Boris Johnson was elected the new prime minister of the United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 23. If we know Hollywood, it’s only a matter of time before we see an actor taking on the role of Johnson in a film or TV show. Perhaps “Brexit 2: Electric Boogaloo.”
Politics across the pond have long been fodder for historical dramas, and a fair number of folks have collected award statuettes for playing real British heads of state.
See if you can name the PM based on the actor and project in which they portrayed them.
Questions:
- Gary Oldman won an Oscar in 2018 for his uncanny performance as this WWII-era leader in “Darkest Hour.”
- Michael Sheen made a bit of a cottage industry out of playing this PM. He took on the job four times: in “The Queen,” “The Special Relationship,” “The Alastair Campbell Diaries” and “The Deal.”
- On BBC’s “The Crown,” Jeremy Northam plays which prime minister, who is widely regarded as one of the worst in history thanks to his bumbling of foreign policy during the Suez Crisis?
- Meryl Streep took home her third Oscar in 2012 for her role in “The Iron Lady,” a biopic about whom?
- In “Mrs. Brown,” starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria, Antony Sher appears as this prime minister, the creator of the modern Conservative party.
Answers after the trailer for “The Young Victoria,” in which Emily Blunt is predictably great and Paul Bettany plays prime minister Lord Melbourne, the man who coached a young queen to glory.
Answers:
- Winston Churchill
- Tony Blair
- Anthony Eden
- Margaret Thatcher
- Benjamin Disraeli