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American actors: 2000s onward

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Arian Moayed

Arian Moayed (آرین مؤید), born 1980 in Tehran, is an Iranian-American actor, writer, and director: two-time Tony nominee (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, A Doll's House), Obie winner, Stewy Hosseini on Succession, Todd Spodek in Inventing Anna, and Waterwell co-founder.

Ariana DeBose

Ariana DeBose (born 1991) is an American actress, singer, and dancer who won the 2022 Oscar, BAFTA, and SAG Awards as Anita in Spielberg's West Side Story, starred in Hamilton on Broadway, and hosted the Tony Awards three times.

Ariana Guerra

Ariana Guerra (Ariana Aissa Guerra), born 1994 in Hidalgo, Texas, is a Mexican-American actress known for Helstrom, CSI: Vegas, and the Blumhouse film Madres; not Ariana Grande or Ariana Madix.

Arianna Rivas

Arianna Rivas (born 2001) is an American actress and model known as Jenny Garcia in A Working Man (2025) with Jason Statham and Mustang in Black Phone 2 (2025), with earlier roles in The Harvest, Prom Dates, 9-1-1, and Danger Force; distinct from the ARIANNA neutrino detector.

Arielle Kebbel

Arielle Caroline Kebbel, American actress and former model born 1985 in Winter Park, Florida; known for Gilmore Girls, The Vampire Diaries, Fifty Shades Freed, and as Belle Skinner in the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals.

Arielle Prepetit

Arielle Prepetit (born 1997) is an American actress, dancer, and singer from Orlando, Florida, based in Atlanta. She stars as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne on CBS's Beyond the Gates (2025), with credits in BMF, Found, The System, About My Father, and Haunted Mansion.

Arienne Mandi

Arienne Mandi (born 1994, Los Angeles) is an American actress of Iranian and Chilean descent. Known as Dani Nunez in The L Word: Generation Q, Noor Taheri in The Night Agent, Leila in Tatami, and ATF officer Eva Imani on Chicago P.D. season 13.

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer (Armand Douglas Hammer, born 1986) is an American actor, great-grandson of Armand Hammer, known for The Social Network and Call Me by Your Name; his career collapsed in 2021 over sexual abuse allegations and he returned to film in 2024.

Arsema Thomas

Arsema Thomas (Arsema Adeoluwayemi Thomas, born 1994, Atlanta) is an American actor and former global-health entrepreneur. Known as Young Lady Danbury in Netflix's Queen Charlotte (2023), an NAACP Image Award nominee, and lead of She Taught Love.

Artemis Pebdani

Artemis Pebdani (born 1977) is an American actress, known as Artemis on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Vice President Susan Ross on Scandal, and the voice of Gramma Alice on Big City Greens; SMU BFA graduate born and raised in Houston, Texas.

Asa Germann

Asa August Germann (born 1997) is an American actor, son of Greg Germann, known as Sam Riordan in Gen V (2023–2025), Lucas Bowden in Scream 7 (2026), and cast as Angel in Marvel's 2028 X-Men film.

Ashby Gentry

Ashby Gentry (born 1999, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actor who plays Alex Walter in Netflix's My Life with the Walter Boys (2023–2026), distinct from the Ashby HR software, Ashby Pond, or director Hal Ashby; BFA from Boston University.

Asher Angel

Asher Angel (born 2002), also Asher Dov Angel, American actor and singer known as Jonah Beck on Disney's Andi Mack and Billy Batson in Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023); performs more than 30 theater shows and releases pop-country singles.

Ashleigh LaThrop

Ashleigh LaThrop is an American actress from Chicago known for Dr. Ericka Kinney in Brilliant Minds, Becky Todd in Utopia (2020), Breana in The Kominsky Method, and Ofmatthew in The Handmaid's Tale, with a 2020 SAG Award nomination.

Ashleigh Murray

Ashleigh Murray (born 1988, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress and singer, not the Australian namesake, known as Josie McCoy on Riverdale and Katy Keene, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, and Tom Swift.

Ashley Aufderheide

Ashley Aufderheide is an American actress who plays Gwen Runck on Netflix's That '90s Show (2023–2024). Earlier roles: Faith Stuart in Infinitely Polar Bear (2014, Sundance) and Mia Evans on ABC's Emergence; began as a child model at age 3.

Ashley Benson

Ashley Benson (born 1989) is an American actress known as Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) and Brit in Spring Breakers; also starred in Pixels, Her Smell, and McVeigh, and co-founded Privé Revaux.

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene (Ashley Greene Khoury), American actress born 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida; played Alice Cullen in all five Twilight Saga films (2008–2012, $3.3 billion worldwide); later indie thrillers and The Twilight Effect podcast.

Ashley Hinshaw

Ashley Hinshaw (Ashley Grace), born 1988, is an American actress and former Abercrombie & Fitch model known for Chronicle, About Cherry, True Blood, True Detective, StartUp, and The Arrangement; married Topher Grace in 2016.

Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson (Ashley Suzanne Johnson), American actress born 1983 in Camarillo, California; child star as Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains, voice of Ellie in The Last of Us games, two BAFTA Games Awards, Critical Role cast member and president of its foundation.

Ashley Newbrough

Ashley Newbrough (born 1987, Newport, Rhode Island) is an American-Canadian actress known as Sage Baker on The CW's Privileged, as Kyra on ABC's Mistresses, and for 16 Hallmark Christmas films from 2015 to 2025.

Ashley Padilla

Ashley Padilla is an American comedian and actress who joined Saturday Night Live in 2024. She was named a TIME100 Next star in 2026 and appeared in the 2027 film The Catch.

Ashley Park (actress)

Ashley Park (born 1991, Glendale, California) is an American actress and singer, a Tony nominee for originating Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway, known as Mindy Chen in Emily in Paris and Audrey in Joy Ride.

Ashley Puzemis

Ashley Puzemis (born 2001) is an American actress, also known as アシュリー・プゼミス, best known as Holly Jonas on Days of Our Lives from 2023, with a 2025 Daytime Emmy nomination, wrapping 222 episodes in February 2026.

Ashley Reyes

Ashley Reyes (born 1995, Commack, New York) is an American actress, LAMDA graduate, known as Cassie Perez in Walker, Cordelia in American Gods, and Hannah in How I Met Your Father.

Ashley Rickards

Ashley Rickards (Ashley Nicole Rickards), American actress born 1992 in Sarasota, Florida; Mensa member who graduated high school at 15. Known as Jenna Hamilton on MTV's Awkward (2011–2016), Sam Walker on One Tree Hill, and Mandy in Fly Away.

Ashley Scott

Ashley Scott (Ashley McCall Scott), American actress and model born 1977, known for Birds of Prey, Jericho, Dark Angel, and voicing Maria in The Last of Us; name also shared by a soul singer, a film editor, and a scholar.

Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale, born Ashley Michelle Tisdale in 1985, is an American actress and singer known for Sharpay Evans in High School Musical and Candace Flynn in Phineas and Ferb.

Ashley Williams (actress)

Ashley Churchill Williams (born 1978) is an American actress known for Victoria on How I Met Your Mother, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and 22 Hallmark Channel movies; she also produces, directs, and founded Make Her Mark.

Ashlie Atkinson

Ashlie Atkinson (born 1977, Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American character actress in film, TV, theater, and audio, known for Mamie Fish on The Gilded Age, Janice on Mr. Robot, and BlacKkKlansman.