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Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine (born 1959, Loma Linda, California) is an American actor known as Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Brenner in Stranger Things, and Vannevar Bush in Oppenheimer; Volpi Cup winner and environmental activist.
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally (born 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and singer; Karen Walker on Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), two-time Emmy winner, four SAG awards, Broadway performer, band Nancy and Beth, wife of Nick Offerman.
Melissa Newman
Melissa Newman refers to two American actresses often confused with each other: Lissy Newman (born 1961), daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and a separate actress known for Robotech and The Undefeated.
Meredith Monroe
Meredith Monroe, American actress (birth year reported as 1968 or 1969), known as Andie McPhee on Dawson's Creek, Haley Hotchner on Criminal Minds, and Carolyn Standall on 13 Reasons Why.
Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty, American-Canadian actor and jazz pianist born 1941 in Detroit, won a 1974 Tony for Find Your Way Home, Emmys for The Glass Menagerie, Holocaust, and James Dean, and played ADA Ben Stone on Law & Order 1990-1994.
Michael Murphy (actor)
Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938, Los Angeles) is an American character actor, a Robert Altman regular (M*A*S*H, Nashville), Yale in Manhattan, and ex-husband of Wendy Crewson; distinct from Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy.
Michael Nader
Michael Nader (1945–2021), American actor, played Dex Dexter on Dynasty (1983–89) and Count Dimitri Marick on All My Children (1991–2001, 2013 return); also beach-party films, 2001 drug arrest, $32 million ABC lawsuit.
Michael Newman (actor)
Michael Newman (April 26, 1957 – October 20, 2024), also Mike "Newmie" Newman, American actor, real LA County lifeguard and firefighter; played a fictionalized self in 150 Baywatch episodes (1989–2000), the only cast member with real lifeguarding experience.
Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri (born 1945, Washington, D.C.) is an American actor of Irish-Iraqi descent, known as Nick Hurley in Flashdance (1983), Tom Beck in The Hidden, Eli David on NCIS, and Broadway roles in Victor/Victoria and South Pacific.
Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte (Nicholas King Nolte), American actor born 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska; breakthrough in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), hits 48 Hrs. and The Prince of Tides, Oscar-nominated for The Prince of Tides and Affliction.
Pat Morita
Pat Morita (Noriyuki Morita) was an American actor and comedian best known for portraying "Mr. Miyagi" in The Karate Kid. The role earned him an Academy Award nomination.
Patrick Muldoon
Patrick Muldoon (William Patrick Muldoon III, 1968–2026), American actor and producer known as Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives, Richard Hart on Melrose Place, and Zander Barcalow in Starship Troopers; died of a heart attack April 19, 2026.
Phil Morris (actor)
Phil Morris (born 1959, Iowa City, Iowa) is an American actor, son of Greg Morris; known as Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld, Grant Collier in the 1988-90 Mission: Impossible revival, and the voice of Vandal Savage and Doc Saturday.
Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch, 1959), American actress of Risky Business (1983) and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992); also a TV producer-director with later roles in Jessica Jones and 2024 films.
Richard Moll
Richard Moll (1943-2023) was an American character actor who played bailiff Bull Shannon on NBC's Night Court (1984-1992) and voiced Two-Face in Batman: The Animated Series; he died in Big Bear Lake, California.
Richard Mulligan
Richard Mulligan (1932-2000), American comic character actor, Emmy winner as Burt Campbell in Soap and Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest; brother of director Robert Mulligan.
Rob Morrow
Rob Morrow (born 1962, New Rochelle, New York) is an American actor and director known as Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure (1990-95) and FBI agent Don Eppes on Numb3rs (2005-10), with Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and the film Quiz Show.
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (born 1943, New York City) is an American Method actor, director, and Tribeca co-founder; two-time Oscar winner (The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull), famed for his Martin Scorsese collaborations from Mean Streets to Killers of the Flower Moon.
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley (1938-2022), American actor who played helicopter pilot Theodore 'T.C.' Calvin in 158 episodes of Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988); also starred as Lead Belly in Gordon Parks's 1976 biopic and coached L.A. track athletes.
Scott Newman (actor)
Scott Newman (Alan Scott Newman, 1950–1978), American actor and stuntman, only son of Paul Newman; appeared in The Towering Inferno, The Great Waldo Pepper, Breakheart Pass, and Fraternity Row; died of an accidental overdose in Los Angeles.
Shelley Morrison
Shelley Morrison (Rachel Mitrani, 1936–2019), American character actress; played Sister Sixto on The Flying Nun and maid Rosario Salazar on Will & Grace (1999–2006), 68 episodes.
Shemar Moore
Shemar Franklin Moore, born 1970 in Oakland, California, is an American actor and former model known as Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless, Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds, and Hondo on S.W.A.T. and its Starz spinoff S.W.A.T. Exiles.
Stacey Nelkin
Stacey Nelkin, born 1959 in New York City, is an American actress known for Ellie Grimbridge in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, roles in Serial, Get Crazy, and Yellowbeard, and as the inspiration for Tracy in Manhattan.
Stephen Nichols
Stephen Earl Nichols (born 1951, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American soap opera actor, Steve "Patch" Johnson on Days of Our Lives since 1985, also Stefan Cassadine on General Hospital and Tucker McCall on The Young and the Restless.
Tamera Mowry
Tamera Mowry (Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley), American actress born 1978 in Gelnhausen, Germany; twin of Tia Mowry; starred in Sister, Sister (1994–99), co-hosted The Real 2013–2020, and stars in Hallmark films.
Taylor Negron
Taylor Negron (1957–2015), born Brad Stephen Negron in Glendale, California, was an American character actor, stand-up comedian, playwright, and painter; known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High's pizza scene, Milo in The Last Boy Scout, recurring TV roles, and the play Gangster Planet.
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Thomas Ian Nicholas (Thomas Nicholas), American actor born 1980 in Las Vegas; child star of Rookie of the Year and A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Kevin Myers in American Pie, later producer of Adverse and musician.
Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry, also credited Tia Mowry-Hardrict, American actress born 1978 in Gelnhausen, Germany; star of Sister, Sister (1994–1999) with twin Tamera, Melanie Barnett on The Game, Instant Mom, and Tia & Tamera reality series.
Tracy Nelson (actress)
Tracy Nelson (Tracy Kristine Nelson), American actress born 1963 in Santa Monica; daughter of Ricky Nelson and Kristin Harmon. Known for Jennifer DiNuccio on Square Pegs and Sister Steve on Father Dowling Mysteries; Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor and cancer advocate.
Wendy Moniz
Wendy Moniz (Wendy Moniz-Grillo), born 1969, Kansas City, Missouri, is an American actress known for Dinah Marler on Guiding Light and Governor Lynelle Perry on Yellowstone, plus The Guardian, Nash Bridges, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.