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])
- Nathaniel Prker (Vanity Fair 1998[92])
- Rupert Penry-Jones (Persuasion 2007[93])
- Alistair Petrie (Cranford[94])
- James Purefoy (Mansfield Park 1999[95], Beau Brummell[96])
- Sam Reid (Belle[97])
- Julian Rhind-Tut (Banished[98])
- Alan Rickman (Sense and Sensibility 1995[99])
- Tom Riley (Lost in Austen[100])
- Blake Ritson (Mansfield Park 2007[101], Emma 2009[102])
- Jay Rodan (Monsieur N[103])
- Samuel Roukin (Miss Austen Regrets[104], Bright Star[105])
- Dominic Rowan (Emma ITV[106])
- Simon Russell Beale (Persuasion 1995[107])
- Matthew Rhys (Death Comes to Pemberley[108])
- Benjamin Sadler (War and Peace 2007[109])
- Paul Schneider (Bright Star[110])
- Rufus Sewell (Amazing Grace[111])
- Kyle Soller (Poldark[112])
- Dan Stevens (Sense and Sensibility 2008[113])
- Mark Strong (Emma ITV[114])
- Russell Tovey (Banished[115])
- Aidan Turner (Poldark[116])
- Tom Ward (Death Comes to Pemberley[117], Vanity Fair 1998[118])
- Samuel West (Persuasion 1995[119], Jonathan Strange[120])
- Ben Whishaw (Bright Star[121])
- Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility 1995[122])
- Simon Woods (Pride and Prejudice 2005[123], Cranford[124])
Young Female
- Gemma Arterton (Lost in Austen[125])
- Hayley Atwell (Mansfield Park 2007[126])
- Catriona Balfe (Outlander[127])
- Harriet Ballard (Poldark[128])
- Kate Beckinsale (Emma ITV[129])
- Ruby Bentall (Lost in Austen[130], Poldark[131])
- Claudie Blakly (Pride and Prejudice 2005[132], Bright Star[133], Cranford[134])
- Samantha Bond (Emma ITV[135])
- Lucy Briers (Pride and Prejudice 1995[136])
- MyAnna Buring (Banished[137])
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Bright Star[138])
- Valentina Cervi (War and Peace 2007[139])
- Anna Chancellor (Pride and Prejudice 1995[140])
- Tonia Chauvet (Wives and Daughters[141])
- Morven Christie (Lost in Austen[142])
- Lucy Cohu (Becoming Jane[143])
- Christina Cole (Lost in Austen[144], Emma 2009[145])
- Jenna Coleman (Death Comes to Pemberley[146])
- Toni Collette (Emma 1996[147])
- Abbie Cornish (Bright Star[148])
- Embeth Davidtz (Mansfield Park 1999[149])
- Julia Davis (Persuasion 2007[150])
- Lucy Davis (Pride and Prejudice 1995[151])
- Felicity Dean (Persuasion 1995[152])
- Daniela Denby-Ashe (North and South[153])
- Lisa Dillon (Cranford[154])
- Michelle Dockery (Cranford[155])
- Laura Donnelly (Outlander[156])
- Louisa Dryzek (Jonathan Strange[157])
- Louise Dylan (Emma 2009[158])
- Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice 1995[159])
- Alice Englert (Jonathan Strange[160])
- Emilia Fox (Pride and Prejudice 1995[161])
- Sarah Gadon (Belle[162])
- Romala Garai (Emma 2009[163], Amazing Grace[164])
- Selina Griffiths (Cranford[165])
- Daisy Haggard (Sense and Sensibility 2008[166])
- Amanda Hale (Persuasion 2007[167])
- Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane[168])
- Victoria Hamilton (Mansfield Park 1999[169], Persuasion 1995[170])
- Susannah Harker (Pride and Prejudice 1995[171])
- Keeley Hawes (Wives and Daughters[172])
- Sally Hawkins (Persuasion 2007[173])
- Siobhan Hewlett (Monsieur N[174])
- Jennifer Higham (Persuasion 2007[175])
- Florence Hoath (Lost in Austen[176])
- Nell Hudson (Outlander[177])
- Felicity Jones (Northanger Abbey[178])
- Jo Joyner (North and South[179])
- Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice 2005[180])
- Crystal Leaity (Poldark[181])
- Polly Maberly (Pride and Prejudice 1995[182])
- Anna Madeley (Sense and Sensibility 2008[183])
- Jena Malone (Pride and Prejudice 2005[184])
- Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane[185], Death Comes to Pemberley[186], North and South[187])
- Jodhi May (Emma 2009[188])
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle[189])
- Aislin McGuckin (Outlander[190])
- Hattie Morahan (Sense and Sensibility 2008[191])
- Ana Caterina Morariu (War and Peace 2007[192])
- Samantha Morton (Emma ITV[193])
- Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice 2005[194], Northanger Abbey[195])
- Phoebe Nicholls (Persuasion 1995[196])
- Kimberley Nixon (Cranford[197])
- Gracee O'Brien (Poldark[198])
- Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park 1999[199])
- Gwyneth Paltrow (Emma 1996[200])
- Rosamund Pike (Pride and Prejudice 2005[201], Wives and Daughters[202])
- Billie Piper (Mansfield Park 2007[203])
- Laura Piper (Emma 2009[204])
- Violante Placido (War and Peace 2007[205])
- Clemence Poesy (War and Peace 2007[206])
- Imogen Poots (Miss Austen Regrets[207])
- Heida Reed (Poldark[208])
- Kelly Reilly (Pride and Prejudice 2005[209])
- Charlotte Riley (Jonathan Strange[210])
- Talulah Riley (Pride and Prejudice 2005[211])
- Lucy Robinson (Pride and Prejudice 1995[212], Emma ITV[213])
- Jemima Rooper (Lost in Austen[214])
- Amanda Root (Persuasion 1995[215])
- Michelle Ryan (Mansfield Park 2007[216])
- Julia Sawalha (Pride and Prejudice 1995[217], Cranford[218])
- Greta Scacchi (Emma 1996[219])
- Lucy Scott (Pride and Prejudice 1995[220])
- Rosamund Stephen (Persuasion 2007[221])
- Juliet Stevenson (Emma 1996[222])
- Mary Stockley (Persuasion 2007[223])
- Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility 1995[224])
- Sophie Thompson (Persuasion 1995[225])
- Eleanor Tomlinson (Death Comes to Pemberley[226], Poldark[227])
- Joanna Vanderham (Banished[228])
- Lotte Verbeek (Outlander[229])
- Alicia Vikander (A Royal Affair[230])
- Justine Waddell (Mansfield Park 1999[231], Wives and Daughters[232])
- Charity Wakefield (Sense and Sensibility 2008)[233])
- Catherine Walker (Northanger Abbey[234])
- Polly Walker (Emma 1996[235])
- Harriet Walter (Sense and Sensibility 1995[236])
- Perdita Weeks (Lost in Austen[237])
- Jodie Whittaker (Cranford[238])
- Finty Williams (Cranford[239])
- Olivia Williams (Emma ITV[240], Miss Austen Regrets[241])
- Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility 1995[242])
- Reese Witherspoon (Vanity Fair 2004[243])
Older Male
- Robert Bathurst (Emma 2009[244])
- Hugh Bonneville (Lost in Austen[245], Miss Austen Regrets[246], Beau Brummell[247])
- John Bowe (Cranford[248])
- Ewen Bremner (Banished[249])
- Jim Carter (Cranford[250])
- Warren Clarke (Poldark[251])
- James Cromwell (Becoming Jane[252])
- Russell Crowe (Master and Commander[253], Les Miserables[254])
- Michael Culkin (Poldark[255])
- Liam Cunningham (Northanger Abbey[256])
- Charles Dance (To The Ends of The Earth [257])
- Philip Davis (Poldark[258])
- David Dencik (A Royal Affair[259])
- Adrian Edmondson (Miss Austen Regrets[260])
- Nicholas Farrell (Amazing Grace[261])
- Albert Finney (Amazing Grace[262])
- Vincent Franklin (Jonathan Strange[263])
- Michael Gambon (Emma 2009[264], Amazing Grace[265], Wives and Daughters[266], Cranford[267])
- Philip Glenister (Cranford[268])
- Robert Hardy (Sense and Sensibility[269])
- Jared Harris (To The Ends of the Earth[270])
- Denys Hawthorne (Emma 1996[271])
- Sam Hazeldine (Persuasion 2007[272])
- Anthony Head (Persuasion 2007[273])
- Douglas Henshall (Outlander[274])
- Bernard Hepton (Emma ITV[275])
- Ciaran Hinds (Amazing Grace[276])
- Douglas Hodge (Mansfield Park 2007[277])
- Richard Hope (Poldark[278])
- Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables[279])
- Alex Jennings (Cranford[280])
- Toby Jones (Amazing Grace[281])
- Paul Kaye (Jonathan Strange[282])
- Duncan Lacroiz (Outlander[283])
- Mark Lambert (Vanity Fair 1998[284])
- Nicholas Le Prevost (Cranford[285])
- Dean Lennox Kelly (Cranford[286])
- Anton Lesser (Vanity Fair 1998[287])
- Gary Lewis (Outlander[288])
- Clive Mantel (Jonathan Strange[289])
- Eddie Marsan (Jonathan Strange[290])
- Rory McCann (Banished[291])
- Malcolm McDowell (War and Peace 2007[292])
- Joseph Millson (Banished[293])
- Graham McTavish (Outlander[294])
- Sam Neill (To The Ends of The Earth [295])
- Bill Paterson (Outlander[296], Wives and Daughters[297])
- Brian Pettifer (Jonathan Strange[298])
- Tim Pigott-Smith (North and South[299])
- Harold Pinter (Mansfield Park 1999[300])
- Brian Protheroe (North and South[301])
- Jonathan Pryce (Cranford[302])
- Corin Redgrave (Persuasion 1995[303])
- Adrian Scarborough (Cranford[304])
- Timothy Spall (Mr Turner[305])
- Tristan Sturrock (Poldark[306])
- Donald Sutherland (Pride and Prejudice 2005[307])
- Pip Torrens (Miss Austen Regrets[308], Poldark[309])
- Stephen Walters (Outlander[310])
- Marc Warren (Jonathan Strange[311])
- David Wenham (Banished[312])
- Benjamin Whitrow (Pride and Prejudice 1995[313])
- Peter Wight (Persuasion 2007[314])
- Tom Wilkinson (Belle[315])
- Mark Williams (Sense and Sensibility 2008[316])
- Matthew Wilson (Poldark[317])
- Rory Wilton (Poldark[318])
- Greg Wise (Cranford[319])
- John Woodvine (Persuasion 1995[320])
- Tim Wylton (Pride and Prejudice 1995[321])
- Ronan Vibert (Jonathan Strange[322])
Older Female
- Francesca Annis (North and South[323], Cranford[324])
- Eileen Atkins (Cranford[325])
- Dorothy Atkinson (Mr Turner[326])
- Annette Badland (Outlander[327])
- Marion Bailey (Persuasion 2007[328], Mr Turner [329])
- Linda Bassett (Sense and Sensibility 2008[330])
- Caroline Blakiston (Poldark[331])
- Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice 2005[332])
- Orla Brady (Banished[333])
- Sinéad Cusack (North and South[334])
- Joanna David (Pride and Prejudice 1995[335])
- Judi Dench (Cranford[336]), Pride and Prejudice 2005[337])
- Sally Dexter (Poldark[338])
- Lindsay Duncan (Lost in Austen[339], Mansfield Park[340])
- Trine Dyrholm (A Royal Affair[341])
- Beatie Edney (Poldark[342])
- Hannelore Elsner (War and Peace 2007[343])
- Deborah Findlay (Wives and Daughters[344], Cranford[345])
- Emma Fielding (Cranford[346])
- Susan Fleetwood (Persuasion 1995[347])
- Barbara Flynn (Wives and Daughters PICTURE REQUIRED, Cranford[348])
- Kerry Fox (Bright Star[349])
- Debra Gillett (Cranford[350])
- Sheila Gish (Mansfield Park[351])
- Stella Gonet (Persuasion 2007[352])
- Tamsin Greig (Emma 2009[353])
- Gemma Jones (Sense and Sensibility 1995[354])
- Penelope Keith (Death Comes to Pemberley[355])
- Alex Kingston (Lost in Austen[356])
- Alice Krige (Persuasion 2007[357])
- Phyllida Law (Emma 1996[358], Miss Austen Regrets[359])
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt (Pride and Prejudice 1995[360], Wives and Daughters[361])
- Sylvestra Le Touzel (Northanger Abbey[362], Amazing Grace[363])
- Valerie Lilley (Emma 2009[364])
- Lesley Manville (North and South[365], Cranford[366])
- Julia McKenzie (Cranford[367])
- Miriam Margolyes (Vanity Fair 1998[368])
- Janet McTeer (Sense and Sensibility 2008[369])
- Maggie O'Neill (Mansfield Park 2007[370])
- Pauline Quirk (North and South[371])
- Jemma Redgrave (Mansfeidl Park 2007[372])
- Miranda Richardson (Belle[373])
- Greta Scacchi (Miss Austen Regrets[374])
- Prunella Scales (Emma ITV[375])
- Lesley Sharp (Cranford[376])
- Fiona Shaw (Persuasion 1995[377])
- Ruth Sheen (Mr Turner[378])
- Claire Skinner (Sense and Sensibility 2008[379])
- Maggie Smith (Becoming Jane[380])
- Elizabeth Spriggs (Sense and Sensibility 1995[381])
- Imelda Staunton (Sense and Sensibility 1995[382], Cranford[383])
- Alison Steadman (Pride and Prejudice 1995[384])
- Sophie Thompson (Emma 1996[385])
- Frances Tomelty (Vanity Fair 1998[386])
- Harriet Walter (A Royal Affair[387])
- Julie Walters (Becoming Jane[388])
- Emily Watson (Belle[389])
- Penelope Wilton (Belle[390], Wives and Daughters[391])
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
- Vanity Fair 1998
- Monsieur N
- Mr Turner
Victorian
- North and South
- Wives and Daughters
- Cranford