Playwrights and dramatists

Dion Boucicault

1820-1890
Actor and playwright; father of Darley George Boucicault (Dion Boucicault Jr)
Sitter in 8 portraits

Arthur Bourchier

1863-1927
Actor, theatre manager and dramatist
Sitter in 23 portraits

Howard Brenton

1942-
Playwright
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Bridie (Osborne Henry Mavor)

1888-1951
Playwright
Sitter in 3 portraits

Richard Brome

circa 1590-1652
Playwright
Sitter in 4 portraits

Charles Hallam Elton Brookfield

1857-1913
Actor and playwright
Sitter in 4 portraits

Charles William Shirley Brooks

1816-1874
Journalist and playwright
Sitter associated with 7 portraits

William Brough

1826-1870
Journalist and playwright
Sitter in 2 portraits

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

1628-1687
Statesman and dramatist
Sitter associated with 14 portraits

John Baldwin Buckstone

1802-1879
Actor, playwright and theatre manager
Sitter in 20 portraits

John Burgoyne

1722-1792
'Gentleman Johnny'; soldier and dramatist
Sitter in 8 portraits

Cerrie Burnell

1979-
Actress, singer, playwright, author and television presenter
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Byrne

1940-2023
Painter, designer and playwright
Sitter in 3 portraits

Joseph William Comyns Carr

1849-1916
Critic and dramatist, gallery director and theatre manager
Sitter in 6 portraits

Dame Barbara Hamilton Cartland

1901-2000
Novelist and playwright
Sitter in 15 portraits

Jim Cartwright

1958-
Playwright
Sitter in 2 portraits

William Cartwright

1611-1643
Divine and dramatist
Sitter in 4 portraits

William Cartwright

died 1687
Actor, poet and playwright
Sitter in 5 portraits

Joseph Arnold Cave

1823-1912
Actor, dramatist and theatre manager
Sitter in 1 portrait

Susanna Centlivre (née Freeman)

1669?-1723
Playwright and actress
Sitter in 3 portraits