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Old 11-08-2016, 04:05
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Can anyone tell me the biggest UK soap star who has gone on to Hollywood movie fame?
I really want to know as I forget so easily. Like say someone from eastenders or corrie etc who went on to Hollywood fame even breifly.
It will help me write a story I am writing if anyone knows any.
Thanks
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Old 11-08-2016, 06:24
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If you count Family Affairs on Channel 5 - Idris Elba's got to be a contender...
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Old 11-08-2016, 06:46
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That's brilliant that one I never knew that and he is HUGE now.
They even want him to play Bond!
Thanks you helped me with that one.
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Old 11-08-2016, 06:54
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That's brilliant that one I never knew that and he is HUGE now.
They even want him to play Bond!
Thanks you helped me with that one.
No doubt some smartarse will come up with a bigger one now
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Old 11-08-2016, 06:59
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No doubt some smartarse will come up with a bigger one now
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Old 11-08-2016, 08:17
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Guy Pearce who was in Neighbours, played the role of a teenager called Mike Young, He's done a lot of films.
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Old 11-08-2016, 08:20
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Guy Pearce who was in Neighbours, played the role of a teenager called Mike Young, He's done a lot of films.
The OP asked for UK soap stars.

Ben Kingsley made an appearance in Corrie in the 60s I believe as a policeman but I think it was just a one off so I might be stretching it there.

There was a short lived soap in the early 90s called Families which Jude Law was a regular in
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Old 11-08-2016, 08:45
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Chris Hemsworth surely?

Edit: just saw OP said UK soap!
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Old 11-08-2016, 09:47
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I remember that Jude Law appeared in Families way back when.
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Old 11-08-2016, 09:56
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:13
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No doubt some smartarse will come up with a bigger one now
Gabriel Byrne was in irish soap bracken years ago. He's done pretty well
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:20
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Sean Maguire from EE has done quite well.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:21
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Pete Postlethwaite was in Corrie once
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:21
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Sean Maguire from EE has done quite well.
Haven't seen him for a while. Didn't he go and do a sitcom in the States?
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:24
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Haven't seen him for a while. Didn't he go and do a sitcom in the States?
Sean's acted in a few I believe-not doing too badly by the looks of things.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:31
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Haven't seen him for a while. Didn't he go and do a sitcom in the States?
I saw him in Eve's show I think but isn't he now in Once upon a time as robin hood. Speaking of, Tom Ellis played that part for a bit and now he's playing lucifer. While not movie big it's not too bad for a doctor from EE.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:34
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Brad Pitt was in Another World
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:49
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Kate Winslet was in an episode of Casualty once if that counts.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:49
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Joanna Lumley was in Corrie.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:52
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Joanna Lumley was in Corrie.
Not really a big movie star though, although she has done one or two.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:54
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Martine McCutcheon is a star of the film recently voted best British film of all time Love Actually.

If she never appears in another film again she still struck gold there.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:55
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Martine McCutcheon is a star of the film recently voted best British film of all time Love Actually.
What poll was that?!
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Old 11-08-2016, 11:30
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Not really a big movie star though, although she has done one or two.
Yes I thought that - I suggested her because Ab Fab is popular in America so she'd probably be quite well known there.
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Old 11-08-2016, 11:38
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Felicity Jones was Emma in The Archers. She is a Hollywood actress .
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Old 11-08-2016, 11:41
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Ben Kingsley was in CS for a year in 1966 / 67

Multi award winning Hollywood actor these days
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