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Dean Norris

Dean Joseph Norris (born 1963, South Bend, Indiana) is an American character actor known for DEA agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad, Big Jim Rennie on Under the Dome, and Uncle Daddy on Claws; Harvard 1985, RADA-trained.

Dean O'Gorman

Dean O'Gorman (born 1976, Auckland) is a New Zealand actor, director, and photographer, known as Fili in The Hobbit trilogy, Anders in The Almighty Johnsons, and for Bonjour Timothy, Trumbo, Pork Pie, Hillary, and After the Party.

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell (Robert Dean Stockwell, 1936–2021), American actor: MGM child star of the 1940s, Oscar-nominated for Married to the Mob, four-time Emmy nominee as Al Calavicci on Quantum Leap, later collage artist.

Dean Wicks

Dean "Deano" Wicks, played by Matt Di Angelo, is a fictional EastEnders character (2006-2008, 2014-2016, 2023-2024), son of Shirley Carter, known for raping Linda Carter in 2014 and later receiving a nine-year prison sentence.

Dean Winchester

Dean Winchester is a fictional hunter and co-protagonist of Supernatural (2005-2020), played by Jensen Ackles. Born 1979, in Lawrence, Kansas, he is Sam Winchester's older brother, drives a 1967 Chevrolet Impala, and dies in the series finale.

Dean Winters

Dean Winters (born 1964) is an American actor known as Ryan O'Reily on HBO's Oz, Dennis Duffy on 30 Rock, and Mayhem in Allstate's commercials since 2010; he survived a 2009 cardiac arrest and amputations.

Deanna Dunagan

Deanna Dunagan (born May 25, 1940, Monahans, Texas) is an American actress, Tony winner as Violet Weston in August: Osage County (2008), also Nana in The Visit, based in Chicago theater.

Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin (Edna Mae Durbin, 1921–2013), Winnipeg-born American lyric soprano and actress; teenage star credited with saving Universal from bankruptcy; retired to France in 1949 after 21 films.

Deanna Troi

Deanna Troi, fictional half-Betazoid empath and ship's counselor of the Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation, played by Marina Sirtis across seven seasons, the films, Voyager, and Picard.

Deanne Bray

Deanne Bray (Deanne Bray-Kotsur), born 1971, deaf American actress; title role of Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002-2005), Emma Coolidge on Heroes, wife of Troy Kotsur.

DeAr

DeAr (டியர், Dear) is a 2024 Tamil family drama directed by Anand Ravichandran, starring G.V. Prakash Kumar and Aishwarya Rajesh as newlyweds whose marriage is strained by the wife's snoring; released 11 April 2024, later on Netflix.

Dear Basketball

Dear Basketball: 2017 American animated short film adapting Kobe Bryant's 2015 Players' Tribune retirement poem, directed and animated by Glen Keane, scored by John Williams, narrated by Bryant; won the 2018 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

Dear Child

Dear Child (Liebes Kind) is a 2023 six-episode German Netflix psychological thriller miniseries based on Romy Hausmann's 2019 novel, directed by Isabel Kleefeld and Julian Pörksen, starring Kim Riedle, and winner of the 2024 International Emmy for TV Movie/Mini-Series.

Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade (డియర్ కామ్రేడ్), 2019 Telugu romantic action drama by debutant Bharat Kamma, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna; strong opening (Rs 17.9 Cr day 1) but closed as a flop, later a streaming favorite.

Dear Doctor (ディア・ドクター)

Dear Doctor (ディア・ドクター) is Miwa Nishikawa's 2009 Japanese drama starring Shofukutei Tsurubei in his film lead debut as a beloved rural village doctor who vanishes, exposing that he held no medical license; it won the Japan Academy Best Screenplay and Blue Ribbon Best Director awards.

Dear Edward

Dear Edward: Apple TV+ drama (2023) by Jason Katims, adapted from Ann Napolitano's 2020 novel; 12-year-old Edward Adler is sole survivor of a plane crash. 10 episodes, premiered February 3, 2023, canceled April 19, 2023; Metascore 61, 57% Tomatometer.

Dear England (TV series)

Dear England (2026) is a four-part BBC drama by James Graham adapting his National Theatre play about Gareth Southgate's England management, starring Joseph Fiennes and Jodie Whittaker, airing on BBC One and iPlayer from 24 May 2026.

Dear Evan Hansen (film)

Dear Evan Hansen (2021) is Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, starring Ben Platt as Evan Hansen, with Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, and Julianne Moore; it scored 28% on Rotten Tomatoes against 88% audience approval.

Dear Ex (我们都爱他!)

Dear Ex (誰先愛上他的) is a 2018 Taiwanese Mandarin comedy-drama directed by Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen about a widow, her son, and her dead husband's gay lover fighting over insurance money; it won three Golden Horse Awards and streamed on Netflix in 190+ countries.

Dear Hongrang (탄금)

Dear Hongrang (탄금, Tangeum) is a 2025 Netflix Korean period mystery romance, 11 episodes, adapted from Jang Da-hye's novel Tangeum: Swallowing Gold, starring Lee Jae-wook and Cho Bo-ah as step-siblings in Joseon-era Joseon.

Dear Hyeri (니얼굴)

Dear Hyeri (나의 해리에게) is a 2024 ENA South Korean romantic drama, 12 episodes, starring Shin Hye-sun as announcer Joo Eun-ho and her dissociative alter Joo Hye-ri, with Lee Jin-uk; written by Han Ga-ram, mixed reviews.

Dear Ishq

Dear Ishq (डियर इश्क़) is a 2023 Hindi romantic drama web series on Disney+ Hotstar, adapted from Ravinder Singh's novel Write Me A Love Story, starring Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani in a 60-episode hate-to-love story set in publishing.

Dear John (2010 film)

Dear John is a 2010 American romantic drama directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden and based on Nicholas Sparks's 2006 novel, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried.

Dear Life (TV series)

Dear Life is a 2026 six-part Stan Original Australian drama by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope (Gristmill), formerly titled Love Divided By Eleven, starring Brooke Satchwell as a woman tracking her fiancé's organ recipients; it won her a 2026 Logie.

Dear Life (亲爱的生命)

Dear Life (亲爱的生命), also titled 女医生, is a 2022 Chinese urban medical drama starring Song Qian and Wang Xiaochen as rival obstetrics residents. It aired 36 episodes on CCTV-8, iQIYI, and Tencent Video from 7 September 2022, averaging a 1.093% rating.

Dear My Friends

Dear My Friends (디어 마이 프렌즈) is a 2016 tvN South Korean drama, 16 episodes, written by Noh Hee-kyung, about elderly friends in their 60s to 80s; it won the 2017 Baeksang Best Drama award, beating Goblin.

Dear Radiance (光る君へ)

Dear Radiance (光る君へ, Hikaru Kimi e) is NHK's 63rd taiga drama, aired January–December 2024 in 48 episodes, starring Yuriko Yoshitaka as Murasaki Shikibu and Tasuku Emoto as Fujiwara no Michinaga, scripted by Taeko Ōishi.

Dear White People

Dear White People: 2014 satirical comedy-drama film by Justin Simien, set at fictional Winchester University, starring Tessa Thompson as radio host Sam White; Sundance Special Jury Award winner, adapted into a 2017 Netflix series.

Dear White People (TV series)

Dear White People: Netflix comedy-drama series (2017-2021) by Justin Simien, adapted from his 2014 film, following Black students at fictional Winchester University across four ten-episode volumes.

Dear X (친애하는) (TV series)

Dear X (친애하는 X, Chinaehaneun X) is a 2025 TVING Korean melodrama thriller, 12 episodes aired Nov 6 to Dec 4, 2025, adapted from Vanziun's webtoon, starring Kim You-jung as manipulative actress Baek Ah-jin, directed by Lee Eung-bok, TVING's first global project.