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American actors: 2000s onward

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Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody, born 1973 in Queens, is an American actor, youngest Best Actor Oscar winner at 29 for The Pianist, and two-time winner, adding a second Oscar for The Brutalist (2025).

Afton Williamson

Afton Williamson, American actress from Toledo, Ohio, known as Talia Bishop on The Rookie and Alison Medding on Banshee; left The Rookie in 2019 over harassment allegations that an eOne investigation dismissed.

Agnes Bruckner

Agnes Bruckner (born 1985, Hollywood) is an American actress and former child model, not to be confused with German namesakes. Known for Blue Car (Independent Spirit nomination), The Bold and the Beautiful, and the Lifetime biopic Anna Nicole (2013).

Ahney Her

Ahney Her (born 1992, Lansing, Michigan) is a Hmong American actress who debuted as Sue Lor in Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino (2008) and later appeared in Night Club (2011) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

Aidan Delbis

Aidan Delbis (born 2005 or 2006) is an American autistic actor from La Crescenta, California, whose feature debut is Don in Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (2025) opposite Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

Aidy Bryant

Aidy Bryant is an American comedian, writer, and actress, born in Phoenix, Arizona, best known as a Saturday Night Live cast member 2012–2022 and as star, writer, and executive producer of Hulu's Shrill.

Aimé Donna Kelly

Aimé Donna Kelly is an American actress and playwright known as Captain Renee Curry on Law & Order: SVU since 2020, promoted to series regular for Season 27 in 2025.

Aimee Carrero

Aimee Carrero (Aimee Veronica Carrero Vila), Dominican-American actress born 1988 in Santo Domingo and raised in Miami, known for Sofia in Young & Hungry, voicing Disney's first Latina princess Elena of Avalor, and Adora in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

Aimee Garcia

Aimee Garcia (Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez, born 1978) is an American actress from Chicago, known for Ella Lopez on Lucifer, Jamie Batista on Dexter, Veronica on George Lopez, and her Scrappy Heart Productions comics work.

Aisha Hinds

Aisha Jamila Hinds (born 1975, Brooklyn) is an American actress; plays Henrietta "Hen" Wilson on 9-1-1 and was acclaimed as Harriet Tubman in Underground, later directing for 9-1-1.

Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler (Aisha Nilaja Tyler, born 1970, San Francisco) is an American actress, comedian, director, and host: Lana Kane on Archer (14 seasons), The Talk co-host (Daytime Emmy), Whose Line host, and director of AXIS.

AJ Michalka

AJ Michalka (Amanda Joy Michalka, born 1991, Torrance, California) is an American actress and singer, half of the duo Aly & AJ ('Potential Breakup Song') and star of The Goldbergs, Schooled, and The White Lotus season 4.

Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King (born 1985) is an American actress known as Michaela Pratt on How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), Cherry in The Birth of a Nation, and Emmy-nominated Harriet Sloane in Lessons in Chemistry.

Alan Barinholtz

Alan Barinholtz (born 1951) is an American attorney and actor, also known as Judge Alan Rosen of Jury Duty. A Chicago personal-injury lawyer of about 40 years and father of Ike and Jon Barinholtz, he won the 2023 Freevee role via audition tape.

Alan Ritchson

Alan Ritchson (born 1984) is an American actor known as Jack Reacher on Prime Video's Reacher since 2022, Thad Castle on Blue Mountain State, and Aquaman on Smallville; also Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and star of Fast X, War Machine, and Runner.

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk (born 1971) is an American actor from Plano, Texas, known as Wash in Firefly, K-2SO in Rogue One and Andor, Sonny in I, Robot, King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph, and the lead of Resident Alien; 2026 Disney Legend.

Alana de la Garza

Alana De La Garza (born 1976) is an American actress known as ADA Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order (2006–2010, 85 episodes) and Law & Order: LA, and as FBI Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille on CBS's FBI since 2019.

Alanna Ubach

Alanna Ubach (Alanna Noel Ubach, born 1975) is an American character actress from Downey, California, known as Josie on Beakman's World, Serena in Legally Blonde, Mamá Imelda in Coco, Suze in Euphoria, and Susan Bennett in Ted.

Alaqua Cox

Alaqua Cox, born 1997 in Keshena, Wisconsin, is a deaf Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican amputee actress who debuted as Maya Lopez/Echo in Hawkeye (2021) and led Echo (2024), Marvel's first deaf, Indigenous female superhero lead.

Alberto Rosende

Alberto Rosende, born 1993 in Miami, is an American actor known as Simon Lewis in Shadowhunters (2016-2019) and firefighter Blake Gallo in Chicago Fire (2019-2024); of Colombian and Cuban descent, NYU Tisch graduate.

Alden Ehrenreich

Alden Caleb Ehrenreich, American actor born in Los Angeles, star of Hail, Caesar!, Solo: A Star Wars Story (young Han Solo), Cocaine Bear, Fair Play, Oppenheimer, Weapons, and Tony-nominated for Broadway's Becky Shaw.

Aldis Hodge

Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born 1986) is an American actor known for Leverage, Underground, Straight Outta Compton, One Night in Miami, Black Adam, and Prime Video's Cross; he is also a self-taught watch designer and Horological Society of New York trustee.

Alec Mapa

Alec Mapa (Alejandro Mapa), American actor, comedian, and writer born 1965 in San Francisco; Broadway M. Butterfly Song Liling replacement, Ugly Betty's Suzuki St. Pierre, Desperate Housewives, Half & Half, Showtime special Baby Daddy, GLAAD Davidson Valentini Award.

Alec Musser

Alec Musser (Alexander Barrett Musser, 1973–2024), American actor and fitness model who won I Wanna Be a Soap Star, played Del Henry on All My Children, and appeared in Grown Ups; died by suicide at 50 in Del Mar, California.

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino, born 1980 in New York City, is an American actress, singer, and composer known for Angela Darmody on Boardwalk Empire, Sara Wheeler on Halt and Catch Fire, and the band Exitmusic.

Alessandra Torresani

Alessandra Torresani (born Alessandra Olivia Toreson, 1987), American actress known as Zoe Graystone in Caprica and Claire in The Big Bang Theory; also mental health podcaster and NAMI ambassador.

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola (Alessandro Antine Nivola, born 1972, Boston) is an American actor and producer known for Face/Off, American Hustle, Disobedience, The Many Saints of Newark, and The Brutalist; grandson of sculptor Costantino Nivola, husband of Emily Mortimer.

Alex Akpobome

Alex Akpobome (Alex Alomar Akpobome), American actor from Los Angeles, LAMDA-trained, known as Danny Van Deventer in HBO's Industry season 2, plus Twenties, For All Mankind, Based on a True Story, Mr. Crocket, and the thriller Pumping Black. Not the Nigerian comedian Ali Baba (Atunyota Akpobome).

Alex Breaux

Alex Breaux (born 1986, Richmond, Virginia) is an American actor, writer, and director, a Harvard and Juilliard graduate. Known for Timothy McVeigh in Waco: The Aftermath, Wild Bill Hickman in American Primeval, Lt. Robert Akers in Stranger Things season 5, and Dr. Brenner in the Broadway prequel.

Alex Duong

Alex Duong (1984-2026), American comedian, actor, and writer from Dallas; played Sonny Le on Blue Bloods, first Vietnamese man on Comedy Central's Roast Battle, wrote for Netflix's Historical Roasts; died of septic shock after alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.