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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Antje Traue

Antje Traue (born 1981, Mittweida) is a German actress known as Faora-Ul in Man of Steel (2013), Agnes Nielsen in Netflix's Dark, and genre-film roles in Pandorum, Seventh Son, and Woman in Gold.

Antoine Gouy

Antoine Gouy (born 1980) is a French actor trained at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSAD), known for the title role in Yves (2019), Benjamin Ferel in Lupin, and theater work with the Théâtre des Cerises.

Antoinette Bower

Antoinette Bower (1932–2026), German-born British-American actress; played Sylvia in Star Trek's 'Catspaw' and Eve Norda in The Twilight Zone; films include Prom Night and The Evil That Men Do; retired 1992 after Neon Rider.

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy is an American actress known as Elise Johnson on Godfather of Harlem (2019–2025) and for originating Kaneisha in Slave Play at Yale in 2017, later on Broadway; also Felise in Passing (2021).

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser (born 1952, Birmingham) is a British actor and RSC Associate Artist since 1990, known for Qyburn in Game of Thrones, Thomas More in Wolf Hall (BAFTA nomination), Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Major Partagaz in Andor, and award-winning Dickens audiobook readings.

Anton Rodgers

Anton Rodgers (Anthony Rodgers, 1933-2007), English actor and director born in Wisbech; starred in Fresh Fields, French Fields, and May to December, and appeared in The Day of the Jackal, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Scrooge.

Anton Yelchin (Антон Викторович Ельчин)

Anton Yelchin (Антон Викторович Ельчин), 1989–2016, Russian-born American actor known as Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek films and for Like Crazy and Green Room; died at 27 in a Jeep rollaway accident.

Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Antonia Campbell-Hughes (b. 1982, Northern Ireland) is a British-Irish actress, screenwriter, and director: Lead Balloon's Sam, Natascha Kampusch in 3096 Tage, Berlinale Shooting Star, and SXSW-winning director of It Is in Us All.

Antonia Thomas

Antonia Laura Thomas, English actress born 1986 in London, trained at Bristol Old Vic; known for Alisha in Misfits, Evie in Lovesick, and Dr. Claire Browne in The Good Doctor.

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas (José Antonio Domínguez Banderas), Spanish actor born 1960 in Málaga, Almodóvar muse turned Hollywood star: Zorro, Puss in Boots, Cannes Best Actor and Oscar nominee for Pain and Glory, founder of Teatro del Soho in Málaga.

Antonio Sabàto Jr.

Antonio Sabàto Jr. (born 1972, Rome) is an Italian-American actor and model, Jagger Cates on General Hospital, Jack Parezi on Melrose Place, a 1996 Calvin Klein underwear model, and a 2018 Republican congressional candidate.

Antony Alda

Antony Alda (Antonio Joseph D'Abruzzo, 1956-2009), American actor, director, and writer; son of Robert Alda and half brother of Alan Alda; known for Days of Our Lives, National Treasure, and writing and directing Role of a Lifetime.

Antony Byrne

Antony Byrne (born 1969, Newcastle-on-Tyne) is an English actor and RSC Shakespearean player; also credited as Tony or Anthony Byrne; known for Outlander's Hiram Crombie, The Witcher, and voicing Resident Evil Requiem's Victor Gideon.

Antony Starr

Antony Starr is a New Zealand actor best known for playing Homelander in the Prime Video series The Boys, and earlier the twins Van and Jethro West in Outrageous Fortune.

Anwen O'Driscoll

Anwen O'Driscoll (born 1999, Lindsay, Ontario) is a Canadian actress known for Taylor Matheson in Burden of Truth, Jaime in You Can Live Forever, and Riri in Netflix's Bet (Kakegurui adaptation).

Anya Chalotra

Anya Chalotra (born 1996) is a British actress trained at LAMDA and Guildhall, known for playing Yennefer of Vengerberg in Netflix's The Witcher since 2019, with roles in Wanderlust, The ABC Murders, Sherwood, Creature Commandos, and the next Luther film.

Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy (born 1996, Miami) is a British-American actress, Golden Globe winner for Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit, star of The Witch, Furiosa, and the 2026 Apple TV series Lucky.

Aoife Hinds

Aoife Hinds (born 1991, London) is a British actress, daughter of Ciarán Hinds and Hélène Patarot, known for Normal People (Helen), Dune: Prophecy (Sister Emeline), and leading BBC/A24's The Ministry of Time as Sophy.

Aparna Brielle

Aparna Brielle (born Aparna Parthasarathy, 1994) is an American actress from Clackamas, Oregon, known for playing Sarika in the NBC sitcom A.P. Bio and Tina Mukerji in Netflix's FUBAR.

Apollonia Kotero

Apollonia Kotero (Patricia Apollonia Kotero, born 1959), American actress and singer, Prince's co-star in Purple Rain (1984) and lead singer of Apollonia 6, whose "Sex Shooter" hit #7 R&B; later Falcon Crest actress in a settled trademark dispute over her name.

April Pearson

April Pearson, English actress born 1989 in Bristol, full name April Janet Pearson, played Michelle Richardson in the first two series of Skins; film debut Tormented (2009); now Senior Lecturer at Performers College Brighton.

Aqueela Zoll

Aqueela Zoll, American actress born 1988 in Redding, California; known as Kirsten in Fighting with My Family (2019), Rachel in FOX's Filthy Rich (2020), and Callan in Dog (2022); also producer-director of Wisdom Goes Viral.

Arabella Weir

Arabella Weir (born 1957, San Francisco) is a British comedian, actor, and writer known for The Fast Show, Posh Nosh, Beth in Two Doors Down, and the book Does My Bum Look Big In This?.

Aras Bulut İynemli

Aras Bulut İynemli (born 1990, Istanbul) is a Turkish actor known as Mete Akarsu in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki, Şehzade Bayezid in Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Yamaç Koçovalı in Çukur, Memo in 7. Koğuştaki Mucize, and Atatürk in the 2023 Disney+ films.

Archie Kao

Archie Kao (高圣远, Archie David Kao, born 1969, Washington, D.C.) is a Chinese-American actor and producer, the Galaxy Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, CSI's Archie Johnson, Chicago P.D.'s Sheldon Jin, and Uncle Wong in Interior Chinatown.

Archie Madekwe

Archie Madekwe (born 1995, Lambeth, London) is a British actor known for Midsommar, Saltburn, Gran Turismo as Jann Mardenborough, and Sundance hit Lurker; 2026 EE BAFTA Rising Star nominee.

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi (Archana Panjabi), British actress born 1972 in Edgware, England; Emmy-winning as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife, known for East Is East, Bend It Like Beckham, A Mighty Heart, Departure, and Doctor Who's Rani.

Archie Renaux

Archie Renaux (born 1997, Archie James Beale) is a British actor known for Mal Oretsev in Shadow and Bone and Tyler in Alien: Romulus; also Upgraded, Gold Digger, The Jetty, and HBO's War.

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon (born 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor and novelist, co-founder of Dublin's Comedy Cellar, best known as Father Dougal in Father Ted, lead of My Hero and Death in Paradise's DI Jack Mooney.

Ardalan Esmaili

Ardalan Esmaili (أردالان إسماعيلي), born 1986 in Tehran, is a Swedish-Iranian actor trained at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, known for The Charmer (2017), Black Crab, Snabba Cash, Opponent, The Helicopter Heist, and as Abdelbaset Al Megrahi opposite Colin Firth in Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025).