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Yetide Badaki
Yetide Badaki, Nigerian-born American actress born 1981 in Ibadan, best known as the goddess Bilquis on Starz's American Gods (2017–2021) and as lawyer Neera Ketoul in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' "Ad Astra per Aspera"; also Rise (2022), This Is Us, and audiobook narration.
Yon González
Yon González Luna, Spanish actor born 1986 in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, brother of Aitor Luna. Rose to fame as Iván Noiret in El internado; led Gran Hotel, Bajo sospecha, Las chicas del cable; twice Fotogramas de Plata winner.
Yootha Joyce
Yootha Joyce (1927–1980), English actress, born Yootha Joyce Needham; RADA-trained, Joan Littlewood Theatre Workshop alumnus, best known as Mildred Roper in Man About the House and George and Mildred with Brian Murphy; died of liver failure in 1980.
Yuji Okumoto
Yuji Okumoto (born 1959, Los Angeles) is an American actor and producer, best known as villain Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid, Part II and Cobra Kai, and for producing The Paper Tigers (2020); he also runs the Seattle restaurant Kona Kitchen.
Yul Brynner (Юлий Борисович Бринер)
Yul Brynner (Юлий Борисович Бринер), born 1920 in Vladivostok, died 1985 in New York, Russian-American actor; Oscar and Tony winner as King Mongkut in The King and I, which he played 4,625 times, also The Ten Commandments and The Magnificent Seven.
Yul Vazquez
Yul Vazquez (born 1965, Havana) is a Cuban-American character actor and former rock guitarist for Urgent and Diving For Pearls, known for Seinfeld's Bob, a Tony-nominated Cousin Julio, Traffic's SAG-winning cast, and Severance.
Yumna Marwan
Yumna Marwan (يمنى مروان), Lebanese actress and director born in Beirut, known for Little Birds (2020), Inshallah a Boy (2023), and Adilah El Idrissi in FX's The Veil (2024).
Yura Borisov
Yura Borisov, full name Yuri Alexandrovich Borisov, is a Russian stage and film actor born in 1992, nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Anora.
Yuri Kolokolnikov (Юрий Андреевич Колокольников)
Yuri Kolokolnikov (Юрий Андреевич Колокольников), Russian-Canadian actor and producer born 1980 in Moscow; Styr in Game of Thrones, Gennadi in The Americans, Volkov in Tenet, Korovyev in Master and Margarita, lead in Levsha and Poluden.
Yvan Attal
Yvan Attal, born 1965 in Tel Aviv, is a French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter. Known for Un monde sans pitié, Ma femme est une actrice, Le Brio, Les Choses humaines, his partnership with Charlotte Gainsbourg, and voicing Tom Cruise in French.
Yves Montand
Yves Montand (Ivo Livi, 1921-1991), French singer and actor born in Tuscany, mentored by Édith Piaf, famous for Les feuilles mortes, The Wages of Fear, Z, and Jean de Florette; died filming IP5.
Yvette González-Nacer
Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Cuban-American actress, singer, violinist, and producer; originated Fate in Broadway's Hadestown, starred as Satine in Moulin Rouge! national tour, played Kiki on Nickelodeon's Fresh Beat Band, and founded the nonprofit Creative Minds Care.
Yvette Mimieux
Yvette Mimieux (1942-2022), American actress, star of The Time Machine (Weena), Where the Boys Are, and The Black Hole; three Golden Globe nominations; MGM contract player; retired after 1992.
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown (born 1971, East Cleveland, Ohio) is an American Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer, singer, and host, best known as Shirley Bennett on NBC's Community and Helen Dubois on Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, with extensive film, voice, and hosting credits.
Yvette Wilson
Yvette Renee Wilson (1964–2012) was an American comedian and actress who played Andell Wilkerson on the UPN sitcoms Moesha and The Parkers, after stand-up comedy, Thea, Def Comedy Jam, and film roles in Friday and Poetic Justice.
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (1937-2015), American actress and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo dancer; TV's first Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) in Batman's 1967-68 season and Marta the Orion in Star Trek's Whom Gods Destroy; distinct from the Michigan homemaker Yvonne D. Craig.
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo (Margaret Yvonne Middleton, 1922 or 1924–2007), Canadian-born Hollywood actress; star of 1940s Technicolor adventures, Sephora in The Ten Commandments (1956), and Lily Munster on CBS's The Munsters (1964–66).
Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji (born 1983, Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American actress and comedian, Emmy-nominated as Molly Carter on HBO's Insecure (2016–2021), with HBO specials Momma, I Made It! and A Whole Me and the book Bamboozled by Jesus.
Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Strahovski (Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski), Australian actress born 1982, in Sydney; known for Sarah Walker in Chuck and Serena Joy Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale, a twice Emmy-nominated role.
Zac Burgess
Zac Burgess is an Australian actor from Bellingen, NSW, a WAAPA graduate known as Eli Bell in Boy Swallows Universe and Lucien Belmont in Prime Video's Cruel Intentions (2024), son of actor Scott Burgess.
Zac Efron
Zac Efron (Zachary David Alexander Efron, born 1987) is an American actor and singer who rose to fame as Troy Bolton in Disney's High School Musical films and later starred in Hairspray, The Greatest Showman, Extremely Wicked, and The Iron Claw.
Zac Looker
Zac Looker is a British actor from Portsmouth, England, known for Frank in A Kind of Spark, Toby Pilgrim in Netflix's Geek Girl, and Dustin in Prime Video's Elle (2026), the Legally Blonde prequel; trained at the National Youth Theatre.
Zach Braff
Zach Braff (Zachary Israel Braff), born 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey, is an American actor-director known for Scrubs' J.D., Garden State (Grammy 2005), and the 2026 Scrubs revival.
Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis (Zacharius Knight Galifianakis), American comedian and actor born 1969 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina; star of The Hangover's Alan Garner and creator of the Funny or Die mock talk show Between Two Ferns (2008–2018), two-time Emmy winner, later Baskets and Netflix's This Is a Gardening Show.
Zach Gilford
Zach Gilford (Zachary Michael Gilford, born 1982, Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor known for Matt Saracen on Friday Night Lights, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and Elias Voit on Criminal Minds: Evolution.
Zach Grenier
Zach Grenier, American character actor born 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey; Tony-nominated as Beethoven in 33 Variations, known as David Lee on The Good Wife and in Fight Club, Zodiac, and Devs.
Zach McGowan
Zach McGowan (Zachary Brendan McGowan), American actor born in New York City, known for Captain Charles Vane in Black Sails, Jody in Shameless, and King Roan in The 100, plus film leads and voice-over work.
Zach Roerig
Zach Roerig (Zachary George Roerig), American actor born 1985 in Montpelier, Ohio; played Matt Donovan on all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017), after soap roles on As the World Turns and One Life to Live.
Zach Woods
Zach Woods (born 1984) is an American actor and comedian known as Gabe Lewis on The Office and Jared Dunn on Silicon Valley, and as co-creator, director, and voice of Peacock's In the Know.
Zachary Abel
Zachary Abel, full name Zachary Burr Abel (born 1980, Middletown, Indiana), is an American actor, producer, and travel blogger. Known for Carter Anderson on ABC Family's Make It or Break It (2009-2011), guest roles on The Big Bang Theory and Criminal Minds, marriage to Elizabeth Henstridge, and the Monkey Miles travel blog.