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American actors: 2000s onward

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Omari Hardwick

Omari Hardwick (born 1974, Savannah, Georgia) is an American actor and poet, star of James 'Ghost' St. Patrick on Starz's Power (2014-2020), a three-time NAACP Image Award winner also known for Army of the Dead, Spell, and Star Trek: Section 31.

Omid Abtahi (امید ابطحی)

Omid Abtahi (امید ابطحی), born 1979 in Tehran, is an Iranian-born American actor known as Salim in American Gods, Dr. Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian, Homes in Mockingjay Part 2, and Reza Borhani in Argo.

Orny Adams

Orny Adams (Adam Ornstein), American stand-up comedian and actor born 1970 in Lexington, Massachusetts; co-star of Seinfeld's documentary Comedian, Coach Finstock on Teen Wolf, and host of the podcast What's Wrong with Orny Adams.

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac (Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada), born 1979 in Guatemala City, is a Guatemalan-American actor known for Inside Llewyn Davis, Star Wars' Poe Dameron, Dune, and Moon Knight; Juilliard-trained, Golden Globe winner, no Oscar nominations.

Owen Painter

Owen Painter (born 1997, West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor; breakout as Slurp/Isaac Night in Wednesday season 2 (2025); also Tiny Beautiful Things, The Handmaid's Tale, and Matt Kellner in The Shards (2026).

Owen Teague

Owen Teague is an American actor, born in 1998 in Tampa, Florida, known for Nolan Rayburn on Netflix's Bloodline and starring as Noa in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Owen Thiele

Owen Thiele (born 1996, Houston, Texas) is an American actor, writer, and podcaster who plays Anton in FX's Adults and George in Overcompensating, played Gigi in Theater Camp, and hosts the podcast In Your Dreams.

Owen Wilson

Owen Cunningham Wilson, born in 1968 in Dallas, Texas, is an American actor and screenwriter known for comedies like Zoolander and Wedding Crashers and his work with Wes Anderson.

P. J. Byrne

P. J. Byrne (Paul Jeffrey Byrne), born 1974, is an American actor known for The Wolf of Wall Street and voicing Bolin in The Legend of Korra.

Page Kennedy

Page Kennedy, born Felton Eugene Kennedy II, is an American actor and rapper from Detroit, known for roles in Weeds, Blue Mountain State, and The Meg.

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster (born 1969, Concord, Massachusetts) is an American actress known for Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds, Kathy on Friends, Frankie Dart on Community, and voice roles in Harvey Birdman, Birdgirl, and DuckTales.

Paige Hurd

Paige Hurd (Paige Audrey Marie Hurd), American actress born 1992 in Dallas, Texas; Tasha on Everybody Hates Chris, Gayle Franklin on The Oval, Lauren Baldwin on Power Book II: Ghost, and DMX's goddaughter.

Paige Spara

Paige Spara (born 1989, Washington, Pennsylvania) is an American actress known as Lea Dilallo on ABC's The Good Doctor (2017–2024, 114 episodes) and as Audrey Piatigorsky in Kevin from Work (2015), with film roles in Home Again and She's in Portland.

Pamela Adlon

Pamela Adlon (born 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and director. Emmy winner as Bobby Hill on King of the Hill; co-creator, director, and star of FX's Better Things (2016–2022); directed Babes (2024).

Pardis Saremi

Pardis Saremi is an American actress of Iranian descent, born 1991, known as Leila Collier in Death and Other Details (2024) and Demi in Hell of a Summer (2023), plus roles in Chapel, FBI, and Literally, Right Before Aaron.

Parisa Fitz-Henley

Parisa Fitz-Henley, born 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica, is a Jamaican-American actress and former model known for Reva Connors in Marvel's Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, Fiji in Midnight, Texas, and Meghan Markle in Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance.

Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher (born 1954, Helena, Montana) is an American character actress with 100-plus screen credits, best known as Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Julian on Bones and Mrs. Dabney on Good Luck Charlie.

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Davies Clarkson (born 1959, New Orleans) is an American actress, Emmy winner for Six Feet Under and State of the Union, Oscar-nominated for Pieces of April, known for High Art, Sharp Objects, and indie film work.

Patrick Ball (actor)

Patrick Marron Ball (born 1989) is an American actor from Summerfield, North Carolina, known as Dr. Frank Langdon on HBO Max's The Pitt, a 2026 Emmy nominee, and a Broadway debutant in Becky Shaw after a decade in regional theater.

Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Galen Dempsey (born 1966, Lewiston, Maine) is an American actor and racing driver, known as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy (2005-2015), for films including Enchanted and Ferrari, for Dempsey Racing, and for founding Maine's Dempsey Center.

Patrick Fabian

Patrick Fabian (born 1964, Pittsburgh) is the American actor known as Howard Hamlin on Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and Cotton Marcus in The Last Exorcism; distinct from a German actor and a football executive of the same name.

Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler (born 1969) is an American character actor known as Jimmy Barrett on Mad Men, Phil on Lost, and Dan in Mulholland Drive's Winkie's diner scene, with 140-plus film and TV credits.

Patrick Flueger

Patrick John Flueger (born 1983, Red Wing, Minnesota) is an American actor known for Shawn Farrell on The 4400 and Officer Adam Ruzek on NBC's Chicago P.D. since 2014, with film roles in The Princess Diaries, The World's Fastest Indian, and Footloose.

Patrick Fugit

Patrick Fugit (born 1982) is an American actor from Salt Lake City, Utah, best known for his breakout role as teenage rock journalist William Miller in Almost Famous (2000).

Patrick Heusinger

Patrick Heusinger (born 1981, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American Juilliard-trained actor; Nick Durand in Absentia (2017–2020), The Hunter in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Broadway's Next Fall and Fiddler on the Roof.

Patrick Luwis

Patrick Luwis (born 1994) is an American actor from the Washington, D.C. area, known as Axel Kovačević in Cobra Kai and for roles in Barbie, Rebel Moon, The Dropout, Stick, and The Beauty.

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Patrick Schwarzenegger, born 1993, is an American actor, model, and entrepreneur, son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. Known for Saxon Ratliff in The White Lotus season 3, Golden Boy in Gen V, and cofounding the nutrition brand MOSH.

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson, American actor and singer born 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia; Tony-nominated Broadway performer (The Full Monty, Oklahoma!), Emmy-nominated for Angels in America, horror-film lead in Insidious and The Conjuring, director of Insidious: The Red Door.

Patti Harrison

Patti Harrison, born 1990, is an American actress, writer, and comedian known for Shrill, I Think You Should Leave, and the film Together Together (2021).

Patti Murin

Patti Murin (born 1980), American actress and singer; originated Princess Anna in Frozen on Broadway and played Dr. Nina Shore on Chicago Med; also known for Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu, and Hallmark films.