Top British actors who went to expensive schools

Dame Helen Mirren, who was awarded the Bafta Fellowship, said acting has become the preserve of kids with rich parents

Dame Helen Mirren has said "only kids with wealthy parents can get into the acting profession", so here are some famous Britons who were educated at expensive private schools:

Ben Barnes, 32

The Chronicles of Narnia

King’s College School, London

Emma Watson, 23

Harry Potter

Dragon School, Oxford.

Tom Hiddleston, 33


Eton College, Berkshire.

Carey Mulligan, 28

The Great Gatsby

Woldingham School, Surrey.

Robert Pattinson, 27


Harrodian School, London.

Rebecca Hall, 31

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Roedean School, Brighton.

Eddie Redmayne, 32

Birdsong and Les Miserables

Eton College, Berkshire.

Talulah Riley, 28

Pride and Prejudice and Inception

Cheltenham Ladies College, Gloucestershire.

Henry Cavill, 30

Man of Steel and The Tudors

Stowe School, Buckinghamshire.

Laurence Fox, 35


Harrow School, London.