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Victoria

Victoria

PBS 2016

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Victoria (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Jenna Coleman

#1 - Jenna Coleman (Jasmine Thomas)

Jenna-Louise Coleman, since 2013 credited as Jenna Coleman, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jasmine Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2005–2009), Clara Oswald in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2012–2015, 2017), Queen Victoria in the ITV period drama Victoria (2016–2019), Joanna Lindsay in the crime miniseries The Cry (2018), and Marie-Andrée Leclerc in the crime miniseries The Serpent (2021). She landed the part of Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale in 2005 and, for it, she was nominated for the "Best Newcomer" award at British Soap Awards in 2007, and at the National Television Awards in 2006, she was nominated for the "Most Popular Newcomer" award. She received a nomination for the "Best Actress" award from the TV Choice Awards. In 2011, she made her feature film debut in Captain America: The First Avenger. She played Susan Brown in a BBC Four television adaptation of the John Braine novel Room at the Top in 2012. Also in 2012, she landed the part of Annie Desmond in a mini-series Titanic. She provided the voice for the character Melia in the English dub of the 2011 video game Xenoblade Chronicles. In 2012, she was cast as Rosie in Dancing on the Edge. She starred as Lydia Wickham in the adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley (2013). She made a surprise appearance on Doctor Who in the first episode of the seventh series as Oswin Oswald, a guest character, but she debuted as a series regular in the Christmas special episode "The Snowmen" as Clara Oswin Oswald. She plays eleventh's and twelve's Doctor companion until 2015. In 2016, she starred in ITV's drama Victoria.

Jenna Coleman plays as Jasmine Thomas in Victoria.
Jenna Coleman is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 3568 episodes.

Tom Hughes

#2 - Tom Hughes (Prince Albert)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Jonty Millingden in ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction, and Nick Slade in BBC legal drama Silk. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hughes (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tom Hughes plays as Prince Albert in Victoria.
Tom Hughes is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Nell Hudson

#3 - Nell Hudson (Nancy Skerrett)

Nell Hudson plays as Nancy Skerrett in Victoria.
Nell Hudson is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Adrian Schiller

#4 - Adrian Schiller (Penge)

Adrian Schiller plays as Penge in Victoria.
Adrian Schiller is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Tommy Knight

#5 - Tommy Knight (Brodie)

Thomas 'Tommy' Lawrence Knight (born 22 January 1993, Chatham, Kent) is an English actor best known for playing Luke Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tommy Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tommy Knight plays as Brodie in Victoria.
Tommy Knight is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Daniela Holtz

#6 - Daniela Holtz (Baroness Louise Lehzen)

Daniela Holtz plays as Baroness Louise Lehzen in Victoria.
Daniela Holtz is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

Eve Myles

#7 - Eve Myles (Faith Howells)

Eve Myles (born 8 July 1978) is an award winning Welsh actress of stage and screen. She is best known to Welsh audiences for her portrayal of Ceri Owen in the BBC Wales drama Belonging, and to audiences worldwide for her role as Gwen Cooper in the science fiction show Torchwood, a spin-off from Doctor Who. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eve Myles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eve Myles plays as Faith Howells in Victoria.
Eve Myles is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 14 episodes.

Paul Rhys

#8 - Paul Rhys (Dr. Llewllyn Francis)

Paul Rhys (born 19 Docember 1963) is a Welsh television, film and theatre actor. Rhys studied at RADA in London, leaving with the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1987. While there, he obtained his first major screen role, in "Absolute Beginners" (1986). Since then he has seldom been off the stage and screen. His first US exposure was when legendary American film director Robert Altman cast Rhys, who was then still a student, as Theo van Gogh in "Vincent and Theo" opposite Tim Roth as Vincent.

Paul Rhys plays as Dr. Llewllyn Francis in Victoria.
Paul Rhys is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 13 episodes.

Diana Rigg

#9 - Diana Rigg (Duchess of Buccleuch)

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 - 10 September 2020) was an English actress. She played Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965-1968) and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013-2017). She has also had a career in theatre, including playing the title role in Medea, both in London and New York, for which she won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 1988 and a Dame in 1994 for services to drama. Rigg made her professional stage debut in 1957 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She made her Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlena Marshall in Evil Under the Sun (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC miniseries Mother Love (1989), and an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs. Danvers in an adaptation of Rebecca (1997). Her other television credits include You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), Detectorists (2015), and the Doctor Who episode "The Crimson Horror" (2013) with her daughter, Rachael Stirling. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diana Rigg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Diana Rigg plays as Duchess of Buccleuch in Victoria.
Diana Rigg is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

#10 - Peter Firth (Duke of Cumberland)

​Peter Firth is a British film and television actor best known for the films Tess, Equus and The Hunt for Red October, and for playing spymaster Harry Pearce in the BBC TV series Spooks and its movie spin-off Spooks: The Greater Good.

Peter Firth plays as Duke of Cumberland in Victoria.
Peter Firth is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

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