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Screen actors of East and Southeast Asia

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Bela Padilla

Bela Padilla (Krista Elyse Hidalgo Cariño Sullivan, born 1991, Makati) is a Filipino-British actress, screenwriter, and director; starred in 100 Tula Para Kay Stella, directed 366 and Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko, related to the Padilla acting clan maternally.

Belle Mariano

Belle Mariano (Belinda Angelito Mariano, born 2002) is a Filipina actress and singer from ABS-CBN who starred in He's Into Her, won the 2022 Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Asian Star Prize, headlines the DonBelle films, and releases music on StarPop.

Benyapa Jeenprasom

Benyapa Jeenprasom (เบญญาภา จีนประสม), nicknamed View, Thai actress born 2002, GMMTV artist since Miss Teen Thailand 2017; known for 55:15 Never Too Late, Home School, 23.5, and Girl Rules.

Berant Zhu

Berant Zhu (朱軒洋), Taiwanese actor born 1999 in Taichung, real name Zhu Ting-dian (朱廷典). Known for We Are Champions, The Magician on the Skywalk, The Sadness, and Bad Education, which won him the 59th Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor award.

Bianca Umali

Bianca Umali (Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali), born 2000 in Paranaque, is a Filipino GMA/Sparkle actress known for Tropang Potchi, Kambal Karibal, Sahaya, Legal Wives, and as Terra in Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre; World Vision ambassador since 2017.

Billy Crawford

Billy Crawford (Billy Joe Crawford, born 1982, Manila) is a Filipino-American singer, dancer, actor, and TV host: child star of That's Entertainment, NRJ-winning pop artist in France, winner of Danse avec les stars 2022 and Mask Singer France 9, and Voice Kids coach.

Bobby Au-yeung (欧阳震华)

Bobby Au-yeung (歐陽震華, born 1960, Hong Kong; birth name Au-yeung Yiu-chuen) is a TVB drama leading man nicknamed the ratings lucky star, Emmy-nominated for 賭場風雲, who signed with Emperor in 2024 to play film villains.

Bobby Lee

Bobby Lee (Robert Lee Jr., born 1971, San Diego) is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster, a MADtv cast member 2001-2009 and co-host of TigerBelly and Bad Friends, who released his first Hulu special and first headline tour in 2026.

Bolo Yeung

Bolo Yeung (Yang Sze, 楊斯), Hong Kong actor and former Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilder (1970, held ten years), famous as a screen villain in Enter the Dragon (1973), Bloodsport (1988), and Double Impact (1991).

Bosco Wong (黄宗泽)

Bosco Wong (黃宗澤, Huang Zongze, Bosco Wong Chung-chak), born 1980, is a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer known for Triumph in the Skies, Lives of Omission and 2025's News Queen 2 double Best Actor win.

Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang (born 1990) is an Australian-born American comedian, actor, writer, and Las Culturistas podcaster; first Chinese American SNL cast member, five-time Emmy nominee, star of Fire Island, Wicked, and Oh, Mary!

Brenda Song

Brenda Song, American actress born 1988 in Carmichael, California, known as London Tipton in Disney's Suite Life series and now Ali Lee in Netflix's Running Point; declined Harvard, starred in The Social Network and The Last Showgirl.

Brigitte Lin (林青霞)

Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (林青霞), born 1954, Taiwanese actress of about 100 films (1973–1994): Chiung Yao romances in Taiwan, androgynous wuxia roles in Hong Kong including Dongfang Bubai in Swordsman II, Golden Horse Best Actress for Red Dust and 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Brittany Ishibashi

Brittany Mariko Ishibashi, American actress born 1980, in Orange, California; known for Tina Minoru in Marvel's Runaways, Karai in TMNT: Out of the Shadows, Hawaii Five-0, and Joy in Apple TV+'s Brothers.

Bruce Lee filmography

Bruce Lee filmography: over 20 Hong Kong child-actor films (1941-1960), Kato in The Green Hornet, and four completed martial arts features, The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, and Enter the Dragon, plus the posthumous Game of Death (1978).

Bunga Citra Lestari

Bunga Citra Lestari (BCL), born 1983 in Jakarta, is an Indonesian singer and actress, distinct from unrelated Indonesian companies named Citra Lestari. Known for Cinta Pertama (2006), Habibie & Ainun (2012), and six Anugerah Musik Indonesia wins.

Byeon Woo-seok

Byeon Woo-seok (변우석), born 1991, is a South Korean actor and former model with VARO Entertainment. Breakthrough as Ryu Sun-jae in Lovely Runner (2024); leads Perfect Crown (2026) and Netflix's Solo Leveling.

Byron Mann

Byron Mann (born 1967, Hong Kong; original name Byron Chan) is an actor, producer, and writer known for Ryu in Street Fighter (1994), Mr. Chau in The Big Short, O.G. Kovacs in Altered Carbon, Uncle Six in Wu Assassins, Chang in Hell on Wheels, and Brian in Wayward (2025).

Byun Yo-han (변요한)

Byun Yo-han (변요한) is a South Korean actor, born in 1986 in Incheon, known for the drama Misaeng (2014) and the film Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022).

C. S. Lee

C.S. Lee (Charles Seung-hee Lee), Korean American actor and comedian born 1971 in South Korea, raised in Vancouver, Washington; Yale MFA; best known as forensics expert Vince Masuka on Dexter and as Harry Tang on Chuck.

Caprice Cayetano

Caprice Cayetano (Caprice Cayetano Mendez, born 2008) is a Filipino actress and Kapuso Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0, known for young Criselda in Kambal, Karibal, Jessica in Cruz vs. Cruz, and lead roles in You're My Favorite Song and the MMFF film Amir.

Carina Lau

Carina Lau (劉嘉玲, Liu Jialing) is a Hong Kong actress and singer born in Suzhou; a TVB alumna and Wong Kar-wai collaborator, she won Best Actress at Nantes (1991), the Hong Kong Film Awards (2011), Golden Rooster (2007), and Osaka (2014), and is married to Tony Leung.

Carla Abellana

Carla Abellana (Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana, born 1986, Manila) is a Filipino GMA Network actress, granddaughter of Delia Razon, known for Rosalinda, My Husband's Lover, Stolen Life, and PAWS animal welfare advocacy.

Carlos Chan (陈家乐) (actor)

Carlos Chan Ka Lok (陳家樂, born 1986, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and host. Known for Happiness (2016), Legally Declared Dead (2019), and his first Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor nomination for Love Like This at the 44th HKFA.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (田川 洋行)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (田川 洋行, 1950–2025), Tokyo-born Japanese-American actor; played Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (1995–2020) and Nobusuke Tagomi in The Man in the High Castle; also The Last Emperor, Pearl Harbor, Planet of the Apes.

Cassy Legaspi

Maria Cassandra 'Cassy' Legaspi (born 2001) is a Filipino GMA actress, host, and endorser, twin of Mavy, daughter of Carmina Villarroel and Zoren Legaspi; star of First Yaya, Hating Kapatid, and the upcoming Whispers From Heaven.

Cecilia Cheung (张栢芝)

Cecilia Cheung (张栢芝/张柏芝, born 1980), Hong Kong actress and singer; star of King of Comedy and Fly Me to Polaris, 2004 HK Film Awards Best Actress for Lost in Time, 2026 Warner Music China comeback.

Celina Jade (卢靖姗)

Celina Jade (卢靖姗, Lu Jingshan; born 1985, Hong Kong; birth name Celina Horan, original name 卢雪莲) is a Hong Kong actress and singer known for Wolf Warrior 2 (2017), Arrow, and her marriage to Han Geng.

Cesar Montano

Cesar Montano (Cesar Manhilot, born 1962, Manila) is a multi-awarded Filipino actor, producer and director, best known as Jose Rizal in the 1998 film Jose Rizal, also known for Muro-Ami, Panaghoy sa Suba, The Great Raid, and playing Ferdinand Marcos in Maid in Malacañang and Martyr or Murderer.

Cha Kang-yoon (차강윤)

Cha Kang-yoon (차강윤) is a South Korean actor born 2003, agency Vibeactors, who debuted in tvN's Graduation (2024) as Lee Si-woo, played 2025 supporting roles in The Art of Negotiation and Resident Playbook, and stars in Tving's Daerisuneung.