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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames Ro to R

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Nicolette Robinson

Nicolette Robinson (born 1988, Los Angeles) is an American actress and producer, wife of Leslie Odom Jr., Jane in The Affair, and the first woman of color to play Jenna on Broadway in Waitress (2018).

Nikki Rodriguez

Nikki Rodriguez is an American actress best known for starring as Jackie Howard in the Netflix series My Life with the Walter Boys (2023–), after playing Vero in On My Block.

Odeya Rush

Odeya Rush (Odeya Rushinek, אודיה רושינק), Israeli actress born 1997 in Haifa, based in the US; known for The Giver, Goosebumps, Lady Bird, Dumplin', Memory of a Killer.

Olesya Rulin (Олеся Юрьевна Рулина)

Olesya Rulin (Олеся Юрьевна Рулина), Russian-American actress born 1986 in Moscow, known as Kelsi Nielsen in Disney's three High School Musical films; later Powers and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd (born 1969, Passaic, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Clueless, Anchorman, Knocked Up, Role Models, and as Marvel's Ant-Man, plus TV roles on Friends, Living with Yourself, and Only Murders in the Building.

Paul Rust

Paul Rust (born 1981, Le Mars, Iowa) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, co-creator and star of Netflix's Love as Gus Cruikshank, lead of I Love You, Beth Cooper, co-writer of Pee-wee's Big Holiday, and frequent Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast guest.

Rebecca Romijn

Rebecca Romijn (Rebecca Alie Romijn), American actress and former model born 1972 in Berkeley, California; Mystique in the X-Men films, Alexis Meade on Ugly Betty, and Number One in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; married Jerry O'Connell after divorcing John Stamos.

Romy Rosemont

Romy Rosemont, American character actress born 1964, in New York City; known for Carole Hudson-Hummel on Glee (18 episodes) and Jacqui Franco on CSI (14 episodes), films An American Crime, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Avengers; married to Stephen Root since 2008.

Ronen Rubinstein (רונן רובינשטיין)

Ronen Rubinstein (רונן רובינשטיין), born 1993 in Rehovot, Israel, is an Israeli-American actor and frontman of Nights in Stereo. Known for TK Strand in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–2025) and now Jude Callan in S.W.A.T. Exiles.

Rose Rollins

Rose Rollins (born 1978, Berkeley, California) is an American actress and former model, known as Tasha Williams on The L Word (2007–2009) and Valerie Anderson on The Catch; some databases list her birth year as 1981.

Rotimi (actor)

Rotimi (Olurotimi Akinosho, born 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor and R&B singer, born in Maplewood, New Jersey, known for Dre on Power, Darius on Boss, the gold single "In My Bed," and the album All or Nothing.

Sarah Roemer

Sarah Roemer, Sarah Christine Roemer, American actress and former model, Ashley in Disturbia (2007) and Leila Buchanan in The Event; also The Grudge 2, Asylum, Hachi: A Dog's Tale; married Chad Michael Murray in 2015.

Shiva Rose

Shiva Rose (Shiva Rose Afshar / McDermott), born 1969 in Santa Monica, is an Iranian-American actress known for David & Layla (2005), later founder of The Local Rose blog and Shiva Rose skincare.

Talia Ryder

Talia Ryder is an American actress born in 2002, known for her 2015 stage role in Matilda the Musical and her film work in Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross (born 1972) is an American actress known for Girlfriends and Black-ish, Golden Globe winner, founder of PATTERN Beauty, and a 2026 Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing.

Tyner Rushing

Tyner Rushing (born 1992) is an American actress from Semmes, Alabama, known for Emma Smith in Under the Banner of Heaven, Virginia Creel in Stranger Things, Liz Riley in The Terminal List and Dark Wolf, and Samantha Massey in For All Mankind.

Wyatt Russell

Wyatt Hawn Russell (born 1986) is an American actor and former professional hockey goaltender, son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn; known for Lodge 49, Overlord, and John Walker in the MCU's Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Thunderbolts.

Zach Roerig

Zach Roerig (Zachary George Roerig), American actor born 1985 in Montpelier, Ohio; played Matt Donovan on all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017), after soap roles on As the World Turns and One Life to Live.