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The Crown

The Crown

Netflix 2016

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Crown (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Claire Foy

#1 - Claire Foy (Queen Elizabeth II)

Claire Elizabeth Foy is an English actress. She studied acting at the Liverpool John Moores University and the Oxford School of Drama, and made her screen debut in the pilot of the supernatural comedy series Being Human, in 2008. Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre, she played the title role in the BBC One miniseries Little Dorrit (2008) and made her film debut in the American historical fantasy drama Season of the Witch (2011). Following leading roles in the television series The Promise (2011) and Crossbones (2014), Foy received praise for portraying the ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn in the miniseries Wolf Hall (2015). Foy was educated at Aylesbury High School from the age of 12 and later attended Liverpool John Moores University, studying drama and screen studies. She also trained in a one-year course at the Oxford School of Drama. She graduated in 2007 and moved to London's Peckham district to share a house with five friends from drama school. While at the Oxford School of Drama, Foy appeared in the plays Top Girls, Watership Down, Easy Virtue, and Touched. After appearing on television, she made her professional stage debut in DNA and The Miracle, two of a trio of single acts directed by Paul Miller at the Royal National Theatre in London (the third was Baby Girl). Foy gained international recognition for portraying the young Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of the Netflix series The Crown, for which she won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy, among other awards. In 2018, she starred in Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller Unsane and portrayed Janet Shearon, wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong, in Damien Chazelle's biopic First Man. For the latter role, she was nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. Description above from the Wikipedia Claire Foy licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Claire Foy plays as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.
Claire Foy is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Vanessa Kirby

#2 - Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret)

Vanessa Kirby (born 18 April 1988) is an English stage, TV and film actress. She starred as Estella in the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations in 2011, as Joanna in Richard Curtis' romantic comedy About Time in 2013, and as Princess Margaret in Peter Morgan's Netflix series The Crown. She is known mostly for her stage work, with Variety in 2016 calling her "the outstanding stage actress of her generation, capable of the most unexpected choices."

Vanessa Kirby plays as Princess Margaret in The Crown.
Vanessa Kirby is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Helena Bonham Carter

#3 - Helena Bonham Carter (Princess Margaret)

Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her film debut in K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first leading role as the titular character in Lady Jane. She is known for her roles in films such as A Room with a View, Fight Club, and the Harry Potter series, as well as for frequently collaborating with director Tim Burton, her domestic partner since 2001. Bonham Carter is a two-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in The Wings of the Dove and The King's Speech; her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in the latter film garnering her a BAFTA Award in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helena Bonham Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Helena Bonham Carter plays as Princess Margaret in The Crown.
Helena Bonham Carter is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Victoria Hamilton

#4 - Victoria Hamilton (Anna Marshall)

Victoria Hamilton is an English actress. After training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Hamilton began her career in classical theatre, appearing in productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

Victoria Hamilton plays as Anna Marshall in The Crown.
Victoria Hamilton is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 18 episodes.

Jared Harris

#5 - Jared Harris (Hari Seldon)

Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is an English actor, well-known for his portrayal of Lane Pryce on the AMC series Mad Men.

Jared Harris plays as Hari Seldon in The Crown.
Jared Harris is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Tobias Menzies

#6 - Tobias Menzies (Captain James Fitzjames)

Tobias Menzies (born March 7, 1974) is a British stage, television, and film actor, best known for his roles as Edmure Tully in Game of Thrones, and as Marcus Junius Brutus in HBO's serirs Rome.

Tobias Menzies plays as Captain James Fitzjames in The Crown.
Tobias Menzies is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Josh O'Connor

#7 - Josh O'Connor (Prince Charles)

Josh O'Connor is an English screen, stage, and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of Johnny Saxby in the 2017 film God's Own Country, for which he won a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, and for his portrayal of Lawrence Durrell in the ITV television series The Durrells. He also appeared as Marius in BBC One's miniseries of Les MisΓ©rables, and portrayed Prince Charles in Seasons 3 and 4 of the Netflix drama The Crown.

Josh O'Connor plays as Prince Charles in The Crown.
Josh O'Connor is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Jeremy Northam

#8 - Jeremy Northam (Anthony Eden)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Ivor Novello in the 2001 film Gosford Park, as Dean Martin in the 2002 television movie Martin and Lewis, and as Thomas More on the Showtime series The Tudors. Most recently, he starred in the now-canceled CBS drama Miami Medical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeremy Northam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jeremy Northam plays as Anthony Eden in The Crown.
Jeremy Northam is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Marion Bailey

#9 - Marion Bailey (Ingrid)

Marion Bailey plays as Ingrid in The Crown.
Marion Bailey is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Matt Smith

#10 - Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen)

Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English stage and television actor. He is known for his role as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who, for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination in 2011. He initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but a back injury forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Smith became an actor in 2003, performing in plays like Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in the stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater, followed a year later by a critically acclaimed performance as Henry in That Face. Before his role in Doctor Who, Smith's first television role came in 2006 as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Phillip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North while his first major role in television came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals. Smith, who was cast as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in January 2009, is the youngest person to play the character in the British television series. He has most recently appeared in the 2011 BBC television film Christopher and His Kind playing Christopher Isherwood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Smith (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Matt Smith plays as Prince Daemon Targaryen in The Crown.
Matt Smith is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

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