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Taran Killam

Taran Killam (born 1982, Culver City, California; birth name Taran Hourie Killam) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director, a Saturday Night Live cast member from 2010 to 2016, Hamilton's Broadway King George, director of Killing Gunther, and star of NBC's Stumble.

Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton, Welsh actor (born 1989, Birkenhead), RADA graduate; known as Eggsy in Kingsman, Golden Globe-winning Elton John in Rocketman, and leads in Black Bird, Smoke, Carry-On, and Apex.

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning (born 1978) is an American actress and singer known for Pennsatucky on Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019) and Hustle & Flow (2005), and for the Boomkat duo with brother Kellin, whose "The Wreckoning" topped Billboard's dance chart.

Tasha Smith

Tasha Smith (born 1971, Camden, New Jersey) is an American actress, director, and acting coach, known for Angela in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? franchise and For Better or Worse, Carol on Empire, Marley in Survival of the Thickest, and directing BMF, P-Valley, and Bel-Air; distinct from same-named realtors and therapists.

Tatanka Means

Tatanka Means (Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means, born 1985) is an American actor and stand-up comedian of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, Yankton Dakota, and Diné descent, son of activist Russell Means, known for Tiger Eyes, Killers of the Flower Moon, Horizon, and the CBS series Marshals.

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan (b. 1963, Tenafly, NJ), American actor-director; voice of Disney's Hercules (1997), Jimmy Cooper in The O.C., Tom Shayes in Damages; 2014 Emmy for ESPN's Arthur and Johnnie.

Tate Ellington

Tate Ellington (James Tate Ellington, born 1979, Madison, Mississippi) is an American actor known for Remember Me, Sinister 2, The Endless, Broadway's The Philanthropist, and as Simon Asher on Quantico; not the NFL receiver Bruce Ellington.

Tati Gabrielle

Tati Gabrielle, born Tatiana Gabrielle Hobson (1996), is an American actress of Korean and African-American descent known for Prudence in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marienne in You, Gaia in The 100, Nora in The Last of Us, Jade in Mortal Kombat II, and Jordan A. Mun in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress; Emmy winner (2016) for playing 17 clones in Orphan Black; starred as She-Hulk (2022) and leads Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (2026).

Tatum Grace Hopkins

Tatum Grace Hopkins (born 2005, Shawnee, Oklahoma) is an American actress who originated Jonquil in The Queen of Versailles on Broadway and was cast in 2026 as Max Caulfield in Prime Video's Life Is Strange series.

Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali (born 1979) is an American actress and R&B singer known as Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; her 1998 album Kiss the Sky featured the Billboard #6 single Daydreamin'. A Harvard graduate and five-time NAACP Image Award winner, she also advocates for Black maternal health.

Tavi Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson, born in 1996, is an American writer, editor, and actor who founded the online magazine Rookie at 15 after drawing fame as an 11-year-old fashion blogger.

Tawny Cypress

Tawny Cypress (born 1976, Point Pleasant, New Jersey) is an American actress known as Simone Deveaux on Heroes and adult Taissa Turner on Yellowjackets, with regular roles in K-Ville, Unforgettable, House of Cards, and The Blacklist: Redemption.

Tawny Kitaen

Tawny Kitaen (Julie Kitaen, 1961–2021), American actress and model famous for Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" video, Jaguar cartwheel, Ratt album covers, and Tom Hanks's fiancée in Bachelor Party (1984).

Tawny Newsome

Tawny Newsome (born 1983) is an American actress, comedian, musician, and writer, the voice of Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Angela Ali on Space Force, a Second City alumna, and a Starfleet Academy writer.

Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs (Scott Leo Diggs), American stage and screen actor born 1971; originated Benny in Broadway's Rent, starred in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Best Man, Private Practice, and All American, and co-founded Microhouse Films.

Tayler Buck

Tayler Buck (born 2003) is an American actress known as Natalie Irons on Superman & Lois, Kate in Annabelle: Creation, and Sandra in Tyler Perry's Assisted Living; distinct from actor Buck Taylor.

Taylor Cole

Taylor Quinn Cole (born 1984, Arlington, Texas) is an American actress and former model, a series regular on Summerland and The Event, best known for 21 lead roles in Hallmark movies, 2016-2025.

Taylor Handley

Taylor Handley (Taylor Laurence Handley, born 1984, Santa Barbara) is an American actor known for Oliver Trask on The O.C., Johnny Miller in Hidden Palms, Dixon Lamb in Vegas, and Kyle McLusky in Mayor of Kingstown.

Taylor Hickson

Taylor Delaney Hickson, Canadian actress born 1997 in Kelowna, British Columbia; broke out as Meghan Orlovsky in Deadpool (2016), starred as Raelle Collar on Freeform's Motherland: Fort Salem (2020-2022), and later appeared in Bad Genius, Untamed, and North of North; also a singer-songwriter.

Taylor John Smith

Taylor John Smith (born 1995) is an American actor from Los Angeles known for John Keene in Sharp Objects and Tate Walker in Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), plus Warfare (2025), The Outpost, and Wolves.

Taylor Kinney

Taylor Kinney (born 1981, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and model, known as Lieutenant Kelly Severide on NBC's Chicago Fire and as Mason Lockwood on The Vampire Diaries; film credits include Zero Dark Thirty.

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch (born 1981, Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor known for Tim Riggins in Friday Night Lights, John Carter, Waco, Painkiller, American Primeval, and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.

Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner (born 1992, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actor and former karate champion, best known as Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga (2008–2012) and for films including Sharkboy, Abduction, and Tracers.

Taylor Negron

Taylor Negron (1957–2015), born Brad Stephen Negron in Glendale, California, was an American character actor, stand-up comedian, playwright, and painter; known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High's pizza scene, Milo in The Last Boy Scout, recurring TV roles, and the play Gangster Planet.

Taylor Russell

Taylor Russell (born 1994, Vancouver) is a Canadian actress known for Judy Robinson in Lost in Space, Waves, the Escape Room films, and Maren in Bones and All, for which she won Venice's Marcello Mastroianni Award.

Taylor Schilling

Taylor Jane Schilling (born 1984), American actress; Emmy-nominated star of Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019); also Mercy, The Lucky One, The Overnight, Pam & Tommy, and NBC's What the Dead Know pilot.

Taylor Zakhar Perez

Taylor Zakhar Perez (born 1991, Chicago) is an American actor known for Marco Peña in The Kissing Booth 2/3, HBO Max's Minx, and Alex Claremont-Diaz in Prime Video's Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), Emmy-nominated, returning in the sequel Red, White & Royal Wedding.

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige (born 1990) is an American actress and former dancer from Inglewood, California, best known as Ahsha Hayes on Hit the Floor and as the Independent Spirit Award-winning star of Zola, also in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, and It: Welcome to Derry.

Taz Skylar

Taz Skylar (Tarek Yassin Skylar), born 1995 in Tenerife, is a Spanish-British actor, writer, and producer known for Sanji in Netflix's One Piece and the Olivier-nominated play Warheads.