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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith), American actor, rapper, and fashion designer born 1998 in Malibu; star of The Pursuit of Happyness, The Karate Kid, and After Earth; albums Syre and Erys; co-founder of JUST Water; first men's creative director of Christian Louboutin.

Jaeden Martell

Jaeden Martell (born 2003, Philadelphia; born Jaeden Wesley Lieberher) is an American actor known for It, Knives Out, Defending Jacob, and Mr. Harrigan's Phone; he adopted his mother's surname in 2019.

Jai Courtney

Jai Courtney (born 1986, Sydney) is an Australian actor known for Jack Reacher, A Good Day to Die Hard, Divergent, Terminator Genisys, Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad, The Terminal List, and Dutton Ranch.

Jai Rodriguez

Jai Rodriguez is an American actor and singer known as the culture guide on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and for playing Angel in Rent on Broadway.

Jaime King

Jaime King, also known in modeling as James King, is an American actress and model from Omaha, Nebraska; star of Hart of Dixie and Sin City, former 1990s runway model turned actress and producer.

Jaime Murray

Jaime Murray (Jaime Erica Murray), English actress born 1976 or 1977 in Hammersmith, London, daughter of actor Billy Murray. Known for Stacie Monroe in Hustle, Lila in Dexter season 2, H.G. Wells in Warehouse 13, and Stahma Tarr in Defiance.

Jaime Pressly

Jaime Pressly (born 1977), American actress and producer; Emmy-winning Joy Turner on My Name Is Earl (2005-2009), Jill Kendall on Mom, and producer-star of the 2026 drama Last Shot via her company Liston James Productions.

Jaime Ray Newman

Jaime Ray Newman (born 1978) is an American actress, singer, and producer known for General Hospital's Kristina Cassadine, Eastwick, Eureka, and the Oscar-winning short film Skin with Guy Nattiv.

Jaime Winstone

Jaime Winstone (born 1985, Camden, London) is an English actress, daughter of Ray Winstone, known for Kidulthood, Made in Dagenham, Babs, and EastEnders; a Strictly Come Dancing 2026 contestant with Carlos Gu.

Jaimie Alexander

Jaimie Alexander (Jaimie Lauren Tarbush, born 1984) is an American actress known for Jessi on Kyle XY, Lady Sif in Marvel's Thor films, and Jane Doe on NBC's Blindspot (2015-2020).

Jaina Lee Ortiz

Jaina Lee Ortiz (born Jessica Ortiz, 1986) is an American actress and former professional salsa dancer from the Bronx, known for Rosewood's Det. Annalise Villa, Station 19's Andy Herrera, and Emi Ochoa on ABC's R.J. Decker.

Jake Abel

Jake Abel (Jacob Allen Abel, born 1987, Canton, Ohio) is an American actor known for Luke Castellan in the Percy Jackson films, The Host, I Am Number Four, Supernatural's Adam Milligan/Michael, Another Life, Malignant, and Love & Mercy's Mike Love.

Jake Abraham

Jake Abraham (1967–2023), English actor from Toxteth, Liverpool; played Dean in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998); also Mean Machine, Red Dwarf; died of prostate cancer, distinct from the Dallas filmmaker and gaffer of the same name.

Jake Allyn

Jake Allyn (born 1990, Dallas, Texas) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director known for The Quad, No Man's Land, and his Western Heritage Award-winning directorial debut Ride (2024).

Jake Bongiovi

Jake Bongiovi (Jacob Hurley Bongiovi, born 2002) is an American actor and producer, son of Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley, husband of Millie Bobby Brown since May 2024, known for Rockbottom, Sweethearts, and Poetic License.

Jake Busey

Jake Busey (William Jacob Busey, born 1971, Los Angeles), American actor, son of Gary Busey; known for Ace Levy in Starship Troopers, The Frighteners, Contact, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Stranger Things.

Jake Canuso

Jake Canuso, born Carmine Canuso in Zurich in 1970, is a Swiss-British actor and former professional dancer best known for playing Mateo in ITV's Benidorm.

Jake Dunn (actor)

Jake Dunn (born 2000, Nottingham) is a British actor, Guildhall-trained, known for Thomas Blancheford in Disney+'s Renegade Nell, Liam in BBC Three's What It Feels Like for a Girl, Frank in Netflix's My Brilliant Career, and Peter Guillam in Legacy of Spies.

Jake Epstein

Jake Epstein (born 1987, Toronto) is a Canadian actor, singer, and writer known as Craig Manning on Degrassi: The Next Generation, a Gemini Award winner, and for Broadway roles in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and Beautiful.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980) is an American actor of Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler, and Spider-Man: Far From Home, from a Los Angeles filmmaking family.

Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy, born Jameson Griffin Lacy, is an American actor known for playing Pete Miller on The Office and Shane Patton on The White Lotus.

Jake McDorman

Jake McDorman (John Allen McDorman IV, born 1986, Dallas) is an American actor known for Greek, Limitless, American Sniper, Lady Bird, Murphy Brown, The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard, and the Aquamarine sequel series.

Jake McLaughlin

Jake McLaughlin (born 1982, Paradise, California) is an American actor and Iraq War veteran of the 3rd Infantry Division; he debuted in In the Valley of Elah, played Ryan Booth on Quantico, and plays Michael Ormewood on Will Trent.

Jake Picking

Jake Picking, also credited as Jake Picking (actor), is an American actor born 1991 in Erlangen, Germany, raised near Boston; known for Rock Hudson in Hollywood (2020), Lt. Harvard Lennox in Top Gun: Maverick, and Tommy White in Running Point season 2.

Jake Smollett

Jake Smollett (born 1989) is an American actor, editor, and chef, one of six Smollett siblings; known for Eve's Bayou, On Our Own, Smollett Eats, and The Family Table cookbook.

Jake T. Austin

Jake T. Austin (born 1994, Jake Toranzo Austin Szymanski), American actor: Max Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, voice of Diego on Go, Diego! Go!, Jesus on The Fosters, excluded from the 2026 Wizards revival.

Jake Weary

Jake Weary (born 1990) is an American actor and musician from New Jersey, son of Kim Zimmer; known for Deran Cody on Animal Kingdom (2016-2022), Hugh in It Follows, and Cane Buckley in The Waterfront (2025).

Jake Weber

Jake Weber (Jake T. Weber), English actor born in London, trained at Juilliard and the Moscow Art Theatre; best known as Joe DuBois on Medium (130 episodes, 2005-2011) and for Dawn of the Dead, Meet Joe Black, U-571; birth date disputed (1963 vs March 19, 1964).

Jaleel White

Jaleel White (born 1976, Culver City, California) is an American actor who played Steve Urkel on Family Matters (1989–1998) and voiced Sonic the Hedgehog in three 1990s cartoon series; later host of Flip Side and Totally '90s House.

Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil (born 1986) is a British actress, presenter, podcaster, and activist; T4 and BBC Radio 1 host, Tahani on The Good Place, Titania in She-Hulk, and founder of the I Weigh movement.