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Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly (born 1977) is an Irish actress in London, known as Mon Mothma in Star Wars from Revenge of the Sith (2005) through Rogue One, Rebels, Andor, and Ahsoka, and for Tin Star, Glitch, The Dry, and Overwatch's Moira.

Genie Francis

Genie Francis (born 1962) is an American actress, Laura of Luke and Laura on ABC's General Hospital since 1977; her 1981 soap wedding drew 30 million viewers, and she won a 2007 Daytime Emmy.

Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky (Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky, born 1970, Moscow) is a Russian-born American animator and director; creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars, and Primal, director of the Hotel Transylvania films, three-time Emmy winner.

Geno Segers

Geno Segers (Lonnie G. Segers Jr.), American actor born 1976 in Winston-Salem, NC; former football, rugby, and wrestling athlete; Mufasa in The Lion King stage productions; known for Chayton Littlestone in Banshee, Mason in Pair of Kings, and voice roles as Galactus in Fortnite and Hekarro in Horizon Forbidden West.

Geoff Bell (actor)

Geoff Bell (born 1963, London) is an English character actor known for hard-man roles in Green Street Hooligans, RocknRolla, War Horse, Kingsman, and as Richie Stevenson in MobLand (2025); not the New Zealand TV presenter of the same name.

Geoff Morrell (actor)

Geoff Morrell (born 1958, Sydney) is an Australian actor and visual artist, AACTA-winning lead actor for Grass Roots, known for Murder Call, Changi, and Waldreg in The Rings of Power; distinct from the American Pentagon spokesman of the same name.

Geoff Pierson

Geoff Pierson (Geoffrey Pierson), American character actor born 1949 in Chicago; known for Jack Malloy on Unhappily Ever After, Tom Matthews on Dexter, and presidents on 24 and Designated Survivor.

Geoff Stults

Geoff Stults, full name Geoffrey Manton Stults, is an American actor and producer born 1977 in Detroit, known for 7th Heaven, October Road, The Finder, Enlisted, and films like 12 Strong and Unforgettable.

Geoffrey Arend

Geoffrey Arend (born 1978, Manhattan) is an American actor known for (500) Days of Summer, Body of Proof, and Madam Secretary, and for voicing Upchuck on Daria; distinct from the aviation author of the same name.

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon (1924–2017), English actor; starred as Catweazle (1970–71) and the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge, played 'Q' in Casino Royale (1967), and twice declined the role of Doctor Who before voicing the Doctor in Big Finish audio plays.

Geoffrey Holder

Geoffrey Lamont Holder (1930–2014), Trinidadian-American dancer, choreographer, painter, and actor; Tony-winning director and costume designer of The Wiz (1975), Baron Samedi in Live and Let Die, Punjab in Annie, and the 7-Up 'Uncola' spokesman.

Geoffrey Hughes (actor)

Geoffrey Hughes (1944–2012), English actor; Eddie Yeats in Coronation Street, Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances, Twiggy in The Royle Family, Vernon Scripps in Heartbeat, and the voice of Paul McCartney in Yellow Submarine (1968).

Geoffrey Hutchings

Geoffrey Albert Hutchings (1939-2010) was an English character actor, RSC associate artist who played Shakespearean clowns, won the 1982 Olivier Award for Poppy, played Sid James in Cleo Camping Emmanuelle and Dick, and Mel Harvey in Benidorm.

Geoffrey Lewis (actor)

Geoffrey Bond Lewis (1935-2015), American character actor, father of Juliette Lewis; appeared in seven Clint Eastwood films from High Plains Drifter onward and earned a Golden Globe nomination for the sitcom Flo.

Geoffrey Owens

Geoffrey Owens (born 1961) is an American actor, Elvin Tibideaux on The Cosby Show (1985-1992), Yale graduate, founder of The Brooklyn Shakespeare Company, known for the 2018 Trader Joe's job-shaming incident and roles in The Haves and the Have Nots and The Pitt.

Geoffrey Palmer (actor)

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer (1927-2020), English character actor known for sitcom roles as Jimmy in Reginald Perrin, Ben in Butterflies, and Lionel opposite Judi Dench in As Time Goes By, plus Admiral Roebuck in Tomorrow Never Dies.

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush (born 1951, Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian actor and producer, Oscar winner for Shine (1996), Triple Crown of Acting winner, Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean, and 2012 Australian of the Year.

Geoffrey Streatfeild

Geoffrey Streatfeild (born 1975, England) is an English stage, TV, and film actor and RADA graduate. Known for Prince Hal/Henry V in the RSC Histories, Calum Reed in Spooks, Fergus Williams in The Thick of It, and films Match Point, Kinky Boots, Rush.

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown (born 1943, Havana) is a Cuban-American actor and director known as Officer Terry Webster on The Rookies and Tom Harvey in Roots and Roots: The Next Generations, and winner of a 1986 Emmy for directing Cagney & Lacey.

George "Gabby" Hayes

George "Gabby" Hayes (George Francis Hayes, 1885–1969), American character actor, the best-known B-western sidekick of the 1930s–40s: Windy Halliday opposite Hopalong Cassidy, then Gabby Whitaker in over 30 Roy Rogers films, later host of The Gabby Hayes Show.

George Bancroft (actor)

George Bancroft (1882-1956), American film actor from Philadelphia, Paramount silent-era star of von Sternberg's Underworld and Thunderbolt (Oscar-nominated), later Marshal Curly Wilcox in Stagecoach; retired 1942 as a rancher.

George Blagden

George Blagden, also known by his roles as Athelstan in Vikings and Louis XIV in Versailles, is a British actor (born 1989, London) and Guildhall graduate who debuted as Grantaire in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables and later starred in the West End.

George Brent

George Brent (George Brendan Nolan, 1904–1979), Irish-born Hollywood leading man at Warner Brothers (1930–53), frequent partner of Bette Davis in films like Dark Victory and Jezebel; birth details disputed.

George Burns

George Burns (Nathan Birnbaum, 1896–1996), American comedian and actor; half of the Burns and Allen duo with wife Gracie Allen; won the 1976 Oscar for The Sunshine Boys and played God in Oh, God!; died at 100.

George C. Scott

George C. Scott (George Campbell Scott, 1927-1999), American stage, film, and TV actor known for Patton and Dr. Strangelove; won the 1971 Best Actor Oscar for Patton and refused it, also declining an Emmy for The Price.

George Chakiris

George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer-actor who won the 1962 Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe as Bernardo in West Side Story after playing Riff in London.

George Clooney

George Clooney (George Timothy Clooney), American actor, director, and philanthropist from Lexington, Kentucky; ER's Dr. Doug Ross; two Oscars (Syriana, Argo), Ocean's Eleven, Good Night and Good Luck, Clooney Foundation for Justice.

George Coe

George Coe (George Julian Cohen, 1929–2015), American character actor and original Saturday Night Live cast member, Oscar-nominated for De Düva: The Dove, voice of Woodhouse on Archer.

George Cole (actor)

George Cole (1925–2015), English actor, played Arthur Daley in ITV's Minder (1979–94) and Flash Harry in the St Trinian's films; OBE 1992, BAFTA-nominated, mentored by Alastair Sim.

George Costigan

George Costigan (born 1947, Portsmouth; raised in Salford) is an English actor and writer known for Bob in Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987), Blood Brothers' Mickey Johnstone, Happy Valley's Nevison Gallagher, and Line of Duty's Patrick Fairbank.