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Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar, born Sreekumar Achary in 1951, is an Indian actor and comedian known as the "comedy emperor" of Malayalam cinema, with more than 1,000 films.

Jagdeep (जगदीप)

Jagdeep, born Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Hindi cinema for six decades, appearing in close to 400 films.

Jaggesh (ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್)

Jaggesh (ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್), born Eshwar Gowda in 1963, is a Kannada film actor, director and politician nicknamed Navarasa Nayaka, with 120-plus films since 1980 and service as a Karnataka MLC and Rajya Sabha member.

Jai (actor)

Jai (ஜெய்), Jai Sampath, born 1985 in Chennai, is a Tamil film actor, son of composer Sampath and nephew of Deva. Known for Chennai 600028, Subramaniapuram, and Raja Rani; debuted as Vijay's brother in Bagavathi (2002); follows Islam since 2011.

Jai Akash

Jai Akash (జై ఆకాష్), stage name of Sathish Nageswaran, is an Indian actor of Sri Lankan Tamil origin from London, known for the Telugu hit Anandam (2001), Tamil films, directing credits, and the Tamil serial Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham.

Jaime Bergman

Jaime Bergman (Jaime Ann Bergman, born 1975, Salt Lake City) is an American model and actress, January 1999 Playboy Playmate, 1999 St. Pauli Girl, and B.J. Cummings on FX's Son of the Beach; married to David Boreanaz since 2001.

Jake Gyllenhaal on screen and stage

Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980) is an American actor, from City Slickers and Brokeback Mountain to Nightcrawler, with Broadway credits including Constellations, Sea Wall/A Life, and Othello.

Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson (Jake Mark Johnson), American actor from Evanston, Illinois; played Nick Miller on New Girl, voiced Peter B. Parker in the Spider-Verse films, directed Self Reliance, stars in The Dink.

Jake Lloyd

Jake Lloyd (born 1989), also Jake Broadbent, is an American former child actor who played young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) after roles in Jingle All the Way; he retired early, was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2008, and reported completing mental health treatment in 2026.

Jalal Agha

Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian Hindi-film actor and director, son of comedian Agha; child actor in Mughal-e-Azam, famous as the banjo player in Sholay's "Mehbooba Mehbooba", and director of Goonj (1989).

James Deen

James Deen (Bryan Matthew Sevilla), American pornographic actor and director named after James Dean; youngest AVN Male Performer of the Year winner at 22; starred in The Canyons; dropped by major studios after 2015 rape allegations he denies.

James Franco filmography

The James Franco filmography covers the screen credits of American actor and filmmaker James Franco, known for Freaks and Geeks, the Spider-Man films, and 127 Hours.

James Garner filmography

James Garner filmography: screen credits of American actor James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner, 1928-2014), star of Maverick and The Rockford Files, Oscar-nominated for Murphy's Romance, spanning 1950s westerns to The Notebook.

James Gregory (actor)

James Gregory (1911–2002) was an American character actor with a deep, gravelly voice, known for Inspector Luger on Barney Miller and roles in The Manchurian Candidate.

James Karen

James Karen (Jacob Karnofsky, 1923-2018), American character actor of Broadway, film, and TV; Mr. Teague in Poltergeist, Frank in The Return of the Living Dead, and Pathmark's 'Mr. Pathmark' pitchman.

James Stewart filmography

James Stewart filmography: career of American actor James Stewart (1908–1997), 116 AFI-listed titles from The Murder Man (1935) to An American Tail (1991), with an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story, Anthony Mann and Hitchcock collaborations, and five nominations.

Jamie Gillis

Jamie Gillis (James Ira Gurman, 1943-2010) was a New York adult film actor, Columbia-trained theater performer, star of The Opening of Misty Beethoven, active 1971 to the late 1990s.

Jamuna (actress)

Jamuna, born Jana Bai (1936–2023), was an Indian actress who starred opposite N. T. Rama Rao in Telugu classics like Missamma and won a Filmfare Award for Milan (1967).

Janagaraj

Janagaraj, also known as Janakaraj, is an Indian actor born in 1955 in Chennai. He appeared in over 100 Tamil films in comedy and supporting roles.

Jane Powell

Jane Powell (Suzanne Lorraine Burce, 1929-2021), American MGM musical film star and coloratura soprano, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Royal Wedding (1951); five marriages, later stage and TV career, died in Wilton, Connecticut.

Jane Withers

Jane Withers (1926–2021) was an American actress, a leading 1930s child star as Shirley Temple's bratty foil in Bright Eyes, later Josephine the Plumber in Comet commercials and the voice of Laverne in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman (Sarah Jane Mayfield, 1917-2007) was an American actress, Oscar winner for Johnny Belinda, Ronald Reagan's first wife, and star of Fireside Theatre and Falcon Crest.

Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor (born 1997, Mumbai; IMDb says 7 March), daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, is a Hindi and Telugu film actress who debuted in Dhadak (2018), won a Zee Cine Best Female Debut award, and starred in Gunjan Saxena, Mili, Devara: Part 1, and Homebound.

Janine Lindemulder

Janine Lindemulder (born 1968, La Mirada, California), also known as Janine Marie James or simply Janine, is a retired American adult film actress and Penthouse model, AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame member, and the nurse on Blink-182's Enema of the State cover.

Jared Leto filmography

The Jared Leto filmography covers the screen work of American actor and musician Jared Leto, from his 1995 debut through Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad, and Tron: Ares.

Jared Rushton

Jared Rushton (born 1974, Provo, Utah) is an American former child actor and musician, known as Billy in Big (1988) and Ron Thompson in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); retired from acting around 2000 for bands Withdrawal and Deal by Dusk.

Jasmin St. Claire

Jasmin St. Claire (Rhea Alessandra Calaveras), American adult film performer 1996-1999 and pro wrestling personality; ECW, XPW, TNA, co-founder of 3PW with The Blue Meanie, now JCW manager and Krazy Train podcast host.

Jason Douglas

Jason Douglas (born 1973, Arkansas) is an American actor and voice actor, Tobin on The Walking Dead, Satan on Preacher, and the English voice of Beerus in Dragon Ball and Krieg in Borderlands.

Jason Hervey

Jason Hervey (Jason Robert Hervey, born 1972) is an American actor and producer, best known as Wayne Arnold on The Wonder Years (1988–1993); later a WCW and reality-TV producer with Eric Bischoff.

Jason Mewes

Jason Mewes (born 1974) is an American actor from Highlands, New Jersey, best known as Jay of Jay and Silent Bob, created with childhood friend Kevin Smith in Clerks (1994); known for never booking an audition, his sobriety advocacy, and the Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast.