List of Famous people born in United Kingdom

Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford, known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.

Ford John Kiernan is a Scottish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work with Greg Hemphill on the BBC Scotland comedy series Chewin' the Fat (1999–2005) and Still Game. Kiernan also starred as Archie Henderson in Dear Green Place (2007–2008).

John Callen is an English-born New Zealand actor and director. He portrayed Óin, brother of Glóin in the 2012-2014 The Hobbit film trilogy.

Ivan Blakeley Kaye is an English film, television and theatre actor and producer. After playing roles in national productions like Bryan in the comedy series The Green Green Grass, his international fame came with roles in historical drama shows like the Duke of Milan in all three Seasons of The Borgias, and King Aelle in the first four Seasons of History channel's series Vikings. More recent projects include action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake and the series pilot for Amazon's adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower.

Aiysha Hart is a British-Saudi actress and screenwriter best known for playing DS Sam Railston in Line of Duty, and for her roles as Ariadne in the BBC drama series Atlantis, Mona in independent thriller Honour, and Polaire in Colette. She also plays Miriam in the Sky One and AMC adaptation of A Discovery of Witches.

Jimmy Olatokunbo Akingbola(born 1978) is a British television, theatre and film actor.

Elliot Knight is a British actor, best known for his role as the title character in the British television series Sinbad. He portrayed Merlin on the ABC fantasy television series Once Upon a Time, Wes Charles on The CW series, Life Sentence and Ward Phillips in Color Out of Space (2020).

Gayle Rankin is a British actress, best known as Sheila the She-Wolf in the TV series GLOW. She also played the role of Queen Victoria in The Greatest Showman and Emily Dodson in HBO's Perry Mason.

Mark Lewis Jones is a Welsh actor, whose roles include that of a First Order Captain Moden Canady in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a police inspector in BBC drama series 55 Degrees North, a whaler in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, soldier Tecton in Troy and Rob Morgan in the series Stella. He is known for being the voice of Letho of Gulet the King Slayer in The Witcher 2 and 3.

Kate Dickie is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones. She supports the theatre company Solar Bear, which is known for its collaborations with deaf people, in part through her role as a patron.