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James Urbaniak
James Urbaniak (born 1963, Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American character actor known as Simon Grim in Henry Fool, Robert Crumb in American Splendor, and the voice of Dr. Rusty Venture in The Venture Bros., with an Obie Award and a Drama Desk nomination for Thom Pain.
James Van Der Beek
James David Van Der Beek (1977–2026) was an American actor, teen idol as Dawson Leery on Dawson's Creek (The WB, 1998–2003), also of Varsity Blues, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and CSI: Cyber; died at 48 of colorectal cancer.
James Waterston
James Waterston (born 1969, New York City) is an American actor, son of Sam Waterston, known for Dead Poets Society, Little Sweetheart, Live from Baghdad, Red Oaks, the BBC's Oppenheimer, and extensive Off-Broadway and regional stage work.
James Westmoreland (actor)
James Westmoreland (1935–2016), also known as Rad Fulton, American film and TV actor; played Ruel Jaxon on The Monroes and soap roles on General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
James Whitmore
James Whitmore (1921–2009), American character actor and "King of the One Man Show" for his solo portrayals of Will Rogers, Harry Truman, and Theodore Roosevelt; Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner with two Oscar nominations.
James Whitmore Jr.
James Whitmore Jr. (James Allen Whitmore III, born 1948) is an American TV actor and director, son of actor James Whitmore. Known for Black Sheep Squadron and Hunter, he later directed NCIS, Quantum Leap, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes.
James Wilby
James Wilby names three British subjects: an actor born 1958 in Rangoon, star of Maurice, Howards End, and Gosford Park; a Commonwealth champion breaststroke swimmer born in Glasgow; and a Yorkshire transport company founded in 1916.
James Wolk
James Wolk (James Joseph Wolk, born 1985, Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American TV actor: Lone Star, Mad Men's Bob Benson, Zoo's Jackson Oz, Ordinary Joe, Happy Face (2025).
James Woods
James Woods (born 1947, Vernal, Utah) is an American actor known for intense roles in The Onion Field, Salvador (Oscar-nominated), and Ghosts of Mississippi, plus the voice of Hades in Hercules and Kingdom Hearts; distinct from other people named James Woods.
Jameson Parker
Jameson Parker (Francis Jameson Parker Jr., born 1947, Baltimore) is the American actor who played A.J. Simon on CBS's Simon & Simon (1981–1988); later an outdoor writer, author of An Accidental Cowboy.
Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan (James Patrick Sheridan, born 1951, Pasadena) is an American actor known for Captain James Deakins on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Randall Flagg in The Stand, Homeland's William Walden, and a 1987 Tony nomination for All My Sons.
Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz, American actress born 1965 in Chicago, star of Sixteen Candles, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, and Twister; married investor Tony Ressler in 1989 and is a principal owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
Jamie Bamber
Jamie Bamber (Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith, born 1973, Hammersmith, London) is a British actor known for Lee 'Apollo' Adama in Battlestar Galactica (2005-09), Archie Kennedy in Hornblower, and Jack Foley in Band of Brothers.
Jamie Bell
Jamie Bell (Andrew James Matfin Bell), English actor born 1986 in Billingham, County Durham; youngest-ever Best Actor BAFTA winner for Billy Elliot (2000), later known for Tintin, Fantastic Four, Rocketman, Half Man, and Peaky Blinders sequel.
Jamie Brewer
Jamie Brewer (born 1985) is an American actress and model with Down syndrome, known as Adelaide 'Addie' Langdon in American Horror Story; first model with Down syndrome at New York Fashion Week (2015) and Drama Desk-winning lead of Amy and the Orphans (2018).
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower (born 1988, London) is a British actor and musician, also credited as James Campbell M Bower, known for young Grindelwald in Harry Potter, Caius in Twilight, Jace in The Mortal Instruments, and Henry/One/Vecna in Stranger Things, plus fronting the band COUNTERFEIT.
Jamie Chung
Jamie Chung (Jamie Jilynn Chung, born 1983, San Francisco) is a Korean-American actress who rose from MTV's The Real World: San Diego (2004) to roles in Sucker Punch, The Hangover Part II, Once Upon a Time, The Gifted, Lovecraft Country, and as the voice of Go Go Tomago and Destiny 2's Ana Bray.
Jamie Clayton
Jamie Clayton is an American actress and model (born 1978, San Diego), known as Nomi Marks in Sense8, Tess Van De Berg in The L Word: Generation Q, and Pinhead/The Priest in the 2022 Hellraiser reboot.
Jamie Demetriou
Jamie Demetriou (born 1987, London), also of Stath Lets Flats fame, is a British-Cypriot comedian, actor and writer who created the Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats, winning three Baftas in 2020 and one in 2022.
Jamie Denbo
Jamie Denbo (born 1973, Boston) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer, co-creator of Ronna & Beverly with Jessica Chaffin, creator of Lifetime's American Princess, and a former Grey's Anatomy co-executive producer.
Jamie Donnelly
Jamie Donnelly (born 1947, Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American actress who played Jan in Broadway's Grease and the 1978 film, and originated Magenta/Usherette in the US Rocky Horror stage productions.
Jamie Dornan
Jamie Dornan (born 1982, Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actor and former model known for The Fall's Paul Spector, Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades trilogy, and the Golden Globe-nominated Belfast role.
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr (Jameel Joseph Farah, born July 1, 1934) is a Lebanese American actor from Toledo, Ohio, best known as cross-dressing Corporal Klinger on M*A*S*H (1972-83), after a 1955 film debut in Blackboard Jungle.
Jamie Foreman
Jamie Foreman (born 1958, Bermondsey, London) is an English actor, son of gangster Freddie Foreman, known as the Duke in Layer Cake, Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist, and Derek Branning in EastEnders.
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (Eric Marlon Bishop, born 1967, Terrell, Texas) is an American actor, singer, and comedian; Oscar winner for Ray (2004), In Living Color alumnus, Grammy winner for "Blame It," and survivor of a 2023 stroke.
Jamie Glover
Jamie Blair Glover (born 1969) is an English actor, director, and voice artist, son of Julian Glover and Isla Blair; known for Andrew Treneman in Waterloo Road, James Lacey in Agatha Raisin, Darth Malgus in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Inter Alia.
Jamie Gray Hyder
Jamie Gray Hyder (born 1985, Washington, D.C.) is a Lebanese-American actress known as Kat Tamin on Law & Order: SVU, Danielle on True Blood, and the voice of Lt. Salter in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Jamie Hector
Jamie Hector (born 1975, Brooklyn) is a Haitian-American actor known as Marlo Stanfield on The Wire (2004-2008) and Detective Jerry Edgar on Bosch; founder of the Moving Mountains youth arts nonprofit.
Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy (James Harvey Kennedy, born 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer known as Randy Meeks in the Scream films, creator of The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, and star-writer of Malibu's Most Wanted.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958, Santa Monica) is an American actress, daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, debut as Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978), Scream Queen, BAFTA and two Golden Globe winner, Oscar and Emmy winner.