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Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (1938–2020), American stage and screen actor; breakthrough as Sheriff Teasle in First Blood; two Tony Awards for Death of a Salesman and Long Day's Journey Into Night; six Emmy nominations.
Brian Dietzen
Brian Dietzen (born 1977) is an American actor, BFA University of Colorado Boulder, known as Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS since 2004, series regular from 2012, and NCIS co-writer.
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy (Waldo Brian Donlevy, 1901–1972), Irish-born American character actor of tough-guy roles; Oscar-nominated for Beau Geste (1939), starred in The Great McGinty, played Quatermass twice, and led radio/TV's Dangerous Assignment.
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray (born Brian Murray, 1945, Chicago), American actor, writer, and voice artist, older brother of Bill Murray. Second City and SNL veteran, co-writer of Caddyshack, and voice of SpongeBob's Flying Dutchman; not the South African actor Brian Murray.
Brían F. O'Byrne
Brían F. O'Byrne (born 1967, Mullagh, County Cavan) is an Irish actor; Tony winner for Frozen (2004), Emmy nominee for Mildred Pierce, and IFTA winner for Conclave (2024).
Brian George
Brian George (born 1952, Jerusalem) is an Israeli-born British-Canadian character and voice actor known as Babu Bhatt on Seinfeld, Dr. Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory, the voice of Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Ahmad in Deli Boys.
Brian Geraghty
Brian Timothy Geraghty, American actor born 1975 in Toms River, New Jersey; Neighborhood Playhouse graduate known for Specialist Owen Eldridge in The Hurt Locker, Officer Sean Roman on Chicago P.D., Ronald Pergman on Big Sky, and Theodore Roosevelt on The Alienist. Distinct from the Irish businessman and other namesakes.
Brian Gleeson (actor)
Brian Gleeson (born 1987, Dublin) is an Irish actor, writer, and producer, son of Brendan Gleeson and brother of Domhnall. Known for Bad Sisters, Logan Lucky, Phantom Thread, Peaky Blinders, and co-creating Frank of Ireland.
Brian Haley
Brian Haley (Brian Carlo Haley, born 1963, Seattle) is an American actor and stand-up comedian known for Baby's Day Out, Little Giants, Mars Attacks!, Wings, and Gran Torino, and for a 1990 Johnny Carson Tonight Show break.
Brian Hallisay
Brian Hallisay, also credited as Brian Gleidson Hallisay, is an American actor born 1978, known for Will Davis in Privileged, Kyle Parks in The Client List, Ben Hunter in Revenge, and Doug Kendall in 9-1-1, and husband of Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Brian Huskey
Brian Huskey (born 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American character actor, comedian, and writer, a UCB improviser and Naked Babies founding member, known for Veep's Leon West, Regular Sized Rudy on Bob's Burgers, People of Earth, and Mr. Neighbor's House.
Brian J. Smith
Brian J. Smith, born 1981 in Dallas, Texas, is an American Juilliard-trained actor known as Lt. Matthew Scott in Stargate Universe, Will Gorski in Sense8, and Tony-nominated Gentleman Caller in The Glass Menagerie.
Brian J. White
Brian J. White (Brian Joseph White, born 1975, Boston) is an American actor and producer, former NFL Patriots football and NLL Blazers lacrosse player, son of Celtics star Jo Jo White, known for The Shield, Stomp the Yard, Ray Donovan, and Ambitions.
Brian Jordan Alvarez
Brian Jordan Alvarez (born 1987) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker, creator and star of FX's English Teacher and the 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, with roles in Will & Grace, Jane the Virgin, and M3GAN.
Brian Keith
Brian Keith (Robert Alba Keith, 1921-1997), American film, television, and stage actor; Marine veteran 1941-45; Uncle Bill on Family Affair with three Emmy nominations, Judge Hardcastle, The Parent Trap, and Theodore Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion.
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin, born in 1949 in Chicago, is an American actor known for playing Ed in Torch Song Trilogy on Broadway and film, and Steve Heidebrecht in August: Osage County.
Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born 1969, El Toro, California) is an American actor known as Leo Wyatt on Charmed (1998–2006, 150+ episodes), Return to the Blue Lagoon, and Sleepwalkers; also producer, director, and Charmed rewatch podcast host.
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie (1965–2024), Scottish actor born in Bellshill, played crime boss Tommy Hunter in Line of Duty and Alasdair in Rob Roy; died of an aortic dissection in Glasgow.
Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara (born 1960, Long Island, New York) is an American character actor known for Billionaire Boys Club (1987, Golden Globe nomination), Arachnophobia, Short Circuit, and as Gen. Michael Holden on Army Wives; not to be confused with actor Brian Dewar McNamara.
Brian Michael Smith
Brian Michael Smith (born 1983, Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American trans actor and advocate, the first Black trans man as a network TV series regular, playing Paul Strickland on 9-1-1: Lone Star and Toine Wilkins on Queen Sugar.
Brian Murphy (actor)
Brian Trevor John Murphy (1932–2025), English comedy actor; played landlord George Roper in Man About the House and George and Mildred, and Alvin Smedley in Last of the Summer Wine; not the journalist or other namesakes.
Brian O'Halloran
Brian O'Halloran (born 1969) is an American actor, producer, and podcaster best known as Dante Hicks in Kevin Smith's Clerks (1994), Clerks II, and Clerks III, and for roles in Vulgar and Brutal Massacre.
Brian Peck
Brian Richard Peck (born 1960) is an American former actor and dialogue coach, Scuz in The Return of the Living Dead, convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing Drake Bell and a registered California sex offender.
Brian Stepanek
Brian Stepanek (born 1971, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer known for Arwin in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Tom Harper in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Lynn Loud Sr. in The Loud House, and Green Book.
Brian Tee
Brian Tee, born Jae-Beom Takata, is a Japanese-born American actor known for playing D.K. in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Dr. Ethan Choi on Chicago Med.
Brian Thomas Smith
Brian Thomas Smith, born 1977 in St. Louis, is an American actor known as Zack Johnson, Penny's ex-boyfriend on The Big Bang Theory (11 episodes), plus Bad Monkey, Shrinking, and over 100 commercials.
Brian Tochi
Brian Tochi (Brian Keith Tochihara), American actor born in Los Angeles; played Takashi in Revenge of the Nerds, Cadet Nogata in Police Academy 3 and 4, and voiced Leonardo in the first three live-action TMNT films.
Brian Turk
Brian Turk (1970–2019), also credited as Brian D. Turk, was an American character actor best known as Gabriel the strongman on HBO's Carnivàle (2003–2005), with film roles in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, American Pie 2, and Big Fat Liar; he died of brain cancer at 49.
Brian Tyree Henry
Brian Tyree Henry, born 1982 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is an American actor known as Paper Boi on Atlanta, an Oscar nominee for Causeway, a Tony nominee for Lobby Hero, and star of Dope Thief.
Brian Van Holt
Brian Van Holt (born 1969, Waukegan, Illinois) is an American actor and director known for Black Hawk Down, House of Wax, John from Cincinnati, and Bobby Cobb on Cougar Town.