Beauty and the Beast 2017 premiere

1. Emma Watson

Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years,...

2. Luke Evans

Actor | Dracula Untold

Luke George Evans was born in Pontypool, Wales, and grew up in Aberbargoed, in the south of Wales. He is the son of Yvonne (Lewis) and David Evans. He moved to Cardiff at the age 17. He then won a scholarship to the London Studio Centre, and graduated in 2000.

He starred in many of London's West End...

3. Alan Menken

Soundtrack | Beauty and the Beast

Alan Menken is an American composer, songwriter, music conductor, director and record producer.

Menken is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and ...

4. Dan Stevens

Actor | Downton Abbey

Dan Stevens was born at Croydon in Surrey on 10th October 1982. His parents are teachers. He was educated at Tonbridge School and trained in acting at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He studied English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Whilst he was a Cambridge undergraduate, ...

5. Stanley Tucci

Actor | Big Night

Actor Stanley Tucci was born on November 11, 1960, in Peekskill, New York. He is the son of Joan (Tropiano), a writer, and Stanley Tucci, an art teacher. His family is Italian-American, with origins in Calabria.

Tucci took an interest in acting while in high school, and went on to attend the State ...

6. Ian McKellen

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, twice nominated for the Oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK and US, Ian Murray McKellen was born on May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, to Margery ...

7. Nathan Mack

Actor | Beauty and the Beast

Nathan Mack is known for Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Babylon (2014).

8. Emma Thompson

Actress | Sense and Sensibility

Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well. Her father was English-born and her mother is Scottish-born. ...

9. Bill Condon

Director | Dreamgirls

Bill Condon was born on October 22, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Gods and Monsters (1998) and Kinsey (2004).

10. Josh Gad

Actor | Frozen

Josh Gad is an American actor and singer who is well-known for voicing Olaf the Snowman in Disney's Frozen franchise. He was also in Beauty and the Beast as LeFou, Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Muncher, The Wedding Ringer, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Pixels, The Internship, The Rocker, 21 and The ...

11. Audra McDonald

Actress | Beauty and the Beast

Audra McDonald was born on July 3, 1970 in Berlin, Germany as Audra Ann McDonald. She's an actress and singer, best known for her many roles on Broadway. Her mother was a university administrator and her father was a high school principal stationed in West Berlin with the U.S. Army. She has a ...

12. Phillip Schofield

Actor | Emmerdale Farm

Phillip Schofield was born on April 1, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Killing Clovis Dardentor and Extras (2005). He has been married to Steph Schofield since March 29, 1993. They have two children.

13. Olivia Cox

Producer | Lost L.A.

After training and serving in the British Army, Olivia graduated from the University of Exeter with an honours degree in History. Beginning her media career as a style & beauty writer for magazines including Marie Claire, Elle and Instyle, Olivia quickly established herself as an expert in her ...

14. Rio Ferdinand

Producer | Dead Man Running

Rio Ferdinand was born on November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Dead Man Running (2009), 90 Minutes (2019) and Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad (2017). He has been married to Katie Wright since September 27, 2019. He was previously married to ...

15. Storm Keating

Producer | The Voice UK

Storm Keating (nee Uechtritz) is a television Producer, Director, Writer, Designer and Model. She is also one half of power couple 'Ronan and Storm' along with her musician husband, Ronan Keating. After studying Film & Television at The University of Queensland (Australia) for three years, Storm ...

16. Missy Keating

Actress | Dark Touch

Missy Keating is known for Dark Touch (2013), The Sea (2013) and The Library (2015).

17. Ronan Keating

Soundtrack | Notting Hill

Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. He debuted in 1994, alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the lead singer of Irish group Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999 and ...

18. Pixie Lott

Soundtrack | Beastly

Pixie Lott was born on January 12, 1991 in Bromley, London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Beastly (2011), The Inbetweeners (2011) and Fred: The Movie (2010). She has been married to Oliver Cheshire since June 6, 2022. They have one child.

19. Hattie Morahan

Actress | Beauty and the Beast

Hattie Morahan was born in London in 1978. Her father, Christopher Morahan, is a television and stage director, who is perhaps best known for his television adaptation of The Jewel in the Crown (1984). Her mother, Anna Carteret, is an actress whose most high profile role was that of Inspector Kate ...

20. Todd Lieberman

Producer | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Todd Lieberman is an Oscar and Emmy winning producer and founder of Hidden Pictures, a film and television production company telling premium stories with a focus on discoveries of self, of purpose and of time and place. Hidden Pictures believes in the importance of sharing narratives that leave the...

21. David Hoberman

Producer | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

David Hoberman (Producer) is the founder and co-owner of Mandeville Films and Television. He is one of the leading producers in the entertainment industry today. His Disney-based company, Mandeville Films, is among the most profitable and respected production labels in the entertainment industry.

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22. Ellise Chappell

Actress | Yesterday

Ellise Chappell was born on March 21, 1992 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Yesterday (2019), Poldark (2015) and Deliver Us Mars (2023).

23. Gala Gordon

Actress | All the Old Knives

Gala Gordon is a British producer and most recently been appointed Contributing Editor at Harper's Bazaar to cover the West End theatre shows online and in print.

Gala has co-founded a new production company with actress Lily James. They develop thought-provoking and innovative film, television and ...

24. Baptiste Giabiconi

Actor | Lolo

Baptiste Giabiconi was born on November 9, 1989 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He is an actor, known for Lolo (2015), Scènes de ménages (2009) and Paris-Shanghai, a Fantasy (2009).

25. Harley Bird

Actress | How I Live Now

BAFTA Award Winner Harley made history in 2011 by becoming the youngest actor to receive a BAFTA Award for Best Performer at the Children's BAFTAs; as voice of much loved cartoon character Peppa Pig.

Harley is nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British International Film Awards 2013 for ...

26. India Amarteifio

Actress | Sex Education

India Amarteifio was born on September 17, 2001 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sex Education (2019), Line of Duty (2012) and Doctor Who (2005).

27. Georgia May Foote

Actress | Coronation Street

Georgia May Foote was born on February 11, 1991 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Conviction (2004) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).

28. Blake Ritson

Actor | RocknRolla

Blake Ritson started acting when he was 13, debuting in White Chameleon at the Royal National Theatre, directed by Sir Richard Eyre for which he received rave reviews. He worked with Sir Richard Eyre again two years later on Macbeth, and went on to appear in the original West End run of Tom ...

29. Jamie Lambert

Producer | BKLYN

Jamie Lambert is known for BKLYN (2021), Sunday Night at the Palladium (2014) and Loose Women (1999).

30. Michael Auger

Self | Sunday Night at the Palladium

31. Thomas J. Redgrave

Self | Sunday Night at the Palladium