- actors
- Ralph Richardson (1902–1983) Brighton School of Art
- John Gielgud (1904–2000) Westminster; Lady Benson's drama school*
- Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) St Edward's School, Oxford; Central School of Speech and Drama
- Michael Redgrave (1908–1985) Clifton College; Magdalene College, Cambridge
- David Niven (1910–1983) Stowe; RMC Sandhurst
- Harry Andrews (1911–1989) Wrekin College
- Trevor Howard (1913–1988) Clifton College; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Alec Guinness (1914–2000) Roborough, Eastbourne*
- Peter Ustinov (1921–2004) Westminster
- Christopher Lee (1922–2015) Summer Fields School, Wellington College
- Peter Sellers (1925–1980) St Aloysius College, Highgate
- Richard Burton (1925–1984) Port Talbot Secondary School
- Roger Moore (1927–2017) Launceston College; Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) Arnhem Conservatory; Ballet Rambert
- James Villiers (1933–1998) Wellington College, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Alan Bates (1934–2003) Herbert Strutt GS, Belper, RADA
- Susannah York (1939–2011) Wispers School; East Haddon Hall; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- John Thaw (1942–2002) Ducie Technical High School; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Christopher Cazenove (1943–2010) Dragon School; Eton; College of the Venerable Bede, Durham; Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
- Alan Rickman (1946–2016) Latymer Upper School; Chelsea College of Arts; Royal College of Art; RADA
- Simon Gipps-Kent (1958–1987) London Oratory School, Cardinal Manning Roman Catholic Boys' School (np)
- living actors
- Rosemary Harris (1927) convent schools; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Michael Caine (1933) Hackney Downs School
- Edward Petherbridge (1936) Grange Grammar School, Bradford; Northern Theatre School
- Edward Fox (1937) Harrow
- Derek Jacobi (1938) Leyton County High School for Boys; St John's College, Cambridge
- James Fox (1939) Harrow
- Julie Christie (1940) Wycombe Court School, High Wycombe*; Paris; Central School of Speech and Drama
- Sarah Miles (1941) Roedean and others; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Timothy Dalton (1946) Herbert Strutt GS, Belper, RADA
- David Suchet (1946) Wellington School, Somerset; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Simon Williams (1946), Harrow
- Charlotte Rampling (1946) St Hilda's, Bushey*
- David Suchet (1946) Wellington Somerset; LAMDA
- Harriet Walter (1950) Cranborne Chase School; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Nigel Havers (1951) Arts Educational School
- Anton Lesser (1952) Moseley Grammar School; University of Liverpool; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Kristin Scott Thomas (1960) Cheltenham Ladies' College
- Kenneth Branagh (1960) Meadway School, Tilehurst*; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Hugh Grant (1960); Latymer Upper School; New College, Oxford
- Colin Firth (1960) Barton Peveril Sixth Form College; Drama Centre London
- Mark Rylance (1960) University School of Milwaukee
- Imogen Stubbs (1961) St Paul's Girls' School; Westminster School; Exeter College, Oxford; RADA
- Hugh Bonneville (1963) Sherborne School; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, National Youth Theatre
- Jennifer Ehle (1969) Interlochen Arts Academy; North Carolina School of the Arts; Central School of Speech and Drama, London
- Emilia Fox (1974) Bryanston School; St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Raffles (1939)
- The Clouded Yellow (1950) [c. 6]
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- La Dolce Vita (1960, Fellini)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1962, Brando, Howard, Harris) [c. 10]
- 8½ (1963, Fellini) [c. 7]
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) [c. 4]
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) [c. 7]
- The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) [c. 7/10]
- Young Cassidy (1965) [c. 10/15]
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966) [c. 4]
- Georgy Girl (1966) [c. 7]
- Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
- Wait Until Dark (1967, Hepburn) [c. 8]
- Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968)
- Duffy (1968, Coburn, Mason, Fox, Susannah York) [c. 14]
- Inspector Clouseau (1968, PP) [c. 7]
- Isadora (1968)
- Sardinia Kidnapped (1968, Rampling)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- The Damned (1969, Rampling)
- Fellini Satyricon (1969)
- Viva Max! (1969)
- §Country Dance (1970)
- §Eyewitness (1970)
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) [c. 8]
- Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
- Don't Look Now (1973)
- Swept Away (1974)
- Zardoz (1974, Connery, Rampling)
- The Night Porter (1974, Bogarde, Rampling)
- Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)
- Foxtrot (1976, O'Toole, Rampling)
- Robin and Marian (1976, Hepburn, Connery)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
- China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
- Arabian Adventure (1979, Lee, Danielle) [c. 7]
- The Blue Lagoon (1980)
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
- Stardust Memories (1980, Rampling)
- Strumpet City (1980)
- The Stunt Man (1980)
- Evil Under the Sun (1982, Ustinov)
- My Favorite Year (1982)
- The Verdict (1982, Newman, Rampling)
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983, Moore)
- Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Camille (1984, Scacchi, Firth)
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
- Kim (1984)
- Memed, My Hawk (1984)
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- Thirteen at Dinner (1985, Ustinov)
- Absolute Beginners (1986, Kensit, Fox, Bowie)
- Max, Mon Amour / Max, My Love (1986, Rampling)
- Murder in Three Acts (1986, Ustinov)
- The Whistle Blower (1986)
- High Season (1987)
- The Last Emperor (1987)
- Patriot Games (1992)
- Heart of Darkness (1993)
- Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
- Hamlet (1996, Branagh)
- Othello (1995)
- The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995)
- Gulliver's Travels (1996)
- Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996)
- Victory (1996)
- Anna Karenina (1997)
- Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
- Armadillo (2001)
- The Falklands Play (2002)
- Cambridge Spies (2003)
- Luther (2003)
- As You Like It (2006, Garai)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
