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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Becky Ann Baker

Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke), American character actress born 1953 in Fort Knox, Kentucky; known as Jean Weir on Freaks and Geeks and Loreen Horvath on Girls, with two Emmy nominations and a Broadway career including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Bee Vang

Bee Vang is a Hmong American actor born in 1991 in Fresno, California, best known as Thao Vang Lor in Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino (2008); later a Brown University graduate, journalist, activist, and returning actor in Comisery and Voice of Shadows.

Bel Powley

Bel Powley (Isobel Dorothy Powley, born 1992, London) is an English actress known for M.I. High, The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Gotham Best Actress), A Small Light, The Morning Show, and HBO's Harry Potter series.

Belgin Şimşek

Belgin Şimşek is a Turkish actress known for playing Gonca Hatun in the ATV historical series Kuruluş: Osman and its sequel Kuruluş: Orhan, after supporting roles from 2021.

Belinda Lang

Belinda Lang (Belinda Lucy Lang(e), born 1953, Marylebone; LoC says 1955) is an English actress, best known as Bill Porter in 2point4 Children and for West End theatre, directing, and Haig-Lang Productions.

Belinda Montgomery

Belinda Montgomery is a Canadian actress and painter, born in 1950. She is best known for her role as Katherine Howser on the sitcom Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993).

Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Belinda Stewart-Wilson (born 1971, London) is an English actress known as Polly MacKenzie in The Inbetweeners TV series and films, Christine Johnson in Primeval, and roles in The IT Crowd, Sick Note, and Evermoor; ex-wife of Ben Miller.

Belita Moreno

Belita Moreno (Aurabela Moreno, born 1949, Dallas) is an American actress known as Lydia Markham on Perfect Strangers and Benny on George Lopez (2002–2007), with film roles in 3 Women, Clear and Present Danger, and Grosse Pointe Blank, two Imagen Awards, and a parallel career as a film acting coach.

Bella Heathcote

Bella Heathcote (Isabella Heathcote), Australian actress from Melbourne, Heath Ledger Scholarship 2010 winner; known for Dark Shadows, The Man in the High Castle, Relic, Pieces of Her, and Stan's Scrublands.

Bella Maclean

Bella Maclean, British-American actress and Guildhall School graduate, known for Taggie O'Hara in Disney+'s Rivals (2024), Jem in Sex Education season 4, and Bella Wilfer in the National Theatre's London Tide.

Bella Ramsey

Bella Ramsey (Isabella May Ramsey), English non-binary actor born 2003 in Nottingham, known for Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones and Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us; Emmy-nominated, BAFTA Children's Award winner, with 2026 projects including Sunny Dancer.

Bella Shepard

Bella Shepard (born 2001, Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American actress known for Blake Navarro in Wolf Pack (2023) and cadet Genesis Lythe in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026), after debuting in Oz the Great and Powerful.

Bella Thorne

Bella Thorne (Annabella Avery Thorne), American actress, singer, director, and author born 1997 in Pembroke Pines, Florida; Disney Channel star of Shake It Up (2010-2013) as CeCe Jones, later known for The DUFF, Midnight Sun, her Pornhub film Her & Him, and books including Autumn Falls.

Bellamy Young

Bellamy Young, stage name of Amy Maria Young, is an American actress, singer, and producer known for playing President Mellie Grant on Scandal from 2012 to 2018.

Belmont Cameli

Belmont Cameli (Philip Belmont Cameli, born 1998, Naperville, Illinois) is an American actor known for Jamie Spano in Saved by the Bell, Eli in Along for the Ride, and Garrett Graham in Off Campus.

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck (Benjamin Geza Affleck, born 1972) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director, Oscar-winning co-writer of Good Will Hunting, director of Argo, Batman star, and co-founder of Artists Equity with Matt Damon.

Ben Ahlers

Ben Ahlers is an American actor, born in 1996 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, known for playing Jack on The Gilded Age and his 2025 season storyline.

Ben Barnes (actor)

Ben Barnes (Benjamin Thomas Barnes, born 1981) is an English actor and singer known for Prince Caspian in Narnia, Billy Russo in The Punisher, Logan in Westworld, General Kirigan in Shadow and Bone, and Tim Jamieson in The Institute; distinct from the Irish theatre director of the same name.

Ben Bass (actor)

Ben Bass (Benjamin Langer Bass, born 1968) is a Canadian-American actor born in Baltimore, best known as Detective Sam Swarek on Rookie Blue (2010-2015), with Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominations and stage work at Stratford.

Ben Batt

Ben Batt is an English actor born 1986 in Wigan, known as Joe Pritchard in Shameless, DC Kevin Lumb in Scott & Bailey, Ted Burgess in The Go-Between, and Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Ben Browder

Ben Browder (Robert Benedic Browder, born 1962, Memphis) is an American actor known as John Crichton in Farscape and Colonel Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1, plus Landman and Doctor Who roles.

Ben Caplan (actor)

Ben Caplan (born 1974, Hammersmith, London) is an English actor, director, and writer, known as Cpl. Walter 'Smokey' Gordon in Band of Brothers and Sgt Peter Noakes in Call the Midwife, with West End and Globe theatre credits.

Ben Cross

Ben Cross (Harry Bernard Cross, 1947–2020) was a British actor known for Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire (1981), Sarek in Star Trek (2009), and TV roles in The Citadel, Dark Shadows, and Banshee.

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels (born 1964, Nuneaton, England; sometimes recorded as born David Daniels) is an English stage and screen actor, Olivier Award winner for All My Sons, Tony nominee for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, known for The Exorcist, House of Cards, The Crown, and Rogue One.

Ben Feldman

Ben Feldman (born 1980, Washington, D.C.) is an American actor known as Jonah in Superstore, Michael Ginsberg in Mad Men (2012 Emmy nominee), and Kyle in CBS's Ghosts, plus voice roles in Monsters at Work.

Ben Foster (actor)

Ben Foster (born 1980, Boston) is an American actor, Disney's Flash Forward teen lead, Emmy winner for Bang Bang You're Dead, known for 3:10 to Yuma, Hell or High Water, and Leave No Trace; distinct from the English footballer of the same name.

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara (Biagio Anthony Gazzara, 1930-2012), American stage, film, and TV actor; original Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, star of Run for Your Life and three Cassavetes films, Emmy winner 2003.

Ben Gleib

Ben Gleib (Ben Nathan Gleiberman, born 1978), American comedian, actor, and host of GSN's Emmy-nominated Idiotest and Chelsea Lately roundtable; launched YouTube's first exclusive late-night show, Good Night with Ben Gleib, in 2026.

Ben Hardy (actor)

Ben Hardy (born Ben Jones, 1991) is an English actor known for Peter Beale in EastEnders (2013-2015), Angel in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), and Tony Spera in The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley (Krishna Pandit Bhanji, born 1943) is a British actor, Oscar winner for Gandhi (1982), knighted 2002, known for Sexy Beast, Schindler's List, and Marvel's Trevor Slattery.