List of atheists in film, radio, television and theater Film, radio, television and theater Douglas Adams (1952–2001): British radio and television writer and novelist. Mary Adams (1898–1984): English producer and BBC television administrator. Phillip Adams (1939–): Australian broadcaster, writer, film-maker, left-wing radical thinker, and iconoclast. He was the Australian Humanist of the Year in 1987. Adithya (1974–): Indian actor. Joe Ahearne (1963–): British television screenwriter and director. Brandy Alexandre (1964–): American adult actress. Keith Allen (1953–): British comedian, actor, singer and writer. Woody Allen (1935–): American film director, writer, actor, comedian, and playwright. Robert Altman (1925–2006): American film director. Alejandro Amenábar (1972–): Spanish-Chilean film director. Wil Anderson (1974–): Australian comedian, radio presenter, and television host. Seth Andrews (1968–): American author and host of The Thinking Atheist radio podcast. Aziz Ansari (1983–): American actor and comedian. Fred Armisen (1966–): American actor, comedian. Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007): Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer. Jane Asher (1946–): English film and television actress. Kevin Bacon (1958–): American film and theater actor. Joan Bakewell CBE (1933–): English television presenter and journalist. Javier Bardem (1969–): Spanish actor and former rugby player. Pelin Batu (1978–): Turkish actress and author. Andréa Beltrão (1963–) Brazilian actress, comedian and author. Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923): French stage actress. She was asked by French composer Charles Gounod if she ever prayed. Bernhadt replied "No, never. I'm an atheist". Paul Bettany (1971–): English actor. Frankie Boyle (1972–): Scottish comedian. Orla Brady (1961–): Irish actress. Brannon Braga (1965–): American TV producer and writer. Neal Brennan (1973–): American comedian, writer, producer, and director. Robert Bresson (1901–1999): French film director known for his spiritual, ascetic style. Jim Broadbent (1949–): English theatre, film, and television actor. Jeremy Brock (1959–): British actor, producer, writer, and director. Charlie Brooker (1971–): British writer and satirist best known for his TV show Screenwipe. Derren Brown (1971–): English psychological illusionist, mentalist, and skeptic of paranormal phenomena. Professed to being an atheist in his book Tricks of the Mind and described Bertrand Russell's collection of essays Why I Am Not a Christian "an absolute joy." Luis Buñuel (1900–1983): Spanish film-maker, activist of the surrealist movement. Known for his one-liner, "Thank God I'm an atheist." Richard Burton (1925–1984): Welsh actor. Kari Byron (1974–): American television host and artist. Peter Caffrey (1949–2008): Irish actor. James Cameron (1954–): Canadian film director. Richard Carleton (1943–2006): Current affairs journalist. George Carlin (1937–2008): American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Adam Carolla (1964–): American comedian, actor, author, radio host, and podcaster. Regularly refers to himself as an atheist. Jimmy Carr (1972–): English comedian, author, actor, and presenter of radio and television. Asia Carrera (1973–): Former American pornographic actress. Matthew Chapman (1950–): English journalist, screenwriter, and director.<ref>"I want Christians and other believers to watch The Ledge and see that atheists have a valid point of view," says Chapman. "There are a lot of us, we are thinking people, we care about many of the same issues as believers, and yet we are rarely heard and widely hated. I hope atheists who are still in the closet will take heart from the film and think, 'I am not alone.'" [http://ledgemovie.com/press/pr1 Press release for The Ledge"] (accessed July 11, 2011).</ref> Jeremy Clarkson (1960–): English journalist and broadcaster. Scott Clifton (1984–): American soap opera actor. Billy Connolly (1942–): Scottish comedian, actor, former musician. Jim Cornette (1961–): American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. Sir Noël Coward (1899–1973): English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. Daniel Craig (1968–): English actor, well known for playing James Bond from 2006 to 2015. David Cronenberg (1943–): Canadian film director, one of the