Birth Place Matching "Hackney, London, England, UK" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Idris Elba
Actor | Beasts of No Nation
An only child, Idrissa Akuna Elba was born and raised in London, England. His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at Ford Dagenham; his mother, Eve, is from Ghana and had a clerical duty. Idris attended school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting, before he dropped...
2. Sharon Horgan
Actress | Catastrophe
Sharon Lorencia Horgan is an Irish actress, writer, director, comedian and producer. She is best known for the comedy series Pulling (2006-2009) and Catastrophe (2015-2019), both of which she starred in and co-wrote. She also created the HBO comedy series Divorce (2016-2019).
Horgan won the 2008 ...
3. Zawe Ashton
Actress | Velvet Buzzsaw
Zawe Ashton is an actor, writer and director.
Her role as Vod in Channel 4's "Fresh Meat" won her a cult following, and the diversity of her work across television, film, and stage has attracted numerous accolades and awards.
Most recently, Zawe starred on Broadway in the critically acclaimed revival...
4. Ray Winstone
Actor | The Departed
Ray Winstone was born on February 19, 1957, in Hackney Hospital in London, England, to Margaret (Richardson) and Raymond J. Winstone. He moved to Enfield, at age seven, where his parents had a fruit and vegetable business. He started boxing at the age of twelve at the famous Repton Amateur Boxing ...
5. Ruby Stokes
Actress | Una
Ruby Stokes was born on September 4, 2000 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Una (2016), Lockwood & Co. (2023) and Da Vinci's Demons (2013).
6. David Ajala
Actor | Jupiter Ascending
David Ajala was born on May 21, 1986 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Jupiter Ascending (2015), Furious 6 (2013) and The Dark Knight (2008).
7. Martine McCutcheon
Actress | Love Actually
Martine McCutcheon was born Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting on the 14th of May 1976 in Hackney, East London, to Jenny Tomlin (née Jeanette Lilian Ponting) and Thomas Hemmings. She has a younger brother called L.J.
She studied at the renowned Italia Conti stage school in London from the age of 10. ...
8. Maude Hirst
Actress | Vikings
Maude Hirst (February 6, 1988) is a British actress mostly known for her role as Helga on The History Channel TV show Vikings between 2013 and 2017. Hirst studied drama arts at the renowned London school Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
Maude Hirst is the elder daughter of the producer and ...
9. Michelle Collins
Actress | Two Thousand Acres of Sky
Michelle Collins was born on May 28, 1962 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001), Doctor Who (2005) and Black Road (2017). She has been married to Mike Davidson since August 10, 2022.
10. Paloma Faith
Soundtrack | Youth
Paloma Faith was born Paloma Faith Blomfield on July 21, 1981 in Hackney, London, England to Pamela "Pam" Oakes-Ash & Jose Ramon Blomfield.
Faith is known for her retro and eccentric style. The singer met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wåhlberg in 2007. Her debut album, Do You Want the Truth...
11. Anthony Newley
Actor | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street window. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School from the age of 14 and, two years later, played the ...
12. Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Actress | La Cha Cha
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis was born in 1998 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for La Cha Cha (2021), The Serpent (2021) and The Letter for the King (2020).
13. Pauline Quirke
Actress | Birds of a Feather
Pauline Quirke was born on July 8, 1959 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Birds of a Feather (1989), Broadchurch (2013) and Emmerdale Farm (1972). She has been married to Steve Sheen since August 1996. They have two children.
14. Emma Cooke
Actress | Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Emma Cooke was born in St Bart's Hospital, London.
Her father, Bob Cooke, owns F. Cooke Pie & Mash shop on Broadway Market in Hackney. Emma's great-grandfather opened the shop in 1900.
Emma has a younger sister Jane, and younger brother, Robert.
Emma when to the Brits school in Croydon when she was 16...
15. Michael Preston
Actor | Mad Max 2
Michael Preston was born on May 14, 1938 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Road Warrior (1981), The Getaway (2002) and Homicide (1964).
16. Precious Mustapha
Actress | The Stranger
Precious Mustapha was born on April 13, 1997 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Stranger (2020) and Endeavour (2012).
17. David Graham
Actor | Thunderbird 6
David Graham was born on July 11, 1925 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Thunderbird 6 (1968), Supergirl (1984) and Stingray (1964).
18. Harold Pinter
Writer | Sleuth
Harold Pinter, the 2005 Nobel Laureate for Literature, was born October 10, 1930, in London's working-class Hackney district to Hyman and Frances Pinter, Eastern European Jews who had immigrated to the United Kingdom from Portugal. Hyman (known as "Jack") was a tailor specializing in women's ...
19. Roger Frost
Actor | The Wolfman
Roger Frost was born on June 9, 1948 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Wolfman (2010), The Bourne Identity (2002) and Time Bandits (1981). He has been married to Pam Ferris since 1986.
20. Fenella Fielding
Actress | Carry on Screaming!
Fenella Fielding was born on November 17, 1927 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Carry on Screaming! (1966), Guest House Paradiso (1999) and The Avengers (1961). She died on September 11, 2018 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
21. Asif Kapadia
Director | Senna
Asif Kapadia is an Academy Award, Grammy and four time BAFTA winning Producer / Director / Writer who works across both film and television. Kapadia is known for his emotional engaging, visually striking, genre breaking films exploring 'outsiders' characters living in extreme circumstances, ...
22. Mike Reid
Actor | Snatch
Mike Reid was born on January 19, 1940 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Snatch (2000), EastEnders (1985) and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993). He was previously married to Shirley Collins and Sheila A Axe. He died on July 29, 2007 in Marbella, Spain.
23. Margery Mason
Actress | The Princess Bride
Margery Mason was born on September 27, 1913 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Princess Bride (1987), Love Actually (2003) and Les Misérables (1998). She was previously married to Peter Daminoff. She died on January 26, 2014 in Swiss Cottage, Camden, London, ...
24. Lana Morris
Actress | The Forsyte Saga
Lana Morris always appeared to be more confident and mature than the other post war British starlets. However, the big roles always escaped her and she appeared as a supporting actress in many British films of the 1950s. She later re-started her career, appearing as a professional panellist on many...
25. Barney Clark
Actor | Oliver Twist
Barney Clark was born on June 25, 1993 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Oliver Twist (2005), Savage Grace (2007) and The Brief (2004).
26. Athene Seyler
Actress | Night of the Demon
Athene Seyler was born on May 31, 1889 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Curse of the Demon (1957), The Franchise Affair (1951) and Drake the Pirate (1935). She was previously married to Nicholas Hannen and James Bury Sterndale-Bennett. She died on September 12, 1990 in...
27. Benjamin O'Mahony
Actor | Ripper Street
Benjamin O'Mahony was born on March 16, 1987 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Ripper Street (2012), Kilo Two Bravo (2014) and Strike Back (2010).
28. Maddy Hill
Actress | EastEnders
Maddy Hill was born on March 19, 1990 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Neighbours 30th Anniversary Tribute: Ramsay Square (2015) and U Want Me 2 Kill Him? (2013).
29. Hope Ikpoku Jnr
Actor | The Kitchen
Hope Ikpoku Jnr was born on September 30, 2001 in Homerton, Hackney Borough, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Kitchen (2023), Top Boy (2011) and Bulletproof (2018).
30. Isabella Summers
Soundtrack | Snow White and the Huntsman
Isabella Summers was born on October 31, 1980 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is a composer and actress, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Physical (2021) and Little Fires Everywhere (2020).
31. Michael S. Constable
Producer | Expend4bles
Michael S. Constable was born in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Expend4bles (2023), Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) and Persuasion (2022).
32. Donald Clive
Actor | Murder at the Windmill
Donald Clive was born in 1923 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mystery at the Burlesque (1949), Television Playwright (1958) and William Comes to Town (1948).
33. Cecilia Noble
Actress | The Lady in the Van
Cecilia Noble was born in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is known for The Lady in the Van (2015), Mumatar (2018) and Danny and the Human Zoo (2015).
34. Mel Appleby
Soundtrack | Coronation Street
Mel Appleby was born on July 11, 1966 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Mel & Kim: Respectable (1987) and Mel & Kim: F.L.M. (1987). She died on January 18, 1990 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
35. Marc Bolan
Soundtrack | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Born on September 30, 1947 in London, England, Mark Bolan was always destined to be a star. Even as a teenager, he was already seeking fame. Well known as a sharp dresser, he was employed by a modeling agency and became a "John Temple Boy", wearing John Temple suits in their catalogs as well as ...
36. Liran Nathan
Actor | Pennyworth
Liran Nathan was born and raised in London. He holds British & Israeli citizenship and speaks fluent Hebrew, as well as basic French and early German. He joined the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain in 2005 and went on to become a member of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.
In 2018...
37. Jocelyn Jee Esien
Actress | Little Miss Jocelyn
Jocelyn Jee Esien was born on March 2, 1979 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Little Miss Jocelyn (2006), The Hustle (2019) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2006).
38. Christine Ellerbeck
Actress | The Young Ones
Christine Ellerbeck was born in 1957 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Young Ones (1982), The 9th Heresy and Ladybird Ladybird (1994). She has been married to Andrew J Collier since 1976.
39. Maurice Phillips
Director | The American Way
Maurice Phillips was born on March 25, 1948 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for The American Way (1986), Poirot (1989) and Afterlife (2005). He died on June 2, 2012 in New York City, New York, USA.
40. Anna Wing
Actress | Son of Rambow
Anna Wing was a highly experienced film and stage actress who had appeared on television since the late 1930s. She appeared in numerous television series throughout her career, including The Wednesday Play (1964), Anna Karenina (1977) and Z Cars (1962). However, she became a household name when she...
41. Leila Hoffman
Actress | The Witches
Leila Hoffman was born on June 11, 1934 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Witches (1990), Felicia's Journey (1999) and Doctor Who (2005). She has been married to Alfred Hoffman since 1960. They have one child.
42. Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy Beadle was born on April 12, 1948 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Ultra Quiz (1983), Hot Shots (1994) and Eureka (1982). He was previously married to Susan (Sue) Maria Marshall. He died on January 30, 2008 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
43. Charles Furneaux
Producer | The Natural History of the Chicken
Charles Furneaux was born in 1956 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for The Natural History of the Chicken (2000), The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (2008) and Jackie O (1995). He has been married to Jocelyn A James since 1990. They have two children.
44. Richard Beale
Actor | Madame Bovary
Richard Beale was born on May 13, 1920 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Madame Bovary (1964), Treasure Island (1977) and Eugenie Grandet (1965). He died on March 27, 2017 in Somerset, England, UK.
45. John Boxer
Actor | The Bridge on the River Kwai
John Boxer was born on April 25, 1909 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Frenzy (1972) and Gandhi (1982). He died on August 22, 1982 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
46. Desmond McNamara
Actor | Shakespeare in Love
Desmond McNamara was born in 1938 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shakespeare in Love (1998), Hazell (1978) and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984). He was previously married to Pam Bentley. He died in 2022.
47. Eddie Nestor
Actor | Trainspotting
Eddie Nestor was born in 1964 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Trainspotting (1996), Paddington (2014) and Canterbury Tales (2003).
48. Ted Childs
Producer | The Sweeney
Ted Childs was born on December 26, 1934 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for The Sweeney (1975), Kavanagh QC (1995) and Soldier Soldier (1991).
49. Kim Burfield
Actor | Treasure Island
Kim Burfield was born in 1961 in Hackney, Middlesex, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Treasure Island (1972), Journey to the Unknown (1968) and The Hero (1970).
50. Winifred Shotter
Actress | Plunder
Winifred Shotter was born on November 5, 1904 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Plunder (1930), Sorrell and Son (1933) and The Rocks of Valpre (1935). She was previously married to Gilbert Davis. She died on April 4, 1996 in Surrey, England, UK.