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Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler (born 1982) is an American actor and performance artist from Atlanta, known for Station Eleven, her Gotham-winning lead in Till (2022), and Berniece in The Piano Lesson (2024).

Danielle Fishel

Danielle Fishel (Danielle Christine Fishel, born 1981) is the American actress who played Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and Girl Meets World; now a TV director, podcast host, DWTS contestant, and Be Free hair care founder.

Danielle Galligan

Danielle Galligan, Irish actress and theatre maker; Lir Academy graduate (2015), Chaos Factory co-founder, Nina Zenik in Shadow and Bone, and Lady Olivia Hedges in House of Guinness; European Shooting Star 2026.

Danielle Jam

Danielle Jam is a Scottish actress from Aberdeen, known as Daisy in CBeebies' Molly and Mack and PC Eleanor Hipgrave in Scot Squad, and for stage roles in James IV, Dracula: Mina's Reckoning, and Sunset Song.

Danielle Macdonald

Danielle Macdonald, Australian actress from Sydney known as Patti in Patti Cake$ (2017 Sundance hit) and Willowdean in Netflix's Dumplin' (2018), plus Bird Box, Skin, Unbelievable, and I Am Woman.

Danielle Nicolet

Danielle Nicolet (Danielle Patricia Diggs), American actress born 1973 in Ashtabula, Ohio; known for Caryn on 3rd Rock from the Sun, Cecile Horton on The Flash (2015-2023), Central Intelligence, and directing Long Time Listener.

Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born 1987, Augusta, Georgia) is an American actress and director, known for Sky High, Stuck in the Suburbs, and as Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost on The CW's The Flash (2014-2023).

Danielle Rose Russell

Danielle Rose Russell (born 1999, Pequannock Township, New Jersey) is an American actress who played Hope Mikaelson in The Originals season 5 and Legacies (2018-2022), after film roles in A Walk Among the Tombstones, Aloha, and Wonder.

Danielle Savre

Danielle Savre (born 1988, Simi Valley, California) is an American actress and director known for Maya Bishop on Station 19, Jackie Wilcox on Heroes, Kaya, Too Close to Home, HEaRD, and Found.

Danielle Spencer (American actress)

Danielle Spencer (1965–2025), American actress and veterinarian, played Dee Thomas on What's Happening!! (1976–79) and What's Happening Now!!; later a Tuskegee-trained veterinarian.

Danielle Spencer (Australian actress)

Danielle Spencer (born 1969, Sydney) is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter, daughter of Don Spencer; star of The Crossing and Hampton Court, and maker of the albums White Monkey (2002), Calling All Magicians (2010), and Regenerate (2026), distinct from the American sitcom actress of the same name.

Danila Kozlovsky (Данила Валерьевич Козловский)

Danila Kozlovsky (Данила Валерьевич Козловский), born 1985 in Moscow, is a Russian stage and film actor, director and producer; star of Soulless, Legend No. 17 and Vampire Academy, Honoured Artist of Russia (2018).

Danitra Vance

Danitra Vance (1954–1994), American comedian and actress; first Black woman in Saturday Night Live's regular cast (1985–86), Obie winner for Spunk, died of breast cancer.

Dann Florek

Dann Florek (born 1950) is an American actor and director best known for playing Captain Donald Cragen on Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU.

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello (Daniel Louis Aiello Jr., 1933–2019), American character actor of Italian descent; Oscar-nominated as Sal in Do the Right Thing; also Moonstruck, The Godfather Part II; late-blooming stage-to-screen New York tough-guy actor and singer.

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito (Daniel Michael DeVito Jr., born 1944, Neptune, New Jersey) is an American actor, director, and producer: Emmy-winning Louie De Palma on Taxi, director of Matilda, Jersey Films producer of Pulp Fiction, and Frank Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer, born Danial John Dyer in 1977, is an English actor and presenter known for Human Traffic, The Football Factory, and nine years as Mick Carter in EastEnders.

Danny Glover

Danny Glover (born 1946, San Francisco) is an American actor, producer, and activist, known as Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon, a 2022 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award honoree, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador 1998–2004, and Louverture Films co-founder.

Danny Griffin (actor)

Danny Griffin (Daniel Patrick Griffin, born 1997) is an English actor known as Sky in Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga, Aslan in The Gentlemen, and Jolyon Forsyte Jr. in The Forsytes (2025).

Danny Huston

Danny Huston (Daniel Sallis Huston, born 1962, Rome) is an American-British actor and director, son of John Huston and Zoe Sallis, half-brother of Anjelica Huston; known for Ivans xtc., The Constant Gardener, Wonder Woman, Magic City, and The Naked Gun (2025).

Danny John-Jules

Danny John-Jules is a British actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for playing the Cat in Red Dwarf and Dwayne Myers in Death in Paradise.

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye (David Daniel Kaminsky, 1913-1987), American comedian, singer, and dancer; star of White Christmas and The Court Jester, host of The Danny Kaye Show, and UNICEF's first Goodwill Ambassador from 1954 to 1987.

Danny Masterson

Danny Masterson (Daniel Masterson) is an American actor known as Steven Hyde on That '70s Show (194 episodes, 1998–2006). Convicted in May 2023 of two counts of forcible rape, sentenced to 30 years to life; appeals and habeas petition pending.

Danny McBride

Danny McBride (born 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer behind HBO's Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and The Righteous Gemstones, and Rough House Pictures with Jody Hill and David Gordon Green.

Danny Nucci

Danny Nucci (born 1968, Klagenfurt, Austria) is an American actor known for Fabrizio in Titanic, Crimson Tide, The Rock, Eraser, and as Mike Foster on The Fosters (2013–2018).

Danny Pino

Danny Pino (Daniel Gonzalo Pino, born 1974, Miami) is an American actor of Cuban descent known for Scotty Valens on Cold Case, Nick Amaro on Law & Order: SVU, and Miguel Galindo on Mayans M.C.

Danny Pintauro

Danny Pintauro (born 1976, Milltown, New Jersey) is an American actor, Jonathan Bower on ABC's Who's the Boss? (1984–1992) and Tad in Cujo (1983); outed in 1997, disclosed HIV-positive status in 2015, now works multiple gig jobs including Amazon delivery.

Danny Pudi

Danny Pudi (Daniel Mark Pudi, born 1979, Chicago) is an American actor known for Abed Nadir on Community and Brad Bakshi on Mythic Quest, plus voice roles as Huey Duck in DuckTales and Bumblebee in Transformers: EarthSpark.

Danny Ramirez

Danny Ramirez, American actor of Mexican and Colombian descent, known as Marvel's new Falcon (Joaquin Torres) in Captain America: Brave New World and as Lt. Fanboy Garcia in Top Gun: Maverick, also Manny Alvarez in The Last of Us.

Danny Seagren

Danny Seagren (Daniel Morley Seagren, 1943–2025), American puppeteer and dancer trained by Jim Henson; Sesame Street Ernie/Big Bird performer and the first live-action Spider-Man on The Electric Company, 1974–1977.