Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine CBE - the towering titan of British cinema - is a living legend. With his iconic South London accent, over 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and a total global box office of over $7.8 billion, it's no wonder Caine is considered one of the most recognisable icons in the world. Caine's career skyrocketed in the 1960s, with iconic roles in Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Alfie, and his career only grew from there. The 70s saw Caine take on Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination with Sleuth, and his success only continued in the 80s with Educating Rita (1983) - for which he won the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - and Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), for which he won his first Academy Award. Caine is also known for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Secondhand Lions (2003) and The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). He continued to rack up awards in the 90s and 00s, with his second Golden Globe Award for Little Voice (1998), and his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Cider House Rules (1999). Caine has also made his mark on the 21st century, appearing in The Quiet American (2002), Children of Men (2006), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012), Now You See Me (2013), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Youth (2015) and the heist film King of Thieves (2018). And with his latest film Tenet (2020), Caine shows no signs of slowing down - he's still got his wit, his charm and his famous catchphrase: 'Not a lot of people know that'.