

Male actors from Salford 38T

Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 76T
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John Hurt

English Actor

Overview: Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All ...

Date of birth: 22 January 1940

Date of death: 25 January 2017

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Male actors from Chesterfield, Derbyshire 9T

Deaths from pancreatic cancer in England 74T

Actors from Chesterfield, Derbyshire 12T
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Bill Nighy

English actor and comedian

Overview: William Francis Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is an English actor known for his work in film, theatre and television.

Date of birth: 12 December 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Anna Wintour (Dating)

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People educated at The John Fisher School 28T

English male Shakespearean actors 292T

Male Shakespearean actors 310T
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John Le Mesurier

English actor

Overview: John Le Mesurier (, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 1912 – 15 November 1983) was an English actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the ...

Date of birth: 5 April 1912

Date of death: 15 November 1983

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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20th-century English male writers 1,328T

Royal Armoured Corps soldiers 17T

English male non-fiction writers 1,748T
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Sean Harris

British actor

Overview: Sean Harris is an English actor and writer. He is known for his role as Solomon Lane in the films Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).

Date of birth: 8 February 1966

Age: 59

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Male actors from London 1,398T

21st-century English male actors 1,293T

20th-century English male actors 2,151T
19.

Stephen Dillane

English actor

Overview: Stephen John Dillane (born 27 March 1957) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in Game of Thrones, and Thomas Jefferson in ...

Date of birth: 27 March 1957

Age: 68

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Naomi Wirthner (Dating)

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English male Shakespearean actors 251T

International Emmy Award for Best Actor winners 19T

Male Shakespearean actors 304T
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Robert Lindsay

Actor

Overview: Robert Lindsay (born 13 December 1949) is an English stage and TV actor. His first major role on TV was playing Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith. He appeared in sitcoms, most notably as Ben Harper in My ...

Date of birth: 13 December 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Rosemarie Ford (Married)

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Male actors from Derbyshire 16T

British male comedy actors 243T

Actors at the Royal Exchange, Manchester 104T