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American actors: 2000s onward

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Daveed Diggs

Daveed Diggs (born 1982) is an American actor and rapper from Oakland; Tony and Grammy winner as Lafayette/Jefferson in Hamilton, frontman of Clipping., co-writer and star of Blindspotting, and lead of Snowpiercer.

Daveigh Chase

Daveigh Chase (1990–2026), American actress and voice actress, voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, Chihiro in the English Spirited Away dub, and Samara in The Ring; died June 16, 2026, in Los Angeles at 35.

David A. R. White

David A.R. White (David Andrew Roy White), American actor and producer born 1970 in Dodge City, Kansas; Evening Shade actor, co-founder of Pure Flix, and star-producer of the God's Not Dead faith-based film franchise.

David Castañeda

David Castañeda (born 1989, Los Angeles) is a Mexican-American actor known for Diego Hargreeves in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024), Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Most Dangerous Game, and Ballerina.

David Conrad

David Crawford Conrad, born 1967 in Pittsburgh, is an American actor known as Jim Clancy on Ghost Whisperer (2005-2010), Broadway's The Deep Blue Sea, Wedding Crashers, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; he has lived in England since 2018.

David Corenswet

David Packard Corenswet (born 1993, Philadelphia) is an American actor and Juilliard graduate who plays Clark Kent/Superman in James Gunn's 2025 DC Studios film Superman, after roles in The Politician, Hollywood, Pearl, and Twisters.

David Costabile

David Costabile (born 1967, Washington, D.C.) is an American character actor known as Wags on Billions, Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad, Daniel Hardman on Suits, and Klebanow on The Wire; Tufts and NYU Tisch MFA trained.

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian is an American character actor and comics writer from Kansas, known for The Dark Knight, the Ant-Man films, Dune, Oppenheimer, and the lead in Late Night with the Devil; he writes Count Crowley and Creature Commandos and plays M. Bison in Street Fighter.

David Gallagher

David Gallagher (born 1985) is an American actor best known as Simon Camden on 7th Heaven (The WB, 1996-2006) and as the English voice of Riku in the Kingdom Hearts video game series; film debut in Look Who's Talking Now (1993).

David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli (born 1980, Milwaukee) is an American actor known as Nick Burkhardt on Grimm (2011-2017) and Eddie Saville on A Million Little Things (2018-2023), married to Elizabeth Tulloch, and a director of TV episodes.

David Harbour

David Harbour, American actor born in New York, plays Jim Hopper in Stranger Things and Red Guardian in Marvel films; second casting choice after Billy Crudup, Tony-nominated stage actor, ex-husband of Lily Allen.

David Henrie

David Henrie (born 1989) is an American actor, director, and producer known for playing Justin Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place and Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, and the son in How I Met Your Mother.

David Hornsby

David Hornsby (born 1975) is an American actor, writer, and producer: Rickety Cricket on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, David Brittlesbee on Mythic Quest, and Tony-nominated co-book-writer of Broadway's The Lost Boys.

David Koechner

David Koechner, also known as Dave Koechner, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer born 1962 in Tipton, Missouri, known for Todd Packer on The Office, Champ Kind in Anchorman, one SNL season, and over 200 screen credits.

David Labrava

David M. Labrava, born 1962 in Miami, is an American actor, writer, tattoo artist, glass artist, and former Hells Angels member, known as Happy Lowman on Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C.

David Lambert (actor)

David Lambert (born 1993, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor known as Jason Landers on Disney XD's Aaron Stone and Brandon Foster on The Fosters (104 episodes, 2013-2018), with film credits including The Lifeguard and As Certain as Death.

David Mazouz

David Mazouz (David Albert Mazouz) is an American actor born 2001 in Los Angeles, known for playing young Bruce Wayne on Fox's Gotham (2014-2019, 100 episodes) and Jake Bohm on Touch; Stanford 2023 graduate.

David Ramsey

David Ramsey (born 1971, Detroit) is an American actor, director, and martial artist known for John Diggle on Arrow, Anton Briggs on Dexter, and Mayor Poole on Blue Bloods.

Dax Flame

Dax Flame (Theodore Madison Patrello, born 1991, Dallas) is an American YouTuber and actor; his 2007 deadpan video diaries made him the 16th-most-subscribed YouTuber, and he acted in Project X and 21 Jump Street.

Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard (born 1975, Milford, Michigan) is an American actor, writer, director, and host of the Armchair Expert podcast with Monica Padman; known for Punk'd, Parenthood, CHIPS, and Spotify and Wondery podcast deals.

Dean Norris

Dean Joseph Norris (born 1963, South Bend, Indiana) is an American character actor known for DEA agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad, Big Jim Rennie on Under the Dome, and Uncle Daddy on Claws; Harvard 1985, RADA-trained.

Deanne Bray

Deanne Bray (Deanne Bray-Kotsur), born 1971, deaf American actress; title role of Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002-2005), Emma Coolidge on Heroes, wife of Troy Kotsur.

Debby Ryan

Debby Ryan, full name Deborah Ann Ryan, is an American actress and singer born in 1993, known for Disney's The Suite Life on Deck and Jessie and Netflix's Insatiable.

Deborah Ann Woll

Deborah Ann Woll (born 1985, Brooklyn) is an American actress known as Jessica Hamby in True Blood and Karen Page in Daredevil, The Defenders, The Punisher, and Daredevil: Born Again, plus tabletop gaming series Relics and Rarities and Children of Éarte.

Deirdre O'Connell (actress)

Deirdre O'Connell (born 1953, Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is the American actress distinct from the 1939-2001 Focus Theatre founder. She won the 2022 Tony Award for lip-syncing through Dana H. and was Emmy-nominated for The Penguin in 2025.

Delilah Belle Hamlin

Delilah Belle Hamlin is an American model, actress, and singer, the eldest daughter of actors Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, who signed with Elite Model Management in 2016.

Demetria McKinney

Demetria McKinney (born 1979) is an American actress and R&B singer, best known as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne; also Motherland: Fort Salem, The Winchesters, and the 2017 album Officially Yours.

Demetrius Flenory Jr.

Demetrius Flenory Jr., known as Lil Meech, is an American actor and rapper from Miami who plays his father, Big Meech, in the Starz crime drama BMF (2021).

Demetrius Grosse

Demetrius Grosse (born 1981, Washington, D.C.) is an American actor known for Rock in Straight Outta Compton, Emmett Yawners in Banshee, Errol in Justified, Baron Samedi in Heroes, and Eric Williams/Grim Reaper in Marvel's Wonder Man.

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare is an American actor and author known for his Tony win for Take Me Out and for playing Russell Edging on True Blood.