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Screen actors of East and Southeast Asia

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Myolie Wu

Myolie Wu Hang-yee (胡杏兒, Hu Xing'er), Hong Kong actress and singer born 1979; Miss Hong Kong 1999 third place, TVB's first 2011 Triple TV Queen, later mainland dramas and Sisters Who Make Waves.

Na In-woo (나인우)

Na In-woo (나인우), born Na Jong-chan in 1994 in Gwangju, is a South Korean actor; breakout roles in Mr. Queen and River Where the Moon Rises led to Marry My Husband (2024) and MBC's 2025 Excellence Award.

Nabila Huda

Nabila Huda (Nabila Huda binti Suhaimi, "Abil"), Malaysian actress and host born 1984 in Kuala Lumpur, daughter of Amy Search; FFM28 Best Actress for Munafik (2016), FFM30 Best Supporting Actress, and 2026 BOH Cameronian theatre award.

Nadech Kugimiya

Nadech Kugimiya (ณเดชน์ คูกิมิยะ, nickname Barry), born 1991 in Khon Kaen, is a Thai-Austrian Channel 3 actor; breakout Duang Jai Akkanee (2010) with Yaya Urassaya Sperbund, whom he married in 2026; known for Death Whisperer and Khu Kam.

Nadine Lustre

Nadine Lustre (Nadine Alexis P. Lustre), Filipina actress and singer born 1993 in Quezon City; rose to fame in the JaDine love team with James Reid via Diary ng Panget (2014); multi-awarded (FAMAS, Gawad Urian, MMFF) and a 2026 music comeback with "Personal" and "Donuts."

Nadine Nassib Njeim

Nadine Nassib Njeim (نادين نسيب نجيم), born 1984, is a Lebanese-Tunisian actress, Miss Lebanon 2004, star of Al Hayba, Salon Zahra and Mumkin, founder of Nadine Njeim Beauty, and MARLI New York Middle East ambassador.

Nam Ji-hyun (남지현)

Nam Ji-hyun (남지현) names two Korean entertainers: an actress born 1995 (Queen Seondeok, Shopping King Louie, Good Partner) and the 4Minute singer born 1990, now Son Ji-hyun, a barre instructor.

Nam Joo-hyuk (남주혁)

Nam Joo-hyuk (남주혁, born 1994, Busan) is a South Korean model-turned-actor, star of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, Start-Up, and Twenty-Five Twenty-One, winner of five new-actor awards for The Great Battle (2018), discharged from military service September 2024 and returned in Netflix's The East Palace (2026).

Namkoong Min

Namkoong Min (남궁민, born 1980) is a South Korean actor who debuted in 2001's Bungee Jumping of Their Own; lead roles in Good Manager, Hot Stove League (2020 SBS Daesang), The Veil, One Dollar Lawyer, and My Dearest; married Jin A-reum in 2022.

Nana Komatsu (小松菜奈)

Nana Komatsu (小松菜奈), born 1996 in Tokyo, is a Japanese actress and model, Stardust Promotion talent, Chanel ambassador since 2016, Japan Academy newcomer for The World of Kanako (2014), Hollywood debut in Silence, married to Masaki Suda.

Nancy Wu (胡定欣)

Nancy Wu Ting-yan (胡定欣), Hong Kong actress born 1981, two-time TVB Best Actress (鬼同你OT 2015, 城寨英雄 2016); left TVB and Shaw Brothers as a freelancer after 2025, now acting in mainland and film projects and self-releasing music.

Nanoka Hara (原菜乃華)

Nanoka Hara (原菜乃華) is a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo in 2003, known for voicing Suzume Iwato in Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (2022), Kana Arima in Oshi no Ko, and her NHK Anpan lead role.

Nao (奈緒) (actress)

Nao (奈緒), born 1995 in Fukuoka, is a Japanese actress, formerly billed as Honda Nao. Breakout in NHK's Half Blue Sky (2018), award-winning lead of Anata ga Shite Kurenakute mo and films like My Broken Mariko.

Narilya Gulmongkolpech

Narilya Gulmongkolpech (นริลญา กุลมงคลเพชร), nicknamed Yada, born 2000, is a Thai Channel 3 actress best known as Mink in The Medium (2021), which won her the 30th Suphannahong Best Actress award; later leads include Netflix's Master of the House and the action film Omukade.

Natachai Boonprasert (ณัฎฐ์ฐชัย บุญประเสริฐ)

Natachai Boonprasert (ณัฎฐ์ฐชัย บุญประเสริฐ), nicknamed Dunk, born 2000, is a Thai actor and singer under GMMTV, known for Star in My Mind, Hidden Agenda, and The Heart Killers, and for the JoongDunk pairing.

Nattapat Nimjirawat

Nattapat Nimjirawat (แม็ค ณัฐพัชร์ นิมจิรวัฒน์), nicknamed Mac, born 2007, is a Thai actor under GMMTV, a former child actor known for Thong Nuea Kao, Addicted Heroin, and Unlucky Bae.

Neelofa

Neelofa (Noor Neelofa binti Mohd Noor), Malaysian actress, TV host and businesswoman; founder of Naelofar Hijab (2014), sold in 38 countries; Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017; 7.2 million Instagram followers as of 2020.

Neile Adams

Neile Adams (born María Ruby Neilam Arrastia y Salvador, 1932, Manila), Filipino-American dancer, actress, and singer; Broadway Kismet and The Pajama Game; first wife of Steve McQueen 1957–1972; memoir My Husband, My Friend.

Ng Man-tat (吴孟达)

吳孟達 (Ng Man-tat, Wu Mengda), Hong Kong supporting actor (1953-2021), 'Uncle Tat' foil to Stephen Chow in mo lei tau comedies from All for the Winner (1990) to Shaolin Soccer (2001); 1991 Hong Kong Film Award winner, died of liver cancer in 2021.

Ngô Thanh Vân

Ngô Thanh Vân (Veronica Ngo), Vietnamese-born Norwegian actress born 1979 in Trà Vinh, star of Hai Phượng (200+ billion VND), known as Vietnam's "đả nữ" action heroine, Studio68 producer-director, and Hollywood roles in The Old Guard, Star Wars, and The Creator.

Ni Ni

Ni Ni (倪妮), born 1988 in Nanjing, is a Chinese actress who debuted as Yu Mo in The Flowers of War (2011), starred in The Rise of Phoenixes, Lost in the Stars, and Dongji Island, and won the Changchun Golden Deer Best Actress award.

Nichakoon Khajornborirak (นิชคุณ ขจรบุรีรักษ์)

Nichakoon Khajornborirak (นิชคุณ ขจรบุรีรักษ์), stage name Meen, Thai actor and model born 1999, 188 cm; debuted in A Chance to Love (2020), starred in Ai Long Nhai (2022), and is a competitive basketball player for Bangkok University and Hitech Basketball Club.

Nicholas Tse (谢霆锋)

Nicholas Tse, also known as Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (谢霆锋), is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer, born in 1980, son of actors Patrick Tse and Deborah Lee.

Noppanut Guntachai

Noppanut Guntachai (นพณัฐ กันทะชัย), nicknamed Boun, is a Thai actor and singer under GMMTV, born 1995 in Bangkok. Known for Win in Until We Meet Again and Between Us, Ramil in Revamp: The Undead Story, and the BounPrem pairing with Prem Warut.

Nora Aunor

Nora Aunor, also known as Nora Cabaltera Villamayor, was a Filipino actress and producer. She rose to fame after winning Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1967 and starred in Himala.

Nora Miao (苗可秀)

Nora Miao (苗可秀), born 1952 in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong actress who starred in all three of Bruce Lee's completed Hong Kong films, later co-starred with Jackie Chan and became a Toronto radio host.

Ogie Alcasid

Ogie Alcasid (Herminio Jose Lualhati Alcasid Jr.), Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, comedian, and It's Showtime host; 1989 debut with "Nandito Ako"; OPM organization president 2010–2016; husband of Regine Velasquez.

Oh Dal-su (오달수)

Oh Dal-su (오달수, born 1968) is a South Korean character actor who debuted in theater with Yeonhui Mudae Georipae in 1990 and entered film in 2002; known for Oldboy, voicing The Host's monster, and being the first Korean film actor past 100 million cumulative admissions.

Oh Ji-ho (오지호)

Oh Ji-ho (오지호, 吳智昊, born 1976) is a South Korean actor, ex-model, known for comic hits Couple or Trouble and Queen of Housewives, action drama Chuno, and 2025's Queen of Masks; distinct from the 1905–1982 painter of the same name.

Oh Jung-se (오정세)

Oh Jung-se (오정세, born 1977) is a South Korean film and television actor known for chameleon-like character work and averaging 3 to 4 works per year.