The Best Actresses and Actors - Born in the 1980s

1. Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment is an American actor who has proven himself as one of the best young actors of his generation. He is the first millennial male to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting.

Osment was born in Los Angeles, California, to Theresa (Seifert), a teacher, and actor Eugene ...

1709 points

2. Natalie Portman

Actress | Black Swan

Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).

Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an ...

1641 points

3. Anna Mucha

Actress | Schindler's List

Anna Mucha was born on April 26, 1980 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Schindler's List (1993), Boys Don't Cry (2000) and Love, Sex & Pandemic (2022).

1117 points

4. Cameron Finley

Actor | Hope Floats

Cameron Finley was born August 30th, 1987 in Garland, Texas. Always the energetic kid, his parents took him to an acting seminar near his Texas home at age three. It was there they found energy wasn't the only thing he had...wrapped up in the energy was a very talented actor. He landed his first ...

1060 points

5. Anna Paquin

Actress | The Piano

Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.

She was born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mary (Brophy), an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian phys-ed teacher. Anna moved ...

981 points

6. Mischa Barton

Actress | The O.C.

Mischa Barton is a versatile actress with a passion for storytelling and an impressive career spanning over two decades. Working with such acclaimed directors and writers as M. Night Shyamalan, James Lapine and Naomi Wallace, she is known for her magnetic on-screen presence and natural acting ...

981 points

7. Hanna Hall

Actress | Forrest Gump

Hanna Rose Hall is an American actress. She made her film debut in Forrest Gump (1994), and later appeared in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007). Hall was born in Denver, Colorado. Her family moved into the mountains when she was two years old, but she ...

964 points

8. Christina Ricci

Actress | Casper

Precocious, outspoken child-teen starlet of the 1990s, Christina Ricci was born on February 12, 1980 in Santa Monica, California, the youngest of four children of Sarah (Murdoch), a realtor, and Ralph Ricci, a lawyer and therapist. She is of Italian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish, and ...

950 points

9. Elijah Wood

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Elijah Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising the role in The Hobbit series, Wood also played Ryan in the FX television comedy Wilfred (2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney XD animated ...

949 points

10. Christopher Masterson

Actor | My Best Friend's Wedding

Christopher Masterson was born on January 22, 1980 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Malcolm in the Middle (2000) and Cutthroat Island (1995).

878 points

11. Thora Birch

Actress | Ghost World

For some people, oatmeal starts the day off right - for Thora Birch, it launched a healthy career in front of the camera. It's hard to believe that the actress, who slunk into stardom with her turn as the disillusioned daughter in American Beauty (1999), is even related to the apple-cheeked blonde ...

868 points

12. Trevor Morgan

Actor | The Sixth Sense

Trevor Morgan is an actor, director and writer. He was born in Chicago, IL to Lisa Morgan and Joe Borrasso.

Trevor begin acting at age five working on numerous TV shows and commercials even appearing on a Life cereal box. His acting breakthrough came when he earned a five-episode arc on ER (1994) ...

864 points

13. Peter Anthony Tambakis

Actor | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Peter Anthony Tambakis was born on February 15, 1984. He is an actor, known for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Igby Goes Down (2002) and The Sixth Sense (1999).

864 points

14. Christopher Jones

Actor | You Got Served

Christopher Jones was born on February 4, 1982 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for You Got Served (2004), Big Momma's House 2 (2006) and Forrest Gump (1994).

845 points

15. Mélanie Thierry

Actress | The Zero Theorem

Mélanie Thierry was born on July 17, 1981 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Zero Theorem (2013), Da 5 Bloods (2020) and Babylon A.D. (2008).

844 points

16. Patrick Fugit

Actor | Almost Famous

Patrick Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jan Clark-Fugit, a dance teacher, and Bruce Fugit, an electrical engineer. He has two siblings. He began acting in a summer Theater program through the University of Utah at eleven. He continued on through high school and regional productions. He ...

837 points

17. Zooey Deschanel

Actress | New Girl

Zooey Deschanel was born in 1980 into a showbiz family. Her father, Caleb Deschanel, is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer (perhaps most notably for The Passion of the Christ (2004)) and her mother, Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir), is an actress who appeared in Twin Peaks (1990). Her paternal ...

837 points

18. 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 ...

837 points

19. Bijou Phillips

Actress | Almost Famous

The multi-talented Bijou Phillips has led an unusual life. She spent her childhood in New York, California and South Africa. She excelled in equestrian sport. When she was 13, she became a model to escape boarding school and became one of the youngest people to grace the cover of "Interview" ...

837 points

20. Jay Baruchel

Actor | Goon

Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on ...

837 points

21. Majandra Delfino

Actress | Baron and Toluca

Majandra Delfino rose to fame in her role as Maria DeLuca on Roswell. Born in Caracas, Venezuela to a Cuban mother and Venezuelan father, Majandra lived between Caracas and Miami before permanently moving to Los Angeles in her late teens.

At 4 years old Majandra's parents reached a fork in the road ...

816 points

22. Erika Christensen

Actress | Traffic

Erika Jane Christensen was born in 1982 in Seattle, Washington, to Kathy (Hendricks), a construction manager, and Steven Christensen, a human resources executive and insurance worker. She was raised in the suburban outskirts of Los Angeles, California. At age 12, Erika knew that she was going to be...

816 points

23. Jarrett Lennon

Actor | Short Cuts

Jarrett started his professional acting career at the age of 4 after his mother gave in to a constant barrage of people, with Ed Asner as the final straw, suggesting he had a natural talent for acting. After booking a national commercial and a television mini-series (his first and second auditions ...

815 points

24. Derek Webster

Actor | Independence Day

Derek graduated from California Institute of the Arts in 1993. Derek is from Bakersfield, CA. Derek's best work is in theatre, particularly in Othello (title role) and as Prospero in The Tempest. Watch for this rising young star in the very near future.

815 points

25. Adam Hann-Byrd

Actor | Jumanji

Adam Hann-Byrd was born on February 23, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, best known for his work on Jumanji (1995), The Ice Storm (1997), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), and as the title character in Jodie Foster's directorial debut, Little Man Tate (1991).

804 points

26. Yvonne Zima

Actress | The Long Kiss Goodnight

Yvonne Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to parents Dennis and Marie, and is the sister of actresses Madeline Zima and Vanessa Zima. "Zima", a Polish surname, is her mother's maiden name; Yvonne's maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, while her other ancestry is Italian, German, and ...

803 points

27. 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 ...

803 points

28. Kieran Culkin

Actor | Succession

Kieran Kyle Culkin was born September 30, 1982 in New York City, New York. He is the son of Kit Culkin, a former stage and child actor, and Patricia Brentrup. He is the brother of Shane Culkin, Dakota Culkin, Macaulay Culkin, Quinn Culkin, Christian Culkin, and Rory Culkin. His mother, who is from ...

653 points

29. Brad Renfro

Actor | The Client

Brad Renfro was born on July 25, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Angela Denise McCrory and Mark Renfro, a factory worker. He was discovered at age 10 by director Joel Schumacher and was cast in the motion picture The Client (1994), which starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. Although this ...

580 points

30. Keylee Jade Flanders

Actress | Secrets & Lies

Keeley is from Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She appeared in various TV commercials as a child. At the age of 6 Keeley became the youngest actress to appear in Les Miserables in the West End, playing Young Eponine. Locally she has done other stage work, including the title role in the musical Annie...

580 points

31. Mason Gamble

Actor | Dennis the Menace

Mason began his film-acting career at age six when director Harold Ramis cast him in Groundhog Day (1993). Three months later, Mason won the title role in the hit comedy, Dennis the Menace (1993). He was chosen from twenty thousand other hopefuls in a nationwide casting call launched by John Hughes...

574 points

32. Kirsten Dunst

Actress | Spider-Man

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother named Christian Dunst, ...

553 points

33. Joe Perrino

Actor | Power

Joe Perrino was born on April 30, 1982 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Power (2014), The Sopranos (1999) and Sleepers (1996).

540 points

34. Jesse James

Actor | As Good as It Gets

Jesse James was born in Southern California to Shane and Jaime. He started acting when his father was getting head-shots of himself taken. Shane asked the photographer, who was also a manager, to take photos of Jesse. The photographer/manager agreed and was amazed by the vibrant personality of the ...

534 points

35. Jonathan Tucker

Actor | The Ruins

Jonathan is a film and television actor born in Boston, Massachusetts, May 31, 1982. While still in third grade, he was a part of a ballet production of "The Nutcracker." After High School he earned admittance to Columbia University in New York City, but instead elected to pursue his acting career....

513 poinits

36. Joseph Mazzello

Actor | Jurassic Park

Born in Rhinebeck, New York, he got into acting when he was 5 years old, after his sister had appeared in 30-odd commercials. Since then he has acted opposite some of the best actors in Hollywood as a bright, expressive actor with complexity, sensitivity, and emotion. He attended film school at USC...

443 points

37. Elisabeth Moss

Actress | The Invisible Man

Elisabeth Moss is an American actress. She is best known for the AMC series Mad Men (2007), Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017) and the films The One I Love (2014) and The Invisible Man (2020).

Initially, Moss had aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. In her adolescence, she traveled to ...

440 points

38. RaéVen Kelly

Actress | A Time to Kill

RaéVen Larrymore Kelly continues to make her celebrity count with a cause. RaéVen has had the fortune of performing in a wide range of high-quality projects for film and television: John Grisham's "A Time to Kill" as Tonya Hailey with Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, director...

440 points

39. Arthur Bridgers

Actor | The Hudsucker Proxy

Arthur Bridgers was born on November 17, 1984 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995) and The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002).

440 points

40. Ciarán Fitzgerald

Actor | Into the West

Ciarán Fitzgerald was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 27 July, 1983. He is best known as a child actor. He made his film debut as a nine year old in the Irish film Into the West (1992), directed by Mike Newell, in which he played one of the two lead characters. In this, his first film, his co-stars ...

399 points

41. Lara Belmont

Actress | The War Zone

Lara Belmont was born in 1980 in Oxford, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The War Zone (1999), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) and Long Time Dead (2002).

397 points

42. Sean Stone

Actor | Savages

Sean Stone was born on December 29, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Savages (2012), JFK (1991) and The Doors (1991).

397 points

43. Simon Baker

Actor | Shanghai Noon

Simon R Baker virtually grew up in front of the camera with his first starring role at the age of 9 in the feature "Once in a Blue Moon"; he followed that with 3 seasons of the hit TV series, "North of Sixty". Some career highlights include a leading role in the Stephen Spielberg produced mini ...

396 points

44. Marc Donato

Actor | White Oleander

Marc Donato was born on January 25, 1989 in Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for White Oleander (2002), The Sweet Hereafter (1997) and The Final (2010).

396 points

45. Lily Allen

Actress | Elizabeth

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a ...

395 points

46. Maggie Lawson

Actress | Gamer

Maggie Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. When she was eight, she began appearing in local community and dinner theater productions, and at 10, she earned an on-air commercial gig at a Louisville TV station, which soon led to a steady six-year role as a TV personality who filed ...

395 points

47. Alfie Allen

Actor | John Wick

Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-2019).

Allen was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of film producer Alison Owen and Welsh-born actor Keith Allen. His older sister is singer Lily Allen...

395 points

48. Geoffrey Wigdor

Actor | Sleepers

Geoffrey Wigdor was born on January 23, 1982 in New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Sleepers (1996), Levity (2003) and Third Watch (1999).

394 points

49. Alexandra Dahlström

Actress | Fucking Åmål

Alexandra Dahlström was born on February 12, 1984 in Gävle, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. She is an actress and director, known for Show Me Love (1998), Fröken Sverige (2004) and Covert Affairs (2010).

393 points

50. Rebecka Liljeberg

Actress | Fucking Åmål

Rebecka Liljeberg was born in Nykvarn, Sweden May 13 to an 18 year old mother Kristina, and a 24 year old father, Jyrki. She is half Finnish and half Swedish. They moved around a lot, and Rebecka left home at the age of 15 to work in Stockholm. She has two sisters, Claudia born 1988, and Åse born ...

393 points

51. Carolien Spoor

Actress | Bella Donna's

Carolien Spoor was born on December 23, 1987 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Bella Donna's (2017), Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990) and Zwarte tulp (2015). She has been married to Jon Karthaus since September 3, 2016. They have two children.

393 points

52. Renee Olstead

Actress | Still Standing

Born in Houston Texas, Renee Olstead has amassed over 9 seasons of television appearances as a regular on the hit CBS sitcom, Still Standing and ABC Family's The Secret Life of The American Teenager. Her latest starring role in the 2015 Universal Pictures / Blumhouse feature Unfriended, took the ...

392 points

53. Ellen Muth

Actress | Dolores Claiborne

Not only is Ellen an actress but she is a member of Mensa, a student at the Lee Strasberg School, drives and races a six speed SS and collects Burmese cats. Her awards include Best Actress at the AFI for The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1999) and best supporting actress at the Japanese Film Festival...

392 points

54. Tomás Fonzi

Actor | Nueve reinas

Tomás Fonzi was born on August 24, 1981 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He is an actor, known for Nine Queens (2000), Kamchatka (2002) and A Night with Sabrina Love (2000). He has been married to Leticia Lombardi since February 15, 2022. They have two children.

392 points

55. Sebastian Jessen

Actor | Mens vi lever

Sebastian Jessen was born on July 7, 1986 in Søborg, Denmark. He is an actor and assistant director, known for While We Live (2017), Love Is All You Need (2012) and 4Reality (2013).

391 points

56. Kyle Sullivan

Actor | Malcolm in the Middle

Kyle Sullivan was born on September 24, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Soldier (1998) and All That (1994).

390 points

57. Madison Eginton

Actress | Star Trek: Generations

Madison Eginton was born on August 28, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Angel (1999).

390 points

58. Leelee Sobieski

Actress | Never Been Kissed

Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski was born June 10, 1983 in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), a writer, and Jean Sobieski, a painter who has also acted. She has a younger brother, Robert. Her father, born in France, is of Polish and Swiss ...

390 points

59. Sam Kessel

Actor | Tillsammans

Sam Kessel was born on May 24, 1989. He is an actor, known for Together (2000), Day and Night (2004) and Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman (1999).

390 points

60. Henrik Lundström

Actor | Bron/Broen

Henrik Lundstrom is an actor from Sweden. He is known for his roles as detective Rasmus Larsson in " The Bridge" and Pierre Tanguy from the Oscar Nominated film "Evil"

Henrik started his career on the big screen more than 20 years ago when he landed his first role in the much acclaimed Swedish film ...

390 points

61. Jamie Bell

Actor | Billy Elliot

Described by top film critic Mark Kermode as an "unbelievably versatile" actor, Jamie Bell was born in 1986 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK, to Eileen (Matfin) and John Bell, a toolmaker. He comes from a family of dancers including his grandmother, mother, aunt, and ...

390 points

62. Matthew James Thomas

Actor | Summer of Rockets

Matthew James Thomas (occasionally credited as Matthew Thomas) is a British actor, writer and director. Best known for such films and TV series as Summer of Rockets (2019), The Devil You Know (2015), Britannia High (2008), Trevor's World of Sport (2003), and About a Boy (2002). He relocated to the ...

390 points

63. Paz de la Huerta

Actress | Enter the Void

Paz de la Huerta has starred in many feature films working with some of the best directors in Hollywood. To name a few they include Damian Chapa, Abel Ferrara, Jim Jarmusch, Henry Miller, Adam Shankman, Penny Marshall, Ethan Hawke, Henry Jaglom, David Arquette, Lasse Hallstrom and Griffin Dunne.

Paz...

389 points

64. Jimmy Lee Newman

Actor | My Brother and Me

Jimmy Lee Newman was born on January 13, 1982 in Carson, California, USA. He is an actor, known for My Brother and Me (1994), Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Sweet Justice (1994).

389 points

65. Eva Amurri

Actress | Saved!

Eva Maria Olivia Amurri Martino (born March 15, 1985) is an American film and television actress Amurri Martino was born in New York City, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon. She attended Friends Seminary (Manhattan) for middle school, and graduated from Saint ...

305 points

66. Eamonn Owens

Actor | The Butcher Boy

Eamonn Owens is an Irish actor born in Killeshandra, Ireland. His breakthrough role was as the antisocial and rebel Francie Brady in Neil Jordan's acclaimed film The Butcher Boy (1997) for his which Owens won and was nominated for several awards.

After this well criticized debut, he went to appear ...

302 points

67. Jake Gyllenhaal

Actor | Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, the son of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and ...

258 points

68. Chris Owen

Actor | The Mist

Chris Owen is an American actor and photographer. He is best known for his role as Chuck Sherman, a.k.a.The Sherminator in the American Pie film franchise, appearing in American Pie, American Pie 2, American Pie Presents: Band Camp and American Reunion. Aside from Eugene Levy, he is the only actor ...

258 points

69. John David Washington

Actor | Tenet

John David Washington is an American actor, producer, and former professional football player. He played college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an Undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washington spent four years as the running back for the United ...

258 points

70. Lucas Black

Actor | Sling Blade

Lucas York Black was born on November 29, 1982 in Decatur, Alabama to Jan (Keenum), an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum worker. With no formal acting lessons, Lucas made his film debut with a small part in the Kevin Costner film The War (1994) at age 11. This small role helped him land his ...

258 points

71. Miko Hughes

Actor | Kindergarten Cop

Miko started his acting career in a public service announcement when he was 22 months old and followed that up by appearing in his first feature film at 27 months old. Since that early start Miko has consistently been one of the busiest young actors in Hollywood. Miko is best known on film for his ...

257 points

72. Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Actress | Nominatsiya

Nadezhda Mikhalkova was born on September 27, 1986 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress and director, known for Nomination (2022), One Mango, Please (2020) and Burnt by the Sun (1994). She was previously married to Rezo Gigineishvili.

257 points

73. Tamar Novas

Actor | Los abrazos rotos

Tamar Novas was born on October 3, 1986 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor and editor, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Nowhere (2023) and The Sea Inside (2004).

256 points

74. Bradley Pierce

Actor | Jumanji

Bradley Pierce was born and raised in Glendale, Arizona. He moved to southern California to begin acting at age 6 and has since appeared in various projects ranging from commercial and voiceover to television and film. He is known for voicing Chip in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Tails in the ...

256 points

75. Aldis Hodge

Actor | Black Adam

Aldis Hodge is a SAG Award-winning actor, who has built a dynamic career as a versatile performer shining in roles in both film and television. Hodge is perhaps best known for his role as Noah in the WGN hit series Underground (2016), starring alongside Jurnee Smollett and Christopher Meloni. ...

255 points

76. Edwin Hodge

Actor | The Purge

Edwin Hodge can currently be seen on Kurt Sutter's new FX series, "Mayans Mc." He is also in the upcoming Paramount feature, "Bumblebee" and "If Not Now, When?" opposite Mekia Cox. Most recently, he could be seen in the second season of The History Channel's hit series, Six, opposite Olivia Munn, ...

255 points

77. Brendan Sexton III

Actor | Don't Breathe 2

Born in Staten Island, New York, Sexton made his film debut at age 14 in Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse playing the troubled bully Brandon McCarthy, for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He was the lead in Hurricane Streets, which won 3 awards at Sundance, and also ...

255 points

78. Alexandra Kyle

Actress | Justified

Alexandra Kyle was born on November 11, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Justified (2010), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Anxiety's Wilma (2019).

254 points

79. T.J. Lowther

Actor | A Perfect World

T.J. Lowther was born on May 17, 1986 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is an actor, known for A Perfect World (1993), A Home of Our Own (1993) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).

254 points

80. Taylor Fry

Actress | A Little Princess

Taylor Fry was born on August 1, 1981 in San Mateo, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Little Princess (1995), Die Hard (1988) and Death Dreams (1991).

254 points

81. Lacey Chabert

Actress | Mean Girls

Lacey Nicole Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi, to Julie (Johnson) and Tony Chabert, a representative for an oil company. She is of Cajun (French), Italian, English, and Scottish ancestry. Chabert started in drama and music performances in and around her hometown in Mississippi from an early ...

253 points

82. Spencer Liff

Self | So You Think You Can Dance

Spencer Liff is an award winning Director and Choreographer with work frequently seen on both the stage and screen. He has earned two Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Choreography for his work on the hit FOX TV series "So You Think You Can Dance", where he has been a resident choreographer for the ...

253 points

83. David Kaye

Actor | 3000 Miles to Graceland

Vancouver-based artist David Kaye was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. David's film debut came in the Academy Award-winning film Legends of the Fall (1994) as Samuel Decker.

David continued to work as a child actor, breaking into the voice over scene in 2001, voicing 100 episodes as the title ...

253 points

84. Karel Hermánek Jr.

Actor | Anthropoid

Karel Hermánek Jr. was born on March 3, 1989 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Anthropoid (2016) and Murder in Polná (2016).

253 points

85. Perdita Weeks

Actress | As Above, So Below

Perdita Rose Weeks is a British actress who plays Juliet Higgins in the CBS-turned-NBC reboot series Magnum P.I. Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She ...

252 points

86. Xiaolu Li

Actress | Push

Xiaolu Li was born on September 30, 1981 in Beijing, China. She is an actress, known for Push (2009), Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) and Shou hu li ren (2017). She was previously married to Nailiang Jia.

252 points

87. Jérémie Renier

Actor | In Bruges

Jérémie Renier was born on January 6, 1981 in Brussels, Belgium. He is an actor and writer, known for In Bruges (2008), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and My Way (2012).

251 points

88. Heather Matarazzo

Actress | Welcome to the Dollhouse

Heather Matarazzo was born November 10, 1982, in Oyster Bay, New York. She was adopted by Camille and Ray Matarazzo, an Italian-American couple although she is of Irish descent biologically. Heather attended both Oyster Bay High School and Long Island High School for the Arts. In 1997, she made her...

251 points

89. George Gore II

Actor | My Wife and Kids

George O. Gore II was born in Fort Washington, Maryland. He made his film debut in the 1992 movie 'Juice' and in 1994 made his TV debut in 'New York Undercover', playing Gregory "G" Williams from 1994-1998.

More recently, George starred as Michael "Junior" Kyle on the hit ABC sitcom 'My Wife and ...

251 points

90. Katie Sagona

Actress | Grumpier Old Men

Katie Sagona was born on November 26, 1989 in Westwood, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Grumpier Old Men (1995), You've Got Mail (1998) and Donnie Brasco (1997).

251 points

91. Hal Scardino

Actor | The Indian in the Cupboard

Hal Scardino was born on December 25, 1984 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Marvin's Room (1996) and Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993).

235 points

92. Vicky McClure

Actress | This Is England

Vicky McClure, born Nottingham, May 1983, is an actress best known for her work in the films of Shane Meadows. She starred as Ladine, Romeo's sister, in A Room for Romeo Brass and in Meadows' most successful film, This Is England. Similarly she went on to continue playing Lol in Meadows' critically...

187 points

93. Andrew Shim

Actor | This Is England

Andrew Shim was born on August 18, 1983 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for This Is England (2006), Dead Man's Shoes (2004) and Alien Uprising (2012).

187 points

94. Tay Strathairn

Actor | Nomadland

Tay Strathairn was born on October 31, 1980 in New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Nomadland (2020), Julie & Julia (2009) and Lone Star (1996). He was previously married to Grace Gummer.

187 points

95. Ella Scott Lynch

Actress | Pimped

Ella Scott Lynch is an Australian actress of film, television and theatre and also a writer, who was born in Sydney, New South Wales Australia. Lynch is best known for her roles in Love Child (2014) and iconic Australian medical drama All Saints (1998), also making an appearances in other ...

187 points

96. Eliza Dushku

Actress | Bring It On

Eliza Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Judith (Rasmussen), a political science professor, and Philip R. Dushku, a teacher and administrator. Her father is Albanian and her mother is American (of Danish, Irish, English, and German descent). She was discovered at the end of a five-month ...

187 points

97. Jake Hoffman

Actor | Sam & Kate

Jake Hoffman was born on March 20, 1981 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sam & Kate (2022), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The Irishman (2019). He has been married to Amit Dishon since July 2, 2022.

187 points

98. Jeremy Howard

Actor | Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Jeremy Howard was born in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Super Pumped (2022), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) and Accepted (2006).

186 points

99. Holly Davidson

Actress | Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Holly Davidson was born on April 26, 1980 in Shropshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006), The Broker's Man (1997) and Casualty (1986).

185 points

100. Golshifteh Farahani

Actress | Paterson

Golshifteh started her acting career in theater at the age of 6 and has always kept a strong link with theater, but it was at the age of 14 that she acted in her first film The Pear Tree (1998), for which she won the prize for the Best Actress from the international section of the Fajr film ...

185 points