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American actors: 2000s onward

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Amir Arison

Amir Arison (born 1978, St. Louis) is an Israeli-American actor, director, and producer known as Aram Mojtabai on The Blacklist (2013–2023) and for his Theatre World Award-winning Broadway debut in The Kite Runner.

Amir Blumenfeld (אמיר שמואל בלומנפלד)

Amir Blumenfeld (אמיר בלומנפלד, born 1983, Afula, Israel) is an Israeli-American comedian, writer, and actor, half of the duo Jake and Amir at CollegeHumor, co-host of If I Were You, and HeadGum co-founder.

Amirah Vann

Amirah Vann, American Afro-Latina actress and singer from Far Rockaway, Queens; breakout as Ernestine on WGN's Underground (2016), also Tegan Price on How to Get Away with Murder, Sevika in Arcane, Hattie Mae in A Jazzman's Blues, and Dr. Gina Walker on Fox's Doc.

Amita Rao

Amita Rao (born 1998, Centreville, Virginia) is an American actress, comedian, and writer, not the Indian actress Amrita Rao. A VCU and Second City improv alum, she plays Issa on FX's Adults and Nandika on Hulu's Deli Boys.

Amy Acker

Amy Acker (Amy Louise Acker, born 1976) is an American actress from Dallas, known as Fred on Angel, Root on Person of Interest, Kate Strucker on The Gifted, and Beatrice in Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing.

Amy Adams

Amy Adams (Amy Lou Adams, born 1974 in Italy) is an American actress known for Junebug, Enchanted, American Hustle, and Arrival; six Oscar nominations without a win and two Golden Globes.

Amy Bailey (actress)

Amy Marina Bailey (born 1975, Texas) is a US/UK actress and former ballerina, known as Queen Kwenthrith in Vikings (2014-2016), Clementine in Dominion, Joanna in The Chosen, and Kayla in the VR game Blood & Truth; distinct from the producer Amy Bailey.

Amy Landecker

Amy Landecker (born 1969, Chicago) is an American actress known as Sarah Pfefferman on Transparent and Mrs. Samsky in A Serious Man; her feature writing-directing debut For Worse premiered at SXSW 2025.

Amy Morton

Amy Morton (born 1958, Oak Park, Illinois) is an American actress and director, Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member since 1997, two-time Tony nominee for August: Osage County and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Sgt. Trudy Platt on NBC's Chicago P.D. since 2014.

Amy Okuda

Amy Kei Okuda (born 1989, Torrance, California) is an American actress best known as Tinkerballa in the web series The Guild (2007) and as Julia Sasaki, Sam's therapist, in Netflix's Atypical.

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler: American comedian and actress born in Newton, Massachusetts; SNL cast member 2001–2009, Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation, four-time Golden Globes host with Tina Fey, 2025 Peabody Career Achievement honoree, and host of the Good Hang podcast.

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan (born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski, 1968, Queens, New York) is an American actress known for Gone Baby Gone (Oscar nomination), The Wire's Beadie Russell, The Office's Holly Flax, and Tony-nominated Broadway roles.

Amy Seimetz

Amy Seimetz (born 1981, Tampa, Florida) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer known for Sun Don't Shine, She Dies Tomorrow, and co-creating The Girlfriend Experience.

Amy Smart

Amy Lysle Smart (born 1976, Topanga Canyon, California) is an American actress and former model known for Varsity Blues, The Butterfly Effect, Crank, and Stargirl; not the writer of The Good Wife.

Ana Ortiz

Ana Ortiz (born 1971, Manhattan) is an American actress known as Hilda Suarez on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), winner of ALMA and Imagen Awards, later star of Devious Maids, Love, Victor, and Goosebumps; distinct from painter Ana Ortiz and actress Ana Ortíz Haro.

Anders Holm

Anders Holm, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer born 1981 in Evanston, Illinois; co-creator and star of Comedy Central's Workaholics as Anders Holmvik, also known for The Intern, The Mindy Project, and Game Over, Man! Distinct from the Danish director and Hempel Foundation CEO of the same name.

André Holland

André Holland, American actor from Birmingham, Alabama, known for Dr. Algernon Edwards in The Knick, adult Kevin in Moonlight, Andrew Young in Selma, and Broadway roles in August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone and Jitney.

Andre Royo

Andre Royo, Bronx-born American actor (born 1968), best known as Bubbles on HBO's The Wire (2002-08); films include Super, The Spectacular Now, Hunter Gatherer, To Leslie; TV: Empire, The Punisher: One Last Kill.

Andrea Anders

Andrea Anders (born 1975) is an American actress known for Alex Garrett on Joey, Linda Zwordling on Better Off Ted, Michelle Lasso on Ted Lasso, and Sandra on Bookie.

Andrea Bowen

Andrea Bowen (born 1990), American actress and singer; also Andrea Elizabeth Bowen; Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives 2004–2012 and Young Cosette in Broadway's Les Misérables at age six.

Andrea Savage

Andrea Savage, also Andrea Kristen Savage, is an American actress, comedian, and writer, creator and star of truTV's I'm Sorry, known for Veep's Laura Montez, Step Brothers, Episodes, and Tulsa King's Stacy Beale.

Andrew Barth Feldman

Andrew Barth Feldman (born 2002, Manhasset, New York) is an American actor and singer, 2018 Jimmy Awards winner, Broadway's teenage Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen (2019–2020), star of No Hard Feelings (2023), and Oliver in Maybe Happy Ending (2025).

Andrew Burnap

Andrew Burnap (born 1991) is an American actor from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, a URI and Yale School of Drama graduate who won the 2021 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for originating Toby Darling in The Inheritance, later starring in Broadway's Camelot and Othello and Disney's Snow White.

Andrew Lawrence (actor)

Andrew Lawrence (Andy Lawrence, born 1988, Philadelphia) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter, youngest Lawrence brother; known for Brotherly Love, voicing T.J. Detweiler in Recess, and directing Money Plane.

Andrew Leeds (actor)

Andrew Harrison Leeds (born 1981, Clearwater, Florida) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, a Groundlings Main Company member, known for Christopher Pelant on Bones, Josh on Cristela, David on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and Broadway roles in Falsettos and Teddy & Alice.

Andrew Lopez

Andrew Lopez is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian from Pella, Iowa, of Filipino and Korean heritage, known as Garrett on The Bear and Reggie on Platonic, and developing the HBO series Iowa.

Andy Buckley

Andy Buckley (Andrew Patrick Buckley Jr., born 1965, Salem, Massachusetts) is an American actor who plays David Wallace on The Office while working as a Merrill Lynch financial advisor; also known for Veep, Scorpion, and Jurassic World.

Andy Daly

Andy Daly (Andrew Daly, born 1971) is an American character comedian and actor from Mount Kisco, New York, known for MADtv, Comedy Bang! Bang! characters, his Comedy Central series Review, and The Andy Daly Podcast Project.

Andy Hallett

Andy Hallett (Andrew Alcott Hallett, 1975-2009), American actor and singer from Osterville, Massachusetts, played the green demon Lorne on Angel (2000-2004) after Joss Whedon saw him singing karaoke; died of heart failure at 33.

Andy Mientus

Andy Mientus (Andrew Michael Mientus, born 1986, Pittsburgh) is an American stage and TV actor: Marius in Broadway's Les Misérables revival, Hanschen in Deaf West's Spring Awakening, Kyle Bishop on Smash, Pied Piper on The Flash, husband of Michael Arden.