Male actors from County Durham

Lewis Cope is an English actor and dancer. After beginning his career as a child actor appearing in a West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical, he competed in the Sky One dance series Got to Dance, finishing as a runner-up on the fourth series in 2013. Cope then went on to act in series including Hetty Feather, Doctors and Vera. In 2022, he was cast as Nicky Miligan in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. After leaving the series in 2024, he appeared as a contestant on the twenty-third series of Strictly Come Dancing the year after.

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained success on the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), before going on to play the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present).

Andrew James Matfin Bell is an English actor. He rose to prominence with his debut performance in Billy Elliot (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, becoming the youngest-ever winner in the category. He is also known for his portrayals of Tintin in The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and Ben Grimm/The Thing in Fantastic Four (2015).

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English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949)

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