List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Shane Richie
Shane Patrick Paul Roche, known as Shane Richie, is a British actor, comedian, television presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 2002 and 2005 and then again from 2010 until 2016 and then in its spin-off RTÉ Drama Redwater in 2017. He returned to EastEnders in 2018 for another stint until 2019. In 2020, he appeared on the twentieth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here and finished in fourth place.
Erin Kellyman
Erin Mae Kellyman is a British actress. Kellyman appears as Enfys Nest, leader of the rebel Cloud Riders, in Solo: A Star Wars Story and Eponine Thénardier in the 2019 BBC adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel Les Miserables.
Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise is an English former professional footballer and manager, who played as a central midfielder. He is best known for having spent the majority of his career at Chelsea, from 1990 to 2001.
Keren Woodward
Keren Jane Woodward is an English pop singer and songwriter and, with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, a founding member of the British girl group Bananarama. In 1986, the trio reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with their version of "Venus". Woodward and Sara Dallin are the only constant members of Bananarama, and both have been a part of the group for over 30 years since 1981.
Anna Friel
Anna Louise Friel is a British actress. Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, she has been acting professionally since age 13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of Beth Jordache on the British soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), and came to international prominence when she played Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on ABC's Pushing Daisies (2007–2009). She is the recipient of several accolades, including an International Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, a National Television Award, an RTS Award, and an honorary degree, as well as BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award, Saturn Award, Genie Award and Czech Lion Award nominations.
Charles Dance
Walter Charles Dance, is an English actor. Some of his highest-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2015), Karellen in Syfy's Childhood's End (2015), Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3 (1992), Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993), the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010), Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015). Most recently, he portrayed Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown.
Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke is an English actor, screenwriter, director and comic book writer from London. He became known for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who. Clarke appeared in and wrote the screenplay for Kidulthood and wrote, directed, and starred in the sequels, Adulthood and Brotherhood, which earned £1,209,319 during the opening weekend of its release. Clarke won the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performer in 2003 and was awarded a BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2009.
Dave Challinor
David Paul Challinor is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County and Bury. He is the manager of National League club Stockport County.
Nick Kamen
Ivor Neville "Nick" Kamen is an English male model, songwriter and musician. He is best known for the singles "Each Time You Break My Heart" from 1986 and "I Promised Myself" from 1990. In a 1985 Levi commercial he took off his blue jean '501s' and white T-shirt in a launderette.
Fra Fee
Francis Martin "Fra" Fee is an Irish actor and singer, known for playing Courfeyrac in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Misérables. He played the role of Michael Carney in Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, West End & Broadway directed by Sam Mendes, for which he won the 2018 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.