The Most Underappreciated Actors on Primetime TV
by tbell1826 | created - 14 Oct 2011 | updated - 14 Oct 2011 | PublicThis is the list of primetime actors who are all great and talented but should have got as much recognition they deserved.
1. Sara Ramirez
Actress | Grey's Anatomy
Sara Ramirez was born in Mazatlán, Mexico, on August 31, 1975, and moved to the United States at 7 after their parents' divorce. Sara is a graduate of The Juillard School (1997). Ramirez made their Broadway debut in the Paul Simon musical The Capeman (1998) before winning a Tony Award for their ...
Grey's Anatomy
2. Andrew Lincoln
Actor | The Walking Dead
Andrew Lincoln is a British actor. Lincoln spent his early childhood in Hull, Yorkshire before his family relocated to Bath, Somerset when he was age 10. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School in Bath, and then the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His father is a civil engineer...
The Walking Dead
3. Judah Friedlander
Actor | Feast
Judah Friedlander was born on March 16, 1969 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Feast (2005), 30 Rock (2006) and Meet the Parents (2000).
30 Rock
4. Garret Dillahunt
Actor | 12 Years a Slave
Garret studied journalism at the University of Washington and received an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program. He performed on and off Broadway and in theaters around the country before he also began pursuing film and television roles. A self described workaholic, he enjoys a ...
Raising Hope
5. Aubrey Plaza
Actress | Safety Not Guaranteed
Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress and comedian known for her deadpan style. She portrayed April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation (2009), and after appearing in supporting roles in several films, had her first leading role in the 2012 comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (...
Parks and Recreation
6. Danny Pino
Actor | Cold Case
Danny Pino was born on April 15, 1974 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Cold Case (2003), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Dear Evan Hansen (2021). He has been married to Lilly Pino Bernal since February 15, 2002. They have two children.
Law & Order: SVU
7. Josh Radnor
Actor | Liberal Arts
Josh Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Carol Radnor, a high school guidance counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. Radnor has two sisters, Melanie Radnor and Joanna Radnor Vilensky. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a small city nested inside Columbus. Radnor attended ...
How I Met Your Mother
8. Pauley Perrette
Actress | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Pauley Perrette is known to millions around the world as Abby Sciuto, the brilliant but offbeat forensic scientist on CBS's NCIS (2003). Her additional credits include appearances on such shows as Almost Famous (2000), The Ring (2002), 24 (2001), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Murder One (...
NCIS
9. Katie Aselton
Actress | The Freebie
Katie Aselton was born on October 1, 1978 in Milbridge, Maine, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Freebie (2010), Old Dads (2023) and Black Rock (2012). She has been married to Mark Duplass since August 26, 2006. They have two children.
The League
10. Paul Scheer
Actor | The League
Paul Scheer is a SAG Award-winning actor, writer, producer, pod-caster, and director. Scheer is a series regular on the Emmy nominated Showtime series Black Monday opposite Don Cheadle. He also is known for his role as Andre on the hit FX show The League, as well as his role of Mitch in Fresh off ...
The League/NTSF:SD:SUV::
11. Mark Duplass
Actor | Safety Not Guaranteed
Mark Duplass was born on December 7, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), Creep (2014) and The One I Love (2014). He has been married to Katie Aselton since August 26, 2006. They have two children.
The League
12. Matthew Gray Gubler
Actor | Alvin and the Chipmunks
Matthew Gray Gubler is an Emmy award-winning actor, director, producer, painter, and voice over actor from Las Vegas, Nevada. While studying film directing at NYU he interned for Wes Anderson who gave him his first feature film role as Bill Murray's loyal intern "Nico" in The Life Aquatic with ...
Criminal Minds
13. Cobie Smulders
Actress | The Avengers
Cobie Smulders was born on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Dutch father and an English mother. As a girl, Cobie had set her sights on becoming a doctor or a marine biologist. In fact, it wasn't until high school that Cobie started to explore acting after appearing in several ...
How I Met Your Mother
14. Jon Bernthal
Actor | The Wolf of Wall Street
Jon Bernthal was born and raised in Washington D.C., the son of Joan (Marx) and Eric Bernthal, a lawyer. His grandfather was musician Murray Bernthal. Jon went to study at The Moscow Art Theatre School, in Moscow, Russia, where he also played professional baseball in the European professional ...
The Walking Dead
15. Chris Pratt
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington, to Kathleen Louise (Indahl), who worked at a supermarket, and Daniel Clifton Pratt, who remodeled houses. He is of mostly Norwegian descent. He graduated from Lake Stevens High...
Parks and Recreation
16. Rich Sommer
Actor | The Devil Wears Prada
Sommer returned to Cleveland in 2008 to teach a master class at the Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House graduate program. He earned an MFA in the program in 2004.
Sommer planned his future in improv comedy during his Play House days. He has performed with the Upright Citizens ...
Mad Men
17. Erinn Hayes
Actress | Bill & Ted Face the Music
Alexandra Erinn Hayes (née Carter; born May 25, 1976) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her role as Dr. Lola Spratt on the Adult Swim sitcom Childrens Hospital. She has played roles in a number of network sitcoms, including Alison on The Winner (2007), Melanie Clayton on Worst ...
Childrens Hospital
18. Rebecca Creskoff
Actress | Justified
Rebecca Creskoff was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Betty Jane Creskoff, a home maker, and Howard Creskoff a lawyer, and has an older sister. Her father is of Russian Jewish decent and her mother is of mostly English and German ancestry--a true Midwestern ...
Hung
19. Brian Baumgartner
Actor | The Office
Brian Baumgartner was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Brian is an actor and producer, known for The Office (2005), License to Wed (2007) and Four Christmases (2008). Brian has been married to Celeste Ackelson since April 26, 2014.
The Office
20. Chris D'Elia
Actor | Celeste & Jesse Forever
Chris D'Elia was born on March 29, 1980 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Little Evil (2017) and Glory Daze (2010). He has been married to Kristin Taylor since June 18, 2022. They have one child. He was previously married to ...
Whitney
21. Jayma Mays
Actress | Red Eye
Jamia Suzette Mays was born in Bristol, Tennessee, to Susan (Norris) and James Mays, and was raised in Grundy, Virginia with her older brother and sister. Her father was a high school teacher at Grundy Senior High School for seven years, before spending 25 years working in the coal-mining industry....
Glee
22. Nick Offerman
Actor | Devs
Nick Offerman was born in Joliet, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), The Founder (2016), 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), We Are The Millers (2013), and Fargo (2014). He has been married to Megan Mullally since September 20, 2003.
Parks and Recreation
23. Kat Graham
Actress | How It Ends
Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer and producer. Working across a variety of genres in film, television and music, she is one of most accomplished and versatile young talents working today.
Graham was recently seen in the 70s period crime thriller "The Poison Rose" opposite Morgan Freeman and ...
The Vampire Diaries
24. Zach Roerig
Actor | The Vampire Diaries
Zachary George Roerig plays Matt Donovan on The Vampire Diaries, and is also known for his roles on TV series As The World Turns and One Life To Live. Roerig was born in Montpelier, Ohio to Daniel and Andrea Roerig in 1985. He attended Montpelier High school where he played both football and was ...
The Vampire Diaries
25. Billy Gardell
Actor | Bad Santa
Billy Gardell was born on August 20, 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Bad Santa (2003), Avenging Angelo (2002) and Dragon Wars: D-War (2007). He has been married to Patty Gardell since September 30, 2001. They have one child.
Mike & Molly
26. Kirsten Vangsness
Actress | Criminal Minds
Kirsten Vangsness has been widely known as the bespectacled-brainy-tech-kitten Penelope Garcia on the CBS hit drama "Criminal Minds" (and its spin-off "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" and "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders"). She has long been a fan favorite, beloved for her vibrant personality and ...
Criminal Minds
27. Casey Wilson
Actress | Gone Girl
Casey Wilson was born on October 24, 1980 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Gone Girl (2014), Ass Backwards (2013) and Bride Wars (2009). She has been married to David Caspe since May 25, 2014. They have three children.
Happy Endings
28. Alison Brie
Actress | GLOW
Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California, to Joanne (Brenner), who worked at a non-profit child care agency, and Charles Terry Schermerhorn, a musician and entertainment reporter. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. Brie grew up in ...
Community/Mad Men
29. Stephen Rannazzisi
Actor | The League
Stephen Rannazzisi was born on July 4, 1977 in Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The League (2009), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and Samantha Who? (2007).
The League
30. Brent Sexton
Actor | Radio
Brent Sexton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Radio (2003), Flightplan (2005) and The Belko Experiment (2016).
The Killing
31. Marshall Allman
Actor | Hostage
Marshall Allman, born April 5th, 1984 in Austin, Texas, realized his talent for acting at the age of seventeen when he was given his first role in a summer production of Clive Barker's "The History of the Devil". Giving up his pursuits in art and athletics, he moved to Hollywood weeks after ...
True Blood
32. Kevin Alejandro
Actor | Arrow
Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the crime drama Southland, Forklift Mike in Parenthood, Jesús Velázquez in the supernatural thriller True Blood, Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood in the superhero series Arrow and as Daniel ...
True Blood
33. 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.
Dexter
34. Adam Pally
Actor | Iron Man Three
Adam Saul Pally is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project. He also starred in the FOX comedy Making History and was the executive producer of The President ...
Happy Endings
35. Misha Collins
Actor | Supernatural
Misha Collins is an actor, director, producer, writer, and activist dedicated to inspiring cultural and civic engagement through works that "game-ify" philanthropy, inspire creativity, and promote social good.
For 12 years, Collins co-starred in Supernatural (2005), the longest running American ...
Supernatural
36. Iqbal Theba
Actor | Glee
Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Iqbal Theba came to the US as a college freshman at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. While in college in Oklahoma, Iqbal studied Civil Engineering and eventually obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Management. After realizing ...
Glee
37. Rutina Wesley
Actress | True Blood
Rutina Wesley is known for the character Tara Thorton, on the gritty Southern vampire drama, True Blood (2008). She was born in the city most renowned for glitz and glamour, Las Vegas, Nevada and was exposed to the arts at a very early age; in fact entertainment runs through her veins. Her father, ...
True Blood
38. Dann Florek
Actor | Hard Rain
Born (May 1, 1950) and raised in Flat Rock, Michigan, the son of a chiropractor, bald-domed, serious-looking Dann Harvey Florek majored in math and physics at Eastern Michigan University. A drama scholarship, however, changed his destiny and he left the college before graduating. He moved to New ...
Law & Order: SVU
39. Eliza Coupe
Actress | Happy Endings
Eliza grew up in Plymouth, New Hampshire and graduated from Plymouth Regional High School.
Coupe first garnered industry attention in 2006 when her hilarious and irreverent one-woman show, The Patriots, performed at UCB/NYC, was selected for HBO's prestigious US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Coupe ...
Happy Endings
40. Anna Gunn
Actress | Breaking Bad
An actress on both stage and screen, Anna Gunn has portrayed a vast array of complex and powerful characters throughout her career.
Anna grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico after her parents, Sharon (Peters) and Clemens Gunn, Jr., transplanted the family from Cleveland, Ohio to the Southwest in the late...
Breaking Bad
41. Betsy Brandt
Actress | Breaking Bad
Betsy Brandt was born on March 14, 1973 in Bay City, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Breaking Bad (2008), Magic Mike (2012) and The Valet (2022). She has been married to Grady Olsen since 1996. They have two children.
Breaking Bad
42. Kiernan Shipka
Actress | Carriers
Kiernan Brennan Shipka is an American actress. She is known for playing Sally Draper on the AMC series Mad Men (2007), B. D. Hyman in the FX anthology series Feud (2017), and voicing Jinora in the Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) spin-off, The Legend of Korra (2012). She stars as Sabrina Spellman ...
Mad Men
43. Neil Flynn
Actor | Mean Girls
Neil Richard Flynn is an American actor and comedian, known for his role as "The Janitor", in the medical comedy-drama, Scrubs (2001). He currently portrays "Mike Heck" in the ABC sitcom, The Middle (2009). Neil was born in the south-side of Chicago. He is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic. ...
The Middle.
44. Nick Kroll
Actor | Sausage Party
Nick Kroll is a stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer, producer, voice artist, and comedian. He is known for "Big Mouth (2017)," "The Oh, Hello Show (2008)," portraying Rodney Ruxin in "The League (2009)," and for creating and starring in "Kroll Show (2013)." As a film actor, Kroll has had ...
The League
45. Giancarlo Esposito
Actor | Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. His parents, working in Europe at the time of his birth, settled in Manhattan by the time he was 6, and ...
Breaking Bad
46. Dean Norris
Actor | Breaking Bad
Dean Joseph Norris is an American actor. He is well known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008-2013). He also portrayed town councilman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome (2013-2015) and played mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT ...
Breaking Bad
47. Alyson Hannigan
Actress | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Alyson Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C. to Emilie (Posner), a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver. She began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. She is a seasoned television actress, ...
How I Met Your Mother
48. Kat Dennings
Actress | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Kat Dennings was born Katherine Victoria Litwack in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, to Ellen (Schatz), a speech therapist and poet, and Gerald Litwack, a molecular pharmacologist. She is the youngest of five children. Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. Kat was predominantly ...
2 Broke Girls
49. Kristin Bauer
Actress | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Kristin grew up in Wisconsin. Her father was an avid horseman and her mother a housewife involved in charities. Kristin moved to Los Angeles and began acting after studying fine arts in St. Louis, Boston and New York. She still studies drawing and painting, and working to better the lives of ...
True Blood
50. Shawn Hatosy
Actor | Animal Kingdom
Shawn Wayne Hatosy is an American film and television actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the films In & Out, The Faculty, Outside Providence, Anywhere but Here, The Cooler, and Alpha Dog. He is also well known for his role as Detective Sammy Bryant on the TNT crime drama series ...
Southland
51. Michael Cudlitz
Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank
Michael Cudlitz was born on December 29, 1964 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The Walking Dead (2010) and Sex Drive (2008). He is married to Rachael Cudlitz. They have two children.
Southland
52. Shannon Woodward
Actress | Westworld
Shannon Woodward is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the FOX sitcom Raising Hope (2010-2014), Elsie Hughes on the HBO science-fiction thriller series Westworld (2016-2018), and the voice and motion capture of Dina in the video game The Last of Us Part II, ...
Raising Hope
53. T.J. Thyne
Actor | How the Grinch Stole Christmas
TJ was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attended high school in Plano, Texas, graduated high school in 1993, and moved to Los Angeles to attend college. He attended the University of Southern California's theatre program, graduating in 1997. Through college, he worked as an extra in films (including ...
Bones
54. Eric Christian Olsen
Actor | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Eric Christian Olsen was born on May 31, 1977 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003), Fired Up! (2009) and Not Another Teen Movie (2001). He has been married to Sarah Wright since June 23, 2012. They have three children.
NCIS: Los Angeles
55. Yvette Nicole Brown
Actress | Community
Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her series-regular and Special Guest Star* roles on the television shows: "Community", "The Mayor", "Drake and Josh", "The Odd Couple", Disney Plus' "Big Shot" and "Act Your Age"* on Bounce TV.
And films as ...
Community
56. Mae Whitman
Actress | One Fine Day
Mae was born in Los Angeles, California to Pat Musick, a voice artist, and Jeffrey Whitman, a personal manager and set construction coordinator. She began her career with a voice-over for a Tyson Chicken commercial. Whitman attended Ribét Academy, a private preparatory school in Los Angeles.
Whitman...
Parenthood
57. Dax Shepard
Self | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Dax Randall Shepard was born in 1975 in Milford, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, to Laura (LaBo), who worked at GM, and Dave Robert Shepard, Sr., a car salesman. His mother is of French-Canadian and Belgian descent. With both his parents working in the automotive industry, Dax's first love was cars.
...
Parenthood
58. Danny Pudi
Actor | Community
Danny Pudi was born on March 10, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Community (2009), DuckTales (2017) and Knights of Badassdom (2013). He has been married to Bridget Showalter Pudi since June 5, 2004. They have two children.
Community
59. Katy Mixon Greer
Actress | Hell or High Water
Katy Mixon is an American actress. She began her career playing supporting roles in films such as "The Quiet" (2005), "Four Christmases" (2008), and "State of Play" (2009), before landing the female leading role in the HBO comedy series "Eastbound & Down" (2009-2013).
From 2010 to 2016, Mixon ...
Mike & Molly
60. Jim Rash
Actor | The Way Way Back
Jim Rash was born on July 15, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Way Way Back (2013), Community (2009) and The Descendants (2011).
Community
61. Donald Glover
Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story
The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...
Community
62. Jim O'Heir
Actor | Smothered by Mothers
Jim O'Heir was born on February 4, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Smothered by Mothers (2019), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018).
Parks and Recreation
63. Adam Scott
Actor | Parks and Recreation
Adam Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Anne and Dougald Scott. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. Scott has said that his brother David "looks like me but is far more cerebral and inherited the intellect of our parents," both of whom are retired teachers. He graduated ...
Parks and Recreation
64. Rashida Jones
Actress | Parks and Recreation
Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger daughter of media mogul, producer, and musician Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships. Her father is African-American and her mother is ...
Parks and Recreation
65. Gillian Jacobs
Actress | Community
Gillian Jacobs was born on October 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. Her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker and her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, was an alumni relations officer at Carnegie Mellon University.
Gillian is an alumnus of Mt. Lebanon High School, ...
Community
66. Jim Beaver
Actor | Deadwood
Jim Beaver is an American character actor, best known for his leading roles on the TV series Deadwood (2004) and Supernatural (2005). Born in Laramie, Wyoming a minister's son, he was raised in and around Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Following high school and a year of college, he joined the ...
Supernatural
67. Sarah Drew
Actress | Moms' Night Out
Multi-hyphenate actor, producer, writer, and director, Sarah Drew is best known for playing 'Dr. April Kepner' for nine seasons on the hit ABC series "Grey's Anatomy" and Hannah Rogers in Warner Bros' "Everwood".
Her recent TV credits include Freeform's hit series "Cruel Summer" which was the ...
Grey's Anatomy
68. Rico Rodriguez
Actor | Modern Family
Rico Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1998 in College Station, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Modern Family (2009), The Muppets (2011) and Epic Movie (2007).
Modern Family
69. Atticus Shaffer
Actor | Frankenweenie
Atticus Ronald Shaffer was born on June 19, 1998 to Ron and Debbie Shaffer, with whom he resides in Acton, California. Shaffer was discovered by his manager in 2006 and soon landed a guest starring role in the series The Class (2006). That role led him to the role of Brick in the original ABC pilot,...
The Middle.
70. Sarah Hyland
Actress | Vampire Academy
Sarah Hyland was born in New York City to actors Melissa D. Canaday and Edward James Hyland. She began in the business at the age of 4 with commercial work and voice overs. Her first film was Private Parts (1997). She then moved on to The Object of My Affection (1998) and then spent time on Another...
Modern Family
71. Ellie Kemper
Actress | Bridesmaids
Ellie Kemper, born Elizabeth Claire Kemper on May 2, 1980, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best-known for her role as "Erin Hannon" in the NBC series The Office (2005), as well as her supporting roles in the films Bridesmaids (2011) and 21 Jump Street (2012)). She plays the ...
The Office
72. Tony Denison
Actor | The Closer
Award-winning actor Tony Denison joined the cast of The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick, as Det. Andy Flynn in 2005, which quickly became TNT's # 1 Drama. Transitioning his role onto the spin-off series Major Crimes, Lt. Flynn is a consistent fan-favorite known for his antics opposite GW Bailey's Lt...
The Closer
73. Timothy Omundson
Actor | Mission: Impossible III
Timothy Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 29, 1969, the youngest of four children. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his family moved when he was one. His father is a former railroad man and his mother was a teacher. Tim started to study theatre at the age of 12 at the ...
Psych
74. Christopher Gorham
Actor | The Lincoln Lawyer
Christopher Gorham was born in Fresno, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Lincoln Lawyer (2022), Insatiable (2018) and Covert Affairs (2010). He has been married to Anel Lopez Gorham since January 22, 2000. They have three children.
Covert Affairs
75. B.J. Novak
Actor | Vengeance
B. J. Manaly Novak is a Jewish-American actor, writer and director from Newton, Massachusetts known for playing Ryan Howard from The Office. He wrote several episodes for the show. He also acted in Saving Mr. Banks, Knocked Up, Reign Over Me, The Internship, Inglorious Basterds, The Amazing ...
The Office
76. Kate Flannery
Actress | The Office
KATE FLANNERY is best known for her 9 seasons as Meredith the drunk on NBC's THE OFFICE. She toured the country as Jane Lynch's sidekick in her anti cabaret act, SEE JANE SING in over 30 cities including Joe's Pub in NYC. Her original cult comedy lounge act, the Lampshades plays all over the ...
The Office
77. Zachary Knighton
Actor | The Hitcher
Zachary Knighton was born on October 25, 1978 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Hitcher (2007), The Prince and Me (2004) and Flashforward (2009). He has been married to Betsy Phillips since August 27, 2018. They have one child. He was previously married to ...
Happy Endings
78. Max Greenfield
Actor | New Girl
Max Greenfield is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics' Choice Television Awards. Since 2018, ...
New Girl
79. Jason O'Mara
Actor | The Man in the High Castle
Jason O'Mara was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Soon after graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a BA in Drama and Theatre he moved to London, England, to further pursue his acting career. Time spent in British repertory theater led to leading roles in acclaimed productions at some of ...
Terra Nova
80. Allison Miller
Actress | A Million Little Things
Allison Miller was born in Rome, Italy, to American parents, Margo and John Winn Miller. She grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, where her father worked as a journalist.
The family eventually settled in Tallahassee, Florida, where she studied dance, piano, acting and singing while still at high school ...
Terra Nova
81. Callie Thorne
Actress | Necessary Roughness
Callie Thorne was born on November 20, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Necessary Roughness (2011), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Prison Break (2005).
Necessary Roughness
82. Jennifer Carpenter
Actress | Dexter
Jennifer was born in Kentucky. Her mother is Catherine Mitchell and her father is Robert Carpenter.
She attended St. Raphael the Archangel and then Sacred Heart Academy. During her last two years of high school, she studied drama at the Walden Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. She then trained at the ...
Dexter
83. Lucas Neff
Actor | Marriage Story
Lucas Neff was born in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, IL in 1985. The start of his acting career came about by mistake after he was assigned to the performing arts department at the University of Illinois. It was there that he graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Theatre in 2008....
Raising Hope
84. Angela Kinsey
Actress | The Office
Angela is an American actress. She was born in Louisiana, but raised from the age of 2 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her father was working as a drilling engineer. During her time there, she attended the Jakarta International English School and learned to speak Indonesian. When she was age 14, her family ...
The Office
85. Phyllis Smith
Actress | Inside Out
Phyllis Smith is an American actress from Missouri who is known for playing Phyllis Vance from The Office and Sadness from Inside Out. She also acted in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The OA. She also works for the casting department of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin ...
The Office
86. Retta
Actress | Parks and Recreation
Retta was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Fracture (2007) and The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).
Parks and Recreation
87. Maulik Pancholy
Actor | 30 Rock
Maulik Pancholy was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for 30 Rock (2006), Weeds (2005) and 27 Dresses (2008). He has been married to Ryan Corvaia since September 28, 2014.
Whitney
88. Brian Benben
Actor | Dream On
Charming, compactly built, extremely affable American actor Brian Edward Benben was born on June 18, 1956, in Winchester, Virginia, to Gloria Patricia (Coffman) and Peter Michael Benben Sr., a produce buyer. His paternal grandparents were Polish.
Deciding on an acting career while quite young, he ...
Private Practice
89. Ricardo Chavira
Actor | Desperate Housewives
Ricardo Chavira was born on September 1, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Piranha 3D (2010) and Dead Space 3 (2013). He has been married to Marcea Dietzel since September 22, 2007. They have two children.
Desperate Housewives
90. Bryan Greenberg
Actor | How to Make It in America
Bryan Greenberg born in Omaha Nebraska and raised in St Louis Missouri. Graduated from the acting program at NYU Tisch school Of The Arts. He recently wrapped the film JUNCTION. Which he acted, directed, wrote, and produced. He can also be seen in the upcoming film YOU PEOPLE opposite Jonah Hill, ...
How to Make It in America
91. Lake Bell
Actress | In a World...
Lake Siegel Bell is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She has starred in various television series, including Boston Legal (2004-2006), Surface (2005-2006), How to Make It in America (2010-2011), Childrens Hospital (2008-2016), and Bless This Mess (2019-2020) and in films including ...
Childrens Hospital/How to Make It in America
92. Nolan Gould
Actor | Modern Family
Nolan Gould was born on October 28, 1998 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Modern Family (2009), The To Do List (2013) and Friends with Benefits (2011).
Modern Family
93. Ariel Winter
Actress | Sofia the First
Ariel Winter is one of Hollywood's most promising young talents with notable roles in both television and film. Ariel stars on ABC's critically acclaimed and Emmy® winning hit series, "Modern Family (2009)." Winter plays 'Alex Dunphy,' the brainy middle child in the Dunphy family, opposite Ty ...
Modern Family
94. Sam Trammell
Actor | True Blood
Tony Award-nominee Sam Trammell may be most widely recognized as "Sam Merlotte" in HBO's AFI award-winning series True Blood (2008), filmed in Trammell's native Louisiana. The Alan Ball-created fantasy drama set ratings records for the network over its seven year run. He co-starred in the feature ...
True Blood
95. Simon Helberg
Actor | Florence Foster Jenkins
Simon Helberg was born and raised in Los Angeles but despite this, and the fact that his father is the actor Sandy Helberg and his mother the casting director Harriet B. Helberg, his main interest as a young boy was karate. In his teens, though, he discovered acting and went on to study at New York...
The Big Bang Theory
96. Kunal Nayyar
Actor | The Big Bang Theory
Kunal Nayyar is an British actor. He moved from India to the US in 1999. He first moved to Portland, Oregon, to study business. He started acting in plays as a way of making new friends. He took acting classes, but he went on to graduate from the University of Portland with a degree in business, as...
The Big Bang Theory
97. Melissa Rauch
Actress | The Big Bang Theory
Melissa Ivy Rauch was born in Marlboro, New Jersey. She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, where she received a BFA degree. While going to school, Melissa performed stand-up comedy around Manhattan, and soon made a name for herself on the NYC comedy scene. Her one-woman show, "...
The Big Bang Theory
98. Michaela Conlin
Actress | Bad Trip
Michaela Conlin is an American actress best known for her role as Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones. Conlin was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1978 to a Chinese mother, an accountant, and an Irish father, a contractor. She performed in her first play at ...
Bones
99. John Francis Daley
Actor | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
John Francis Daley began acting in the national and international tour of The Who's Tommy, playing young Tommy - and coming to national prominence in the critically acclaimed, cult classic series, Freaks and Geeks (1999). Formerly a regular on the Fox hit, Bones (2005), John can also be seen in the...
Bones
100. Tamara Taylor
Actress | Bones
Tamara Taylor's career took off when she landed a series regular role on Fox's Party of Five (1994). Since then she has appeared in Steven Bochco's City of Angels (2000), Hidden Hills (2002), Lost (2004), Numb3rs (2005), CSI: Miami (2002), NCIS (2003), and Fox's hit Bones (2005). She also had a ...
Bones
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