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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames P to Ph

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Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul (Aaron Paul Sturtevant), American actor born in Emmett, Idaho, known for Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad; three-time Emmy winner, star of El Camino, BoJack Horseman, Westworld, and Dispatch.

Adam Pally

Adam Pally (born 1982) is an American actor and comedian, known as Max Blum on Happy Endings, Dr. Peter Prentice on The Mindy Project, and Wade Whipple in the Sonic the Hedgehog films and Knuckles series.

Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki (born 1983, Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress known for Tyra Collette on Friday Night Lights, Commander Kelly Grayson on The Orville, Bobbi Morse in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the unaired 2011 Wonder Woman pilot.

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino, born 1980 in New York City, is an American actress, singer, and composer known for Angela Darmody on Boardwalk Empire, Sara Wheeler on Halt and Catch Fire, and the band Exitmusic.

Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega, born Alexa Ellesse Vega in 1988, is an American actress and singer famous as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids films, later a Hallmark movie lead married to Carlos PenaVega.

Anna Van Patten

Anna Van Patten is an American actress known as Grace Byron in the Gossip Girl reboot, Deanna Knox in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, and Kitty in Euphoria season 3; daughter of director Timothy Van Patten and sister of actress Grace Van Patten.

Annie Parisse

Annie Parisse (Anne Marie Cancelmi, born 1975, Anchorage) is an American actress known for ADA Alexandra Borgia on Law & Order, Debra Parker on The Following, Julia Snyder on As the World Turns, and Broadway roles in Prelude to a Kiss and Clybourne Park.

Artemis Pebdani

Artemis Pebdani (born 1977) is an American actress, known as Artemis on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Vice President Susan Ross on Scandal, and the voice of Gramma Alice on Big City Greens; SMU BFA graduate born and raised in Houston, Texas.

Ashley Padilla

Ashley Padilla is an American comedian and actress who joined Saturday Night Live in 2024. She was named a TIME100 Next star in 2026 and appeared in the 2027 film The Catch.

Ashley Park (actress)

Ashley Park (born 1991, Glendale, California) is an American actress and singer, a Tony nominee for originating Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway, known as Mindy Chen in Emily in Paris and Audrey in Joy Ride.

Aubrey Peeples

Aubrey Peeples (Aubrey Shea Peeples, born 1993, Lake Mary, Florida) is an American actor and musician known as Layla Grant on ABC's Nashville and as Jem in Jem and the Holograms (2015), later performing as swampz.

Aurora Perrineau

Aurora Robinson Perrineau (born 1994, New York City) is an American actress, daughter of Harold Perrineau, known for Riddy in Netflix's KAOS, Dani Powell in Prodigal Son, C in Westworld, and Tanya in When They See Us.

Bar Paly

Bar Paly (בר פאלי), born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley, is an Israeli-American actress and model from Nizhny Tagil, Russia, raised in Tel Aviv, known for Sorina Luminita in Pain & Gain and Anna Kolcheck on NCIS: Los Angeles.

Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps (Elizabeth Jean Philipps, born 1979) is an American actress and host known for Kim Kelly in Freaks and Geeks, Audrey Liddell in Dawson's Creek, Laurie Keller in Cougar Town, and the talk shows Busy Tonight and Busy This Week.

Candice Patton

Candice Patton (Candice Kristina Patton), American actress, born Jackson, Mississippi, raised Plano, Texas; SMU theatre graduate. Known for Iris West-Allen on The CW's The Flash (2014–2023) and Tori on The Game; birth year reported as either 1985 or 1988.

Carlos PenaVega

Carlos PenaVega (born 1989, Columbia, Missouri), American actor and singer; Carlos García on Big Time Rush (2009–2013), Kenickie in Grease: Live!, Hallmark films, voice of Bobby in The Loud House.

Chelsea Peretti

Chelsea Peretti (born 1978, Oakland, California) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and director, known for Gina Linetti on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the 2014 Netflix special One of the Greats, the podcast Call Chelsea Peretti, and marriage to Jordan Peele.

Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell (born 1967, Memphis) is an American actor and comedian, SNL cast member 1998-2006 fired twice, Dr. Leo Spaceman on 30 Rock, and voice of Cyril Figgis on Archer and Jerry Smith on Rick and Morty.

Chris Perfetti

Chris Perfetti is an American actor from Rochester, New York, a SUNY Purchase graduate known for playing Jacob Hill on Abbott Elementary (SAG ensemble winner) and for stage work including Sons of the Prophet, for which he won a Theatre World Award.

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters (born Peter Clarke, 1952, New York) is an American actor, writer, and director based much of his career in Britain, known for Lester Freamon in The Wire, Albert Lambreaux in Treme, and the Olivier-winning Five Guys Named Moe.

Connor Paolo

Connor Paolo (born 1990, New York City) is an American actor known as Eric van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl and Declan Porter on Revenge, with film roles in Mystic River, Alexander, and Stake Land.

Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born 1987, Augusta, Georgia) is an American actress and director, known for Sky High, Stuck in the Suburbs, and as Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost on The CW's The Flash (2014-2023).

DomiNque Perry

DomiNque Perry (born 1988) is an American actress and dancer from Houston, Texas, known for playing Tasha on HBO's Insecure and Aja on Diarra from Detroit.

Dylan Penn

Dylan Penn (Dylan Frances Penn), American actress and model born 1991, daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright; known for modeling for GAP and starring as Jennifer Vogel in Flag Day (2021), her father's Cannes-premiered film.

Edi Patterson

Edi Patterson is an American actress, writer, and improviser from Texas City, Texas, a Texas State graduate and Groundlings Main Company alumna, known for playing and writing Judy Gemstone on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones and roles in Vice Principals and Knives Out.

Erica Peeples

Erica Peeples (born 1984) is an American actress from Mount Clemens, Michigan, best known as Gena Hollins in the True to the Game trilogy and as Mo on All American.

Ethan Peck

Ethan Gregory Peck (born 1986), American actor, grandson of Gregory Peck; child actor in Marshal Law and Passport to Paris, starred in 10 Things I Hate About You, and plays Spock in Star Trek: Discovery and Strange New Worlds.

Evan Peters

Evan Peters (Evan Thomas Peters, born 1987, St. Louis) is an American actor known for Tate Langdon and many roles in American Horror Story, Quicksilver in the X-Men films, an Emmy for Mare of Easttown, and a Golden Globe for Dahmer.

Felicia Pearson

Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson (born 1980, Baltimore) is an American actress, rapper, and author who played the assassin Snoop on The Wire, wrote the memoir Grace After Midnight, and in 2011 pleaded guilty in a Baltimore drug case.

Gina Philips

Gina Philips (Gina Consolo), American actress and producer born 1970 in Miami Beach, Florida; known for Trish Jenner in Jeepers Creepers (2001) and Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017), Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and producing Love and Debate.