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American actors: 2000s onward

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Ivy Wolk

Ivy Wolk (born 2004) is an American actress, comedian, and writer, formerly the internet personality @fathoodbitch; she played Crystal in Anora and debuts on Broadway as Effie in Downstate (2026).

Iyana Halley

Iyana Halley (born 1993) is an American actress, not to be confused with the musicians Halley or Iyanah. Known for Beast (2022) as Meredith Samuels opposite Idris Elba, and recurring roles on Abbott Elementary, This Is Us, and All American: Homecoming.

Izabel Pakzad

Izabel Pakzad (Isabel Pakzad), born 1993, Iranian-Greek American actress and filmmaker; acted in Birds of Prey and The Deuce; wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the 2025 debut feature Find Your Friends.

J. Bernard Calloway

J. Bernard Calloway (Jeffrey Bernard Calloway), American actor born 1974 in Fort Lauderdale; originated Delray in Broadway's Memphis and Ralph Abernathy in All the Way; stars as Terry Carson on The Ms. Pat Show.

J. D. Pardo

J. D. Pardo (Jorge Daniel Pardo, born 1980, Panorama City, California) is an American actor, star of FX's Mayans M.C. as EZ Reyes, known for A Girl Like Me, Revolution, and F9.

J. K. Simmons

J. K. Simmons (Jonathan Kimble Simmons, born 1955, Detroit) is an American character actor; Oscar winner for Whiplash (2014), J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man films, voice of Cave Johnson and Omni-Man.

J. P. Manoux

J. P. Manoux, full name Jean-Paul Manoux, is an American actor and comedian known for Phil of the Future and voicing Kuzco in The Emperor's New School.

J. R. Villarreal

J.R. Villarreal (born 1992, Houston, Texas) is an American actor known for Javier in Akeelah and the Bee, Black Scorpion in Disney's Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion, Manuel in Landman, and Azul Ramos in Dutton Ranch.

J. Smith-Cameron

J. Smith-Cameron (Jean Isabel Smith, born 1957, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American stage and screen actress, Obie and Tony-nominated, best known as Gerri Kellman on HBO's Succession, with Emmy nominations in 2022 and 2023 and SAG ensemble wins in 2022 and 2024.

Jaafar Jackson

Jaafar Jackson (born 1996, Los Angeles), son of Jermaine Jackson and nephew of Michael Jackson, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Debut single "Got Me Singing" (2019); made his acting debut as Michael Jackson in the 2026 biopic Michael, the highest-grossing biopic ever.

Jabari Banks

Jabari Banks (born 1998) is an American actor, singer, and rapper who played Will in all four seasons of Peacock's Bel-Air (2022–2025), his first acting role, and also starred in Bad Genius (2024).

Jace Norman

Jace Norman (Jace Lee Norman), born 2000 in Corrales, New Mexico, is the American actor who played Henry Hart/Kid Danger on Nickelodeon's Henry Danger (2014-2020, 121 episodes), later a producer on Danger Force and Henry Danger: The Movie (2025).

Jack Black

Jack Black (Thomas Jacob Black, born 1969, Santa Monica) is an American actor and musician, half of Tenacious D with Kyle Gass, known for High Fidelity, School of Rock, Kung Fu Panda, Jumanji, and voicing Bowser and Minecraft's Steve.

Jack Champion

Jack Champion (born 2004) is an American actor who plays Spider (Miles 'Javier' Socorro) in James Cameron's Avatar sequels and Ethan Landry in Scream VI (2023), after early roles in The Night Sitter and Avengers: Endgame.

Jack DeSena

Jack DeSena (John Patrick De Sena, born 1987, Boston) is an American actor and comedian, an All That regular and the voice of Sokka in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Prince Callum in The Dragon Prince.

Jack Falahee

Jack Falahee (John Ryan Falahee), American actor born 1989 in Ann Arbor, Michigan; NYU Tisch graduate known for Connor Walsh on How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), Frank Stringfellow on Mercy Street, and understudy in the 2026 Broadway Death of a Salesman revival.

Jack Griffo

Jack Davis Griffo (born 1996, Orlando, Florida) is an American actor, musician, and producer known as Max Thunderman on Nickelodeon's The Thundermans, its 2024 revival film, and the Undercover spin-off, plus Alexa & Katie and Super Sons voice work.

Jack Kilmer

Jack Kilmer (John Wallace Kilmer), American actor born 1995 in Los Angeles, son of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley; debuted as Teddy in Palo Alto (2013), played Dead in Lords of Chaos, narrated the documentary Val.

Jack Martin (American actor)

Jack Martin (born 1998) is an American actor and comedian from McLean, Virginia, known as Josh Harris on NBC's La Brea, as Josh Teitelbaum in Mindy Kaling's Hulu comedy Not Suitable for Work, and for viral TikTok finance-bro sketches.

Jack McBrayer

Jack McBrayer (born 1973, Macon, Georgia) is an American actor and comedian, Kenneth Parcell on 30 Rock (2006–2013), voice of Fix-It Felix in Wreck-It Ralph, and host of HGTV's Zillow Gone Wild.

Jack Quaid

Jack Henry Quaid (born 1992), American actor, son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid; played Hughie in The Boys (2019-2026), Marvel in The Hunger Games, and voices Boimler and Superman.

Jack Schumacher (actor)

Jack Schumacher (born 1993) is an American actor from Palatine, Illinois, who played Lt. Neil 'Omaha' Vikander in Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and stars as Yancy Grey in Netflix's Ransom Canyon (2025–2026).

Jackie Chung

Jackie Chung is an American actress known for playing Laurel Park in Prime Video's The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022–2025) and for the film Coming Home Again (2019); distinct from Jackie Chan and Jacky Chung the researcher.

Jackie Cruz

Jackie Cruz, also known by her legal surname Chavez, is a Dominican-American actress, singer, and former model, best known as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales on Orange Is the New Black, with albums Hollywood Gypsy and Hija de Chavez.

Jackie Tohn

Jackie Tohn (Jaclyn Tohn), American actress, comedian, and musician born 1980 in Oceanside, New York; plays Melrose on GLOW and Esther Roklov on Netflix's Nobody Wants This, promoted to series regular for Season 2; also American Idol season 8 Top 36 contestant and Do, Re & Mi co-creator.

Jackson Rathbone

Jackson Rathbone (Monroe Jackson Rathbone V, born 1984, Singapore) is an American actor and musician known as Jasper Hale in the Twilight Saga and Sokka in The Last Airbender, formerly of 100 Monkeys and now of Starmother.

Jacob Artist

Jacob Artist (born 1992), also known as Jake Puckerman on Glee, is an American actor, singer, and dancer from Buffalo, New York, who declined Juilliard, joined Glee in season 4 (36 episodes), then appeared in Quantico and films like After the Dark.

Jacob Batalon

Jacob Batalon (born 1996, Honolulu) is a Filipino-American actor known as Ned Leeds in five MCU Spider-Man films, star of Syfy's Reginald the Vampire, and returning in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).

Jacob Latimore

Jacob Latimore (Jacob O'Neal Latimore Jr., born 1996, Milwaukee) is an American actor and R&B singer: Emmett on The Chi (2018–2026), films Black Nativity, Sleight, Detroit, and albums Connection through JL (2025).

Jacob Moskovitz

Jacob Moskovitz, also credited Jacob Moscovitz, is an American actor from Burlington Township, New Jersey, a UNCSA BFA acting graduate known as Miles in Prime Video's Elle (2026), Trevor in Y2K (2024), and guest roles on FBI: International, Magnum P.I., The Good Fight, and Chicago P.D.