Favorite Actors
by mirjamosman | created - 21 Apr 2017 | updated - 28 Oct 2017 | Public... from around the globe.
1. Daniel Brühl
Actor | Good Bye Lenin!
Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...
2. Alexander Briem
Actor | Gauragangur
Alexander Briem is an actor, known for Gauragangur (2010), London Unplugged (2018) and Skrapp út (2008).
3. Atli Oskar Fjalarsson
Actor | Þrestir
Atli Óskar received the prestigious Berlinale European Shooting Stars nomination in wake of starring in Rúnar Rúnarsson's Þrestir (2015). A film that won the Golden Shell at the 63rd San Sebastián Film Festival. Through his teenage and young-adult years he has garnered an impressive body of ...
4. Nicolas Duvauchelle
Actor | Polisse
Touted as a rebel, Duvauchelle seem to be one of the most promising young actors in France and Europe. While studying to become a pharmacy employee, he was discovered in a boxing club in Paris. After some auditions, he starred in Le petit voleur (1999), and many other films such as Snowboarder (...
5. Toby Moore
Actor | First Daughter
Toby began his acting career at Northern Illinois University where he was immersed in the world of theater. He studied voice, movement, and the Meisner Acting Technique. He performed many times on stage while at Northern.
After graduating, Toby performed on stage in Dublin, Ireland, and in various ...
6. Edward Furlong
Actor | Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Edward Walter Furlong was born in Glendale, California. His mother, Eleanor (Tafoya), is from a Mexican family, and worked at a youth center. Furlong had no acting ambitions until he was approached by casting agent Mali Finn, who was looking for a young actor to play the role of John Connor in what...
7. Liam Boyle
Actor | Awaydays
Liam Boyle born on 19th of September 1985 grew up in Heywood, Lancashire. As a teenager Boyle attended The Oldham Theatre Workshop.
It was in his final preparations for a teaching degree at University that Boyle was spotted by a casting director at an open audition for a film.
Instead of going to the...
8. Ben Barnes
Actor | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
British actor Benjamin Thomas Barnes was born in London, England, to Patricia (Becker), a relationship therapist, and Thomas Barnes, a professor of psychiatry. He has a brother, Jack. His mother is from South Africa while his father is English.
Barnes studied at Homefield Preparatory and King's ...
9. Jonathan Beck
Actor | Freche Mädchen 2
Jonathan Beck is a German actor. He is the son of Rufus Beck and started acting with the age of 5. Since that he played numerous roles in German cinema and TV-Movies and was involved with musicals and theatre pieces. He visited the Munich International School (IB) and lives currently in Munich, ...
10. François Goeske
Actor | Französisch für Anfänger
Goeske's parents nurtured his musical talent already in his childhood. During that time, he also discovered his passion for the stage. At the age of nine he was accepted into the children's choir of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. With them he was on stage performing as a soloist in "La Boheme"...
11. Norman Reedus
Actor | The Walking Dead
Norman Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida, to Marianne and Norman Reedus. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandmother), English, Scottish, and Irish descent.
Norman's first film was in 'Guillermo Del Toro''s 1997 horror thriller Mimic (1997), where he played the character Jeremy. He has also ...
12. August Diehl
Actor | Inglourious Basterds
August Diehl was born on January 4, 1976 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Salt (2010) and Love in Thoughts (2004). He has been married to Julia Malik since 1999. They have two children.
13. Sam Riley
Actor | Control
Sam Riley was born on January 8, 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is an actor, known for Control (2007), Maleficent (2014) and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016). He has been married to Alexandra Maria Lara since August 8, 2009. They have one child.
14. Hunter Parrish
Actor | 17 Again
Hunter Parrish was born on May 13, 1987 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for 17 Again (2009), RV (2006) and It's Complicated (2009). He has been married to Kathryn Wahl since September 13, 2015.
15. Lukas Nathrath
Actor | Disneys kurze Pause
Lukas Nathrath was born on November 14, 1990 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Disneys kurze Pause (2006), Mit im Bund (2018) and Step Outside (2017).
16. Vincent Rottiers
Actor | Renoir
Still little known to the public, this young actor has received two César nominations. He was born June 17, 1986 in Evry, in Essonne. He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was a young child. His father died when he was aged 13. As a schoolboy, he took acting classes ...
17. Sebastian Pigott
Actor | Slasher
Sebastian Pigott was born on February 14, 1983 in Toronto, Canada. He is an actor, known for Slasher (2016), Kodachrome (2017) and Wynonna Earp (2016).
18. Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Actor | Kick-Ass
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an English stage, television, and film actor.
He was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Sarah and Robert Johnson, a civil engineer. He has a sister, Gemma Johnson, who had a small role in his movie Tom & Thomas (2002). Aaron is of ...
19. Volker Bruch
Actor | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Volker Bruch was born on March 9, 1980 in Munich, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Babylon Berlin (2017) and The Reader (2008).
20. Bill Skarsgård
Actor | It
Bill Skarsgård was born on August 9, 1990 in Vällingby, Sweden as Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård. He is an actor and producer, known for It (2017), Allegiant (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018).
21. David Kross
Actor | The Reader
David Kross was born on July 4, 1990 in Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany next to Hamburg. He attended Eckhorst High School in Bargteheide till 2007. In this period, he first appears in the German movie Verzauberte Emma oder Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge... ! (2002). He also receives his first ...
22. Jakub Gierszal
Actor | Sala samobójców
Jakub Gierszal was born on March 20, 1988 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Sala samobójców (2011), Pokot (2017) and Dracula Untold (2014).
23. Leonid Bichevin
Actor | Morfiy
Leonid Bichevin was born on December 27, 1984 in Klimovsk, Moskovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR as Leonid Aleksandrovich Bichevin. He is an actor, known for Morfiy (2008), Het Meisje en de Dood (2012) and Dikiy (2009). He has been married to Mariya Berdinskikh since July 29, 2011.
24. Filip Berg
Actor | En man som heter Ove
Filip Berg was born on October 2, 1986 in Danderyd, Stockholms län, Sweden as Filip Niclas Berg. He is an actor and writer, known for A Man Called Ove (2015), Evil (2003) and Blå ögon (2014).
25. Enno Hesse
Actor | Abgeschnitten
Enno Hesse was born on August 25, 1982 in Hamburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Abgeschnitten (2018), Downfall (2004) and Arnies Welt (2005).
26. Jonas Jägermeyr
Actor | The Reader
Jonas Jägermeyr was born in 1983 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Reader (2008), Before the Fall (2004) and Weg! (2002).
27. David Oakes
Actor | The Borgias
David Oakes is a British actor who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and graduated in 2007. He is represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant Inc.
Before training professionally as an actor he studied at Manchester University where he received a first class degree in English and Drama. David ...
28. Kåre Hedebrant
Actor | Låt den rätte komma in
Kare lives with his mother, father and sister in the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. He attends Adolf Fredrik's School of Music, the oldest specialized elementary school in Sweden. In 2008 Kare starred in his first feature film "Let the Right One In". Before that he played the title role in a ...
29. Keith Poulson
Actor | Mercury Plains
Born in Fresno, California, but moved around several times as a kid, living in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Poulson went Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas and to the University of Texas at Austin, where he received degrees in Radio-Television-Film and English. After graduating, Keith was ...
30. Tom Schilling
Actor | Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher
Tom Schilling was born on February 10, 1982 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher (2014), A Coffee in Berlin (2012) and Before the Fall (2004).
31. Frank Dillane
Actor | In the Heart of the Sea
Frank trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (R.A.D.A.), graduating in 2013.
As a child he played Christopher Henderson in 'Welcome to Sarajevo' (Channel 4/Miramax/Dragon Pictures) directed by Michael Winterbottom. Aged sixteen Frank played Tom Riddle in 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...
32. Christian Coulson
Actor | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Christian Coulson was born on October 3, 1978 in Manchester, England as Christian Peter Coulson. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), The Hours (2002) and Leaving Circadia (2014).
33. Cary Elwes
Actor | Saw
Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and the late portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes. He is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was raised in London and attended ...
34. Julian Rhind-Tutt
Actor | Stardust
Julian Rhind-Tutt was born on July 20, 1968 in West Drayton, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England as Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt. He is an actor and producer, known for Stardust (2007), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Green Wing (2004).
35. Christian Bale
Actor | The Dark Knight
Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Charles Howard Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different ...
36. François Arnaud
Actor | The Borgias
François Arnaud was born on July 5, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as François Barbeau. He is an actor, known for The Borgias (2011), Blindspot (2015) and I Killed My Mother (2009).
37. Adam Butcher
Actor | Dog Pound
Adam was born October 20, 1988 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Adam's big sister Mandy Butcher is also an actor. Adam started acting at the age of 9 when his Aunt (a talent agent) and Uncle, Randy Butcher (a stuntman/coordinator), suggested that Adam and his sister Mandy get their head-shots taken. ...
38. Samuel West
Actor | Howards End
Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).
39. Jamie Bell
Actor | Billy Elliot
Jamie Bell was born in 1986 in Billingham, England, UK, to Eileen (Matfin) and John Bell, a toolmaker. He comes from a family of dancers including his grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister. It was at his sister's dance practices that he would stand outside the door and imitate the movements of the ...
40. Shaun Evans
Actor | Cashback
Shaun Evans was born on March 6, 1980 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He is an actor and producer, known for Cashback (2006), Endeavour (2012) and Boy A (2007).
41. Nicky Bell
Nicky Bell is known for his work on The Merchant of Venice (2004), Robin Hood (2010) and Awaydays (2009). He has been married to Hanna Clayton since May 14, 2015.
42. Evan Peters
Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse
Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the ...
43. Kyle MacLachlan
Actor | Twin Peaks
The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become famous as the alter ego of twisted director David Lynch.
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44. Josh Bolt
Actor | Nowhere Boy
Joshua 'Josh' Bolt was born in 1994. Brought up in Hunts Cross,Liverpool he made his first acting appearance in a stage production of 'Much Ado About Nothing' aged 12. After small roles in the likes of TV's 'Shameless' he played the lead as a dying schoolboy in the 2009 film 'The Be All and End All...
45. Daniel Sharman
Actor | Immortals
Daniel Sharman was born in London. He began working as an actor at The Royal Shakespeare Company before going on to train for three years at The London Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007. After which he performed in many theatrical productions in London and Europe. He lives in Los Angeles and London.
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