Actor |
Film/TV show |
Year |
Country |
Type |
Notes
|
Royalty of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom
|
Kings and Queens Regnant
|
Æthelstan
|
Caspar Griffiths |
The Last Kingdom |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
As a boy. An adaptation of The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell.
|
Harry Gilby |
The Last Kingdom |
2022 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell.
|
Harry Gilby |
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die |
2023 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell.
|
Æthelred II the Unready (c.968–1016): The son of King Edgar the Peaceful, he succeeded his half-brother Edward the Martyr in 978, and although temporarily forced into exile by Sweyn Forkbeard he ruled England until his death in 1016.
|
Richard Kiley |
NET Playhouse, #4.24 "The Ceremony of Innocence" |
1970 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Ronald Ribman.
|
Edmund II Ironside (d.1016): The son of Æthelred II, he succeeded his father in 1016, but died in uncertain circumstances only seven months later.
|
John Horn |
NET Playhouse, #4.24 "The Ceremony of Innocence" |
1970 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Ronald Ribman.
|
St Edward the Confessor (1003–1066): The younger brother of Edmund Ironside, Edward succeeded to the throne in 1042 after a long period of Danish rule and ruled until his death in 1066, the last king of the House of Wessex.
|
Eduard Franz |
Lady Godiva of Coventry |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
George Howe |
Hereward the Wake |
1965 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel Hereward by Charles Kingsley.
|
Donald Eccles |
Theatre 625, #4.5–6 "Conquest" |
1966 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
John Wood |
Churchill's People, #5 "The Saxon Dusk" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Brian Blessed |
Macbeth |
1997 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, although Edward is not a character in the play.
|
Adam Woodroffe |
Historyonics, #1 "1066" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Harold II Godwinson (c.1022–1066): As Earl of Wessex, Harold declared himself king in 1066 after the death of Edward the Confessor without issue, but was defeated and killed at the Battle of Hastings nine months later by William of Normandy, and was thus the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
|
Rex Reason |
Lady Godiva of Coventry |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
Peter Arne |
Hereward the Wake |
1965 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel Hereward by Charles Kingsley.
|
Michael Craig |
ITV Play of the Week, #12.6 "A Choice of Kings" |
1966 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by John Mortimer.
|
Barrie Ingham |
Theatre 625, #4.5–6 "Conquest" |
1966 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Dennis Waterman |
Churchill's People, #5 "The Saxon Dusk" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Norman Chappell |
Carry On Laughing, #1.5 "One in the Eye for Harold" |
1975 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
John Terry |
William the Conqueror |
1982 |
Romania/France |
Film |
|
Rory McGrath |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything |
1999 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Comedy
|
Jâms Thomas |
Historyonics, #1 "1066" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
William I the Conqueror (c.1028–1087): The first Norman King of England, William the Bastard was Duke of Normandy from 1035 and invaded England and took the throne in 1066.
|
Thayer Roberts |
Lady Godiva of Coventry |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Carson |
Hereward the Wake |
1965 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel Hereward by Charles Kingsley.
|
Alan Dobie |
Theatre 625, #4.5–6 "Conquest" |
1966 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Julian Glover |
ITV Play of the Week, #12.6 "A Choice of Kings" |
1966 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by John Mortimer.
|
Anthony Collin |
Churchill's People, #5 "The Saxon Dusk" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Mark Donaldson |
Churchill's People, #6 "The Conquerors" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
David Lodge |
Carry On Laughing, #1.5 "One in the Eye for Harold" |
1975 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Hervé Bellon |
William the Conqueror |
1982 |
Romania/France |
Film |
|
Michael Gambon |
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
|
James Fleet |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything |
1999 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Comedy
|
Gavin Abbott |
Historyonics, #1 "1066" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
William II Rufus (c.1056–1100): The second surviving son of William I, he succeeded his father in 1087 but was killed, either accidentally or deliberately, while hunting in 1100.
|
Peter Firth |
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Henry I Beauclerc (c.1068-1135): The youngest son of William I, he succeeded his brother William II in 1100 and reigned until his death in 1135.
|
Clive Wood |
The Pillars of the Earth |
2010 |
Canada |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
|
Stephen of Blois (c.1092–1154): The son of William I's daughter Adela, Stephen claimed the throne in 1135 following the death of his uncle Henry I, whose only son had predeceased him, but spent most of his reign in civil war with his cousin Matilda, who also claimed the throne.
|
Frederick Treves |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Michael Grandage |
Cadfael, #1.1 "One Corpse Too Many" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Ellis Peters.
|
Tony Curran |
The Pillars of the Earth |
2010 |
Canada |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
|
Henry II Curtmantle (1133–1189): The son of Matilda, who succeeded his cousin Stephen in 1154 after he had agreed to the succession the previous year, Henry was the first of the Plantagenet rulers of England.
|
William Shea |
Becket |
1910 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
A. V. Bramble |
Becket |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
|
Alexander Gauge |
Murder in the Cathedral |
1951 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by T. S. Eliot.
|
Dominic Roche |
Richard the Lionheart |
1962 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Peter O'Toole |
Becket |
1964 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. An adaptation of the play by Jean Anouilh.
|
Peter O'Toole |
The Lion in Winter |
1968 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
|
Clive Revill |
Churchill's People, #7 "A Sprig of Broom" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Brian Cox |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Patrick Stewart |
The Lion in Winter |
2003 |
USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
|
Freddie Boath |
The Pillars of the Earth |
2010 |
Canada |
TV series |
Aged 15. An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
|
Malcolm McDowell |
Richard the Lionheart |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Richard I the Lionheart (1157–1199): The son of Henry II, he spent much of his early life at war with his father and succeeded him on his death in 1189, but spent most of his reign away from England on the Third Crusade and elsewhere before being killed in battle in 1199. He is a significant character in the Robin Hood legend and in Sir Walter Scott's novels Ivanhoe and The Talisman.
|
Arthur Hollingsworth |
Robin Hood |
1912 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Walter Craven |
Ivanhoe |
1913 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Walter Gibbs |
Robin Hood and Maid Marian |
1913 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Wallace Beery |
Robin Hood |
1922 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Wallace Beery |
Richard the Lion-Hearted |
1923 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Talisman by Walter Scott.
|
S. J. Bingham |
Robin Hood, Jr. |
1925 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Henry Wilcoxon |
The Crusades |
1935 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ian Hunter |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
1938 |
USA |
Film |
|
Patrick Barr |
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
|
Norman Wooland |
Ivanhoe |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
David Markham |
Robin Hood |
1953 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Patrick Holt |
The Men of Sherwood Forest |
1954 |
UK |
Film |
|
George Sanders |
King Richard and the Crusaders |
1954 |
USA |
Film |
Loosely based on the novel The Talisman by Walter Scott.
|
Patrick Barr |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
1956 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Bruce Seton |
Ivanhoe |
1958 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Dermot Walsh |
Richard the Lionheart |
1962–63 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Hamdy Gheith |
Saladin the Victorious |
1963 |
Egypt |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Naguib Mahfouz.
|
Jon Cypher |
NBC Children's Theatre, #1.3 "Robin Hood" |
1964 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Julian Glover |
Doctor Who, #2.22–25 "The Crusade" |
1965 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Anthony Hopkins |
The Lion in Winter |
1968 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
|
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
The Legend of Robin Hood |
1968 |
USA |
TV film |
Musical
|
Lars Bloch |
L'arciere di fuoco |
1970 |
Italy |
Film |
|
Bernard Horsfall |
Ivanhoe |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Frankie Howerd |
Up the Chastity Belt |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Peter Ustinov |
Robin Hood |
1973 |
USA |
Animated film |
Voice only. Comedy. Richard is portrayed as a lion.
|
Michael J. Jackson |
The Legend of Robin Hood |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Clinton Greyn |
Churchill's People, #8 "Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Richard Harris |
Robin and Marian |
1976 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Lawrence Clark |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 7
|
Paul Rose |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 13
|
Glen Barlow |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 18
|
Michael Byrne |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Stephan Chase |
The Talisman |
1980 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Julian Glover |
Ivanhoe |
1982 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Romualds Ancans |
The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe |
1983 |
USSR |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
|
Robert Hardy |
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood |
1984 |
USA |
TV film |
Comedy
|
John Rhys-Davies |
Robin of Sherwood |
1984 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Neil Dickson |
Lionheart |
1987 |
|
Film |
|
Forbes Collins |
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Sean Connery |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
1991 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Brief and uncredited
|
Aleksandr Baluyev |
Richard the Lion-Hearted |
1992 |
Russia |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Talisman by Walter Scott.
|
Patrick Stewart |
Robin Hood: Men in Tights |
1993 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Marek Vašut |
Young Ivanhoe |
1995 |
UK/Canada |
TV film |
|
Rory Edwards |
Ivanhoe |
1997 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Andrew Howard |
The Lion in Winter |
2003 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
|
Simon Kirk |
Historyonics, #2 "Robin Hood" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Iain Glen |
Kingdom of Heaven |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
Brief and uncredited
|
Steven Waddington |
Robin Hood |
2007 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Steven Waddington |
Heroes and Villains, #5 "Richard the Lionheart" |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Danny Huston |
Robin Hood |
2010 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Clive Revill |
Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse |
2012 |
USA |
Animated film |
Musical comedy. Voice only.
|
Chandler Maness |
Richard the Lionheart |
2013 |
USA/Italy |
Film |
|
Chandler Maness |
Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion |
2015 |
USA/Italy |
Film |
|
David Newman |
The Windsors |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
John Lackland (1166–1216): The youngest son of Henry II, he succeeded his brother Richard I on his death in 1199, but spent much of his reign at odds with his people. He is the title character of a play by William Shakespeare and is also a significant character in the Robin Hood legend and in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.
|
Herbert Beerbohm Tree |
King John |
1899 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
George Courtenay |
Ivanhoe |
1913 |
|
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Sam De Grasse |
Robin Hood |
1922 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Edward Cooper |
Robin Hood, Jr. |
1925 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Ramsay Hill |
The Crusades |
1935 |
USA |
Film |
|
Claude Rains |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
1938 |
USA |
Film |
|
George Macready |
Rogues of Sherwood Forest |
1950 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hubert Gregg |
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
|
Guy Rolfe |
Ivanhoe |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Donald Wolfit |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.3 "The Life and Death of King John" |
1952 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Donald Pleasence |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
1956–57 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Hubert Gregg |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
1957 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Brian Haines |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
1958 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Andrew Keir |
Ivanhoe |
1958 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Trader Faulkner |
Richard the Lionheart |
1962–63 |
UK |
TV series |
|
John Crawford |
The Time Tunnel |
1966 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Scott |
Rocket Robin Hood |
1967–69 |
Canada |
Animated TV series |
Voice only. Set in space in the future.
|
Nigel Terry |
The Lion in Winter |
1968 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
|
Roddy McDowall |
The Legend of Robin Hood |
1968 |
USA |
TV film |
Musical
|
Steve Vincent |
The Ribald Tales of Robin Hood |
1969 |
USA |
Film |
|
Wallas Eaton |
The Complete and Utter History of Britain |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Frank Braña |
Il magnifico Robin Hood |
1970 |
Italy |
Film |
|
Daniele Dublino |
L'arciere di fuoco |
1970 |
Italy |
Film |
|
Tim Preece |
Ivanhoe |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Peter Ustinov |
Robin Hood |
1973 |
USA |
Animated film |
Voice only. Comedy. John is portrayed as a lion.
|
Miklós Gábor |
King John |
1975 |
Hungary |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
David Dixon |
The Legend of Robin Hood |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Ron Rifkin |
When Things Were Rotten |
1975 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Kenneth Griffith |
Churchill's People, #8 "Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Ian Holm |
Robin and Marian |
1976 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Paul Spurrier |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
Child
|
John Duttine |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Ronald Pickup |
Ivanhoe |
1982 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
John Slade |
Voyagers! |
1982 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Algimantas Masiulis |
The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe |
1983 |
USSR |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
|
Gerald Flood |
Doctor Who, #20.21–22 "The King's Demons" |
1983 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Roddy McDowall |
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood |
1984 |
USA |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Phil Davis |
Robin of Sherwood |
1984–86 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Leonard Rossiter |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Life and Death of King John" |
1984 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Forbes Collins |
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Edward Fox |
Robin Hood |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
Michael Rudder |
Young Robin Hood |
1991–92 |
USA/Canada |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Richard Lewis |
Robin Hood: Men in Tights |
1993 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Ian Falconer |
Young Ivanhoe |
1995 |
UK/Canada |
TV film |
|
Ralph Brown |
Ivanhoe |
1997 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Andrew Bicknell |
The New Adventures of Robin Hood |
1997 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Cameron Rhodes |
Dark Knight |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
A very loose adaptation of the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
|
Jonathan Hyde |
Princess of Thieves |
2001 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
Rafe Spall |
The Lion in Winter |
2003 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
|
Chris Grimes |
Historyonics, #2 "Robin Hood" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Toby Stephens |
Robin Hood |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Oscar Isaac |
Robin Hood |
2010 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Paul Giamatti |
Ironclad |
2011 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
John Michael Higgins |
Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse |
2012 |
USA |
Animated film |
Musical comedy. Voice only.
|
Henry III (1207–1272): The eldest son of John, Henry succeeded his father in 1216 at the age of nine and ruled for 56 years.
|
Dora Tulloch |
King John |
1899 |
UK |
Silent short |
As a child. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Cavan Malone |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.3 "The Life and Death of King John" |
1952 |
UK |
TV film |
As a child. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Derek Godfrey |
Churchill's People, #9 "On the Anvil" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Robin Timothy |
The Devil's Crown |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Rusty Livingstone |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Life and Death of King John" |
1984 |
UK |
TV film |
As a child. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Edward I Longshanks (1239–1307): The eldest son of Henry III, Edward succeeded his father in 1272 and spent much of his reign fighting the Welsh and Scots.
|
Michael Rennie |
The Black Rose |
1950 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Thomas B. Costain.
|
David Dundas |
Churchill's People, #9 "On the Anvil" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Stephen Murray |
Churchill's People, #10 "The Wallace" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Patrick McGoohan |
Braveheart |
1995 |
USA |
Film |
|
Brian Blessed |
The Bruce |
1996 |
UK |
Film |
|
Donald Sumpter |
Heist |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Edward II (1284–1327): The eldest surviving son of Edward I, Edward succeeded his father in 1307, but unlike him was a weak king who relied on favourites; he was forced to abdicate in 1327 and was probably murdered eight months later. He is the title character of a play by Christopher Marlowe.
|
Ian McKellen |
Edward II |
1970 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
|
Michael Beaune |
The Accursed Kings |
1972 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
Philippe Clévenot |
Edward II |
1982 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
|
Steven Waddington |
Edward II |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe filmed in modern style.
|
Peter Hanly |
Braveheart |
1995 |
USA |
Film |
|
Richard Brimblecombe |
The Bruce |
1996 |
UK |
Film |
|
Christopher Buchholz |
The Accursed Kings |
2005 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
Ben Chaplin |
World Without End |
2012 |
Canada |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
|
Edward III (1312–1377)
|
Charles Kent |
The Death of King Edward III |
1911 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Michael Hordern |
The Dark Avenger |
1955 |
UK |
Film |
|
Myles Reithermann |
Edward II |
1970 |
UK |
TV film |
As a boy. An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
|
Jean-Louis Broust |
The Accursed Kings |
1972 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
Stéphane Combesco |
Edward II |
1982 |
France |
TV film |
As a boy. An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
|
Jody Graber |
Edward II |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
As a boy. An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe filmed in modern style.
|
Aurélien Wiik |
The Accursed Kings |
2005 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
|
Blake Ritson |
World Without End |
2012 |
Canada |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
|
Richard II (1367–c.1400)
|
Andrew Osborn |
Richard of Bordeaux |
1938 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
|
Alan Wheatley |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #1.44 "The Tragedy of King Richard II" |
1950 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Maurice Evans |
Hallmark Hall of Fame, #3.18 "King Richard II" |
1954 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Cushing |
Richard of Bordeaux |
1955 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
|
David William |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Ric Hutton |
The Life and Death of King Richard II |
1960 |
Australia |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Hannes Messemer |
König Richard II |
1968 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ian McKellen |
The Tragedy of King Richard II |
1971 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Tamás Jordán |
II. Richárd |
1976 |
Hungary |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Derek Jacobi |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "King Richard the Second" |
1978 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Michael Pennington |
The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Richard II" |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Aleksandr Romantsov |
Richard Vtoroi |
1992 |
Russia |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Roger Allam |
Henry IV |
1995 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Fiona Shaw |
Richard II |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Michael Maertens |
Richard II |
2001 |
Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Mark Rylance |
Richard II |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ben Whishaw |
The Hollow Crown, #1.1 "Richard II" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Henry IV (1367–1413)
|
Ralph Truman |
Richard of Bordeaux |
1938 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
|
Clement McCallin |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #1.44 "The Tragedy of King Richard II" |
1950 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ian Keith |
The Black Shield of Falworth |
1954 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel Men of Iron by Howard Pyle.
|
John Arnatt |
Richard of Bordeaux |
1955 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
|
Kent Smith |
Hallmark Hall of Fame, #3.18 "King Richard II" |
1954 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
James Condon |
The Life and Death of King Richard II |
1960 |
Australia |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Tom Fleming |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Erik Hell |
Henrik IV |
1964 |
Sweden |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
John Gielgud |
Chimes at Midnight |
1965 |
Spain/Switzerland |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare.
|
Hartmut Reck |
König Richard II |
1968 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Timothy West |
The Tragedy of King Richard II |
1971 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Sándor Lukács |
II. Richárd |
1976 |
Hungary |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Jon Finch |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "King Richard the Second" |
1978 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Jon Finch |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 1" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Jon Finch |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 2" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Michael Cronin |
The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Richard II" |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Michael Cronin |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Henry IV, Part 1" |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Michael Cronin |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Henry IV, Part 2" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Nikolai Lavrov |
Richard Vtoroi |
1992 |
Russia |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ronald Pickup |
Henry IV |
1995 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Richard Bremmer |
Richard II |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Veit Schubert |
Richard II |
2001 |
Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Rory Kinnear |
The Hollow Crown, #1.1 "Richard II" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Jeremy Irons |
The Hollow Crown, #1.2 "Henry IV, Part 1" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Jeremy Irons |
The Hollow Crown, #1.3 "Henry IV, Part 2" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Henry V (1386–1422)
|
Matheson Lang |
Royal Cavalcade |
1935 |
UK |
Film |
|
Laurence Olivier |
Henry V |
1944 |
UK |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Clement McCallin |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #2.16 "The Life of Henry V" |
1951 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Dan O'Herlihy |
The Black Shield of Falworth |
1954 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel Men of Iron by Howard Pyle.
|
Robert Hardy |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Lars Lind |
Henrik IV |
1964 |
Sweden |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Keith Baxter |
Chimes at Midnight |
1965 |
Spain/Switzerland |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare.
|
David Gwillim |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 1" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
David Gwillim |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 2" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
David Gwillim |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry V" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Kenneth Branagh |
Henry V |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Michael Pennington |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Henry IV, Part 1" |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Michael Pennington |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Henry IV, Part 2" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Michael Pennington |
The Wars of the Roses, #4 "Henry V" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Fabio Campo |
Henry IV |
1995 |
UK |
TV film |
As a child. An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Jonathan Firth |
Henry IV |
1995 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Martin Clunes |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything |
1999 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Comedy
|
Tom Hiddleston |
The Hollow Crown, #1.2 "Henry IV, Part 1" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Tom Hiddleston |
The Hollow Crown, #1.3 "Henry IV, Part 2" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Tom Hiddleston |
The Hollow Crown, #1.4 "Henry V" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Jolyon Coy |
The Windsors |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Henry VI (1421–1471)
|
James Berry |
Richard III |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
As a ghost. An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Miles Mander |
Tower of London |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Terry Scully |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Carl Wery |
König Richard III |
1964 |
West Germany |
TV film |
As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
David Warner |
The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Henry VI" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
David Warner |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
|
David Warner |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Benson |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 1" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Benson |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 2" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Benson |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Benson |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Richard III" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Paul Brennen |
The Wars of the Roses, #5 "Henry VI: House of Lancaster" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Paul Brennen |
The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Edward Jewesbury |
Richard III |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
|
David Shelley |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Tom Sturridge |
The Hollow Crown, #2.1 "Henry VI, Part 1" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Tom Sturridge |
The Hollow Crown, #2.2 "Henry VI, Part 2" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Tom Sturridge |
The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Edward IV (1442–1483)
|
Alfred Brydone |
Richard III |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Robert Gemp |
The Life and Death of King Richard III |
1912 |
France/USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Roy Travers |
Jane Shore |
1915 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play The Tragedy of Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe.
|
Ian Hunter |
Tower of London |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Cedric Hardwicke |
Richard III |
1955 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Julian Glover |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Justice Watson |
Tower of London |
1962 |
USA |
Film |
|
Benno Sterzenbach |
König Richard III |
1964 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Roy Dotrice |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Roy Dotrice |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
József Gáti |
Richard III |
1973 |
Hungary |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Brian Protheroe |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 2" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Brian Protheroe |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Brian Protheroe |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Marc Betton |
Richard III |
1986 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Philip Bowen |
The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Philip Bowen |
The Wars of the Roses, #7 "Richard III" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
John Wood |
Richard III |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
|
Max Irons |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Geoffrey Streatfeild |
The Hollow Crown, #2.2 "Henry VI, Part 2" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Geoffrey Streatfeild |
The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Edward V (1470–c.1483)
|
Kathleen Yorke |
Richard III |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Howard Stuart |
The Life and Death of King Richard III |
1912 |
France/USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ronald Sinclair |
Tower of London |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Paul Huson |
Richard III |
1955 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Hugh Janes |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Eugene Martin |
Tower of London |
1962 |
USA |
Film |
|
Nicolaus Haenel |
König Richard III |
1964 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Jonathan Soper |
Second Verdict, #2 "Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Dorian Ford |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Spike Hood |
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, #2.1 "Richard III" |
1994 |
UK |
Animated TV short |
Voice only
|
Marco Williamson |
Richard III |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
|
Timotei Cresta |
Princes in the Tower |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Sonny Ashbourne Serkis |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Caspar Morley |
The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Richard III (1452–1485)
|
William V. Ranous |
Richard III |
1908 |
USA |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Frank Benson |
Richard III |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Frederick Warde |
The Life and Death of King Richard III |
1912 |
France/USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Rolf Leslie |
Jane Shore |
1915 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play The Tragedy of Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe.
|
Basil Rathbone |
Tower of London |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Lowell Gilmore |
The Black Arrow |
1948 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
|
William Windom |
Masterpiece Playhouse, #3 "Richard III" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Laurence Olivier |
Richard III |
1955 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Paul Daneman |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Vincent Price |
Tower of London |
1962 |
USA |
Film |
|
Wolfgang Kieling |
König Richard III |
1964 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ian Holm |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Ian Holm |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Adalberto Maria Merli |
La freccia nera |
1968 |
Italy |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson.
|
Wallas Eaton |
The Complete and Utter History of Britain |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Péter Haumann |
Richard III |
1973 |
Hungary |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Colin Starkey |
Second Verdict, #2 "Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Ramaz Chkhikvadze |
Richard III |
1980 |
USSR |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ron Cook |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 2" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ron Cook |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ron Cook |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Cook |
The Black Adder |
1983 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Ariel García Valdés |
Richard III |
1986 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Andrew Jarvis |
The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Andrew Jarvis |
The Wars of the Roses, #7 "Richard III" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Antony Sher |
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, #2.1 "Richard III" |
1994 |
UK |
Animated TV short |
Voice only
|
Ian McKellen |
Richard III |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
|
Paul Mohan |
Historyonics, #3 "Richard III" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Aneurin Barnard |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Benedict Cumberbatch |
The Hollow Crown, #2.2 "Henry VI, Part 2" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Benedict Cumberbatch |
The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Al Roberts |
The Windsors |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Henry VII (1457–1509)
|
Eric Maxon |
Richard III |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
James Keane |
Richard III |
1912 |
France/USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Ralph Forbes |
Tower of London |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Stanley Baker |
Richard III |
1955 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Hennie Scott |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
As a boy. An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Jerome Willis |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Heinz Blau |
König Richard III |
1964 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Powys Thomas |
John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance |
1964 |
Canada |
Short |
|
Lee Menzies |
The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
As a boy. An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
|
Eric Porter |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" |
1965 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
James Maxwell |
Tower of London: The Innocent |
1969 |
UK |
TV film |
|
John Woodnutt |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
|
James Maxwell |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
András Kozák |
Richard III |
1973 |
Hungary |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Tim Fuke |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
As a boy. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Brian Deacon |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Peter Benson |
The Black Adder |
1983 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Charles Dale |
The Wars of the Roses, #7 "Richard III" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
Patrick Brennan |
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, #2.1 "Richard III" |
1994 |
UK |
Animated TV short |
Voice only
|
Dominic West |
Richard III |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
|
Joss Ackland |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Adam Woodroffe |
Historyonics, #3 "Richard III" |
2004 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Paul Hilton |
Princes in the Tower |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Oscar Kennedy |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
As a teenager. An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Michael Marcus |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Reece Pockney |
The White Queen |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child. An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
|
Henry VIII (1491–1547)
|
Arthur Bourchier |
Henry VIII |
1911 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Tefft Johnson |
Cardinal Wolsey |
1912 |
USA |
Silent short |
An adaptation of part of the play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare.
|
Max Maxudian |
Anne de Boleyn |
1914 |
France |
Silent short |
|
Robert Broderick |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Emil Jannings |
Anna Boleyn |
1920 |
Germany |
Silent film |
|
Albert Schreiber |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1920 |
Austria |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Lyn Harding |
When Knighthood Was in Flower |
1922 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Charles Major.
|
Shep Camp |
Hampton Court Palace |
1926 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
Charles Laughton |
The Private Life of Henry VIII |
1933 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
|
Richard Cramer |
Don't Play Bridge with Your Wife |
1933 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy.
|
Frank Cellier |
Tudor Rose |
1936 |
UK |
Film |
|
Montagu Love |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1937 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Lyn Harding |
Pearls of the Crown |
1937 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
Peter Bull |
The Tudor Touch |
1937 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Yuri Tolubeyev |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1943 |
USSR |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Arthur Dibbs |
We Do Believe in Ghosts |
1947 |
UK |
Short |
As a ghost.
|
Rafael Luis Calvo |
Catalina de Inglaterra |
1951 |
Spain |
Film |
|
Rex Harrison |
Omnibus, #1.1 "The Trial of Anne Boleyn" |
1952 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Charles Laughton |
Young Bess |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
|
James Robertson Justice |
The Sword and the Rose |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major.
|
Basil Sydney |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #4.52 "The Rose Without a Thorn" |
1953 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Clifford Bax.
|
Paul Rogers |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.6 "The White Falcon" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Jordan Lawrence & Neilson Gattey.
|
Douglas Campbell |
DuPont Show of the Month, #1.2 "The Prince and the Pauper" |
1957 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Paul Rogers |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" |
1962 |
USA |
TV serial |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Robert Shaw |
A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
UK |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt.
|
Michel de Ré |
Marie Tudor |
1966 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
|
Jack Fife |
I Dream of Jeannie |
1966 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Hans Dieter Zeidler |
Heinrich VIII. und seine Frauen |
1968 |
West Germany |
TV film |
|
Richard Burton |
Anne of the Thousand Days |
1969 |
UK |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
|
Laurence Jeffrey |
Tower of London: The Innocent |
1969 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Terry Jones |
The Complete and Utter History of Britain |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Keith Michell |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
Won the BAFTA and Emmy Awards for Best Actor.
|
Sid James |
Carry On Henry |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Keith Michell |
Elizabeth R |
1971 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Ronald Long |
Bewitched, #8.1–2 "How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII" |
1971 |
USA |
TV serial |
Comedy
|
Keith Michell |
Henry VIII and His Six Wives |
1972 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the TV series The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
|
Andrew Burleigh |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 10.
|
Manoel da Nóbrega |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1972 |
Brazil |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Ronald Radd |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1976 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Charlton Heston |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1977 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Javier Loyola |
Mujeres insólitas, "La segunda señora Tudor" |
1977 |
Spain |
TV film |
|
John Stride |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
Keith Barron |
God's Outlaw |
1986 |
UK |
Film |
|
Martin Chamberlain |
A Man for All Seasons |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt.
|
Keith Michell |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1996 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Brian Blessed |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything |
1999 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Comedy
|
Alan Bates |
The Prince and the Pauper |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
T. P. McKenna |
Monarch |
2000 |
UK |
Film |
|
Michael Hofland |
Relic Hunter |
2001 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
Chris Larkin |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
2001 |
UK |
TV series |
As a younger man. Docudrama.
|
Daniel Northover |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
2001 |
UK |
TV series |
As a boy. Docudrama.
|
Andy Rashleigh |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
2001 |
UK |
TV series |
As an older man. Docudrama.
|
Jared Harris |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
|
Sid Mitchell |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Boy
|
Ray Winstone |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
The Tudors |
2007–10 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Won the 2008 and nominated for the 2009 and 2011 Irish Film & Television Awards for Best Actor.
|
Eric Bana |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
2008 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
|
Jason Sharp |
The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary |
2008 |
UK |
Film |
|
Laurence Spellman |
Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
As a teenager. Docudrama.
|
Adam James |
Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
As a younger man. Docudrama.
|
Ian Redford |
Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
As an older man. Docudrama.
|
Damian Lewis |
Wolf Hall |
2015 |
UK |
TV series |
Nominated for the 2015 Emmy Award and the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.
|
James Doherty |
The Windsors |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Edward VI (1537–1553)
|
Marguerite Clark |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Tibor Lubinsky |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1920 |
Austria |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Forbes Dawson |
Lady Jane Grey; Or, The Court of Intrigue |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Desmond Tester |
Tudor Rose |
1936 |
UK |
Film |
|
Bobby Mauch |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1937 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Mariya Barabanova |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1943 |
USSR |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Rex Thompson |
Young Bess |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
|
Rex Thompson |
DuPont Show of the Month, #1.2 "The Prince and the Pauper" |
1957 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Philippe Ogouz |
Le théâtre de la jeunesse, "Le prince et le pauvre" |
1960 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.
|
Sean Scully |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" |
1962 |
USA |
TV serial |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Kenny Morse |
The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper |
1969 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage musical, which was itself adapted from the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Jason Kemp |
Elizabeth R |
1971 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Kadu Moliterno |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1972 |
Brazil |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Nicholas Lyndhurst |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1976 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Mark Lester |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1977 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Warren Saire |
Lady Jane |
1986 |
UK |
Film |
|
Philip Sarson |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1996 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Jonathan Timmins |
The Prince and the Pauper |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Matt Kane |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
2001 |
UK |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Hugh Mitchell |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Eoin Murtagh |
The Tudors |
2010 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Jake Hathaway |
The Tudors |
2010 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Mary I
|
Jeanne Delvair |
Marie Tudor |
1912 |
France |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
|
Hilde Müller |
Anna Boleyn |
1920 |
Germany |
Silent film |
|
Maisie Fisher |
The Virgin Queen |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies |
Tudor Rose |
1936 |
UK |
Film |
|
Yvette Pienne |
Pearls of the Crown |
1937 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
Anne Tyrrell |
Young Bess |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
|
Sheila Allen |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" |
1962 |
USA |
TV serial |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Kathy Fraise |
Marie Tudor |
1966 |
France |
TV film |
As a child. An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
|
Françoise Christophe |
Marie Tudor |
1966 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
|
Nicola Pagett |
Anne of the Thousand Days |
1969 |
UK |
Film |
|
Verina Greenlaw |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child
|
Alison Frazer |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Daphne Slater |
Elizabeth R |
1971 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Sarah Long |
Henry VIII and His Six Wives |
1972 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the TV series The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
|
Inge Keller |
Die Liebe und die Königin |
1977 |
West Germany |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play Marie Tudor by Victor Hugo.
|
Jane Lapotaire |
Lady Jane |
1986 |
UK |
Film |
|
Virginia Beare |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1996 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Kathy Burke |
Elizabeth |
1998 |
UK |
Film |
|
Lara Belmont |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Joanne Whalley |
The Virgin Queen |
2005 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Bláthnaid McKeown |
The Tudors |
2007 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Sarah Bolger |
The Tudors |
2008–10 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Won the 2010 and nominated for the 2011 Irish Film & Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
|
Constance Stride |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
2008 |
UK/USA |
Film |
As a girl. An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
|
Lizzie Rees |
The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary |
2008 |
UK |
Film |
As a child.
|
Miranda French |
The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary |
2008 |
UK |
Film |
|
Lily Lesser |
Wolf Hall |
2015 |
UK |
TV series |
As a teenager. An adaptation of the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.
|
Elizabeth I
|
Sarah Bernhardt |
Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth |
1912 |
France |
Silent short |
An adaptation of the play by Émile Moreau.
|
Diana Manners |
The Virgin Queen |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Ellen Compton |
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Gladys ffolliott |
Old Bill Through the Ages |
1924 |
UK |
Silent film |
Comedy
|
Athene Seyler |
Drake of England |
1935 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Louis N. Parker.
|
Athene Seyler |
Royal Cavalcade |
1935 |
UK |
Film |
|
Florence Eldridge |
Mary of Scotland |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Gwendolyn Jones |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1937 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Yvette Pienne |
Pearls of the Crown |
1937 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
Flora Robson |
Fire Over England |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by A. E. W. Mason.
|
Bette Davis |
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play Elizabeth the Queen by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Helen Haye |
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets |
1939 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
|
Flora Robson |
The Sea Hawk |
1940 |
USA |
Film |
|
Maria Koppenhöfer |
Das Herz der Königin |
1940 |
Germany |
Film |
Propaganda
|
Olga Lindo |
Time Flies |
1944 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Dorothy Black |
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets |
1946 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
|
Mildred Natwick |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.20 "Mary of Scotland" |
1951 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Noreen Corcoran |
Young Bess |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
As a child.
|
Jean Simmons |
Young Bess |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
|
Mary Clare |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #4.21 "Will Shakespeare" |
1953 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play William Shakespeare: An Invention by Clemence Dane.
|
Peggy Thorpe-Bates |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.7 "Queen's Folly" |
1954 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Elswyth Thane.
|
Mildred Dunnock |
You Are There, #2.26 "The First Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Carmen Mathews |
You Are There, #2.33 "The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Bette Davis |
The Virgin Queen |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
Beatrix Lehmann |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #6.40 "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets" |
1955 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
|
Agnes Moorhead |
The Story of Mankind |
1957 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the non-fiction children's book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
|
Maxine Audley |
Kenilworth |
1957 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Catherine Lacey |
ITV Play of the Week, #4.14 "In the Shadow of the Axe" |
1958 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Gwen Watford |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #9.48 "Till Time Shall End" |
1958 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Clemence Dane.
|
Peggy Thorpe-Bates |
Queen's Champion |
1958 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Mecha Ortiz |
Elizabeth Is Dead |
1960 |
Argentina |
TV film |
|
Jean Kent |
Sir Francis Drake |
1961–62 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Irene Worth |
Seven Seas to Calais |
1962 |
Italy |
Film |
|
Katya Douglas |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" |
1962 |
USA |
TV serial |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Vivienne Bennett |
Doctor Who, #2.30–35 "The Chase" |
1965 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Emma Popova |
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets |
1966 |
USSR |
TV short |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
|
Susan Engel |
The Queen's Traitor |
1967 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Gemma Jones |
Kenilworth |
1967 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
|
Judith Anderson |
Hallmark Hall of Fame, #17.3 "Elizabeth the Queen" |
1968 |
USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Amanda Jane Smythe |
Anne of the Thousand Days |
1969 |
UK |
Film |
As a baby.
|
Pamela Brown |
Play of the Month, #4.5 "Mary, Queen of Scots" |
1969 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller.
|
Jody Schaller |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Glenda Jackson |
Elizabeth R |
1971 |
UK |
TV series |
Won the Emmy Awards for Best Actress (Single Performance and Continued Performance). Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.
|
Glenda Jackson |
Mary, Queen of Scots |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
|
Graham Chapman |
Monty Python's Flying Circus |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Hattie Jacques |
Carry on Laughing, #1.4 "Orgy and Bess" |
1975 |
UK |
TV short |
Comedy
|
Nina Thomas |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1976 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Lalla Ward |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1977 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Jenny Runacre |
Jubilee |
1978 |
UK |
Film |
|
Patience Collier |
Will Shakespeare |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Charlotte Cornwell |
Drake's Venture |
1980 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Miranda Richardson |
Blackadder II |
1986 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Miranda Richardson |
Blackadder's Christmas Carol |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Quentin Crisp |
Orlando |
1992 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
|
Elizabeth Ann O'Brien |
The Prince and the Pauper |
1996 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
|
Helen Baxendale |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.7 "An Evil Business" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Cate Blanchett |
Elizabeth |
1998 |
UK |
Film |
Won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Awards Circuit Community Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Chlotrudis Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, London Critics Circle Film Award, Online Film & Television Association Award, Online Film Critics Society Award, Satellite Award and Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Most Promising Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the MTV Movie Award for Best Best Breakthrough Female Performance.
|
Judi Dench |
Shakespeare in Love |
1998 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Awards Circuit Community Award, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Chlotrudis Award and Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actress.
|
Miranda Richardson |
Blackadder: Back & Forth |
2000 |
UK |
Short |
Comedy
|
Saskia Blackwell |
Elizabeth |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
As a child. Docudrama.
|
Imogen Slaughter |
Elizabeth |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
As a younger woman. Docudrama.
|
Karen Archer |
Elizabeth |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
As an older woman. Docudrama.
|
Margot Kidder |
Mentors |
2000 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
Lorna Lacey |
Henry VIII |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Catherine McCormack |
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot |
2004 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Helen Mirren |
Elizabeth I |
2005 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Won the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Gold Derby TV Award, Golden Nymph and Women's Image Network Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Online Film & Television Association Award and Satellite Award for Best Actress.
|
Anne-Marie Duff |
The Virgin Queen |
2005 |
UK |
TV series |
Nominated for the BAFTA Award and Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress.
|
Cate Blanchett |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age |
2007 |
UK |
Film |
Won the AFI International Award for Best Actress and the Sant Jordi for Best Foreign Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Awards Circuit Community Award, Critics Choice Award, Empire Award, IOFCP Award, Italian Online Movie Award and St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Actress.
|
Angela Pleasence |
Doctor Who |
2007 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Kate Duggan |
The Tudors |
2008 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a young child.
|
Claire MacCauley |
The Tudors |
2009 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As an older child.
|
Laoise Murray |
The Tudors |
2010 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Maisie Smith |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
2008 |
UK/USA |
Film |
As a child. An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
|
Joely Richardson |
Anonymous |
2011 |
UK |
Film |
As a younger woman.
|
Vanessa Redgrave |
Anonymous |
2011 |
UK |
Film |
As an older woman.
|
Joanna Page |
Doctor Who |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Rachel Skarsten |
Reign |
2014–17 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Lucy Montgomery |
The Windsors |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Kimberly Stockton |
Bill & Ted Face the Music |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
James I
|
Paul Laurent |
Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth |
1912 |
France |
Silent short |
An adaptation of the play by Émile Moreau.
|
Lucien Littlefield |
To Have and to Hold |
1916 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mary Johnston.
|
Raymond Hatton |
To Have and to Hold |
1922 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mary Johnston.
|
Jerrold Robertshaw |
Guy Fawkes |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harrison Ainsworth.
|
Jean Kircher |
Mary of Scotland |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
As a baby. An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Judith Kircher |
Mary of Scotland |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
As a baby. An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Manfred Mackeben |
Das Herz der Königin |
1940 |
Germany |
Film |
As a young child. Propaganda.
|
William Podmore |
Hallmark Hall of Fame, #1.23 "The King's Author" |
1952 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Anthony Eustrel |
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
|
Everett Sloane |
Kraft Television Theatre, #8.52 "The King's Bounty" |
1955 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Michael Palin |
The Complete and Utter History of Britain |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Alfred Lynch |
Churchill's People, #14 "A Rich and Beautiful Empire" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Alfred Lynch |
Churchill's People, #15 "America! America!" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Bill Paterson |
Will Shakespeare |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Patrick Malahide |
Into the Labyrinth |
1981 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Hugh Ross |
God's Frontiersmen |
1988 |
UK |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Dudley Sutton |
Orlando |
1992 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
|
Jim Cummings |
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World |
1998 |
USA |
Animated film |
Voice only
|
Wayne Opie |
Elizabeth |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Jeremy Irons |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Robert Carlyle |
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot |
2004 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Ewen Bremner |
Elizabeth I |
2005 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Jonathan Pryce |
The New World |
2005 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
James Clyde |
Anonymous |
2011 |
UK |
Film |
|
Derek Riddell |
Gunpowder |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Jake Foy |
Reign |
2017 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Dickie Beau |
The Windsors |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Charles I
|
Russell Thorndike |
Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Henry Victor |
The Royal Oak |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Henry Hamilton & Augustus Harris.
|
Hugh Miller |
The Vicar of Bray |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
|
Paul Rogers |
ITV Play of the Week, #4.22 "The Killing of the King" |
1959 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Robert Rietty |
The Scarlet Blade |
1963 |
UK |
Film |
|
Stephen MacDonald |
Witch Wood |
1964 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by John Buchan.
|
Alec Guinness |
Cromwell |
1970 |
UK |
Film |
|
Kenneth Colley |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.24 "Revolutions: Cromwell" |
1970 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Daniel Brian |
Churchill's People, #16 "March On, Boys!" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Jeremy Clyde |
The Children of the New Forest |
1977 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Frederick Marryat.
|
Jeremy Clyde |
By the Sword Divided |
1983–85 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Stephen Fry |
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years |
1988 |
UK |
TV short |
Essentially as the current Charles, Prince of Wales. Comedy.
|
Bill Paterson |
The Return of the Musketeers |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
Loosely based on the novel Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Aleksei Petrenko |
Mushketyory 20 let spustya |
1992 |
Russia |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Chris Kirk |
Civil War: England's Fight for Freedom |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Michael Maloney |
Children of the New Forest |
1998 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Frederick Marryat.
|
Rupert Everett |
To Kill a King |
2003 |
UK |
Film |
|
Martin Turner |
Charles II: The Power and the Passion |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Peter Capaldi |
The Devil's Whore |
2008 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Stephen Harvey |
The Windsors |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Charles II
|
Augustus Neville |
Sweet Nell of Old Drury |
1911 |
Australia |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Paul Kester.
|
P. G. Ebbutt |
King Charles |
1913 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Harrison Ainsworth.
|
P. G. Ebbutt |
Old St Paul's |
1914 |
UK |
Silent short |
An adaptation of the novel by Harrison Ainsworth.
|
Owen Moore |
Mistress Nell |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by George Cochrane Hazelton.
|
William Luff |
The Glorious Adventure |
1922 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Henry Victor |
The Royal Oak |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Henry Hamilton & Augustus Harris.
|
Dwight Wiman |
Peter Stuyvesant |
1924 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Randle Ayrton |
Nell Gwyn |
1926 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen.
|
Cedric Hardwicke |
Nell Gwynn |
1934 |
UK |
Film |
|
Allan Jeayes |
Colonel Blood |
1934 |
UK |
Film |
|
K. Hamilton Price |
The Vicar of Bray |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
|
Barry K. Barnes |
Theatre Parade, "Thank You, Mr Pepys" |
1938 |
UK |
TV short |
An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
|
Vincent Price |
Hudson's Bay |
1941 |
USA |
Film |
|
Dennis Arundell |
Penn of Pennsylvania |
1942 |
UK |
Film |
|
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
The Exile |
1947 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel His Majesty, the King by Cosmo Hamilton.
|
George Sanders |
Forever Amber |
1947 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Kathleen Winsor.
|
Anthony Hulme |
Cardboard Cavalier |
1949 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Lester Matthews |
Lorna Doone |
1951 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by R. D. Blackmore.
|
Eric Berry |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.35 "The Portugal Lady" |
1952 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Reginald Tate |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.42 "Ninety Sail" |
1954 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Lipscomb.
|
George Sanders |
The King's Thief |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
Gabriele Antonini |
Revenge of the Musketeers |
1963 |
Italy |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
|
David Cargill |
The Children of the New Forest |
1964 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Frederick Marryat.
|
James Villiers |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Michael Palin |
The Complete and Utter History of Britain |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Robin Stewart |
Cromwell |
1970 |
UK |
Film |
|
John Gielgud |
Play of the Month, #5.5 "In Good King Charles's Golden Days" |
1970 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
|
Richard Morant |
Woodstock |
1973 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Sir Walter Scott.
|
Paul Ambrose |
Churchill's People, #16 "March On, Boys!" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Denis Quilley |
Churchill's People, #18 "A Bill of Mortality" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
Mark Burns |
The Wicked Lady |
1983 |
UK |
Film |
|
Simon Treves |
By the Sword Divided |
1985 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Michael York |
The Lady and the Highwayman |
1989 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel Cupid Rides Pillion by Barbara Cartland.
|
Simon Callow |
England, My England |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
|
Sam Neill |
Restoration |
1995 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Rose Tremain.
|
Rufus Sewell |
Charles II: The Power and the Passion |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Nathaniel Parker |
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Rupert Everett |
Stage Beauty |
2004 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Julian Wadham |
Wren: The Man Who Built Britain |
2004 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
John Malkovich |
The Libertine |
2004 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Stephen Jeffreys.
|
Michael Boisvert |
Young Blades |
2005 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Richard Druitt |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Jeremy Northam |
New Worlds |
2014 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Jack Huston |
The Great Fire |
2014 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Charles Dance |
Michiel de Ruyter |
2015 |
Netherlands |
Film |
|
James II
|
Josef Moser |
The Grinning Face |
1921 |
Austria |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.
|
Cuyler Supplee |
Peter Stuyvesant |
1924 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Gibb McLaughlin |
Nell Gwyn |
1926 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen.
|
Sam De Grasse |
The Man Who Laughs |
1928 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
Lawrence Anderson |
Nell Gwynn |
1934 |
UK |
Film |
|
Vernon Steele |
Captain Blood |
1935 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Rafael Sabatini.
|
Douglas Matthews |
Theatre Parade, "Thank You, Mr Pepys" |
1938 |
UK |
TV short |
An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
|
Denis McCarthy |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.35 "The Portugal Lady" |
1952 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Peter Copley |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.42 "Ninety Sail" |
1954 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Lipscomb.
|
John Westbrook |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Michael Craig |
Play of the Month, #5.5 "In Good King Charles's Golden Days" |
1970 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
|
Guy Henry |
England, My England |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
|
Robert Addie |
Lorna Doone |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by R. D. Blackmore.
|
Oliver Fox |
To Kill a King |
2003 |
UK |
Film |
|
Charlie Creed-Miles |
Charles II: The Power and the Passion |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Oliver Jackson-Cohen |
The Great Fire |
2014 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Mary II
|
Verina Greenlaw |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child. An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Lisa Daniely |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Sarah Crowden |
Orlando |
1992 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
|
Rebecca Front |
England, My England |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
|
Victoria Wood |
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Ella-June Henrard |
Michiel de Ruyter |
2015 |
Netherlands |
Film |
|
William III
|
Frank Dane |
The Black Tulip |
1921 |
Netherlands |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Bernard Lee |
The Black Tulip |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Henry Daniell |
Captain Kidd |
1945 |
USA |
Film |
|
Olaf Hytten |
Against All Flags |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
|
Henry Davies |
The Black Tulip |
1956 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Alan Rowe |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Eric Woofe |
The Black Tulip |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Laurence Olivier |
Peter the Great |
1986 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Thom Hoffman |
Orlando |
1992 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
|
Corin Redgrave |
England, My England |
1995 |
UK |
Film |
|
Jochum ten Haaf |
Charles II: The Power and the Passion |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Bernard Hill |
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Egbert-Jan Weber |
Michiel de Ruyter |
2015 |
Netherlands |
Film |
|
Anne
|
Anna Kallina |
The Grinning Face |
1921 |
Austria |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.
|
Mady Christians |
A Glass of Water |
1923 |
Germany |
Silent film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
|
Josephine Crowell |
The Man Who Laughs |
1928 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
Gunnel Lindblom |
A Glass of Water |
1960 |
Sweden |
TV film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
|
Liselotte Pulver |
A Glass of Water |
1960 |
West Germany |
Film |
Musical comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
|
Lesley Roach |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child. An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Margaret Tyzack |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé |
The Man Who Laughs |
1971 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
Judit Halász |
Zenés TV színház, "Sakk-matt" |
1977 |
Hungary |
TV film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play The Glass of Water by Eugène Scribe.
|
Natalya Belokhvostikova |
A Glass of Water |
1979 |
USSR |
Film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
|
Peter Bull |
Yellowbeard |
1984 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Elizabeth Spriggs |
Wren: The Man Who Built Britain |
2004 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Vera Uzelacová |
The Man Who Laughs |
2012 |
France |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
|
Olivia Colman |
The Favourite |
2018 |
UK/USA/Ireland |
Film |
Won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup and British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Satellite Award and AACTA International Award for Best Actress.
|
George I
|
Anthony Lang |
Saraband for Dead Lovers |
1948 |
UK |
Film |
As a boy. An adaptation of the novel by Helen Simpson.
|
Peter Bull |
Saraband for Dead Lovers |
1948 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Helen Simpson.
|
Eric Pohlmann |
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue |
1953 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Otto Waldis |
The Iron Glove |
1954 |
USA |
Film |
|
Steve Plytas |
Rogues' Gallery |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
|
John Rapley |
Churchill's People, #20 "The Fine Art of Bubble-Blowing" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
George II
|
Douglas Payne |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: The Gunpowder Plot |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
Alexander Ekert |
Exzellenz Unterrock |
1920 |
Germany |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the comic novel by Adolf Paul.
|
Lewis Gilbert |
Bonnie Prince Charlie |
1923 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Olaf Hytten |
The Last of the Mohicans |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
|
Martin Miller |
Bonnie Prince Charlie |
1948 |
UK |
Film |
|
Ivan Triesault |
Dick Turpin's Ride |
1951 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the poem by Alfred Noyes.
|
Arthur Young |
John Wesley |
1954 |
UK |
Film |
|
Mathias Wieman |
The Girl and the Legend |
1957 |
West Germany |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Friedrich Forster.
|
Otto Diamant |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #9.20 "The Trial of Admiral Byng" |
1958 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Richard Harris |
King of the Wind |
1990 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Marguerite Henry.
|
Clive Swift |
Aristocrats |
1999 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography by Stella Tillyard.
|
Richard Griffiths |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
2011 |
USA |
Film |
|
George III
|
John Storm |
The Mutiny of the Bounty |
1916 |
Australia |
Silent film |
|
Jack Cosgrave |
The Spirit of '76 |
1917 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Arthur Donaldson |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
Albert Lieven |
Rake's Progress |
1939 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
|
Raymond Lovell |
The Young Mr Pitt |
1942 |
UK |
Film |
|
Frederick Valk |
Mrs. Fitzherbert |
1947 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
|
Robert Morley |
Beau Brummell |
1954 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
|
E. G. Marshall |
You Are There, #3.4 "William Pitt's Last Speech to Parliament" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
George Woodbridge |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.23 "The Lass of Richmond Hill" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
|
Eric Pohlmann |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
Eric Pohlmann |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #10.17–19 "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" |
1963 |
USA |
TV serial |
An adaptation of the Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike.
|
Jean Muselli |
Le théâtre de la jeunesse, "Le matelot de nulle part" |
1964 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel Israel Potter by Herman Melville.
|
Graham Chapman |
Monty Python's Flying Circus |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Roger Booth |
Barry Lyndon |
1975 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.
|
John Tillinger |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Nigel Davenport |
Prince Regent |
1979 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Gertan Klauber |
Blackadder the Third |
1987 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Rhys McConnochie |
Captain James Cook |
1988 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
Nigel Hawthorne |
The Madness of King George |
1994 |
UK |
Film |
Won the BAFTA Award and Empire Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett.
|
David Warner |
The American Revolution |
1994 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Robin Soans |
Sabotage! |
2000 |
Spain |
Film |
Comedy
|
Nicholas Rowe |
Longitude |
2000 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Dava Sobel.
|
Mark Hadlow |
Jack of All Trades |
2000 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Charles Shaughnessy |
Liberty's Kids |
2002 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Anthony Cochrane |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Tom Hollander |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Napoleon Ryan |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Edward Petherbridge |
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell |
2015 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Susanna Clarke.
|
Paul Rhys |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2015–17 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Paul Whitehouse |
The Windsors |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
George IV
|
Charles Chapman |
Beau Brummel |
1913 |
USA |
Silent short |
An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
|
Teddy Arundell |
The Romance of Lady Hamilton |
1919 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Alfred Paumier |
The Amateur Gentleman |
1920 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jeffery Farnol.
|
Bellenden Powell |
A Prince of Lovers |
1922 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play Byron by Alicia Ramsey.
|
Holmes Herbert |
A Stage Romance |
1922 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play Kean by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Willard Louis |
Beau Brummel |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
|
Otto Detlefsen |
Kean |
1924 |
France |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Gino Corrado |
The Amateur Gentleman |
1926 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jeffery Farnol.
|
Lumsden Hare |
The House of Rothschild |
1934 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play Rothschild by George Hembert Westley.
|
Nigel Bruce |
The Scarlet Pimpernel |
1934 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel and play by Baroness Orczy.
|
Olaf Hytten |
Becky Sharp |
1935 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Langdon Mitchell, itself based on the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.
|
Gilbert Davis |
The Amateur Gentleman |
1936 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jeffery Farnol.
|
Hugh Huntley |
Lloyd's of London |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
|
Evelyn Roberts |
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
Based on the novels by Baroness Orczy.
|
Raymond Lovell |
The Man in Grey |
1943 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Eleanor Smith.
|
Michael Dyne |
Kitty |
1945 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Rosamond Marshall.
|
Peter Graves |
The Laughing Lady |
1946 |
UK |
Film |
Musical. An adaptation of the play by Ingram D'Abbes.
|
Peter Graves |
Mrs. Fitzherbert |
1947 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
|
Cecil Parker |
The First Gentleman |
1948 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Norman Ginsbury.
|
Jack Hawkins |
The Elusive Pimpernel |
1950 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.
|
Raymond Rollett |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #1.6 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" |
1950 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Baroness Orczy & Montagu Barstow.
|
Ernest Jay |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #2.2 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" |
1951 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Baroness Orczy & Montagu Barstow.
|
Peter Ustinov |
Beau Brummell |
1954 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
|
Walter Fitzgerald |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.11 "Beau Brummell" |
1954 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
|
Jack May |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #6.38 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" |
1955 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Baroness Orczy & Montagu Barstow.
|
Tony Britton |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.23 "The Lass of Richmond Hill" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
|
Arne Lie |
Den røde pimpernell |
1968 |
Norway |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.
|
Roy Kinnear |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
1970 |
USA |
Film |
Musical comedy. An adaptation of the stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane.
|
Ralph Richardson |
Lady Caroline Lamb |
1972 |
UK |
Film |
|
Robert Stephens |
Play of the Month, #14.1 "Kean" |
1978 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Jean-Paul Sartre, itself adapted from the play by Alexandre Dumas.
|
Peter Egan |
Prince Regent |
1979 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Julian Fellowes |
The Scarlet Pimpernel |
1982 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novels The Scarlet Pimpernel and Eldorado by Baroness Orczy.
|
David King |
Number 10, #4 "The Iron Duke" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Roy Dotrice |
Shaka Zulu |
1986 |
South Africa |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Joshua Sinclair.
|
Peter Schofield |
Vanity Fair |
1987 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
|
Hugh Laurie |
Blackadder the Third |
1987 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Hugh Laurie |
Blackadder's Christmas Carol |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
James Saxon |
Haggard |
1992 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy. An adaptation of Squire Haggard's Journal by Michael Green.
|
John Sessions |
Princess Caraboo |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
|
Rupert Everett |
The Madness of King George |
1994 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett.
|
Julian Fellowes |
Sharpe's Regiment |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Bernard Cornwell.
|
James Saxon |
Poldark |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Based on the novel The Stranger from the Sea by Winston Graham.
|
Richard E. Grant |
A Royal Scandal |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Roger Ashton-Griffiths |
Vanity Fair |
1998 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
|
Jonathan Coy |
The Scarlet Pimpernel |
1999–2000 |
UK |
TV series |
Loosely based on the novels by Baroness Orczy.
|
Richard McCabe |
Vanity Fair |
2004 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
|
Hugh Bonneville |
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man |
2006 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the biography by Ian Kelly.
|
Mark Gatiss |
Taboo |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Tim McInnerny |
Peterloo |
2018 |
UK |
Film |
|
William IV
|
Ernst G. Schiffner |
Victoria in Dover |
1936 |
Germany |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
|
Scott Forbes |
Mrs. Fitzherbert |
1947 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
|
Tom Gill |
The First Gentleman |
1948 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Norman Ginsbury.
|
William Mervyn |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.47 "Prelude to Glory" |
1954 |
UK |
TV film |
|
David King |
Churchill's People, #25 "True Patriots All" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
David Pinner |
Prince Regent |
1979 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Peter Ustinov |
Victoria & Albert |
2001 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Toby Jones |
Amazing Grace |
2006 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Jim Broadbent |
The Young Victoria |
2009 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Victoria
|
Rose Tapley |
The Victoria Cross |
1912 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Blanche Forsythe |
Sixty Years a Queen |
1913 |
UK |
Silent film |
As a younger woman. An adaptation of the biography by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
|
Louie Henri |
Sixty Years a Queen |
1913 |
UK |
Silent film |
As an older woman. An adaptation of the biography by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
|
Louie Henri |
Disraeli |
1916 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the play by Louis N. Parker.
|
Blanche Graham |
Livingstone |
1925 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Julia Faye |
The Yankee Clipper |
1927 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Marion Drada |
Balaclava |
1928 |
UK |
Silent film |
|
Margaret Mann |
Disraeli |
1929 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Louis N. Parker.
|
Hanna Waag |
Walzerkrieg |
1933 |
Germany |
Film |
|
Madeleine Ozeray |
La Guerre des valses |
1933 |
Germany |
Film |
A French-language adaptation of the film Walzerkrieg.
|
Pamela Stanley |
David Livingstone |
1936 |
UK |
Film |
|
Fay Holden |
The White Angel |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jenny Jugo |
Victoria in Dover |
1936 |
Germany |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
|
Anna Neagle |
Victoria the Great |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
|
Lisette Lanvin |
Pearls of the Crown |
1937 |
France |
Film |
As a young woman. Comedy.
|
Yvette Pienne |
Pearls of the Crown |
1937 |
France |
Film |
As an older woman. Comedy.
|
Viva Tattersall |
Souls at Sea |
1937 |
USA |
Film |
|
Anna Neagle |
Sixty Glorious Years |
1938 |
UK |
Film |
|
Pamela Stanley |
Marigold |
1938 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Charles Garvice, Allen Harker and F. Prior.
|
Gaby Morlay |
Entente cordiale |
1939 |
France |
Film |
|
Beryl Mercer |
The Little Princess |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
|
Beryl Mercer |
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Fay Compton |
The Prime Minister |
1941 |
UK |
Film |
|
Evelyn Beresford |
Buffalo Bill |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ada Reeve |
Mr Gladstone |
1947 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Pamela Brown |
Alice in Wonderland |
1949 |
France |
Film |
|
Evelyn Beresford |
Annie Get Your Gun |
1950 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the stage musical by Irving Berlin.
|
Irene Dunne |
The Mudlark |
1950 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Theodore Bonnet.
|
Helen Hayes |
Robert Montgomery Presents, #2.10 "Victoria Regina" |
1951 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
Helena Pickard |
The Lady with a Lamp |
1951 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Reginald Berkeley.
|
Renée Asherson |
Happy and Glorious |
1952 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Muriel Aked |
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan |
1953 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of The Gilbert and Sullivan Book by Leslie Baily.
|
Sybil Thorndike |
Melba |
1953 |
UK |
Film |
|
Romy Schneider |
Victoria in Dover |
1954 |
Austria |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
|
Clare Austin |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.47 "Prelude to Glory" |
1954 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Claire Bloom |
Robert Montgomery Presents, #8.31 "Victoria Regina" |
1957 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Laurence Houseman.
|
Judi Meredith |
Telephone Time, #2.19 "The Consort" |
1957 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Dorothy Tutin |
ITV Play of the Week, #2.43 "Victoria Regina" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
Marian Spencer |
ITV Play of the Week, #6.7 "Old Man in a Hurry" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Julie Harris |
Victoria Regina |
1961 |
USA |
TV film |
Won the Emmy Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
Kate Reid |
Invincible Mr. Disraeli |
1963 |
USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
|
Lola Brooks |
The Young Victoria |
1963 |
Australia |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman.
|
Patricia Routledge |
Victoria Regina |
1964 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
Avis Bunnage |
The Wrong Box |
1966 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne.
|
Gladys Spencer |
Play of the Month, #1.4 "Gordon of Khartoum" |
1966 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play The Last Hero by Robin Maugham.
|
Jane Connell |
Bewitched |
1967 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Barbara Carroll |
Zorro in the Court of England |
1969 |
Italy |
Film |
|
Christine Ozanne |
The Flaxton Boys |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Terry Jones |
Monty Python's Flying Circus |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Mollie Maureen |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes |
1970 |
UK |
Film |
|
Mollie Maureen |
The Edwardians, #7 "Daisy" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Peter Sellers |
The Great McGonagall |
1974 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Perlita Neilson |
Fall of Eagles |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Mavis Edwards |
Fall of Eagles |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
As an old woman.
|
Michael Palin |
Monty Python's Flying Circus |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Kate Reid |
Witness to Yesterday |
1974 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Annette Crosbie |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Susan Field |
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother |
1975 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Ronnie Corbett |
The Two Ronnies, "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town" |
1976 |
UK |
TV serial |
Comedy
|
Shirley Steedman |
East Lynne |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
|
Rosemary Leach |
Disraeli |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Sheila Reid |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
John Dalby |
Stories from a Flying Trunk |
1979 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
|
Jacquelyn Hyde |
The Wild Wild West Revisited |
1979 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Jessica Spencer |
Cribb |
1981 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Marina McConnell |
Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House |
1982 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Lurene Tuttle |
Voyagers! |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Zena Walker |
Number 10, #6 "Dizzy" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Bronwen Mantel |
Barnum |
1986 |
Canada |
TV film |
|
Erica Rogers |
Shaka Zulu |
1986 |
South Africa |
TV series |
|
Miriam Margolyes |
Blackadder's Christmas Carol |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Anna Massey |
Around the World in 80 Days |
1989 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Jules Verne.
|
Honora Burke |
Hands of a Murderer |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Margaret Heale |
Rhodes |
1996 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Judi Dench |
Mrs Brown |
1997 |
UK |
Film |
Won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Satellite Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award and Screen Actors' Guild Award for Best Actress.
|
Debra Beaumont |
The Opium War |
1997 |
China |
Film |
|
Louise Rea |
Network First, #100 "He Influenced Me in Everything" |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
As a young woman. Docudrama.
|
Rhoda Lewis |
Network First, #101 "A Queen Alone" |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
As an older woman. Docudrama.
|
Avril Angers |
Network First, #101 "A Queen Alone" |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
As an old woman. Docudrama.
|
Wendy Worthington |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |
1998 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy.
|
Patti Allen |
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne |
2000 |
Canada/UK |
TV series |
|
Victoria Hamilton |
Victoria & Albert |
2001 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Joyce Redman |
Victoria & Albert |
2001 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
As an old woman.
|
Liz Moscrop |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
Prunella Scales |
Station Jim |
2001 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Frances McDevitt |
Queen Victoria's Empire |
2001 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Docudrama
|
Janine Duvitski |
The Young Visiters |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Daisy Ashford.
|
Emma Sackville |
Looking for Victoria |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
As a teenager. Docudrama.
|
Charlie Hayes |
Looking for Victoria |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
As a young woman. Docudrama.
|
Prunella Scales |
Looking for Victoria |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama.
|
Gemma Jones |
Shanghai Knights |
2003 |
Hong Kong/USA |
Film |
Comedy.
|
Kathy Bates |
Around the World in 80 Days |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the novel by Jules Verne.
|
Tara Strong |
Van Helsing: The London Assignment |
2004 |
USA |
Animated short |
As a young woman. Voice only.
|
Tress MacNeille |
Van Helsing: The London Assignment |
2004 |
USA |
Animated short |
Voice only
|
Doreen Mantle |
Shadow Play |
2004 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Tessa Pointing |
The First Black Britons |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Pauline Collins |
Doctor Who |
2006 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Zoë Street |
Florence Nightingale |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Scarlett Coldstream |
Queen Victoria's Men |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
As a child. Docudrama.
|
Verity Hewlitt |
Queen Victoria's Men |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
As a young woman. Docudrama.
|
Jenifer Armitage |
Queen Victoria's Men |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
As an older woman. Docudrama.
|
Grace Smith |
The Young Victoria |
2009 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Aged 5.
|
Michaela Brooks |
The Young Victoria |
2009 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Aged 11.
|
Emily Blunt |
The Young Victoria |
2009 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Imelda Staunton |
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! |
2012 |
UK/USA |
Animated film |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Saskia Wickham |
Victoria Meets |
2012 |
UK |
Short |
|
Barbara Flynn |
1864 |
2014 |
Denmark |
TV series |
|
Jenna Coleman |
Victoria |
2016–19 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Barbara Adair |
Ripper Street |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Judi Dench |
Victoria & Abdul |
2017 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Shrabani Basu.
|
Gayle Rankin |
The Greatest Showman |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
Musical
|
Pam Ferris |
Holmes & Watson |
2018 |
USA/Canada |
Film |
Comedy
|
Olivia Hallinan |
Albert: The Power Behind Victoria |
2018 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Edward VII
|
Alfred Bailey Groves |
Sixty Years a Queen |
1913 |
UK |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the biography by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
|
Aubrey Dexter |
Sixty Glorious Years |
1938 |
UK |
Film |
|
Victor Francen |
Entente cordiale |
1939 |
France |
Film |
|
Edwin Maxwell |
Holy Matrimony |
1943 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy. An adaptation of the novel Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett.
|
Stuart Holmes |
The Lodger |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes.
|
Michael Aldridge |
Happy and Glorious |
1952 |
UK |
TV series |
Aldridge also played Edward's father, Prince Albert.
|
Ian Murray |
The First Traveling Saleslady |
1956 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Sebastian Cabot |
Telephone Time, #3.23 "Recipe for Success" |
1958 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Laurence Naismith |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde |
1960 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
|
Kevin Brennan |
On Trial, #2 "The Baccarat Scandal" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Robert Downing |
Victoria Regina |
1961 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
Peter Macann |
Victoria Regina |
1964 |
UK |
TV series |
As a young man. An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
Kevin Brennan |
Victoria Regina |
1964 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
|
James Robertson Justice |
Mayerling |
1968 |
France/UK |
Film |
|
Reginald Marsh |
Young Winston |
1972 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the autobiography My Early Life: A Roving Commission by Winston Churchill.
|
Lockwood West |
Upstairs, Downstairs |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Thorley Walters |
The Edwardians |
1973 |
UK |
TV series |
|
David Brierly |
On the Game |
1974 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Mike Elles |
Fall of Eagles |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
As a young man.
|
Derek Francis |
Fall of Eagles |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Edward Hardwicke |
The Pallisers |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Anthony Trollope.
|
Thorley Walters |
Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Carl Hughes |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
As a baby.
|
Simon Gipps-Kent |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
As a boy
|
Charles Sturridge |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
As a teenager
|
Timothy West |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Ronnie Barker |
The Two Ronnies, "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town" |
1976 |
UK |
TV serial |
Comedy
|
Roger Hammond |
The Duchess of Duke Street |
1976 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Denis Lill |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Victor Langley |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
Michael Cronin |
Le Pétomane |
1979 |
UK |
Short |
Comedy.
|
Peter Ustinov |
Strumpet City |
1980 |
Ireland |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by James Plunkett.
|
Lockwood West |
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George |
1981 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Richard Huggett |
Nancy Astor |
1982 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Wensley Pithey |
Number 10, #5 "The Asquiths" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
|
John Standing |
The Young Visiters |
1984 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Daisy Ashford.
|
Sean Taylor |
Shaka Zulu |
1986 |
South Africa |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Joshua Sinclair.
|
Ian McNeice |
1871 |
1990 |
France/UK |
Film |
|
Joss Ackland |
Incident at Victoria Falls |
1991 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
Geoffrey Bateman |
Buffalo Girls |
1995 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by Larry McMurtry.
|
David Westhead |
Mrs Brown |
1997 |
UK |
Film |
|
Philip Goldacre |
Network First, #101 "A Queen Alone" |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama.
|
Christopher Pulford |
Victoria & Albert |
2001 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
As a child.
|
Simon Quarterman |
Victoria & Albert |
2001 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Michael Gambon |
The Lost Prince |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Simon Russell Beale |
The Young Visiters |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Peter Whittington |
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, #4 "The Sewer King" |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
David Calder |
Mr Selfridge |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Michael Howe |
The Windsors |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Eddie Izzard |
Victoria & Abdul |
2017 |
UK/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Shrabani Basu.
|
Mac Jackson |
Victoria |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 5.
|
Laurie Shepherd |
Victoria |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 6–9.
|
George V
|
Henry Warwick |
Why America Will Win |
1918 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
William Gaffney |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Derek Erskine |
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama |
1925 |
UK |
Silent short |
Comedy
|
Carleton Hobbs |
A King's Story |
1965 |
UK |
Film |
Documentary. Voice only.
|
Joachim Rake |
Der irische Freiheitskampf |
1969 |
West Germany |
TV miniseries |
|
Joseph West |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 4.
|
Christopher Watts |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Michael Osborne |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Marius Goring |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
Keith Varnier |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Rene Aranda |
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu |
1980 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Terence Brook |
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George |
1981 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Guy Deghy |
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years |
1981 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Neville Barber |
Number 10, #2 "Underdog" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Neville Barber |
Number 10, #5 "The Asquiths" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Andrew Gilmour |
A Thousand Skies |
1985 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
David Ravenswood |
Half a World Away |
1991 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
John Warner |
The Treaty |
1991 |
Ireland |
TV film |
|
David Troughton |
All the King's Men |
1999 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the non-fiction book The Vanished Battalion by Nigel McCrery.
|
Alan Bates |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Rupert Frazer |
Shackleton |
2002 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Tom Hollander |
The Lost Prince |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Andrew Pritchard |
The First Black Britons |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Clifford Rose |
Wallis & Edward |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Julian Wadham |
My Boy Jack |
2007 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by David Haig.
|
Michael Gambon |
The King's Speech |
2010 |
UK |
Film |
|
James Fox |
W.E. |
2011 |
UK |
Film |
|
Guy Williams |
Downton Abbey |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Patrick Fitzsymons |
37 Days |
2014 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Jon Glover |
Downton Abbey |
2014 |
UK |
TV series |
Voice only.
|
Simon Jones |
Downton Abbey |
2019 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Nicholas Boulton |
Queen Marie of Romania |
2019 |
Romania |
Film |
|
Richard Dillane |
The Crown |
2022 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Edward VIII
|
John Greenidge |
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama |
1925 |
|
Silent film |
|
David Warner |
A King's Story |
1965 |
UK |
Film |
Documentary. Voice only.
|
Richard Chamberlain |
The Woman I Love |
1972 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Peter Barkworth |
Crown Matrimonial |
1974 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Royce Ryton which had also starred Barkworth.
|
Ian Ogilvy |
The Gathering Storm |
1974 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the autobiography by Winston Churchill.
|
Roy Jacobs |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Edward Fox |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
David Yelland |
Chariots of Fire |
1981 |
UK |
Film |
|
Madison Mason |
Tales of the Gold Monkey |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Standing |
To Catch a King |
1984 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jack Higgins.
|
Anthony Andrews |
The Woman He Loved |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Peter Sands |
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Andrew Ray |
Passion and Paradise |
1989 |
Canada/UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the non-fiction book Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? by James Leasor.
|
Geoffrey Baird |
Half a World Away |
1991 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
Jonathan Weightman |
Passagem por Lisboa |
1994 |
Portugal |
Film |
|
William Boyde |
A Dance to the Music of Time |
1997 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by Anthony Powell.
|
Charles Edwards |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Julian Firth |
Cambridge Spies |
2003 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Dominic Colenso |
The Lost Prince |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Stephen Campbell Moore |
Wallis & Edward |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Guy Pearce |
The King's Speech |
2010 |
UK |
Film |
|
Tom Hollander |
Any Human Heart |
2010 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by William Boyd.
|
James D'Arcy |
W.E. |
2011 |
UK |
Film |
|
Oliver Dimsdale |
Downton Abbey |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Alex Jennings |
The Crown |
2016–22 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 58–64.
|
William Michael Roberts |
Queen Marie of Romania |
2019 |
Romania |
Film |
|
Derek Jacobi |
The Crown |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 77.
|
Adam Buchanan |
The Crown |
2022 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 23.
|
George VI
|
William Beckley |
The Woman I Love |
1972 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Andrew Ray |
Crown Matrimonial |
1974 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Royce Ryton.
|
Denis Lill |
The Gathering Storm |
1974 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the autobiography by Winston Churchill.
|
Daniel Slater |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Andrew Ray |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
Lyndon Brook |
Churchill and the Generals |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Martin Jarvis |
Ike: The War Years |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the memoirs Eisenhower Was My Boss and Past Forgetting by Kay Summersby.
|
Owen Holder |
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy |
1986 |
UK |
TV series |
|
James Wilby |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Anthony Andrews |
Cambridge Spies |
2003 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Craig Shenton |
The Lost Prince |
2003 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
Harry Enfield |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years |
2004 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Mick Rose |
Ike: Countdown to D-Day |
2004 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Bill Champion |
Wallis & Edward |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Iain Glen |
Into the Storm |
2009 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
Colin Firth |
The King's Speech |
2010 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor.
|
Laurence Fox |
W.E. |
2011 |
UK |
Film |
|
Jonathan Townsend |
Downton Abbey |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Rupert Everett |
A Royal Night Out |
2015 |
UK |
Film |
|
Jared Harris |
The Crown |
2016–17 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the 2017 BAFTA Award and 2016 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Clive Hayward |
The Windsors |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Ben Mendelsohn |
Darkest Hour |
2017 |
UK |
Film |
|
Jonathan Cullen |
SS-GB |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Len Deighton.
|
Elizabeth II
|
Steven Walden |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Stanley Baxter |
The Stanley Baxter Picture Show |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Huguette Funfrock |
Bons Baisers de Hong Kong |
1975 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
Sheila Steafel |
The Goodies |
1975–77 |
UK |
TV series |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Jeannette Charles |
Queen Kong |
1976 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Huguette Funfrock |
Le temps des vacances |
1979 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
Jo Kendall |
The Goodies |
1980 |
UK |
TV series |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Margaret Tyzack |
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story |
1982 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Dana Wynter |
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana |
1982 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Huguette Funfrock |
Le bourreau des cœurs |
1983 |
France |
Film |
Comedy
|
Huguette Funfrock |
Aces Go Places 3 |
1984 |
Hong Kong |
Film |
Comedy
|
Sally Grace |
Never the Twain |
1984 |
UK |
TV series |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Jan Ravens |
Spitting Image |
1984–96 |
UK |
Puppet TV series |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Jeannette Charles |
National Lampoon's European Vacation |
1985 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Jeannette Charles |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! |
1988 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Mary Reynolds |
Doctor Who, #25.8–10 "Silver Nemesis" |
1988 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Scott Thompson |
The Kids in the Hall |
1989–94 |
Canada |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Angela Thorne |
The BFG |
1989 |
UK |
Animated TV film |
Voice only. An adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl.
|
Huguette Funfrock |
Le grand secret |
1989 |
France |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by René Barjavel.
|
Jeannette Charles |
Never the Twain |
1990 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy.
|
Prunella Scales |
A Question of Attribution |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Alan Bennett.
|
Iris Russell |
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors |
1992 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Carolyn Sadowska |
The Women of Windsor |
1992 |
UK/USA/Canada |
TV film |
|
Amanda Walker |
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After |
1992 |
USA/Canada |
TV film |
|
Anne Stallybrass |
Diana: Her True Story |
1993 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by Andrew Morton.
|
Lisa Daniely |
Princess in Love |
1996 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book by Anna Pasternak.
|
Irm Hermann |
Willi und die Windzors |
1996 |
Germany |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Elizabeth Richard |
Giving Tongue |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Elizabeth Richard |
Gobble |
1997 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Margaret Eggleton-Kaye |
The Pooch and the Pauper |
1999 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Carolyn Sadowska |
The Duke |
1999 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Beth Boyd |
My Government and I |
2000 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Elizabeth Richard |
Never Say Never Mind: The Swedish Bikini Team |
2001 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Rachel Wallis |
Her Majesty |
2001 |
New Zealand |
Film |
|
Jeannette Charles |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
2002 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Rosemary Leach |
Prince William |
2002 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Naomi Martin |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
As a child
|
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Jan Ravens |
Dead Ringers |
2002–7 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Jeanette Vane |
Ali G Indahouse |
2002 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Julia Munrow |
Love Again |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Elizabeth Richard |
What a Girl Wants |
2003 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Neve Campbell |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years |
2004 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Helen Mirren |
The Queen |
2006 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award and Screen Actors Guild Award and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress and the European Film Award for Best European Actress. Nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actress.
|
Elena Safonova |
Rabbit Over the Void |
2006 |
Russia |
Film |
Comedy
|
Lesley Staples |
Royal Faceoff |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
|
Rosemary Leach |
Tea with Betty |
2006 |
UK |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Dilys Laye |
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard |
2006 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Helen Duffy |
Hannah Montana |
2006 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Jessica Martin |
Doctor Who |
2007 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Elizabeth Richard |
2012 |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
|
Rosemary Leach |
Margaret |
2009 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Emilia Fox |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 27. Docudrama.
|
Samantha Bond |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 48. Docudrama.
|
Susan Jameson |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 60. Docudrama.
|
Barbara Flynn |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 66. Docudrama.
|
Diana Quick |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 79. Docudrama.
|
Freya Wilson |
The King's Speech |
2010 |
UK |
Film |
As a child
|
Jane Alexander |
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance |
2011 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Emma Thompson |
Playhouse Presents, #1.8 "Walking the Dogs" |
2012 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Joanna Lumley |
Gangsta Granny |
2013 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the comic children's novel by David Walliams.
|
Jacinta Mulcahy |
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This |
2014 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Sarah Gadon |
A Royal Night Out |
2015 |
UK |
Film |
Aged 19.
|
Jennifer Saunders |
Minions |
2015 |
USA |
Animated film |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Verity Russell |
The Crown |
2016–19 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
As a child and teenager.
|
Claire Foy |
The Crown |
2016–23 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 21–38. Won the 2018 Emmy Award, 2017 Golden Globe Award and 2017 and 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actress. Nominated for the 2017 and 2018 BAFTA Awards, 2017 Emmy Award, 2018 Golden Globe Award and 2018 Empire Award for Best Actress and the 2021 Emmy Award for Best Guest Actress.
|
Samantha Bond |
The Queen and I |
2018 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the comic novel by Sue Townsend.
|
Olivia Colman |
The Crown |
2019–23 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 38–64. Won the 2020 and 2021 Golden Globe Awards, 2021 Emmy Award and 2021 Satellite Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the 2020 Emmy Award, 2020 and 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2019 Satellite Award for Best Actress.
|
Imelda Staunton |
The Crown |
2022–23 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 65–79. Nominated for the 2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
|
Charles III
|
Michael Lyons |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
David Robb |
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story |
1982 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Christopher Baines |
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana |
1982 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Peter Hugo |
National Lampoon's European Vacation |
1985 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Roger Rees |
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After |
1992 |
USA/Canada |
TV film |
|
Adam Bareham |
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors |
1992 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Jim Piddock |
The Women of Windsor |
1992 |
UK/USA/Canada |
TV film |
|
David Threlfall |
Diana: Her True Story |
1993 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by Andrew Morton.
|
Christopher Bowen |
Princess in Love |
1996 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book by Anna Pasternak.
|
Ludger Pistor |
Willi und die Windzors |
1996 |
Germany |
TV film |
Comedy
|
Martin Turner |
Prince William |
2002 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Peter Hugo |
What a Girl Wants |
2003 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Alex Jennings |
The Queen |
2006 |
UK |
Film |
|
Paul Rhys |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 44. Docudrama.
|
Martin Turner |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Aged 57. Docudrama.
|
Victor Garber |
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance |
2011 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Ben Cross |
William & Kate: The Movie |
2011 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Billy Jenkins |
The Crown |
2016–17 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 4–8.
|
Harry Enfield |
The Windsors |
2016–23 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Tim Pigott-Smith |
King Charles III |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
Nominated for the BAFTA Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by Mike Bartlett.
|
Julian Baring |
The Crown |
2017 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 9–15.
|
Steve Coulter |
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance |
2018 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Oliver Chris |
The Queen and I |
2018 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the comic novel by Sue Townsend.
|
Josh O'Connor |
The Crown |
2019–20 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 20–42. Won the 2021 Golden Globe Award and 2021 Emmy Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the 2021 BAFTA Award and 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and the 2020 BAFTA Award and 2021 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Dominic West |
The Crown |
2022–23 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Aged 41–56.
|