Roger Rees

Actor and director -- via the New York Times. Rose to fame as the title character in the epic RSC stage adaptation of Dickens's "Nicholas Nickleby," for which he also won a Tony. Also Tony-nominated for his direction of "Peter and the Starcatcher." Well-known in America for his roles on TV shows such as "Cheers" and "The West Wing." (Not to mention his cult-TV appearance in the one-season sci-fi/superhero drama "M.A.N.T.I.S.")