Italian Actors in Hollywood

1. Stefano Accorsi

Stefano Accorsi got his diploma from the School of Theater in Bologna. He divides his time between theater, cinema, and television. Currently he is the Artistic Director of the Theater Foundation of Tuscany. He was appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts ...

Born and raised in Italy

2. Christopher Abbott

Actor | It Comes at Night

Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. Abbott made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). Abbott's other notable films include Hello I Must Be Going (2012) and The Sleepwalker (2014). In 2015, Abbott starred as the titular character in the critically acclaimed film James...

Mother is Italian; father is from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island in the Caribbean

3. F. Murray Abraham

Actor | The Grand Budapest Hotel

Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham was born on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in El Paso, Texas. His father, Fred Abraham, was a Syrian (Antiochian Orthodox Christian) immigrant. His mother, Josephine (Stello) Abraham, was the daughter of Italian immigrants. Born...

Italian mother; Syrian father

4. Ray Abruzzo

Actor | The Sopranos

Ray Abruzzo was born on August 12, 1954 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Sopranos (1999), Transparent (2014) and The Practice (1997).

Both parents were Italian

5. Alan Alda

Actor | M*A*S*H

Alan Alda (born under the name Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter from New York City. His father was the Italian-American actor Robert Alda. Alda's best known role was playing chief surgeon Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the ...

Father was Italian actor Robert Alda; mother was Irish; birth name was Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo

6. Chad Allen

Actor | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Chad Allen was born on June 5, 1974 in Cerritos, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), TerrorVision (1986) and Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986).

Italian and German; birth name was Chad Allen Lazzari

7. Tony Amendola

Actor | Annabelle

Tony Amendola is a near 40 year veteran of film and television. Among his film credits are Ted Demme's Blow with Johnny Depp; Martin Campbell's The Mask of Zorro alongside Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas; and John Sayles's Lone Star, with Chris Cooper. Other memorable works include Annabelle ...

Both parents were Italian; speaks fluent Spanish and Italian

8. Michael Angarano

Actor | Sky High

MICHAEL ANGARANO stars in HBO Max's comedy series MINX, alongside Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond. He also will be starring with Emmy Rossum in the soon to be released Peacock series, ANGELYNE. Prior, he can be seen on season 3 of the hit series, THIS IS US, playing the pivotal, and ...

Both parents are Italian

9. Joe Anoa'i

Actor | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Joe Anoa'i was born on May 25, 1985 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), The Wrong Missy (2020) and WWE Smackdown! (1999). He has been married to Galina Anoa'i since December 6, 2014. They have five children.

Mother is Italian, father is Samoan; also known as Roman Reigns

10. Armand Assante

Actor | Gotti

Known as an Actor's Actor, the Four time Golden Globe Nominee, Emmy Award Winning Actor ( Gotti 1996 ) Assante has received acclaim for his work for close to Five decades. Internationally he has been the recipient of Twelve Lifetime Achievement Awards in the past ten years.

Full Biography at ...

Italian father; Irish mother

11. Frankie Avalon

Soundtrack | Grease

One of a spate of teen idols to come out of Philadelphia in the 1950s and 1960s, Frankie Avalon--unlike many of the others--actually had a musical background, having been taught to play the trumpet at a very young age by his father. As a youth Avalon performed in local clubs and theaters. He won a ...

Both parents were Italian; birth name was Francis Thomas Avallone

12. Peter Donald Badalamenti II

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Born Peter Donald Badalamenti II, in Sarasota Florida, on December 11, 1973. Peter studied acting under the direction of Kathy Laughlin for several years. In 2000 Peter's first notable acting role, Was Fionn MacCumhail in Cremaster 3 (2002). and then Bad Boys II (2003). After a few indie films ...

Both parents are Italian

13. Michael Badalucco

Actor | Léon

Michael Badalucco, a Brooklyn native, got his start in the entertainment industry at a very young age, going to work with his father Giuseppe, a Sicilian-born immigrant, who worked as a carpenter on movie sets. In 1963, during the filming of Fail Safe starring Henry Fonda, a photo of a young boy ...

Father was Sicilian

14. Giacomo Baessato

Actor | The Good Doctor

Is a classically trained actor, who grew up working, and continues to work in film and television. Was raised in North Vancouver B.C. Upon graduating high school, he attended Circle in the Square Theater School in NYC and graduated in 2010. He now resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. Is of ...

Italian and Irish

15. Scott Baio

Actor | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Scott Vincent James Baio was born on September 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the third child of Mario and Rose Baio, who had emigrated from Italy. At the young age of nine, Scott decided that he wanted to be an actor. Soon after, his parents took him on interviews and he was able to land ...

Both parents emigrated from Italy to the U.S.

16. Justin Baldoni

Producer | Five Feet Apart

Justin Baldoni is an actor, director, producer, speaker, and entrepreneur who is focused creating impactful media and entertainment.

After creating and directing the award-winning documentary series, My Last Days, Baldoni made his feature film directorial debut this year with FIVE FEET APART. He ...

Father is Italian; mother is Ashkenazi Jewish

17. Gabriel Basso

Actor | Super 8

Gabriel Basso was born on December 11, 1994 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Super 8 (2011), The Kings of Summer (2013) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020).

Paternal grandfather is Italian

18. Thomas Barbusca

Actor | The Mick

East Coaster Thomas Barbusca followed his older sister Brielle's footsteps in to acting when he was just a toddler. At 6 the industry brought Thomas to Los Angeles, when his sister Brielle, booked a series regular role on the hit USA series The Starter Wife.

In Los Angeles, ginger haired Thomas ...

Both parents are Italian

19. Mario Batali

Actor | Fantastic Mr. Fox

Mario Batali counts 26 restaurants, ten cookbooks, numerous television shows and three Eataly marketplaces among his ever-expanding empire of deliciousness. He opened La Sirena Ristorante, a lively yet elegant trattoria on the plaza level of New York City's Maritime Hotel in Chelsea. This is Mario ...

Father was Italian; mother was French-Canadian and English; full name is Mario Francesco Batali

20. Matt Battaglia

Actor | Thor

Emmy winning actor-producer Matt Battaglia was born in Tallahassee, Florida, the youngest of four children. He spent much of his life growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Louisville, where he was an All-American middle linebacker who led the nation in tackles...

Father is Italian; mother is German and Dutch

21. Roberto Benigni

Actor | La vita è bella

Roberto Benigni was born on October 27, 1952 in Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Tiger and the Snow (2005) and Down by Law (1986). He has been married to Nicoletta Braschi since December 26, 1991.

Italian actor born and raised in Italy

22. Michael Bergin

Actor | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Michael Bergin is perhaps best known as "Jack 'J.D.' Darius" on the internationally renowned hit series Baywatch (1989). An actor and model, Bergin has been featured in magazines and on billboards around the world. Growing up in the small town of Naugatuck, Connecticut, Bergin never considered ...

Is Italian and Irish

23. Giulio Berruti

Actor | Walking on Sunshine

Giulio Berruti was born on September 27, 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and producer, known for Walking on Sunshine (2014), Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) and Monte Carlo (2011).

Italian actor born and raised in Italy

24. Jason Biggs

Actor | American Pie

Jason Matthew Biggs was born on May 12, 1978, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, to Angela (Zocco), a nurse, and Gary Biggs, a shipping company manager. Jason has two sisters, Heather, a tax specialist born in 1971, and Chiara, born in 1980. He was raised Catholic, and is of English and mostly Italian ...

Italian and English father; Sicilian mother

25. Luke Bilyk

Actor | F*&% the Prom

With numerous roles in film and television, Luke Bilyk is an actor whose career is on the rise. Born in North York, Ontario, Luke is the youngest of four children of Italian, Ukrainian and German decent. His passion for acting began at the early age of five, leading to his breakout role as Drew ...

Mother is Italian; father is German and Ukrainian

26. David Blaine

Actor | The Great Buck Howard

David Blaine was born on April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Great Buck Howard (2008), Mister Lonely (2007) and David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013).

Father is half-Italian and half Puerto-Rican; mother is Russian Jewish

27. Corbin Bleu

Actor | High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Cobin Bleu was born Corbin Bleu Reivers on February 21, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Martha (Callari) and David Reivers, an actor. His mother is of Italian descent and his father is Jamaican.

Corbin began appearing in television commercials at the age two, for products such as Life cereal, ...

Mother is Italian; father is Jamaican

28. Danny Bonaduce

Actor | The Partridge Family

Danny Bonaduce was born on August 13, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Partridge Family (1970), Charlotte's Web (1973) and That '70s Show (1998). He has been married to Amy Railsback since November 22, 2010. He was previously married to Gretchen ...

Father was Italian; mother was Irish and German; birth name was Dante Daniel Bonaduce

29. Jon Bon Jovi

Soundtrack | Young Guns II

Jon Bon Jovi, was born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. On March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to parents John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and Carol Sharkey.

Family: Jon's mother, Carol Sharkey, was a former model and one of the first Playboy Bunnies. She met Bon Jovi's father after she enlisted in the ...

Father is Sicilian and Slovak; mother is German and Russian; original family surname is Bongiovi

30. Chaz Bono

Actor | American Horror Story

Chaz Salvatore Bono was born on March 4, 1969 in Los Angeles, California to Cher & Sonny Bono. He is an American character actor & activist and best known for his work on American Horror Story and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

An acclaimed author, Bono has written three books, including NY Times Best ...

Father was singer, actor, and politician Sonny Bono, who was Italian; mother is singer-actress Cher, who is Armenian, English and German

31. David Boreanaz

Actor | Angel

David was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Patti, a travel agent, and weatherman Dave Roberts (Boreanaz). His father is of Italian descent and his mother is of half Slovak ancestry. At the age of seven he decide to be an actor, which eventually ...

Father is Slovenian-Italian; mother is Slovak, Irish, and German

32. Jake Borelli

Actor | Grey's Anatomy

Jake Borelli was born on May 13, 1991 in Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), The Thing About Harry (2020) and #Realityhigh (2017).

Paternal grandfather was Italian

33. Raoul Bova

Actor | AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Engaged on the big and small screen, he has always dedicated his energies to social commitment. The role played in Capitano Ultimo is the one he is most attached to. He supported Sergio De Caprio in the creation of a non-profit foundation and the Casa Famiglia Capitano Ultimo, in the Parco della ...

Italian actor born and raised in Italy

34. Dylan Bruno

Actor | Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno was born on September 6, 1972 in Milford, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Thumb Runner (2020), Where the Heart Is (2000) and Taken 3 (2014). He has been married to Emmeli Hultquist since June 24, 2006. They have two children.

Father is Italian; mother is Lithuanian, English, and Welsh

35. Michael Bublé

Soundtrack | Spider-Man 2

Multi-platinum artist Michael Bublé grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was introduced to swing music and old standards by his grandfather, who offered his services for free as a professional plumber to musicians who were willing to let Michael sing a couple of songs with them on ...

Mother is Italian; father is Italian and Croatian; primarily a singer, but has done a bit of acting

36. Steve Buscemi

Actor | Fargo

Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (Wilson), a restaurant hostess, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to...

Father was Italian; mother is Irish

37. Gino Cafarelli

Actor | Terrifier

Gino Cafarelli is an american actor, filmmaker, & author. Born & Raised in Queens, N.Y. Most recently seen in the smash horror hits "TERRIFIER" & "TERRIFIER 2", HULU's Emmy Nominated 'PAM & TOMMY", and a Recurring Role in SEASON 2 of "GODFATHER OF HARLEM. Recent Films "CAPONE" w/ Tom Hardy, , HBO's...

Both parents were Italian, and immigrated to the U.S.

38. Nicolas Cage

Actor | Face/Off

Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is of Italian (father) and Polish and German (mother) descent. Cage changed his...

Italian father; German, Polish, and English mother

Birth name was Nicolas Kim Coppola; nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire; cousin of actor-director Sofia Coppola and actor Jason Schwartzman

39. Eddie Cahill

Actor | Miracle

Eddie Cahill was born in New York on January 15, 1978. With Italian and Irish descent, Eddie is the second born to his parents, having one older and one younger sister. He studied acting for a year and a half at New York University with the Atlantic Theater Co. Acting School.

He appeared in Nicky ...

Italian mother; Irish father

40. Thomas Calabro

Actor | Melrose Place

Thomas Calabro was born on February 3, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Melrose Place (1992), The Last Ship (2014) and The Bay (2010). He has been married to Lisa since August 1, 2015. He was previously married to Elizabeth Knight Pryor.

Both parents were Italian

41. Cody Calafiore

Actor | Set It Up

Cody Calafiore was born on December 13, 1990 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Set It Up (2018), Welcome to Hope (2021) and What Happened Last Night (2016).

42. Daniel Caltagirone

Actor | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Daniel Caltagirone was born on June 18, 1972 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), The Pianist (2002) and The Beach (2000). He was previously married to Melanie Sykes.

Birth name was Daniele-Vincenzo Caltagirone

43. Bobby Campo

Actor | The Final Destination

Robert Joseph Camposecco, known as Bobby Campo was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on March 9, 1983, and is an American actor. Debuted in the movie Vampire Bats (2005) television for 2005, in this movie he was credited as Bobby Camposecco. He gained popularity after starring in the movie Legally ...

Father and mother are both half Italian; birth name was Robert Joseph Camposecco

44. Thomas Canestraro

Actor | The Expendables 3

Hello I am Thomas,

I have spent the last ten years of my life exploring new avenues like acting in various shows and films like "The Expendables 3" or being directed by Tyler Perry in 'The Haves and Have Nots', to modeling for some amazing projects and appearing in the top fitness magazines. New ...

Father is Italian; was born in France

45. Bobby Cannavale

Actor | The Station Agent

In both career and in real life, Bobby Cannavale tends to choose the unconventional way of doing things. In the beginning, his decisions may have cost the dark, swarthily good-looking actor some acting roles and/or good-paying parts but, in the end, his strong work ethic and sense of self, despite ...

Italian father; Cuban mother

46. Jake Canuso

Actor | The Dark Knight Rises

Jake Canuso was born on January 13, 1970 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is an actor and writer, known for The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Flyboys (2006) and Nine (2009).

Both parents are Italian; birth name was Carmine Canuso

47. Mario Cantone

Actor | Sex and the City

Mario Cantone is probably best known at home in the US as a comedian, impressionist and singer but he has also made a name for himself as a very successful Broadway actor, appearing in "Love! Valor! Compassion!" in 1995 as well as a number of off-Broadway Shakespeare productions including "The ...

Both parents were Italian

48. Peter Capaldi

Actor | Doctor Who

Peter Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Nancy (Soutar) and Gerald John Capaldi. His parents owned an ice cream business. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), Scottish, and Irish descent. Capaldi attended drama classes and was accepted into the Glasgow School of Art. After ...

Paternal grandfather was Italian

49. Francis Capra

Actor | A Bronx Tale

Francis Capra was born on April 27, 1983 in New York, and raised in the Bronx. Discovered by Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri when they were casting for the film A Bronx Tale (1993), he began to work as a child actor and moved to Los Angeles with his mother Ann Marie Capra and his siblings. His ...

Italian and Dominican

50. Guido Caprino

Actor | Medici

Guido Caprino was born on January 3, 1973 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Medici (2016), Una relazione (2021) and We Believed (2010).

Italian actor born in Italy

51. Steve Carell

Actor | The Office

Steve Carell, one of America's most versatile comics, was born Steven John Carell on August 16, 1962, in Concord, Massachusetts. He is the son of Harriet Theresa (Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical engineer. His mother was of Polish descent and his father of Italian and ...

Is Italian, German, and Polish; original family surname was Caroselli

52. Adam Carolla

Writer | The Man Show

Adam Carolla was born in Los Angeles but raised in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and later North Hollywood. His mother was a recipient of welfare with a degree in Chicano studies, his dad was a psychologist, and he got where he is today, he says, in spite of them. After Adam graduated from North ...

Father is Italian; mother is Irish

53. James Carpinello

Actor | The Punisher

James Carpinello was born on August 13, 1975 in Albany, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Punisher (2004), Midway (2019) and The Great Raid (2005). He has been married to Amy Acker since April 25, 2003. They have two children.

Is Italian, Irish, Danish, and German

54. David Caruso

Actor | First Blood

His low-keyed intensity, deep-voiced somberness, pale skin, puffy-eyed baby face and crop of carrot-red hair are all obvious and intriguing trademarks of TV star David Caruso. A hugely popular item in the 1990s as a result of a smash crime series, he got way too caught up in all the hoopla ...

Italian father; Irish mother

55. Gavin Casalegno

Actor | The Summer I Turned Pretty

Gavin began acting at the age of 7. He has since starred in feature films such as Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" alongside Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins and Jennifer Connelly. He can be seen on an episode of "The Vampire Diaries" as "Young Damon", as well as numerous commercials and print campaigns for...

Paternal great-grandfather was Italian (Gavin is 1/8 Italian)

56. Max Casella

Actor | Tulsa King

Max Casella was born in Washington D.C. to David Deitch, a fiercely political journalist and second-generation Jewish immigrant to The Bronx, and Doris Casella, a social worker and activist from Long Island and daughter of Italian fashion designer John Casella.

His father's writing for The Boston ...

Italian mother; Jewish father; birth name was Maximilian Deitch

57. Vincent Cassel

Actor | Black Swan

Blue-eyed Vincent Cassel was born in Paris to a leading actor father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and a journalist mother, Sabine Litique. Often labeled as a tough guy because of his roles, eclectic choices and talent have made of him a star of European cinema. First in La haine (1995), the young actor, ...

Maternal grandmother was Italian

58. John Cassini

Actor | Chaos

John was born and raised in downtown Toronto to Italian parents who made the long journey to Canada to start a new life. He first caught the acting/filmmaking bug in Grade 8. It was then that Aiko Suzuki (sister of David Suzuki) came to his class and taught a course in super 8 filmmaking. John ...

Both parents are Italian

59. Federico Castelluccio

Actor | The Sopranos

Federico Castelluccio is a driven and talented individual maintaining careers, as a professional artist, established actor and director. Born in Naples, Italy, Federico moved with his family to Paterson, New Jersey, in 1968. In 1982 he was awarded a full scholarship to the School of Visual Arts in ...

Born in Naples, Italy but grew up in New Jersey; both parents are Italian

60. John Cena

Actor | The Suicide Squad

John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts to Carol Cena and John Joseph Cena. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien. When he was in college, he played football. He then ...

Italian father; French-Canadian and English mother

61. Noah Centineo

Actor | To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Noah Centineo is an American actor. He portrayed Jesus Adams Foster in The Fosters (2013), for which he was nominated for a Teen Choice Award. Since then, he has received both critical acclaim and audience adoration for starring in a series of romantic comedy films, beginning with To All the Boys ...

Father is Italian; mother is German

62. Michael Cera

Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He was educated...

Father is Sicilian

63. Jason Cerbone

Actor | The Taking of Pelham 123

Jason was born on November 2, 1977 in New York. He got his start when he was 2 years old by appearing on a commercial for Sesame Street (1969). He signed with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City when he was seven years old. Jason appeared in Jon Bon Jovi's "Silent Night" video and also in ...

64. Michael Cerveris

Actor | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Born on November 6, 1960 in Bethesda, Maryland, US, he is an American actor and singer, best known for his role in Fringe (2008) and his many appearances on Broadway theatre stages. His father, also called Michael Cerveris, was a professor of music and his mother, Marsha (née Laycock), was a dancer...

Father was Italian

65. David Chase

Producer | The Sopranos

Born in Mt. Vernon, New York, and raised in New Jersey, David Chase (born David DeCesare) dreamed of being a star drummer in a rock band! He spent many years playing drums and bass trying to be part of a successful rock band in the 1960s East Coast music scene. He also loved movies, such as The ...

Both parents were Italian; birth name was Davide DeCesare

66. Damian Chapa

Actor | Bound by Honor

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Damian (who's of Mexican, Italian, Irish and Native American descent) grew up as the second eldest of 5 children; 2 brothers and 2 sisters. His father,Rico Chapa, owned a bar across the street, in Columbus, OH, from a go-go bar, owned by someone he knew; Larry Flynt, who'd ...

Father is Mexican and Italian; mother is German

67. Dominic Chianese

Actor | The Sopranos

Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013). Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York. His ...

Grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Naples, Italy; is an accomplished tenor

68. Hayden Christensen

Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Hayden Christensen was born April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His parents, Alie and David Christensen, are in the communications business. He is of Danish (father) and Swedish and Italian (mother) descent. Hayden grew up in Markham, Ontario, with siblings Kaylen, Hejsa, and ...

Mother is half Italian, half Swedish; father is Danish

69. Jude Ciccolella

Actor | The Terminal

Jude was born in Burlington Vermont on March 11th, 1947. He spent his first three years in Middlebury Vermont where his father coached Football, Basketball and Baseball at Middlebury College. He then moved to Albany, New York, his hometown, where he would spend his formative years. After grade ...

70. Michael Cimino

Actor | Love, Victor

Cimino is a singer and an actor known for starring in Annabelle Home(2019) as Bob Palmeri, Centurion XII(2020) as Miguel, and Training Day (2017) as Young Sadiq. He also featured in No Child Left Behind(2019) as Brian, Walk the Prank(2018) as Brlayden. The actor also appeared in short films; ...

Father is Italian, Swiss, and German; mother is Puerto Rican

71. Anthony Cistaro

Actor | Sense8

Anthony Cistaro is a classically trained actor who is best known for his comedic turns on some of the most endearing shows on broadcast television. Cheers (1982) provided him his first big break when he was cast as Henri, Woody's recurring nemesis during the show's final three seasons. He was then ...

Father is Italian

72. Rhys Coiro

Actor | Entourage

As a teenager, Coiro, a talented visual artist, spent summers building sets and operating lights at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Inspired by numerous productions, including Julie Taymor's "Titus Andronicus" at Theater For A New Audience, Coiro decided to study theater at Carnegie Mellon ...

Father is Italian; mother has English ancestry; was born in Calabria, Italy

73. Enrico Colantoni

Actor | Galaxy Quest

Enrico Colantoni was born on February 14, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Galaxy Quest (1999), Veronica Mars (2004) and Contagion (2011). He has been married to Rosanna Francioni since November 11, 2011. They have four children. He was previously married to ...

Both parents are Italian immigrants; speaks fluent Italian

74. Stephen Colletti

Actor | One Tree Hill

Stephen Colletti was born in Newport Beach, California. During his childhood and teen years, he spent much of his time at the beach, playing sports, and seeking adventures for him and his friends to embark on. Whether it was camping or snowboarding in the Sierra Nevada Mountains or visiting his ...

Paternal grandfather was Italian

75. Vince Colosimo

Actor | Chopper

Vince Colosimo is one of Australia's most recognised actors with an extensive and successful career in theatre, television and film. With an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his performance in the highly-successful feature film Lantana and a featured role in the internationally ...

Both parents were born in Calabria, Italy; Vince was born in Australia

76. Scott Conant

Producer | Untitled Scott Conant Project

Scott Conant was born on February 19, 1971 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled Scott Conant Project, Phantom Mary (2019) and Selfish Son (2020). He has been married to Meltem Bozkurt Conant since 2007.

Mother is Italian

77. Mark Consuelos

Actor | All My Children

Mark Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain, to an Italian mother, Camilla, and a Mexican father, Saul Consuelos. He grew up in Lebanon, Illinois and Tampa, Florida. He attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida and Notre Dame University. While living in Illinois, Mark appeared in "Hello,...

Italian mother; Mexican father

78. Bradley Cooper

Actor | A Star Is Born

Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the ...

Italian mother; Irish father

79. Dan Cortese

Actor | The Curse

Dan Cortese shot to stardom as the creator and host of the Emmy award winning MTV Sports, where he interviewed everyone and everything that had to do with the worlds of sports & entertainment for six successful years. He then went on to star in NBC's remake of the cult classic Route 66.

Next on his ...

Both parents were Sicilian

80. Paulo Costanzo

Actor | 40 Days and 40 Nights

Paulo Costanzo was born on September 21, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in Brampton, a suburb of Toronto, of Italian (father) and Jewish (mother) descent. He attended Mayfield Secondary School for the Arts, then attended one year at Ryerson University for theater, but dropped out when...

Father is Italian; mother is Ashkenazi Jewish

81. D.J. Cotrona

Actor | G.I. Joe: Retaliation

D.J. Cotrona was born on May 23, 1980 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Shazam! (2019) and Dear John (2010).

Father is half Italian; maternal grandfather was half Italian and half Polish

82. Jai Courtney

Actor | Terminator Genisys

Jai Courtney is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film Jack Reacher (2012). He has gone on to star in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014) and The Exception (2016).

Courtney had a ...

Paternal grandmother is Italian

83. Antonio Cupo

Actor | American Mary

Antonio Cupo was born in Vancouver, Canada and spent his early years as a stage performer. With interests in psychology and acting, he enrolled at the University of British Columbia earning a Bachelor of Arts degree while beginning his career as an actor. A later move to Los Angeles offered many ...

Both parents immigrated from Italy to Canada; was born in Vancouver, Canada

Starred in the TV show "Elisa di Vibromsa," purportedly the most successful series in the history of Italian TV

84. Vincent Curatola

Actor | The Sopranos

Vincent Curatola is an American actor and writer. Curatola's best-known role is that of the New York Mafioso Johnny Sack from the HBO drama The Sopranos. He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the band Chicago. Curatola was born in and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, ...

85. Matthew Daddario

Actor | Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Matthew Daddario was born and raised in New York to Richard and Christina Daddario, both lawyers. He studied business at Indiana University in Bloomington. He graduated in 2010, after which he began studying acting and started auditioning.

He is the middle child, with a younger sister, Catharine ...

Father is Italian

86. Nicholas D'Agosto

Actor | Trial & Error

Nicholas D'Agosto was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the son of Alan and Deanna D'Agosto, and the middle of five children (two older brothers, two younger sisters). He began acting when he was eleven years old, and was a senior at Creighton Preparatory School when he was cast in Election...

Father is Italian; mother has Dutch ancestry

87. Nick Damici

Actor | Hap and Leonard

Nick Damici is known for Hap and Leonard (2016), The Stakelander (2016) and Dark Was the Night (2014).

Is Italian and Canarian (Spanish, from the Canary Islands)

88. Tony Danza

Actor | Don Jon

Tony Danza is an American actor, perhaps best known for starring on some of television's most beloved and long-running series, including "Taxi" (1978-1983) and "Who's the Boss?" (1984-1992).

Danza was born in Brooklyn, New York to Anne (Cammisa), a bookkeeper, and Matty Iadanza, a garbageman. His ...

Both parents were Italian; mother immigrated from Sicily to the U.S.; birth name was Anthony Iadanza

89. Ricardo Darín

Actor | Nueve reinas

Ricardo Darín was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 16, 1957. He works since he was a little boy, and has obtained with the years a remarkable evolution from soap opera gallant and tv comedies to an excellent leading figure of the most importants Argentinian movies. At the age of 10 he ...

Father is Italian; mother is Lebanese; was born and raised in Argentina

90. James Darren

Actor | Gidget

Tall, good-looking James Darren was a student of acting coach Stella Adler and made his name in the 1950s in a series of teenage-themed films. A better actor than most of his contemporary teenage heartthrobs, he nevertheless found it difficult to escape the teen-idol image he got in pictures like ...

Birth name was James William Ercolani

91. Tony Darrow

Actor | Goodfellas

Tony Darrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Tony is an actor and writer, known for Goodfellas (1990), Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Small Time Crooks (2000). Tony has been married to Mary Ann Augeri since May 7, 2015. Tony was previously married to Christine Marie Russ.

Birth name was Nuncio Anthony Borgese

92. Bryan Dattilo

Actor | Days of Our Lives

Bryan Dattilo was born on July 29, 1971 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Youthful Daze (2012) and Arcade (1993). He has been married to Elizabeth Cameron since July 12, 2011. They have one child. He was previously married to Jessica Denay.

Italian and Irish

93. Robert Davi

Actor | Die Hard

Robert Davi is an award-winning actor, screenwriter, director, producer and jazz vocalist.

From his portrayal of the opera singing baddie in "The Goonies" and one of the most popular James Bond villains Franz Sanchez in "License to Kill" to FBI Special Agent Big Johnson in "Die Hard" or Al Torres in ...

Both parents were Italian; Italian is his first language

94. Charlie Day

Producer | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Charles Peckham Day was born in New York City, NY, and raised in Middletown, Rhode Island. His parents are both music teachers - his mother, Mary (Peckham), is a piano teacher, and his father, Dr. Thomas Charles Day, was a professor of music at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. ...

Paternal grandfather was Italian; original family surname was Del Giorno, but was changed to Day before his father was born

95. Gianni DeCenzo

Actor | Cobra Kai

Gianni was born in Los Angeles, California and resides in the Santa Clarita Valley with his older brother, Anthony, and his parents who run a Respite Agency primarily for people with developmental disabilities, as his older brother Anthony himself is on the Autism Spectrum and works with severe OCD...

96. Dane DeHaan

Actor | Chronicle

Dane DeHaan recently wrapped production on Amazon Studio's international cocaine drama Zero Zero Zero, in which he stars.

On the silver screen DeHaan was last seen as Billy the Kid in The Kid opposite Ethan Hawke and Chris Pratt. He played the title character in Luc Besson's Valerian and The City of...

Maternal great-grandmother was Italian (Dane is 1/8 Italian)

97. Chris D'Elia

Actor | Celeste & Jesse Forever

Chris D'Elia was born on March 29, 1980 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Little Evil (2017) and Glory Daze (2010). He has been married to Kristin Taylor since June 18, 2022. They have one child. He was previously married to ...

Father is Italian; paternal grandparents emigrated from Italy to the U.S.

98. Matthew Del Negro

Actor | City on a Hill

Matthew Del Negro stars opposite Billy Bob Thornton on season 2 of Amazon's Goliath, and will next star opposite Gad Elmaleh in Netflix's comedy series Huge in France, due in early 2019. In 2017, Matt was in theaters in Taylor Sheridan's Wind River, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, and Jon ...

Both parents are Italian

99. Alain Delon

Actor | Le Samouraï

Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was born in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, to Édith (Arnold) and Fabien Delon. His father was of French and Corsican Italian descent, and his mother was of French and German ancestry. His parents divorced early on, and Delon had a stormy childhood, being ...

Paternal grandmother was Italian

100. Michael DeLorenzo

Actor | Alive

Michael DeLorenzo was born on October 31, 1959 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Alive (1993), Resurrection Blvd. (2000) and A Few Good Men (1992).

Italian father; Puerto Rican mother