Period PBs
(WIP. All contributions welcome!)
This is a directory of actors used in period films with links to images of their performances in particular films. Please use in conjunction with the Face Claim[1] when selecting a PB for your character.
Young Male
- Joe Anderson (Becoming Jane[2])
- Richard Armitage (North and South[3])
- Alexander Arnold (Poldark[4])
- Jonathan Arris (Bright Start[5])
- Ariyon Bakare (Jonathan Strange[6])
- David Bamber (Pride and Prejudice 1995[7])
- William Beck (Northanger Abbey[8])
- Joseph Beattie (Mansfield Park 2007[9])
- Alexander Beyer (War and Peace 2007[10])
- Crispin Bonham-Carter (Pride and Prejudice 1995[11])
- Alessio Boni (War and Peace 2007[12])
- Hugh Bonneville (Mansfield Park[13])
- Ed Browning (Poldark[14])
- Andrew Buchan (Cranford[15])
- Stephen Campbell Moore (Amazing Grace[16])
- Bertie Carvel (Jonathan Strange[17])
- Enzo Cilenti (Jonathan Strange[18])
- Dominic Cooper (Sense and Sensibility 2008[19])
- Raymond Coulthard (Emma ITV[20])
- Elliot Cowan (Lost in Austen[21])
- Brendan Coyle (North and South[22])
- Benedict Cumberbatch (Amazing Grace[23]; To The Ends of The Earth[24])
- Alan Cumming (Emma 1996[25])
- James D'Arcy (Master and Commander[26], Mansfield Park 2007[27])
- Finn Den Hertog (Outlander[28])
- Ken Duken (War and Peace 2007[29])
- Mark Dymond (Northanger Abbey[30])
- Rupert Evans (Emma 2009[31], North and South[32])
- Jack Farthing (Poldark[33])
- JJ Feild (Northanger Abbey[34]; To The Ends of The Earth [35])
- Tom Felton (Belle[36])
- Colin Firth (Pride and Prejudice 1995[37])
- James Fleet (Sense and Sensibility 1995[38])
- Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair[39])
- Laurence Fox (Becoming Jane[40])
- Dan Fredenburgh (Emma 2009[41])
- Mark Gatiss (Sense and Sensibility 2008[42])
- Iain Glen (Wives and Daughters[43])
- Philip Glenister (Vanity Fair 1998[44])
- Matthew Goode (Death Comes to Pemberley[45], Belle[46])
- Tom Goodman-Hill (Miss Austen Regrets[47])
- Hugh Grant (Sense and Sensibility 1995[48])
- Ioan Gruffudd (Amazing Grace[49])
- Jefferson Hall (Emma 2009[50])
- Richard Harrington (Poldark[51])
- John Heffernan (Jonathan Strange[52])
- Guy Henry (Lost in Austen[53])
- Sam Heughan (Outlander[54])
- Tom Hiddleston (Miss Austen Regrets[55], Cranford[56])
- Ciaran Hinds (Persuasion 1995[57])
- Tom Hollander (Wives and Daughters[58], Pride and Prejudice 2005[59])
- John Hollingworth (Poldark[60])
- Edward Hogg (Jonathan Strange[61])
- William Houston (North and South[62])
- Anthony Howell (Wives and Daughters[63])
- Rory Kinnear (Mansfield Park 2007[64])
- Hugh Laurie (Sense and Sensibility[65])
- Jonny Lee Miller (Mansfield Park 1999[66], Emma 2009[67])
- John Light (North and South[68])
- Adrian Lukis (Pride and Prejudice 1995[69])
- Richard Lumsden (Sense and Sensibility 1995[70])
- Matthew Macfadyen (Pride and Prejudice 2005[71])
- James McAvoy (Becoming Jane[72])
- Joe McFadden (Cranford[73])
- Richard E. Grant (Monsieur N[74], The Scarlet Pimpernel[75])
- Ewan McGregor (Emma 1996[76])
- Matthew McNulty (Cranford[77])
- Tobias Menzies (Persuasion 2007[78], Outlander[79])
- Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal Affair[80])
- Tom Mison (Lost in Austen[81])
- Joseph Morgan (Mansfield Park 2007[82])
- David Morrissey (Sense and Sensibility 2008[83])
- Youssou N'Dour (Amazing Grace[84])
- Alessandro Nivola (Mansfield Park 1999[85])
- Luke Norris (Poldark[86])
- Jeremy Northam (Emma 1996[87])
- James Norton (Death Comes to Pemberley[88])
- Hugh O'Conor (Northanger Abbey[89])
- Grant O'Rourke (Outlander[90])
- Jamie Parker (Jonathan Strange[91])
- Rupert Penry-Jones (Persuasion 2007[92])
- Alistair Petrie (Cranford[93])
- James Purefoy (Mansfield Park 1999[94], Beau Brummell[95])
- Sam Reid (Belle[96])
- Julian Rhind-Tut (Banished[97])
- Alan Rickman (Sense and Sensibility 1995[98])
- Tom Riley (Lost in Austen[99])
- Blake Ritson (Mansfield Park 2007[100], Emma 2009[101])
- Jay Rodan (Monsieur N[102])
- Samuel Roukin (Miss Austen Regrets[103], Bright Star[104])
- Dominic Rowan (Emma ITV[105])
- Simon Russell Beale (Persuasion 1995[106])
- Matthew Rhys (Death Comes to Pemberley[107])
- Benjamin Sadler (War and Peace 2007[108])
- Paul Schneider (Bright Star[109])
- Rufus Sewell (Amazing Grace[110])
- Kyle Soller (Poldark[111])
- Dan Stevens (Sense and Sensibility 2008[112])
- Mark Strong (Emma ITV[113])
- Russell Tovey (Banished[114])
- Aidan Turner (Poldark[115])
- Tom Ward (Death Comes to Pemberley[116], Vanity Fair 1998[117])
- Samuel West (Persuasion 1995[118], Jonathan Strange[119])
- Ben Whishaw (Bright Star[120])
- Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility 1995[121])
- Simon Woods (Pride and Prejudice 2005[122], Cranford[123])
Young Female
- Gemma Arterton (Lost in Austen[124])
- Hayley Atwell (Mansfield Park 2007[125])
- Catriona Balfe (Outlander[126])
- Harriet Ballard (Poldark[127])
- Kate Beckinsale (Emma ITV[128])
- Ruby Bentall (Lost in Austen[129], Poldark[130])
- Claudie Blakly (Pride and Prejudice 2005[131], Bright Star[132], Cranford[133])
- Samantha Bond (Emma ITV[134])
- Lucy Briers (Pride and Prejudice 1995[135])
- MyAnna Buring (Banished[136])
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Bright Star[137])
- Valentina Cervi (War and Peace 2007[138])
- Anna Chancellor (Pride and Prejudice 1995[139])
- Tonia Chauvet (Wives and Daughters[140])
- Morven Christie (Lost in Austen[141])
- Lucy Cohu (Becoming Jane[142])
- Christina Cole (Lost in Austen[143], Emma 2009[144])
- Jenna Coleman (Death Comes to Pemberley[145])
- Toni Collette (Emma 1996[146])
- Abbie Cornish (Bright Star[147])
- Embeth Davidtz (Mansfield Park 1999[148])
- Julia Davis (Persuasion 2007[149])
- Lucy Davis (Pride and Prejudice 1995[150])
- Felicity Dean (Persuasion 1995[151])
- Daniela Denby-Ashe (North and South[152])
- Lisa Dillon (Cranford[153])
- Michelle Dockery (Cranford[154])
- Laura Donnelly (Outlander[155])
- Louisa Dryzek (Jonathan Strange[156])
- Louise Dylan (Emma 2009[157])
- Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice 1995[158])
- Alice Englert (Jonathan Strange[159])
- Emilia Fox (Pride and Prejudice 1995[160])
- Sarah Gadon (Belle[161])
- Romala Garai (Emma 2009[162], Amazing Grace[163])
- Selina Griffiths (Cranford[164])
- Daisy Haggard (Sense and Sensibility 2008[165])
- Amanda Hale (Persuasion 2007[166])
- Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane[167])
- Victoria Hamilton (Mansfield Park 1999[168], Persuasion 1995[169])
- Susannah Harker (Pride and Prejudice 1995[170])
- Keeley Hawes (Wives and Daughters[171])
- Sally Hawkins (Persuasion 2007[172])
- Siobhan Hewlett (Monsieur N[173])
- Jennifer Higham (Persuasion 2007[174])
- Florence Hoath (Lost in Austen[175])
- Nell Hudson (Outlander[176])
- Felicity Jones (Northanger Abbey[177])
- Jo Joyner (North and South[178])
- Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice 2005[179])
- Crystal Leaity (Poldark[180])
- Polly Maberly (Pride and Prejudice 1995[181])
- Anna Madeley (Sense and Sensibility 2008[182])
- Jena Malone (Pride and Prejudice 2005[183])
- Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane[184], Death Comes to Pemberley[185], North and South[186])
- Jodhi May (Emma 2009[187])
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle[188])
- Aislin McGuckin (Outlander[189])
- Hattie Morahan (Sense and Sensibility 2008[190])
- Ana Caterina Morariu (War and Peace 2007[191])
- Samantha Morton (Emma ITV[192])
- Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice 2005[193], Northanger Abbey[194])
- Phoebe Nicholls (Persuasion 1995[195])
- Kimberley Nixon (Cranford[196])
- Gracee O'Brien (Poldark[197])
- Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park 1999[198])
- Gwyneth Paltrow (Emma 1996[199])
- Rosamund Pike (Pride and Prejudice 2005[200], Wives and Daughters[201])
- Billie Piper (Mansfield Park 2007[202])
- Laura Piper (Emma 2009[203])
- Violante Placido (War and Peace 2007[204])
- Clemence Poesy (War and Peace 2007[205])
- Imogen Poots (Miss Austen Regrets[206])
- Heida Reed (Poldark[207])
- Kelly Reilly (Pride and Prejudice 2005[208])
- Charlotte Riley (Jonathan Strange[209])
- Talulah Riley (Pride and Prejudice 2005[210])
- Lucy Robinson (Pride and Prejudice 1995[211], Emma ITV[212])
- Jemima Rooper (Lost in Austen[213])
- Amanda Root (Persuasion 1995[214])
- Michelle Ryan (Mansfield Park 2007[215])
- Julia Sawalha (Pride and Prejudice 1995[216], Cranford[217])
- Greta Scacchi (Emma 1996[218])
- Lucy Scott (Pride and Prejudice 1995[219])
- Rosamund Stephen (Persuasion 2007[220])
- Juliet Stevenson (Emma 1996[221])
- Mary Stockley (Persuasion 2007[222])
- Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility 1995[223])
- Sophie Thompson (Persuasion 1995[224])
- Eleanor Tomlinson (Death Comes to Pemberley[225], Poldark[226])
- Joanna Vanderham (Banished[227])
- Lotte Verbeek (Outlander[228])
- Alicia Vikander (A Royal Affair[229])
- Justine Waddell (Mansfield Park 1999[230], Wives and Daughters[231])
- Charity Wakefield (Sense and Sensibility 2008)[232])
- Catherine Walker (Northanger Abbey[233])
- Polly Walker (Emma 1996[234])
- Harriet Walter (Sense and Sensibility 1995[235])
- Perdita Weeks (Lost in Austen[236])
- Jodie Whittaker (Cranford[237])
- Finty Williams (Cranford[238])
- Olivia Williams (Emma ITV[239], Miss Austen Regrets[240])
- Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility 1995[241])
- Reese Witherspoon (Vanity Fair 2004[242])
Older Male
- Robert Bathurst (Emma 2009[243])
- Hugh Bonneville (Lost in Austen[244], Miss Austen Regrets[245], Beau Brummell[246])
- John Bowe (Cranford[247])
- Ewen Bremner (Banished[248])
- Jim Carter (Cranford[249])
- Warren Clarke (Poldark[250])
- James Cromwell (Becoming Jane[251])
- Russell Crowe (Master and Commander[252], Les Miserables[253])
- Michael Culkin (Poldark[254])
- Liam Cunningham (Northanger Abbey[255])
- Charles Dance (To The Ends of The Earth [256])
- Philip Davis (Poldark[257])
- David Dencik (A Royal Affair[258])
- Adrian Edmondson (Miss Austen Regrets[259])
- Nicholas Farrell (Amazing Grace[260])
- Albert Finney (Amazing Grace[261])
- Vincent Franklin (Jonathan Strange[262])
- Michael Gambon (Emma 2009[263], Amazing Grace[264], Wives and Daughters[265], Cranford[266])
- Philip Glenister (Cranford[267])
- Robert Hardy (Sense and Sensibility[268])
- Jared Harris (To The Ends of the Earth[269])
- Denys Hawthorne (Emma 1996[270])
- Sam Hazeldine (Persuasion 2007[271])
- Anthony Head (Persuasion 2007[272])
- Douglas Henshall (Outlander[273])
- Bernard Hepton (Emma ITV[274])
- Ciaran Hinds (Amazing Grace[275])
- Douglas Hodge (Mansfield Park 2007[276])
- Richard Hope (Poldark[277])
- Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables[278])
- Alex Jennings (Cranford[279])
- Toby Jones (Amazing Grace[280])
- Paul Kaye (Jonathan Strange[281])
- Duncan Lacroiz (Outlander[282])
- Nicholas Le Prevost (Cranford[283])
- Dean Lennox Kelly (Cranford[284])
- Gary Lewis (Outlander[285])
- Clive Mantel (Jonathan Strange[286])
- Eddie Marsan (Jonathan Strange[287])
- Rory McCann (Banished[288])
- Malcolm McDowell (War and Peace 2007[289])
- Joseph Millson (Banished[290])
- Graham McTavish (Outlander[291])
- Sam Neill (To The Ends of The Earth [292])
- Bill Paterson (Outlander[293], Wives and Daughters[294])
- Brian Pettifer (Jonathan Strange[295])
- Tim Pigott-Smith (North and South[296])
- Harold Pinter (Mansfield Park 1999[297])
- Brian Protheroe (North and South[298])
- Jonathan Pryce (Cranford[299])
- Corin Redgrave (Persuasion 1995[300])
- Adrian Scarborough (Cranford[301])
- Timothy Spall (Mr Turner[302])
- Tristan Sturrock (Poldark[303])
- Donald Sutherland (Pride and Prejudice 2005[304])
- Pip Torrens (Miss Austen Regrets[305], Poldark[306])
- Stephen Walters (Outlander[307])
- Marc Warren (Jonathan Strange[308])
- David Wenham (Banished[309])
- Benjamin Whitrow (Pride and Prejudice 1995[310])
- Peter Wight (Persuasion 2007[311])
- Tom Wilkinson (Belle[312])
- Mark Williams (Sense and Sensibility 2008[313])
- Matthew Wilson (Poldark[314])
- Rory Wilton (Poldark[315])
- Greg Wise (Cranford[316])
- John Woodvine (Persuasion 1995[317])
- Tim Wylton (Pride and Prejudice 1995[318])
- Ronan Vibert (Jonathan Strange[319])
Older Female
- Francesca Annis (North and South[320], Cranford[321])
- Eileen Atkins (Cranford[322])
- Dorothy Atkinson (Mr Turner[323])
- Annette Badland (Outlander[324])
- Marion Bailey (Persuasion 2007[325], Mr Turner [326])
- Linda Bassett (Sense and Sensibility 2008[327])
- Caroline Blakiston (Poldark[328])
- Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice 2005[329])
- Orla Brady (Banished[330])
- Sinéad Cusack (North and South[331])
- Joanna David (Pride and Prejudice 1995[332])
- Judi Dench (Cranford[333]), Pride and Prejudice 2005[334])
- Sally Dexter (Poldark[335])
- Lindsay Duncan (Lost in Austen[336], Mansfield Park[337])
- Trine Dyrholm (A Royal Affair[338])
- Beatie Edney (Poldark[339])
- Hannelore Elsner (War and Peace 2007[340])
- Deborah Findlay (Wives and Daughters[341], Cranford[342])
- Emma Fielding (Cranford[343])
- Susan Fleetwood (Persuasion 1995[344])
- Barbara Flynn (Wives and Daughters PICTURE REQUIRED, Cranford[345])
- Kerry Fox (Bright Star[346])
- Debra Gillett (Cranford[347])
- Sheila Gish (Mansfield Park[348])
- Stella Gonet (Persuasion 2007[349])
- Tamsin Greig (Emma 2009[350])
- Gemma Jones (Sense and Sensibility 1995[351])
- Penelope Keith (Death Comes to Pemberley[352])
- Alex Kingston (Lost in Austen[353])
- Alice Krige (Persuasion 2007[354])
- Phyllida Law (Emma 1996[355], Miss Austen Regrets[356])
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt (Pride and Prejudice 1995[357], Wives and Daughters[358])
- Sylvestra Le Touzel (Northanger Abbey[359], Amazing Grace[360])
- Valerie Lilley (Emma 2009[361])
- Lesley Manville (North and South[362], Cranford[363])
- Julia McKenzie (Cranford[364])
- Janet McTeer (Sense and Sensibility 2008[365])
- Maggie O'Neill (Mansfield Park 2007[366])
- Pauline Quirk (North and South[367])
- Jemma Redgrave (Mansfeidl Park 2007[368])
- Miranda Richardson (Belle[369])
- Greta Scacchi (Miss Austen Regrets[370])
- Prunella Scales (Emma ITV[371])
- Lesley Sharp (Cranford[372])
- Fiona Shaw (Persuasion 1995[373])
- Ruth Sheen (Mr Turner[374])
- Claire Skinner (Sense and Sensibility 2008[375])
- Maggie Smith (Becoming Jane[376])
- Elizabeth Spriggs (Sense and Sensibility 1995[377])
- Imelda Staunton (Sense and Sensibility 1995[378], Cranford[379])
- Alison Steadman (Pride and Prejudice 1995[380])
- Sophie Thompson (Emma 1996[381])
- Harriet Walter (A Royal Affair[382])
- Julie Walters (Becoming Jane[383])
- Emily Watson (Belle[384])
- Penelope Wilton (Belle[385], Wives and Daughters[386])
List of films/TV shows added to the list so far
Georgian
- Poldark
- Amazing Grace
- A Royal Affair
- Banished
- Belle
- Outlander
Regency
- Pride and Prejudice 1995
- Pride and Prejudice 2005
- Lost in Austen
- Sense and Sensibility 1995
- Sense and Sensibility 2008
- Northanger Abbey
- Mansfield Park 1999
- Mansfield Park 2007
- Persuasion 1995
- Persuasion 2007
- Emma 1996
- Emma ITV
- Emma 2009
- Becoming Jane
- Death Comes to Pemberley
- Miss Austen Regrets
- Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
- Bright Star
- Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
- War and Peace 2007
Victorian
- North and South
- Wives and Daughters
- Cranford