List of famous movie actors & actresses who were born in Yorkshire, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Some of these celebrities weren't necessarily born in Yorkshire, as in some cases Yorkshire may only be their hometown and not necessarily their birthplace. If you're from Yorkshire then your city's claim to fame might be that the actors and actresses listed below are from there as well. There may be a lot of famous athletes, musicians and other famous people that were born in Yorkshire, but this list highlights only names of actors and actresses.
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This list answers the questions, "Which actors are from Yorkshire?" and "Which famous actors were born in Yorkshire?"1
A. E. Matthews
Dec. at 91 (1869-1960)Films Acted In: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Happy Ever After, Penny Princess, Man with a Million, Landfall
Birthplace: Bridlington, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Alfred Edward Matthews, OBE (22 November 1869 – 25 July 1960), known as A. E. Matthews, was an... more on Wikipedia2
Adrian Edmondson
Age: 62Films Acted In: Terkel in Trouble, Guest House Paradiso, Eat the Rich, Honest, Decent and True
Birthplace: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Eurasia, United Kingdom, England
Nationality: England
Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, musician and... more on Wikipedia
3Alethea Charlton
Dec. at 45 (1931-1976)Birthplace: Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Alethea Blow Charlton (9 August 1931 – 6 May 1976) was a British actress.4
Alex Blake
Age: 45Films Acted In: Amazing Grace, Chatroom, Random
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Nationality: England
Alex Blake is a film actor.5
Alex Turner
Age: 33Films Acted In: Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Birthplace: High Green, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and... more on Wikipedia6
Allan Holdsworth
Age: 73Films Acted In: Allan Holdsworth and Alan Pasqua: Live at Yoshi's
Birthplace: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Eurasia, United Kingdom, England
Nationality: England
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British guitarist and composer. He... more on Wikipedia- 7
Amelia Hall
Dec. at 68 (1916-1984)Films Acted In: Iceman
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Nationality: United Kingdom
Amelia Hall was an actress. 9
Andrew Hawley
Age: 34Films Acted In: Snow White and the Huntsman, A Night in the Woods, Ginger and Rosa, A Spanking in Paradise, Life Just Is
Birthplace: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Andrew Hawley is an actor.10
Andrew-Lee Potts
Age: 40Films Acted In: 1408, Return to House on Haunted Hill, Warrior Queen, Dead Fish, New Year's Day
Birthplace: Bradford, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Andrew Lee Potts (born 29 October 1979) is an English actor and director. He is best known for... more on Wikipedia- 11
Andy Cousin
Age: 56Films Acted In: All About Eve: Live in Bonn 1991
Birthplace: Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Andrew 'Andy' Cousin (born 28 June 1963 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is an English bassist and... more on Wikipedia - 12
Ann Lee
Age: 47Films Acted In: 90's Hit Explosion: The Very Best of Eurodance, Summer Vibes, The Hits of the Disco Girls
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Nationality: United Kingdom, England
Ann Lee (born Annerley Emma Gordon; 12 November 1967) is a British, Italy-based Eurodance... more on Wikipedia - 13
Arnold Bell
Dec. at 87 (1901-1988)Films Acted In: The Night We Dropped a Clanger, Star of India, The Greed of William Hart, Innocent Meeting, The Golden Link
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Nationality: United Kingdom
Arnold Bell is a film actor. - 14
Ashley Bond
Age: 45Films Acted In: Naked Striptease Sextravaganza
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Nationality: England
Ashley Bond is an actress. 16
Christian Cooke
Age: 32Films Acted In: Cemetery Junction, Romeo and Juliet, Unconditional, Hello Carter
Birthplace: Leeds, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Christian Louis Cooke (born 15 September 1987) is an English actor. He is known for playing... more on Wikipedia- 17
Basil Dignam
Dec. at 74 (1905-1979)Films Acted In: Gorgo, Heavens Above!, 10 Rillington Place, Young Winston, The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Nationality: United Kingdom, England
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 – 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.Basil Dignam... more on Wikipedia 19
Bernard Hepton
Age: 94Films Acted In: Gandhi, Barry Lyndon, Get Carter, The Plague Dogs, The Holcroft Covenant
Birthplace: Bradford, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Francis Bernard Heptonstall (19 October 1925 – 27 July 2018) better known by the stage name... more on Wikipedia20
Billy Currie
Age: 69Films Acted In: Visage: Live
Birthplace: Huddersfield, England
William Lee "Billy" Currie (born 1 April 1950, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is an... more on Wikipedia- 21
Bobby Knutt
Age: 74Films Acted In: Coast to Coast
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Nationality: England
Robert Andrew Wass (25 November 1945 – 25 September 2017), known professionally as Bobby... more on Wikipedia - 22
Bramwell Fletcher
Dec. at 84 (1904-1988)Films Acted In: The Mummy, Random Harvest, A Bill of Divorcement, The Undying Monster, King Lear
Birthplace: Bradford, England
Nationality: England
Bramwell Fletcher (20 February 1904 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England – 22 June... more on Wikipedia 23
Brian Glover
Dec. at 63 (1934-1997)Films Acted In: An American Werewolf in London, Alien 3, The Company of Wolves, Kes, Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Birthplace: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Brian Glover (2 April 1934 – 24 July 1997) was an English character actor, writer and... more on Wikipedia24
Brian Roper
Dec. at 65 (1929-1994)Films Acted In: The Naked Heart, Hong Kong Confidential, The Rainbow Jacket, The Girl on the Pier, William Comes to Town
Birthplace: Doncaster, England
Nationality: United States of America, England
Brian T. Roper (19 August 1929 – 14 May 1994) was a British-American film and television... more on Wikipedia
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