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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames A to At

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Matthew Arkin

Matthew Arkin (born 1960, Brooklyn) is an American actor, author, and educator, son of Alan Arkin; originated Gabe in Dinner with Friends, Broadway credits include The Sunshine Boys, and wrote the novel In the Country of the Blind.

Maude Apatow

Maude Apatow (born 1997), American actress and director, daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann; plays Lexi Howard on Euphoria and directed Poetic License (2025).

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano, full name Michael Anthony Angarano, is an American actor and director born in 1987, a child star of Almost Famous and Sky High who earned an Emmy nomination for This Is Us.

Mika Abdalla

Mika Abdalla (Mikayla Sofia Abdalla), American actress born 2000 in Plano, Texas; lead spy McKeyla McAlister in Netflix's Project Mc² and Allie Hayes in Prime Video's Off Campus; films Sex Appeal and Snack Shack.

Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias (born 1994, New York City) is an American actor known as Rico in Hannah Montana, Biaggio in The Kings of Summer, Bonzo in Ender's Game, and Norm MacLean in Fallout.

Nadia Alexander

Nadia Alexander, American actress born 1994, in Columbia, South Carolina; won Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival for Blame; also known for The Dark and Not Okay.

Nicco Annan

Nicco Annan (born 1976, Detroit) is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer known for Uncle Clifford on Starz's P-Valley, a role he originated on stage in Pussy Valley, winning the 2023 NAACP Image Award.

Nicole Gale Anderson

Nicole Gale Anderson (Nicole Anderson), born 1990 in Rochester, Indiana, is a Filipino-American actress known for Macy Misa in Jonas, Kelly Parker in Make It or Break It, Heather Chandler in Beauty and the Beast, and Miranda Collins in Ravenswood; later a florist in Oregon.

Nina Arianda

Nina Arianda (Nina Arianda Matijcio) is an American actress who won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Venus in Fur.

Odessa A'zion

Odessa A'zion (born 2000, Los Angeles; birth name Odessa Adlon) is an American actress, daughter of Pamela Adlon and Felix Adlon. Known for Hellraiser (2022), Grand Army, Marty Supreme (BAFTA- and SAG-nominated), and HBO's I Love LA.

Odette Annable

Odette Annable (born 1985 as Odette Juliette Yustman) is an American actress known for Cloverfield (2008), The Unborn (2009), House, Banshee, Supergirl's Samantha Arias/Reign, and Walker's Geri Broussard.

Omid Abtahi (امید ابطحی)

Omid Abtahi (امید ابطحی), born 1979 in Tehran, is an Iranian-born American actor known as Salim in American Gods, Dr. Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian, Homes in Mockingjay Part 2, and Reza Borhani in Argo.

Orny Adams

Orny Adams (Adam Ornstein), American stand-up comedian and actor born 1970 in Lexington, Massachusetts; co-star of Seinfeld's documentary Comedian, Coach Finstock on Teen Wolf, and host of the podcast What's Wrong with Orny Adams.

Pamela Adlon

Pamela Adlon (born 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and director. Emmy winner as Bobby Hill on King of the Hill; co-creator, director, and star of FX's Better Things (2016–2022); directed Babes (2024).

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein (born 1969, Chicago) is an American actor, writer, director, and musician known for Agent Kellerman on Prison Break, Dr. Cooper Freedman on Private Practice, Leo Bergen on Scandal, and The Menu (2022); he also fronts the band Doris.

Quinton Aaron

Quinton Aaron (born 1984, Bronx) is an American actor known for playing Michael Oher in The Blind Side (2009); credits include Be Kind Rewind and Halfway; he survived congestive heart failure and a 2026 spinal stroke.

Reed Alexander

Reed Alexander (born 1993) is an American journalist and former child actor from Boca Raton, Florida. He played Nevel Papperman on Nickelodeon's iCarly (2007–2012), then became a Wall Street correspondent for Business Insider and an adjunct journalism professor at the University of Miami.

Remi Adeleke

Remi Adeleke (born 1982, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born American actor, author, and former Navy SEAL (2002–2016, SEAL Team 3), known for Transformers: The Last Knight, 6 Underground, the memoir Transformed (2019), and the novel Chameleon (2023).

Sam Asghari

Sam Asghari (born Hesam Asghari, 1994, Tehran) is an Iranian-American actor, model, and personal trainer; credits include NCIS, Black Monday, Hacks, Hot Seat, Lioness, and Jackpot!, and he was Britney Spears's husband from 2022 to 2024.

Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Rhys Armstrong, American actress and fashion designer born 1980 in Tokyo; known as Anna Stern on The O.C., Emily on Entourage, Juliet Darling on Dirty Sexy Money, and creator of the NARU clothing line.

Sari Arambulo

Sari Arambulo, also known for Cookie, Love, is a Filipina-American actor, filmmaker, and producer based in NY and LA, known for Grace on A.P. Bio, Abbie in Bloody Axe Wound, and the Tribeca-premiered short Cookie, Love.

Sasha Alexander

Sasha Alexander (Suzana Drobnjaković), born 1973, is an American actress known as Kate Todd on NCIS and Dr. Maura Isles on Rizzoli & Isles; also Shameless, The Lincoln Lawyer, and director of You and Bull episodes.

Scott Adsit

Scott Adsit (born 1965, Northbrook, Illinois) is an American actor and improviser, a Second City alumnus, known as producer Pete Hornberger on 30 Rock (2006-13) and as the voice of Baymax in Disney's Oscar-winning Big Hero 6.

Sebastian Arcelus

Sebastian Arcelus (Sebastian Carlos Arcelus), American actor born 1976 in New York City; Broadway musicals Rent, Wicked, Elf, Into the Woods; TV roles Lucas Goodwin in House of Cards and Jay Whitman in Madam Secretary; husband of Stephanie J. Block.

Skylar Astin

Skylar Astin (Skylar Astin Lipstein), American actor and singer born 1987 in New York; original Broadway Georg in Spring Awakening, Jesse in Pitch Perfect, lead of Ground Floor, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and So Help Me Todd.

Sydney Cole Alexander

Sydney Cole Alexander is an American actress and producer from New York, a Purchase College BFA graduate known for playing Natalie Kalen on Severance, Lt. Cmdr. Bennet in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and Zoe in Psycho Therapy.

Tabyana Ali

Tabyana Ali (Tabyana Ford), American actress from San Antonio, Texas; plays Trina Robinson on ABC's General Hospital from March 2022, the third actress in the role, with credits including New Girl, Horror Noire, and Empire Waist.

Tal Anderson

Tal Anderson is an American autistic actor, filmmaker, and children's book author known as Sid in Netflix's Atypical and Becca King in HBO Max's The Pitt, a role that brought her a first Emmy nomination, an Astra Award, and a platform for autistic representation.

Tala Ashe

Tala Ashe (Talayeh Ashrafi, طلایه اشرفی) is an Iranian-American actress, Zari Tomaz/Zari Tarazi on DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Tony-nominated as Elham in Sanaz Toossi's English on Broadway (2025).

Tyla Abercrumbie

Tyla Abercrumbie is a Chicago actress and playwright, known for Nina Williams on Showtime's The Chi (2018-2024), Officer Mary Jo Hayes on CBS's NCIS: Origins, and her award-winning 1919-set play Relentless.