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