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American actors: 2000s onward

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Nicholas Gonzalez

Nicholas Edward Gonzalez (born 1976, San Antonio) is an American actor known for Alex Santiago in Resurrection Blvd., Dr. Neil Melendez in The Good Doctor, and Levi Delgado in La Brea.

Nicholas James (actor)

Nicholas James (Nicholas James Muscarella, also Nick James), American actor born 1982 or 1983 in Greenville, Pennsylvania; known for Officer Justin Lewis on Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2016–2021, 93 episodes), Prom Night (2008), and marriage to Tika Sumpter.

Nicholas Podany

Nicholas Podany (born 1996, Los Angeles) is an American actor, songwriter, and composer, a Juilliard graduate known as Albus Potter on Broadway, Billy Crystal in Saturday Night (2024), and Ray Symanski in Peacock's Ponies.

Nichole Sakura

Nichole Sakura (Nichole Sakura O'Connor, born 1989), formerly credited as Nichole Bloom, is an American actress known for Cheyenne on Superstore, Amanda on Shameless, Emily in Until Dawn, and voicing Suzume.

Nick E. Tarabay

Nick E. Tarabay (Nick Emad Tarabay, عماد تاراباي), Lebanese-American actor born 1975 in Beirut, known as Ashur in Starz's Spartacus and Spartacus: House of Ashur, Cotyar in The Expanse, Eclipso in Stargirl, Haluk in Anthem.

Nick Kroll

Nick Kroll (born 1978, Rye, New York) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer known for Kroll Show, The League's Ruxin, Oh Hello with John Mulaney, and co-creating Netflix's Big Mouth.

Nick Loeb

Nick Loeb (born 1975), American businessman and actor from the Loeb banking family, co-directed and starred in the 2021 film Roe v. Wade, produced The Smokers, and founded Onion Crunch and Carbon Solutions America.

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman (born 1970, Joliet, Illinois) is an American actor, woodworker, and author famous as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation; Emmy winner for The Last of Us, married to Megan Mullally.

Nick Robinson (American actor)

Nick Robinson (born 1995, Seattle) is an American actor known for Love, Simon, Jurassic World, The Kings of Summer, A Teacher, and Maid; distinct from the BBC journalist of the same name.

Nick Shakoour

Nick Shakoour is an American actor and voice actor known for playing Zebedee in The Chosen. He also voices characters in Care Bears: Unlock the Magic.

Nick Thurston

Nick Thurston (born 1987) is an American actor and voice actor from the San Francisco Bay Area, known for White Irish Drinkers (2010) and as Blue Eyes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; distinct from the British writer-editor of the same name.

Nick Wechsler (actor)

Nick Wechsler (born Samuel Nicholas Wechsler, 1978, Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American actor known for Kyle Valenti on Roswell (1999-2002), Jack Porter on Revenge (2011-2015), and The Boys, High Potential, and The Hunting Party.

Nick Zano

Nick Zano (Nicholas Zano, born 1978) is an American actor known for Vince on What I Like About You, Dr. Nate Heywood/Citizen Steel on DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Chad McKnight in Netflix's Obliterated (2023).

Nicki Aycox

Nicki Aycox (1975–2022), American actress and musician, played Meg Masters on Supernatural and starred in Jeepers Creepers 2, Cold Case, and Dark Blue; died of leukemia at 47.

Nico Santos (actor)

Nico Santos (actor) (born 1979, Manila) is a Filipino-American actor and comedian, Mateo Liwanag on Superstore (2015-2021) and Oliver T'sien in Crazy Rich Asians (2018); also Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; distinct from the German singer of the same name.

Nico Tortorella

Nico Tortorella (born 1988, Wilmette, Illinois) is an American actor, model, and author; played Josh on Younger (2015-2021), Trevor in Scream 4, Felix in The Walking Dead: World Beyond; nonbinary, they/them, married to Bethany Meyers.

Nicola Peltz

Nicola Peltz (Nicola Peltz Beckham), born 1995, American actress known for Katara in The Last Airbender, Tessa Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Bates Motel, and her 2022 Palm Beach wedding to Brooklyn Beckham.

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage (born 1964, Nicolas Kim Coppola) is an American actor, nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Oscar winner for Leaving Las Vegas (1995), known for expressionist acting, a meme era, and a 2020s indie comeback.

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker (Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe, born 1970, Baltimore) is an American actress known for Teri Joseph on Soul Food, Boogie Nights, and Lisa Todd Wexley on And Just Like That..., distinct from other performers named Nicole Parker.

Nicole Beharie

Nicole Beharie (born 1985) is an American actress, Juilliard-trained, known for Abbie Mills in Sleepy Hollow, Rachel Robinson in 42, Miss Juneteenth (Gotham Best Actress), and Emmy-nominated Christina Hunter in The Morning Show.

Nicole Bilderback

Nicole Bilderback (born 1975, Seoul) is an American actress raised in Texas, known for Clueless (Summer), Bring It On (Whitney), Dark Angel, Dawson's Creek, and Cruel Summer, and a 2008 Outfest Best Lead Actress award for The New Twenty.

Nicole Brydon Bloom

Nicole Brydon Bloom (born 1994, Chicago) is an American actress known for 1BR (2019), Maud Beaton in The Gilded Age, and Jane Driscoll in Hulu's Paradise; Elon University graduate, wife of Justin Theroux since 2025.

Nicole Gale Anderson

Nicole Gale Anderson (Nicole Anderson), born 1990 in Rochester, Indiana, is a Filipino-American actress known for Macy Misa in Jonas, Kelly Parker in Make It or Break It, Heather Chandler in Beauty and the Beast, and Miranda Collins in Ravenswood; later a florist in Oregon.

Nicole Maines

Nicole Maines, American transgender actress, activist, and DC Comics writer; played Nia Nal/Dreamer on Supergirl, TV's first transgender superhero, and won Doe v. Clenchy in Maine's Supreme Judicial Court in 2014.

Nicole Parker

Nicole Frances Parker (born 1978, Irvine, California) is an American actress, comedian, and singer, a six-season MADtv cast member, Broadway's Elphaba in Wicked, and co-host of The Neighborhood Listen podcast.

Nicolette Robinson

Nicolette Robinson (born 1988, Los Angeles) is an American actress and producer, wife of Leslie Odom Jr., Jane in The Affair, and the first woman of color to play Jenna on Broadway in Waitress (2018).

Niecy Nash

Niecy Nash-Betts (Carol Denise Ensley, born 1970) is an American actress and host known for Reno 911!, Clean House, Getting On, Claws, When They See Us, and her Emmy-winning Glenda Cleveland in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Nik Dodani

Nik Dodani (born Nikhil Dodani) is an American actor, comedian, and producer from Dallas, raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, known for Zahid on Atypical, Dear Evan Hansen, Escape Room, Twisters, The Parenting, and cofounding The Salon.

Nikki Blonsky

Nikki Blonsky (Nicole Margaret Blonsky, born 1988, Great Neck, New York) is an American actress and singer best known as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (2007), her debut film, which won her a Critics' Choice Award and Golden Globe and SAG nominations; she later starred in Huge and Bosco.

Nikki DeLoach

Nikki DeLoach (Ashlee Nicole DeLoach, born 1979, Waycross, Georgia) is an American actress, writer, and producer, a 1993 Mickey Mouse Club cast member, former Innosense singer, Lacey Hamilton on Awkward., and Hallmark Channel movie lead since 2015.