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Ryan Grantham

Ryan Grantham, born 1998 in Squamish, British Columbia, is a Canadian former child actor known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Riverdale, sentenced in 2022 to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his mother Barbara Waite.

Ryan Guzman

Ryan Guzman (born 1987, Abilene, Texas) is an American actor and former model, the lead of Step Up Revolution and Eddie Diaz on 9-1-1 since 2018; also known for The Boy Next Door and Everybody Wants Some!!.

Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen (born 1981, San Diego) is an American actor known as Dick Casablancas in Veronica Mars, Kyle Bradway in Party Down, and star of Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television.

Ryan Hurst

Ryan Hurst (born 1976, Santa Monica) is an American actor known as Opie Winston on Sons of Anarchy, Beta on The Walking Dead, Gerry Bertier in Remember the Titans, and the voice of Thor in God of War: Ragnarök.

Ryan Jamaal Swain

Ryan Jamaal Swain (born 1994) is an American actor, dancer, and writer known for playing Damon Richards on FX's Pose. Howard University BFA, Broadway's Choir Boy, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and star of One in Two.

Ryan Kelley

Ryan Kelley (Ryan Jonathan Kelley, born 1986) is an American actor from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, known as Deputy Jordan Parrish on MTV's Teen Wolf, Clyde in Mean Creek (2004), and Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm; not the Broadway actor Ryan Kelly.

Ryan Kwanten

Ryan Kwanten (Ryan Christian Kwanten, born 1976, Sydney) is an Australian actor known as Vinnie Patterson on Home and Away and Jason Stackhouse on HBO's True Blood (2008–14), later in Red Hill, The Oath, Them, and Glorious.

Ryan McCartan

Ryan McCartan (born 1993, Excelsior, Minnesota) is an American actor and singer; 2011 Jimmy Award winner, Diggie on Liv and Maddie, J.D. in Heathers, and Broadway's Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby.

Ryan McPartlin

Ryan McPartlin (born 1975, Chicago) is an American actor and producer, best known as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on Chuck (2007–2012) and Patrick McKenna on L.A.'s Finest; also Hunter Killer, J. Edgar, and Hallmark/Lifetime TV movies.

Ryan Merriman

Ryan Merriman (Ryan Earl Merriman), American actor born 1983 in Choctaw, Oklahoma; child actor on The Mommies and The Pretender, Disney TV movie lead, later Pretty Little Liars' Ian Thomas and horror film roles.

Ryan Michelle Bathe

Ryan Michelle Bathe (Bathé), American actress born 1976 in St. Louis, known for Boston Legal's Sara Holt, First Wives Club's Ari, The Endgame's Val Turner, and hosting the Paradise podcast; Sterling K. Brown's wife.

Ryan Mulvey

Ryan Mulvey (born 2006, Altrincham) is an English soap actor, JJ Osborne in Hollyoaks (2024–2025) and Brody Michaelis in Coronation Street (2025–present); distinct from the American FOIA lawyer Ryan P. Mulvey.

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal (Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal, 1941-2023), American actor and former amateur boxer, star of Peyton Place, Love Story, Paper Moon, and Barry Lyndon; Oscar-nominated for Love Story, father of Tatum O'Neal, longtime partner of Farrah Fawcett.

Ryan Paevey

Ryan Paevey (Ryan Jacob Paevey-Vlieger, born 1984) is an American actor and model known as Nathan West on General Hospital (2013-18, returned 2025 as twin Cassius Faison) and as a Hallmark Channel movie leading man.

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe (Matthew Ryan Phillippe, born 1974) is an American actor known for I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, Crash, Flags of Our Fathers, and Shooter; first gay teen on daytime TV.

Ryan Potter

Ryan Potter (born 1995, Portland, Oregon) is an American actor and martial artist, star of Supah Ninjas, voice of Hiro Hamada in Big Hero 6, and Beast Boy in Titans.

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds (born 1976, Vancouver) is a Canadian-American actor and entrepreneur, best known as Deadpool in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with business ventures including Maximum Effort, Mint Mobile, and Wrexham A.F.C.

Ryan Sampson

Ryan Sampson (born 1985, Rotherham) is an English actor and writer, known as Grumio in Plebs, Tommo in Brassic, and creator-writer-star of Sky's Mr Bigstuff with Danny Dyer.

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson, born Sharon Epatha Merkerson in 1952, is an American actress best known as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on Law & Order from 1993 to 2010.

Saagar Shaikh

Saagar Shaikh, Pakistani American actor (born 1986), plays Aamir Khan in Ms. Marvel and The Marvels and Raj Dar in Hulu's Deli Boys; UTSA business graduate who later taught drama there.

Sabrina Bartlett

Sabrina Bartlett (born 1991, Hammersmith, London) is an English actress trained at Guildford School of Acting, known for Siena Rosso in Bridgerton, Keren Smith in Poldark, Princess Isabella in Knightfall, and Mariette Larkin in The Larkins.

Sabrina Bryan

Sabrina Bryan (Reba Sabrina Hinojos, born 1984) is an American singer-dancer-actress who played Dorinda in Disney's Cheetah Girls trilogy and competed on Dancing with the Stars season 5.

Sabrina Le Beauf

Sabrina Le Beauf (Sabrina Marie LeBeauf), born 1958 in New Orleans, American actress; Sondra Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984-1992), Yale School of Drama MFA, Shakespeare Theatre Company lead actress, and interior designer.

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971, Hammersmith, London), also known as Ali G, Borat, Bruno, and Aladeen, is a British comedian and actor famous for undercover satirical characters, two Golden Globes, three Oscar nominations, Who Is America?, and the 2026 directorial debut Ali G: Who Iz I?

Sacha Dhawan

Sacha Dhawan, born 1984, is a British actor who originated Akthar in The History Boys and played the Master in Doctor Who from 2020 to 2022.

Sacheen Littlefeather

Sacheen Littlefeather (Marie Louise Cruz, 1946-2022), American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando's 1973 best actor Oscar in a Native American rights protest; later accused by her sisters of fabricating Apache and Yaqui identity.

Sachi Parker

Sachi Parker (サチ・パーカー), born 1956, American actress and writer, only child of Shirley MacLaine and Steve Parker; supporting roles in Back to the Future, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Scrooged, and 2013 memoir Lucky Me.

Sadie Frost

Sadie Frost (Sadie Liza Vaughan, born 1965) is an English actress, producer, fashion designer, and documentary director. Known for Lucy Westenra in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Natural Nylon, FrostFrench, and directing Quant and Twiggy.

Sadie Sink

Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born 2002, Brenham, Texas) is an American actress known as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things, Ellie in The Whale, a Tony-nominated John Proctor Is the Villain lead, and Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows (Saffron Domini Burrows), British actress and former model born 1972 in London; films In the Name of the Father, Deep Blue Sea, Troy, The Bank Job; TV Boston Legal, Law & Order: CI, Mozart in the Jungle, You.