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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames Sp to S

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Megan Stalter

Megan Stalter (Meg Stalter), American comedian and actress born in Cleveland, Ohio, known for delusional character-comedy phone videos, the viral 'Hi, Gay!' sketch, Kayla on Hacks (2026 Emmy nomination), Netflix's Too Much, and her 2026 Broadway debut in Oh, Mary!

Megan Stott

Megan Stott (born 2003) is an American actress and singer, not to be confused with comedian Megan Stalter. She played Izzy Richardson in Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere (2020) and the title role in Netflix's Penelope (2024), earning a 2025 Independent Spirit Award nomination.

Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari (born 1979, Newport, Rhode Island) is an American actress and model known for American Pie (1999) and American Beauty (1999), BAFTA- and SAG-nominated, Emmy-nominated for RZR, memoirist of The Great Peace.

Michael Stahl-David

Michael Stahl-David (born 1982, Chicago) is an American actor known for Rob Hawkins in Cloverfield (2008), Sean Donnelly in The Black Donnellys, Chris Feistl in Narcos, and Off-Broadway stage work.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg (born 1968) is an American actor known for A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire's Arnold Rothstein, Call Me by Your Name, and Emmy-nominated roles in The Looming Tower and Dopesick.

Michelle Williams on screen and stage

Michelle Williams (filmography), also known as Michelle Williams on screen and stage, surveys the American actress known for Dawson's Creek, five Oscar nominations, and independent films.

Morgan Spector

Morgan Spector (Morgan Michael Spector), American actor and producer born 1980 in Sonoma County, California; Reed College 2002 graduate, ACT-trained. Known for Herman Levin in HBO's The Plot Against America and George Russell in The Gilded Age; married to Rebecca Hall.

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer, born 1970 in Montgomery, Alabama, is an American actress who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Help (2011) and earned further nominations for Hidden Figures and The Shape of Water.

Paige Spara

Paige Spara (born 1989, Washington, Pennsylvania) is an American actress known as Lea Dilallo on ABC's The Good Doctor (2017–2024, 114 episodes) and as Audrey Piatigorsky in Kevin from Work (2015), with film roles in Home Again and She's in Portland.

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks (born 1971, Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American character actor, Mickey Doyle on Boardwalk Empire, Emmy-nominated as Thomas Yates on House of Cards, also The Night Of, Physical, and a Drama Desk-nominated stage actor.

Peter Dinklage on screen and stage

Peter Dinklage, American actor born in Morristown, New Jersey, known as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, record four Emmy winner, star of The Station Agent, Cyrano on stage and film, and Twelfth Night.

Peter Stickles

Peter Stickles (born 1976, New York City) is an American actor and producer known for Shortbus (2006), Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven, Cemetery Gates, and many indie horror films; married to Michael Carbonaro since 2014.

Quintessa Swindell

Quintessa Swindell (born 1997) is a nonbinary American actor using they/them pronouns, known for Tabitha Foster in Trinkets, Cyclone in Black Adam (2022), and Prime Target (2025).

Rachel Stubington

Rachel Stubington (born 2000, Los Angeles) is an American actress, writer, and director, known as Summer on Apple TV's Shrinking, with roles in Generation, Doctor Odyssey, and Lifetime films including A Rose for Her Grave.

Richard Speight Jr.

Richard Speight Jr. (born 1970, Nashville) is an American actor and director known as Sgt. Skip Muck in Band of Brothers and Archangel Gabriel in Supernatural, where he also directed 11 episodes, and for Kings of Con.

Ricky Staffieri

Ricky Staffieri is an American actor and producer, best known as Theodore Fak in FX's The Bear (2022–2026). Guest roles include Better Call Saul, This Is Us, and Chicago P.D.; he co-founded Super Athletic Film Co. with Matty Matheson and directed Midnight Drop (2026).

Ryan Jamaal Swain

Ryan Jamaal Swain (born 1994) is an American actor, dancer, and writer known for playing Damon Richards on FX's Pose. Howard University BFA, Broadway's Choir Boy, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and star of One in Two.

Sahana Srinivasan

Sahana Srinivasan (born 1996, Houston, Texas) is an American actress, comedian, and filmmaker, host of Netflix's Brainchild and Bhanu Pradeep in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh; distinct from the NUS AI researcher of the same name.

Sarah Steele

Sarah Steele (Sarah Jane Steele), American actress born 1988 in Pittsburgh, debuted in Spanglish (2004), plays Marissa Gold in The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Elsbeth, and originated roles in Speech & Debate and The Humans.

Sasha Spielberg

Sasha Spielberg, aka Buzzy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, daughter of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw; distinct from the Russian YouTuber of the same name. Albums: Spoiled Love (2021), Internal Affairs (2023), Shoulder to Shoulder (2026).

Sawyer Spielberg

Sawyer Avery Spielberg, American actor born 1992 in Los Angeles, son of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw; trained at Atlantic Theater Company, lead debut in Honeydew (2020), later Masters of the Air and Materialists.

Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (born 1984) is an American actress known for Lost in Translation, the Marvel Black Widow films, Marriage Story, and Jojo Rabbit; a Tony and BAFTA winner with over $14.3 billion in worldwide grosses.

Sean Stone

Sean Stone, also known as Sean Christopher Stone, is an American actor, filmmaker, and television host, the son of director Oliver Stone, in whose films he has appeared since childhood.

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor born 1982 in Constanța, plays Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in the MCU and won a 2025 Golden Globe for A Different Man, with an Oscar nomination for The Apprentice.

Shoshannah Stern

Shoshannah Stern (born 1980) is an American deaf actress, writer, and director from Walnut Creek, California, known for Jericho, Weeds, Supernatural, cocreating This Close, and directing Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (2025).

Stephanie Suganami

Stephanie Suganami (Stephanie Shepherd, Steph Shep), American actor and environmental advocate; former COO of Kardashian West Brands, Future Earth co-founder, known for Emily Katz in A24's Opus (2025).

Steven Strait

Steven Strait (born 1986, New York City) is an American actor, singer, and former model, known for James Holden in The Expanse and films Sky High, The Covenant, and 10,000 B.C.

Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney (Sydney Bernice Sweeney), American actress born 1997 in Spokane, Washington; Emmy-nominated for Euphoria (Cassie Howard) and The White Lotus; producer of Anyone But You and The Housemaid; star of Christy.

Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter (Euphemia LatiQue Sumpter, born 1980) is an American actress and producer known for One Life to Live, playing Michelle Obama in Southside with You, and Maddie Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog films.

Todd Stashwick

Todd Stashwick (born 1968, Chicago) is an American actor and improv-trained writer, known for Dale Malloy on The Riches, Deacon on 12 Monkeys, and Captain Liam Shaw in Star Trek: Picard season 3.