actors I've met in person
by zoot31 | created - 11 May 2020 | updated - 11 May 2020 | Public
1. John Larroquette
Actor | Night Court
John Bernard Larroquette, is an all-around American actor known for his roles in both drama and comedy. He became well-known as Deputy District Attorney Dan Fielding in the NBC sitcom "Night Court" (1984-1992; 2023-present), a role that earned him four straight Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor...
Oliver Parker! 2010 ,How to succeed in business without really trying 2011,The Best Man 2012,Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
2. Harry Anderson
Actor | Night Court
Harry Anderson was born on October 14, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Court (1984), It (1990) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). He was married to Elizabeth Morgan and Leslie Pollack. He died on April 16, 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Oleanna 2015
3. Dan Aykroyd
Writer | Ghostbusters
Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...
Have Love will Travel 2003,The Blues Brothers 2005,2006, Downchild Blues Band 2009. SAQ 2014
4. Jim Belushi
Actor | Red Heat
James Adam Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Chicago, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, a restaurant owner. His father was an Albanian immigrant, from Qytezë, and his mother was also of Albanian descent. The third of four children - his brother was comedian John Belushi - he ...
Have Love will Travel 2003,The Blues Brothers 2005,2006
5. James Earl Jones
Actor | Rogue One
Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally, James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. At an early age, he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred ...
The Best Man 2012
6. Candice Bergen
Actress | Miss Congeniality
One cool, eternally classy lady, Candice Bergen was elegantly poised for trendy "ice princess" stardom when she first arrived on the '60s screen, but she gradually reshaped that débutante image in the '70s, both on- and off-camera. A staunch, outspoken feminist with a decisive edge, she went on to ...
The Best Man 2012
7. Angela Lansbury
Actress | The Manchurian Candidate
Angela Lansbury was born in 1925 into a prominent family of the upper middle class living in the Regent's Park neighborhood of London. Her father was socialist politician Edgar Isaac Lansbury (1887-1935), a member of both the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) and the Labour Party. Edgar ...
The Best Man 2012
8. Eric McCormack
Actor | Will & Grace
Eric was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Myers attended) and also attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate, named after Canada's first Prime Minister. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor)...
The Best Man 2012
9. Kerry Butler
Actress | Blue Bloods
Kerry Butler was born in Brooklyn, New York and, from the age of three, she knew that she wanted to be an actress. She started doing commercials until her mother decided that she was too young to be acting and wanted her to have a "normal" childhood. However, Kerry's acting was not simply a ...
The Best Man 2012
10. Jefferson Mays
Actor | Inherent Vice
A Connecticut native, L. Jefferson Mays studied at Yale College and trained in the Graduate Drama Program at the University of California - San Diego where he appeared in numerous La Jolla Playhouse productions. A two-time Obie Award winner, Mr. Mays has worked extensively with director Des McAnuff...
The Best Man 2012
11. Celeste Lecesne
Writer | Will & Grace
Celeste Lecesne was born on November 24, 1954 in New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Will & Grace (1998), Trevor (1994) and Further Tales of the City (2001).
The Best Man 2012
12. Johanna Day
Actress | Unbreakable
Johanna Day was born on February 27, 1963 in Winchester, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Unbreakable (2000), The Post (2017) and True Story (2015).
Oliver Parker! 2010
13. Monica Raymund
Actress | Bros
Monica Raymund is best know for starring as Gabriela Dawson in NBC's drama "Chicago Fire."
A graduate of The Juilliard School, she is the recipient of the John Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication. Immediately following her graduation, she went on to star opposite Tim Roth for three ...
Oliver Parker! 2010
14. Michael Zegen
Actor | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Michael Zegen was born on February 20, 1979 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Frances Ha (2012).
Oliver Parker! 2010
15. Rose Hemingway
Actress | Long Distance Relationship
Rose Hemingway was born on December 2, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Long Distance Relationship (2011), Alone Time (2013) and Blue Bloods (2010). She has been married to Geoffrey Lynn Hemingway since November 2010. They have one child.
16. Mary Faber
Actress | Parks and Recreation
Mary Faber was born in Greenville, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Kidding (2018) and The Brink (2015).
17. Tammy Blanchard
Actress | Into the Woods
Tammy Blanchard was born on December 14, 1976 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Into the Woods (2014), The Invitation (2015) and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
18. Christopher J. Hanke
Actor | I Know This Much Is True
Christopher J. Hanke was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. Christopher J. is an actor, known for I Know This Much Is True (2020), A Million Little Things (2018) and Breaking Fast (2020).
19. Rob Bartlett
Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Born in Brooklyn, Rob is best known for his 31 year tenure with the Imus in the Morning Program, providing many of the show's most popular characters. In the early 1980's he was one of the three members of the Improv Group, 'The Identical Triplets', with Eddie Murphy, and when the group went their ...
20. Daniel Radcliffe
Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, ...
21. Will Swenson
Actor | Sons of Provo
Will Swenson was born on October 26, 1972 in Provo, Utah, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Sons of Provo (2004), The Switch (2010) and This Is Where I Leave You (2014). He has been married to Audra McDonald since October 6, 2012. They have one child. He was previously married to Amy ...
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
22. Douglas Sills
Actor | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Douglas Sills was born on July 5, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005), The Gilded Age (2022) and The Magical World of Disney (1954).
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
23. Clea Alsip
Actress | Boardwalk Empire
Clea was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Stanford University then went on to receive her MFA in acting from NYU. Clea has performed on Broadway in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, directed by Julie Taymor and playing opposite Clive Owen. She has also performed on numerous New York stages ...
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
24. Adam Chanler-Berat
Actor | Delivery Man
Adam Chanler-Berat was born on December 31, 1986 in West Nyack, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Delivery Man (2013), Law & Order (1990) and It Could Be Worse (2013).
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
25. Jordan Gelber
Actor | The Taking of Pelham 123
Jordan Gelber is known for The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), Dark Horse (2011) and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007).
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
26. Grace Rex
Actress | Severance
Grace Rex is known for Severance (2022), Everything's Trash (2022) and The Good Wife (2009).
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
27. Stacey Sargeant
Actress | The Forty-Year-Old Version
Stacey Sargeant is known for The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020), Come Sunday (2018) and The Blacklist (2013).
Nantucket Sleigh Ride 2019
28. Patrick Stewart
Actor | Logan
Sir Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, to Gladys (Barrowclough), a textile worker and weaver, and Alfred Stewart, who was in the army. He was a member of various local drama groups from about age 12. He left school at age 15 to work as a junior reporter on a local paper; he ...
Mtl 2010,Waiting For Godot 2013,No Man's Land 2013
29. Ian McKellen
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, twice nominated for the Oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK and US, Ian Murray McKellen was born on May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, to Margery ...
Waiting For Godot 2013,No Man's Land 2013
30. Billy Crudup
Actor | Almost Famous
Known as much for his rigorous career choices as for his talent and chiseled good looks, Billy Crudup has been straddling the line between serious actor and "it" leading man for several years. He is father to eighteen-year-old William Atticus Parker -- a director, writer and actor.
Crudup was born ...
Waiting For Godot 2013,No Man's Land 2013
31. Shuler Hensley
Actor | Van Helsing
Shuler Hensley is an American film and stage actor and singer who is well-known for playing Frankenstein's monster in many works, including the 2004 cult classic film Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. He also played Mr. Hyde on set before getting dubbed over by Robbie Coltrane...
Waiting For Godot 2013,No Man's Land 2013
32. Annette O'Toole
Actress | Superman III
Annette O'Toole grew up in the Houston dance studio run by her mother. She made her television debut at the age of two, as a kid on The Don Mahoney Kiddie Trooper Show. When she was 13, with ten years of singing and dancing lessons behind her, she and her mother went to L.A. for a year to see if ...
NYC 2010
33. Margo Martindale
Actress | August: Osage County
Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas, to Margaret (Pruitt) and William Everett Martindale, a lumber company owner and dog handler. She is the youngest of three children, and the only daughter. Margo attended Lon Marris College, and later transferred to University of ...
NYC 2019
34. Theo James
Actor | Divergent
Theo James was born on December 16, 1984 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom as Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis. He is an actor, known for his role as Tobias "Four" Eaton in the films Divergent (2014), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016). He is also known...
Mtl 2017
35. Omar Sy
Actor | Intouchables
Omar Sy was born on January 20, 1978 in Trappes, Yvelines, France. He is an actor and producer, known for The Intouchables (2011), Jurassic World (2015) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). He has been married to Hélène Sy since July 6, 2007. They have four children.
Mtl 20 2014
36. Tyson Houseman
Actor | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Tyson Houseman was born on February 9, 1990 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009).
Mtl 2015
37. Brent Spiner
Actor | Star Trek: First Contact
Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His parents, Sylvia (Schwartz) and Jack Spiner, owned and operated a furniture store, and were both from ...
38. Ethan Phillips
Actor | Inside Llewyn Davis
Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955 in Long Island, New York as the only boy of six children. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in English Literature and received a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Cornell University. He has acted on stage, screen, and television for over ...
39. Garrett Wang
Actor | Star Trek: Voyager
Garrett Richard Wang was born on December 15, 1968 in Riverside, California to Chinese immigrant parents. He and his sister Laura spent their childhood on the move. He lived in Indiana, then moved to Bermuda and finally to Tennessee. Later, he graduated from Harding Academy High School, Memphis, ...
40. Lance Henriksen
Actor | Aliens
An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he is psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide detectives, Lance Henriksen has starred in a variety of films that have allowed him to stretch...
41. Michael Biehn
Actor | Aliens
Michael Connell Biehn was born on July 31, 1956 in Anniston, Alabama, to Marcia (Connell) and Don Biehn, a lawyer. He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, and at age 14 moved with his family to Lake Havasu, Arizona, where he won a drama scholarship to the University of Arizona. He left prematurely two ...
42. William Shatner
Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner has notched up an impressive 70-plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise.
Shatner was born ...
43. Neve Campbell
Actress | Scream
Neve Campbell was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, to Marnie (Neve), a Dutch-born psychologist and yoga instructor (from Amsterdam), and Gerry Campbell, a Scottish-born teacher (from Glasgow). Campbell first came to our TV screens in the hit Drama series Party of Five (1994). Described as TV's ...
44. Jennifer Love Hewitt
Actress | I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Patricia Mae (Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. She has English, Italian, French, Scottish, and German ancestry. She got her first name from her older brother Todd Daniel Hewitt (b. November 8, ...
45. Jeffrey Combs
Actor | Re-Animator
Jeffrey Combs was born on September 9th, 1954 in Oxnard, California. He grew up in Lompoc, California with a plethora of siblings both older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, and the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of ...
46. John Astin
Actor | The Frighteners
Dark-haired, usually-mustachioed American actor with a cheeky grin, who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964), John Astin was born on March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied mathematics at ...
47. Peter Mayhew
Actor | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Peter Mayhew was born on May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England, to Constance Elizabeth (Yeates) and Walter Henry Mayhew. Later resident in Texas, this former resident of Yorkshire, England, was working as a hospital attendant at the King's College Hospital in London when film producer Charles H. ...
48. George A. Romero
Writer | Land of the Dead
George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; by all indications, though, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Living Dead" films was born February 4, 1940 ,in New York City to Ann (Dvorsky) and Jorge Romero. His father was born in Spain and raised in Cuba, and...
49. Zach Galligan
Actor | Gremlins
Graduated from Columbia University. His mother, Carol Wolfe Galligan, is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in New York. His late father, Arthur Galligan, was a founding partner in Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, in Washington. Married Ling H. Ingerick on September 25, 2005 at the Yale Club in ...
50. Pascale Bussières
Actress | When Night Is Falling
Pascale Bussières was born on June 27, 1968 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for When Night Is Falling (1995), La turbulence des fluides (2002) and Ma vie en cinémascope (2004).
Mtl 2008,Huis Clos 2010
51. Julie LeBreton
Actress | Maurice Richard
Julie LeBreton was born on September 8, 1975 in Arvida, Québec, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for The Rocket (2005), Les beaux malaises (2014) and Starbuck (2011).
Huis clos 2010
52. Raymond Bouchard
Actor | La grande séduction
Raymond Bouchard was born on March 7, 1945 in Lauzon, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor, known for Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003), Scoop (1992) and Scoop IV (1995).
53. Yvon Deschamps
Actor | Samedi de rire
-Yvon Deschamps, born in Montreal (Canada), is a monologist and humorist from the province of Quebec who has been widely known since the 1960s for his social humor. With a vast career spanning many years, he is one of the first and one of the greatest Quebec humorists. He is a pioneer because he ...
Mtl 2019
54. Jean Lapointe
Actor | Le dernier tunnel
Jean Lapointe was born on December 6, 1935 in Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Le dernier tunnel (2004), À l'origine d'un cri (2010) and Duplessis (1978). He was married to Mercédès Vincent, Cécile Morin, Marie Poulin and Madeleine Lockwell. He died on ...
55. Normand D'Amour
Actor | 5150, rue des Ormes
Normand D'Amour was born on September 22, 1962. He is an actor and writer, known for 5150 Elm's Way (2009), Purgatory (2023) and Adrien (2015).
56. Daniel Grou
Director | 10½
Daniel Grou was born on August 19, 1967 in Québec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for 10½ (2010), Cardinal (2017) and Minuit, le soir (2005).
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