Television producers from London

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). Among other accolades, his films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director, despite five nominations.

Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, DJ, and rapper. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Emmy Awards. He was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2016. His films have grossed over $9.8 billion at the global box office, making him one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors. In 2025, Elba was named as the UK's ninth-most influential Black person in the 2026 Powerlist.

Thomas William Hiddleston is a British actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with Thor in 2011 and including the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023).

British comedian and actor

Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. Although based for much of her life in the United States, her work attracted international attention.

English actress, author and columnist

British actor (born 1973)

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, record executive, and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002.

British-Australian filmmaker

Alfred Thomas Highmore is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles beginning as a child, in the films Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), August Rush (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), and the voice of the titular robot boy in Astro Boy (2009). Highmore won two consecutive Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer and received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985)

English actor, comedian, singer and television host (born 1978)

David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch shows Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011), and for serving as a judge on Britain's Got Talent from 2012 to 2022. Walliams is also a successful children's author, with his books selling more than 50 million copies worldwide and being translated into 53 languages. Several have been adapted for television, in which he has also appeared.

British-American screenwriter (born 1976)

British film producer (born 1961)

British actor, comedian and screenwriter

English comedian

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

British-American screenwriter, film producer and director

English actor (born 1940)

British comedian, television presenter and actor

English television and radio presenter

British comedian and actor (1952–2013)

British screenwriter and producer (born 1960)

British film and television director

British film producer (born 1959)

English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012)

British theatre director (1934-2019)

British comedian

British comedian, television and radio presenter, director, writer and actor

British-American filmmaker

British film editor, television producer and director (1925-2002)

English screenwriter, author and producer (1970-)

Irish actress, writer and comedian

British television and film producer and author (born 1960)

English television and film producer (1935–2007)

English actress

English model, actress, director, producer, writer

British television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer (1927-2016)

English actor, director and producer (1939–2011)

British-born American producer, director, actor, choreographer and dancer (1939-2019)

British screenwriter (born 1970)

English playwright, screenwriter and film director

British media proprietor and impresario (1906–1998)

English radio and television producer, comedy writer, novelist and biographer (1960–2005)

British actress and photographer

English writer (1935–2019)

English television and film director, stunt person and actor (1932–2023)

British musician

British television executive and presenter (1947–2025)

British director and producer (1917–1990)

English film producer

Film and television director (1921–2017)

film and television producer, cinematographer, director (1916–2009)

British producer (1931-2017)

British stand-up comedian and screenwriter

British television producer

British television producer (born 1953)

British media personality, journalist and broadcaster

American television director and producer