Actors from the London Borough of Hackney

Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, DJ, and rapper. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Emmy Awards. He was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2016. His films have grossed over $9.8 billion at the global box office, making him one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors. In 2025, Elba was named as the UK's ninth-most influential Black person in the 2026 Powerlist.

German-Irish actor (born 1979)

British actress (1909–1994)

British singer (born 1985)

English actress, model and writer

English actor

British actress

English actress

Paloma Faith Blomfield is an English singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. After signing with Epic Records in 2008, Faith released her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (2009), which produced the UK top-twenty singles "Stone Cold Sober" and "New York". Her second album, Fall to Grace (2012), charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, earned her two Brit Award nominations, and spawned her first UK top-ten single "Picking Up the Pieces" and the top-twenty cover version of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart".

British actress

English actress (1934–2025)

British actress and screenwriter

English actress and singer (1937–2020)

English actor

Zawedde Emma Muwanga-Ashton is a British actress and playwright. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Not Safe for Work, the Netflix horror thriller film Velvet Buzzsaw, and for her portrayal of Joyce Carol Vincent in Dreams of a Life (2011). She also portrayed Dar-Benn in The Marvels (2023).

British singer and actress

British actor

British actor and musician (1931–1999)

English actor (1905–1978)

English actress and singer

English rapper and singer-songwriter

British actor

Irish actress, writer and comedian

English actress (1927–2018)

English retired actress (born 1959)

British actor

British actor (born 1971)

British singer, comedian and actress (1870–1922)

English actress (1914–2013)

English comedian and actress

British actor

English actress (1913–2014)

English actress

British actor (1892–1959)

British actor

British singer

English actor (1926-2015)

English actress

English actress (born 2000)

British actress

English actress (1889–1990)

British actor

British actor (born 1970)

English ballerina

British actress

English footballer and actor

British actor (1919-2005)

English actor (1924–2007)

British actor

British actor (1901-1933)

English actor

British actress

British actor (1940-2007)

British actress

English boxer (1949-1998)

British actor (born 1999)

British actor

British actress (1930-1998)

British actor (1930–2022)

British actor, comedian and writer