British Actors Invading Hollywood’s “It List”

It’s no secret that Hollywood has a habit of capitalizing on whichever actors and actresses are most important at a certain time. You see them in seventeen movies each year because they know they’ll draw a nice crowd to theaters and this pretty much the movie will at least break even financially.

There’s been a recent trend where this “it list” has been more and more invaded by the British. Much like they did European waters in the 16th century, it seems like Britannia seems to rule Hollywood with no real competition. Let’s take a look at some of Hollywood’s most liked foreign invaders in recent years.

Henry Cavill

He’s Superman, the Witcher and that one guy from the last “Mission Impossible” movie where I can’t remember if he turned out to be good or bad. If that’s not a resume that inspires people, I don’t know what is.

Kit Harington

While he knew nothing as Jon Snow in “Game of Thrones,” he’s now spreading his wings and taking on a lot of blockbuster movie roles. If one or two of them turns out successful, don’t be surprised if this guy’s career will only get bigger and bigger over the next decade.

Tom Hiddleston

One of the many British Toms that will be on this list, Tom Hiddleston stole all our hearts as the most likeable villain of the MCU, Loki. They even liked the character so much he’s getting his own show on Disney+. He hasn’t been doing too much apart from being Loki, aside from a part in “Kong: Skull Island,” but once his deal with Marvel is done I’m sure we’ll be seeing him pop up everywhere.