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American actors: 2000s onward, Surnames X to Z

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Ramy Youssef

Ramy Youssef (born 1991) is an Egyptian-American comedian, actor, writer, and director, creator and star of Hulu's Ramy, 2020 Golden Globe winner, co-creator of Mo, and actor in Poor Things and Mountainhead.

Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger, American actress born 1969 in Katy, Texas; two-time Oscar winner (Cold Mountain, Judy) and star of the four-film Bridget Jones series (2001–2025), now producing and directing.

Román Zaragoza

Román Zaragoza (born 1996, New York City) is an American actor, director, and producer of Akimel O'otham, Mexican, Japanese, and Taiwanese descent, known for Sasappis on CBS's Ghosts and as the voice of Sokka in Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026).

Ron Yuan

Ron Yuan (袁文忠, Ronald Winston Yuan, born 1973, New York City) is an American actor, martial artist, stunt choreographer, and director known for Fast & Furious, Mulan, Marco Polo, and Blade of the 47 Ronin.

Rudy Youngblood

Rudy Youngblood, also known as Rudy Gonzalez, is an American actor born 1982, of reported Comanche and Cree descent, best known as Jaguar Paw in Mel Gibson's Apocalypto (2006); later credits include Beatdown, Wind Walkers, and Hell on the Border.

Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer Zamata, American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer; SNL cast member 2014–2017 (fifth Black woman in show history), known for Janelle and Black Jeopardy, now Jennifer Kale in Agatha All Along.

Shelby Young

Shelby Young, also called shelbyhyoung, is an American voice, mocap, and on-camera actress born 1992 in Florida, known as Princess Leia in LEGO Star Wars and Soph Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein: Youngblood.

Steven Yeun (연상엽)

Steven Yeun (연상엽, born Yeun Sang-yeop, 1983, Seoul) is a Korean-American actor: Glenn Rhee on The Walking Dead (2010–2016), Oscar-nominated for Minari, Emmy and Golden Globe winner for Beef, voice of Invincible's Mark Grayson.

Susan Yeagley

Susan Yeagley is an American actress and producer best known as Jessica Wicks on Parks and Recreation and for producing the Oscar-nominated documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.

Tanner Zagarino

Tanner Zagarino (born 1998, Los Angeles) is an American actor, writer, and former Division 1 wrestler and model. Known for Redbird in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Dylan in Shrinking, Tango in Aftermath, and the Hulu NFL drama The Land.

Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter (born 1971, Sacramento) is a Palestinian-American actor and producer who played Agent Rami in and produced the Oscar-nominated Omar, led Baghdad Central, and played Koba in Gangs of London.

Zeeko Zaki (زيكو زكي)

Zeeko Zaki (زيكو زكي), born Zakareya Zaki in 1990 in Alexandria, Egypt, is an Egyptian-American actor, star of CBS's FBI as Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan since 2018, after roles in Six, 24: Legacy, and Stuck in Love.

Zendaya

Zendaya (Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, born 1996, Oakland) is an American actress and singer: Disney's Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover, two Emmys for Euphoria, MJ in Spider-Man, Chani in Dune, Challengers, and a five-release 2026 slate.