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Rarmian Newton

Rarmian Newton (born 1993, Melbourne) is an Australian actor known for Maashous Evers in Rise, Peter Saubers in Mr. Mercedes, and Ethan Davies in Tell Me a Story; a former Billy Elliot stage performer, he played Frodo in the 2025 Lord of the Rings musical tour.

Rashami Desai

Rashami Desai (birth name reported as Shivani or Divya Desai) is an Indian television and film actress, born 1986 in Nagaon, Assam, best known as Tapasya in Colors' Uttaran (2009–2014), a Bigg Boss 13 contestant, and in 2026 the lead of Star Plus's Sayonee.

Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones, American actress born 1976 in Los Angeles to Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton; known for Karen Filippelli on The Office and Ann Perkins on Parks and Recreation; also screenwriter of Celeste & Jesse Forever and co-director of Quincy. Distinct from MSNBC president Rashida Jones.

Rashida Olayiwola

Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola, Chicago-born comedian, actress, and writer; played bailiff Officer Nikki Wilder in Emmy-nominated Jury Duty, wrote for South Side and award shows, voices Lashes by Lisa in Good Times, and appears in Marvel's Ironheart.

Rasika Dugal (रसिका दुग्गल)

Rasika Dugal (रसिका दुग्गल), Indian actress born 1985 in Jamshedpur, FTII-trained; known for Beena Tripathi in Mirzapur, Neeti Singh in Delhi Crime, and films Qissa, Manto, Fairy Folk.

Ratchata Pichetshote (รชต พิเชฐโชติ)

Ratchata Pichetshote (Maxky Ratchata Pichetshote; รชต พิเชฐโชติ) is a Thai actor, model, and content creator born in 1994, known as Johan in Fourever You (2024), its sequel, Thi in Be My Player Two (2026), and for his MaxkyBas pairing with Hassanat Piniwat.

Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval

Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval (രതീഷ് ബാലകൃഷ്ണന്‍ പൊതുവാള്‍) is an Indian Malayalam film director, screenwriter, and production designer from Payyannur, Kerala, known for Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019), Kanakam Kamini Kalaham, and the State Award-winning Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022).

Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza (Raúl Eduardo Esparza, born 1970) is a Cuban-American stage and television actor and singer, a four-time Tony nominee known for Company and as ADA Rafael Barba on Law & Order: SVU.

Raul Julia

Raúl Juliá (Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay, 1940–1994), Puerto Rican stage and film actor; four Tony nominations, Gomez Addams, Kiss of the Spider Woman, posthumous Emmy and Golden Globe for The Burning Season.

Raveena Tandon (रवीना टंडन)

Raveena Tandon (रवीना टंडन), born 1970 in Bombay, is an Indian actress, daughter of producer-director Ravi Tandon, who debuted in Patthar Ke Phool (1991), became a 1990s star via Mohra's songs, and later won a National Film Award for Daman and the Padma Shri.

Raven (drag queen)

Raven, stage name of David Petruschin, is an American drag queen from California, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 (2010) and All Stars 1 (2012), and RuPaul's Emmy-winning personal makeup artist.

Raven Bowens

Raven Bowens (born 1990, San Diego) is an American actress known as Chanel Dupree DiMera on Days of Our Lives since 2021, and for The Simone Biles Story, The New Edition Story, and Mr. Student Body President.

Raven Dauda

Raven Dauda (born 1973) is a Canadian actress from Toronto known for Dr. Tracy Pollard on Star Trek: Discovery, Angela McManus in Five Days at Memorial, Dora Award-winning stage work, and voice roles in animation and Resident Evil Outbreak.

Raven Goodwin

Raven Tyshanna Goodwin (born 1992, Washington D.C.) is an American actress, debut Lovely & Amazing, known for Good Luck Charlie, Being Mary Jane, Single Black Female, and FX's Grotesquerie.

Raven-Symoné

Raven-Symoné (Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday, born 1985, Atlanta) is an American actress and singer, child star of The Cosby Show, first Black woman with her name in a comedy series title via That's So Raven, and star of Raven's Home.

Ravi Dubey

Ravi Dubey (Ravie Dubey), Indian actor and producer born 1983 in Gorakhpur; TV leads Saas Bina Sasural and Jamai Raja, Dreamiyata Entertainment with wife Sargun Mehta, and Lakshman in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana.

Ravi Patel (actor)

Ravi Vasant Patel (born 1978, Freeport, Illinois) is an American actor, writer, and director known for Meet the Patels, Master of None, Grandfathered, and as Amit Patel on Fox's Animal Control; distinct from actor Ravi R. Patel (born 1990).

Ravi Varma (Kakinada actor)

Ravi Varma (Kakinada actor): Telugu character actor from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, debut Vennela (2005), Raakhi with Jr. NTR, Ghazi Attack; distinct from Ravi Varma Adduri.

Ravi Varman

Ravi Varman (S. Ravi Varman), Indian cinematographer from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu; shot Barfi!, Ram-Leela, Tamasha, Jagga Jasoos, Ponniyin Selvan I & II; won the 70th National Film Award for Best Cinematography and joined the ASC in 2025.

Raviv Ullman

Raviv Ullman (Ricky Ullman), Israeli-American actor born 1986 in Eilat, lead of Disney Channel's Phil of the Future; later New York theater, Lolawolf drummer, opera director, and co-director of the 2026 SXSW film Drag.

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger (Raymond Wallace Bolger, 1904-1987) was an American eccentric dancer, singer, and vaudeville comic, the Scarecrow in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and the 1949 Tony-winning star of Where's Charley?, later a 1950s ABC sitcom lead.

Ray Combs

Ray Combs (Raymond Neil Combs Jr., 1956–1996) was an American comedian and game show host from Hamilton, Ohio, who hosted Family Feud on CBS and in syndication from 1988 to 1994 before Richard Dawson replaced him; he died by suicide in 1996.

Ray Danton

Ray Danton (Raymond Caplan, 1931–1992), American radio, film, and TV actor and director, known for title roles as Legs Diamond (1960, 1961) and George Raft (1961), later a TV director.

Ray Dennis Steckler

Ray Dennis Steckler (1938-2009), aka Cash Flagg, American exploitation filmmaker of Wild Guitar, The Incredibly Strange Creatures, The Thrill Killers, and Rat Pfink a Boo Boo; later Las Vegas adult films.

Ray Fearon

Ray Fearon (Raymond Fearon, born 1973) is a British stage and screen actor, RSC Associate Artist and the first black actor to play Othello on the main RSC stage, also known for Coronation Street, Harry Potter, Barbie, and as President of Rose Bruford College.

Ray Fisher (actor)

Ray Fisher (born 1987, Baltimore) is an American actor known as Cyborg/Victor Stone in the DC Extended Universe's Justice League films, Muhammad Ali in Fetch Clay, Make Man, and Lymon in Broadway and film versions of The Piano Lesson.

Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), American stop-motion animator and special effects pioneer, creator of Dynamation and creatures for Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and Clash of the Titans.

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta (1954-2022), American actor famous as Henry Hill in Goodfellas and Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams; Emmy winner for ER, voice of GTA Vice City's Tommy Vercetti.

Ray McKinnon (actor)

Ray McKinnon (born 1957, Adel, Georgia) is an American actor-writer-director, not to be confused with the soccer manager of the same name. Known for Reverend Smith in Deadwood, Lincoln Potter in Sons of Anarchy/Mayans M.C., the Oscar-winning short The Accountant, and creating Rectify.

Ray Meagher

Ray Meagher (Raymond Francis Meagher), Australian actor born 1944 in Roma, Queensland; Alf Stewart on Home and Away since the 1988 pilot, only original cast member, Guinness record holder, 2010 Gold Logie and 2017 OAM recipient.