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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames Mo to Ne

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Alec Musser

Alec Musser (Alexander Barrett Musser, 1973–2024), American actor and fitness model who won I Wanna Be a Soap Star, played Del Henry on All My Children, and appeared in Grown Ups; died by suicide at 50 in Del Mar, California.

Allison Munn

Allison Munn (born 1974, Columbia, South Carolina) is an American actress known as Tina Haven on What I Like About You, Lauren on One Tree Hill, Anne Harper on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, and Cassy on Netflix's The Big Show Show.

Amy Morton

Amy Morton (born 1958, Oak Park, Illinois) is an American actress and director, Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member since 1997, two-time Tony nominee for August: Osage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Sgt. Trudy Platt on NBC's Chicago P.D. since 2014.

Annie Mumolo

Annie Mumolo, born 1973 in Irvine, California, is an American screenwriter, actress, and comedian best known as the co-writer of the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids with Kristen Wiig.

Anson Mount

Anson Mount (Anson Adams Mount IV, born 1973) is an American actor known for Cullen Bohannon in AMC's Hell on Wheels, Black Bolt in Marvel's Inhumans, and Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Discovery and Strange New Worlds. MFA from Columbia, 1998.

Arden Myrin

Arden Myrin (born 1973, Little Compton, Rhode Island) is an American actress, comedian, and writer known for MADtv (2005–2009), Chelsea Lately, Insatiable's Regina Sinclair, the iHeartRadio podcast Will You Accept This Rose?, her memoir Little Miss Little Compton, and her first leading role as LeeAnn Kreischer in Netflix's Free Bert (2026).

Arian Moayed

Arian Moayed (آرین مؤید), born 1980 in Tehran, is an Iranian-American actor, writer, and director: two-time Tony nominee (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, A Doll's House), Obie winner, Stewy Hosseini on Succession, Todd Spodek in Inventing Anna, and Waterwell co-founder.

Ashleigh Murray

Ashleigh Murray (born 1988, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress and singer, not the Australian namesake, known as Josie McCoy on Riverdale and Katy Keene, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, and Tom Swift.

Ashley Newbrough

Ashley Newbrough (born 1987, Newport, Rhode Island) is an American-Canadian actress known as Sage Baker on The CW's Privileged, as Kyra on ABC's Mistresses, and for 16 Hallmark Christmas films from 2015 to 2025.

Avi Nash

Avi Nash (born 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actor known as Siddiq on The Walking Dead (2017–2020) and Lukas Kyle on Apple TV's Silo (2023–), with film credits including Learning to Drive, Barry, and The Weight.

Becki Newton

Becki Newton (born 1978, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actress known as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), Quinn on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Crane on Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.

Bobby Moynihan

Bobby Moynihan (Robert Michael Moynihan Jr., born 1977) is an American actor and comedian, an SNL cast member 2008–2017 known for Drunk Uncle and Anthony Crispino, and a prolific voice actor in DuckTales, The Secret Life of Pets, and Hoppers.

Bridget Moynahan

Bridget Moynahan (Kathryn Bridget Moynahan), American actress and model from Binghamton, New York; known as Natasha on Sex and the City, Susan Calvin in I, Robot, Erin Reagan in Blue Bloods, and Helen in John Wick.

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy (1977–2009) was an American actress known as Tai in Clueless, Luanne on King of the Hill, and for 8 Mile, Sin City, and Happy Feet. She died at 32 in 2009 of pneumonia, anemia, and prescription medications.

Cameron Monaghan

Cameron Monaghan (born 1993, Santa Monica) is an American actor known for Ian Gallagher in Shameless, the Valeska twins in Gotham, and voicing Cal Kestis in the Star Wars Jedi games.

Camila Morrone

Camila Morrone (born 1997) is an Argentine-American actress and former model, known for Mickey and the Bear, Daisy Jones & The Six (Emmy-nominated), The Night Manager season 2, and Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen.

Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray (born 1981, Buffalo, New York) is an American actor, writer, and former model known for Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill, Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story, House of Wax, Sullivan's Crossing, and the novels Everlast and American Drifter.

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz (born 1997, Atlanta) is an American actor known as Hit Girl in Kick-Ass, and for Let Me In, Hugo, Carrie, Suspiria, and The Peripheral, moving from child stardom to adult and voice roles.

Christina Moore

Christina Moore (born 1973, Palatine, Illinois) is an American actress, writer, and producer known for MADtv, Laurie Forman on That '70s Show, Butterfly in Without a Paddle, Tracy Clark on 90210, Christina Ross on Jessie, and Mandy Heiser on Claws, and for producing I Believe in Santa and A Hollywood Christmas.

Daniella Monet

Daniella Monet (Daniella Monet Zuvic, born 1989) is an American actress known as Trina Vega on Nickelodeon's Victorious, star and executive producer of the 2026 Netflix spin-off Hollywood Arts, and co-owner of vegan businesses including Kinder Beauty.

Dasha Nekrasova

Dasha Nekrasova (Дарья Дмитриевна Некрасова, born 1991, Minsk) is a Belarusian-American actress, director, and Red Scare podcast co-host; 'Sailor Socialism' meme, Comfrey on Succession, GWFF Best First Feature at Berlinale 2021.

Diane Neal

Diane Neal (born 1975, Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress who played ADA Casey Novak on Law & Order: SVU and agent Abigail Borin on NCIS, later earned a Harvard Extension School degree and ran for Congress in NY-19 as an Independent.

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born 1982) is an American actress and producer known for The West Wing, Mad Men's Peggy Olson, and The Handmaid's Tale's June, with Emmy and Golden Globe wins and a directing and producing career via Love & Squalor Pictures.

Ellen Muth

Ellen Anna Muth is an American actress, born in 1981, best known for playing Georgia "George" Lass in the Showtime series Dead Like Me and its 2009 film follow-up.

Eloise Mumford

Eloise Mumford (born 1986) is an American actress from Olympia, Washington, a 2009 NYU Tisch graduate, known for Lone Star, The River, The Right Stuff, Cross, and as Kate Kavanagh in all three Fifty Shades films.

Emma Myers

Emma Myers (born 2002, Orlando, Florida) is an American actress known as Enid Sinclair in Netflix's Wednesday, Pip in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and Natalie in A Minecraft Movie (2025).

Enrique Murciano

Enrique Murciano (Enrique Ricardo Murciano), American actor born 1973 in Miami, known as FBI agent Danny Taylor on Without a Trace (2002–2009) and for Traffic, Black Hawk Down, Bloodline, and The Night Agent.

Eric Nelsen

Eric Nelsen (born 1991, West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American actor and producer, also credited as Eric Michael Nelsen. Known for Ennis in 1883, AJ Chandler in All My Children, Daniel Garrett in The Bay, four Daytime Emmys, and a 2020 Tony for producing The Inheritance.

Erin Moriarty (actress)

Erin Elair Moriarty (born 1994, New York) is an American actress known for Annie January/Starlight in The Boys (2019–present), with film credits including The Kings of Summer, Captain Fantastic, Blood Father, and The Miracle Season.

Ernestine Johnson Morrison

Ernestine Johnson Morrison is an American actress, spoken word poet, and producer, best known for her viral poem "Average Black Girl" on The Arsenio Hall Show.