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Willie Garson
Willie Garson (William Garson Paszamant, 1964-2021), American character actor; Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City and Mozzie on White Collar; died of pancreatic cancer at 57.
Willie Revillame
Willie Revillame (Wilfredo Buendia Revillame, born 1961) is a Filipino TV host of Wowowee, Wowowin, and Wilyonaryo, CEO of WBR Entertainment, who lost an independent 2025 Senate bid with 12.24% of votes.
Willie Robertson
Willie Robertson (born 1972) is an American TV personality, author, and CEO of Duck Commander and founder of Buck Commander, star of A&E's Duck Dynasty (2012–2017) and its 2025 revival, The Revival.
Willow Shields
Willow Shields (born 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American actress known as Primrose Everdeen in all four Hunger Games films (2012–2015), a season 20 Dancing with the Stars youngest-ever contestant, and lead of Spinning Out and When Time Got Louder.
Wilmer Valderrama
Wilmer Valderrama, American actor born 1980 in Miami and raised in Venezuela, played Fez on That '70s Show (1998–2006) and Special Agent Nick Torres on NCIS since 2016; also voiced Handy Manny and Encanto's Agustín.
Wilson Bethel
Wilson Bethel (Stephen Wilson Bethel, born 1984) is an American actor known for Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie, Mark Callan on All Rise, and Bullseye/Benjamin Poindexter in Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again.
Wilson Cruz
Wilson Cruz (born 1973, Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and GLAAD national spokesperson; the first openly gay actor as an openly gay network-TV series regular, known for Rickie Vasquez in My So-Called Life and Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery.
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker who was a leading figure of the New German Cinema of the 1970s, known for films like Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire.
Windell Middlebrooks
Windell Middlebrooks (Windell Dwain Middlebrooks Jr.) was an American actor (1979–2015) from Fort Worth, Texas, known as the Miller High Life deliveryman and as Dr. Curtis Brumfield on Body of Proof, plus Kirby on The Suite Life on Deck.
Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies (1930–2019) was a British comic actor, London-born and raised in Nant-y-Moel, Wales. Star of It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–81) and Never the Twain (1981–91); his duet "Whispering Grass" hit number 1 in 1975.
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser (Gerald Dwight Hauser, 1947–2025), American character actor and musician; father of Cole Hauser; famous as Ramrod in Vice Squad, Greg Foster on The Young and the Restless, and Independent Spirit nominee for Tough Guys Don't Dance.
Wink Martindale
Wink Martindale (Winston Conrad Martindale, 1933-2025) was an American disc jockey and game show host, distinct from football coach Don Martindale, who hosted Gambit, Tic-Tac-Dough, High Rollers, and Debt, recorded the million-selling "Deck of Cards," and arranged Elvis Presley's early interviews.
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder (Winona Laura Horowitz, born 1971) is an American actress of Beetlejuice, Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Girl, Interrupted, and Stranger Things, with Oscar nominations for The Age of Innocence and Little Women, a 2001 shoplifting conviction, and a comeback via Black Swan.
Winston Duke
Winston Duke (born 1986, Argyle, Tobago) is a Trinidadian-American actor, Yale MFA 2013, known as M'Baku in Black Panther and the MCU films, and for Us, Nine Days, Spenser Confidential, and The Fall Guy.
Winter Ave Zoli
Winter Ave Zoli, also credited Winter Uhlarik, is an American actress born 1980 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, raised in Prague, best known as Lyla Winston on Sons of Anarchy (2009–2014) and for Hellboy, The Pagan Queen, Bosch, and Father Stu.
Wolfgang Bodison
Wolfgang Bodison, American actor and Playhouse West acting teacher, made his debut as Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson in A Few Good Men (1992) with zero prior acting experience; Rob Reiner cast him while he worked as the film's location manager.
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022) was a German film director from Emden whose Das Boot (1981) earned six Oscar nominations and led to Hollywood blockbusters including In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm, and Troy.
Wolfgang Schaeffer
Wolfgang Schaeffer (Wolfgang Cecil Schaeffer), American child actor born 2009 or 2010, plays Lincoln Loud in Nickelodeon's The Really Loud House, A Loud House Christmas, and A Really Haunted Loud House, with credits in Criminal Minds and Pivoting.
Won Bin (원빈)
Won Bin (원빈), real name Kim Do-jin (김도진), born 1977, is a South Korean actor famous for Autumn in My Heart, Taegukgi, Mother, and The Man from Nowhere (2010), his last acting role; he has since appeared only in commercials.
Wong Kar-wai (王家卫)
Wong Kar-wai (王家卫), born 1958 in Shanghai, is a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. Known for Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love, and Happy Together, he was the first Hong Kong director to win Cannes Best Director (1997) and chaired the 2006 Cannes jury.
Woo Da-vi (우다비)
Woo Da-vi (우다비) is a South Korean actress born in 1999, known for playing Hong Ju-ran in the 2024 tvN series Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born.
Wood Harris
Wood Harris (Sherwin David Harris, born 1969, Chicago) is an American actor known as Avon Barksdale on HBO's The Wire, Julius Campbell in Remember the Titans, Ace in Paid in Full, and Tony 'Little Duke' Burton in the Creed films.
Woody Allen
Woody Allen (Allan Stewart Konigsberg, born 1935) is an American director, screenwriter, and comedian, maker of Annie Hall and over 50 films, a record 16 Best Original Screenplay nominations, and subject of Dylan Farrow's abuse allegations, which he denies.
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson (born 1961) is an American actor, Emmy winner for Cheers (Woody Boyd) and True Detective star; three Oscar nominations (The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Messenger, Three Billboards), Hunger Games' Haymitch, activist and Maui resident.
Woody McClain
Woody McClain (Edward Woody McClain) is an American actor, producer, and former professional dancer from Charleston, South Carolina, known for playing Bobby Brown in The New Edition Story and Cane Tejada in Power Book II: Ghost.
Woody Strode
Woody Strode (Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, 1914-1994), American football player and character actor. One of the first Black NFL players with the 1946 Los Angeles Rams; starred in Sergeant Rutledge, Spartacus, and John Ford Westerns.
Worapong Walor (วรพงษ์ วาเลาะ)
Worapong Walor (วรพงษ์ วาเลาะ), known as Save, is a Thai actor under DOMUNDI TV (DMD Gen 4), born 2003 in Bangkok; debut 2024 in Your Sky as Hia, first lead as Wan in Mr. Fanboy (2026).
Wren Zhawenim Gotts
Wren Zhawenim Gotts (born 2013) is an Anishinaabe child actress, enrolled Sokaogon Chippewa, discovered via Ojibwe-language YouTube videos; she plays young Bonnie in Marvel's Echo and Good Eagle in Netflix's Little House on the Prairie reboot.
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt (Melinda Wrenn Schmidt) is an American actress known for Margo Madison in For All Mankind, Julia Sagorsky on Boardwalk Empire, Megan in Outcast, and voicing Marla McGivers in the Star Trek: Khan audio series.
Wu Jing (吴京) (actor)
Wu Jing is a Chinese martial artist, actor, and director born in 1974. He is known for the blockbuster film Wolf Warrior 2 and the The Wandering Earth franchise.