Queen Elizabeth II: Top 5 actors who portrayed the role of 'British Monarch'

The longest-serving monarch, UK Queen Elizabeth II, breathed her last in Balmoral Castle on September 8, aged 96. In remembrance of the Queen, take a look at the top 5 actors who portrayed the role of the British Monarch on screen.

Hollywood actor Sarah Gadon, portrayed the role of Queen Elizabeth, in the 2015 British comedy-drama film ‘A Royal Night Out’. Gadon portrayed the role of the aspiring queen who longs for freedom, adventure, and love while simultaneously carrying the weight of a nation on her shoulders.

Olivia Colman is playing the role of the Queen in 'The Crown' after Claire Foy for Seasons 3 and 4. Her performance thrilled the audience. Colman's portrayal of the Queen offered a delicate, empathetic, and pleasantly surprising peek into a woman leading a nation in the 1960s behind her harsh exterior. The actress received another Golden Globe and Emmy for playing the role of Queen.

Hollywood actor Helen Mirren, gave one of the best portrayals of Queen Elizabeth II in ‘The Queen’, Mirren's flawless portrayal captured the Queen's natural dignity and grace while also introducing a human, not excessively theatrical, but a convincing figure who leaves us wondering who the genuine Queen is.

Jeannette Charles holds the Guinness Book world record for having played the role of the British Monarch in the highest number of films. She portrayed the role in 1985's 'National Lampoon's European Vacation', 1988's 'The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad', and the TV movie 'The Queen Special'. She also played Queen Elizabeth in a 1977 'Saturday Night Live' episode.

Actor Clarie Foy portrayed the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of ‘The Crown’ . She gathered a lot of praise for her work.