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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames Ro to R

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Adam Rose (actor)

Adam Rose, stage name of Adam Benshoshan (born 1987, Jerusalem), Israeli-American actor and TikTok creator known as Blue Cardigan Guy; child actor in Deconstructing Harry, later Veronica Mars, Supernatural, and Behemoth!; distinct from the WWE wrestler Adam Rose.

Adam Rothenberg

Adam Rothenberg (born 1975, Tenafly, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Captain Homer Jackson in Ripper Street (2012–2016) and films Mad Money, Tennessee, The Immigrant, and The Mauritanian.

Alberto Rosende

Alberto Rosende, born 1993 in Miami, is an American actor known as Simon Lewis in Shadowhunters (2016-2019) and firefighter Blake Gallo in Chicago Fire (2019-2024); of Colombian and Cuban descent, NYU Tisch graduate.

Amber Chardae Robinson

Amber Chardae Robinson (born 1989) is an American actress, Prairie View A&M and Columbia MFA graduate, known for Virginia in Apple TV+'s Palm Royale and roles in Stuber, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Moving On.

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan (born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski, 1968, Queens, New York) is an American actress known for Gone Baby Gone (Oscar nomination), The Wire's Beadie Russell, The Office's Holly Flax, and Tony-nominated Broadway roles.

Andre Royo

Andre Royo, Bronx-born American actor (born 1968), best known as Bubbles on HBO's The Wire (2002-08); films include Super, The Spectacular Now, Hunter Gatherer, To Leslie; TV: Empire, The Punisher: One Last Kill.

Angelica Ross

Angelica Ross (born 1980, Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American actress and activist; Candy on Pose, American Horror Story roles, founder of TransTech, first openly trans woman in a Broadway lead.

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose (born 1972, Bloomfield, Connecticut) is an American actress and singer, Tony winner for Caroline, or Change, Lorrell in Dreamgirls, and the voice of Disney's first Black princess, Tiana.

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb (born 1993) is an American actress from Denver, Colorado, known for Bridge to Terabithia (2007) and for playing young Carrie Bradshaw in The Carrie Diaries.

Ben Rosenfield

Ben Rosenfield (born 1992, Montclair, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Willie Thompson on Boardwalk Empire, Tim Buckley in Greetings from Tim Buckley, 6 Years, Twin Peaks, and Off-Broadway stage work; distinct from comedian Ben Rosenfeld.

Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh (born 1979, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American actor and former model, full name Brandon James Routh, cast by Bryan Singer as Superman in Superman Returns (2006); later the Atom on The CW and Superman again in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson (birth name Brittany Leanna Robertson) is an American actress born in 1990 in Charlotte, North Carolina, known for Life Unexpected, The Secret Circle, and Tomorrowland.

Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson, born Larry Clarence Robinson II in 1974 in Cleveland, is an American actor and voice actor; known for Bumblebee/Blitzwing in Transformers: Animated, Rook Blonko in Ben 10: Omniverse, Falcon in Avengers Assemble, Cyborg in Justice League: Doom, and 66 video game credits.

Christy Carlson Romano

Christy Carlson Romano (born 1984) is an American actress and author known as Ren Stevens on Disney Channel's Even Stevens, the Emmy-nominated voice of Kim Possible, and Cadet Kelly's Jennifer Stone; author of the 2026 memoir Once Upon a Trainwreck.

Colton Ryan

Colton Ryan (born 1995, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American stage and screen actor, a Baldwin Wallace musical theater graduate, not the Texas country singer of the same name. He originated Gene Laine in Girl From the North Country, won a 2019 Theatre World Award, and earned a 2023 Tony nomination for New York, New York.

Craig Robinson (actor)

Craig Robinson (born 1971, Chicago) is an American actor, comedian, and musician known for Darryl Philbin on The Office, Doug Judy on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Hot Tub Time Machine, This Is the End, and voicing Mr. Shark in The Bad Guys films; he fronts The Nasty Delicious and won a Sundance special jury prize for Morris From America.

Dallas Roberts

Dallas Mark Roberts, American actor born 1970 in Houston, Texas; Juilliard-trained stage and screen character actor known for Milton Mamet on The Walking Dead, Eliot Delson on Unforgettable, Owen Cavanaugh on The Good Wife, and films like 3:10 to Yuma.

Daniela Ruah

Daniela Ruah (Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah, born 1983, Boston) is a Portuguese-American actress who played Kensi Blye for all 14 seasons and 320 episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles, and later directed episodes of NCIS, NCIS: Hawai'i, and The Equalizer before her film debut Nowhere Boy.

Danielle Rose Russell

Danielle Rose Russell (born 1999, Pequannock Township, New Jersey) is an American actress who played Hope Mikaelson in The Originals season 5 and Legacies (2018-2022), after film roles in A Walk Among the Tombstones, Aloha, and Wonder.

Debby Ryan

Debby Ryan, full name Deborah Ann Ryan, is an American actress and singer born in 1993, known for Disney's The Suite Life on Deck and Jessie and Netflix's Insatiable.

Elisabeth Röhm

Elisabeth Röhm, German-American actress born 1973 in Düsseldorf, played ADA Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order (2001–2005) and Kate Lockley on Angel; since 2021 she directs Lifetime true-crime films and co-founded Röhm Feifer Entertainment.

Eliza Roberts (actress)

Eliza Roberts (born Eliza Rayfiel, 1953) is an American actress, casting director, and producer, Brunella in Animal House, wife and manager of Eric Roberts, Toronto festival Best Actress winner.

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez (born 1980) is an American actress from Manhattan of Puerto Rican heritage, known as Aleida Diaz in Orange Is the New Black, her Tony-nominated Broadway role in The Motherfucker with the Hat, and co-writing Allswell in New York.

Emily Rose (actress)

Emily Rose (born 1981, Renton, Washington) is an American actress known for starring as Audrey Parker in Syfy's Haven (2010-2015) and voicing Elena Fisher in the Uncharted video games; also ER, Brothers & Sisters, Graceland.

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts (born 1991) is an American actress, niece of Julia Roberts, known for Unfabulous, American Horror Story, Scream Queens, We're the Millers, and her Belletrist book club and Hulu production deal.

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum (Emmanuelle Grey Rossum, born 1986, New York) is an American actress, singer, and producer, known for Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and Fiona Gallagher on Shameless, now leading and executive producing Hulu's Furious.

Evan Ross

Evan Ross (Evan Olav Næss), American actor and musician born 1988 in Greenwich, Connecticut, son of Diana Ross; debut ATL (2006), Hunger Games' Messalla, married Ashlee Simpson 2014, now produces via Ariadne.

Freddy Rodriguez (actor)

Freddy Rodriguez (born 1975, Chicago) is an American actor, Emmy-nominated as Federico Diaz on Six Feet Under; also Wray in Planet Terror, Gio in Ugly Betty, Benny Colon in Bull. Not the MLB pitcher or cyclist.

Genesis Rodriguez

Genesis Rodriguez (born 1987, Miami), daughter of Venezuelan singer El Puma, is an American actress known for telenovela Doña Bárbara, Sloane Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, Captain Josephina Carrillo in Lioness, and Isabel in The Night Agent.

Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez (Gina Alexis Rodriguez, born 1984, Chicago) is an American actress, producer, and director, Golden Globe winner for Jane the Virgin (2015), founder of I Can and I Will Productions, and star of Carmen Sandiego, Miss Bala, and Not Dead Yet.