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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames M to Ma

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Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi, born Aasif Hakim Mandviwala in 1966 in Bombay, is a British-American-Indian actor and comedian known for The Daily Show's "Senior Muslim Correspondent," the Obie-winning Sakina's Restaurant, and Evil.

Adrian Martinez (actor)

Adrian Martinez is a New York-born American character actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer with 120+ credits, known for Focus, Walter Mitty, Stumptown, and his directorial debut iGilbert.

Alec Mapa

Alec Mapa (Alejandro Mapa), American actor, comedian, and writer born 1965 in San Francisco; Broadway M. Butterfly Song Liling replacement, Ugly Betty's Suzuki St. Pierre, Desperate Housewives, Half & Half, Showtime special Baby Daddy, GLAAD Davidson Valentini Award.

Alexander MacNicoll

Alexander Ian MacNicoll (Alex MacNicoll), American actor and producer born 1989 in Hunterdon, New Jersey; known for Luke in The Society, Colton in Transparent, and Dr. Van Markus in Brilliant Minds.

Allison Mack

Allison Mack, born 1982 in Preetz, West Germany, is a former American actress known as Chloe Sullivan on Smallville (2001–11) and later convicted of racketeering in the NXIVM sex-trafficking case; she served about two years and was released in July 2023.

Annet Mahendru

Annet Mahendru, birth name Anita Devi Mahendru, is an Afghan-born American actress of Indian-Russian descent known for KGB spy Nina Krilova on The Americans and Huck on The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie (born 1978, New Orleans) is an American Juilliard-trained actor, Obie winner for Talk, known for The Hurt Locker, 8 Mile, and as Sam Wilson/Falcon turned Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Arienne Mandi

Arienne Mandi (born 1994, Los Angeles) is an American actress of Iranian and Chilean descent. Known as Dani Nunez in The L Word: Generation Q, Noor Taheri in The Night Agent, Leila in Tatami, and ATF officer Eva Imani on Chicago P.D. season 13.

Ayden Mayeri

Ayden Mayeri (born 1990) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director known for Beth Ann in I Love That for You (2022) and Shadi in Jackpot! (2024).

Ben Marshall (comedian)

Ben Marshall (born 1995) is an American comedian, one third of the trio Please Don't Destroy with Martin Herlihy and John Higgins. An SNL writer from 2021, he became a featured player in season 51 (2025) and co-wrote The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.

Benito Martinez (actor)

Benito Martinez, also credited as Benito James Martinez, is an American actor born 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, best known as Captain David Aceveda on The Shield and for multiple roles in American Crime.

Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen (William Gregory Magnussen, born 1985) is an American actor and musician, Tony-nominated for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, known for Into the Woods, Aladdin, No Time to Die, Lilo & Stitch, and AMC's The Audacity.

Brit Marling

Brit Marling (born 1982, Chicago) is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer known for co-writing, producing, and starring in Another Earth and Sound of My Voice, both 2011 Sundance premieres, and for co-creating The OA and A Murder at the End of the World with Zal Batmanglij.

Chris Marquette

Chris Marquette (Christopher George Rodriguez Marquette), American actor born 1984 in Stuart, Florida; child model turned screen actor known for Joan of Arcadia, The Girl Next Door, Barry, and Reacher season 4 as Jacob Merrick.

Christian Madsen

Christian Madsen (Christian James Madsen), American actor, director, and writer born 1990 in Los Angeles, son of Michael Madsen. Known for Al in Divergent (2014), Mr. Church, Palo Alto, and King Jack; directed the short Free Bird.

Clarence Maclin

Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin, Mount Vernon-born actor and co-writer, served over 15 years in Sing Sing for armed robbery, joined its RTA theater program, then played himself in A24's Sing Sing, earning a 2025 Oscar nomination for Adapted Screenplay.

David Mazouz

David Mazouz (David Albert Mazouz) is an American actor born 2001 in Los Angeles, known for playing young Bruce Wayne on Fox's Gotham (2014-2019, 100 episodes) and Jake Bohm on Touch; Stanford 2023 graduate.

Eric Mabius

Eric Mabius (Eric Harry Timothy Mabius, born 1971, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American actor known as Daniel Meade on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), Oliver O'Toole in Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and for films including Welcome to the Dollhouse, Cruel Intentions, and Resident Evil.

Farrah Mackenzie

Farrah Mackenzie (born 2005) is an American actress known for Rose Sandford in Leave the World Behind, Alice in Utopia, Hazel in United States of Al, and Stella Parton in NBC's Dolly Parton films.

Francisco San Martín

Francisco San Martín (1985–2025), Spanish actor born in Mallorca, raised in Montana; played Dario Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, Mateo on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Fabian Regalo del Cielo on Jane the Virgin; died in Los Angeles at 39.

Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht (born 1972, Bronx, New York) is an American actor, Carnegie Mellon drama graduate, director, and producer. Known for Harvey Specter in Suits (2011–2019, 134 episodes), The Spirit (2008), and a 2025 three-episode Suits LA return.

Gabriel Mann

Gabriel Mann names two Americans: an actor born 1972 in Middlebury, Vermont, known as Nolan Ross in Revenge and the Bourne films, and a composer who scored Modern Family and Emily in Paris with the band The Rescues.

Geffri Maya

Geffri Maya (Geffri Maya Hightower), American actress born 1995 in Los Angeles; plays Simone Hicks in All American and its CW spinoff All American: Homecoming, and Khadijah Brown in Snowfall; Clark Atlanta University alumna.

Gia Mantegna

Gia Mantegna (Gina Cristine Mantegna, born 1990) is an American actress, daughter of Joe Mantegna, known for Devin Levin on The Middle and Lindsey Vaughn on Criminal Minds.

Hannah Marks

Hannah Marks (Hannah Gayle Marks, born 1993) is an American actress turned writer-director known for Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and for directing After Everything, Mark, Mary & Some Other People, Don't Make Me Go, and Turtles All the Way Down.

Hayes MacArthur

Hayes MacArthur (born 1977, Chicago) is an American actor, producer, and stand-up comedian named after Helen Hayes; known for Jay Geils on Angie Tribeca, Worst Week, Perfect Couples, and marriage to Ali Larter.

Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo (born 1982, Oyster Bay, New York) is an American actress known for Dawn Wiener in Welcome to the Dollhouse, Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries, Martha Meeks in Scream 3 and Scream (2022), and Judi Spannagel in Wednesday Season 2.

Isabel May

Isabel May (born 2000, Santa Monica) is an American actress and producer known as Elsa Dutton, lead and narrator of Paramount+ western 1883 and narrator of 1923, and as Sidney Prescott's daughter Tatum in Scream 7 (2026), after debuting on Netflix's Alexa & Katie.

J. P. Manoux

J. P. Manoux, full name Jean-Paul Manoux, is an American actor and comedian known for Phil of the Future and voicing Kuzco in The Emperor's New School.

Jack Martin (American actor)

Jack Martin (born 1998) is an American actor and comedian from McLean, Virginia, known as Josh Harris on NBC's La Brea, as Josh Teitelbaum in Mindy Kaling's Hulu comedy Not Suitable for Work, and for viral TikTok finance-bro sketches.