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American actors: 2000s onward

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Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson (born 1969, Houston) is an American actress and director, best known as Dr. Miranda Bailey on ABC's Grey's Anatomy since 2005; also a Theatre World Award-winning stage actress and Emmy-nominated director.

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum (born 1980) is an American actor and producer from Cullman, Alabama, known for Step Up, Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street, Foxcatcher, and Roofman, and co-founder of Free Association.

Charles Esten

Charles Esten (Charles Esten Puskar III, b. 1965), American actor-singer-songwriter: Deacon Claybourne on ABC/CMT's Nashville, Ward Cameron on Outer Banks, Whose Line improv regular, 54-singles Guinness record, debut album Love Ain't Pretty (2024).

Charles Malik Whitfield

Charles Malik Whitfield (born 1972, the Bronx) is an American actor known for Otis Williams in The Temptations (1998), The Guardian, If Loving You Is Wrong, Chicago Med, and Netflix's Beauty in Black.

Charles Melton

Charles Melton (born 1991, Juneau, Alaska) is an American actor known as Reggie Mantle on Riverdale and for his Gotham and New York Film Critics Circle-winning role in May December, plus Beef and Warfare.

Charles Michael Davis

Charles Michael Davis, born 1984 in Dayton, Ohio, is an American actor, director, and model known as Marcel Gerard on The Originals (2013–2018, 92 episodes) and for lead roles on Younger and NCIS: New Orleans.

Charlie B. Foster

Charlie B. Foster (Charles Bernard Foster, born 1998) is an American actor and writer, elder son of Jodie Foster and Cydney Bernard; known for the podcast The Peek with Samuel Pepys and roles in Nyad, Sparks, and Scarpetta.

Charlie Carver

Charlie Carver (Charles Carver Martensen, born 1988) is an American actor, writer, and producer, identical twin of Max Carver, known for Desperate Housewives, Teen Wolf, Ratched, and The Boys in the Band on Broadway and film.

Charlie Day

Charlie Day (Charles Peckham Day, born 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer, co-creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Charlie Kelly, and star of Horrible Bosses, Pacific Rim, and the Super Mario films.

Charlie Plummer

Charlie Plummer (Charles Faulkner Plummer, born 1999, Poughkeepsie, New York) is an American actor known for Lean on Pete, All the Money in the World, Looking for Alaska, and The Long Walk; not related to Christopher Plummer.

Charlie Stewart (actor)

Charlie Stewart (born 1993, Las Vegas) is an American former child actor, also credited as Charlie Molloy in Life with Bonnie and Bob in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; distinct from the British Peppa Pig voice actor of the same name.

Charlie Tahan

Charlie Tahan (born 1998, Glen Rock, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Wyatt Langmore in Ozark, voicing Victor in Frankenweenie, Ethan in I Am Legend, and Gotham's young Scarecrow.

Charlie Weber (actor)

Charlie Weber (Charles Alan Weber Jr., born 1978, Jefferson City, Missouri) is an American actor and former model, best known as Frank Delfino on How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020, 90 episodes) and as Ben in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5.

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African-born actress and producer, Oscar winner for Monster (2003), star of Mad Max: Fury Road and Atomic Blonde, founder of CTAOP and Secret Menu, leads 2026's Apex and The Odyssey.

Charlyne Yi

Charlyne Yi (Charlyne Amanda Yi, born 1986) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and musician known for audience-participation comedy, Paper Heart (2009, Sundance Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award), Knocked Up, House's Dr. Chi Park, and voicing Ruby in Steven Universe.

Chase Infiniti

Chase Infiniti (Chase Infiniti Payne) is an American actress from Indianapolis; not the Infiniti car brand. Known for One Battle After Another (2025) as Willa, Presumed Innocent, and Emmy-nominated lead in The Testaments.

Chase Stokes

Chase Stokes (James Alexander Chase Stokes, born 1992, Annapolis, Maryland) is an American actor known for playing John B. Routledge across five seasons of Netflix's Outer Banks and for 2025 lead film roles in Valiant One and Marked Men.

Chase Sui Wonders

Chase Sui Wonders (born 1996, Detroit) is an American actress, writer, and director, niece of designer Anna Sui, known for Bodies Bodies Bodies, Genera+ion, Quinn Hackett in The Studio, and the 2025 I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot.

Chaske Spencer

Chaske Spencer, American Lakota Sioux actor born 1976 in Spokane, Washington; known as Sam Uley in the Twilight Saga films and BAFTA-nominated as Eli Whipp in The English (2022).

Chaz Bono

Chaz Bono (Chaz Salvatore Bono, born Chastity Sun Bono, 1969) is an American actor, author, and LGBTQ+ advocate, only child of Sonny Bono and Cher, known for Becoming Chaz, Dancing with the Stars season 13, and American Horror Story.

Chelsea Peretti

Chelsea Peretti (born 1978, Oakland, California) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and director, known for Gina Linetti on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the 2014 Netflix special One of the Greats, the podcast Call Chelsea Peretti, and marriage to Jordan Peele.

Chelsea Rendon

Chelsea Rendon is an American actress born 1993 in Montebello, California, known as Mari on Starz's Vida (2018-2020), Ruthie in A Better Life (2011), and roles in Bright, McFarland USA, and The Tax Collector.

Chelsey Crisp

Chelsey Crisp (born 1983, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress known as Honey on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, Kirsten Furst in Ten Percent, and Sarah Campbell in BBC's Twenty Twenty Six.

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones (born 1956, Paris, Tennessee) is an American stage and screen actress, a two-time Tony winner (The Heiress, Doubt) and three-time Emmy winner (24, The Handmaid's Tale, Succession), distinct from CJ Jones, the deaf actor.

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines (born 1965) is an American actress and comedian, Emmy-nominated as Cheryl David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), director of Serious Moonlight, and wife of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Chet Hanks

Chet Hanks (Chester Marlon Hanks, also Chet Haze), American actor and musician, son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson; known for Empire, Shameless, Your Honor, and Travis Bugg in Netflix's Running Point (2025).

China Anne McClain

China Anne McClain (born 1998) is an American actress and singer known as Chyna Parks on A.N.T. Farm, Jazmine Payne on House of Payne, Uma in Disney's Descendants films, and Jennifer Pierce/Lightning on Black Lightning.

China Chow

China Chow (born 1974, London) is a British-American actress, model, and TV host, daughter of Michael Chow and Tina Chow, known for The Big Hit (1998) and hosting Bravo's Work of Art.

Chloe Bennet

Chloe Bennet (born Chloe Wang, 1992, Chicago) is an American actress and singer; she was a pop star in China, played Daisy Johnson/Quake for seven seasons of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and stars in Interior Chinatown and The White Lotus season 4.

Chloe East

Chloe East (Chloe Monet East), American actress born 2001 in San Clemente, California; former dancer and Disney Channel performer who played Monica Sherwood in The Fabelmans and Sister Paxton in A24's Heretic (2024).