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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman (1946–2016), British stage and film actor; RSC Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Hans Gruber in Die Hard, and Severus Snape in all eight Harry Potter films; BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner, never Oscar-nominated.

Alan Ritchson

Alan Ritchson (born 1984) is an American actor known as Jack Reacher on Prime Video's Reacher since 2022, Thad Castle on Blue Mountain State, and Aquaman on Smallville; also Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and star of Fast X, War Machine, and Runner.

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg (born 1950, Passaic, New Jersey) is an American actor, known as Eli Levinson on Civil Wars and L.A. Law, and the 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild, 2005–2009.

Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck (born 1956, Cleveland) is an American actor known for Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Stuart Bondek on Spin City, and Emmy-nominated Connor Roy on HBO's Succession; also Broadway's Biloxi Blues and The Producers.

Alan Scott

Alan Scott, DC Comics' original Green Lantern (1940, created by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger), is a magic-based Justice Society founder powered by the Starheart, with a wood weakness, distinct from the Green Lantern Corps.

Alan Smithee

Alan Smithee (Allen Smithee) is the official DGA pseudonym used by film directors to disown films whose final cut they lost control of, first used on Death of a Gunfighter (1968) and retired in 2000 after Burn Hollywood Burn.

Alan Taylor (director)

Alan Taylor (born 1965) is an American film and television director from San Francisco, an Emmy winner for The Sopranos and director of Game of Thrones episodes, Thor: The Dark World, Terminator Genisys, and The Many Saints of Newark.

Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke (Alan Willis Jeffrey), Canadian actor, composer, and talk-show host (1947–2016); played Dr. Jason Seaver on ABC's Growing Pains (1985–1992) and wrote themes for Diff'rent Strokes and Wheel of Fortune.

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk (born 1971) is an American actor from Plano, Texas, known as Wash in Firefly, K-2SO in Rogue One and Andor, Sonny in I, Robot, King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph, and the lead of Resident Alien; 2026 Disney Legend.

Alan Yang

Alan Yang (楊維榕, born 1983) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director, co-creator of Master of None, 2016 Emmy winner for "Parents," director of Tigertail, and EP of Little America and Loot.

Alan Young

Alan Young (Angus Young, 1919-2016) was an English-born, Canadian-raised comedy actor, Emmy winner for The Alan Young Show, star of Mister Ed as Wilbur Post, and Disney voice of Scrooge McDuck.

Alana Cruise

Alana Cruise (Beth Ann Flynn, 1981–2025) was an American adult film performer and cam model active 2014–2023 under the earlier name Savannah Fyre, known for BDSM and girl/girl work, who died in Las Vegas of cancer.

Alana de la Garza

Alana De La Garza (born 1976) is an American actress known as ADA Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order (2006–2010, 85 episodes) and Law & Order: LA, and as FBI Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille on CBS's FBI since 2019.

Alana Stewart

Alana Stewart (born Alana Kaye Collins, 1945) is an American actress, former Ford model, and author, ex-wife of George Hamilton and Rod Stewart, who filmed the Emmy-nominated Farrah's Story and leads the Farrah Fawcett Foundation.

Alanna Ubach

Alanna Ubach (Alanna Noel Ubach, born 1975) is an American character actress from Downey, California, known as Josie on Beakman's World, Serena in Legally Blonde, Mamá Imelda in Coco, Suze in Euphoria, and Susan Bennett in Ted.

Alappuzha Gymkhana

Alappuzha Gymkhana (ആലപ്പുഴ ജിംഖാന) is a 2025 Malayalam sports comedy-drama directed by Khalid Rahman, starring Naslen as a teen who takes up boxing for college sports-quota admission; released 10 April 2025, streaming on SonyLIV.

Alaqua Cox

Alaqua Cox, born 1997 in Keshena, Wisconsin, is a deaf Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican amputee actress who debuted as Maya Lopez/Echo in Hawkeye (2021) and led Echo (2024), Marvel's first deaf, Indigenous female superhero lead.

Alarum (film)

Alarum (2025 American action thriller, UK title Mission Alarum), directed by Michael Polish, starring Scott Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Willa Fitzgerald, Mike Colter; Lionsgate limited release January 17, 2025; 0% Rotten Tomatoes, $254,370 gross.

Alaska Daily

Alaska Daily (ABC, 2022-2023) is an American crime drama created by Tom McCarthy, starring Hilary Swank as disgraced journalist Eileen Fitzgerald investigating missing and murdered Indigenous women in Anchorage; canceled after one 11-episode season in May 2023.

Alaska Thunderfuck

Alaska Thunderfuck (Justin Andrew Honard, born 1985, Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American drag performer, singer, and actor; Drag Race season 5 runner-up, All Stars 2 winner, recording artist, and Oh, Mary! tour star.

Alaska: The Last Frontier

Alaska: The Last Frontier, Discovery Channel reality series (2011–2022, 11 seasons) following the Kilcher family homestead outside Homer, Alaska, settled by Yule and Ruth Kilcher; stars Atz and Otto Kilcher, the former father of singer Jewel.

Alaskan Bush People

Alaskan Bush People is a Discovery Channel reality series (2014-2022, 14 seasons) following Billy, Ami, and their seven Brown children, first in Alaska and later in Washington; it drew persistent accusations of being staged.

Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1958)

Alastair Duncan (born 1958, Edinburgh) is a Scottish actor, also credited as Alistair Duncan, known as Mimir in God of War, Celebrimbor in Shadow of Mordor, Senator Armstrong in Metal Gear Rising, and Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman; distinct from the documentary director, artist, and author of the same name.

Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim (1900–1976), Scottish character actor of over 50 British films; definitive Scrooge (1951), Miss Fritton in The Belles of St Trinian's, Rector of Edinburgh University, CBE 1953, mentor of George Cole.

Alastor the Radio Demon

Alastor the Radio Demon is a Hazbin Hotel character created by Vivienne Medrano: a deceased New Orleans radio host and serial killer, now a Hell Overlord, voiced by Amir Talai, asexual, and bound by a soul deal.

Alaya F

Alaya F (Aalia Furniturewala, born 1997, Mumbai) is a Hindi film actress, daughter of Pooja Bedi, granddaughter of Kabir Bedi. Debut Jawaani Jaaneman (2020) won Filmfare Best Female Debut; later films include Freddy, U-Turn, Srikanth.

Alba (2021 TV series)

Alba is a 2021 Spanish drama series by Boomerang TV and Atresmedia, adapted from the Turkish Fatmagül, starring Elena Rivera as a gang-rape survivor fighting the wealthy Entrerríos family; 13 episodes, premiered on Atresplayer, later a Netflix Top 5 international hit.

Alba August

Alba August (Alba Adéle August, born 1993, Copenhagen) is a Danish-Swedish actress and singer, daughter of Bille and Pernilla August, known for Netflix's The Rain, Becoming Astrid, and the 2021 album I still hide.

Alba Baptista

Alba Baptista (born 1997, Lisbon) is a Portuguese actress, lead of Netflix's Warrior Nun as Ava Silva, star of Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris and A24's Mother Mary, wife of Chris Evans.

Alba Flores

Alba Flores (Alba González Villa), Spanish actress and singer of the Flores dynasty, daughter of Antonio Flores and granddaughter of Lola Flores; known as Saray in Vis a vis and Nairobi in La casa de papel.