BRITISH ACTORSModern Celebrities of the Age

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures of the film industry.

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Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.

Orlando Bloom

A good elf and a nice pirate!

Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an actress and a model. Knightley had a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and her first significant role came in The Hole (2001). She achieved international fame in 2003 as a result of appearing as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–2007).

Keira Knightley

Yarr, matey!

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is a film, television, theatre and voice actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking (2004), Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series ‘Sherlock’, Khan Noonien Singh in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (2013), Smaug the dragon and the Necromancer through voice and motion capture in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy and Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate (2013).

Benedict Cumberbatch

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Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Tim Canterbury in The Office, Dr. Watson in Sherlock, and Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy.

Martin Freeman

Elementary, Bilbo!

James Hugh Calum Laurie (born 11 June 1959), is an actor, comedian, writer, musician, and director. From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of ‘House’, for which he received two Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards and six Emmy nominations.

Hugh Laurie

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