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by lovesaleme | created - 19 Mar 2019 | updated - 31 Oct 2022 | PublicWriter
1. Brittany S. Hall
Actress | Ballers
Brittany S. Hall is an American actress born on September 30th, 1987 in Washington D.C She was raised in the D.C./MD area, where she discovered her love for the performing arts. She performed in varies dance recitals and plays starting at an early age, which continued until she graduated high ...
2. AJ Michalka
Actress | Super 8
Amanda was born in Torrance, California, to Carrie (Begley), a musician, and Mark Michalka, who owns a contracting company. She has German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry. She began seriously studying acting at the age of 9, landing a lead role in a church musical, "...
3. Alphonso McAuley
Actor | Glory Road
Alphonso McAuley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Glory Road (2006), Walk of Shame (2014) and Fat Albert (2004).
4. Jana Kramer
Actress | One Tree Hill
Jana Kramer was born on December 2, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Tree Hill (2003), Friday Night Lights (2006) and Entourage (2004). She was previously married to Mike Caussin, Johnathon Schaech and Michael Gambino.
5. Martin Lawrence
Actor | Martin
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue ...
6. Bentley Kyle Evans
Producer | Millennials
Bentley Kyle Evans was born on August 10, 1966 in Alameda County, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Millennials (2021), Love That Girl! (2010) and Family Time (2012). He is married to Valicia Evans. They have two children.
7. Tracey Cherelle Jones
Actress | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Actress, writer, artist, designer, and TV personality, Tracey Cherelle Jones is the epitome of a contemporary renaissance woman. Tracey began acting at the tender age of 8 years old after nailing her very first audition, a national McDonald's commercial. This inspired her, and she went on to do ...
8. KyLee Evans
Writer | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
KyLee embarked on her journey in the entertainment industry at the age of 19, fueled by a relentless passion for comedy. Through dedication and hard work, she swiftly ascended to the esteemed position of sitcom writer, crafting over 10 episodes of television within a span of three years.
Her ...
9. Brian Hooks
Actor | Fool's Gold
Brian Hooks was born in Bakersfield, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Fool's Gold (2008), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Bulworth (1998).
10. Glenn Plummer
Actor | Strange Days
On a foundation of talent, unbridled dedication and a passionate mindset, Glenn Plummer has enjoyed a successful acting career that spans three decades. He has starred in such feature films as, Gifted, Saw II (2005), Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988), Menace II Society (1993), Showgirls (1995), The ...
11. Joe Torry
Actor | Poetic Justice
Joe Torry was born on September 28, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Poetic Justice (1993), Tales from the Hood (1995) and NCIS (2003). He has been married to Crystal Torry since 2001. They have three children.
12. Dorien Wilson
Actor | The Parkers
Dorien Wilson was born on July 5, 1963 in Lompoc, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Parkers (1999), Dream On (1990) and The 4 Points.
13. Ken Lawson
Actor | Malibu's Most Wanted
Ken Lawson was born on January 19, 1976 in West Covina, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Lumina (2024) and Jaded Confessions.
14. Kellita Smith
Actress | The Bernie Mac Show
Kellita Smith was born January 15, 1969 as Kellita A. Smith in Chicago, Illinois. She is an actress who has appeared on House Party 3 (1994), The Bernie Mac Show (2001-2006), Sister, Sister (1994-1999), Moesha (1996-2001), In Living Color (1990-1994), Living Single (1993-1998), and The First Family...
15. Ryan Lee
Actor | Super 8
Ryan Lee was born on October 4, 1996 in Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Super 8 (2011), This Is 40 (2012) and Goosebumps (2015).
16. Jackie Chan
Actor | Ngo si seoi
Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.
Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...
17. Forest Whitaker
Actor | The Last King of Scotland
Forest Steven Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2", 220 lb. frame. He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. He is the fourth African-American male to...
18. Lanette Ware
Actress | Accused
Lanette is a London, UK/New York State Theater Academy graduate with a BA in Drama who has studied Cinematic Language at The Toronto Film School, is a published writer, and certified basic Spanish teacher. Born and raised in Manhattan, NY, she starred in her first commercial at age three, began ...
19. Jay Mohr
Actor | Go
Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, USA, wanted to be a comedian all of his life. He performed stand-up comedy at colleges, comedy clubs, and such television forums as An Evening at the Improv (1981) and Two Drink Minimum (1994). He first gained national attention while a cast member on Saturday ...
20. Michael Jai White
Actor | Black Dynamite
Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White ...
21. Reno Wilson
Actor | Mike & Molly
Roy Reno Wilson is an American actor from Brooklyn who is known for playing Howard from The Cosby Show, Officer Carl McMillan in Mike & Molly, Detective Tom Selway from Blind Justice and for voicing various Cybertronians in the Transformers film franchise. He has two children with his wife Coco ...
22. Marla Gibbs
Actress | The Jeffersons
Armed with an acid dry wit and a full arsenal of sarcasm and sass, African-American character comedienne Marla Gibbs showed up on 1970s television with a bang in middle age (44). Landing the feisty maid role on the popular ground-breaking CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975), eventually led to her very...
23. Deon Cole
Actor | Black·ish
Deon Cole was born on January 9, 1972 in Roseland, Cook County, Chicago, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Black-ish (2014), The Harder They Fall (2021) and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016).
24. David Ayer
Producer | End of Watch
David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, ...
25. Shaunette Renée Wilson
Actress | Black Panther
Shaunette Renée Wilson was born on January 19, 1990 in Linden, Guyana. She is an actress and writer, known for Black Panther (2018), The Resident (2018) and Billions (2016).
26. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Actor | The Cosby Show
Emmy-nominated actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was named after Malcolm X and legendary jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.
Warner first rose to national prominence by starring on the celebrated and long-running classic television series "The Cosby Show." His ...
27. Melina Kanakaredes
Actress | Providence
Melina Kanakaredes is an Emmy-nominated actor, writer, director, and philanthropist. She's best known for her starring role as Stella Bonasera in CSI: New York. Prior to that, she starred as Dr. Sydney Hansen in NBC's Providence. Most recently, Melina starred as Dr. Lane Hunter in Fox's The ...
28. Jerod Haynes
Actor | Project Blue Book
Jerod Haynes is known for Project Blue Book (2019), The Village (2019) and Native Son (2019).
29. Marlon Wayans
Actor | White Chicks
Marlon Wayans is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is known for playing Tyrone C. Love in Requiem for a Dream, Shorty Meeks from Scary Movie, Marcus Anthony Copeland II from White Chicks and Thunder from Marmaduke. He played Drake Winston/Robin in deleted scenes of Batman Returns and ...
30. John Krasinski
Actor | Jack Ryan
American actor John Krasinski is known for his role as sardonic nice guy Jim Halpert on NBC's popular TV sitcom, The Office (2005), for which he won a 2007 and 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.
Born John Burke Krasinski on October 20, 1979,...
31. Ashley Williams
Actress | How I Met Your Mother
Ashley Williams is an American actress. She is known for playing Victoria on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother opposite Josh Radnor. She's also had a long relationship with The Hallmark Channel where she stars in movies, produces, directs, writes, and also founded their women's directing ...
32. Jean Villepique
Actress | A.P. Bio
Jean Villepique is originally from New Jersey and moved to the Midwest to study theater at Northwestern University following high school. She performed at the iO Chicago for many years and wrote and performed five reviews for The Second City on their stages. She has improvised at UCB in New York ...
33. Allisyn Snyder
Actress | Astrid Clover
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Allisyn Snyder is a dynamic actress and comedian, launching her career in the entertainment industry at only 4 years old (as Allisyn Arm). Allisyn worked steadily in her early years, with some of her TV appearances including Friends, Strong Medicine, Judging Amy,...
34. Glenn Howerton
Actor | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Glenn Franklin Howerton is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Dennis Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for which he is also a writer and executive producer, and Jack Griffin in A.P. Bio, as well as the lead role in the short-lived sitcom That '80s Show.
35. Aparna Brielle
Actress | FUBAR
Aparna Brielle is an American actress who was born in Portland, Oregon. After an extensive childhood career as a professional dancer, she moved onto theatre, television, and film. She is best known for portraying Sarika Sarkar on the NBC comedy "A.P. Bio" after appearances in series such as "Grimm"...
36. Jaspreet Sabrina Dosanjh
Actress | How to Make Her Cheat
British born actress 'Jaspreet Dosanjh', is of Punjabi, Indian descent. Jaspreet is settled in Los Angeles and has dual citizenship (American and British). Her upcoming projects include being part of an upcoming Marvel Series (the name of which will be revealed at a later date), and of the upcoming...
37. Shane Black
Actor | Predator
Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) ...
38. Russell Crowe
Actor | Les Misérables
Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham),...
39. Ryan Gosling
Actor | Blue Valentine
Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Donna (Wilson), a secretary, and Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman. Ryan was the second of their two children, with an older sister, Mandi. His ancestry is French-Canadian, as well as English, ...
40. Murielle Telio
Actress | The Nice Guys
Murielle Telio was born in New York City, New York, to parents, Janine (Sitbon), a clothing wholesaler, and Ike Telio, a financial analyst. Murielle was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Tulane University. Telio then decided to move to Los Angeles and concentrate on acting and writing....
41. Carmel Amit
Actress | Ghost Wars
Carmel Amit is an Israeli/ Canadian Actor, Director and Teacher based in Vancouver, Canada. The middle child of Daniella Amit, a textile and ceramic artist and Alex Amit, a robotics engineer.
Carmel received her formal theatre training at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY and has since ...
42. Demetrius Grosse
Actor | Rampage
Demetrius Grosse is an award-winning American actor and producer. Demetrius recently starred in the upcoming feature POSSUM TROT for Angel Studios. He recently shot the ABC pilot AVALON executive produced by David E. Kelley, and he recently shot the ABC Pilot INSIGHT executive produced by Kay ...
43. Sarah Shahi
Actress | Black Adam
Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouzshahi in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and Spanish-Iranian mother. She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. She attended Trinity High School and Southern Methodist University, studied opera and majored in English. As ...
44. Aliyah O'Brien
Actress | Rookie Blue
Aliyah O'Brien is a Canadian born actress of Irish, Welsh and Spanish decent. Best known for her recurring roles in Legends of Tomorrow, Rookie Blue, Bates Motel, You Me Her, and her series regular role on Take Two. As well as numerous Hallmark movies.
Aliyah is passionate about spreading love in ...
45. Missi Pyle
Actress | Captain Fantastic
Missi Pyle was born Andrea Kay Pyle on November 16, 1972 in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. The daughter of Linda and Frank Pyle, she has four older siblings, sisters Debbie and Julie, and brothers Sam and Paul. Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated...
46. Roselyn Sanchez
Actress | Act of Valor
Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005-09), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (...
47. Chris Warren
Actor | Grand Hotel
Chris Warren was born on January 15, 1990 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Grand Hotel (2019), Sistas (2019) and The Fosters (2013). He has been married to Layla Warren since May 23, 2019.
48. Sabrina Texidor
Actress | Grand Hotel
Sabrina Texidor is known for Grand Hotel (2019) and Scorpion (2014).
49. Elizabeth McLaughlin
Actress | Hand of God
Elizabeth McLaughlin was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and raised in a small town outside of Tampa, Florida. Soon after moving to Los Angeles in 2007, she booked the role of 'Massie Block' in The Clique (2008). She is also known for her role as 'Alicia' in Amazon's Hand of God (2014), Pretty ...
50. Jimmy Jean-Louis
Actor | Tears of the Sun
Jimmy Jean-Louis led a simple Life in the slums of Haiti until the age of 12, when he moved to Paris.
Jimmy worked for 3 years in a musical theater in Spain "La Belle Époque" before embarking on a successful modeling career in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and England.
He moved to Los Angeles in...
51. Christina Moore
Actress | That '70s Show
Christina Moore is a true multi-hyphenate who has successfully built a career as an actor, writer, and producer over her 20-year career. She has starred in more than 80 television shows and films and has produced ten films in the last seven years.
Moore is best known for her work as a sketch ...
52. Kerry Howard
Actress | Love at First Sight
Kerry was born in Bristol on 24th March 1982 to Dave and Ninette Howard, along with twin Daniel, their older brother by two years being comedian and writer Russell Howard. Brought up in the Bristol area Kerry graduated from Edge Hill University, Lancashire in 2003 with a BA (Hons) in Drama and then...
53. Dominique Moore
Actress | Finding Alice
Dominique Moore is an actress and writer from London, England. She started out in theatre at a young age, originating several roles in West End productions, including being the first Young Nala in Disney's The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre). Dominique won the Stage Newspaper Scholarship age 12 to study...
54. Naomi Scott
Actress | Aladdin
Naomi Scott is a multi-talented actor, singer, and songwriter. She stars as "Jasmine" in Disney's blockbuster live-action remake Aladdin (2019), alongside Mena Massoud and Will Smith, directed by Guy Ritchie. Disney released the film in May 2019, and it became one of the biggest films of the year.
...
55. Eddie Murphy
Actor | The Nutty Professor
Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...
56. Mike Epps
Actor | Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Mike Epps was born on November 18, 1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Friday After Next (2002) and The Hangover (2009). He has been married to Kyra Robinson Epps since June 23, 2019. They have two children. He was previously ...
57. Tip 'T.I.' Harris
Actor | Ant-Man
T.I. was born Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. on September 25, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Violeta Morgan and Clifford "Buddy" Harris, Sr. He is also known as T.I.P. and "Rubberband Man". T.I. is from the streets of Westside Bankhead Zone 1 in Atlanta. His original stage name, T.I.P., it stems from ...
58. Kenya Barris
Writer | Black·ish
Kenya Barris was born on August 9, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Black-ish (2014), #BlackAF (2020) and You People (2023). He has been married to Rainbow Barris since December 3, 1999. They have six children.
59. Chelsey Reist
Actress | NarcoLeap
Chelsey Reist is a Canadian actress best known as "Harper McIntyre" on the CW post-apocalyptic drama The 100 (2014). She was born on January 4th, 1987 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Chelsey graduated from Capilano University with a degree in acting for screen and stage. She made her screen debut ...
60. Amalia Williamson
Actress | Northern Rescue
Amalia Williamson is known for Northern Rescue (2019), Level 16 (2018) and The Kid Detective (2020).
61. Kathleen Robertson
Actress | Swimming with Sharks
An award-winning actor, an accomplished writer, a producer, and now a showrunner, Kathleen Robertson is the definition of a multi-hyphenate.
Her breakthrough was as naughty girl Clare in the landmark 1990s series 'Beverly Hills, 90210.' She appeared in the sixth and final season of the critically ...
62. Michelle Nolden
Actress | The Time Traveler's Wife
Michelle Nolden was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Heartland (2007) and Saving Hope (2012). She has been married to Chris Szarka since 1998. They have three children.
63. Jake Allyn
Actor | No Man's Land
Jake Allyn most recently stars in and wrote the modern western No Man's Land (2020) beside Frank Grillo, George Lopez, and Andie MacDowell. In the film, Jake stars as a young Texan forced to trek on horseback across Mexico as a gringo "illegal alien". Through his journey, he slowly falls in love ...
64. Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Writer | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ruben Santiago-Hudson recently directed the world premiere of his play Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine at The Two River Theater and the world premiere of Dominique Morriseau's Paradise Blue at Williamstown Theater Festival. Other credits include The Piano Lesson (Lucille Lortel, Joseph A. Callaway...
65. E. Roger Mitchell
Actor | The Equalizer
E. Roger Mitchell is a Miami, Florida native. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Claflin College, the class of 1993. Roger then completed the Alliance Theatre Professional Internship c/o 96' and immediately earned his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from CUNY Brooklyn College, the class of 1999. ...
66. Miles Stroter
Actor | South Side
A native of the Southside of Chicago, Miles Stroter is a 12-year veteran actor and producer, having starred in a myriad of television series and movies such as HBO's Insecure, Chicago Fire, BET's The Quad, Southside and Dutch. Miles most recently appeared on the Starz series BFM and has two feature...
67. Erica Michelle
Actress | All American: Homecoming
Erica Michelle is an American Actress. She was born in Mississippi and raised in El Dorado, Arkansas. Her on-screen career began with the (2012) Eli Roth, Damien Chazelle horror film, The Last Exorcism 2.
Michelle is a theater graduate from Jackson State University where she became the First Theater...
68. Tallie L. Brinson
Actor | Endless Love
Tallie L. Brinson is an Actor, Director, Dancer, Singer, and Musician residing in Hollywood, California. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Atlanta Georgia, Tallie has become a talented and credited artist in entertainment. His claim to fame was being a top 4 finalist on MTV's "...
69. Jasmine Guy
Actress | Harlem Nights
Actress-dancer-director Jasmine Guy has enjoyed a diverse career in television, theatre and film. She began her professional career at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Jasmine starred on Broadway in the original productions of Beehive and Leader of the Pack, and reprised hit...
70. Karen Malina White
Actress | Lean on Me
Karen Malina White was born on July 7, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Lean on Me (1989), Monster (2022) and Malcolm & Eddie (1996).
71. Bumper Robinson
Actor | Enemy Mine
Larry C. Robinson II is an American actor known for voicing Damas from Jak 3, Cyborg from Justice League Doom, Dwight Conrad from Futurama, Clarence The So Fine, Bumblebee and Blitzwing from Transformers Animated, Falcon from Avengers Assemble and the Chipmunks from Brother Bear. He is married to ...
72. Kim Wayans
Actress | In Living Color
Kim Wayans was born on October 16, 1961 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for In Living Color (1990), My Wife and Kids (2000) and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). She is married to Kevin Knotts.
73. Roger Guenveur Smith
Actor | Dope
Roger Guenveur Smith is an internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director who has created a prolific body of work on stage and screen.
He adapted his Obie Award-winning solo performance of A Huey P. Newton Story into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm, directed by his longtime colleague Spike ...
74. Tai Davis
Actress | The Chi
Tai Davis is known for The Chi (2018), Widows (2018) and Chicago Med (2015).
75. Laila Odom
Actress | Salt-N-Pepa
Laila Odom was born in New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt-N-Pepa (2021), The Bobby DeBarge Story (2019) and Game Shakers (2015).
76. Affion Crockett
Actor | A Hip Hop Story
Affion Crockett is a rare multi hyphenate who is known as a rapper, dancer, stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his work on Wild'n Out, What We Do In The Shadows, and A Haunted House 1 & 2. He also produced and self financed his upcoming film A Hip Hop Story, a parody based comedy...
77. Jessica Lu
Actress | Awkward.
Jessica Lu was born and raised in a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, to artistic parents who grew up in more practical times. Her parents are from South Korea, with her father being Chinese and Japanese, and her mother being Chinese. They speak English, Mandarin and Korean at home. Despite ...
78. Wilson Bethel
Actor | Hart of Dixie
Stephen Wilson Bethel born February 24, 1984, professionally known as Wilson Bethel, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is also the star and creator of the web series ...
79. McKaley Miller
Actress | Ma
McKaley Miller is known for her roles in CW's 'Hart of Dixie,' FOX's 'Scream Queens,' and FX's 'Partners' starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence. Miller also starred in 'The Iceman' with Winona Ryder, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, and Ray Liotta. Most recently, Miller appeared in Blumhouse and...
80. Golden Brooks
Actress | Girlfriends
Golden Brooks was born on December 1, 1970 in Fresno, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Girlfriends (2000), The Darkest Minds (2018) and Beauty Shop (2005).
81. Raechelle Banno
Actress | Home and Away
Most recently seen in a series of films as the title character in the production, The Ruby Landry Saga, based on the V.C. Andrews 'Ruby Landry' book series for the Lifetime/A&E Network.
Raechelle also appeared as one of the lead roles (Atria Nine) in the CW Network premiere season of the television ...
82. Nana Mensah
Actress | Queen of Glory
Nana Mensah is known for Queen of Glory (2021), The King of Staten Island (2020) and An African City (2014).
83. Sonequa Martin-Green
Actress | Star Trek: Discovery
Sonequa Martin-Green (born March 21, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television role as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead, a role she played from 2012 to 2017. Before that, she had starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as ...
84. Sonequa Martin-Green
Actress | Star Trek: Discovery
Sonequa Martin-Green (born March 21, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television role as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead, a role she played from 2012 to 2017. Before that, she had starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as ...
85. Tim Reid
Actor | WKRP in Cincinnati
Gaining fame on TV first, he was born Timothy Lee Reid on December 19, 1944, in Norfolk and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. Coming from a troubled, impoverished childhood, he straightened out his life enough to attend Norfolk State College (now University) and graduate with a business ...
86. Juan Antonio
Actor | Sacrifice
PRODUCER - ACTOR - WRITER - DIRECTOR
From humble beginnings in Chicago, Illinois, Juan Antonio has worked with Details, Cosmopolitan, and both the American and French Editions of GQ. His breakout acting role came as the lead in Beyonce's "Best Thing I Never Had" video, starring opposite the female ...
87. Reagan Gomez-Preston
Actress | Jerry Maguire
Reagan Gomez-Preston was born on April 24, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Surviving... (2015) and Almost Home (2013). She has been married to DeWayne Turrentine Jr. since November 10, 1999. They have two children.
88. Anne-Marie Johnson
Actress | In the Heat of the Night
Anne-Marie Johnson was born on July 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Heat of the Night (1988), Robot Jox (1989) and JAG (1995). She has been married to Martin Grey since January 1, 1996.
89. Terri J. Vaughn
Actress | The Steve Harvey Show
Terri J. Vaughn was born on October 16, 1969 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Steve Harvey Show (1996), Friday (1995) and All of Us (2003). She has been married to Karon Riley since January 19, 2008. They have two children. She was previously married ...
90. Terayle Hill
Actor | Judas and the Black Messiah
Terayle is an American Entertainer and Entrepreneur. He was born in Pomona, California in 1994 and raised in Moreno Valley, California - before venturing over to Atlanta, Georgia where he and graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts - for Television and Film. He's ...
91. Omar Gooding
Actor | Baby Boy
Gooding is best known for appearing in hit television shows such as Deadwood, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., Family Time, Barbershop, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Playmakers, Smart Guy, and Wild & Crazy Kids. On the big screen, he received critical acclaim for his role as ...
92. Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Actor | The Family Business
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. is an Afro-Latino actor and writer who played Harris Grant from The Family Business, Marcus Taylor from Tour of Duty, Spider from The Return of the Living Dead, Biscuit from Life, and the Voodoo Maestro of Spooky Island from the 2002 Raja Gosnell/James Gunn film Scooby-Doo. He ...
93. Je'Caryous Johnson
Producer | Friends and Lovers
If you can dream it, he can do it. Best known as a conceptionalist, Je'Caryous Johnson is a man who knows no limitations. As founder and CEO of I'm Ready Productions, Johnson is proof that anything you set your mind to do can be accomplished with hard work, determination and perseverance.
And his ...
94. Michael Baisden
Actor | Madea Goes to Jail
Michael Baisden was born on June 26, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Madea Goes to Jail (2009), The Maintenance Man and Men Cry in the Dark (2003).
95. Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Actor | Luce
Kelvin Harrison Jr. was born on July 23, 1994 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Luce (2019), Monsters and Men (2018) and It Comes at Night (2017).
96. Issa Rae
Producer | Insecure
Jo-Issa Rae Diop credited professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, producer, and comedian. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl. Since 2011, Rae has continued to develop her YouTube channel, which features various short films, web...
97. Andrea Bang
Actress | Kim's Convenience
Andrea Bang was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Kim's Convenience (2016), Luce (2019) and Running with Violet (2017).
98. Daniel Kaluuya
Actor | Get Out
Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor and writer. He is best known for Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018) and for portraying Fred Hampton in Judas & The Black Messiah (2021).
He had a supporting role in Sicario (2015).
He also starred in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits".
For his work in...
99. Iliza Shlesinger
Actress | Spenser Confidential
Iliza Vie Shlesinger is an American comedian, actress and television host. She was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing and went on to host the syndicated dating show Excused and the TBS game show Separation Anxiety. In 2017, Shlesinger hosted her own late-night talk show called Truth & ...
100. Rose Byrne
Actress | Spy
Rose Byrne was born in Balmain, Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher.
She landed her first role in a movie, Dallas Doll (1994), when she was 15 years old.
Since then, Rose has appeared in a ...
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