Puppeteer Frank Oz is the man behind such iconic characters as Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover, and Animal. He's also directed several films.

Gary Oldman is an English actor and film director whose edgy, intense style has brought him acclaim in such hits as 'Sid and Nancy,' 'JFK,' and 'The Dark Knight.'

Christopher Nolan is an innovative film director and screenwriter who's helmed several early 21st century megahits, including Memento, Inception and The Dark Knight Rises.

Following sexual abuse allegations against actor Kevin Spacey, director Ridley Scott has cut him entirely from his new film, 'All the Money in the World,' just weeks before the Dec. 22 release. Spacey’s scenes will be re-filmed with actor Christopher Plummer.

Anthony Minghella was an Academy Award-winning director best known for his adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. Released in 1996, the film claimed the Oscar for best picture in 1997.

Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was nicknamed the "Master of Suspense" for employing a kind of psychological suspense in his films, producing a distinct viewer experience.

Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor known for a range of work, from Shakespeare to Cabaret to X-Men, to the television series The Good Wife.

Ida Lupino was a famous mid-20th century film actress who was also a trailblazing director and producer in a male-dominated industry.

Steve McQueen is a British artist, director and screenwriter best known for his films Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave, which won the Academy Award for best picture.

Samuel West is a British actor best known for his roles in the films Howards End, Notting Hill, Van Helsing and Hyde Park on Hudson.

English film director Tony Scott was best known for his first box-office success, Top Gun, as well as later films like True Romance and Enemy of the State. He was the brother of  Ridley Scott, also a famed producer and director.

Julien Temple is an English filmmaker and music video director who began his career directing the Sex Pistols documentary The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1979).

Michael Apted is a prolific British film director known for his 'Up' documentary series, as well for films like 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' 'Gorillas in the Mist,' and 'The World Is Not Enough.'

Stephen Daldry is a three-time Oscar nominated director known for the films Billy Elliot, The Hours and The Reader.

The U.K.'s Samantha Morton is an Academy Award-nominated actress known for films that include Sweet and Lowdown, In America, Morvern Callar and Synecdoche.

John Madden is an Oscar nominated film director. He made his first feature film, Ethan Frome, starring Liam Neeson and Patricia Arquette, in 1990.

Peter Ustinov was an English actor, writer and director who is known for his Oscar-winning performances in Spartacus (1960) and Topkapi (1964).

British film and theater director John Schlesinger’s first American film, Midnight Cowboy (1969), won him an Academy Award.

Tony Richardson was a director of stage plays and films who is known for such projects as Look Back in Anger and Tom Jones.

Carol Reed was a popular 20th century British filmmaker known for works like Odd Man Out and Trapeze, also earning a directing Oscar for the musical Oliver!

Sir Anthony Quayle was a revered actor of stage and screen known for work that included Hamlet, Lawrence of Arabia and Anne of the Thousand Days.

Director Sam Mendes is teaming up with Steven Spielberg for a new $100 million WWI Drama, '1917.' Mendez, who directed the last two James Bond movies, 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre,’ will direct under Spielberg’s Amblin Partners studios. It’s scheduled to come out in December 2019.

Mike Leigh is a British film director and playwright who's known for his use of improvisation. He won best director at Cannes for his film Naked.

David Lean was a British director and screenwriter best known for his spectacular cinematography and adaptations of Charles Dickens classics, including Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948).