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Alex Fine

Alex Fine (born 1993, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor and producer, former Division 1 football player and professional bull rider, known as Grady in 1883, Gant in American Primeval, and Donnie in MobLand; married to Cassie Ventura.

Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky (born 1975, Newton, Massachusetts) is an American actor and filmmaker, Ray on HBO's Girls, Jed in Tiny Furniture, and director-star of The Hole Story, Rubberneck, and Red Flag.

Alex Wolff

Alex Wolff (Alexander Draper Wolff, born 1997) is an American actor, musician, and director known for The Naked Brothers Band, Hereditary, Jumanji, Pig, Oppenheimer, and his directorial debut The Cat and the Moon (2019).

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos (Alexa Davalos Dunas), American actress born 1982 in Paris, known for Juliana Crain in The Man in the High Castle (2015-2019), Kyra in The Chronicles of Riddick, Andromeda in Clash of the Titans, and Kristin Gaines on FBI: Most Wanted.

Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega, born Alexa Ellesse Vega in 1988, is an American actress and singer famous as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids films, later a Hallmark movie lead married to Carlos PenaVega.

Alexander MacNicoll

Alexander Ian MacNicoll (Alex MacNicoll), American actor and producer born 1989 in Hunterdon, New Jersey; known for Luke in The Society, Colton in Transparent, and Dr. Van Markus in Brilliant Minds.

Alexandra Billings

Alexandra Billings (born 1962, Schaumburg, Illinois) is an American transgender actress, singer, and USC theater professor, known as Davina on Transparent, for the TV first Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, and as the first trans actor to play Madame Morrible in Broadway's Wicked.

Alexandra Breckenridge

Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982, Connecticut) is an American actress known for Mel Monroe on Virgin River, Jessie Anderson on The Walking Dead, Sophie on This Is Us, Moira on American Horror Story, and Family Guy voice work; also a photographer married to Casey Hooper.

Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Daddario (born 1986) is an American actress known as Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson, Lisa Tragnetti in True Detective, and Emmy-nominated Rachel Patton in The White Lotus, now leading AMC's Mayfair Witches.

Alexandra Holden

Alexandra Holden (Alexandra Paige Holden, born 1977, Northfield, Minnesota) is an American actress known for Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Hot Chick, and recurring TV roles including Elizabeth Stevens on Friends and Lydia Sparks on Rizzoli & Isles.

Alexandra Metz

Alexandra Metz, American actress and producer, plays trauma surgeon Dr. Yolanda Garcia in The Pitt (2025–2026). Brown PLME medical-program graduate turned actress; earlier roles in Chicago Fire, Once Upon a Time, Grey's Anatomy, Tracker.

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp (born 1991, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress and singer known as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix, as Aaliyah in the 2014 Lifetime biopic, and as Barbie in the 2023 film Barbie.

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel (Kimberly Alexis Bledel, born 1981, Houston) is an American actress known as Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls and Emmy-winning Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale.

Alexis Dziena

Alexis Dziena (Alexis Gabbriel Dziena, born 1984, New York) is an American actress known for Kira Underlay on Invasion, Ashley on Entourage, and films Broken Flowers, Fool's Gold, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Wrong.

Alexis Knapp

Alexis Knapp (Alexis Merizalde Knapp, born 1989) is an American actress known as Stacie Conrad in the Pitch Perfect films, Alexis in Project X (2012), and Tori on TBS's Ground Floor; also former partner of Ryan Phillippe.

Algee Smith

Algee Smith, born 1994 in Saginaw, Michigan, is an American actor and R&B singer. Known for Ralph Tresvant in The New Edition Story, Larry Reed in Detroit, Khalil in The Hate U Give, and Chris McKay in Euphoria, plus EPs Listen, 24, ATL, and the 2025 album Love Lost.

Ali Cobrin

Ali Cobrin (Alexandra Arley Cobrin), American actress born 1989 in Chicago; known as Kara in American Reunion (2012), Whitney in Neighbors (2014), Molly in Showtime's Look, and Kari Baxter Jacobs in Prime Video's The Baxters (2024).

Ali Gallo

Ali Gallo is an American actress and model known for the films Unhuman (2022) and Incoming (2024) and for playing Chloe in the Netflix series Forever (2025).

Ali Landry

Ali Germaine Landry (born 1973) is an American actress and Miss USA 1996 winner, also Miss Photogenic, famous as the Doritos Girl in the 1998 Super Bowl XXXII commercial; known for Rita Lefleur on UPN's Eve and Belle Parish.

Ali Wong

Ali Wong (Alexandra Dawn Wong, born 1982, San Francisco) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American comedian, actress, writer, and producer, known for four Netflix stand-up specials including Baby Cobra and Single Lady, for co-writing and starring in Always Be My Maybe, and for winning Best Actress in a Limited Series awards for Netflix's Beef.

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat (Alia Martine Shawkat, born 1989) is an Iraqi-American actress known as Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development and Dory Sief on Search Party, also a painter and writer of Duck Butter.

Alimi Ballard

Alimi Ballard (born 1977), American actor from the Bronx; Frankie Hubbard on Loving and The City, Quizmaster on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Agent David Sinclair on Numb3rs, Fusco in Fast Five, and WSB Agent William Baines on General Hospital from 2026.

Alison Becker

Alison Becker (Alison Helene Becker), American actress, comedian, and writer from Allamuchy, New Jersey; played Shauna Malwae-Tweep on Parks and Recreation and was head writer on Tiny Toons Looniversity; UCB alumna and Georgetown graduate.

Alison Brie

Alison Brie (Alison Brie Schermerhorn, born 1982) is an American actress known for Trudy Campbell in Mad Men, Annie Edison in Community, Ruth Wilder in GLOW, and Diane Nguyen in BoJack Horseman.

Alison Lohman

Alison Lohman is an American actress born 1979 in Palm Springs, California, known for White Oleander (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), Big Fish (2003), Flicka (2006), and Drag Me to Hell (2009). She retired from acting after marrying filmmaker Mark Neveldine and now coaches actors.

Alison Sudol

Alison Loren Sudol (born 1984, Seattle) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and author in Los Angeles who recorded as A Fine Frenzy before starring as Queenie Goldstein in the Fantastic Beasts films.

Alison Sweeney

Alison Sweeney (Alison Ann Sweeney, born 1976) is an American actress, host, producer, and author best known as Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives (1993–2014) and host of The Biggest Loser, now a Hallmark movie star and producer.

Alix Lapri

Alix Lapri (Alexus Lapri Geier, born 1996, Topeka, Kansas) is an American actress and singer, known as Effie Morales in Power and Power Book II: Ghost, and for Den of Thieves.

Allison Dunbar

Allison Dunbar (born 1972) is an American actress and Groundlings main company member, known for Nicole Lupertazzi on The Sopranos, Honey Shaw on Quick Draw, Kelly on StartUp, Maggie Moore(s), and her 2022 marriage to Ron Perlman.

Allison Janney

Allison Brooks Janney, born 1959 in Boston, is an American actress known for C.J. Cregg on The West Wing, her Oscar-winning LaVona Golden in I, Tonya, Mom, and Grace Penn on The Diplomat, with eight Emmys.