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B. P. Singh

B. P. Singh (Brijendra Pal Singh), Indian TV producer-director, FTII cinematography graduate, creator of CID (Sony, 1998) and Aahat, Fireworks Productions founder, FTII chairman 2018-2020.

B. R. Chopra (बालदेव राज चोपड़ा)

Baldev Raj Chopra (बालदेव राज चोपड़ा), known as B.R. Chopra, 1914-2008, Indian Hindi film director-producer (Naya Daur, Kanoon, Humraaz) and creator of the 94-episode Doordarshan serial Mahabharat (1988-90); Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1998, elder brother of Yash Chopra.

Babak Tafti

Babak Tafti, American-Iranian actor born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Yale School of Drama MFA graduate; known for Eduard Asgarov in Succession, Emil Michael in Super Pumped, Chris in The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, and stage roles from Othello to Lowcountry.

Baby Madhuri

Baby Madhuri, born Mah Laqa (Mahleka Bano), was a 1940s Hindi cinema child actress, youngest sister of Meena Kumari; debuted in Sandesa (1940), starred in Bachpan (1945), married Mehmood, mother of Lucky Ali.

Bae Doona (배두나)

Bae Doona (배두나), born 1979 in Seoul, is a South Korean actress known for Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host, Air Doll, Cloud Atlas, Sense8, and The Silent Sea, with work across Korea, Japan, Hollywood, and Netflix.

Bae Suzy (배수지)

Bae Suzy (배수지), born Bae Su-ji in 1994, is a South Korean singer and actress who debuted with Miss A under JYP in 2010, then starred in Dream High, Architecture 101, Start-Up, Anna, and Doona!.

Bae Yong-joon (배용준)

Bae Yong-joon (배용준), born 1972, is the South Korean actor nicknamed Yonsama who led the first Korean Wave in Japan through Winter Sonata (2002), later headed Keyeast, married Park Soo-jin in 2015, and now lives in Hawaii.

Bae Yoon-gyu (배윤규)

Bae Yoon-gyu (배윤규, 裵潤圭), also romanized Bae Youn-kyu, is a South Korean actor born 1999, debuted in KBS Drama Special: Prism (2022), known for Revelations, The Witch, Karma, The Scandal of Chunhwa, and his first lead in Love on the Menu (2026).

Baek Hyun-jin (백현진)

Baek Hyun-jin (백현), born in 1972, is a South Korean painter, musician, and actor who co-founded Eo-eo-bu Project and was a 2017 Korea Artist Prize finalist.

Baek Jin-hee (백진희)

Baek Jin-hee (백진희), born 1990, is a South Korean actress known for Bandhobi, Empress Ki, Missing Nine, Jugglers, and The Real Has Come, now starring in MBC's The Judge Returns and marrying in January 2027.

Baek Seo-hoo (백서후)

Baek Seo-hoo (백서후), South Korean actor born 1996, known for Ko Won in Miss Night and Day (2024), Ma Min-hwan in Study Group (2025), Heartbeat, Cafe Minamdang, Color Rush.

Baek Sun-ho (백선호)

Baek Sun-ho (백선호, legal name Lee Seon-ho), South Korean actor born 2003 in Seoul; former BigHit and C-JeS idol trainee (M.I.C) who debuted in Between Him and Her (2023) and leads Netflix's If Wishes Could Kill (2026).

Baek Sung-chul (백성철)

Baek Sung-chul (백성철, born 1999) is a South Korean model-turned-actor from Suncheon, known as Santa in Inspector Koo (2021), Oh Chan-hwi in Brewing Love (2024), and Shim Yu-geon in Dream to You (2026); distinct from the 1981-born actor of the same name.

Baek Sung-hyun (백성현)

Baek Sung-hyun (백성현, born 1989) is a South Korean actor, a former child star of Stairway to Heaven and Damo, now known for Voice, Korea-Khitan War, and KBS daily dramas, winning 2024 KBS Drama Awards for Su-Ji and U-Ri.

Bai Jingting (白敬亭)

Bai Jingting (白敬亭, born 1993, Beijing) is a Chinese actor known for Reset, Destined, South to North, and the 2026 comedy Special and Independent; he works without an agency through his own studio.

Bai Ling (白灵)

Bai Ling (白灵, 白靈), Chinese-American actress born 1966 in Chengdu, Sichuan; former PLA Tibet performer, NYU film student, Red Corner (1997) NBR award, Golden Horse Best Supporting Actress for Dumplings (2004).

Bai Lu (白鹿) (actress)

Bai Lu (白鹿), birth name Bai Mengyan (白梦妍), born 1994 in Changzhou, Jiangsu, is a Chinese actress and model signed to Yu Zheng's Huanyu in 2016, known for The Legends, One and Only, Till the End of the Moon, and 2025 Busan and AACA awards.

Bailey Chase

Bailey Chase (Bailey Chase Luetgert), American actor born 1972 in Chicago; known for Butch Ada on Saving Grace, Branch Connally on Longmire, Graham Miller on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Homestead (2024).

Bala (actor)

Bala Kumar, credited as Bala (born 1982, Chennai), is an Indian actor in Malayalam and Tamil films; Tamil debut Anbu (2003), Malayalam debut Kalabham (2006), directorial debut The Hitlist (2012), known for Lucifer (2019). Distinct from Tamil director Bala.

Baldwin family

Baldwin family: the Massapequa, Long Island acting family of brothers Alec, Daniel, Billy, and Stephen Baldwin, sons of Alexander and Carol Baldwin, known for 30 Rock, The Usual Suspects, and the TLC show The Baldwins.

Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur (Baltasar Kormákur Samper, born 1966, Reykjavík) is an Icelandic actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, debut 101 Reykjavík (2000), Hollywood films Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, TV series Trapped and Katla, owner of RVK Studios and Blueeyes Productions.

Balthazar Getty

Balthazar Getty (Paul Balthazar Getty, born 1975) is an American actor, musician, and fashion designer, great-grandson of J. Paul Getty; known for Lord of the Flies, Lost Highway, and Brothers & Sisters.

Bamber Gascoigne

Bamber Gascoigne (Arthur Bamber Gascoigne, 1935–2022), English writer and broadcaster, original quizmaster of University Challenge 1962–1987; author of How to Identify Prints; restorer of West Horsley Place.

Bao Shangen (包上恩)

Bao Shangen (包上恩, real name Bao Lujia) is a Chinese actress born 2002 in Shenzhen, a Communication University of Zhejiang acting graduate. Debuting via I Am an Actress (2021), she won Best New Actress at the 4th Asian Content Awards for Love Behind the Melody and played Huang Rong in Iron Blood and Loyal Heart (2024).

Bar Paly

Bar Paly (בר פאלי), born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley, is an Israeli-American actress and model from Nizhny Tagil, Russia, raised in Tel Aviv, known for Sorina Luminita in Pain & Gain and Anna Kolcheck on NCIS: Los Angeles.

Baran bo Odar

Baran bo Odar, born 1978 in Olten, Switzerland, is a director and screenwriter; with Jantje Friese he created Dark, the first German Netflix series (2017–2020), and 1899 (2022), after the features The Silence and Who Am I.

Barbara Alyn Woods

Barbara Alyn Woods (born 1962, Chicago) is an American actress known as Diane Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show and Deb Scott on One Tree Hill, later in Chucky, and mother of actresses the Lind sisters.

Barbara Anderson (actress)

Barbara Jeanne Anderson (born 1945), American retired actress; former Miss Memphis; played Officer Eve Whitfield on Ironside (1967–1971), winning a 1968 Emmy; also Star Trek's Lenore Karidian and Mission: Impossible's Mimi Davis; distinct from the ex-Jehovah's Witness activist of the same name.

Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock (born 1937) is an American retired character actress who won the 1981 Emmy for playing Grace Gardner on Hill Street Blues, and later Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Barbara Bach

Barbara Bach (Barbara Ann Goldbach), American actress and model, Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Force 10 from Navarone; married Ringo Starr in 1981; retired from acting in 1986.