The Fienneses

Oscar-winner Ralph, the eldest, is the Alpha-Fiennes of this sprawling posse, though second child Martha has directed two features, and produced a son, Hero, who’s in the next Harry Potter movie. Then there’s Magnus, a composer for TV, and Sophie, a documentary director of the brilliant Pervert’s Guide to Cinema. Baby twins Jacob, the gamekeeper, and Joseph are next, followed by a foster brother, Michael Emery, an archaeologist.

The Depardieus

Of the two offspring of Gérard, Guillaume, is an award-winning actor famous for unsimulated sex in Pola X. He feuded publicly with his father and lost his leg below the knee. Daughter Julie, by contrast, is an angel. Multiple awards and a cameo in Rush Hour 3.

The Redgraves

Eldest sister and RSC maven Vanessa made her name as a blonde in Blowup and by calling conservative Israelis “a bunch of Zionist hoodlums” from the Oscar podium in 1977. Middle child Corin is a theatrical contender who has mostly been typecast as screen villains. The youngest, Lynn, peaked in 1966’s Georgy Girl. She later reappeared in such entertainment staples as Desperate Housewives.

The Baldwins

The eldest brother, Alec, is the Alist winner here. Next brother Daniel went from Homicide: Life on the Streets to cocaine possession arrests and rehab. The former model William continues to take handsome cameos in movies such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The youngest, Stephen, made a splash in The Usual Suspects and then became a born-again Christian.

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