Top Ten Welsh Actors
The Top Ten
1 Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. He was born on December 31, 1937 in Margam, Wales. He is known for winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992, and was nominated three additional times. Hopkins has also won three BAFTAs, two Emmys, and the Cecil B. DeMille ...read more.
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. He was born on December 31, 1937 in Margam, Wales. He is known for winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992, and was nominated three additional times. Hopkins has also won three BAFTAs, two Emmys, and the Cecil B. DeMille ...read more.
2 Richard Burton
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic and dramaturge Kenneth Tynan.
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic and dramaturge Kenneth Tynan. Oh, Richard Burton so very much deserves the crown. I love classic actors. And I had no idea that Sir Anthony Hopkins is Welsh! Well we live and learn don't we?
He absolutely blew me away in "Anne of a Thousand Days". Such a beautiful speaking voice.
Fantastic actor, fabulous voice... THE BEST!
3 Stanley Baker
4 Michael Sheen
5 Ray Milland
Ray Milland, born Alfred Reginald Jones (3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), a sophisticated leading man opposite ...read more.
Ray Milland, born Alfred Reginald Jones (3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), a sophisticated leading man opposite ...read more.
6 Timothy Dalton
Timothy Peter Dalton is an English actor. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill, Rassilon in Doctor Who, as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett.
Timothy Peter Dalton is an English actor. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill, Rassilon in Doctor Who, as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett.
7 Luke Evans
8 Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014... read more
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014... read more
9 Jonathan Pryce
10 Hugh Griffith
The Contenders
11 Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello, born David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century.
Ivor Novello, born David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century.
12 Matthew Rhys
13 Ioan Gruffudd
14 Rhys Ifans
15 Andy Whitfield
16 Tom Ellis
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