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Brendan Hunt

Brendan Hunt (born 1972, Chicago) is an American actor, writer, and playwright, co-creator of Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso with Jason Sudeikis, Joe Kelly, and Bill Lawrence, and the actor playing Coach Beard; two-time Emmy-winning producer.

Brennan Brown

Brennan Brown (born 1968, Los Angeles) is an American film, TV, and stage actor, Yale MFA; played Robert Childan in The Man in the High Castle and Dr. Sam Abrams in Chicago Med/P.D.

Brent Comer

Brent Comer (born 1996) is an American actor and singer from Frederick, Maryland, a James Madison University musical theater graduate who originated Darrel Curtis in the Tony-winning Broadway musical The Outsiders and appears in Netflix's The Mosquito Bowl (2026).

Bresha Webb

Bresha Webb (Breshae Renee Webb, born 1984) is an American actress and comedian from Baltimore, known for Marlon, Run the World, Hacks, Night School, and her Hulu stand-up debut LOL Live.

Bret Harrison

Bret Harrison (born 1982, Portland, Oregon) is an American actor known for Grounded for Life, The Loop, Reaper, and Breaking In; not Brett Harrison of Red Knot or Patti Harrison.

Brett Cullen

Brett Cullen (Peter Brett Cullen, born 1956, Houston) is an American actor known for TV roles in Falcon Crest, Lost, The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, and Person of Interest, and films Apollo 13, The Dark Knight Rises, and Joker.

Brett Dalton

Brett Patrick Dalton (born 1983, San Jose, California) is an American actor known for Grant Ward/Hive on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mark Trent on NBC's Found, and Until Dawn and God of War: Ragnarök game roles.

Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman (Brett Clifford Gelman, born 1976) is an American actor and comedian, a UNCSA and UCB alumnus known for Murray Bauman in Stranger Things, Martin in Fleabag, and Lemon.

Bria Samone Henderson

Bria Samone Henderson (born 1992, Richmond, Virginia) is an American actress known as Dr. Jordan Allen on The Good Doctor and Margaret Sloan in Mrs. America; Spelman College and University of Washington MFA trained, Micheaux Film Festival winner.

Brian d'Arcy James

Brian d'Arcy James (born 1968, Saginaw, Michigan) is an American stage and screen actor, a Northwestern University graduate, five-time Tony nominee (Shrek, Something Rotten!, Into the Woods, Days of Wine and Roses), 2023 Grammy winner, and Matt Carroll in Spotlight; not to be confused with actor James D'Arcy.

Brian Dietzen

Brian Dietzen (born 1977) is an American actor, BFA University of Colorado Boulder, known as Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS since 2004, series regular from 2012, and NCIS co-writer.

Brian Geraghty

Brian Timothy Geraghty, American actor born 1975 in Toms River, New Jersey; Neighborhood Playhouse graduate known for Specialist Owen Eldridge in The Hurt Locker, Officer Sean Roman on Chicago P.D., Ronald Pergman on Big Sky, and Theodore Roosevelt on The Alienist. Distinct from the Irish businessman and other namesakes.

Brian Hallisay

Brian Hallisay, also credited as Brian Gleidson Hallisay, is an American actor born 1978, known for Will Davis in Privileged, Kyle Parks in The Client List, Ben Hunter in Revenge, and Doug Kendall in 9-1-1, and husband of Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Brian Huskey

Brian Huskey (born 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American character actor, comedian, and writer, a UCB improviser and Naked Babies founding member, known for Veep's Leon West, Regular Sized Rudy on Bob's Burgers, People of Earth, and Mr. Neighbor's House.

Brian J. Smith

Brian J. Smith, born 1981 in Dallas, Texas, is an American Juilliard-trained actor known as Lt. Matthew Scott in Stargate Universe, Will Gorski in Sense8, and Tony-nominated Gentleman Caller in The Glass Menagerie.

Brian J. White

Brian J. White (Brian Joseph White, born 1975, Boston) is an American actor and producer, former NFL Patriots football and NLL Blazers lacrosse player, son of Celtics star Jo Jo White, known for The Shield, Stomp the Yard, Ray Donovan, and Ambitions.

Brian Jordan Alvarez

Brian Jordan Alvarez (born 1987) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker, creator and star of FX's English Teacher and the 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, with roles in Will & Grace, Jane the Virgin, and M3GAN.

Brian Michael Smith

Brian Michael Smith (born 1983, Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American trans actor and advocate, the first Black trans man as a network TV series regular, playing Paul Strickland on 9-1-1: Lone Star and Toine Wilkins on Queen Sugar.

Brian Stepanek

Brian Stepanek (born 1971, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer known for Arwin in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Tom Harper in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Lynn Loud Sr. in The Loud House, and Green Book.

Brian Tee

Brian Tee, born Jae-Beom Takata, is a Japanese-born American actor known for playing D.K. in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Dr. Ethan Choi on Chicago Med.

Brian Thomas Smith

Brian Thomas Smith, born 1977 in St. Louis, is an American actor known as Zack Johnson, Penny's ex-boyfriend on The Big Bang Theory (11 episodes), plus Bad Monkey, Shrinking, and over 100 commercials.

Brian Turk

Brian Turk (1970–2019), also credited as Brian D. Turk, was an American character actor best known as Gabriel the strongman on HBO's Carnivàle (2003–2005), with film roles in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, American Pie 2, and Big Fat Liar; he died of brain cancer at 49.

Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry, born 1982 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is an American actor known as Paper Boi on Atlanta, an Oscar nominee for Causeway, a Tony nominee for Lobby Hero, and star of Dope Thief.

Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt (born 1969, Waukegan, Illinois) is an American actor and director known for Black Hawk Down, House of Wax, John from Cincinnati, and Bobby Cobb on Cougar Town.

Briana Cuoco

Briana Cuoco (born 1988, Ventura, California) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer, younger sister of Kaley Cuoco; known for voicing Batgirl on Harley Quinn and playing Jenny the Butcher on Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives.

Brianna Hildebrand

Brianna Caitlin Hildebrand, born 1996 in College Station, Texas, is an American actress known as Negasonic Teenage Warhead in the Deadpool films, Elodie in Trinkets, and Rory in Lucifer's final season.

Brianne Howey

Brianne Howey (born 1989) is an American actress known as Georgia Miller on Netflix's Ginny & Georgia (2021–), earlier Kat Rance in The Exorcist and Shauna Babcock in The Passage; films include Dear Santa and Kinda Pregnant.

Bridger Zadina

Bridger Zadina (full name Bridger Phillip Zadina) is an American actor and producer born 1994, in Duluth, Minnesota; known for Chad in Terri (2011), Sharkey on Bosch, Harvey on Better Things, Mordis on Inhumans, and voice roles in Spirit Riding Free and Max & Me.

Bridget Moynahan

Bridget Moynahan (Kathryn Bridget Moynahan), American actress and model from Binghamton, New York; known as Natasha on Sex and the City, Susan Calvin in I, Robot, Erin Reagan in Blue Bloods, and Helen in John Wick.

Bridget Regan

Bridget Catherine Regan (born 1982, San Diego County, California) is an American actress known for Kahlan Amnell in Legend of the Seeker, Rose in Jane the Virgin, Dottie Underwood in Agent Carter, Poison Ivy in Batwoman, Monica Stevens in The Rookie, and Broadway's Is He Dead?.