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Waluscha De Sousa

Waluscha De Sousa (birth name Waltraudt) is a Goan-Indian actress and former model, debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Fan (2016) as Bela Khanna, later known for OTT roles Garima Kalra in Crackdown and Zainab Riaz in Tanaav.

Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935, Brighton) is an English actress known as Colonel Virginia Lake in UFO, Pamela Parry in Only Fools and Horses, and the mother of Benedict Cumberbatch, with whom she appeared in Sherlock.

Wang Kai (王凯) (actor)

Wang Kai (王凯), born 1982 in Wuhan, is a mainland Chinese actor and Central Academy of Drama graduate, distinct from the voice actor and the NCPA tenor of the same name, known for Nirvana in Fire, The Disguiser, and Like a Flowing River.

Wang Yibo (王一博)

Wang Yibo (王一博), born 1997 in Luoyang, is a Chinese actor, singer, dancer, and racing driver; UNIQ member since 2014, Lan Wangji in The Untamed, Golden Eagle Award winner, and China GT GT3 AM podium finisher.

Wang Yinglu (王影璐)

Wang Yinglu (王影璐, real name Wang Lulu), born 2000 in Sichuan, is a mainland Chinese actress who debuted in 2020 with Four Years One Life and is known for Feng Baobao in I Am Nobody and films including I Went Through the Storm.

Wang Yu (actor)

Wang Yu (王羽, Jimmy Wang Yu, born Wang Zhengquan, 1943–2022) was a Shanghai-born martial-arts film star of Hong Kong and Taiwan, famous for One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and The Chinese Boxer (1970); distinct from a 1955–2008 Shaw actor, a 1992-born mainland actor, and lawyer Wang Yu.

Wanpichit Nimitparkpoom (วรรณพิชิต นิมิตรภาคภูมิ)

Wanpichit Nimitparkpoom (ตี๋ตี๋ วันพิชิต นิมิตภาคภูมิ), known as TeeTee, Thai actor and singer born 2005 in Chiang Mai; Domundi TV artist, DEXX member, Ghlai in Your Sky (2024) and lead Duang in Duang with You (2026).

Warner Oland

Warner Oland (Johan Verner Ölund, 1879–1938), Swedish-American actor who emigrated in 1892, played the cantor in The Jazz Singer and starred as Charlie Chan in sixteen Fox films from 1931, Hollywood's best-known yellowface casting.

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty (born 1937), American actor-producer-director-screenwriter, brother of Shirley MacLaine. Star of Splendor in the Grass; producer-star of Bonnie and Clyde; Oscar-winning director of Reds; later Bulworth and Rules Don't Apply.

Warren Brown (actor)

Warren Martin Brown (born 1978, Warrington) is an English actor and former two-time World Thai Boxing champion, known for DS Justin Ripley in Luther, Mac in Strike Back, Ten Pound Poms, and A Taste for Murder.

Warren Christie

Warren Christie (Hans Warren Christie), British-Canadian actor born 1975 in Belfast, raised in Ontario; known for Alphas, Motive, The Village, Batwoman, and John Edwards in Netflix's Little House on the Prairie (2026).

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke (Alan James Clarke, 1947-2014), English character actor from Oldham; Dim in A Clockwork Orange, Andy Dalziel in Dalziel and Pascoe (1996-2007), Churchill, Bleak House, National Theatre work.

Warren Frost

Warren Frost (Warren Lindsay Frost, 1925–2017), American character actor; Doc Hayward on Twin Peaks (1990–1991 and 2017 revival) and Henry Ross on Seinfeld; father of Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost; no Emmy nominations.

Warren Kole

Warren Kole (Warren David Blosjo Jr.), American actor born 1977 in San Antonio, Texas; played Robert Stahl in Shades of Blue, Jeff Sadecki in Yellowjackets, and voiced Rafe Adler in Uncharted 4 and Phillip Graves in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell, 1926–2015), English actor famous as Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health; two Olivier Awards, AFI Award 1982, RADA-trained.

Warren William

Warren William (Warren William Krech, 1894-1948), American actor, the "King of Pre-Code" Hollywood; Warner Bros. star of The Mouthpiece, Skyscraper Souls, and Employees' Entrance, first screen Perry Mason, Lone Wolf series star.

Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis (Warwick Ashley Davis), British actor born 1970 in Epsom, Surrey, with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita; Wicket in Star Wars, star of Willow, Leprechaun, and Flitwick in Harry Potter; 2025 BAFTA Fellowship recipient.

Wataru Katoh (加藤 渉)

Wataru Katoh (加藤 渉) is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo known for playing Rentarou Aijou in The 100 Girlfriends and Reno Ichikawa in Kaiju No. 8.

Wavy Gravy

Wavy Gravy, born Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (May 15, 1936), American entertainer and peace activist; Hog Farm leader and Woodstock 1969 'Please Force' chief; co-founder of Seva Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow; named by B.B. King.

Wayans family

The Wayans family, an American comedy dynasty of ten siblings from Manhattan's Fulton housing projects, created In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., My Wife and Kids, and the Scary Movie parody franchise, returning for Scary Movie 6 in 2026 and joining the NAACP Hall of Fame in 2025.

Wayne Allwine

Wayne Anthony Allwine (1947-2009), American voice actor and sound effects editor, third official voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death, Emmy winner for Amazing Stories, husband of Minnie Mouse voice Russi Taylor, Disney Legend 2008.

Wayne Brady

Wayne Brady (Wayne Alphonso Brady, born 1972) is an American improvisational comedian, actor, singer, and five-time Emmy-winning host of Let's Make a Deal, known for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Wayne Brady Show, and Broadway roles in Chicago, Kinky Boots, Hamilton, and The Wiz.

Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight (born 1955, raised in Cartersville, Georgia) is an American character actor known as Newman on Seinfeld and Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park, with voice roles in Toy Story 2, Tarzan, and Hercules.

Wayne Mallory

Wayne Mallory, stage name of Wayne Wiley Moseley (1924–2020), American film and TV actor from Bakersfield, brother of Guy Madison; 1950s Western and sci-fi roles, later prop and special effects crew work. Distinct from the later actor of Day Labor (2008).

Wayne Maunder

Wayne Maunder (1937–2018), Canadian-born American actor, starred as Lt. Col. Custer in ABC's Custer and as Scott Lancer in CBS's Lancer, later in Chase, The Seven Minutes, and Porky's.

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers (1933-2015), American actor and investor, born William Wayne McMillan Rogers III in Birmingham, Alabama. Played Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre on M*A*S*H 1972-1975, later led House Calls and became a prominent investor, panelist on Fox's Cashin' In, and head of Wayne Rogers & Co.

Wells Adams

Wells Adams (Wells Richard Adams, born 1984) is an American TV and radio personality, long-running bartender of Bachelor in Paradise since season 4, former Bachelorette season 12 contestant, host of Best in Dough, and husband of actress Sarah Hyland.

Wendee Lee

Wendee Lee (born 1960, Los Angeles) is an American voice actress and ADR director, also credited as Wendee Swan or Wendy Lee. Known for Faye Valentine in Cowboy Bebop, Haruhi Suzumiya, Yoruichi in Bleach, and TK in Digimon, with over 600 credits and direction work on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Sand Land.

Wendell Corey

Wendell Reid Corey (1914–1968), American stage, film, and television actor and Republican politician; Broadway hit Dream Girl, Rear Window's Lt. Doyle, Academy president 1961–63, Santa Monica councilman 1965–68.

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce (born 1963, New Orleans) is an American actor known as Bunk Moreland on The Wire, Antoine Batiste on Treme, and the first Black Broadway Willy Loman, earning a 2023 Tony nomination.