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Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed (born 9 October 1936, Mexborough, Yorkshire) is an English actor known for Z-Cars, I, Claudius, Flash Gordon's Vultan, Blackadder, and Star Wars, and for Everest expeditions without oxygen.
Brian Bloom
Brian Bloom (born 1970) is an American actor, voice actor, and screenwriter: young Patsy in Once Upon a Time in America, Dusty Donovan on As the World Turns, Brock Pike in The A-Team, voice of Captain America and B.J. Blazkowicz, and lead Call of Duty writer.
Brian Bonsall
Brian Bonsall (Brian Eric Bonsall, born 1981, Torrance, California) is an American rock musician and former child actor: Andy Keaton on Family Ties (1986-1989), Alexander Rozhenko on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992-1994), and Preston Waters in Blank Check (1994); retired at 14, later guitarist for The Ataris.
Brian Bovell
Brian Bovell (born 1959, London) is an English actor known for Babylon (Spark), The Bill (DC Rob Thatcher), Gimme Gimme Gimme (Jez), Hollyoaks (Leo Valentine), Andor (Jemboc), and a 1982 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award.
Brian Cant
Brian Cant (1933–2017), English actor and children's TV presenter, hosted BBC Play School for 21 years from 1964, presented Play Away, and narrated Camberwick Green, Trumpton, and Chigley; received the 2010 Children's BAFTA Special Award.
Brian Conley
Brian Paul Conley (born 1961, London) is an English comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter; host of The Brian Conley Show, Olivier-nominated for Jolson, EastEnders' Rocky Cotton, and a leading pantomime star.
Brian Cox (actor)
Brian Cox (born 1946, Dundee) is a Scottish stage, film and TV actor, Emmy and Golden Globe winner; first screen Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter (1986) and Logan Roy in Succession, not the physicist of the same name.
Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James (born 1968, Saginaw, Michigan) is an American stage and screen actor, a Northwestern University graduate, five-time Tony nominee (Shrek, Something Rotten!, Into the Woods, Days of Wine and Roses), 2023 Grammy winner, and Matt Carroll in Spotlight; not to be confused with actor James D'Arcy.
Brian David Gilbert
Brian David Gilbert is an American writer, actor, musician, and video producer best known for creating and hosting Unraveled, Polygon's video series answering absurdly complex video game questions.
Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (1938–2020), American stage and screen actor; breakthrough as Sheriff Teasle in First Blood; two Tony Awards for Death of a Salesman and Long Day's Journey Into Night; six Emmy nominations.
Brian Dietzen
Brian Dietzen (born 1977) is an American actor, BFA University of Colorado Boulder, known as Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS since 2004, series regular from 2012, and NCIS co-writer.
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy (Waldo Brian Donlevy, 1901–1972), Irish-born American character actor of tough-guy roles; Oscar-nominated for Beau Geste (1939), starred in The Great McGinty, played Quatermass twice, and led radio/TV's Dangerous Assignment.
Brian Dowling (presenter)
Brian Dowling (born 1978, Rathangan, Kildare) is an Irish TV and radio presenter who won Big Brother 2001 and Ultimate Big Brother 2010, hosted Big Brother on Channel 5 (2011–2013), and anchors Virgin Media's The Six O'Clock Show; married to Arthur Gourounlian, two daughters via surrogacy.
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray (born Brian Murray, 1945, Chicago), American actor, writer, and voice artist, older brother of Bill Murray. Second City and SNL veteran, co-writer of Caddyshack, and voice of SpongeBob's Flying Dutchman; not the South African actor Brian Murray.
Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor from Vancouver known as the original Ocean dub Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, Ryuk in Death Note, Dr. Eggman in Sonic Prime, and Knuckles in Sonic Underground.
Brian Dunkleman
Brian Dunkleman (born 1971) is an American comedian and actor, co-host of American Idol season 1 (2002) with Ryan Seacrest; he left after one season, later working in stand-up, hosting, and Uber driving.
Brían F. O'Byrne
Brían F. O'Byrne (born 1967, Mullagh, County Cavan) is an Irish actor; Tony winner for Frozen (2004), Emmy nominee for Mildred Pierce, and IFTA winner for Conclave (2024).
Brian George
Brian George (born 1952, Jerusalem) is an Israeli-born British-Canadian character and voice actor known as Babu Bhatt on Seinfeld, Dr. Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory, the voice of Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Ahmad in Deli Boys.
Brian Geraghty
Brian Timothy Geraghty, American actor born 1975 in Toms River, New Jersey; Neighborhood Playhouse graduate known for Specialist Owen Eldridge in The Hurt Locker, Officer Sean Roman on Chicago P.D., Ronald Pergman on Big Sky, and Theodore Roosevelt on The Alienist. Distinct from the Irish businessman and other namesakes.
Brian Gleeson (actor)
Brian Gleeson (born 1987, Dublin) is an Irish actor, writer, and producer, son of Brendan Gleeson and brother of Domhnall. Known for Bad Sisters, Logan Lucky, Phantom Thread, Peaky Blinders, and co-creating Frank of Ireland.
Brian Haley
Brian Haley (Brian Carlo Haley, born 1963, Seattle) is an American actor and stand-up comedian known for Baby's Day Out, Little Giants, Mars Attacks!, Wings, and Gran Torino, and for a 1990 Johnny Carson Tonight Show break.
Brian Hallisay
Brian Hallisay, also credited as Brian Gleidson Hallisay, is an American actor born 1978, known for Will Davis in Privileged, Kyle Parks in The Client List, Ben Hunter in Revenge, and Doug Kendall in 9-1-1, and husband of Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Brian Huskey
Brian Huskey (born 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American character actor, comedian, and writer, a UCB improviser and Naked Babies founding member, known for Veep's Leon West, Regular Sized Rudy on Bob's Burgers, People of Earth, and Mr. Neighbor's House.
Brian J. Smith
Brian J. Smith, born 1981 in Dallas, Texas, is an American Juilliard-trained actor known as Lt. Matthew Scott in Stargate Universe, Will Gorski in Sense8, and Tony-nominated Gentleman Caller in The Glass Menagerie.
Brian J. White
Brian J. White (Brian Joseph White, born 1975, Boston) is an American actor and producer, former NFL Patriots football and NLL Blazers lacrosse player, son of Celtics star Jo Jo White, known for The Shield, Stomp the Yard, Ray Donovan, and Ambitions.
Brian Jordan Alvarez
Brian Jordan Alvarez (born 1987) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker, creator and star of FX's English Teacher and the 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, with roles in Will & Grace, Jane the Virgin, and M3GAN.
Brian Keith
Brian Keith (Robert Alba Keith, 1921-1997), American film, television, and stage actor; Marine veteran 1941-45; Uncle Bill on Family Affair with three Emmy nominations, Judge Hardcastle, The Parent Trap, and Theodore Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion.
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin, born in 1949 in Chicago, is an American actor known for playing Ed in Torch Song Trilogy on Broadway and film, and Steve Heidebrecht in August: Osage County.
Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman, American screenwriter and showrunner, co-creator of Showtime's Billions and Super Pumped with David Levien, and co-writer of Rounders and Ocean's Thirteen.
Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born 1969, El Toro, California) is an American actor known as Leo Wyatt on Charmed (1998–2006, 150+ episodes), Return to the Blue Lagoon, and Sleepwalkers; also producer, director, and Charmed rewatch podcast host.