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