My Favourite Actors
by IrvingRPointystick | created - 07 Aug 2011 | updated - 16 May 2015 | Public
1. Ben Bode
Actor | Empire Records
Ben Bode is known for Empire Records (1995), Lab Rats (2012) and Apollo 13 (1995). He has been married to Bellina Logan since May 20, 2001. They have one child.
2. David Shatraw
Actor | Titus
David Shatraw was born on June 7, 1962 in Albany, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Titus (2000), In Her Shoes (2005) and All My Children (1970). He has been married to Kristin since 1991. They have two children.
3. Michael Stuhlbarg
Actor | A Serious Man
Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg was born in Long Beach, California. He attended UCLA, and then The Juilliard School in New York City, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. His other studies included time at the Vilnius Conservatory in Lithuania, the British American Drama Academy at Baliol and...
4. Joshua Malina
Actor | A Few Good Men
Joshua Charles Malina is an American film and stage actor known for playing Will Bailey on the NBC drama The West Wing, Jeremy Goodwin on Sports Night, US Attorney General David Rosen on Scandal, and Caltech President Siebert on The Big Bang Theory. Malina was born in New York City. His parents, ...
5. Michael Maloney
Actor | The Young Victoria
Michael Maloney was born on June 19, 1957 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Young Victoria (2009), Henry V (1989) and Notes on a Scandal (2006).
6. Thomas Gibson
Actor | Dharma & Greg
Thomas Ellis Gibson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, as the youngest child of four to Charles M. and Beth Gibson. His mother was a social worker and his father was a progressive Democratic lawyer and state legislator. At a young age Thomas became interested in theater, and began performing ...
7. Christopher Villiers
Actor | Top Secret!
Christopher Villiers was born in Kensington, London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Top Secret! (1984), First Knight (1995) and Snijeg za Vodu: Snow for Water (2018).
8. Jeremy Renner
Actor | The Hurt Locker
Jeremy Lee Renner was born in Modesto, California, the son of Valerie (Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. After a tumultuous yet happy childhood with his four younger siblings, Renner graduated from Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. He explored several areas of...
9. Raúl Esparza
Actor | Ferdinand
Raúl Eduardo Esparza is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of Company and for his television role as New York Assistant District ...
10. Charles Frank
Actor | The Right Stuff
Charles Frank was born on April 17, 1947 in Olympia, Washington, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Right Stuff (1983), Wonder Woman (1975) and All My Children (1970). He has been married to Susan Blanchard since June 25, 1977. They have one child.
11. Guy Scantlebury
Actor | My Family and Other Animals
Guy Scantlebury is known for My Family and Other Animals (1987), Capstick's Law (1989) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
12. Kal Weber
Director | Carousel
Kal studied cinematography with Billy Williams, BSC (The Exorcist, Gandhi) Christian Berger (Caché, White Ribbon) and worked as a Paris-based photographer before moving to London to study acting and directing.
The Gift (w/t The Birthday) was in Competition at Austin, Florida, LA Shorts, and won the ...
13. Neil Dudgeon
Actor | Son of Rambow
Neil Dudgeon was born on January 2, 1961 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Son of Rambow (2007), Midsomer Murders (1997) and Messiah: The Harrowing (2005). He is married to Mary Peate.
14. Nicholas Lea
Actor | Vertical Limit
Nicholas Lea was born on June 22, 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Vertical Limit (2000), The X-Files (1993) and Chaos (2005).
15. Neal McDonough
Actor | Minority Report
Multi talented and award winning actor Neal McDonough has been blessed to have an incredible career in the film industry.
He is now producing films alongside his wife Ruvé for the McDonough company. Films such as THE WARRANT, BREAKERS LAW, REDSTONE, BOON, BLACK SPARTANS ,and most recently the hit ...
16. Tom Hollander
Actor | Pride & Prejudice
Tom Hollander was born the second child of educated parents, both teachers. He grew up in Oxford, (UK).
Hollander credits the happy atmosphere of the Dragon School with his childhood introduction to acting. There, encouraged by an influential teacher named Andrew Roberts, he won the title role in "...
17. Simon Baker
Actor | Margin Call
Simon Baker was first recognized in 1992, when he received Australia's prestigious Logie award for Most Popular New Talent. Upon relocating to Los Angeles with his family, Baker was immediately cast in the Academy Award winning film L.A. Confidential (1997).
18. Joe Flanigan
Actor | Stargate: Atlantis
Joe Flanigan started his career in politics working as an advance man at the White House. That was followed by a stint at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine until finally settling At Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He was quickly cast in several NBC projects and eventually put ...
19. Keith Szarabajka
Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor from Illinois known for acting in The Equalizer, Angel, Argo and The Dark Knight. He also voice acted in several animated series and video games including Halo 4, Batman: Arkham Knight, Mass Effect, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Teen Titans, Dead Space, Ultimate ...
20. Damian Lewis
Actor | Band of Brothers
Damian Lewis was born on February 11, 1971, in St. John's Wood, London, England, to Charlotte Mary (Bowater), from an upper-class background, and J. Watcyn Lewis, a city broker whose own parents were Welsh. He was raised on Abbey Road in London until the age of 8 with his siblings Gareth, William, ...
21. Matthew Bennett
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Born and raised in Toronto, Matthew Bennett switched schools in grade 11 to attend Northern Secondary with the intent of pursuing a career in graphic arts. It was there that he happened upon the theatre program and quickly discovered his passion for acting and writing. After taking a year to work, ...
22. David Rasche
Actor | In the Loop
David Rasche was born on August 7, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for In the Loop (2009), United 93 (2006) and Men in Black³ (2012). He has been married to Heather Rasche since 1979. They have three children.
23. Marcus D'Amico
Actor | Superman II
D'Amico was born in Germany to an American father and a British mother. Raised in the U.K. He first performed on London stage in a 1977 revival of Oliver!, moved briefly to Los Angeles in the early 80s, later returning to the British stage. Mostly known for playing Americans on British TV.
24. Michael Horton
Actor | Star Trek: First Contact
Michael Horton was born on September 5, 1952. He is an actor, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He has been married to Debbie Zipp since December 20, 1975. They have two children.
25. Tony Goldwyn
Actor | Ghost
Actor, director, producer Tony Goldwyn just finished a sold-out run of director Ivo Van Hove's Broadway production of "Network" with Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany. He can be seen on the Netflix series, "Chambers," starring with Uma Thurman. Recently he concluded his role as 'President ...
26. Alexis Denisof
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Alexis Denisof was born on February 25, 1966 in Salisbury, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Avengers (2012) and Angel (1999). He has been married to Alyson Hannigan since October 11, 2003. They have two children.
27. Anthony Starke
Actor | Licence to Kill
Anthony attended Marquette University on the Liberace Foundation Scholarship for Performance, where he studied Theatre and Spanish Literature. While at Marquette he worked with the Pabst Theatre and the Wisconsin Shakespeare Company, appearing in a range of plays spanning classic, modern and ...
28. Tim Guinee
Actor | The Staircase
Tim Guinee was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Illinois and Texas. As a teenager, he graduated from the Houston High School for Performing Arts. He then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts (where he eventually ...
29. Sean Power
Actor | Lead Balloon
Born in Dublin, Sean Power moved to Canada as a youngster and was acting in his high school in Toronto before becoming one of the youngest candidates to be accepted by the National Theater School of Canada. Six months after graduating he was on stage at the Stratford Ontario Shakespeare season and ...
30. Michael Thomas
Actor | Pirate Radio
Michael Thomas was born on April 11, 1952 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Boat That Rocked (2009), Head Over Heels (1993) and Inside Out (1985). He was married to Selina Cadell. He died on March 4, 2019 in England, UK.
31. Rupert Penry-Jones
Actor | Spooks
Rupert Penry-Jones was born on September 22, 1970 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for MI-5 (2002), Match Point (2005) and The Four Feathers (2002). He has been married to Dervla Kirwan since August 2007. They have two children.
32. Christopher Ravenscroft
Actor | Henry V
Christopher Ravenscroft was born in 1946. He is an actor, known for Henry V (1989), The Football Factory (2004) and The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015).
33. Matthew Macfadyen
Actor | Succession
David Matthew Macfadyen was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Meinir (Owen), a drama teacher and actress, and Martin Macfadyen, an oil executive. He is of Scottish and Welsh descent. Because of his father's career, he spent at least part of his childhood in Indonesia, before finishing his ...
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