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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein (Edward George Skrein), British actor and former rapper born 1983 in Camden, London; known as Ajax in Deadpool (2016), Daario Naharis in Game of Thrones, Dick Best in Midway, and for withdrawing from the Hellboy reboot over whitewashing.

Ed Speleers

Ed Speleers (Edward John Speleers, b. 1988, Chichester) is an English actor who debuted as the title character in Eragon (2006), then played Jimmy Kent in Downton Abbey, Stephen Bonnet in Outlander, Rhys in You, and Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard.

Ed Stoppard

Ed Stoppard (Edmund Stoppard), English actor born 1974 in London, son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Dr. Miriam Stoppard; known for The Pianist, Knightfall, Upstairs Downstairs, and Franklin.

Ed Weeks

Ed Weeks, full name Edward Charles Egerton Weeks, is an English actor and writer known for playing Dr. Jeremy Reed on The Mindy Project (2012–2017).

Ed Westwick

Ed Westwick (Edward William Westwick) is an English actor born 1987 in Stevenage, best known as Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl (2007-13); later roles include White Gold, Wicked City, and Sandokan's Lord James Brooke.

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn (1886-1966), born Isaiah Edwin Leopold, was an American comedian-actor billed as the Perfect Fool; vaudeville and Broadway headliner, Texaco Fire Chief radio star (1932-35), Emmy-winning 1949 TV variety pioneer, Oscar-nominated for The Diary of Anne Frank, and Disney's Mad Hatter and Uncle Albert.

Eda Reiss Merin

Eda Reiss Merin (1913–1998), American character actress and AFTRA founding member; Group Theater alumna, Broadway performer, voice of Orddu in The Black Cauldron, and namesake of AWFJ's EDA Awards.

Edd Byrnes

Edd Byrnes (Edward Byrne Breitenberger, 1932–2020), American actor and singer, teen idol as Kookie on ABC's 77 Sunset Strip (1958–64); gold record "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" with Connie Stevens, No. 4 Billboard 1959; later Vince Fontaine in Grease.

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (Edmund Lincoln Anderson, 1905-1977), American comic actor born in Oakland, played valet Rochester Van Jones on The Jack Benny Program 1937-1965, the first black actor with a recurring network radio role, also known for Cabin in the Sky and Gone With the Wind.

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger, 1906–2005), American stage, film, and TV actor; two-time Oscar nominee for Roman Holiday and The Heartbreak Kid; starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in Green Acres (1965–71); Navy Bronze Star at Tarawa.

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken (Edward Vincent Bracken, 1915–2002) was an American comic actor of Broadway, Paramount films, radio, and television, known for starring in Preston Sturges's The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), later roles in National Lampoon's Vacation, and a 1978 Tony nomination.

Eddie Cahill

Eddie Cahill (Edmund Patrick Cahill, born 1978, New York City) is an American actor known as Tag on Friends, Jim Craig in Miracle (2004), Detective Don Flack on CSI: NY (2004-2013, 197 episodes), and roles in Under the Dome and Conviction.

Eddie Cibrian

Eddie Cibrian (Edward Carl Cibrian, born 1973) is an American actor known for Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch, Jesse Cardoza on CSI: Miami, and Eddie Valetik in Take Two; married to LeAnn Rimes since 2011.

Eddie Jemison

Eddie Jemison (Edward Francis Jemison, Jr., born 1963, New Orleans) is an American actor known as Livingston Dell in the Ocean's trilogy, and for Hung, Chicago Med, iZombie, and Waitress; also a Chicago stage veteran, Love Kit band founder, and King of Herrings director.

Eddie Kaye Thomas

Eddie Kaye Thomas (born 1980, New York City) is an American actor known as Paul Finch in American Pie, Rosenberg in Harold & Kumar, the voice of Barry Robinson on American Dad!, and Toby Curtis on CBS's Scorpion.

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan, born 1968 in Stepney, East London, is a British character actor known for Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky, Ray Donovan, and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, with two BIFA awards.

Eddie McClintock

Eddie McClintock (Edward Theodore McClintock, born 1967) is an American actor known for Pete Lattimer on Syfy's Warehouse 13 (2009-14), Stark Raving Mad, Bones guest roles, and Puscifer album art.

Eddie Mekka

Eddie Mekka (Edward Rudolph Mekjian, 1952–2021), American actor and Tony-nominated Broadway performer from Worcester, Massachusetts, best known as Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa on ABC's Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983, 150 episodes); also appeared in A League of Their Own and Dreamgirls.

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne (Edward John David Redmayne, born 1982) is an English actor; Oscar winner for The Theory of Everything, Tony and Olivier winner for Red and Cabaret, star of Fantastic Beasts and The Day of the Jackal.

Eddie Steeples

Eddie Steeples (born 1973) is an American actor known as the Rubberband Man in OfficeMax commercials and as Darnell "Crab Man" Turner on NBC's My Name Is Earl (2005-2009), plus roles in Raising Hope, The Guest Book, and Jiu Jitsu.

Eden McCoy

Eden McCoy (born 2003, Los Angeles; full name Eden Kelley McCoy) is an American actress who has played Josslyn Jacks on ABC's General Hospital since October 2015 and won the 2023 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Performer.

Eden Sher

Eden Sher (Eden Rebecca Sher), American actress and comedian born 1991 in Los Angeles, known as Sue Heck on ABC's The Middle (2009–2018, 215 episodes) and as the voice of Star Butterfly in Star vs. the Forces of Evil; also author of The Emotionary and creator of the Fringe show I Was On A Sitcom.

Edi Gathegi

Edi Mue Gathegi, Kenyan-American actor born 1979 in Nairobi, known as Laurent in Twilight, Darwin in X-Men: First Class, Matias Solomon in The Blacklist, Dev Ayesa in For All Mankind, and Mister Terrific in Superman (2025).

Edi Patterson

Edi Patterson is an American actress, writer, and improviser from Texas City, Texas, a Texas State graduate and Groundlings Main Company alumna, known for playing and writing Judy Gemstone on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones and roles in Vice Principals and Knives Out.

Edie Adams

Edie Adams (Elizabeth Edith Enke, 1927-2008), American singer, actress, and comedienne, Tony winner for Li'l Abner, Muriel cigars pitchwoman, and widow of comedian Ernie Kovacs.

Edie Falco

Edie Falco (born 1963), American actress known as Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos, Diane Whittlesey in Oz, and Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie; four-time Emmy winner, two Golden Globes, five SAG Awards, Tony nominee.

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg is an American character actress and voice actress born in 1951. She is best known for playing cheery Middle American women, notably Grace in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

Edik Beddoes

Edik Beddoes is a Canadian actor, street cast for his debut as Jeremy in Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron (2025); he won a 2026 Golden Firebird Best Actor award and a Canadian Screen Award nomination.

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), also Eamon Joseph O'Brien, American actor who won the 1954/1955 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Barefoot Contessa and starred in noirs D.O.A., White Heat, and The Hitch-Hiker.

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 1877–1959) was an English stage and film actor who won the 1947 Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street and worked with Hitchcock in four films.