21st-century English dramatists and playwrights

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013)

British playwright (1930–2008)

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical bases of society. Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.

Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.

British-Irish filmmaker and playwright

English author (born 1949)

English writer (born 1954)

British dramatist (1932-2016)

English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1934)

British poet (1958–2023)

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

British film writer and playwright

English playwright (born 1939)

English photographer, writer and actor

English writer

British actress

British actor and writer

British playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director (1947- )

English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024)

British poet, spoken word artist and playwright

British actress and YouTuber (born 1993)

British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021)

British playwright and translator

actress, singer, composer, and former model

English dramatist, screenwriter and short-story writer (born 1968)

English actress and playwright

British poet and playwright (1937–2025)

British writer (1935–2023)

English poet, actor and dramatist (1941-2017)

English playwright, screenwriter and film director

British actor

English actor

English screenwriter and playwright

English actress and writer

British playwright

British writer best known for children's books (1943–2006)

English writer (1935–2019)

British writer (1930–2007)

British playwright and television writer

British writer and academic (1936–2008)

English novelist and screenwriter

British actress

British playwright

English-Armenian actor

British dramatist

English screenwriter and playwright

English actress, poet, playwright, artistic director, theatrical producer

English playwright

British dramatist and author

British playwright and screenwriter (1942-)

British playwright

British playwright and screenwriter