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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Abigail Spencer

Abigail Leigh Spencer (born 1981) is an American actress and producer from Gulf Breeze, Florida, known for Rectify, Timeless, Suits, Mad Men, and Fox's Best Medicine, and founder of County Line Florals.

Abigail Thaw

Abigail Thaw (born 1965, London) is an English actress, daughter of John Thaw and Sally Alexander, RADA 1989 graduate, best known as Dorothea Frazil in Endeavour and for extensive British stage credits.

Abraham Benrubi

Abraham Benrubi (Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi, Abe Benrubi), American character actor born 1969 in Indianapolis; played Larry Kubiac on Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Jerry Markovic on ER, and Mose in Open Range, with extensive voice work on Robot Chicken and video games.

Abraham Popoola

Abraham Popoola (born 1991) is a British actor from Hackney, London, a RADA graduate who won the 2017 Stage Debut Award for Othello and plays Tombstone in Spider-Noir.

Abubakar Salim

Abubakar Salim (born 1991) is a British-Kenyan actor and game developer: Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins, Father in Raised by Wolves, Alyn of Hull in House of the Dragon, and founder of Surgent Studios.

Abubakr Ali

Abubakr Ali (born 1991, Cairo) is an Egyptian-born American actor, Yale School of Drama graduate, star of Anything's Possible (2022) and the first Arab Muslim lead of a comic book adaptation, Netflix's unreleased Grendel.

Ace Bhatti

Ace Bhatti (Ahsen Rafiq Bhatti, born 1969) is a British actor from Nottingham, a LAMDA graduate known for Cardiac Arrest, The Sarah Jane Adventures, EastEnders' Dr. Yusef Khan, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Acquanetta

Acquanetta (Burnu Acquanetta), 1921–2004, American B-movie actress promoted by Universal as the Venezuelan Volcano; starred in Captive Wild Woman and Tarzan and the Leopard Woman; birth name Mildred Davenport disputed.

Ada Nicodemou (Άντα Νικοδήμου)

Ada Nicodemou (Άντα Νικοδήμου), Australian actress born 1977 in Auburn, Sydney; plays Leah Patterson on Home and Away since 2000, formerly Katerina Ioannou on Heartbreak High, appeared in The Matrix, won Dancing with the Stars 2005, engaged to James Stewart.

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin (born 1956, Brooklyn) is an American actor and director, son of Alan Arkin. Known for Dr. Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope, Northern Exposure, I Hate Hamlet (Tony nomination), and directing The Night Agent, Poker Face, and American Hostage.

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin (born 1962, Chicago) is an American actor, no relation to the Baldwin brothers, known for Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket, Jayne Cobb in Firefly and Serenity, John Casey in Chuck, and The Last Ship.

Adam Beach

Adam Beach (born 1972) is a Saulteaux Canadian actor from Manitoba known for Smoke Signals, Windtalkers, Flags of Our Fathers, and his Golden Globe-nominated Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee role; distinct from other people named Adam Beach.

Adam Brody

Adam Brody (born 1979, San Diego) is an American actor famous as Seth Cohen on The O.C. (2003-2007), also known as Dave Rygalski on Gilmore Girls, Freddy in Shazam!, and rabbi Noah in Netflix's Nobody Wants This (2024), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

Adam Campbell (actor)

Adam Campbell (born Adam Jones, 1980, Bath, England) is an English actor known for Date Movie, Epic Movie, Greg Walsh on Great News, and playing young Ducky Mallard in NCIS and NCIS: Origins; married to Jayma Mays.

Adam Deacon

Adam Deacon (born 1983, Hackney, London) is a British actor, writer, and director, known as Jay in Kidulthood and Adulthood, winner of the 2012 BAFTA Rising Star Award for Anuvahood, and director-star of Sumotherhood (2023).

Adam Demos

Adam Demos (born 1985, Wollongong, Australia) is a Greek Australian actor known for August Walker in UnREAL, Brad Simon in Netflix's Sex/Life, and Jake Taylor in Falling Inn Love.

Adam DeVine

Adam DeVine (Adam Patrick DeVine, born 1983, Waterloo, Iowa) is an American comedian and actor, co-creator and star of Workaholics, Bumper Allen in Pitch Perfect, and Kelvin in The Righteous Gemstones.

Adam Driver

Adam Driver (born 1983, San Diego) is an American actor, former Marine, and Juilliard graduate known for Girls, Kylo Ren in Star Wars, and Oscar-nominated roles in BlacKkKlansman and Marriage Story.

Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia, Australian actor and tap dancer born 1973 in Wahroonga, NSW, of Colombian descent; starred as Tony Manero in London's Saturday Night Fever, played Fiyero in Wicked, and appeared in Coyote Ugly.

Adam Godley

Adam Godley (born 1964, Amersham, England) is a British-American actor, not to be confused with other Adam Godleys. Known for Mayer Lehman in The Lehman Trilogy (Tony-nominated), Elliott Schwartz in Breaking Bad, and Pogo in The Umbrella Academy.

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg (Adam Charles Goldberg, b. 1970, Santa Monica) is an American actor, director, musician, and photographer known for Dazed and Confused, Eddie on Friends, Saving Private Ryan, Fargo, and The Equalizer; distinct from Adam F. Goldberg of The Goldbergs.

Adam Hicks

Adam Paul Nielson Hicks, American actor, rapper, and songwriter born 1992 in Las Vegas; played Luther in Zeke and Luther, Wen in Lemonade Mouth, King Boz in Pair of Kings; co-wrote 'Determinate'; later legal case and 2025 Stone Creek Killer.

Adam Hugill

Adam Hugill, born 1997 in London, is an English actor, LAMDA-trained, lead as Constable Carrot Ironfoundersson in The Watch, also 1917, Sherwood, Doctor Strange's Rintrah; 2019 Stage Debut Award winner.

Adam James (actor)

Adam James (actor), born 1972 in London, is a British actor trained at Guildhall, known for Doctor Foster, Vigil, Belgravia, I May Destroy You, and the Broadway King Charles III, unlike other Adam James actors.

Adam Levy (actor)

Adam Levy (born 1970) is a British RADA-trained actor known for Peter in A.D. The Bible Continues, Mousesack in The Witcher, and Charles Hanani in Industry; distinct from Judy Sheindlin's judge son.

Adam Nagaitis

Adam Nagaitis (Adam Matthew Nagaitis) is a British actor from Chorley, Lancashire, a Stella Adler and RADA graduate known for Cornelius Hickey in The Terror and Vasily Ignatenko in Chernobyl, now in Star City and Task season 2.

Adam Pally

Adam Pally (born 1982) is an American actor and comedian, known as Max Blum on Happy Endings, Dr. Peter Prentice on The Mindy Project, and Wade Whipple in the Sonic the Hedgehog films and Knuckles series.

Adam Pearson (actor)

Adam Pearson (born 1985) is a British actor, television presenter, and disability rights campaigner who has neurofibromatosis and starred in Under the Skin and A Different Man.

Adam Rayner

Adam Rayner (Adam Chance Abbs Rayner, born 1977) is a British-American actor known for Tyrant's Barry Al-Fayeed, Mistresses, Hunted, and Superman & Lois's Morgan Edge/Tal-Rho.

Adam Rickitt

Adam Rickitt (born 1978, Crewe) is an English actor and singer, Nick Tilsley on Coronation Street (1997-2004), chart hit 'I Breathe Again' (No. 5, 1999), Kieran Mitchell in Shortland Street, Kyle Kelly in Hollyoaks, Conservative A-list hopeful, now runs Dexter & Jones in Knutsford with wife Katy Fawcett.