List of former child actors from England

This is a list of former child actors from England. These actors were aged 17 or less at the time they started acting but are currently 18 or over. The list also includes deceased child actors.

Movies and/or TV series they appeared in are mentioned only if they were still a child at the time of filming. For a list of current child actors from England see: List of current child actors from England.

A

*James Alexandrou (born 1985)
**"EastEnders" (1996-2006)

*Julie Andrews (born 1935)
**"Starlight Roof" (1947)
**"Humpty Dumpty" (1948)
**"Educating Archie" (1949)
**"Red Riding Hood" (1950)
**"Aladdin" (1951)
**"Look In" (1952)
**"Cinderella" (1953)

B

*Christian Bale (born 1974)
**"Empire of the Sun" (1987)
**"Henry V" (1989)

*Mischa Barton (born 1986)
**"All My Children" (1994)
**"Polio Water" (1995)
**"Kablam!" (1996)
**"Lawn Dogs" (1997)
**"Pups" (1999)
**"Notting Hill" (1999)
**"The Sixth Sense" (1999)
**"Paranoid" (2000)
**"Skipped Parts" (2000)
**"Frankie & Hazel" (2000)
**"Lost and Delirious" (2001)
**"Julie Johnson" (2001)
**"Tart" (2001)
**"Once and Again" (2001)

*Jamie Bell (born 1986)
**"Billy Elliott" (2000)
**"Deathwatch" (2002)
**"Nicholas Nickleby" (2002)

C

*Natalie Cassidy (born 1983)
**"EastEnders" (1993-2007)

*John Clark (born 1932)
**"The Will Hay Programme" (1944)
**"Worzel Gummidge" (1945)
**"Just William" (1946)
**"Treasure Island" (1947)
**"Vice Versa" (1948)

*Petula Clark (born 1932)
**"Medal For The General" (1944)
**"I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945)
**"London Town" (1946)
**"Here Come the Huggetts" (1948)
**"Vice Versa" (1948)
**"Pet's Parlour" (1949)

*Nicholas Cochrane (born 1973)
**"Coronation Street" (1989-1997, 2000, 2004)

*Julie Dawn Cole (born 1957)
**"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)

D

*Karen Dotrice (born 1955)
**"The Three Lives of Thomasina" (1964)
**"Mary Poppins" (1964)
**"The Gnome-Mobile" (1967)

E

*Harry Eden (born 1989)
**"Hero of The Hour" (2000)
**"Lock, Stock..." (2000)
**"Casualty" (2001)
**"The Gentleman Thief" (2001)
**"Murder In Mind" (2002)
**"Helen West" (2002)
**"Pure" (2002)
**"Real Men" (2003)
**"Peter Pan" (2003)
**"The Lazarus Child" (2004)
**"Oliver Twist" (2005)
**"Bleak House" (2005)
**"Land of the Blind" (2006)

F

*Pamela Franklin (born 1950)
**"The Innocents" (1961)
**"The Lion" (1962)
**"The Horse Without a Head" (1963)
**"The Third Secret" (1964)
**"A Tiger Walks" (1964)
**"Flipper's New Adventure" (1964)
**"Eagle In a Cage" (1965)
**"Quick Before They Catch Us" (1966)
**"Our Mother's House" (1967)

G

*Matthew Garber (1956-1977)
**"The Three Lives of Thomasina" (1964)
**"Mary Poppins" (1964)
**"The Gnome-Mobile" (1967)

*Simon Gregson (born 1974)
**"Coronation Street" (1989-)

*Rupert Grint (born 1988)
**"Harry Potter" (2000)
**"Driving Lessons" (2006)

H

*Nicholas Hoult (born 1989)
**"About a Boy" (2002)
**"Skins (2007-)

*Tracy Hyde (born 1959)
**"Melody" (1971)

K

*Andrew Knott (born 1979)
**"The Secret Garden" (1993)

L

*Mark Lester (born 1958)
**"Oliver!" (1968)
**"Melody" (1971)

M

*Roddy McDowall (1928-1998)
**"How Green Was My Valley" (1941)
**"My Friend Flicka" (1943)
**"Lassie Come Home" (1943)
**"The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944)

*Hayley Mills (born 1946)
**"Pollyanna" (1960)
**"The Parent Trap" (1961)
**"Summer Magic" (1963)
**"The Chalk Garden" (1964)
**"The Moon-Spinners" (1964)
**"That Darn Cat! (1965 film)" (1965)
**"The Trouble with Angels" (1966)

N

*Anthony Newley (born 1931)
**"Dusty Bates" (1947)
**"Vice Versa" (1948)
**"Oliver Twist" (1948)
**"The Guinea Pig" (1948)
**"The Little Ballerina" (1948)

P

*Anna Popplewell (born 1988)
**"Mansfield Park" (1999)
**"The Little Vampire" (2000)
**"Me Without You" (2001)
**"Thunderpants" (2002)
**"Girl with a Pearl Earring" (2003)
**"" (2005)

*Heydon Prowse (born 1981)
**"The Secret Garden" (1993)

R

*Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989)
**"David Copperfield" (1999)
**"The Tailor of Panama" (2001)
**"Harry Potter films" series (2001–)
**"December Boys" (2006)

*Christopher Reynalds
**"Oliver!" (1968)
**"The Mind Robber" (1968)
**"The Night Digger" (1971)

S

*Georgina Sherrington (born 1985)
**"The Worst Witch" (1998–2001)
**"Weirdsister College" (2001)

T

*Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born 1987)
**"Mansfield Park" (1999)
**"Jakob the Liar" (1999)
**"" (2001)

V

*Wendy van der Plank (born 1979)
**"Wizadora" (1993)

W

*Emma Watson (born 1990)
**"Harry Potter" series (2001-present)
**"Ballet Shoes" TV (2007)
**"The Tale of Despereaux" (2008)

*Jack Wild (1952-2006)
**"Oliver!" (1968)
**"H.R. Pufnstuf" (1969-1971)
**"Pufnstuf" (1970)
**"Melody" (1971)

*Mrs. John Wood (born 1821, as Matilda Vining)

ee also

*List of current child actors from England