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James Marsden
James Marsden (born 1973, Stillwater, Oklahoma), full name James Paul Marsden, American actor known as Cyclops in X-Men, Prince Edward in Enchanted, Teddy Flood in Westworld, and Emmy-nominated roles in Jury Duty and Paradise.
James Maslow
James Maslow (James David Maslow, born 1990, New York City) is an American actor-singer, star of Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush as James Diamond, later a Dancing with the Stars finalist, solo artist, and memoirist.
James Patrick Stuart
James Patrick Stuart, American character and voice actor born 1968 in Encino, California; known for Will Cortlandt on All My Children, Keith on Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Private on The Penguins of Madagascar, and Valentin Cassadine on General Hospital since 2016.
James Ransone
James Ransone (James Finley Ransone III, 1979–2025) was an American character actor from Baltimore, known as Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire, Cpl. Josh Ray Person in Generation Kill, and adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It Chapter Two; he died by suicide at 46.
James Roday Rodriguez
James Roday Rodriguez (born James David Rodriguez, 1976) is an American actor, director, and writer known for playing Shawn Spencer on Psych (2006–2014) and Gary Mendez on A Million Little Things; he reclaimed his birth name Rodriguez in 2020.
James Wolk
James Wolk (James Joseph Wolk, born 1985, Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American TV actor: Lone Star, Mad Men's Bob Benson, Zoo's Jackson Oz, Ordinary Joe, Happy Face (2025).
Jamie Brewer
Jamie Brewer (born 1985) is an American actress and model with Down syndrome, known as Adelaide 'Addie' Langdon in American Horror Story; first model with Down syndrome at New York Fashion Week (2015) and Drama Desk-winning lead of Amy and the Orphans (2018).
Jamie Chung
Jamie Chung (Jamie Jilynn Chung, born 1983, San Francisco) is a Korean-American actress who rose from MTV's The Real World: San Diego (2004) to roles in Sucker Punch, The Hangover Part II, Once Upon a Time, The Gifted, Lovecraft Country, and as the voice of Go Go Tomago and Destiny 2's Ana Bray.
Jamie Clayton
Jamie Clayton is an American actress and model (born 1978, San Diego), known as Nomi Marks in Sense8, Tess Van De Berg in The L Word: Generation Q, and Pinhead/The Priest in the 2022 Hellraiser reboot.
Jamie Denbo
Jamie Denbo (born 1973, Boston) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer, co-creator of Ronna & Beverly with Jessica Chaffin, creator of Lifetime's American Princess, and a former Grey's Anatomy co-executive producer.
Jamie Gray Hyder
Jamie Gray Hyder (born 1985, Washington, D.C.) is a Lebanese-American actress known as Kat Tamin on Law & Order: SVU, Danielle on True Blood, and the voice of Lt. Salter in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Jamie Hector
Jamie Hector (born 1975, Brooklyn) is a Haitian-American actor known as Marlo Stanfield on The Wire (2004-2008) and Detective Jerry Edgar on Bosch; founder of the Moving Mountains youth arts nonprofit.
Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy (James Harvey Kennedy, born 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer known as Randy Meeks in the Scream films, creator of The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, and star-writer of Malibu's Most Wanted.
Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Spears (Jamie Lynn Marie Spears), American actress and singer born 1991 in McComb, Mississippi; star of Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and Netflix's Sweet Magnolias, younger sister of Britney Spears, country songwriter and memoirist.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, also credited Jamie-Lynn DiScala, American actress born 1981, played Meadow Soprano on HBO's The Sopranos (1999-2007); diagnosed with relapsing MS at 20, disclosed 2016, memoir And So It Is (2026), MeSsy podcast with Christina Applegate.
Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955, Milwaukee) is an American actress, Lois on Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), seven consecutive Emmy nominations, two TCA Awards, and Lois again in the 2026 Hulu revival Life's Still Unfair.
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski (born Jane Krajkowski, 1968) is an American actress and singer: Tony winner for Nine (2003), Olivier winner for Guys and Dolls, Elaine on Ally McBeal, Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock, Jacqueline on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!.
Jane Levy
Jane Colburn Levy (born 1989, Los Angeles) is an American actress known for Suburgatory, Evil Dead, Don't Breathe, Castle Rock, and the Golden Globe-nominated Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
Jane Lynch
Jane Lynch, born Jane Marie Lynch, is an American actress, comedian, and game show host best known as Sue Sylvester on Glee, a role that won her a 2010 Emmy.
Jane Wickline
Jane Wickline, American comedian and actress (born 1999, Los Angeles), SNL featured player since September 2024 known for Weekend Update keyboard songs; co-creator of the musical comedy act Dukes with Liva Pierce.
Janel Moloney
Janel Moloney, American actress best known as Donnatella "Donna" Moss on The West Wing (1999–2006), two-time Emmy nominee; later roles include The Leftovers, The Undoing, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Janel Parrish
Janel Parrish, born 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an American actress and singer known for Mona Vanderwaal on Pretty Little Liars and Margot Covey in the To All the Boys films; she began as Young Cosette in Les Misérables and finished third on Dancing with the Stars.
Janina Gavankar
Janina Gavankar (Janina Zione Gavankar) is an American actress and musician from Joliet, Illinois, known for Papi in The L Word, Luna in True Blood, and Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II.
Jansen Panettiere
Jansen Panettiere (1994-2023), American film, TV, and voice actor, younger brother of Hayden Panettiere; known for Robots, The Last Day of Summer, The Walking Dead; died of cardiomegaly with aortic valve complications.
January Jones
January Jones (born 1978) is an American actress and former model, best known as Betty Draper on Mad Men (2007–2015), earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations; films include American Wedding and X-Men: First Class.
Jared Leto
Jared Leto (Jared Joseph Leto), American Oscar-winning actor (Dallas Buyers Club) and frontman of Thirty Seconds to Mars; subject of the 2026 BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret detailing sexual misconduct allegations he denies.
Jared Padalecki
Jared Padalecki, American actor born 1982 in San Antonio, Texas; played Dean Forester on Gilmore Girls and Sam Winchester for 15 seasons of Supernatural, then starred in and executive produced Walker, and launched the Always Keep Fighting mental health campaign.
Jasmin Savoy Brown
Jasmin Savoy Brown (born 1994) is an American actress from Springfield, Oregon, known for Evie Murphy in The Leftovers, teen Taissa in Yellowjackets, and Mindy Meeks-Martin, the Scream franchise's first queer character.
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones, British-American actress and singer, originated Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in Hamilton, won a 2020 Emmy for #FreeRayshawn, led Starz's Blindspotting, and released the album Phoenix.
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman (born 1969, Rye, New York) is an American actor, director, and producer known for Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, Marty Byrde on Ozark, an Emmy for directing Ozark, Black Rabbit, DTF St. Louis, and the SmartLess podcast.