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Ranker's Best English (Male) Actors of All Time

Who are the all-time top English actors in film history? Some of these actors from England became famous for roles as Americans, as Jedi (hi, Alec Guinness!), as detectives, and any number of other memorable characters.
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Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
1
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
2
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
3
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
4
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
5
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
6
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
7
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
8
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
9
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
10
John Hurt
John Hurt
11
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
12
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
13
Christian Bale
Christian Bale
14
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
15
Richard Harris
Richard Harris
16
Colin Firth
Colin Firth
17
John Cleese
John Cleese
18
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
19
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
20
Sean Bean
Sean Bean
21
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
22
David Niven
David Niven
23
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
24
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
25
Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
26
Idris Elba
Idris Elba
27
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
28
Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
29
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
30
Albert Finney
Albert Finney
31
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
32
Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy
33
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
34
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
35
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
36
Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp
37
Clive Owen
Clive Owen
38
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
39
George Sanders
George Sanders
40
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