Beauty and the Beast featured British actors.
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the titular characters with Luke Evans , Kevin Kline , Josh Gad , Ewan McGregor , Stanley Tucci , Audra McDonald , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Nathan Mack , Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson in supporting roles . Emma Thompson ( born 15 April 1959 ) is a British actress , activist , author , comedienne and screenwriter . Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha ( born 21 April 1983 ) , known as Gugu Mbatha-Raw ( pronounced [ ˈguːguː_mmˈbɑːtə_rɔː ] ) , is a British stage and film actress . Sir Ian Murray McKellen , ( born 25 May 1939 ) is an English actor . Nathan Mack ( born 15 April 2007 ) is a British child actor who is known for portraying Tyler in 2014 's Babylon and Chip Potts in the 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast .