The Law & Order Trifecta

1. Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern was trained as an actor by William Esper at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, where he received a BFA in Acting. He was first in the original cast as Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning "Biloxi Blues". From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater ...

2. Michael O'Keefe

Actor | Caddyshack

Michael O'Keefe is an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in Caddyshack, Ben Meechum in The Great Santini, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Darryl Palmer in the Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife. He also appeared as Fred on ...

3. Lee Tergesen

Actor | Oz

He was born on July 8, 1965 in Ivoryton, Connecticut and is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. His brother, Chris Tergesen, is a music supervisor and music editor. Lee has been married three times and has been married to Yuko Otomo, an art therapist, since 2011. They have a ...

Has actually done four L&Os since he also appeared in L&O Los Angeles

4. Geoffrey Nauffts

Actor | Mississippi Burning

Geoffrey Nauffts was born on February 3, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), A Few Good Men (1992) and Baby Steps (1999).

5. Lynn Cohen

Actress | Munich

Lynn Cohen was born on August 10, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Munich (2005), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) and The Cobbler (2014). She was married to Ronald Theodore Cohen and Gilbert Laman Frazen. She died on February 14, 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.

6. David Zayas

Actor | Skyline

David Zayas was born on August 15, 1962 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is an actor and producer, known for Skyline (2010), The Expendables (2010) and Dexter (2006). He has been married to Liza Colón-Zayas since November 21, 1998. They have one child.

7. Jessica Hecht

Actress | Whatever Works

Jessica Hecht is an American actress and singer who played Gretchen Schwartz on Breaking Bad, Susan Bunch on Friends, and Carol on The Boys. She has also made numerous Broadway appearances. Hecht was born in Princeton, New Jersey. When she was three, she moved with her parents and sister to ...

8. Carlos Leon

Actor | The Big Lebowski

Born July 10, 1966. A resident of New York. Former celebrity personal trainer turned accomplished actor. Has also appeared on- and off-Broadway, including "Aunt Dan and Lemon". As of Summer, 2006 he can be seen nightly on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of "The Three Penny ...

Father of Madonna's daughter Lourdes

9. Reg E. Cathey

Actor | Fantastic Four

Born into a military family in Huntsville, Alabama -- his father was an army vet who had served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, while his mother held a somewhat mysterious job in the Department of Defence -- Reg E. Cathey spent much of his early childhood living on a rural farmhouse in Germany....

10. Terry Serpico

Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Terry Serpico was born on June 27, 1964 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Yellowstone (2018) and Army Wives (2007). He has been married to Kadia Saraf since June 8, 2022. He was previously married to Erin M. Goodwin.

Hey, it's that guy. The one that looks like a pissed off Anthony Michael Hall.

11. Mark Margolis

Actor | Pi

Mark Margolis was an American actor who is well-known for his collaborations with film director Darren Aronofsky, particularly Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Noah (2014), Black Swan (2010), and The Fountain (2006). Margolis also gained notoriety for his portrayal of "Tio" Hector Salamanca ...

12. Michael Nouri

Actor | The Watcher

Michael Nouri was born on December 9, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor, known for The Watcher (2022), Yellowstone (2018) and Devils (2020). He was previously married to Vicki Light and Lynn Goldsmith.

13. Philip Bosco

Actor | The Savages

Philip Michael Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Margaret Raymond (Thek), a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. He was of Italian and German descent. Bosco graduated from Saint Peter's Prep School, 1948, and from the Catholic University of America, A.B. 1957. He ...

14. Bruce Altman

Actor | Running Scared

Bruce Altman was born on July 3, 1955 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Running Scared (2006), Matchstick Men (2003) and Regarding Henry (1991). He has been married to Darcy M. McGraw since 1982. They have one child.

15. David Thornton

Actor | Home Alone 3

David Thornton was born on June 12, 1953 in Cheraw, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Home Alone 3 (1997), John Q (2002) and Alpha Dog (2006). He has been married to Cyndi Lauper since November 24, 1991. They have one child.

16. Olek Krupa

Actor | Home Alone 3

Olek Krupa was born on March 18, 1947 in Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Home Alone 3 (1997), Hidden Figures (2016) and Burn After Reading (2008).

17. Peter McRobbie

Actor | The Visit

Peter McRobbie was born on January 31, 1943 in Hawick, Borders, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for The Visit (2015), Lincoln (2012) and Brokeback Mountain (2005). He has been married to Charlotte Susan Bova since September 10, 1977. They have two children.

Has also done Law & Order: Trial by Jury

18. Lily Rabe

Actress | Miss Stevens

Lily Rabe was born in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Miss Stevens (2016), No Reservations (2007) and Fractured (2019).

19. Dennis Boutsikaris

Actor | Better Call Saul

Dennis Boutsikaris is an American character actor who has won the Obie Award twice. He is also a narrator of audio-books, for which he has won 13 Golden Earphone Awards and 8 Audie Awards. He won Best Audiobook of the Year from Amazon for his reading of American Gods.

Boutsikaris was born in Newark,...

20. Paul Calderon

Actor | King of New York

Paul Calderon was born in 1959 in Puerto Rico. He is an actor and producer, known for King of New York (1990), Four Rooms (1995) and Pulp Fiction (1994). He has been married to Catherine E Salsich since 1986. They have two children.

Has also done L&O Trial by Jury

21. Aya Cash

Actress | You're the Worst

Aya Rachel Cash is an American actress, was born in San Francisco, California, to poet and novelist Kim Addonizio and Buddhist teacher Eugene Cash. On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie. Her father's upstairs neighbor, Margarita ...

22. Donna Murphy

Actress | The Gilded Age

A Tony and Emmy Award winner, Donna Murphy has forged a career of exceptional diversity, impressing both audiences and critics with her depth and skill. This "seductive actress of major transformative powers" (NY Times) was named one of three "Legit Luminaries," alongside Joan Didion and Christine ...

23. Ned Eisenberg

Actor | Limitless

Ned Eisenberg was a character actor who is remembered for the role of Italian gangster Fredo Strozzi in action film/western Last Man Standing (1996) with Bruce Willis, directed by Walter Hill; and films such as The Burning (1981) and Limitless (2011). Born in New York, he attended Fiorello H. ...

24. Kate Rogal

Actress | Safe

Kate Rogal was born on November 2, 1983. She is an actress, known for Safe (2012), Psych (2006) and The Kill Point (2007). She has been married to Dana Ashbrook since August 15, 2015.

25. Nestor Serrano

Actor | The Day After Tomorrow

Nestor Serrano was born on November 5, 1955, in The Bronx, N.Y. He was born to father, Nestor Serrano and mother Regina Rosario who both arrived from Puerto Rico and consequently met in The Bronx. Nestor worked for The Bank of New York for two years as a computer operator from the age of eighteen ...

Has also done L&O Trial by Jury.

26. Stephen Lang

Actor | Avatar

Stephen Lang is a distinguished and award-winning actor who commands considerable respect, and is equally at home on the Broadway stage, on television, and in film.

Though he is arguably most well-known for his acclaimed performance in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), Lang began his career in theater....

27. James Naughton

Actor | Cat's Eye

Craggy Irish-American James Naughton, a handsome charmer and solid character lead of crime stories, is best-known for his strong, cynical work on the musical stage. He firmly moved into films and especially TV roles, however, thanks to his Tony Award-winning Broadway success. A post-war baby and ...

28. Ray Iannicelli

Actor | Joker

With a career that spans over 30 years, and a resume that reads like a book, chances are you have grown up with Ray Iannicelli in your household, and not even known it. His versatility in film, television, and on stage has left audiences alike captivated but also wondering where else do I recognize...

29. Bobby Cannavale

Actor | The Station Agent

In both career and in real life, Bobby Cannavale tends to choose the unconventional way of doing things. In the beginning, his decisions may have cost the dark, swarthily good-looking actor some acting roles and/or good-paying parts but, in the end, his strong work ethic and sense of self, despite ...

30. Anita Gillette

Actress | Moonstruck

Anita Gillette was born on August 16, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Moonstruck (1987). She has been married to David Bates since October 4, 2021. She was previously married to Armand Eugene Coullet and Dr. Ronald William Gillette.

31. Tom O'Rourke

Actor | United 93

Thomas O'Rourke was a war baby, born in New York City in Greenwich Village. He was raised in Indiana,until his parents divorced and he returned to New York City's Upper Westside to live with his grandparents. He was ambitious and hardworking even at this young age. To help out with expenses, he ...

32. Maureen Mueller

Actress | They Came Together

Maureen Mueller is known for They Came Together (2014) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

33. Mike Starr

Actor | Ed Wood

Mike Starr was born on July 29, 1950 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ed Wood (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Uncle Buck (1989). He has been married to Joanne since 1975. They have three children.

Often plays the heavy

34. Casey Siemaszko

Actor | Young Guns

Casey Siemaszko is an extremely versatile American actor, known for his roles in the 1980s 'Brat Pack' films, although over the last three decades he has notched up an impressive 60-plus film and TV appearances.

Siemaszko was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Polish father and a British mother. His ...

35. Frank Whaley

Actor | Broken Arrow

Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. He is best known for the films Pulp Fiction (1994) and Swimming with Sharks (1994), and has worked with Oliver Stone multiple times. His feature directorial debut, Joe the King (1999), earned him the Waldo Salt Screenwriting prize at the...

36. Todd Stashwick

Actor | The Air I Breathe

Stashwick was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs right outside of the city. As a child, he always loved making people laugh, and he aspired to one day perform at Chicago's famous The Second City. Soon after graduating from Illinois State University with a degree in theatre, he began ...

37. Marceline Hugot

Actress | United 93

Marceline Hugot was born on February 10, 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for United 93 (2006), Working Girl (1988) and The Messenger (2009).

38. James Joseph O'Neil

Actor | Fair Game

James Joseph O'Neil made his Off-Broadway and AEA debut in Galt McDermott's "The Hired Man" at the 47th St. Theatre. On Broadway James played Fred in the Roundabout revival of "Present Laughter" with Victor Garber and Brooks Ashmanskas and covered Jesse Tyler Ferguson in the Second Stage Revival of...

39. Aasif Mandvi

Actor | Million Dollar Arm

Aasif Mandvi was born on March 5, 1966 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Million Dollar Arm (2014), Evil (2019) and The Proposal (2009). He has been married to Shaifali Puri since August 26, 2017.

Correspondent on The Daily Show with John Stewart

40. Michael Rispoli

Actor | The Rum Diary

Michael Rispoli was born on November 27, 1960 in Nyack, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Rum Diary (2011), Kick-Ass (2010) and While You Were Sleeping (1995). He has been married to Madeline Crawford since September 18, 1993. They have three children.

41. Alexandra Silber

Actress | 1408

Raised in Detroit, Michigan, by two loving parents, Alexandra attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp throughout her childhood, later enrolling in the Interlochen Arts Academy for most of her high school career. After graduating, she chose to hone her incredible acting skills at the Royal ...

42. José Zúñiga

Actor | Twilight

Born in Honduras, José moved to New York City at the age of 7. His first film was Riding the Rails. Jose rode on freight trains and lived in homeless shelters during the 4 months of filming. When he returned to NYC his then agent secured him an audition for Alive directed by Frank Marshall.

43. Michael Gross

Actor | Family Ties

Michael Gross was born in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, to Virginia Ruth (Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer. He was involved with a gang for a couple of years during high school before becoming a better student. He went on to be senior class president. Received an...

44. David Harbour

Actor | Hellboy

David Harbour is an American actor who has performed in film, television, and the theater.

He is known for his role as CIA agent Gregg Beam in Quantum of Solace (2008), Shep Campbell in Revolutionary Road (2008), Van Hauser in End of Watch (2012) and Dexter Tolliver in Suicide Squad (2016). He also ...

45. Susan Misner

Actress | Chicago

Susan Misner was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1971. She grew up in Pompton Plains where she fell in love with dancing. Her love of the dance led her to New York City where she landed roles in Broadway plays such as Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To A Forum, How To Succeed in ...

46. Karen Ziemba

Actress | The Producers

Karen Ziemba was born on November 12, 1957 in St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Producers (2005), Shortcut to Happiness (2003) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). She has been married to Bill Tatum since May 5, 1984.

47. James Biberi

Actor | Drive

James is an American Albanian Actor/Director/Producer, born in Kosovo. His family arrived in the United States when he was two years old and he was raised in New York City. James started his career studying at the Stella Adler Conservatory under the tutelage of Elaine Stritch. He resides in New ...

48. Joey Auzenne

Actor | Deadlock

He grew up in Houston, went to college in New Orleans (it can be done) and now lives in New York City. As a kid, Joey began singing at church, school talent shows, and family functions. Never shy and always ready to "perform" for whoever would pay attention, he always wanted to be an actor. His dad...

49. Marilyn Chris

Actress | The Honeymoon Killers

Marilyn Chris was born on May 19, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Honeymoon Killers (1970), Trees Lounge (1996) and Loving Couples (1980).

50. Larry Pine

Actor | The Royal Tenenbaums

Larry Pine was born on March 3, 1945 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The French Dispatch (2021) and Maid in Manhattan (2002).

51. Stephen Bogardus

Actor | Julie & Julia

Stephen Bogardus was born on March 11, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Julie & Julia (2009), Gold (2016) and Second Best (2004). He is married to Dana Moore.

52. Bill Sage

Actor | American Psycho

Bill Sage was born on April 3, 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for American Psycho (2000), Mysterious Skin (2004) and Boiler Room (2000).

53. Dana Eskelson

Actress | See You Next Tuesday

Dana Eskelson was born on June 17, 1965 in Brick, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for See You Next Tuesday (2013), Madeline's Madeline (2018) and The Company Men (2010).

54. Geoffrey Arend

Actor | (500) Days of Summer

Geoffrey Arend was born on February 28, 1978 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for 500 Days of Summer (2009), Garden State (2004) and Super Troopers (2001). He was previously married to Christina Hendricks.

The stoner guy from Super Troopers.

55. Dreama Walker

Actress | Compliance

Dreama Walker was born in Tampa, Florida. She graduated from Henry B. Plant High School in 2004, and in 2006 she made her screen debut. In 2012 she starred as "June," a small-town girl with great ambition, on the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012), opposite Krysten Ritter...

56. Tom Guiry

Actor | The Sandlot

Thomas Guiry was born October 12, 1981, in Trenton, New Jersey. His acting debut in a movie was in The Sandlot (1993), in 1993, when he was 11. This led to other films such as Lassie (1994), The Last Home Run (1996), Wrestling with Alligators (1998), Black Hawk Down (2001), and Justice (2003).

57. Wayne Duvall

Actor | O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Wayne Duvall was born on May 29, 1958 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Lincoln (2012) and Werewolves Within (2021). He has been married to Denise Renee Guillet since December 29, 2002.

58. Harvey Atkin

Actor | Meatballs

Harvey Atkin was born on December 18, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Meatballs (1979), Barney's Version (2010) and Speed Zone (1989). He was married to Celia Tessler. He died on July 17, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

59. 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 ...

Has also done L&O Los Angeles

60. Chris McKinney

Actor | Elementary

Graduated from the drama division of The Juilliard School in 1994. At present working in theater and television, and appearing in network productions such as Law and Order, S.V.U., New York News (featuring Mary Tyler Moore), New York Undercover and The Dana Carvey Show.

Has appeared in various ...

61. Angela Bullock

Actress | Chronic

Angela Bullock received a 2014 NAACP Theater Award Nomination for Best Female Lead in a local Los Angeles area play. Born Angela Lorraine Bullock in Harlem New York to Paul Bullock, a city bus driver and passionate reader and Lenora Pittman Bullock, a hospital worker with a stunningly beautiful ...

Has also done L&O L.A.

62. Robert Hogan

Actor | Species II

Prolific American supporting actor, a reliable presence in numerous classic prime-time TV shows for over half a century. One of three siblings, Hogan served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon his demobilisation he studied engineering at New York University, but an aptitude test suggested ...

63. William Hill

Actor | Gran Torino

William Hill was born and raised in the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey. After doing Theatre in the NJ area, he trained as an actor with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. In addition to film and television projects he has appeared on Broadway and...

Has also done L&O Trial by Jury

64. Joseph Siravo

Actor | Carlito's Way

Joseph Siravo was born on March 11, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Carlito's Way (1993), Maid in Manhattan (2002) and WiseGirls (2002). He died on April 11, 2021 in the USA.

Has also done L&O Trial by Jury

65. Victor Slezak

Actor | Hell on Wheels

A staple of American stage, screen, and television for over 30 years, Victor Slezak hails from Youngstown, Ohio.

His earliest influences in entertainment came through the screen of Jack and Sam's Warner Brothers Theater, where his mother was a box office girl. So, too, was the black and white TV set...

66. James Murtaugh

Actor | The Howling

James Murtaugh was born on October 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Howling (1981), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and Everybody's Fine (2009). He has been married to Alice Heid since May 15, 1971. They have two children.

Oh yeah! That guy! The one that looks like Dick Cavett.

67. Jim Moody

Actor | Bad Boys

Jim Moody was born on September 25, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Bad Boys (1983), The Last Dragon (1985) and Fame (1980).

68. Henry Strozier

Actor | Thirteen Days

Henry Strozier is an actor/narrator who was a resident company member of eleven professional theatres around the country: The Asolo, Baltimore's Center Stage, The Barter Theater, The Loretto-Hilton, The Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, The Missouri Rep, The Milwaukee Rep, The American Players ...

Best know as one of the Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice cranberry farmers

69. John Heard

Actor | The Guardian

John Heard was a very talented actor who established himself as a respected thespian in the late 1970s and early '80s, though he is perhaps better known for his turn as Peter McCallister, Kevin McCallister's (Macaulay Culkin) father in the Home Alone (1990) movies.

John was born in Washington, D.C.,...

70. Danny Johnson

Actor | Daredevil

Danny Johnson has proven to be a versatile actor with limitless range in a career spanning multiple decades in Film, Television, and the Broadway Stage. Feature films include: "Lazy Susan", (with Sean Hayes), "Villains" (with Bill Skarsgard), "Are You Happy Now" (with Josh Ruben) and the HBO Films ...

Has also done L&O Trial by Jury

71. Raymond J. Barry

Actor | Just Married

Raymond J. Barry was born in New York, and attended Brown University, where he was a star athlete in football, basketball, and track. While there, he earned his degree in Philosophy and as a senior, was cast in the stage production of "Picnic," where he played a football player. He then entered the...

Maybe best know for playing Raylan's father Arlo on Justified.

72. Cathy Moriarty

Actress | Raging Bull

Bronx-born character actress Cathy Moriarty was just 18 years old, fresh out of high school and had no idea that her life was about to change. Joe Pesci discovered her competing in a bathing-beauty contest at a bar. He invited her to audition for the part of Vikki LaMotta, second wife to champion ...

73. Elizabeth Marvel

Actress | True Grit

Elizabeth Marvel is an American actress. Her most prominent roles include Det. Nancy Parras on The District, Solicitor General Heather Dunbar on House of Cards, and President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland. Film roles include Burn After Reading; Synecdoche, New York; True Grit; Lincoln (alongside ...

74. Nancy Ticotin

Actress | Hackers

Nancy Ticotin was born on September 4, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Hackers (1995), Ransom (1996) and Everyone Says I Love You (1996).

Sister of Rachel Ticotin from Total Recall

75. Kathleen Chalfant

Actress | Duplicity

Kathleen Chalfant was born on January 14, 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Duplicity (2009), Junior (1994) and Old (2021). She has been married to Henry Chalfant since November 26, 1966. They have two children.

76. John Ventimiglia

Actor | The Sopranos

John Ventimiglia is an American actor. He portrayed Artie Bucco in the HBO television series The Sopranos and had a recurring role as Dino Arbogast, an Organized Crime Control Bureau Chief for the NYPD, on the American police procedural/drama series Blue Bloods on CBS. Ventimiglia was born in ...

77. Bruce MacVittie

Actor | Brooklyn's Finest

Bruce MacVittie was born in Providence, RI in 1956. He began acting in high school, attended Boston University, studied with Jerzy Grotowski in 1976 and moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting in 1979. He began his career at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in 1980 in Edward Allen Baker's "...

78. Remy Auberjonois

Producer | Blood Stripe

Remy Auberjonois was born on January 21, 1974 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Blood Stripe (2016), Fair Game (2010) and The International (2009). He has been married to Kate Nowlin since September 5, 2004.

Son of the famous Rene Auberjonois who played Father Mulcahy in MASH the movie, and was on such TV shows as Benson and Star Trek Deep Space 9

79. Helen Coxe

Actress | Julie & Julia

Helen Coxe was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Julie & Julia (2009).

80. Caris Vujcec

Actress | Bull

Caris Vujcec is an award-winning American-born actress, writer, producer and director of Mediterranean descent. With a career spanning Broadway, television and original content creation, as a storyteller and filmmaker, she has a passion for narratives highlighting dynamic, powerful and vulnerable, ...

81. Shamika Cotton

Actress | Frank the Bastard

Shamika Cotton is one of Hollywood's brightest talents, with a burgeoning career in the areas of television, film and theatre. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended the renowned School for the Creative Performing Arts, whose alumni includes Sarah Jessica Parker and Rocky Carroll, as well as ...

82. Fisher Stevens

Actor | Short Circuit

Fisher Stevens moved from his native Chicago to New York at the age of 13 to pursue an acting career. He tried, unsuccessfully, to get any kind of job and was, he recalls, even rejected as extra for a Crest commercial.

When his acting teacher, Dan Fauci, lost the lease to his teaching studio, he ...

83. Andrew McCarthy

Director | Orange Is the New Black

Andrew McCarthy grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, until he was 15, when his family moved to Bernardsville. He attended the Pingry School, a prep school, where he performed in plays and musicals and played basketball. At 18, he went to New York University as a theatre major and wound up as the lead ...

84. Kelly Karbacz

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Kelly Karbacz has been making a name for herself on the screen and on the stage over the past decade by taking on high-caliber roles and giving exceptional performances. Karbacz stars as inmate, Kasey Sankey, on Netflix's award-winning series, "Orange is the New Black." Introduced in season four, ...

85. Bill Irwin

Actor | Rachel Getting Married

Bill Irwin was born on April 11, 1950, in Santa Monica, California, to Elizabeth (Mills), a teacher, and Horace G. Irwin, an aerospace engineer. He is the oldest of three children, and is of English, Irish, and German descent. Irwin spent a year in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as an exchange student....

You may remember him as the guy in the top hat in the "Don't Worry Be Happy" video, alongside Bobby McFerrin and Robin Williams. Plays Olivia Benson's psychologist in SVU

86. Michael Aronov

Actor | The Drop

Nearly unrecognizable in his portrayals, Michael Aronov is a Tony Award winning actor that has made a name for himself by pushing the boundaries on stage and screen. In film he is most known for his role as Chovka, the Chechen warlord and head gangster opposite Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini in the...

87. René Ifrah

Actor | Nurse Jackie

Rene Ifrah grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he was highly influenced by the multi-cultural surroundings of Sheepshead Bay/Gravesend/Brighton Beach's Italian/Jewish/Russian neighborhood.

The majority of Rene's formal acting training began at the Laguardia High School for the Performing Arts in ...

88. Brooke Smith

Actress | The Silence of the Lambs

Brooke Smith grew up in New York in the shadow of show business owing to the fact that she is the daughter of powerful publicist Lois Smith. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, her "first big thing" was playing Catherine Martin, the abducted young girl in The Silence of the ...

She played the young woman kept in the hole in Silence of the Lambs

89. Mike Pniewski

Actor | Hightown

Born in raised in Southern California, Mike's training began at UCLA...Go Bruins! where he graduated in with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater and won the Natalie Wood Acting Award.

Mike is one of the busiest working actors in Film and TV for over 40 years booking 100+ TV credits, including guest...

90. Jayne Houdyshell

Actress | Only Murders in the Building

In addition to her other achievements, she must surely be noted for her work in the series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in her part as Judge Ruth Linden. Over several appearances as a judge in the New York Family Court she certainly conveyed lawyer-like rigidity and judgmental firmness, but ...

91. Liz Larsen

Actress | Madoff

Liz Larsen was born on January 16, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Madoff (2016), One Percent More Humid (2017) and The Americans (2013). She has been married to Sal Viviano since May 29, 1994. They have two children.

92. Patricia R. Floyd

Actress | Law & Order

Patricia R. Floyd is known for Law & Order (1990), Elementary (2012) and Show Me a Hero (2015).

93. Karen Tsen Lee

The Sentinel

Karen Tsen Lee was born in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for The Sentinel (2006), Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) and Blue Bloods (2010).

94. Lou Bonacki

Actor | My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Lou Bonacki was born on April 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), NYPD Blue (1993) and Tripwire (1989).

95. Salvatore Inzerillo

Actor | We Own the Night

Salvatore Inzerillo is known for We Own the Night (2007), Jack Goes Boating (2010) and Person of Interest (2011).

96. Will Rogers

Actor | The Bay

Will Rogers is known for The Bay (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and A Rainy Day in New York (2019).

97. Jenna Stern

Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Jenna Stern was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the daughter of British-born, Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Eggar and American producer Tom Stern. Her brother, Nicolas Stern, is a Producer for film and television. She graduated U.C. Berkeley in 1990 and then went to NYU's Graduate Acting...

Married to another member of the L&O trifecta Brennan Brown

98. Nick Chinlund

Actor | The Chronicles of Riddick

Nick Chinlund was born and raised in New York City. He left the city to play basketball at Brown University, but his hoops career was cut short when he suffered an injury during his freshman year. He stayed at Brown and took up acting classes, and realized it was his true calling. He graduated from...

99. Betty Gilpin

Actress | The Hunt

Elizabeth Folan Gilpin is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the Netflix comedy series GLOW (2017-2019), for which she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred as Dr. ...

100. Chance Kelly

Actor | Generation Kill

Chance portrays Coach Mike Martz in the film American Underdog - The Kurt Warner Story (2022).

Chance has enjoyed a wide array of roles, noted for his character's intensity and presence. These characters include, among others: Cyrus Hunt on For Life (ABC), Vinny on Ray Donovan (Showtime), Randall ...