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Maulik Pancholy
Maulik Pancholy (born 1974, Dayton, Ohio) is an American actor, author, and activist: Jonathan on 30 Rock, Sanjay on Weeds, voice of Baljeet on Phineas & Ferb, Stonewall Honor and Lambda Literary Award-winning author, and co-founder of Act to Change.
Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Thira Phifer (Mekhi Phifer), American actor born 1974 in Harlem. Won Spike Lee's Clockers lead at an open casting call; known as Dr. Gregory Pratt on ER and Future in 8 Mile, distinct from other Phifers.
Melanie Paxson
Melanie Paxson (Melanie Deanne Moore), born 1972 in Champaign, Illinois, is an American actress known for Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, the Fairy Godmother in Disney's Descendants films, and Glad's "Voice of Reason" commercials.
Melissa Peterman
Melissa Margaret Peterman, American actress, comedian, and TV host born 1971 in Minneapolis; Barbra Jean on Reba, Bonnie Wheeler on Baby Daddy, Gabby on NBC's Happy's Place, host of Person Place or Thing.
Michael Peña
Michael Peña (born 1976, Chicago) is a Mexican-American actor known for Crash, World Trade Center, End of Watch, The Martian, Ant-Man's Luis, and Narcos: Mexico's Kiki Camarena.
Mizuo Peck
Mizuo Peck (born 1977, New York City) is an American actress known for playing Sacajawea in all three Night at the Museum films, with credits in Madam Secretary, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and audiobook narration.
Monica Padman
Monica Padman (born 1987) is an American podcaster, producer, and actress, co-creator, co-host, and producer of Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (2018), and host of Synced and BETH'S DEAD; also known for acting roles in CHiPs and The Good Place.
Ms. Pat
Ms. Pat (Patricia Williams-Lee), Atlanta-born comedian, author, podcaster, and actress; creator and star of BET+ sitcom The Ms. Pat Show; memoirs Rabbit and Ms. American Dream; Netflix special Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
Nasim Pedrad
Nasim Pedrad (نسیم پدراد) is an Iranian-American actress and comedian, an SNL cast member 2009–2014 known for her Kim Kardashian impression, later New Girl, Aladdin, and creator and star of TBS's Chad as a 14-year-old Persian-American boy.
Nate Parker
Nate Parker, American actor and filmmaker born in Norfolk, Virginia; wrote, directed, produced and starred in The Birth of a Nation (2016) about Nat Turner; Sundance record $17.5M sale, later derailed by his 1999 rape case.
Nathan Parsons
Nathan Parsons, also credited as Nathan Dean, is an Australian-born American actor (born 1988, Adelaide) known for Ethan Lovett on General Hospital, Jackson on The Originals, James on True Blood, and Max Evans on Roswell, New Mexico.
Nicola Peltz
Nicola Peltz (Nicola Peltz Beckham), born 1995, American actress known for Katara in The Last Airbender, Tessa Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Bates Motel, and her 2022 Palm Beach wedding to Brooklyn Beckham.
Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole Ari Parker (Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe, born 1970, Baltimore) is an American actress known for Teri Joseph on Soul Food, Boogie Nights, and Lisa Todd Wexley on And Just Like That..., distinct from other performers named Nicole Parker.
Nicole Parker
Nicole Frances Parker (born 1978, Irvine, California) is an American actress, comedian, and singer, a six-season MADtv cast member, Broadway's Elphaba in Wicked, and co-host of The Neighborhood Listen podcast.
Owen Painter
Owen Painter (born 1997, West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor; breakout as Slurp/Isaac Night in Wednesday season 2 (2025); also Tiny Beautiful Things, The Handmaid's Tale, and Matt Kellner in The Shards (2026).
Paula Patton
Paula Patton (born 1975) is an American actress known for Déjà Vu, Precious, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol as Jane Carter, and Warcraft as Garona; former documentary producer and ex-wife of Robin Thicke.
Pauley Perrette
Pauley Perrette (born 1969) is an American retired actress best known for playing forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on CBS's NCIS from 2003 through 15 seasons.
Piper De Palma
Piper De Palma, also credited Piper de Palma, is an American actress, director, and writer born 1996 in Palo Alto, daughter of director Brian De Palma; known for the lead in Spiral Farm (2019), The Daphne Project, Ride or Die, and directing Carmilla and Jane's Bachelorette Weekend.
Piper Perabo
Piper Perabo (Piper Lisa Perabo), American actress born 1976 in Dallas, Texas; star of Coyote Ugly (2000), lead of Covert Affairs (2010–2014), and Summer Higgins in Yellowstone.
Randall Park
Randall Park, American actor, comedian, writer, and director born 1974 in Los Angeles to Korean immigrant parents; known as Louis Huang on Fresh Off the Boat, Kim Jong-un in The Interview, Jimmy Woo in the MCU, and director of Shortcomings.
Ravi Patel (actor)
Ravi Vasant Patel (born 1978, Freeport, Illinois) is an American actor, writer, and director known for Meet the Patels, Master of None, Grandfathered, and as Amit Patel on Fox's Animal Control; distinct from actor Ravi R. Patel (born 1990).
Rudy Pankow
Rudy Pankow, born 1997 in Ketchikan, Alaska, is an American actor known as JJ Maybank in Netflix's Outer Banks (2020-2024), Young Sam in Uncharted (2022), Erwin in Accidental Texan, and Scotty in Reminders of Him (2026).
Ryan Paevey
Ryan Paevey (Ryan Jacob Paevey-Vlieger, born 1984) is an American actor and model known as Nathan West on General Hospital (2013-18, returned 2025 as twin Cassius Faison) and as a Hallmark Channel movie leading man.
Samuel Page
Samuel Page, born Samuel Elliott in 1976 in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is an American actor and Princeton biology graduate known for All My Children's Trey, Greg on Mad Men, Connor Ellis on House of Cards, Richard Hunter on The Bold Type, and Hallmark Christmas films.
Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton, American actress born 1988, star of Aquamarine, Return to Halloweentown, and The Last House on the Left; child actress turned horror-film lead, distinct from the Australian painter of the same name.
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson (born 1974, Tampa, Florida) is an American actress of TV, film, and stage, known for American Horror Story, her Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Marcia Clark in American Crime Story, Ratched, and her Tony-nominated Appropriate.
Scott Patterson
Scott Patterson (born 1958, Philadelphia) is the American actor best known as Luke Danes on Gilmore Girls; former minor league pitcher, Agent Strahm in Saw IV–VI, Sully in Sullivan's Crossing. Not the Bloomberg reporter or skier of the same name.
Steven Pasquale
Steven Pasquale (born 1976, Hershey, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and tenor, known for Sean Garrity on Rescue Me, Broadway roles in The Bridges of Madison County and American Son, a 2016 Lucille Lortel Award, and marriage to Phillipa Soo.
Sydney Park (actress)
Sydney Park (born 1997) is an American actress and comedian, also known as Syd the Kid, from Philadelphia. Known for Caitlin in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Cyndie on The Walking Dead, and lead Makani Young in Netflix's There's Someone Inside Your House (2021).
Taylor Zakhar Perez
Taylor Zakhar Perez (born 1991, Chicago) is an American actor known for Marco Peña in The Kissing Booth 2/3, HBO Max's Minx, and Alex Claremont-Diaz in Prime Video's Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), Emmy-nominated, returning in the sequel Red, White & Royal Wedding.