European Film Award for Best Actor

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European Film Award for Best Actor
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The 2023 recipient: Mads Mikkelsen
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Presented by European Film Academy
First awarded Max von Sydow
Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
Currently held by Mads Mikkelsen
The Promised Land (2023)
Website europeanfilmacademy.org

The European Film Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Academy (EFA) and was first presented in 1988 to Swedish actor Max von Sydow for his role as Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson in Pelle the Conqueror .

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Daniel Auteuil, Mads Mikkelsen, and Toni Servillo are the only actors who have received this award more than once with two wins each, while Mikkelsen is the most nominated actor in the category with five nominations.

Winners and nominees

Max von Sydow won for his role in Pelle the Conqueror in 1988. Max von Sydow (6836497933).jpg
Max von Sydow won for his role in Pelle the Conqueror in 1988.
Philippe Noiret won for his roles in Life and Nothing But and Cinema Paradiso in 1989. Philippe Noiret 2000 crop.jpg
Philippe Noiret won for his roles in Life and Nothing But and Cinema Paradiso in 1989.
Matti Pellonpaa won for his role in La Vie de boheme in 1992. Matti-Pellonpaa-1990.jpg
Matti Pellonpää won for his role in La Vie de bohème in 1992.
Daniel Auteuil has won twice for his roles in A Heart in Winter (1993) and Cache (2005). Daniel Auteuil redux.jpg
Daniel Auteuil has won twice for his roles in A Heart in Winter (1993) and Caché (2005).
Bob Hoskins won for his role in Twenty Four Seven in 1997. Bob hoskins filming ruby blue cropped (cropped).jpg
Bob Hoskins won for his role in Twenty Four Seven in 1997.
Ralph Fiennes won for his role in Sunshine in 1999. Ralph Fiennes from "The White Crow" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (31747095048).jpg
Ralph Fiennes won for his role in Sunshine in 1999.
Sergi Lopez won for his role in Harry, He's Here to Help in 2000. Sergi Lopez Cannes 2013.jpg
Sergi López won for his role in Harry, He's Here to Help in 2000.
Ben Kingsley won for his role in Sexy Beast in 2001. Ben Kingsley by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Ben Kingsley won for his role in Sexy Beast in 2001.
Sergio Castellitto won for his roles in Mostly Martha and My Mother's Smile in 2002. Sergio Castellitto Venezia 2009.jpg
Sergio Castellitto won for his roles in Mostly Martha and My Mother's Smile in 2002.
Daniel Bruhl won for his role in Good Bye Lenin! in 2003. MJK 68238 Daniel Bruhl (Berlinale 2020).jpg
Daniel Brühl won for his role in Good Bye Lenin! in 2003.
Javier Bardem won for his role in The Sea Inside in 2004. Javier Bardem Cannes 2018.jpg
Javier Bardem won for his role in The Sea Inside in 2004.
Toni Servillo has won twice for his roles in Il Divo and Gomorra (2008) and The Great Beauty (2013). Cast La Grande Bellezza Servillo.jpg
Toni Servillo has won twice for his roles in Il Divo and Gomorra (2008) and The Great Beauty (2013).
Sasson Gabai won forhis role in The Band's Visit in 2007. Sasson Gabai, AJFF, Kidon Screening (12582442783).jpg
Sasson Gabai won forhis role in The Band's Visit in 2007.
Tahar Rahim won for his role in A Prophet in 2009. Tahar Rahim Samba avp 2014 2.jpg
Tahar Rahim won for his role in A Prophet in 2009.
Ewan McGregor won for his role in The Ghost Writer in 2010. Ewan McGregor Cannes 2012.jpg
Ewan McGregor won for his role in The Ghost Writer in 2010.
Colin Firth won for his role in The King's Speech in 2011. Colin Firth by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Colin Firth won for his role in The King's Speech in 2011.
Jean-Louis Trintignant won for his role in Amour in 2012. Jean-Louis Trintignant Cannes 2012.jpg
Jean-Louis Trintignant won for his role in Amour in 2012.
Peter Simonischek won for his role in Toni Erdmann in 2016. Peter Simonischek crop03.jpg
Peter Simonischek won for his role in Toni Erdmann in 2016.
Claes Bang won for his role in The Square in 2017. Claes Bang 2015-09-10.jpg
Claes Bang won for his role in The Square in 2017.
Marcello Fonte won for his role in Dogman in 2018. Cinema-22-696x464.jpg
Marcello Fonte won for his role in Dogman in 2018.
Antonio Banderas won for his role in Pain and Glory in 2019. Antonio Banderas 2019 (cropped).jpg
Antonio Banderas won for his role in Pain and Glory in 2019.
Anthony Hopkins won for his role in The Father in 2021. AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg
Anthony Hopkins won for his role in The Father in 2021.
Zlatko Buric won for his role in Triangle of Sadness in 2022. Zlatko Buric at the premiere of Teen Spirit, 2018 Toronto Film Festival (44028933304) (cropped).jpg
Zlatko Burić won for his role in Triangle of Sadness in 2022.

1980s

YearWinner and nomineesEnglish titleOriginal titleCharacter
1988
(1st)
Flag of Sweden.svg Max von Sydow Pelle the Conqueror Pelle erobrerenLassefar "Lasse" Karlsson
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Maria Brandauer Hanussen Klaus Schneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
Flag of Spain.svg Alfredo Landa El bosque animado Malvís / Bandid Fendetestas
Flag of Germany.svg Udo Samel Mit meinen heißen Tränen Franz Schubert
Flag of Romania.svg Dorel Vişan Iacob Iacob
1989
(2nd)
Flag of France.svg Philippe Noiret Life and Nothing But
Cinema Paradiso
La vie et rien d'autre
Nuovo cinema Paradiso
Commandant Delaplane
Alfredo
Flag of Ireland.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Day-Lewis My Left Foot Christy Brown
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Davor Dujmović Time of the Gypsies Dom za vesanjePerhan
Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Eperjes Eldorádó Sándor Monori
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Króner Thou, Which Art in Heaven Ti, koyto si na nebetoGeorg Henih

1990s

YearWinner and nomineesEnglish titleOriginal titleCharacter
1990
(3rd)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenneth Branagh Henry V King Henry V of England
Flag of France.svg Gérard Depardieu Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
Flag of Sweden.svg Philip Zandén Skyddsängeln Jacob
1991
(4th)
Flag of France.svg Michel Bouquet Toto the Hero Toto le hérosThomas
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Amendola Ultrà Principe
Flag of France.svg Richard Anconina Le Petit Criminel Gérard
1992
(5th)
Flag of Finland.svg Matti Pellonpää La Vie de Bohème Rodolfo
Flag of France.svg Denis Lavant The Lovers on the Bridge Les Amants du Pont-NeufAlex
Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Lo Verso The Stolen Children Il ladro di bambiniAntonio
1993
(6th)
Flag of France.svg Daniel Auteuil Un cœur en hiver Stéphane
Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Cecchi Morte di un matematico napoletano Renato Caccioppoli
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Decleir Daens Adolf Daens
1994
(7th)
No award given
1995
(8th)
No award given
1996
(9th)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellen Richard III Richard III of England
1997
(10th)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Hoskins Twenty Four Seven Alan Darcy
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Adorf Rossini Paolo Rossini
Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Stuhr Love Stories Historie miłosneThe university teacher / The priest / Col. Jerzy Matałowski / Prisoner Zdzisław Filip / Petent
Flag of France.svg Philippe Torreton Captain Conan Capitaine ConanConan
1998
(11th)
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful La vita è bellaGuido Orefice
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Bardem Live Flesh Carne trémulaDavid
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Mullan My Name Is Joe Joe Kavanagh
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulrich Thomsen The Celebration FestenChristian Klingenfeldt-Hansen
1999
(12th)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ralph Fiennes Sunshine Ignatz Sonnenschein (Sors) / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders W. Berthelsen Mifune's Last Song Mifunes sidste sangKresten
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Everett An Ideal Husband Lord Arthur Goring
Flag of Germany.svg Götz George After the Truth Nichts als die Wahrheit Josef Mengele
Flag of France.svg Philippe Torreton Ça commence aujourd'hui Daniel Lefebvre
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ray Winstone The War Zone Dad

2000s

YearWinner and nomineesEnglish titleOriginal titleCharacter
2000
(13th)
[1]
Flag of Spain.svg Sergi López Harry, He's Here to Help Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bienHarry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Bell Billy Elliot Billy Elliot
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Ganz Bread and Tulips Pane e tulipaniFernando Girasole
Flag of Iceland.svg Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Angels of the Universe Englar alheimsinsPáll
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Siwczyk Wojaczek Rafal Wojaczek
Flag of Sweden.svg Stellan Skarsgård Aberdeen Tomas Heller
2001
(14th)
[2]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Kingsley Sexy Beast Don Logan
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Christensen The Bench BænkenKaj
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Branko Đurić No Man's Land Čiki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Caine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Courtenay
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hemmings
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Hoskins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ray Winstone
(Cast of Last Orders)
Last Orders Jack Dodds
Vic Tucker
Lenny
Ray Johnson
Vince Dodds
Flag of France.svg Michel Piccoli I'm Going Home Je rentre à la maisonGilbert Valence
Flag of Sweden.svg Stellan Skarsgård Taking Sides Wilhelm Furtwängler
2002
(15th)
[3]
Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Castellitto Mostly Martha
My Mother's Smile
Bella Martha
L'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre)
Mario
Ernesto Picciafuocco
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Bardem Mondays in the Sun Los lunes al solSanta
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Cámara Talk to Her Hable con ellaBenigno Martín
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Compston Sweet Sixteen Liam
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gourmet The Son Le filsOlivier
Flag of Finland.svg Markku Peltola The Man Without a Past Mies vailla menneisyyttäM
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Timothy Spall All or Nothing Phil
2003
(16th)
[4]
Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Brühl Good Bye Lenin! Alexander "Alex" Kerner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chiwetel Ejiofor Dirty Pretty Things Okwe/Olatokumbo Fadipe
Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of France.svg Tómas Lemarquis Noi the Albino Nói albinóiNói
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Lo Cascio The Best of Youth La meglio gioventùNicola Carati
Flag of France.svg Jean Rochefort The Man on the Train L'homme du trainMonsieur Manesquier
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Todeschini His Brother Son frèreThomas
2004
(17th)
[5]
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Bardem The Sea Inside Mar adentro Ramón Sampedro
Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Brühl The Edukators Die fetten Jahre sind vorbeiJan
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Ganz Downfall Der Untergang Adolf Hitler
Flag of France.svg Gérard Jugnot The Chorus Les choristesClement Mathieu
Flag of Ukraine.svg Bogdan Stupka Our Own SvoiIvan Blinov
Flag of Turkey.svg Birol Ünel Head-On Gegen die WandCahit Tomruk
2005
(18th)
[6]
Flag of France.svg Daniel Auteuil Hidden CachéGeorges Laurent
Flag of France.svg Romain Duris The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêtéThomas Seyr
Flag of Germany.svg Henry Hübchen Go for Zucker Alles auf Zucker!Jakob "Jaeckie Zucker" Zuckermann
Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Matthes The Ninth Day Der neunte TagHenri Kremer
Flag of France.svg Jérémie Renier The Child L'enfantBruno
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulrich Thomsen Brothers BrødreMichael
2006
(19th)
[7]
Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Mühe The Lives of Others Das Leben der AnderenHauptmann Gerd Wiesler
Flag of France.svg Patrick Chesnais Not Here to Be Loved Je ne suis pas là pour être aiméJean-Claude Delsart
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Christensen Manslaughter DrabetCarsten
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen After the Wedding Efter brylluppetJacob Petersen
Flag of Ireland.svg Cillian Murphy The Wind That Shakes the Barley Damien O'Donovan
Breakfast on Pluto Patrick/Patricia "Kitten" Braden
Flag of Italy.svg Silvio Orlando The Caiman Il caimanoBruno Bonomo
2007
(20th)
[8]
Flag of Israel.svg Sasson Gabai The Band's Visit Bikur Ha-TizmoretLieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
Flag of Italy.svg Elio Germano My Brother is an Only Child Mio fratello è figlio unicoAccio Benassi
Flag of Serbia.svg Miki Manojlović Irina Palm Miklos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James McAvoy The Last King of Scotland Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Flag of France.svg Michel Piccoli Belle Toujours Henri Husson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Whishaw Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
2008
(21st)
[9]
Flag of Italy.svg Toni Servillo Il Divo
Gomorra
Giulio Andreotti
Franco
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Fassbender Hunger Bobby Sands
Flag of Denmark.svg Thure Lindhardt
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen
Flame & Citron Flammen & Citronen Bent Faurschou-Hviid / Flammen
Jørgen Haagen Schmith / Citronen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James McAvoy Atonement Robbie Turner
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Vogel The Wave Die WelleRainer Wenger
Flag of Germany.svg Elmar Wepper Cherry Blossoms Kirschbluten - HanamiRudi Angermeier
2009
(22nd)
[10]
Flag of France.svg Tahar Rahim A Prophet Un prophèteMalik El-Djebena
Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Bleibtreu The Baader Meinhof Complex Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Andreas Baader
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Evets Looking for Eric Eric Bishop
Flag of Germany.svg David Kross The Reader Michael Berg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dev Patel Slumdog Millionaire Jamal Malik
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Timi Vincere Benito Mussolini and Benito Albino Mussolini

2010s

YearWinner and nomineesEnglish titleOriginal titleCharacter
2010
(23rd)
[11]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ewan McGregor The Ghost Writer The Ghost
Flag of Denmark.svg Jakob Cedergren Submarino Nick
Flag of Italy.svg Elio Germano Our Life La nostra vitaClaudio
Flag of Romania.svg George Piştereanu If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Eu când vreau să fluier, fluierSilviu
Flag of Spain.svg Luis Tosar Cell 211 Celda 211Malamadre
2011
(24th)
[12]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Firth The King's Speech King George VI
Flag of France.svg Jean Dujardin The Artist George Valentin
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Persbrandt In a Better World HævnenAnton
Flag of France.svg Michel Piccoli We Have a Pope Habemus PapamCardinal Melville/The Pope
Flag of France.svg André Wilms Le Havre Marcel Marx
2012
(25th)
[13]
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Trintignant Amour Georges Laurent
Flag of France.svg François Cluzet
Flag of France.svg Omar Sy
The Intouchables IntouchablesPhilippe
Driss Bassary
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Fassbender Shame Brandon Sullivan
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen The Hunt JagtenLucas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Smiley/"Beggarman"
2013
(26th)
[14]
Flag of Italy.svg Toni Servillo The Great Beauty La grande bellezaJep Gambardella
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jude Law Anna Karenina Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johan Heldenbergh The Broken Circle Breakdown Didier Bontinck
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Luchini In the House Dans la maisonGermain Germain
Flag of Germany.svg Tom Schilling A Coffee in Berlin Oh Boy!Niko Fischer
2014
(27th)
[15] [16]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Timothy Spall Mr. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner
Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan Gleeson Calvary Father James
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Hardy Locke Ivan Locke
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Serebryakov Leviathan ЛевиафанKolya Sergeyev
Flag of Sweden.svg Stellan Skarsgård Nymphomaniac Seligman
2015
(28th)
[17] [18]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Caine Youth Youth - La giovinezzaFred Ballinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Courtenay 45 Years Geoff Mercer
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin Farrell The Lobster David
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Friedel 13 Minutes Elser - Er hätte die Welt verändertGeorg Elser
Flag of France.svg Vincent Lindon The Measure of a Man La Loi du marchéThierry Taugourdeau
2016
(29th)
[19]
Flag of Austria.svg Peter Simonischek Toni Erdmann Winfried Conradi / Toni Erdmann
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Cámara Truman Tomás
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hugh Grant Florence Foster Jenkins St. Clair Bayfield
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Johns I, Daniel Blake Daniel Blake
Flag of Germany.svg Burghart Klaußner The People vs. Fritz Bauer Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer Fritz Bauer
Flag of Sweden.svg Rolf Lassgård A Man Called Ove En man som heter OveOve
2017
(30th)
[20] [21]
Flag of Denmark.svg Claes Bang The Square Christian
Flag of Argentina.svg Nahuel Pérez Biscayart BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minuteSean Dalmazo
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin Farrell The Killing of a Sacred Deer Steven Murphy
Flag of Austria.svg Josef Hader Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Vor der Morgenröte Stefan Zweig
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Trintignant Happy End Georges Laurent
2018
(31st)
[22] [23]
Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Fonte Dogman Marcello
Flag of Sweden.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg Jakob Cedergren The Guilty Den skyldigeAsger Holm
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Everett The Happy Prince Oscar Wilde
Flag of Sweden.svg Sverrir Gudnason Borg vs McEnroe Borg Björn Borg
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kot Cold War Zimna wojnaWiktor Warski
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Victor Polster Girl Lara
2019
(32nd)
[24] [25]
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory Dolor y gloriaSalvador Mallo
Flag of France.svg Jean Dujardin An Officer and a Spy J'accuse Picquart
Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Favino The Traitor Il traditore Tommaso Buscetta
Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Gelbakhiani And Then We Danced Merab
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Scheer Gundermann Gerhard Gundermann
Flag of Iceland.svg Ingvar E. Sigurdsson A White, White Day Hvítur, Hvítur DagurIngimundur

2020s

YearWinner and nomineesEnglish titleOriginal titleCharacter
2020
(33rd)
[26] [27]
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen Another Round DrukMartin
Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Bielenia Corpus Christi Boże CiałoDaniel
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Bogdan Father OtacNikola
Flag of Italy.svg Elio Germano Hidden Away Volevo nascondermi Antonio Ligabue
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marinelli Martin Eden Martin Eden
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg Viggo Mortensen Falling John Petersen
2021
(34th)
[28]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hopkins The Father Anthony
Flag of Russia.svg Yuriy Borisov Compartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 / Купе номер шестьVadim
Flag of France.svg Vincent Lindon Titane Vincent
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Algeria.svg Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Rogowski Great Freedom Große FreiheitHans Hoffmann
2022
(35th)
[29]
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg Zlatko Burić Triangle of Sadness Dmitry
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Elliott Crosset Hove Godland Lucas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eden Dambrine Close Léo
Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Favino Nostalgia Felice Lasco
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Mescal Aftersun Calum
2023
(36th)
[30]
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen The Promised Land Ludvig Kahlen
Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Schubert Afire Leon
Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Vatanen Fallen Leaves Holappa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh O'Connor La chimera Arthur
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Friedel The Zone of Interest Rudolf Höss

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

WinsActor
2 Flag of France.svg Daniel Auteuil
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen
Flag of Italy.svg Toni Servillo

Most nominations

NominationsActor
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Mikkelsen
3 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Bardem
Flag of Italy.svg Elio Germano
Flag of France.svg Michel Piccoli
Flag of Sweden.svg Stellan Skarsgård
2 Flag of France.svg Daniel Auteuil
Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Brühl
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Caine
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Cámara
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg Jakob Cedergren
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Christensen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Courtenay
Flag of France.svg Jean Dujardin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Everett
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin Farrell
Flag of Ireland.svg / Flag of Germany.svg Michael Fassbender
Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Favino
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Ganz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Hoskins
Flag of France.svg Vincent Lindon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James McAvoy
Flag of Ireland.svg Cillian Murphy
Flag of France.svg Tahar Rahim
Flag of Italy.svg Toni Servillo
Flag of Iceland.svg Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Timothy Spall
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulrich Thomsen
Flag of France.svg Philippe Torreton
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Trintignant
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ray Winstone

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