User:Necrothesp/List of historical characters depicted on film and television/Britain (Kings and Queens Regnant of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom)

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Actor Film/TV show Year Country Type Notes
Royalty of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom
Kings and Queens Regnant
Æthelstan
Caspar Griffiths The Last Kingdom 2020 UK TV series As a boy. An adaptation of The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell.
Harry Gilby The Last Kingdom 2022 UK TV series An adaptation of The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell.
Harry Gilby The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die 2023 UK Film An adaptation of The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell.
Æthelred II the Unready (c.968–1016): The son of King Edgar the Peaceful, he succeeded his half-brother Edward the Martyr in 978, and although temporarily forced into exile by Sweyn Forkbeard he ruled England until his death in 1016.
Richard Kiley NET Playhouse, #4.24 "The Ceremony of Innocence" 1970 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Ronald Ribman.
Edmund II Ironside (d.1016): The son of Æthelred II, he succeeded his father in 1016, but died in uncertain circumstances only seven months later.
John Horn NET Playhouse, #4.24 "The Ceremony of Innocence" 1970 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Ronald Ribman.
St Edward the Confessor (1003–1066): The younger brother of Edmund Ironside, Edward succeeded to the throne in 1042 after a long period of Danish rule and ruled until his death in 1066, the last king of the House of Wessex.
Eduard Franz Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955 USA Film
George Howe Hereward the Wake 1965 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel Hereward by Charles Kingsley.
Donald Eccles Theatre 625, #4.5–6 "Conquest" 1966 UK TV serial
John Wood Churchill's People, #5 "The Saxon Dusk" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Brian Blessed Macbeth 1997 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, although Edward is not a character in the play.
Adam Woodroffe Historyonics, #1 "1066" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
Harold II Godwinson (c.1022–1066): As Earl of Wessex, Harold declared himself king in 1066 after the death of Edward the Confessor without issue, but was defeated and killed at the Battle of Hastings nine months later by William of Normandy, and was thus the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
Rex Reason Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955 USA Film
Peter Arne Hereward the Wake 1965 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel Hereward by Charles Kingsley.
Michael Craig ITV Play of the Week, #12.6 "A Choice of Kings" 1966 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by John Mortimer.
Barrie Ingham Theatre 625, #4.5–6 "Conquest" 1966 UK TV serial
Dennis Waterman Churchill's People, #5 "The Saxon Dusk" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Norman Chappell Carry On Laughing, #1.5 "One in the Eye for Harold" 1975 UK TV short Comedy
John Terry William the Conqueror 1982 Romania/France Film
Rory McGrath The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 1999 UK TV miniseries Comedy
Jâms Thomas Historyonics, #1 "1066" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
William I the Conqueror (c.1028–1087): The first Norman King of England, William the Bastard was Duke of Normandy from 1035 and invaded England and took the throne in 1066.
Thayer Roberts Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955 USA Film
John Carson Hereward the Wake 1965 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel Hereward by Charles Kingsley.
Alan Dobie Theatre 625, #4.5–6 "Conquest" 1966 UK TV serial
Julian Glover ITV Play of the Week, #12.6 "A Choice of Kings" 1966 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by John Mortimer.
Anthony Collin Churchill's People, #5 "The Saxon Dusk" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Mark Donaldson Churchill's People, #6 "The Conquerors" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
David Lodge Carry On Laughing, #1.5 "One in the Eye for Harold" 1975 UK TV short Comedy
Hervé Bellon William the Conqueror 1982 Romania/France Film
Michael Gambon Blood Royal: William the Conqueror 1990 UK TV film
James Fleet The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 1999 UK TV miniseries Comedy
Gavin Abbott Historyonics, #1 "1066" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
William II Rufus (c.1056–1100): The second surviving son of William I, he succeeded his father in 1087 but was killed, either accidentally or deliberately, while hunting in 1100.
Peter Firth Blood Royal: William the Conqueror 1990 UK TV film
Henry I Beauclerc (c.1068-1135): The youngest son of William I, he succeeded his brother William II in 1100 and reigned until his death in 1135.
Clive Wood The Pillars of the Earth 2010 Canada TV series An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
Stephen of Blois (c.1092–1154): The son of William I's daughter Adela, Stephen claimed the throne in 1135 following the death of his uncle Henry I, whose only son had predeceased him, but spent most of his reign in civil war with his cousin Matilda, who also claimed the throne.
Frederick Treves The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series
Michael Grandage Cadfael, #1.1 "One Corpse Too Many" 1994 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Ellis Peters.
Tony Curran The Pillars of the Earth 2010 Canada TV series An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
Henry II Curtmantle (1133–1189): The son of Matilda, who succeeded his cousin Stephen in 1154 after he had agreed to the succession the previous year, Henry was the first of the Plantagenet rulers of England.
William Shea Becket 1910 USA Silent short
A. V. Bramble Becket 1923 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Alexander Gauge Murder in the Cathedral 1951 UK Film An adaptation of the play by T. S. Eliot.
Dominic Roche Richard the Lionheart 1962 UK TV series
Peter O'Toole Becket 1964 UK Film Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. An adaptation of the play by Jean Anouilh.
Peter O'Toole The Lion in Winter 1968 UK/USA Film Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
Clive Revill Churchill's People, #7 "A Sprig of Broom" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Brian Cox The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series
Patrick Stewart The Lion in Winter 2003 USA TV film Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
Freddie Boath The Pillars of the Earth 2010 Canada TV series Aged 15. An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
Malcolm McDowell Richard the Lionheart 2013 USA Film
Richard I the Lionheart (1157–1199): The son of Henry II, he spent much of his early life at war with his father and succeeded him on his death in 1189, but spent most of his reign away from England on the Third Crusade and elsewhere before being killed in battle in 1199. He is a significant character in the Robin Hood legend and in Sir Walter Scott's novels Ivanhoe and The Talisman.
Arthur Hollingsworth Robin Hood 1912 USA Silent short
Walter Craven Ivanhoe 1913 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Walter Gibbs Robin Hood and Maid Marian 1913 USA Silent film
Wallace Beery Robin Hood 1922 USA Silent film
Wallace Beery Richard the Lion-Hearted 1923 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel The Talisman by Walter Scott.
S. J. Bingham Robin Hood, Jr. 1925 USA Silent film
Henry Wilcoxon The Crusades 1935 USA Film
Ian Hunter The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 USA Film
Patrick Barr The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952 USA Film
Norman Wooland Ivanhoe 1952 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
David Markham Robin Hood 1953 UK TV series
Patrick Holt The Men of Sherwood Forest 1954 UK Film
George Sanders King Richard and the Crusaders 1954 USA Film Loosely based on the novel The Talisman by Walter Scott.
Patrick Barr The Adventures of Robin Hood 1956 UK TV series
Bruce Seton Ivanhoe 1958 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Dermot Walsh Richard the Lionheart 1962–63 UK TV series
Hamdy Gheith Saladin the Victorious 1963 Egypt Film An adaptation of the novel by Naguib Mahfouz.
Jon Cypher NBC Children's Theatre, #1.3 "Robin Hood" 1964 USA TV film
Julian Glover Doctor Who, #2.22–25 "The Crusade" 1965 UK TV serial
Anthony Hopkins The Lion in Winter 1968 UK/USA Film Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The Legend of Robin Hood 1968 USA TV film Musical
Lars Bloch L'arciere di fuoco 1970 Italy Film
Bernard Horsfall Ivanhoe 1970 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Frankie Howerd Up the Chastity Belt 1971 UK Film Comedy
Peter Ustinov Robin Hood 1973 USA Animated film Voice only. Comedy. Richard is portrayed as a lion.
Michael J. Jackson The Legend of Robin Hood 1975 UK TV series
Clinton Greyn Churchill's People, #8 "Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Richard Harris Robin and Marian 1976 UK/USA Film
Lawrence Clark The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series Aged 7
Paul Rose The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series Aged 13
Glen Barlow The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series Aged 18
Michael Byrne The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series
Stephan Chase The Talisman 1980 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Julian Glover Ivanhoe 1982 UK/USA TV film An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Romualds Ancans The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe 1983 USSR Film An adaptation of the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
Robert Hardy The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 1984 USA TV film Comedy
John Rhys-Davies Robin of Sherwood 1984 UK TV series
Neil Dickson Lionheart 1987 Film
Forbes Collins Maid Marian and Her Merry Men 1989 UK TV series Comedy
Sean Connery Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 UK/USA Film Brief and uncredited
Aleksandr Baluyev Richard the Lion-Hearted 1992 Russia Film An adaptation of the novel The Talisman by Walter Scott.
Patrick Stewart Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993 USA Film Comedy
Marek Vašut Young Ivanhoe 1995 UK/Canada TV film
Rory Edwards Ivanhoe 1997 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Andrew Howard The Lion in Winter 2003 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
Simon Kirk Historyonics, #2 "Robin Hood" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
Iain Glen Kingdom of Heaven 2005 UK Film Brief and uncredited
Steven Waddington Robin Hood 2007 UK TV series
Steven Waddington Heroes and Villains, #5 "Richard the Lionheart" 2008 UK TV film Docudrama
Danny Huston Robin Hood 2010 UK/USA Film
Clive Revill Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse 2012 USA Animated film Musical comedy. Voice only.
Chandler Maness Richard the Lionheart 2013 USA/Italy Film
Chandler Maness Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion 2015 USA/Italy Film
David Newman The Windsors 2017 UK TV series Comedy
John Lackland (1166–1216): The youngest son of Henry II, he succeeded his brother Richard I on his death in 1199, but spent much of his reign at odds with his people. He is the title character of a play by William Shakespeare and is also a significant character in the Robin Hood legend and in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.
Herbert Beerbohm Tree King John 1899 UK Silent short An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
George Courtenay Ivanhoe 1913 Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Sam De Grasse Robin Hood 1922 USA Silent film
Edward Cooper Robin Hood, Jr. 1925 USA Silent film
Ramsay Hill The Crusades 1935 USA Film
Claude Rains The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 USA Film
George Macready Rogues of Sherwood Forest 1950 USA Film
Hubert Gregg The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952 USA Film
Guy Rolfe Ivanhoe 1952 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Donald Wolfit BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.3 "The Life and Death of King John" 1952 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Donald Pleasence The Adventures of Robin Hood 1956–57 UK TV series
Hubert Gregg The Adventures of Robin Hood 1957 UK TV series
Brian Haines The Adventures of Robin Hood 1958 UK TV series
Andrew Keir Ivanhoe 1958 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Trader Faulkner Richard the Lionheart 1962–63 UK TV series
John Crawford The Time Tunnel 1966 USA TV series
John Scott Rocket Robin Hood 1967–69 Canada Animated TV series Voice only. Set in space in the future.
Nigel Terry The Lion in Winter 1968 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
Roddy McDowall The Legend of Robin Hood 1968 USA TV film Musical
Steve Vincent The Ribald Tales of Robin Hood 1969 USA Film
Wallas Eaton The Complete and Utter History of Britain 1969 UK TV series Comedy
Frank Braña Il magnifico Robin Hood 1970 Italy Film
Daniele Dublino L'arciere di fuoco 1970 Italy Film
Tim Preece Ivanhoe 1970 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Peter Ustinov Robin Hood 1973 USA Animated film Voice only. Comedy. John is portrayed as a lion.
Miklós Gábor King John 1975 Hungary TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
David Dixon The Legend of Robin Hood 1975 UK TV series
Ron Rifkin When Things Were Rotten 1975 USA TV series Comedy
Kenneth Griffith Churchill's People, #8 "Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Ian Holm Robin and Marian 1976 UK/USA Film
Paul Spurrier The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series Child
John Duttine The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series
Ronald Pickup Ivanhoe 1982 UK/USA TV film An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
John Slade Voyagers! 1982 USA TV series
Algimantas Masiulis The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe 1983 USSR Film An adaptation of the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
Gerald Flood Doctor Who, #20.21–22 "The King's Demons" 1983 UK TV serial
Roddy McDowall The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 1984 USA TV film Comedy
Phil Davis Robin of Sherwood 1984–86 UK TV series
Leonard Rossiter BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Life and Death of King John" 1984 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Forbes Collins Maid Marian and Her Merry Men 1989 UK TV series Comedy
Edward Fox Robin Hood 1991 UK Film
Michael Rudder Young Robin Hood 1991–92 USA/Canada Animated TV series Voice only
Richard Lewis Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993 USA Film Comedy
Ian Falconer Young Ivanhoe 1995 UK/Canada TV film
Ralph Brown Ivanhoe 1997 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Andrew Bicknell The New Adventures of Robin Hood 1997 USA TV series
Cameron Rhodes Dark Knight 2000 UK TV series A very loose adaptation of the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
Jonathan Hyde Princess of Thieves 2001 UK/USA TV film
Rafe Spall The Lion in Winter 2003 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by James Goldman.
Chris Grimes Historyonics, #2 "Robin Hood" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
Toby Stephens Robin Hood 2009 UK TV series
Oscar Isaac Robin Hood 2010 UK/USA Film
Paul Giamatti Ironclad 2011 UK/USA Film
John Michael Higgins Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse 2012 USA Animated film Musical comedy. Voice only.
Henry III (1207–1272): The eldest son of John, Henry succeeded his father in 1216 at the age of nine and ruled for 56 years.
Dora Tulloch King John 1899 UK Silent short As a child. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Cavan Malone BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.3 "The Life and Death of King John" 1952 UK TV film As a child. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Derek Godfrey Churchill's People, #9 "On the Anvil" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Robin Timothy The Devil's Crown 1978 UK TV series As a child.
Rusty Livingstone BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Life and Death of King John" 1984 UK TV film As a child. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Edward I Longshanks (1239–1307): The eldest son of Henry III, Edward succeeded his father in 1272 and spent much of his reign fighting the Welsh and Scots.
Michael Rennie The Black Rose 1950 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Thomas B. Costain.
David Dundas Churchill's People, #9 "On the Anvil" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Stephen Murray Churchill's People, #10 "The Wallace" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Patrick McGoohan Braveheart 1995 USA Film
Brian Blessed The Bruce 1996 UK Film
Donald Sumpter Heist 2008 UK TV film Comedy
Edward II (1284–1327): The eldest surviving son of Edward I, Edward succeeded his father in 1307, but unlike him was a weak king who relied on favourites; he was forced to abdicate in 1327 and was probably murdered eight months later. He is the title character of a play by Christopher Marlowe.
Ian McKellen Edward II 1970 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
Michael Beaune The Accursed Kings 1972 France TV series An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
Philippe Clévenot Edward II 1982 France TV film An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
Steven Waddington Edward II 1991 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe filmed in modern style.
Peter Hanly Braveheart 1995 USA Film
Richard Brimblecombe The Bruce 1996 UK Film
Christopher Buchholz The Accursed Kings 2005 France TV series An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
Ben Chaplin World Without End 2012 Canada TV series An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
Edward III (1312–1377)
Charles Kent The Death of King Edward III 1911 USA Silent short
Michael Hordern The Dark Avenger 1955 UK Film
Myles Reithermann Edward II 1970 UK TV film As a boy. An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
Jean-Louis Broust The Accursed Kings 1972 France TV series An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
Stéphane Combesco Edward II 1982 France TV film As a boy. An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe.
Jody Graber Edward II 1991 UK Film As a boy. An adaptation of the play by Christopher Marlowe filmed in modern style.
Aurélien Wiik The Accursed Kings 2005 France TV series An adaptation of the novels by Maurice Druon.
Blake Ritson World Without End 2012 Canada TV series An adaptation of the novel by Ken Follett.
Richard II (1367–c.1400)
Andrew Osborn Richard of Bordeaux 1938 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
Alan Wheatley BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #1.44 "The Tragedy of King Richard II" 1950 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Maurice Evans Hallmark Hall of Fame, #3.18 "King Richard II" 1954 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Cushing Richard of Bordeaux 1955 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
David William An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Ric Hutton The Life and Death of King Richard II 1960 Australia TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Hannes Messemer König Richard II 1968 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ian McKellen The Tragedy of King Richard II 1971 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Tamás Jordán II. Richárd 1976 Hungary TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Derek Jacobi BBC Television Shakespeare, "King Richard the Second" 1978 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Michael Pennington The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Richard II" 1990 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Aleksandr Romantsov Richard Vtoroi 1992 Russia TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Roger Allam Henry IV 1995 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Fiona Shaw Richard II 1997 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Michael Maertens Richard II 2001 Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Mark Rylance Richard II 2003 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ben Whishaw The Hollow Crown, #1.1 "Richard II" 2012 UK TV film Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Henry IV (1367–1413)
Ralph Truman Richard of Bordeaux 1938 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
Clement McCallin BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #1.44 "The Tragedy of King Richard II" 1950 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ian Keith The Black Shield of Falworth 1954 USA Film An adaptation of the novel Men of Iron by Howard Pyle.
John Arnatt Richard of Bordeaux 1955 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Gordon Daviot.
Kent Smith Hallmark Hall of Fame, #3.18 "King Richard II" 1954 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
James Condon The Life and Death of King Richard II 1960 Australia TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Tom Fleming An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Erik Hell Henrik IV 1964 Sweden TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
John Gielgud Chimes at Midnight 1965 Spain/Switzerland Film A loose adaptation of the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare.
Hartmut Reck König Richard II 1968 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Timothy West The Tragedy of King Richard II 1971 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Sándor Lukács II. Richárd 1976 Hungary TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Jon Finch BBC Television Shakespeare, "King Richard the Second" 1978 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Jon Finch BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 1" 1979 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Jon Finch BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 2" 1979 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Michael Cronin The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Richard II" 1990 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Michael Cronin The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Henry IV, Part 1" 1990 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Michael Cronin The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Henry IV, Part 2" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Nikolai Lavrov Richard Vtoroi 1992 Russia TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ronald Pickup Henry IV 1995 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Richard Bremmer Richard II 1997 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Veit Schubert Richard II 2001 Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Rory Kinnear The Hollow Crown, #1.1 "Richard II" 2012 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Jeremy Irons The Hollow Crown, #1.2 "Henry IV, Part 1" 2012 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Jeremy Irons The Hollow Crown, #1.3 "Henry IV, Part 2" 2012 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Henry V (1386–1422)
Matheson Lang Royal Cavalcade 1935 UK Film
Laurence Olivier Henry V 1944 UK Film Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Clement McCallin BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #2.16 "The Life of Henry V" 1951 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Dan O'Herlihy The Black Shield of Falworth 1954 USA Film An adaptation of the novel Men of Iron by Howard Pyle.
Robert Hardy An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Lars Lind Henrik IV 1964 Sweden TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Keith Baxter Chimes at Midnight 1965 Spain/Switzerland Film A loose adaptation of the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare.
David Gwillim BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 1" 1979 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
David Gwillim BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 2" 1979 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
David Gwillim BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry V" 1979 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Kenneth Branagh Henry V 1989 UK Film Nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Michael Pennington The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Henry IV, Part 1" 1990 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Michael Pennington The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Henry IV, Part 2" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Michael Pennington The Wars of the Roses, #4 "Henry V" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Fabio Campo Henry IV 1995 UK TV film As a child. An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Jonathan Firth Henry IV 1995 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
Martin Clunes The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 1999 UK TV miniseries Comedy
Tom Hiddleston The Hollow Crown, #1.2 "Henry IV, Part 1" 2012 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Tom Hiddleston The Hollow Crown, #1.3 "Henry IV, Part 2" 2012 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Tom Hiddleston The Hollow Crown, #1.4 "Henry V" 2012 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Jolyon Coy The Windsors 2017 UK TV series Comedy
Henry VI (1421–1471)
James Berry Richard III 1911 UK Silent short As a ghost. An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
Miles Mander Tower of London 1939 USA Film
Terry Scully An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Carl Wery König Richard III 1964 West Germany TV film As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
David Warner The Wars of the Roses, #1 "Henry VI" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of part of the plays by William Shakespeare.
David Warner The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
David Warner The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" 1965 UK TV film As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Benson BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 1" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Benson BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 2" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Benson BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Benson BBC Television Shakespeare, "Richard III" 1983 UK TV film As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Paul Brennen The Wars of the Roses, #5 "Henry VI: House of Lancaster" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Paul Brennen The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Edward Jewesbury Richard III 1995 UK Film As a ghost. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
David Shelley The White Queen 2013 UK TV series An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Tom Sturridge The Hollow Crown, #2.1 "Henry VI, Part 1" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Tom Sturridge The Hollow Crown, #2.2 "Henry VI, Part 2" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Tom Sturridge The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Edward IV (1442–1483)
Alfred Brydone Richard III 1911 UK Silent short An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
Robert Gemp The Life and Death of King Richard III 1912 France/USA Silent film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Roy Travers Jane Shore 1915 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play The Tragedy of Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe.
Ian Hunter Tower of London 1939 USA Film
Cedric Hardwicke Richard III 1955 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Julian Glover An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Justice Watson Tower of London 1962 USA Film
Benno Sterzenbach König Richard III 1964 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Roy Dotrice The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
Roy Dotrice The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
József Gáti Richard III 1973 Hungary TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Brian Protheroe BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 2" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Brian Protheroe BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Brian Protheroe BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Marc Betton Richard III 1986 France Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Philip Bowen The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Philip Bowen The Wars of the Roses, #7 "Richard III" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
John Wood Richard III 1995 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
Max Irons The White Queen 2013 UK TV series An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Geoffrey Streatfeild The Hollow Crown, #2.2 "Henry VI, Part 2" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Geoffrey Streatfeild The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Edward V (1470–c.1483)
Kathleen Yorke Richard III 1911 UK Silent short An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
Howard Stuart The Life and Death of King Richard III 1912 France/USA Silent film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ronald Sinclair Tower of London 1939 USA Film
Paul Huson Richard III 1955 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Hugh Janes An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Eugene Martin Tower of London 1962 USA Film
Nicolaus Haenel König Richard III 1964 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Jonathan Soper Second Verdict, #2 "Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?" 1976 UK TV film Docudrama
Dorian Ford BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Spike Hood Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, #2.1 "Richard III" 1994 UK Animated TV short Voice only
Marco Williamson Richard III 1995 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
Timotei Cresta Princes in the Tower 2005 UK TV film
Sonny Ashbourne Serkis The White Queen 2013 UK TV series An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Caspar Morley The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Richard III (1452–1485)
William V. Ranous Richard III 1908 USA Silent short An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
Frank Benson Richard III 1911 UK Silent short An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
Frederick Warde The Life and Death of King Richard III 1912 France/USA Silent film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Rolf Leslie Jane Shore 1915 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play The Tragedy of Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe.
Basil Rathbone Tower of London 1939 USA Film
Lowell Gilmore The Black Arrow 1948 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
William Windom Masterpiece Playhouse, #3 "Richard III" 1950 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Laurence Olivier Richard III 1955 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Paul Daneman An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Vincent Price Tower of London 1962 USA Film
Wolfgang Kieling König Richard III 1964 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ian Holm The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
Ian Holm The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Adalberto Maria Merli La freccia nera 1968 Italy TV series An adaptation of the novel The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Wallas Eaton The Complete and Utter History of Britain 1969 UK TV series Comedy
Péter Haumann Richard III 1973 Hungary TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Colin Starkey Second Verdict, #2 "Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?" 1976 UK TV film Docudrama
Ramaz Chkhikvadze Richard III 1980 USSR Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ron Cook BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 2" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ron Cook BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ron Cook BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Cook The Black Adder 1983 UK TV series Comedy
Ariel García Valdés Richard III 1986 France Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Andrew Jarvis The Wars of the Roses, #6 "Henry VI: House of York" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Andrew Jarvis The Wars of the Roses, #7 "Richard III" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Antony Sher Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, #2.1 "Richard III" 1994 UK Animated TV short Voice only
Ian McKellen Richard III 1995 UK Film Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
Paul Mohan Historyonics, #3 "Richard III" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
Aneurin Barnard The White Queen 2013 UK TV series An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Benedict Cumberbatch The Hollow Crown, #2.2 "Henry VI, Part 2" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Benedict Cumberbatch The Hollow Crown, #2.3 "Richard III" 2016 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Al Roberts The Windsors 2017 UK TV series Comedy
Henry VII (1457–1509)
Eric Maxon Richard III 1911 UK Silent short An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
James Keane Richard III 1912 France/USA Silent film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Ralph Forbes Tower of London 1939 USA Film
Stanley Baker Richard III 1955 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Hennie Scott An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series As a boy. An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Jerome Willis An Age of Kings 1960 UK TV series An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
Heinz Blau König Richard III 1964 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Powys Thomas John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance 1964 Canada Short
Lee Menzies The Wars of the Roses, #2 "Edward IV" 1965 UK TV film As a boy. An adaptation of part of the Henry VI plays by William Shakespeare.
Eric Porter The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Richard III" 1965 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
James Maxwell Tower of London: The Innocent 1969 UK TV film
John Woodnutt The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 UK TV series
James Maxwell The Shadow of the Tower 1972 UK TV series
András Kozák Richard III 1973 Hungary TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Tim Fuke BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry VI, Part 3" 1983 UK TV film As a boy. An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Brian Deacon BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Richard the Third" 1983 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Peter Benson The Black Adder 1983 UK TV series Comedy
Charles Dale The Wars of the Roses, #7 "Richard III" 1991 UK TV film An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
Patrick Brennan Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, #2.1 "Richard III" 1994 UK Animated TV short Voice only
Dominic West Richard III 1995 UK Film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare set in the 1930s.
Joss Ackland Henry VIII 2003 UK TV miniseries
Adam Woodroffe Historyonics, #3 "Richard III" 2004 UK TV short Comedy
Paul Hilton Princes in the Tower 2005 UK TV film
Oscar Kennedy The White Queen 2013 UK TV series As a teenager. An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Michael Marcus The White Queen 2013 UK TV series An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Reece Pockney The White Queen 2013 UK TV series As a child. An adaptation of The Cousins' War series of novels by Philippa Gregory.
Henry VIII (1491–1547)
Arthur Bourchier Henry VIII 1911 UK Silent short An adaptation of part of the play by William Shakespeare.
Tefft Johnson Cardinal Wolsey 1912 USA Silent short An adaptation of part of the play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare.
Max Maxudian Anne de Boleyn 1914 France Silent short
Robert Broderick The Prince and the Pauper 1915 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Emil Jannings Anna Boleyn 1920 Germany Silent film
Albert Schreiber The Prince and the Pauper 1920 Austria Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Lyn Harding When Knighthood Was in Flower 1922 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Charles Major.
Shep Camp Hampton Court Palace 1926 UK Silent short
Charles Laughton The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933 UK Film Won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Richard Cramer Don't Play Bridge with Your Wife 1933 USA Short Comedy.
Frank Cellier Tudor Rose 1936 UK Film
Montagu Love The Prince and the Pauper 1937 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Lyn Harding Pearls of the Crown 1937 France Film Comedy
Peter Bull The Tudor Touch 1937 UK TV short
Yuri Tolubeyev The Prince and the Pauper 1943 USSR Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Arthur Dibbs We Do Believe in Ghosts 1947 UK Short As a ghost.
Rafael Luis Calvo Catalina de Inglaterra 1951 Spain Film
Rex Harrison Omnibus, #1.1 "The Trial of Anne Boleyn" 1952 USA TV film
Charles Laughton Young Bess 1953 USA Film
James Robertson Justice The Sword and the Rose 1953 USA Film An adaptation of the novel When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major.
Basil Sydney BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #4.52 "The Rose Without a Thorn" 1953 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Clifford Bax.
Paul Rogers BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.6 "The White Falcon" 1956 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Jordan Lawrence & Neilson Gattey.
Douglas Campbell DuPont Show of the Month, #1.2 "The Prince and the Pauper" 1957 USA TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Paul Rogers Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" 1962 USA TV serial An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Robert Shaw A Man for All Seasons 1966 UK Film Nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt.
Michel de Ré Marie Tudor 1966 France TV film An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
Jack Fife I Dream of Jeannie 1966 USA TV series Comedy
Hans Dieter Zeidler Heinrich VIII. und seine Frauen 1968 West Germany TV film
Richard Burton Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 UK Film Nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Laurence Jeffrey Tower of London: The Innocent 1969 UK TV film
Terry Jones The Complete and Utter History of Britain 1969 UK TV series Comedy
Keith Michell The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 UK TV series Won the BAFTA and Emmy Awards for Best Actor.
Sid James Carry On Henry 1971 UK Film Comedy
Keith Michell Elizabeth R 1971 UK TV series
Ronald Long Bewitched, #8.1–2 "How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII" 1971 USA TV serial Comedy
Keith Michell Henry VIII and His Six Wives 1972 UK Film An adaptation of the TV series The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
Andrew Burleigh The Shadow of the Tower 1972 UK TV series Aged 10.
Manoel da Nóbrega The Prince and the Pauper 1972 Brazil TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Ronald Radd The Prince and the Pauper 1976 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Charlton Heston The Prince and the Pauper 1977 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Javier Loyola Mujeres insólitas, "La segunda señora Tudor" 1977 Spain TV film
John Stride BBC Television Shakespeare, "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth" 1979 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
Keith Barron God's Outlaw 1986 UK Film
Martin Chamberlain A Man for All Seasons 1988 UK/USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt.
Keith Michell The Prince and the Pauper 1996 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Brian Blessed The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 1999 UK TV miniseries Comedy
Alan Bates The Prince and the Pauper 2000 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
T. P. McKenna Monarch 2000 UK Film
Michael Hofland Relic Hunter 2001 Canada TV series
Chris Larkin The Six Wives of Henry VIII 2001 UK TV series As a younger man. Docudrama.
Daniel Northover The Six Wives of Henry VIII 2001 UK TV series As a boy. Docudrama.
Andy Rashleigh The Six Wives of Henry VIII 2001 UK TV series As an older man. Docudrama.
Jared Harris The Other Boleyn Girl 2003 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
Sid Mitchell Henry VIII 2003 UK TV miniseries Boy
Ray Winstone Henry VIII 2003 UK TV miniseries
Jonathan Rhys Meyers The Tudors 2007–10 UK/USA TV series Nominated for the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Won the 2008 and nominated for the 2009 and 2011 Irish Film & Television Awards for Best Actor.
Eric Bana The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
Jason Sharp The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary 2008 UK Film
Laurence Spellman Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant 2009 UK TV series As a teenager. Docudrama.
Adam James Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant 2009 UK TV series As a younger man. Docudrama.
Ian Redford Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant 2009 UK TV series As an older man. Docudrama.
Damian Lewis Wolf Hall 2015 UK TV series Nominated for the 2015 Emmy Award and the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.
James Doherty The Windsors 2017 UK TV series Comedy
Edward VI (1537–1553)
Marguerite Clark The Prince and the Pauper 1915 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Tibor Lubinsky The Prince and the Pauper 1920 Austria Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Forbes Dawson Lady Jane Grey; Or, The Court of Intrigue 1923 UK Silent film
Desmond Tester Tudor Rose 1936 UK Film
Bobby Mauch The Prince and the Pauper 1937 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Mariya Barabanova The Prince and the Pauper 1943 USSR Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Rex Thompson Young Bess 1953 USA Film
Rex Thompson DuPont Show of the Month, #1.2 "The Prince and the Pauper" 1957 USA TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Philippe Ogouz Le théâtre de la jeunesse, "Le prince et le pauvre" 1960 France TV film An adaptation of the novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.
Sean Scully Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" 1962 USA TV serial An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Kenny Morse The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper 1969 USA Film An adaptation of the stage musical, which was itself adapted from the novel by Mark Twain.
Jason Kemp Elizabeth R 1971 UK TV series
Kadu Moliterno The Prince and the Pauper 1972 Brazil TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Nicholas Lyndhurst The Prince and the Pauper 1976 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Mark Lester The Prince and the Pauper 1977 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Warren Saire Lady Jane 1986 UK Film
Philip Sarson The Prince and the Pauper 1996 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Jonathan Timmins The Prince and the Pauper 2000 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Matt Kane The Six Wives of Henry VIII 2001 UK TV series Docudrama
Hugh Mitchell Henry VIII 2003 UK TV miniseries
Eoin Murtagh The Tudors 2010 UK/USA TV series As a child.
Jake Hathaway The Tudors 2010 UK/USA TV series As a teenager.
Mary I
Jeanne Delvair Marie Tudor 1912 France Silent film An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
Hilde Müller Anna Boleyn 1920 Germany Silent film
Maisie Fisher The Virgin Queen 1923 UK Silent film
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Tudor Rose 1936 UK Film
Yvette Pienne Pearls of the Crown 1937 France Film Comedy
Anne Tyrrell Young Bess 1953 USA Film
Sheila Allen Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" 1962 USA TV serial An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Kathy Fraise Marie Tudor 1966 France TV film As a child. An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
Françoise Christophe Marie Tudor 1966 France TV film An adaptation of the play by Victor Hugo.
Nicola Pagett Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 UK Film
Verina Greenlaw The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 UK TV series As a child
Alison Frazer The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 UK TV series
Daphne Slater Elizabeth R 1971 UK TV series
Sarah Long Henry VIII and His Six Wives 1972 UK Film An adaptation of the TV series The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
Inge Keller Die Liebe und die Königin 1977 West Germany TV film An adaptation of the play Marie Tudor by Victor Hugo.
Jane Lapotaire Lady Jane 1986 UK Film
Virginia Beare The Prince and the Pauper 1996 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Kathy Burke Elizabeth 1998 UK Film
Lara Belmont Henry VIII 2003 UK TV miniseries
Joanne Whalley The Virgin Queen 2005 UK TV series
Bláthnaid McKeown The Tudors 2007 UK/USA TV series As a child.
Sarah Bolger The Tudors 2008–10 UK/USA TV series Won the 2010 and nominated for the 2011 Irish Film & Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Constance Stride The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 UK/USA Film As a girl. An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
Lizzie Rees The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary 2008 UK Film As a child.
Miranda French The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary 2008 UK Film
Lily Lesser Wolf Hall 2015 UK TV series As a teenager. An adaptation of the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.
Elizabeth I
Sarah Bernhardt Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth 1912 France Silent short An adaptation of the play by Émile Moreau.
Diana Manners The Virgin Queen 1923 UK Silent film
Ellen Compton The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots 1923 UK Silent film
Gladys ffolliott Old Bill Through the Ages 1924 UK Silent film Comedy
Athene Seyler Drake of England 1935 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Louis N. Parker.
Athene Seyler Royal Cavalcade 1935 UK Film
Florence Eldridge Mary of Scotland 1936 USA Film An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
Gwendolyn Jones The Prince and the Pauper 1937 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Yvette Pienne Pearls of the Crown 1937 France Film Comedy
Flora Robson Fire Over England 1937 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by A. E. W. Mason.
Bette Davis The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 USA Film An adaptation of the play Elizabeth the Queen by Maxwell Anderson.
Helen Haye The Dark Lady of the Sonnets 1939 UK TV short Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Flora Robson The Sea Hawk 1940 USA Film
Maria Koppenhöfer Das Herz der Königin 1940 Germany Film Propaganda
Olga Lindo Time Flies 1944 UK Film Comedy
Dorothy Black The Dark Lady of the Sonnets 1946 UK TV film Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Mildred Natwick Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.20 "Mary of Scotland" 1951 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
Noreen Corcoran Young Bess 1953 USA Film As a child.
Jean Simmons Young Bess 1953 USA Film
Mary Clare BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #4.21 "Will Shakespeare" 1953 UK TV film An adaptation of the play William Shakespeare: An Invention by Clemence Dane.
Peggy Thorpe-Bates BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.7 "Queen's Folly" 1954 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Elswyth Thane.
Mildred Dunnock You Are There, #2.26 "The First Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet" 1954 USA TV short Docudrama
Carmen Mathews You Are There, #2.33 "The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots" 1954 USA TV short Docudrama
Bette Davis The Virgin Queen 1955 USA Film
Beatrix Lehmann BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #6.40 "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets" 1955 UK TV film Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Agnes Moorhead The Story of Mankind 1957 USA Film An adaptation of the non-fiction children's book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
Maxine Audley Kenilworth 1957 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Catherine Lacey ITV Play of the Week, #4.14 "In the Shadow of the Axe" 1958 UK TV film
Gwen Watford BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #9.48 "Till Time Shall End" 1958 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Clemence Dane.
Peggy Thorpe-Bates Queen's Champion 1958 UK TV series
Mecha Ortiz Elizabeth Is Dead 1960 Argentina TV film
Jean Kent Sir Francis Drake 1961–62 UK TV series
Irene Worth Seven Seas to Calais 1962 Italy Film
Katya Douglas Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #8.21–23 "The Prince and the Pauper" 1962 USA TV serial An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Vivienne Bennett Doctor Who, #2.30–35 "The Chase" 1965 UK TV serial
Emma Popova The Dark Lady of the Sonnets 1966 USSR TV short Comedy. An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Susan Engel The Queen's Traitor 1967 UK TV series
Gemma Jones Kenilworth 1967 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Walter Scott.
Judith Anderson Hallmark Hall of Fame, #17.3 "Elizabeth the Queen" 1968 USA TV film Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
Amanda Jane Smythe Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 UK Film As a baby.
Pamela Brown Play of the Month, #4.5 "Mary, Queen of Scots" 1969 UK TV film An adaptation of the play Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller.
Jody Schaller The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 UK TV series
Glenda Jackson Elizabeth R 1971 UK TV series Won the Emmy Awards for Best Actress (Single Performance and Continued Performance). Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.
Glenda Jackson Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 UK Film Won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Graham Chapman Monty Python's Flying Circus 1972 UK TV series Comedy
Hattie Jacques Carry on Laughing, #1.4 "Orgy and Bess" 1975 UK TV short Comedy
Nina Thomas The Prince and the Pauper 1976 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Lalla Ward The Prince and the Pauper 1977 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Jenny Runacre Jubilee 1978 UK Film
Patience Collier Will Shakespeare 1978 UK TV series
Charlotte Cornwell Drake's Venture 1980 UK TV film
Miranda Richardson Blackadder II 1986 UK TV series Comedy
Miranda Richardson Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988 UK TV film Comedy
Quentin Crisp Orlando 1992 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
Elizabeth Ann O'Brien The Prince and the Pauper 1996 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Mark Twain.
Helen Baxendale In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.7 "An Evil Business" 1996 UK TV film Docudrama
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth 1998 UK Film Won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Awards Circuit Community Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Chlotrudis Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, London Critics Circle Film Award, Online Film & Television Association Award, Online Film Critics Society Award, Satellite Award and Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Most Promising Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the MTV Movie Award for Best Best Breakthrough Female Performance.
Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love 1998 UK Film Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Awards Circuit Community Award, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Chlotrudis Award and Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Miranda Richardson Blackadder: Back & Forth 2000 UK Short Comedy
Saskia Blackwell Elizabeth 2000 UK TV film As a child. Docudrama.
Imogen Slaughter Elizabeth 2000 UK TV film As a younger woman. Docudrama.
Karen Archer Elizabeth 2000 UK TV film As an older woman. Docudrama.
Margot Kidder Mentors 2000 Canada TV series
Lorna Lacey Henry VIII 2003 UK TV miniseries
Catherine McCormack Gunpowder, Treason & Plot 2004 UK TV miniseries
Helen Mirren Elizabeth I 2005 UK TV miniseries Won the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Gold Derby TV Award, Golden Nymph and Women's Image Network Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Online Film & Television Association Award and Satellite Award for Best Actress.
Anne-Marie Duff The Virgin Queen 2005 UK TV series Nominated for the BAFTA Award and Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress.
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 UK Film Won the AFI International Award for Best Actress and the Sant Jordi for Best Foreign Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Awards Circuit Community Award, Critics Choice Award, Empire Award, IOFCP Award, Italian Online Movie Award and St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Actress.
Angela Pleasence Doctor Who 2007 UK TV series
Kate Duggan The Tudors 2008 UK/USA TV series As a young child.
Claire MacCauley The Tudors 2009 UK/USA TV series As an older child.
Laoise Murray The Tudors 2010 UK/USA TV series As a teenager.
Maisie Smith The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 UK/USA Film As a child. An adaptation of the novel by Philippa Gregory.
Joely Richardson Anonymous 2011 UK Film As a younger woman.
Vanessa Redgrave Anonymous 2011 UK Film As an older woman.
Joanna Page Doctor Who 2013 UK TV series
Rachel Skarsten Reign 2014–17 USA TV series
Lucy Montgomery The Windsors 2016 UK TV series Comedy
Kimberly Stockton Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020 USA Film Comedy
James I
Paul Laurent Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth 1912 France Silent short An adaptation of the play by Émile Moreau.
Lucien Littlefield To Have and to Hold 1916 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Mary Johnston.
Raymond Hatton To Have and to Hold 1922 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Mary Johnston.
Jerrold Robertshaw Guy Fawkes 1923 UK Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Harrison Ainsworth.
Jean Kircher Mary of Scotland 1936 USA Film As a baby. An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
Judith Kircher Mary of Scotland 1936 USA Film As a baby. An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
Manfred Mackeben Das Herz der Königin 1940 Germany Film As a young child. Propaganda.
William Podmore Hallmark Hall of Fame, #1.23 "The King's Author" 1952 USA TV film
Anthony Eustrel Captain John Smith and Pocahontas 1953 USA Film
Everett Sloane Kraft Television Theatre, #8.52 "The King's Bounty" 1955 USA TV film
Michael Palin The Complete and Utter History of Britain 1969 UK TV series Comedy
Alfred Lynch Churchill's People, #14 "A Rich and Beautiful Empire" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Alfred Lynch Churchill's People, #15 "America! America!" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Bill Paterson Will Shakespeare 1978 UK TV series
Patrick Malahide Into the Labyrinth 1981 UK TV series
Hugh Ross God's Frontiersmen 1988 UK TV series Docudrama
Dudley Sutton Orlando 1992 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
Jim Cummings Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World 1998 USA Animated film Voice only
Wayne Opie Elizabeth 2000 UK TV film Docudrama
Jeremy Irons Freedom: A History of Us 2003 USA TV series Voice only. Documentary.
Robert Carlyle Gunpowder, Treason & Plot 2004 UK TV miniseries
Ewen Bremner Elizabeth I 2005 UK TV miniseries
Jonathan Pryce The New World 2005 UK/USA Film
James Clyde Anonymous 2011 UK Film
Derek Riddell Gunpowder 2017 UK TV miniseries
Jake Foy Reign 2017 USA TV series
Dickie Beau The Windsors 2017 UK TV series Comedy
Charles I
Russell Thorndike Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow 1923 UK Silent film
Henry Victor The Royal Oak 1923 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play by Henry Hamilton & Augustus Harris.
Hugh Miller The Vicar of Bray 1937 UK Film
Paul Rogers ITV Play of the Week, #4.22 "The Killing of the King" 1959 UK TV film
Robert Rietty The Scarlet Blade 1963 UK Film
Stephen MacDonald Witch Wood 1964 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by John Buchan.
Alec Guinness Cromwell 1970 UK Film
Kenneth Colley Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.24 "Revolutions: Cromwell" 1970 UK TV short
Daniel Brian Churchill's People, #16 "March On, Boys!" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Jeremy Clyde The Children of the New Forest 1977 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Frederick Marryat.
Jeremy Clyde By the Sword Divided 1983–85 UK TV series
Stephen Fry Blackadder: The Cavalier Years 1988 UK TV short Essentially as the current Charles, Prince of Wales. Comedy.
Bill Paterson The Return of the Musketeers 1989 UK Film Loosely based on the novel Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.
Aleksei Petrenko Mushketyory 20 let spustya 1992 Russia Film An adaptation of the novel Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.
Chris Kirk Civil War: England's Fight for Freedom 1997 UK TV film Docudrama
Michael Maloney Children of the New Forest 1998 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Frederick Marryat.
Rupert Everett To Kill a King 2003 UK Film
Martin Turner Charles II: The Power and the Passion 2003 UK TV miniseries
Peter Capaldi The Devil's Whore 2008 UK TV series
Stephen Harvey The Windsors 2017 UK TV series Comedy
Charles II
Augustus Neville Sweet Nell of Old Drury 1911 Australia Silent film An adaptation of the play by Paul Kester.
P. G. Ebbutt King Charles 1913 UK Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Harrison Ainsworth.
P. G. Ebbutt Old St Paul's 1914 UK Silent short An adaptation of the novel by Harrison Ainsworth.
Owen Moore Mistress Nell 1915 USA Silent film An adaptation of the play by George Cochrane Hazelton.
William Luff The Glorious Adventure 1922 UK Silent film
Henry Victor The Royal Oak 1923 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play by Henry Hamilton & Augustus Harris.
Dwight Wiman Peter Stuyvesant 1924 USA Silent short
Randle Ayrton Nell Gwyn 1926 UK Silent film An adaptation of the novel Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen.
Cedric Hardwicke Nell Gwynn 1934 UK Film
Allan Jeayes Colonel Blood 1934 UK Film
K. Hamilton Price The Vicar of Bray 1937 UK Film
Barry K. Barnes Theatre Parade, "Thank You, Mr Pepys" 1938 UK TV short An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
Vincent Price Hudson's Bay 1941 USA Film
Dennis Arundell Penn of Pennsylvania 1942 UK Film
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The Exile 1947 USA Film An adaptation of the novel His Majesty, the King by Cosmo Hamilton.
George Sanders Forever Amber 1947 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Kathleen Winsor.
Anthony Hulme Cardboard Cavalier 1949 UK Film Comedy
Lester Matthews Lorna Doone 1951 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by R. D. Blackmore.
Eric Berry BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.35 "The Portugal Lady" 1952 UK TV film
Reginald Tate BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.42 "Ninety Sail" 1954 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Lipscomb.
George Sanders The King's Thief 1955 USA Film
Gabriele Antonini Revenge of the Musketeers 1963 Italy Film An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
David Cargill The Children of the New Forest 1964 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Frederick Marryat.
James Villiers The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Michael Palin The Complete and Utter History of Britain 1969 UK TV series Comedy
Robin Stewart Cromwell 1970 UK Film
John Gielgud Play of the Month, #5.5 "In Good King Charles's Golden Days" 1970 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Richard Morant Woodstock 1973 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Sir Walter Scott.
Paul Ambrose Churchill's People, #16 "March On, Boys!" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Denis Quilley Churchill's People, #18 "A Bill of Mortality" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
Mark Burns The Wicked Lady 1983 UK Film
Simon Treves By the Sword Divided 1985 UK TV series
Michael York The Lady and the Highwayman 1989 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel Cupid Rides Pillion by Barbara Cartland.
Simon Callow England, My England 1995 UK Film
Sam Neill Restoration 1995 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Rose Tremain.
Rufus Sewell Charles II: The Power and the Passion 2003 UK TV miniseries
Nathaniel Parker The Private Life of Samuel Pepys 2003 UK TV film Comedy
Rupert Everett Stage Beauty 2004 UK/USA Film
Julian Wadham Wren: The Man Who Built Britain 2004 UK TV film Docudrama
John Malkovich The Libertine 2004 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Stephen Jeffreys.
Michael Boisvert Young Blades 2005 USA TV series
Richard Druitt True Caribbean Pirates 2006 USA TV film Docudrama
Jeremy Northam New Worlds 2014 UK TV series
Jack Huston The Great Fire 2014 UK TV miniseries
Charles Dance Michiel de Ruyter 2015 Netherlands Film
James II
Josef Moser The Grinning Face 1921 Austria Silent film An adaptation of the novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.
Cuyler Supplee Peter Stuyvesant 1924 USA Silent short
Gibb McLaughlin Nell Gwyn 1926 UK Silent film An adaptation of the novel Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen.
Sam De Grasse The Man Who Laughs 1928 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
Lawrence Anderson Nell Gwynn 1934 UK Film
Vernon Steele Captain Blood 1935 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Rafael Sabatini.
Douglas Matthews Theatre Parade, "Thank You, Mr Pepys" 1938 UK TV short An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
Denis McCarthy BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #3.35 "The Portugal Lady" 1952 UK TV film
Peter Copley BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.42 "Ninety Sail" 1954 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by William Lipscomb.
John Westbrook The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Michael Craig Play of the Month, #5.5 "In Good King Charles's Golden Days" 1970 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Guy Henry England, My England 1995 UK Film
Robert Addie Lorna Doone 2000 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by R. D. Blackmore.
Oliver Fox To Kill a King 2003 UK Film
Charlie Creed-Miles Charles II: The Power and the Passion 2003 UK TV miniseries
Oliver Jackson-Cohen The Great Fire 2014 UK TV miniseries
Mary II
Verina Greenlaw The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series As a child. An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Lisa Daniely The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Sarah Crowden Orlando 1992 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
Rebecca Front England, My England 1995 UK Film
Victoria Wood The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse 2005 UK Film Comedy
Ella-June Henrard Michiel de Ruyter 2015 Netherlands Film
William III
Frank Dane The Black Tulip 1921 Netherlands Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Bernard Lee The Black Tulip 1937 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Henry Daniell Captain Kidd 1945 USA Film
Olaf Hytten Against All Flags 1952 USA Film
Henry Davies The Black Tulip 1956 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Alan Rowe The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Eric Woofe The Black Tulip 1970 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Laurence Olivier Peter the Great 1986 USA TV miniseries
Thom Hoffman Orlando 1992 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Virgina Woolf.
Corin Redgrave England, My England 1995 UK Film
Jochum ten Haaf Charles II: The Power and the Passion 2003 UK TV miniseries
Bernard Hill The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse 2005 UK Film Comedy
Egbert-Jan Weber Michiel de Ruyter 2015 Netherlands Film
Anne
Anna Kallina The Grinning Face 1921 Austria Silent film An adaptation of the novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.
Mady Christians A Glass of Water 1923 Germany Silent film Comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
Josephine Crowell The Man Who Laughs 1928 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
Gunnel Lindblom A Glass of Water 1960 Sweden TV film Comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
Liselotte Pulver A Glass of Water 1960 West Germany Film Musical comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
Lesley Roach The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series As a child. An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Margaret Tyzack The First Churchills 1969 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé The Man Who Laughs 1971 France TV film An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
Judit Halász Zenés TV színház, "Sakk-matt" 1977 Hungary TV film Comedy. An adaptation of the play The Glass of Water by Eugène Scribe.
Natalya Belokhvostikova A Glass of Water 1979 USSR Film Comedy. An adaptation of the play by Eugène Scribe.
Peter Bull Yellowbeard 1984 UK Film Comedy
Elizabeth Spriggs Wren: The Man Who Built Britain 2004 UK TV film Docudrama
Vera Uzelacová The Man Who Laughs 2012 France Film An adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo.
Olivia Colman The Favourite 2018 UK/USA/Ireland Film Won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup and British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Satellite Award and AACTA International Award for Best Actress.
George I
Anthony Lang Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948 UK Film As a boy. An adaptation of the novel by Helen Simpson.
Peter Bull Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Helen Simpson.
Eric Pohlmann Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue 1953 UK/USA Film
Otto Waldis The Iron Glove 1954 USA Film
Steve Plytas Rogues' Gallery 1969 UK TV series
John Rapley Churchill's People, #20 "The Fine Art of Bubble-Blowing" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
George II
Douglas Payne The Adventures of Dick Turpin: The Gunpowder Plot 1912 UK Silent short
Alexander Ekert Exzellenz Unterrock 1920 Germany Silent film An adaptation of the comic novel by Adolf Paul.
Lewis Gilbert Bonnie Prince Charlie 1923 UK Silent film
Olaf Hytten The Last of the Mohicans 1936 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
Martin Miller Bonnie Prince Charlie 1948 UK Film
Ivan Triesault Dick Turpin's Ride 1951 USA Film An adaptation of the poem by Alfred Noyes.
Arthur Young John Wesley 1954 UK Film
Mathias Wieman The Girl and the Legend 1957 West Germany Film An adaptation of the play by Friedrich Forster.
Otto Diamant BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #9.20 "The Trial of Admiral Byng" 1958 UK TV film
Richard Harris King of the Wind 1990 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Marguerite Henry.
Clive Swift Aristocrats 1999 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography by Stella Tillyard.
Richard Griffiths Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 USA Film
George III
John Storm The Mutiny of the Bounty 1916 Australia Silent film
Jack Cosgrave The Spirit of '76 1917 USA Silent film
Arthur Donaldson America 1924 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
Albert Lieven Rake's Progress 1939 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
Raymond Lovell The Young Mr Pitt 1942 UK Film
Frederick Valk Mrs. Fitzherbert 1947 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
Robert Morley Beau Brummell 1954 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
E. G. Marshall You Are There, #3.4 "William Pitt's Last Speech to Parliament" 1954 USA TV short Docudrama
George Woodbridge BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.23 "The Lass of Richmond Hill" 1957 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
Eric Pohlmann John Paul Jones 1959 USA Film
Eric Pohlmann Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #10.17–19 "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" 1963 USA TV serial An adaptation of the Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike.
Jean Muselli Le théâtre de la jeunesse, "Le matelot de nulle part" 1964 France TV film An adaptation of the novel Israel Potter by Herman Melville.
Graham Chapman Monty Python's Flying Circus 1974 UK TV series Comedy
Roger Booth Barry Lyndon 1975 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.
John Tillinger The Adams Chronicles 1976 USA TV series
Nigel Davenport Prince Regent 1979 UK TV series
Gertan Klauber Blackadder the Third 1987 UK TV series Comedy
Rhys McConnochie Captain James Cook 1988 Australia TV miniseries
Nigel Hawthorne The Madness of King George 1994 UK Film Won the BAFTA Award and Empire Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett.
David Warner The American Revolution 1994 USA TV series Voice only. Documentary.
Robin Soans Sabotage! 2000 Spain Film Comedy
Nicholas Rowe Longitude 2000 UK TV miniseries An adaptation of the book by Dava Sobel.
Mark Hadlow Jack of All Trades 2000 USA TV series Comedy
Charles Shaughnessy Liberty's Kids 2002 USA Animated TV series Voice only
Anthony Cochrane Benjamin Franklin 2002 USA TV series Docudrama
Tom Hollander John Adams 2008 USA TV series
Napoleon Ryan Samuel Adams 2014 USA TV film
Edward Petherbridge Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 2015 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Susanna Clarke.
Paul Rhys Turn: Washington's Spies 2015–17 USA TV series An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
Paul Whitehouse The Windsors 2016 UK TV series Comedy
George IV
Charles Chapman Beau Brummel 1913 USA Silent short An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
Teddy Arundell The Romance of Lady Hamilton 1919 UK Silent film
Alfred Paumier The Amateur Gentleman 1920 UK Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Jeffery Farnol.
Bellenden Powell A Prince of Lovers 1922 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play Byron by Alicia Ramsey.
Holmes Herbert A Stage Romance 1922 USA Silent film An adaptation of the play Kean by Alexandre Dumas.
Willard Louis Beau Brummel 1924 USA Silent film An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
Otto Detlefsen Kean 1924 France Silent film An adaptation of the play by Alexandre Dumas.
Gino Corrado The Amateur Gentleman 1926 USA Silent film An adaptation of the novel by Jeffery Farnol.
Lumsden Hare The House of Rothschild 1934 USA Film An adaptation of the play Rothschild by George Hembert Westley.
Nigel Bruce The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934 UK Film An adaptation of the novel and play by Baroness Orczy.
Olaf Hytten Becky Sharp 1935 USA Film An adaptation of the play by Langdon Mitchell, itself based on the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Gilbert Davis The Amateur Gentleman 1936 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Jeffery Farnol.
Hugh Huntley Lloyd's of London 1936 USA Film
Evelyn Roberts Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel 1937 UK Film Based on the novels by Baroness Orczy.
Raymond Lovell The Man in Grey 1943 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Eleanor Smith.
Michael Dyne Kitty 1945 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Rosamond Marshall.
Peter Graves The Laughing Lady 1946 UK Film Musical. An adaptation of the play by Ingram D'Abbes.
Peter Graves Mrs. Fitzherbert 1947 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
Cecil Parker The First Gentleman 1948 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Norman Ginsbury.
Jack Hawkins The Elusive Pimpernel 1950 UK Film An adaptation of the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.
Raymond Rollett BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #1.6 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" 1950 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Baroness Orczy & Montagu Barstow.
Ernest Jay BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #2.2 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" 1951 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Baroness Orczy & Montagu Barstow.
Peter Ustinov Beau Brummell 1954 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
Walter Fitzgerald BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.11 "Beau Brummell" 1954 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Clyde Fitch.
Jack May BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #6.38 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" 1955 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Baroness Orczy & Montagu Barstow.
Tony Britton BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.23 "The Lass of Richmond Hill" 1957 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by W. P. Lipscomb.
Arne Lie Den røde pimpernell 1968 Norway TV miniseries An adaptation of the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.
Roy Kinnear On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 USA Film Musical comedy. An adaptation of the stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane.
Ralph Richardson Lady Caroline Lamb 1972 UK Film
Robert Stephens Play of the Month, #14.1 "Kean" 1978 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Jean-Paul Sartre, itself adapted from the play by Alexandre Dumas.
Peter Egan Prince Regent 1979 UK TV series
Julian Fellowes The Scarlet Pimpernel 1982 UK TV film An adaptation of the novels The Scarlet Pimpernel and Eldorado by Baroness Orczy.
David King Number 10, #4 "The Iron Duke" 1983 UK TV film
Roy Dotrice Shaka Zulu 1986 South Africa TV series An adaptation of the novel by Joshua Sinclair.
Peter Schofield Vanity Fair 1987 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Hugh Laurie Blackadder the Third 1987 UK TV series Comedy
Hugh Laurie Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988 UK TV film Comedy
James Saxon Haggard 1992 UK TV series Comedy. An adaptation of Squire Haggard's Journal by Michael Green.
John Sessions Princess Caraboo 1994 USA Film
Rupert Everett The Madness of King George 1994 UK Film An adaptation of the play The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett.
Julian Fellowes Sharpe's Regiment 1996 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Bernard Cornwell.
James Saxon Poldark 1996 UK TV film Based on the novel The Stranger from the Sea by Winston Graham.
Richard E. Grant A Royal Scandal 1996 UK TV film Docudrama
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Vanity Fair 1998 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Jonathan Coy The Scarlet Pimpernel 1999–2000 UK TV series Loosely based on the novels by Baroness Orczy.
Richard McCabe Vanity Fair 2004 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Hugh Bonneville Beau Brummell: This Charming Man 2006 UK TV film An adaptation of the biography by Ian Kelly.
Mark Gatiss Taboo 2017 UK TV series
Tim McInnerny Peterloo 2018 UK Film
William IV
Ernst G. Schiffner Victoria in Dover 1936 Germany Film An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
Scott Forbes Mrs. Fitzherbert 1947 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Winifred Carter.
Tom Gill The First Gentleman 1948 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Norman Ginsbury.
William Mervyn BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.47 "Prelude to Glory" 1954 UK TV film
David King Churchill's People, #25 "True Patriots All" 1975 UK TV film An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
David Pinner Prince Regent 1979 UK TV series
Peter Ustinov Victoria & Albert 2001 UK/USA TV miniseries
Toby Jones Amazing Grace 2006 UK/USA Film
Jim Broadbent The Young Victoria 2009 UK/USA Film
Victoria
Rose Tapley The Victoria Cross 1912 USA Silent short
Blanche Forsythe Sixty Years a Queen 1913 UK Silent film As a younger woman. An adaptation of the biography by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Louie Henri Sixty Years a Queen 1913 UK Silent film As an older woman. An adaptation of the biography by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Louie Henri Disraeli 1916 UK Silent film An adaptation of the play by Louis N. Parker.
Blanche Graham Livingstone 1925 UK Silent film
Julia Faye The Yankee Clipper 1927 USA Silent film
Marion Drada Balaclava 1928 UK Silent film
Margaret Mann Disraeli 1929 USA Film An adaptation of the play by Louis N. Parker.
Hanna Waag Walzerkrieg 1933 Germany Film
Madeleine Ozeray La Guerre des valses 1933 Germany Film A French-language adaptation of the film Walzerkrieg.
Pamela Stanley David Livingstone 1936 UK Film
Fay Holden The White Angel 1936 USA Film
Jenny Jugo Victoria in Dover 1936 Germany Film An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
Anna Neagle Victoria the Great 1937 UK Film
Lisette Lanvin Pearls of the Crown 1937 France Film As a young woman. Comedy.
Yvette Pienne Pearls of the Crown 1937 France Film As an older woman. Comedy.
Viva Tattersall Souls at Sea 1937 USA Film
Anna Neagle Sixty Glorious Years 1938 UK Film
Pamela Stanley Marigold 1938 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Charles Garvice, Allen Harker and F. Prior.
Gaby Morlay Entente cordiale 1939 France Film
Beryl Mercer The Little Princess 1939 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Beryl Mercer The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1939 USA Film
Fay Compton The Prime Minister 1941 UK Film
Evelyn Beresford Buffalo Bill 1944 USA Film
Ada Reeve Mr Gladstone 1947 UK TV film
Pamela Brown Alice in Wonderland 1949 France Film
Evelyn Beresford Annie Get Your Gun 1950 USA Film An adaptation of the stage musical by Irving Berlin.
Irene Dunne The Mudlark 1950 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Theodore Bonnet.
Helen Hayes Robert Montgomery Presents, #2.10 "Victoria Regina" 1951 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
Helena Pickard The Lady with a Lamp 1951 UK Film An adaptation of the play by Reginald Berkeley.
Renée Asherson Happy and Glorious 1952 UK TV series
Muriel Aked The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan 1953 UK Film An adaptation of The Gilbert and Sullivan Book by Leslie Baily.
Sybil Thorndike Melba 1953 UK Film
Romy Schneider Victoria in Dover 1954 Austria Film An adaptation of the comic play by Geza Silberer.
Clare Austin BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #5.47 "Prelude to Glory" 1954 UK TV film
Claire Bloom Robert Montgomery Presents, #8.31 "Victoria Regina" 1957 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Laurence Houseman.
Judi Meredith Telephone Time, #2.19 "The Consort" 1957 USA TV short
Dorothy Tutin ITV Play of the Week, #2.43 "Victoria Regina" 1957 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
Marian Spencer ITV Play of the Week, #6.7 "Old Man in a Hurry" 1960 UK TV film Comedy
Julie Harris Victoria Regina 1961 USA TV film Won the Emmy Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
Kate Reid Invincible Mr. Disraeli 1963 USA TV film Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Lola Brooks The Young Victoria 1963 Australia TV film An adaptation of the play Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman.
Patricia Routledge Victoria Regina 1964 UK TV series An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
Avis Bunnage The Wrong Box 1966 UK Film An adaptation of the comic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne.
Gladys Spencer Play of the Month, #1.4 "Gordon of Khartoum" 1966 UK TV film An adaptation of the play The Last Hero by Robin Maugham.
Jane Connell Bewitched 1967 USA TV series
Barbara Carroll Zorro in the Court of England 1969 Italy Film
Christine Ozanne The Flaxton Boys 1969 UK TV series
Terry Jones Monty Python's Flying Circus 1969 UK TV series Comedy
Mollie Maureen The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 1970 UK Film
Mollie Maureen The Edwardians, #7 "Daisy" 1972 UK TV film
Peter Sellers The Great McGonagall 1974 UK Film Comedy
Perlita Neilson Fall of Eagles 1974 UK TV series
Mavis Edwards Fall of Eagles 1974 UK TV series As an old woman.
Michael Palin Monty Python's Flying Circus 1974 UK TV series Comedy
Kate Reid Witness to Yesterday 1974 Canada TV series Docudrama
Annette Crosbie Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series
Susan Field The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975 USA Film Comedy
Ronnie Corbett The Two Ronnies, "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town" 1976 UK TV serial Comedy
Shirley Steedman East Lynne 1976 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
Rosemary Leach Disraeli 1978 UK TV series
Sheila Reid Lillie 1978 UK TV series
John Dalby Stories from a Flying Trunk 1979 UK Film An adaptation of stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
Jacquelyn Hyde The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979 USA TV film
Jessica Spencer Cribb 1981 UK TV series
Marina McConnell Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House 1982 UK TV series
Lurene Tuttle Voyagers! 1983 USA TV series
Zena Walker Number 10, #6 "Dizzy" 1983 UK TV film
Bronwen Mantel Barnum 1986 Canada TV film
Erica Rogers Shaka Zulu 1986 South Africa TV series
Miriam Margolyes Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988 UK TV film Comedy
Anna Massey Around the World in 80 Days 1989 USA TV series An adaptation of the novel by Jules Verne.
Honora Burke Hands of a Murderer 1990 UK TV film
Margaret Heale Rhodes 1996 UK TV series
Judi Dench Mrs Brown 1997 UK Film Won the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Satellite Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award and Screen Actors' Guild Award for Best Actress.
Debra Beaumont The Opium War 1997 China Film
Louise Rea Network First, #100 "He Influenced Me in Everything" 1997 UK TV film As a young woman. Docudrama.
Rhoda Lewis Network First, #101 "A Queen Alone" 1997 UK TV film As an older woman. Docudrama.
Avril Angers Network First, #101 "A Queen Alone" 1997 UK TV film As an old woman. Docudrama.
Wendy Worthington The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer 1998 USA TV series Comedy.
Patti Allen The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne 2000 Canada/UK TV series
Victoria Hamilton Victoria & Albert 2001 UK/USA TV miniseries
Joyce Redman Victoria & Albert 2001 UK/USA TV miniseries As an old woman.
Liz Moscrop From Hell 2001 USA Film An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
Prunella Scales Station Jim 2001 UK TV film
Frances McDevitt Queen Victoria's Empire 2001 UK TV miniseries Docudrama
Janine Duvitski The Young Visiters 2003 UK TV film An adaptation of the novel by Daisy Ashford.
Emma Sackville Looking for Victoria 2003 UK TV film As a teenager. Docudrama.
Charlie Hayes Looking for Victoria 2003 UK TV film As a young woman. Docudrama.
Prunella Scales Looking for Victoria 2003 UK TV film Docudrama.
Gemma Jones Shanghai Knights 2003 Hong Kong/USA Film Comedy.
Kathy Bates Around the World in 80 Days 2004 USA Film Comedy. An adaptation of the novel by Jules Verne.
Tara Strong Van Helsing: The London Assignment 2004 USA Animated short As a young woman. Voice only.
Tress MacNeille Van Helsing: The London Assignment 2004 USA Animated short Voice only
Doreen Mantle Shadow Play 2004 UK TV series
Tessa Pointing The First Black Britons 2005 UK TV film Docudrama
Pauline Collins Doctor Who 2006 UK TV series
Zoë Street Florence Nightingale 2008 UK TV film
Scarlett Coldstream Queen Victoria's Men 2008 UK TV film As a child. Docudrama.
Verity Hewlitt Queen Victoria's Men 2008 UK TV film As a young woman. Docudrama.
Jenifer Armitage Queen Victoria's Men 2008 UK TV film As an older woman. Docudrama.
Grace Smith The Young Victoria 2009 UK/USA Film Aged 5.
Michaela Brooks The Young Victoria 2009 UK/USA Film Aged 11.
Emily Blunt The Young Victoria 2009 UK/USA Film
Imelda Staunton The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 2012 UK/USA Animated film Voice only. Comedy.
Saskia Wickham Victoria Meets 2012 UK Short
Barbara Flynn 1864 2014 Denmark TV series
Jenna Coleman Victoria 2016–19 UK TV series
Barbara Adair Ripper Street 2016 UK TV series
Judi Dench Victoria & Abdul 2017 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the book by Shrabani Basu.
Gayle Rankin The Greatest Showman 2017 USA Film Musical
Pam Ferris Holmes & Watson 2018 USA/Canada Film Comedy
Olivia Hallinan Albert: The Power Behind Victoria 2018 UK TV film
Edward VII
Alfred Bailey Groves Sixty Years a Queen 1913 UK Silent film An adaptation of the biography by Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Aubrey Dexter Sixty Glorious Years 1938 UK Film
Victor Francen Entente cordiale 1939 France Film
Edwin Maxwell Holy Matrimony 1943 USA Film Comedy. An adaptation of the novel Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett.
Stuart Holmes The Lodger 1944 USA Film An adaptation of the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes.
Michael Aldridge Happy and Glorious 1952 UK TV series Aldridge also played Edward's father, Prince Albert.
Ian Murray The First Traveling Saleslady 1956 USA Film Comedy
Sebastian Cabot Telephone Time, #3.23 "Recipe for Success" 1958 USA TV short
Laurence Naismith The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 UK Film An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
Kevin Brennan On Trial, #2 "The Baccarat Scandal" 1960 UK TV film
Robert Downing Victoria Regina 1961 USA TV film An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
Peter Macann Victoria Regina 1964 UK TV series As a young man. An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
Kevin Brennan Victoria Regina 1964 UK TV series An adaptation of the play by Laurence Housman.
James Robertson Justice Mayerling 1968 France/UK Film
Reginald Marsh Young Winston 1972 UK Film An adaptation of the autobiography My Early Life: A Roving Commission by Winston Churchill.
Lockwood West Upstairs, Downstairs 1972 UK TV series
Thorley Walters The Edwardians 1973 UK TV series
David Brierly On the Game 1974 UK Film Comedy
Mike Elles Fall of Eagles 1974 UK TV series As a young man.
Derek Francis Fall of Eagles 1974 UK TV series
Edward Hardwicke The Pallisers 1974 UK TV series An adaptation of the novels by Anthony Trollope.
Thorley Walters Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill 1974 UK TV series
Carl Hughes Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series As a baby.
Simon Gipps-Kent Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series As a boy
Charles Sturridge Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series As a teenager
Timothy West Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series
Ronnie Barker The Two Ronnies, "The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town" 1976 UK TV serial Comedy
Roger Hammond The Duchess of Duke Street 1976 UK TV series
Denis Lill Lillie 1978 UK TV series
Victor Langley Murder by Decree 1979 Canada/UK Film
Michael Cronin Le Pétomane 1979 UK Short Comedy.
Peter Ustinov Strumpet City 1980 Ireland TV series An adaptation of the novel by James Plunkett.
Lockwood West The Life and Times of David Lloyd George 1981 UK TV series
Richard Huggett Nancy Astor 1982 UK TV series
Wensley Pithey Number 10, #5 "The Asquiths" 1983 UK TV film
John Standing The Young Visiters 1984 UK Film An adaptation of the novel by Daisy Ashford.
Sean Taylor Shaka Zulu 1986 South Africa TV series An adaptation of the novel by Joshua Sinclair.
Ian McNeice 1871 1990 France/UK Film
Joss Ackland Incident at Victoria Falls 1991 UK/USA TV film
Geoffrey Bateman Buffalo Girls 1995 USA TV miniseries An adaptation of the novel by Larry McMurtry.
David Westhead Mrs Brown 1997 UK Film
Philip Goldacre Network First, #101 "A Queen Alone" 1997 UK TV film Docudrama.
Christopher Pulford Victoria & Albert 2001 UK/USA TV miniseries As a child.
Simon Quarterman Victoria & Albert 2001 UK/USA TV miniseries
Michael Gambon The Lost Prince 2003 UK TV miniseries
Simon Russell Beale The Young Visiters 2003 UK TV film
Peter Whittington Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, #4 "The Sewer King" 2003 UK TV film Docudrama
David Calder Mr Selfridge 2013 UK TV series
Michael Howe The Windsors 2016 UK TV series Comedy
Eddie Izzard Victoria & Abdul 2017 UK/USA Film An adaptation of the book by Shrabani Basu.
Mac Jackson Victoria 2017 UK TV series Aged 5.
Laurie Shepherd Victoria 2019 UK TV series Aged 6–9.
George V
Henry Warwick Why America Will Win 1918 USA Silent film
William Gaffney The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns 1919 USA Silent film
Derek Erskine The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama 1925 UK Silent short Comedy
Carleton Hobbs A King's Story 1965 UK Film Documentary. Voice only.
Joachim Rake Der irische Freiheitskampf 1969 West Germany TV miniseries
Joseph West Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series Aged 4.
Christopher Watts Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series As a teenager.
Michael Osborne Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series
Marius Goring Edward & Mrs Simpson 1978 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
Keith Varnier Lillie 1978 UK TV series
Rene Aranda The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu 1980 UK/USA Film Comedy
Terence Brook The Life and Times of David Lloyd George 1981 UK TV series
Guy Deghy Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981 UK TV series
Neville Barber Number 10, #2 "Underdog" 1983 UK TV film
Neville Barber Number 10, #5 "The Asquiths" 1983 UK TV film
Andrew Gilmour A Thousand Skies 1985 Australia TV miniseries
David Ravenswood Half a World Away 1991 Australia TV miniseries
John Warner The Treaty 1991 Ireland TV film
David Troughton All the King's Men 1999 UK TV film An adaptation of the non-fiction book The Vanished Battalion by Nigel McCrery.
Alan Bates Bertie and Elizabeth 2002 UK TV film
Rupert Frazer Shackleton 2002 UK TV miniseries
Tom Hollander The Lost Prince 2003 UK TV miniseries
Andrew Pritchard The First Black Britons 2005 UK TV film Docudrama
Clifford Rose Wallis & Edward 2005 UK TV film
Julian Wadham My Boy Jack 2007 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by David Haig.
Michael Gambon The King's Speech 2010 UK Film
James Fox W.E. 2011 UK Film
Guy Williams Downton Abbey 2013 UK TV series
Patrick Fitzsymons 37 Days 2014 UK TV miniseries
Jon Glover Downton Abbey 2014 UK TV series Voice only.
Simon Jones Downton Abbey 2019 UK/USA Film
Nicholas Boulton Queen Marie of Romania 2019 Romania Film
Richard Dillane The Crown 2022 UK/USA TV series
Edward VIII
John Greenidge The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama 1925 Silent film
David Warner A King's Story 1965 UK Film Documentary. Voice only.
Richard Chamberlain The Woman I Love 1972 USA TV film
Peter Barkworth Crown Matrimonial 1974 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Royce Ryton which had also starred Barkworth.
Ian Ogilvy The Gathering Storm 1974 UK/USA TV film An adaptation of the autobiography by Winston Churchill.
Roy Jacobs Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series As a child.
Edward Fox Edward & Mrs Simpson 1978 UK TV series Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
David Yelland Chariots of Fire 1981 UK Film
Madison Mason Tales of the Gold Monkey 1983 USA TV series
John Standing To Catch a King 1984 USA TV film An adaptation of the novel by Jack Higgins.
Anthony Andrews The Woman He Loved 1988 UK TV film
Peter Sands Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun 1988 UK/USA TV miniseries
Andrew Ray Passion and Paradise 1989 Canada/UK/USA TV miniseries An adaptation of the non-fiction book Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? by James Leasor.
Geoffrey Baird Half a World Away 1991 Australia TV miniseries
Jonathan Weightman Passagem por Lisboa 1994 Portugal Film
William Boyde A Dance to the Music of Time 1997 UK TV series An adaptation of the novels by Anthony Powell.
Charles Edwards Bertie and Elizabeth 2002 UK TV film
Julian Firth Cambridge Spies 2003 UK TV series
Dominic Colenso The Lost Prince 2003 UK TV miniseries
Stephen Campbell Moore Wallis & Edward 2005 UK TV film
Guy Pearce The King's Speech 2010 UK Film
Tom Hollander Any Human Heart 2010 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by William Boyd.
James D'Arcy W.E. 2011 UK Film
Oliver Dimsdale Downton Abbey 2013 UK TV series
Alex Jennings The Crown 2016–22 UK/USA TV series Aged 58–64.
William Michael Roberts Queen Marie of Romania 2019 Romania Film
Derek Jacobi The Crown 2019 UK/USA TV series Aged 77.
Adam Buchanan The Crown 2022 UK/USA TV series Aged 23.
George VI
William Beckley The Woman I Love 1972 USA TV film
Andrew Ray Crown Matrimonial 1974 UK TV film An adaptation of the play by Royce Ryton.
Denis Lill The Gathering Storm 1974 UK/USA TV film An adaptation of the autobiography by Winston Churchill.
Daniel Slater Edward the Seventh 1975 UK TV series As a child.
Andrew Ray Edward & Mrs Simpson 1978 UK TV series An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
Lyndon Brook Churchill and the Generals 1979 UK TV film
Martin Jarvis Ike: The War Years 1979 USA TV miniseries An adaptation of the memoirs Eisenhower Was My Boss and Past Forgetting by Kay Summersby.
Owen Holder Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy 1986 UK TV series
James Wilby Bertie and Elizabeth 2002 UK TV film
Anthony Andrews Cambridge Spies 2003 UK TV series
Craig Shenton The Lost Prince 2003 UK TV miniseries
Harry Enfield Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004 UK Film Comedy
Mick Rose Ike: Countdown to D-Day 2004 USA TV film
Bill Champion Wallis & Edward 2005 UK TV film
Iain Glen Into the Storm 2009 UK/USA TV film
Colin Firth The King's Speech 2010 UK Film Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor.
Laurence Fox W.E. 2011 UK Film
Jonathan Townsend Downton Abbey 2013 UK TV series
Rupert Everett A Royal Night Out 2015 UK Film
Jared Harris The Crown 2016–17 UK/USA TV series Nominated for the 2017 BAFTA Award and 2016 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Clive Hayward The Windsors 2016 UK TV series Comedy
Ben Mendelsohn Darkest Hour 2017 UK Film
Jonathan Cullen SS-GB 2017 UK TV series An adaptation of the novel by Len Deighton.
Elizabeth II
Steven Walden Tricia's Wedding 1971 USA Short Comedy
Stanley Baxter The Stanley Baxter Picture Show 1972 UK TV series Comedy
Huguette Funfrock Bons Baisers de Hong Kong 1975 France Film Comedy
Sheila Steafel The Goodies 1975–77 UK TV series Voice only. Comedy.
Jeannette Charles Queen Kong 1976 UK Film Comedy
Huguette Funfrock Le temps des vacances 1979 France Film Comedy
Jo Kendall The Goodies 1980 UK TV series Voice only. Comedy.
Margaret Tyzack Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story 1982 USA TV film
Dana Wynter The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana 1982 USA TV film
Huguette Funfrock Le bourreau des cœurs 1983 France Film Comedy
Huguette Funfrock Aces Go Places 3 1984 Hong Kong Film Comedy
Sally Grace Never the Twain 1984 UK TV series Voice only. Comedy.
Jan Ravens Spitting Image 1984–96 UK Puppet TV series Voice only. Comedy.
Jeannette Charles National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985 USA Film Comedy
Jeannette Charles The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988 USA Film Comedy
Mary Reynolds Doctor Who, #25.8–10 "Silver Nemesis" 1988 UK TV serial
Scott Thompson The Kids in the Hall 1989–94 Canada TV series Comedy
Angela Thorne The BFG 1989 UK Animated TV film Voice only. An adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl.
Huguette Funfrock Le grand secret 1989 France TV series An adaptation of the novel by René Barjavel.
Jeannette Charles Never the Twain 1990 UK TV series Comedy.
Prunella Scales A Question of Attribution 1991 UK TV film Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Alan Bennett.
Iris Russell Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors 1992 USA TV film
Carolyn Sadowska The Women of Windsor 1992 UK/USA/Canada TV film
Amanda Walker Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After 1992 USA/Canada TV film
Anne Stallybrass Diana: Her True Story 1993 UK TV miniseries An adaptation of the biography by Andrew Morton.
Lisa Daniely Princess in Love 1996 USA TV film An adaptation of the book by Anna Pasternak.
Irm Hermann Willi und die Windzors 1996 Germany TV film Comedy
Elizabeth Richard Giving Tongue 1996 UK TV film Comedy
Elizabeth Richard Gobble 1997 UK TV film Comedy
Margaret Eggleton-Kaye The Pooch and the Pauper 1999 USA Film Comedy
Carolyn Sadowska The Duke 1999 Canada/UK Film Comedy
Beth Boyd My Government and I 2000 UK TV film Comedy
Elizabeth Richard Never Say Never Mind: The Swedish Bikini Team 2001 UK Film Comedy
Rachel Wallis Her Majesty 2001 New Zealand Film
Jeannette Charles Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002 USA Film Comedy
Rosemary Leach Prince William 2002 USA TV film
Naomi Martin Bertie and Elizabeth 2002 UK TV film As a child
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Bertie and Elizabeth 2002 UK TV film
Jan Ravens Dead Ringers 2002–7 UK TV series Comedy
Jeanette Vane Ali G Indahouse 2002 UK Film Comedy
Julia Munrow Love Again 2003 UK TV film
Elizabeth Richard What a Girl Wants 2003 USA Film Comedy
Neve Campbell Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004 UK Film Comedy
Helen Mirren The Queen 2006 UK Film Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award and Screen Actors Guild Award and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress and the European Film Award for Best European Actress. Nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actress.
Elena Safonova Rabbit Over the Void 2006 Russia Film Comedy
Lesley Staples Royal Faceoff 2006 USA Film
Rosemary Leach Tea with Betty 2006 UK TV film Comedy
Dilys Laye The Amazing Mrs Pritchard 2006 UK TV series Comedy
Helen Duffy Hannah Montana 2006 USA TV series Comedy
Jessica Martin Doctor Who 2007 UK TV series
Elizabeth Richard 2012 2009 USA Film
Rosemary Leach Margaret 2009 UK TV film
Emilia Fox The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 27. Docudrama.
Samantha Bond The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 48. Docudrama.
Susan Jameson The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 60. Docudrama.
Barbara Flynn The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 66. Docudrama.
Diana Quick The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 79. Docudrama.
Freya Wilson The King's Speech 2010 UK Film As a child
Jane Alexander William & Catherine: A Royal Romance 2011 USA TV film
Emma Thompson Playhouse Presents, #1.8 "Walking the Dogs" 2012 UK TV short
Joanna Lumley Gangsta Granny 2013 UK TV film An adaptation of the comic children's novel by David Walliams.
Jacinta Mulcahy Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This 2014 UK TV film
Sarah Gadon A Royal Night Out 2015 UK Film Aged 19.
Jennifer Saunders Minions 2015 USA Animated film Voice only. Comedy.
Verity Russell The Crown 2016–19 UK/USA TV series As a child and teenager.
Claire Foy The Crown 2016–23 UK/USA TV series Aged 21–38. Won the 2018 Emmy Award, 2017 Golden Globe Award and 2017 and 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actress. Nominated for the 2017 and 2018 BAFTA Awards, 2017 Emmy Award, 2018 Golden Globe Award and 2018 Empire Award for Best Actress and the 2021 Emmy Award for Best Guest Actress.
Samantha Bond The Queen and I 2018 UK TV film An adaptation of the comic novel by Sue Townsend.
Olivia Colman The Crown 2019–23 UK/USA TV series Aged 38–64. Won the 2020 and 2021 Golden Globe Awards, 2021 Emmy Award and 2021 Satellite Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the 2020 Emmy Award, 2020 and 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2019 Satellite Award for Best Actress.
Imelda Staunton The Crown 2022–23 UK/USA TV series Aged 65–79. Nominated for the 2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Charles III
Michael Lyons Tricia's Wedding 1971 USA Short Comedy
David Robb Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story 1982 USA TV film
Christopher Baines The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana 1982 USA TV film
Peter Hugo National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985 USA Film Comedy
Roger Rees Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After 1992 USA/Canada TV film
Adam Bareham Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors 1992 USA TV film
Jim Piddock The Women of Windsor 1992 UK/USA/Canada TV film
David Threlfall Diana: Her True Story 1993 UK TV miniseries An adaptation of the biography by Andrew Morton.
Christopher Bowen Princess in Love 1996 USA TV film An adaptation of the book by Anna Pasternak.
Ludger Pistor Willi und die Windzors 1996 Germany TV film Comedy
Martin Turner Prince William 2002 USA TV film
Peter Hugo What a Girl Wants 2003 USA Film Comedy
Alex Jennings The Queen 2006 UK Film
Paul Rhys The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 44. Docudrama.
Martin Turner The Queen 2009 UK TV series Aged 57. Docudrama.
Victor Garber William & Catherine: A Royal Romance 2011 USA TV film
Ben Cross William & Kate: The Movie 2011 USA TV film
Billy Jenkins The Crown 2016–17 UK/USA TV series Aged 4–8.
Harry Enfield The Windsors 2016–23 UK TV series Comedy
Tim Pigott-Smith King Charles III 2017 UK TV film Nominated for the BAFTA Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by Mike Bartlett.
Julian Baring The Crown 2017 UK/USA TV series Aged 9–15.
Steve Coulter Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance 2018 USA TV film
Oliver Chris The Queen and I 2018 UK TV film An adaptation of the comic novel by Sue Townsend.
Josh O'Connor The Crown 2019–20 UK/USA TV series Aged 20–42. Won the 2021 Golden Globe Award and 2021 Emmy Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the 2021 BAFTA Award and 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and the 2020 BAFTA Award and 2021 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Dominic West The Crown 2022–23 UK/USA TV series Aged 41–56.