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Adam Rose (actor)

Adam Rose, stage name of Adam Benshoshan (born 1987, Jerusalem), Israeli-American actor and TikTok creator known as Blue Cardigan Guy; child actor in Deconstructing Harry, later Veronica Mars, Supernatural, and Behemoth!; distinct from the WWE wrestler Adam Rose.

Adam Rothenberg

Adam Rothenberg (born 1975, Tenafly, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Captain Homer Jackson in Ripper Street (2012–2016) and films Mad Money, Tennessee, The Immigrant, and The Mauritanian.

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and musician born 1966 in Brooklyn; SNL 1990-1995, Happy Madison founder, star of Billy Madison, Punch-Drunk Love, Uncut Gems, Mark Twain Prize 2023.

Adam Shapiro (actor)

Adam Shapiro (born 1981) is an American actor, distinct from Adam B. Shapiro, known for Mr. Shapiro in Never Have I Ever, Chef Adam in The Bear, Steve Jobs, Mank, Broadway's Waitress, and founding Shappy Pretzel Co.

Adam West

Adam West (1928–2017), American actor born in Walla Walla, Washington, who played Batman on ABC's campy 1966–1968 series and film, battled typecasting, and later voiced Mayor Adam West on Family Guy.

Adam Wylie

Adam Augustus Wylie (born 1984) is an American actor, voice actor, and magician known as Zachary Brock on Picket Fences, Jack in the 2002 Broadway Into the Woods revival, and Panicky Smurf in Smurfs.

Addison Timlin

Addison Timlin (Addison Jayne Timlin, born 1991, Philadelphia) is an American actress, child star of the Annie tour and Broadway's Gypsy, known for Little Sister, Odd Thomas, Californication, StartUp, and Hal & Harper.

Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar, born 1980 in London, is a British actor known for Four Lions, Utopia, Murdered by My Father, Sherwood, Sweet Tooth, and Black Doves; two-time BAFTA winner and first non-white Lead Actor TV BAFTA recipient.

Adelaide Clemens

Adelaide Clemens (born 1989, Brisbane) is an Australian actress known for Tawney in Rectify, Valentine in Parade's End, Heather Mason in Silent Hill: Revelation, and Catherine in The Great Gatsby.

Adelaide Kane

Adelaide Kane, full name Adelaide Victoria Kane, is an Australian actress known for playing Mary, Queen of Scots on Reign and Dr. Jules Millin on Grey's Anatomy.

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Adèle Exarchopoulos (born 1993) is a French actress whose breakout as Adèle in Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle) won the 2013 Palme d'Or shared with Léa Seydoux and Abdellatif Kechiche, making her the youngest Palme winner in Cannes history; later Césars include Best Supporting Actress 2024.

Adèle Haenel

Adèle Haenel (born 1989, Paris) is a French actress, two-time César winner (Suzanne, Les Combattants), known for Portrait de la jeune fille en feu; she accused director Christophe Ruggia in 2019 and left cinema in 2023.

Aden Young

Aden Young, Canadian-Australian actor born 1971 in Toronto, known for Daniel Holden in Rectify (2013–2016), Detective Henry Graff in Law & Order Toronto, and his Black Robe (1991) film debut.

Adepero Oduye

Adepero Oduye (born 1978), American actress of Nigerian descent from Brooklyn, known for Alike in Pariah, Eliza in 12 Years a Slave, The Big Short, and her Nina Simone short To Be Free in the Smithsonian collection.

Adetomiwa Edun

Adetomiwa Edun (Babatunde Adetomiwa Stafford Edun, born 1984, Lagos) is a British-Nigerian RADA-trained actor: Sir Elyan in Merlin, Marcus Young in Bates Motel, Romeo at Shakespeare's Globe (2009), and the motion-capture voice of Alex Hunter in FIFA 17-19.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 1967) is a British-Nigerian actor, director, and former model known for Simon Adebisi in Oz, Mr. Eko in Lost, Killer Croc in Suicide Squad, and directing the autobiographical film Farming.

Adil Ray

Adil Ray (born 1974, Birmingham) is a British actor-comedian and broadcaster, creator and star of BBC One's Citizen Khan, Sadiq Nawaz in Ackley Bridge, and a Good Morning Britain host.

Adina Porter

Adina Porter (born 1971, New York City) is an American actress known for Lettie Mae in True Blood, Indra in The 100, five American Horror Story seasons, and her 2018 Emmy nomination for Cult.

Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh, born 1963, is a British actor best known as Lady Danbury in Netflix's Bridgerton, who starred in and co-directed Richard II at Shakespeare's Globe.

Adolph Caesar

Adolph Caesar (1933-1986), American character actor and voice artist, Harlem-born Negro Ensemble Company member; Oscar-nominated as Sgt. Waters in A Soldier's Story (1984), later The Color Purple.

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou (1890–1963), American actor of the silent and sound eras, famed for suave, elegant cad roles in A Woman of Paris, The Front Page (his lone Oscar nomination), Morocco, and Paths of Glory, and for HUAC anti-communist testimony.

Adria Arjona

Adria Arjona (born 1992, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, daughter of singer Ricardo Arjona; known for Bix in Andor, Hit Man, Morbius, and Onslaught, and cast in Superman: Man of Tomorrow.

Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar (born 1958, Enniskillen) is a Northern Irish actor, director, and singer, Ted Hastings in Line of Duty, co-writer and star of Hear My Song, and star of Ridley.

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson (Ade Edmondson), English comedian, actor, musician and writer born 1957 in Bradford; Rik Mayall's partner in The Young Ones and Bottom; also The Bad Shepherds, novelist, Berserker! author.

Adrian Greensmith

Adrian Greensmith (born 2001, Brooklyn) is an American actor, RCSSD-trained, known as Hunter in Metal Lords (2022), Arthur "Spoon" Spindell in Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023), and Sam Greene in Netflix's Run Away (2026).

Adrian Grenier

Adrian Grenier (born 1976, Santa Fe, New Mexico) is an American actor, producer, and documentary director known as Vincent Chase on HBO's Entourage (2004–2011) and Nate in The Devil Wears Prada; he now lives on a Texas ranch.

Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes (born 1974) is a Welsh-Canadian actor from Wrexham, raised in Vancouver. Known for Philip Banks in Bel-Air (NAACP Image Award 2024), Nick Barron in 19-2 (Canadian Screen Award 2017), and Admiral Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Adrian Lester

Adrian Lester is a British actor and director who has appeared in Hustle and Primary Colors, alongside stage roles for which he earned OBE and CBE honors.

Adrian Martinez (actor)

Adrian Martinez is a New York-born American character actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer with 120+ credits, known for Focus, Walter Mitty, Stumptown, and his directorial debut iGilbert.

Adrian Pasdar

Adrian Pasdar (Adrian Kayvan Pasdar, born 1965, Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is an American actor and director known for Near Dark, Profit, Heroes' Nathan Petrelli, and voicing Iron Man.