Sean Connery
The former James Bond became famous through his role as 007 in service to the British crown, but most of his political advocacy has been opposed to it. He donated forty thousand pounds a year to the Scottish National Party, a center-left party in the United Kingdom that advocates for Scotland’s independence, up until the UK Parliament passed legislation that forbid overseas funding. He’s also said that he would not return to Scotland until the nation had regained independence.
Stephen Colbert
“The Late Show” host spoke publicly about his disdain for President Trump throughout the 2016 election, which came as no surprise to longtime viewers. As the host of “The Colbert Report,” he regularly mocked right-wing politicians and pundits through his trademark satire. In 2008, he even mounted a faux political campaign, which ended when the South Carolina Democrat Party voted to refuse his application to the ballot, saying that he was not a serious candidate. With Trump, however, his political activity has gone to even greater extremes. Colbert drew fire from both sides of the aisle after he made vulgar references to President Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, implying that Trump performed sexual acts on him.
Judd Apatow
The director of “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up” started his career as a screenwriter, working on several different Jim Carrey movies uncredited. More recently, he was the producer of “Girls,” a comedy drama starring Lena Dunham. For his “outspoken and tireless advocate on behalf of women in the arts,” he was awarded the ACLU Bill of Rights Award. Politically, Apatow leans far to the left, and he has made no secret of his opposition to President Trump. In an interview with “Rolling Stone” after the 2016 election, Apatow said, “It’ll be sad to watch people realize that that’s what they voted for. They just wanted things to change. But they elected the same person [in 2000].”