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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames H to Ha

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Andy Hallett

Andy Hallett (Andrew Alcott Hallett, 1975-2009), American actor and singer from Osterville, Massachusetts, played the green demon Lorne on Angel (2000-2004) after Joss Whedon saw him singing karaoke; died of heart failure at 33.

Angie Harmon

Angie Harmon (Angela Michelle Harmon, born 1972) is an American actress and former model known for ADA Abbie Carmichael on Law & Order (1998-2001) and Detective Jane Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles (2010-16), plus Buried in Barstow.

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway (Anne Jacqueline Hathaway), American actress born 1982 in Brooklyn, star of The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, and Oscar-winning Fantine in Les Misérables; Emmy winner and UN goodwill ambassador with five films released in 2026.

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer (Armand Douglas Hammer, born 1986) is an American actor, great-grandson of Armand Hammer, known for The Social Network and Call Me by Your Name; his career collapsed in 2021 over sexual abuse allegations and he returned to film in 2024.

Brandon Micheal Hall

Brandon Micheal Hall (born 1993, Anderson, South Carolina) is a Juilliard-trained American actor, star of ABC's The Mayor as Courtney Rose, CBS's God Friended Me as Miles Finer, TBS's Search Party as Julian, and Broadway's Trouble in Mind.

Bret Harrison

Bret Harrison (born 1982, Portland, Oregon) is an American actor known for Grounded for Life, The Loop, Reaper, and Breaking In; not Brett Harrison of Red Knot or Patti Harrison.

Brian Hallisay

Brian Hallisay, also credited as Brian Gleidson Hallisay, is an American actor born 1978, known for Will Davis in Privileged, Kyle Parks in The Client List, Ben Hunter in Revenge, and Doug Kendall in 9-1-1, and husband of Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Chet Hanks

Chet Hanks (Chester Marlon Hanks, also Chet Haze), American actor and musician, son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson; known for Empire, Shameless, Your Honor, and Travis Bugg in Netflix's Running Point (2025).

Cole Hauser

Cole Hauser (born 1975, Santa Barbara) is an American actor, son of Wings Hauser and Cass Warner, known for Rip Wheeler in Yellowstone and Dutton Ranch, and films like Dazed and Confused and 2 Fast 2 Furious.

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks (born 1977, Sacramento) is an American actor, son of Tom Hanks, known for Roswell, Orange County, Fargo (Emmy-nominated as Gus Grimly), Life in Pieces, and directing John Candy: I Like Me.

Colton Haynes

Colton Lee Haynes (born 1988, Wichita, Kansas) is an American actor and model known as Jackson Whittemore on Teen Wolf and Roy Harper/Arsenal on Arrow; came out in 2016 and wrote the 2022 memoir Miss Memory Lane.

Corey Hawkins

Corey Hawkins (born 1988, Washington, D.C.) is an American actor, Juilliard Group 40 graduate, known for Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton, 24: Legacy, and two Tony-nominated Broadway leads.

David Harbour

David Harbour, American actor born in New York, plays Jim Hopper in Stranger Things and Red Guardian in Marvel films; second casting choice after Billy Crudup, Tony-nominated stage actor, ex-husband of Lily Allen.

Delilah Belle Hamlin

Delilah Belle Hamlin is an American model, actress, and singer, the eldest daughter of actors Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, who signed with Elite Model Management in 2016.

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert (Dennis Dexter Haysbert, born 1954, San Mateo, California) is an American actor known for Pedro Cerrano in Major League, President David Palmer on 24, Jonas Blane on The Unit, and the Allstate spokesman.

Elisabeth Harnois

Elisabeth Harnois (born 1979, Detroit) is an American actress, a Disney child star as Alice in Adventures in Wonderland, later lead of Point Pleasant and Morgan Brody on CSI seasons 11 through 15 plus Immortality.

Erinn Hayes

Erinn Hayes (Alexandra Erinn Hayes, née Carter; born 1976, San Francisco) is an American actress and comedian known for Dr. Lola Spratt on Childrens Hospital and as Kevin James's wife on Kevin Can Wait.

Gale Harold

Gale Morgan Harold III (born 1969) is an American actor best known as Brian Kinney in Showtime's Queer as Folk (2000-2005), with later roles in Desperate Housewives, Vanished, Hellcats, The Secret Circle, independent films, and producing credits.

Gus Halper

Gus Halper, American actor born 1992 in Manhattan, known for Erik Menendez in Law & Order True Crime, Blaze in Holler, Tom in Rustin (2023), and Sing Street on stage.

Hill Harper

Hill Harper (born Iowa City, Iowa) is an American actor, author, and philanthropist known for Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on CSI: NY and Dr. Marcus Andrews on The Good Doctor; he lost Michigan's 2024 Democratic Senate primary to Elissa Slotkin.

Imani Hakim

Imani Hakim, also known as Imani A. Hakim, is an American actress born 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio, known for Tonya in Everybody Hates Chris, Gabby Douglas in a 2014 Lifetime biopic, and Dana in Apple TV+'s Mythic Quest.

Iyana Halley

Iyana Halley (born 1993) is an American actress, not to be confused with the musicians Halley or Iyanah. Known for Beast (2022) as Meredith Samuels opposite Idris Elba, and recurring roles on Abbott Elementary, This Is Us, and All American: Homecoming.

James Haven

James Haven (born 1973), American actor and producer, son of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand and older brother of Angelina Jolie; appeared in Gia and Original Sin, produced Trudell, led the Artivist Film Festival, and came out as gay in 2026. Distinct from assistant director James Andrew Haven.

Jason Butler Harner

Jason Butler Harner (Jason Thomas Butler Harner, born 1970, Elmira, New York) is an American character actor known as FBI Agent Roy Petty in Ozark, Gordon Northcott in Changeling, and an OBIE-winning stage career.

Jay Harrington

Jay Harrington (James H. Harrington III), born 1971 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is an American actor known for Ted Crisp in Better Off Ted and Sergeant Deacon Kay in S.W.A.T., which he also directed; guest in S.W.A.T. Exiles.

Jay Hayden

Jay Hayden (born Jonathan Hayden, 1987) is an American actor from Northfield, Vermont, known for Travis Montgomery on Station 19 (2018-2024), Danny Yoon on The Catch, and Tyler Booth on FBI: International.

Jee Young Han

Jee Young Han is an American screen and voice actress known as Esti Nelson on UnPrisoned, Marion Kang on Perry Mason, the voice of Song Oak in Kipo, and Yeji in K-Pops! (2024).

John Hawkes (actor)

John Hawkes (born John Marvin Perkins, 1959) is an American character actor known for Deadwood's Sol Star, his Oscar-nominated Teardrop in Winter's Bone, The Sessions, and two 2024 Emmy nominations for True Detective: Night Country.

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm (Jonathan Daniel Hamm, born 1971, St. Louis) is an American actor famous as Don Draper on Mad Men (2007-2015), winning two Golden Globes and a 2015 Emmy; later roles include Fargo, The Morning Show, and Your Friends & Neighbors.

Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett (born 1978) is an American actor known for Halloween H20, The Faculty, Pearl Harbor, and Black Hawk Down, who left the Hollywood A-list for indie films and Penny Dreadful before returning in Oppenheimer, Trap, and The Bear.