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Ken Watanabe (渡辺謙)

Ken Watanabe (渡辺謙), born 1959 in Niigata, is a Japanese actor known for Dokuganryu Masamune, The Last Samurai (Oscar-nominated), Inception, Godzilla, and Kokuho, Japan's highest-grossing live-action film.

Ken Weatherwax

Ken Weatherwax (1955–2014), American child actor, played Pugsley Addams on ABC's The Addams Family (1964–66); later voiced the 1970s cartoon Pugsley, appeared in the 1977 reunion movie, and worked about 30 years as a studio grip.

Kenan (TV series)

Kenan is an NBC family sitcom (2021-2022, 20 episodes) created by Jackie Clarke and David Caspe, starring Kenan Thompson as widowed Atlanta morning show host Kenan Williams; canceled May 2022 after two seasons.

Kenan & Kel

Kenan & Kel is a Nickelodeon sitcom created by Kim Bass, a spin-off of All That starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell as Chicago teens, airing 1996-2000 over four seasons with the Coolio theme song and orange soda catchphrases.

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 1974, Üçem, Balâ, Ankara) is a Turkish actor, presenter, and former model; Best Model of the World 1997, known for Deli Yürek, Ezel, and Karadayı.

Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson (born 1978) is an American actor and comedian, an original cast member of Nickelodeon's All That, star of Kenan & Kel and Good Burger, and since 2003 the longest-tenured cast member in Saturday Night Live history, with a 2018 Emmy for 'Come Back, Barack.'

Kenatha Kanom

Kenatha Kanom (கெணத்த காணோம்) is a 2026 Tamil satirical comedy-drama, Suresh Sangaiah's posthumous final film, starring Yogi Babu as a priest whose drought-hit village digs a well and finds dinosaur fossils; released March 13, 2026, streaming on JioHotstar.

Kendra Wilkinson

Kendra Wilkinson (born 1985, San Diego) is an American reality TV personality and real estate agent, known as a Playboy girlfriend on The Girls Next Door, star of Kendra and Kendra Sells Hollywood, and ex-wife of Hank Baskett.

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday (Kenneth Earl Holliday, born 1949), American actor; Tyler Hudson on Matlock (1986–1989) and Sergeant Curtis Baker on Carter Country; voice of G.I. Joe's Roadblock; Independent Spirit-nominated for Great World of Sound.

Kengan Ashura (ケンガンアシュラ)

Kengan Ashura (ケンガンアシュラ, 拳願阿修羅) is a martial arts manga by Sandrovich Yabako and Daromeon, serialized on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday from 2012 to 2017 in 27 volumes, about corporate proxy fights and the Kengan Annihilation Tournament; adapted into a four-part Netflix anime (2019–2024) with sequel Kengan Omega.

Kenichi Ogata (緒方 賢一) (voice actor)

Kenichi Ogata (緒方賢一, born 1942) is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, known as Dr. Agasa in Detective Conan, Genma in Ranma ½, Analyzer in Space Battleship Yamato, and 2019 Seiyu Awards Merit Award recipient.

Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一)

Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一), born 1974, is a Japanese voice actor, singer, and head of the INTENTION agency, known for Shinn Asuka, Zack Fair, Obanai Iguro, and the AD-LIVE stage project.

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (史上最強の弟子ケンイチ)

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (史上最強の弟子ケンイチ) is Syun Matsuena's martial arts manga serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday 2002–2014 in 61 volumes, adapted into a 50-episode 2006 TMS anime, with a 2026 sequel Kenichi 2: Tatsujin-hen and 17 million copies in print.

Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口健二)

Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口健二, 1898-1956), Japanese film director active from the silent era to 1956; known for women-centered films, Osaka Elegy, Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, and three consecutive Venice Film Festival awards.

Kenji Tanigaki (谷垣健治)

Kenji Tanigaki (谷垣健治), Japanese action director and director born 1970 in Nara, trained at the Kurata Action school, built his career in Hong Kong with Donnie Yen, directed all five Rurouni Kenshin films' action, won the 2018 Golden Horse and 2022 Hong Kong Film Awards, and directed The Furious (2026).

Kenjiro Tsuda (津田健次郎)

Kenjiro Tsuda (津田健次郎, born 1971) is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Osaka, debuting in 1995, famous as Seto Kaiba and Kento Nanami, 15th Seiyuu Awards male lead winner, and plaintiff in Japan's first voice-publicity-rights ruling against an AI clone.

Kenna Harris

Kenna Harris, also credited McKenna Harris or Kenna Jean Harris (born 1994), an American Pixar filmmaker: story lead on Luca, director-writer of Ciao Alberto, story supervisor on Inside Out 2, and co-director and co-writer with Andrew Stanton of Toy Story 5 (2026). Distinct from same-named business professionals.

Kennedy (upcoming TV series)

Kennedy is an upcoming eight-episode Netflix drama from Chernin Entertainment, based on Fredrik Logevall's JFK biography, starring Michael Fassbender as Joe Kennedy Sr., showrun by Sam Shaw, directed partly by Thomas Vinterberg, filming 2026, expected 2027.

Kennedy and Heidi

"Kennedy and Heidi" is the 18th episode of the sixth season of The Sopranos, first aired in 2007, in which Christopher Moltisanti dies in a car crash.

Kennedy Center Honors

Kennedy Center Honors: annual American awards since 1978 honoring five performing artists for lifetime contributions to American culture; CBS-broadcast gala, 2013 selection reform, renamed and relocated amid the 2026 Kennedy Center dispute.

Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger (Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, 1927–2023), American underground experimental filmmaker and author of Hollywood Babylon; known for Fireworks, Scorpio Rising, the Magick Lantern Cycle, Crowley-inspired occultism, and influence on Scorsese, Lynch, and music video.

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh (Kenneth Charles Branagh, Sir Ken Branagh), Irish actor-director born 1960 in Belfast; founder of Renaissance Theatre Company, director of Henry V, Hamlet, Thor, Belfast; knighted 2012, RADA President.

Kenneth Choi

Kenneth Choi (born 1971) is an American character actor from Chicago; known for Henry Lin on Sons of Anarchy, Jim Morita in Captain America, Judge Lance Ito in The People v. O.J. Simpson, and Chimney on 9-1-1.

Kenneth Connor

Kenneth Connor was a British stage, film, radio, and television actor, known for appearing in 17 of the original 30 Carry On films and as Monsieur Alfonse in 'Allo 'Allo.

Kenneth Cope

Kenneth Charles Cope (1931-2024), English actor and scriptwriter; played ghost detective Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Jed Stone in Coronation Street, and Ray Hilton in Brookside.

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham (born 1944, Dunfermline, Scotland) is a Scottish actor trained at RADA and the National Youth Theatre. Known for Shine on Harvey Moon, An Inspector Calls, Rome's Pompey, and the 2016 Olivier-winning The Father.

Kenneth Halliwell

Kenneth Halliwell (1926-1967), English actor, writer, and collage artist, partner of playwright Joe Orton; defaced Islington library books with him, imprisoned six months, killed Orton in 1967.

Kenneth Lonergan

Kenneth Lonergan, American playwright, screenwriter, and director from New York; author of This Is Our Youth, Lobby Hero, The Waverly Gallery; writer-director of You Can Count on Me, Margaret, and Oscar-winning Manchester by the Sea.

Kenneth Ma (马国明)

Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming (馬國明, born 1974) is a Hong Kong TVB actor, UBC mechanical engineering graduate, and 2019 TV King known for On Call 36小時, 降魔的, 白色強人, and 新聞女王.

Kenneth MacDonald (English actor)

Kenneth MacDonald (1950–2001), Manchester-born English character actor, played Gunner Nobby Clark in It Ain't Half Hot Mum and pub landlord Mike Fisher in Only Fools and Horses; died of a heart attack in Hawaii. Distinct from the American namesake (1901–1972).