25 Texas Leading Men
by Texas_stargazer | created - 03 Oct 2012 | updated - 03 Oct 2012 | PublicNot only do they have the acting chops to hold on their own among the best in the industry... they have great talents as producers, directors, and writers! Everything is bigger and better in Texas, and these men make Texas proud!
1. Donny Boaz
Actor | Flashes
Donny Boaz was born on December 12, 1980 in Waxahachie, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Flashes - The Director's Cut (2014), Osprey (2017) and The Young and the Restless (1973).
2. Drew Waters
Actor | True Detective
Drew Waters was born on August 20, 1973 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for True Detective (2014), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) and Bones (2005). He has been married to Erin Bethea since July 17, 2020.
3. Brad Hawkins
Actor | Boyhood
From starring in a #1-rated, syndicated children's television show, to 2 Top Ten country music videos, and a supporting role in the critically acclaimed Richard Linklater film, Boyhood, actor/recording artist Brad Hawkins has covered some ground in his career. A native of Dallas, Texas, he began ...
4. Denton Blane Everett
Actor | Psychic Experiment
Denton Blane Everett was born on May 1, 1976 in Bethany, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor, known for Psychic Experiment (2010), The Leftovers (2014) and Hurricane Bianca (2016).
5. Joey Greco
Actor | Ghostbreakers
Joel Stephen "Joey" Greco is an American television personality and actor, best known as the host of the reality TV show Cheaters where he was the host for ten seasons. Greco was born and raised in Long Island, NY. He graduated from Evangel University, a private liberal arts college in Springfield,...
6. Bryan Massey
Actor | Mad Money
Bryan Massey was born in Pontiac, Michigan but moved to Dallas, Texas when he was just 7 years old. He began his illustrious acting career at the tender age of 9 when he made the local paper by winning the 5th grade talent show lip syncing to Steve Martin's "King Tut." At the age of 13, Bryan ...
7. Frank Mosley
Actor | Freeland
Frank Mosley is an actor and filmmaker from Texas living in Los Angeles. He's a fellow of the 2015 Berlinale Talents, 2017 NYFF Artist Academy, and 2016 Workshop for Auteurs led by Abbas Kiarostami.
As a director, he's had two retrospectives of his work: The Spectacle Theater, NYC (2018) and online ...
8. Stephen Brodie
Actor | Fear the Walking Dead
Stephen Brodie was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Stephen is an actor, director, and writer, and is known for his work on Fear the Walking Dead (2015) (working alongside Lennie James), Reservation Dogs (2021), Disney's The Lone Ranger (2013) (working alongside Johnny Depp and William Fichtner), ...
9. Larry Jack Dotson
Actor | Bernie
Larry was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Always a performer at heart, he was often involved in school and church productions as a young man. Larry traveled the country as lead singer and front man for a quartet for almost 20 years. After taking early retirement, Larry began to professionally ...
10. Kelly O'Neil Jackson
Actor | Prison Break
Kelly O'Neil Jackson was born Iowa. He moved to Los Angeles with his family while still in grade school.
As a young man, he was athletic and a natural at acting, singing, and dancing. After graduating from high school however, Kelly enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. In his off-duty time, ...
11. Jodie Moore
Actor | Maggie
Jodie Moore is known for Maggie (2015), Oldboy (2013) and Beyond the Farthest Star (2015).
12. Al Dias
Actor | The Ringer
Best known for his debut role as the Loan Shark Michael in the feature film "The Ringer" starring Johnny Knoxville and Katherine Heigl. Al Dias has worked with many talented individuals including some of the biggest names in the industry such as The Legendary Chuck Norris, Brian Cox, the creative ...
13. Charles Baker
Actor | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Born February 27, 1971 in Washington, DC and raised in Hawaii, Charles has lived a life most people write books about. The son of an army colonel, whose father was written up in the Los Angeles Times in 1994 by Robin Wright, Charles traveled the world by the time he was 17. He's lived in England, ...
14. Tim Taylor
Actor | The Hunger Games
Tim Taylor is an award winning character actor originally from Pittsburgh, PA. now based in Dallas, TX. He is best known for The Hunger Games, Better Call Saul, N.C.I.S and others. Prior to acting, Tim was a professional stand-up comic for 10 years. He headlined comedy clubs across the USA. Tim ...
15. Andrew Sensenig
Actor | Powers
Andrew Sensenig was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and spent most of his youth in Central Illinois. Thanks to several inspirational teachers and mentors in public schools, Andy was introduced to acting and music at a young age, leading to a multitude of award-winning theatrical and musical ...
16. Dennis O'Neill
Actor | Walker, Texas Ranger
Dennis O'Neill is an American Award-winning actor, producer, director, writer of screenplays and books, and teacher. He also loves to teach and dance Ballroom dancing. In his Junior year in High Schoo, his assistant principal called him to the office and said, "O'Neill, there are two things I'm ...
17. Martin Ezelle
Actor | Longmire
Martin Ezelle is known for Longmire (2012), Strait & Narrow (2016) and Dallas (2012).
18. Shane Land
Actor | Olympus Has Fallen
Shane Land was born and raised in Kerrville, Texas before moving to Dallas, Texas. He was introduced to acting by Rich Christensen, whose persistence, coaching and work ethic molded Shane with positive acting traits early on. Despite a later start, Shane has always been fascinated by acting. Shane ...
19. Gerardo Davila
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Gerardo Davila was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and grew up in Garland, Texas. He's 1st generation, the oldest of five children and the first of his family to become an actor in the United States. In his late teens he applied his music background and formed a rap group called Latin Royalty that ...
20. Josh Durham
Actor | The Front
Josh Durham is known for The Front (2018), Portrait of an American Family (2017) and The Unseen (2010).
21. Nate Rubin
Actor | Super
Nate Rubin is known for Super (2010), T-Rex (2017) and Suitable for Murder (2008).
22. Frederic Doss
Actor | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Fred is a born entertainer, but did not discover acting until his senior year in High School. After studying theater in college at Missouri Southern State University, he eventually earned a bachelor's degree in sociology, got married and shortly after 9/11 joined the US Air Force. It wasn't until ...
23. Benjamin Dane
Actor | First Lady
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Benjamin attended the High School For Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) where he studied art, not drama. However, after a stint as a vet's assistant, he promptly switched enrolment to The High School for Health Professions. With an intense love for art and design...
24. Jim Blumetti
Actor | The Good Guys
Hailing from the often, bleak mean streets of the former steel town, Youngstown, Ohio, Jim didn't so much seek out acting as stumble upon it. The year was 1987, and while giving business presentations, a friend's well-placed suggestion led him to an acting class to refine his oratory skills. What ...
25. Edgar Arreola
Actor | Capone
Biography
Edgar Arreola (born September 11) is the oldest of three children from a traditional Mexican Family.
He started his acting career in 2003 and has participated in numerous projects.
Winner of best actor award EDOC2007 (Manuel) in Worth the Fall (2007)which was played at the Cannes Film ...
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