Every Actor Who Played Mr. Darcy, Ranked
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. He played MI5 Intelligence Officer Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks, Mr. Darcy in the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice and Daniel in the Frank Oz comedy Death at a Funeral. He also portrayed John Birt in the political drama Frost/Nixon and Detective Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC series Ripper Street. In 2015 he starred in the Sky Living series The Enfield Haunting as Guy Lyon Playfair. In June 2010, Macfadyen won a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Criminal Justice.More Matthew Macfadyen- #172 of 219 onThe Greatest British Actors of All Time
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Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Laurence Olivier, born on May 22, 1907, in Dorking, Surrey, England, is celebrated globally as one of the most remarkable actors of the 20th century. His journey to becoming a titan of the stage and screen began at All Saints' Choir School, where he nurtured his love for theater. Olivier leaped onto the professional scene after graduating from London's Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. He quickly gained recognition for his dynamic performances and striking interpretations across a wide range of characters, including Shakespearean leads. Olivier's career was marked by his mastery over both stage and film. He achieved considerable acclaim with the Old Vic Theatre, notably his performance in the title role of Hamlet (1937). However, Olivier's talent was not confined to the stage alone. Transitioning to the silver screen, he directed and starred in three Shakespeare films that are considered classics: Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1955). Olivier's portrayal of Hamlet won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first actor-director to receive such an honor. Beyond his illustrious acting career, Laurence Olivier served as the director of Britain's National Theatre from its inception in 1963 until 1973, contributing significantly to the transformation of the British theatre landscape. Despite battling severe illnesses towards the end of his life, Olivier continued to perform, earning him a reputation for his resilience and dedication to his craft. His storied career earned him numerous honors, including a peerage in 1970, making him the only actor to have been accorded a life peerage. Laurence Olivier's legacy continues to inspire generations of performers and theatre enthusiasts worldwide. His death on July 11, 1989, marked the end of an era, but his impact on the world of performing arts remains unforgettable.More Laurence Olivier- Dig Deeper...The 365+ Most Famous Geminis
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Lost in Austen (2008)
Elliot Cowan (born 9 July 1976) is an English actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen, and Ptolemy in the 2004 film Alexander. He also starred as Lorenzo de' Medici in Da Vinci's Demons and Daron-Vex in Krypton. - Photo: Miramax5135 VOTES
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Martin Henderson (born 8 October 1974) is a New Zealand actor, best known for his roles on the ABC medical drama Off the Map as Dr. Ben Keeton, the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Nathan Riggs, and for his performance as Noah Clay in the 2002 horror film The Ring, while remaining known in his home country for his teenage role as Stuart Neilson in the soap opera Shortland Street. - Photo: BBC6150 VOTES
Pride and Prejudice (1980)
David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. - Photo: Screen Gems7248 VOTES
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Samuel Peter W. Riley (born 8 January 1980) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his performance in the 2007 biographical film Control about the life of Ian Curtis, as protagonist Sal Paradise in the 2012 adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road, and as Diaval in the 2014 film Maleficent.More Sam Riley- #81 of 84 onThe Best Living English Actors
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Death Comes to Pemberley (2013)
Matthew Rhys Evans (born 8 November 1974; ) is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Philip Jennings in the acclaimed television series The Americans (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also played Kevin Walker in the television series Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011), Dylan Thomas in the film The Edge of Love (2008) and Daniel Ellsberg in the film The Post (2017). - Photo: BBC9110 VOTES
Pride and Prejudice (1967)
Lewis Ernest Fiander (12 January 1938 – 24 May 2016) was an Australian film, stage, and television actor. - Photo: Excel Entertainment Group10115 VOTES
Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy (2003)
Orlando Seale is an actor. - Photo: BBC11104 VOTES
Pride and Prejudice (1952)
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor best known for his roles in the Hammer Productions horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, as well as his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977). Spanning over six decades, his acting career included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career. After making his motion picture debut in the 1939 film The Man in the Iron Mask, Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of Hamlet (1948), Cushing struggled greatly to find work during this period and began to consider himself a failure. His career was revitalized once he started to work in live television plays, and he soon became one of the most recognizable faces in British television. He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance in a 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Cushing gained worldwide fame for his appearances in twenty-two horror films by the independent Hammer Productions, particularly for his role as Baron Frankenstein in six of their seven Frankenstein films, and Doctor Van Helsing in five Dracula films. Cushing often appeared alongside actor Christopher Lee, who became one of his closest friends, and occasionally with the American horror star Vincent Price. Cushing appeared in several other Hammer films, including The Abominable Snowman, The Mummy and The Hound of the Baskervilles, the last of which marked the first of many times he portrayed the famous detective Sherlock Holmes throughout his career. Cushing continued to perform a variety of roles, although he was often typecast as a horror film actor. He played Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and gained the highest amount of visibility in his career in 1977, when he appeared as Grand Moff Tarkin in the first Star Wars film. Cushing continued acting into his later years, and wrote two autobiographies. He was married to Helen Cushing for 28 years before she died in 1971. Cushing died in 1994 of prostate cancer.More Peter Cushing- #282 of 574 onThe Best Actors In Film History
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Daniel Vincent Gordh
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012-13)
Daniel Vincent Gordh is an actor, television producer, television director and screenwriter.
