Hot Guys [TV shows]

1. Colin O'Donoghue

O'Donoghue was born and raised in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, in a Roman Catholic family. He initially attended Dundalk Grammar School, and then The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. At age 16, O'Donoghue went to Paris, France, for a month to learn the French language. Colin's early career ...

The Tudors, Once Upon a Time, The Right Stuff

2. Alexander Skarsgård

Actor | The Legend of Tarzan

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...

Generation Kill, True Blood, Big Little Lies, The Little Drummer Girl, The Stand, Succession

3. Sam Heughan

Actor | Outlander

Sam Roland Heughan was born April 30, 1980 in Balmaclellan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. When he was 5 years old, he and his brother and mother moved to the area of the city-New Galloway. Sam grew nearby Kenmure castle, where he and his brother played as children. An accomplished stage and ...

Outlander

4. Matthew Goode

Actor | Stoker

Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. His films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Match Point (2005), Imagine Me and You (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchmen (2009), A Single Man (2009), Leap Year (2010), Stoker (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). Goode also ...

Dancing on the Edge, Death Comes to Pemberley, The Good Wife, Downton Abbey, A Discovery of Witches, The Crown

5. Richard Armitage

Actor | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Richard Crispin Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England, to Margaret (Hendey), a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, where he discovered his love for acting. He took part in many theatre productions all over the UK, from ...

North & South, Robin Hood, Spooks, Strike Back, Hannibal, Berlin Station, The Stranger, Stay Close

6. Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor | The Imitation Game

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born and raised in London, England. His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold ...

Sherlock, Parade's End, The Hollow Crown, Patrick Melrose

7. Scott Speedman

Actor | Underworld

Scott Speedman was born in London, England, to Scottish parents, Mary (Campbell), a primary school teacher, and Roy Speedman, a department store buyer. He grew up in Toronto, Canada. He was an aspiring swimmer and held a record amongst the best for distance freestyle, unfortunately, an accident put...

Felicity, Last Resort, Animal Kingdom, You, Grey's Anatomy

8. David Giuntoli

Actor | Grimm

David Giuntoli was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the son of Mary and David Giuntoli. David was educated at St. Louis University High School and moved on to Indiana University Bloomington, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in International ...

Privileged, Eli Stone, Grimm, A Million Little Things

9. Michael B. Jordan

Actor | Black Panther

Michael B. Jordan, the middle of three children, was born in Santa Ana, California and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He is the son of Donna (Davis), a high school counselor, and Michael A. Jordan. His middle name, Bakari, means "noble promise" in Swahili. (He is not related to, or named after, ...

Friday Night Lights, Raising Dion

10. Ian Somerhalder

Actor | The Vampire Diaries

Ian Somerhalder was born and raised in the small southern town of Covington, Louisiana. His mother, Edna (née Israel), is a massage therapist, and his father, Robert Somerhalder, is a building contractor. He has Cajun (French), English, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Boating, swimming, fishing and ...

LOST, Tell Me You Love Me, The Vampire Diaries, V-Wars

11. Pedro Pascal

Actor | The Last of Us

Pedro Pascal is a Chilean-born actor. He is best known for portraying the roles of Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), Javier Peña in the Netflix series Narcos (2015), the titular character in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019) and Joel Miller in the...

Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us

12. David Tennant

Actor | Doctor Who

Widely considered as one of the greatest stage and screen actors of his generation both in his native Scotland and internationally, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish ...

Doctor Who, Single Father, True Love, Broadchurch, The Escape Artist, Gracepoint, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Good Omens, Around the World in 80 Days

13. Ryan Eggold

Actor | BlacKkKlansman

Ryan Eggold was born on August 10, 1984 in Lakewood, California. His father is of German descent and his mother is of half Croatian and half Austrian-Jewish ancestry. Ryan's maternal grandmother was born in Vienna.

Eggold attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School, where he participated in many ...

90210, Sons of Liberty, The Blacklist, The Blacklist: Redemption, New Amsterdam

14. Colin Donnell

Actor | Arrow

Born in St. Louis, Missouri and now a resident of New York City, Colin Donnell is an American actor first known for his work on stage before making his television debut on ABC's 'Pan Am' and subsequently as Tommy Merlyn in The CW's hit show 'Arrow'. In New York his stage work includes 'Anything ...

Pan Am, Arrow, The Affair, Chicago Med, Irreverent

15. Richard Madden

Actor | Game of Thrones

Richard Madden, born 18 June 1986, is a Scottish stage, film, and television actor best known for portraying Robb Stark in the HBO series "Game of Thrones" and Prince Kit in Disney's "Cinderella." Starring as David Budd in the BBC miniseries "Bodyguard" has also brought him more international ...

Game of Thrones, Sirens, Klondike, Medici: Masters of Florence, Bodyguard, Citadel

16. Arthur Darvill

Actor | Doctor Who

Thomas Arthur Darvill, known professionally as Arthur Darvill, is an English actor and musician. He is perhaps most recognized as Rory Williams, one of the Eleventh Doctor's companions in Doctor Who (2005), and as Rev. Paul Coates in Broadchurch (2013). In 2013-2014 he appeared in the lead role in ...

Doctor Who, Broadchurch, The White Queen, DC's Legends of Tomorrow

17. Daniel Henney

Actor | Big Hero 6

Daniel Henney was born on November 28, 1979 in Carson City, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Big Hero 6 (2014), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and The Last Stand (2013).

Criminal Minds, The Wheel of Time

18. Dominic Rains

Actor | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Dominic Rains was born in Tehran, Iran. He is an actor and producer, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Burn Country (2016) and The Taqwacores (2010).

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chicago Med

19. 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 ...

The Pillars of the Earth, Ripper Street, The Enfield Haunting, The Last Kingdom, Howards End, Succession

20. Jonathan Bailey

Actor | Bridgerton

Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he began his career as a child performer in Royal Shakespeare Company productions when he was seven years old, and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of Les Misérables. Since then, he has ...

Bridgerton

21. Henry Cavill

Actor | Man of Steel

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), a housewife, was also born on Jersey, and is of Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Henry's father, Colin Richard Cavill, a stockbroker, is of ...

The Tudors, The Witcher

22. Dan Stevens

Actor | Downton Abbey

Dan Stevens was born at Croydon in Surrey on 10th October 1982. His parents are teachers. He was educated at Tonbridge School and trained in acting at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He studied English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Whilst he was a Cambridge undergraduate, ...

Downton Abbey, High Maintenance, Legion, Gaslit

23. Justin Hartley

Actor | This Is Us

Justin Hartley can currently be seen starring on NBC's critically acclaimed, award winning series, "This Is Us," alongside Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz. Created by Dan Fogelman, "This Is Us" premiered in September 2016 and instantly broke ratings records, ...

Smallville, This Is Us

24. Michael Malarkey

Actor | Project Blue Book

Michael Malarkey was born on June 21, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is an actor and composer, known for Project Blue Book (2019), The Oath (2018) and The Vampire Diaries (2009). He has been married to Nadine Lewington since June 6, 2009. They have two children.

The Vampire Diaries, Project Blue Book, Big Sky

25. Rob Lowe

Actor | St. Elmo's Fire

Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a schoolteacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. His brother is actor Chad Lowe. He has German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Lowe's family moved to Dayton, Ohio, when he was a child. Rob broke ...

West Wing, Brothers & Sisters, Californication, Parks and Recriation, Code Black, 9-1-1: Lone Star

26. Iain De Caestecker

Actor | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Iain De Caestecker is a Scottish actor. He went to Hillhead Primary School and successfully completed an HND in Acting and Performance at Langside College.

He played the lead in two high-profile BBC series - BAFTA-winning The Fades and Young James Herriot (both 2011). The latter earned him a ...

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Roadkill

27. Freddie Stroma

Actor | Pitch Perfect

Freddie Stroma was born on January 8, 1987 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Pitch Perfect (2012), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010). He has been married to Johanna Braddy since December 30, 2016.

Game of Thrones, UnREAL, Time After Time, Peacemaker

28. Peter Hermann

Actor | United 93

Peter Hermann lived in Germany until he was age 10. He met his wife, Mariska Hargitay, on the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). Before becoming an actor, Peter taught ESL and Special Ed as part of the Teach For America Program. After that, he became a fact-checker at Vanity Fair....

Law & Order:SVU, Younger, Blue Bloods

29. Clayton Cardenas

Actor | Mayans M.C.

Clayton Cardenas was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mayans M.C. (2018) and American Crime (2015).

Mayans M.C.

30. Oliver Stark

Actor | 9-1-1

Oliver Stark (born 'Oliver Leon Jones') was born in London, England. His first professional acting job was in the UK Film Council's short film 'Follow', directed by David Alexander. He is best known for his series regular role as Ryder in AMC's Into the Badlands (2015) and Evan 'Buck' Buckley in ...

Into the Badlands, 9-1-1

31. Steven Cree

Actor | Outlaw King

Steven Cree was born on February 29, 1980 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Outlaw King (2018), The Diplomat (2023) and Outlander (2014). He has been married to Kahleen Crawford since May 29, 2016.

Lip Service, Outlander, Deep Water, A Discovery of Witches

32. Lee Pace

Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

One of the most versatile actors working in Hollywood today, Lee Pace has established himself as a powerful leading man, consistently delivering compelling performances in film, television, and on stage.

Pace will next be seen in the highly anticipated Apple TV+ series FOUNDATION. Scheduled for a ...

Pushing Daisies, Halt & Catch Fire, Foundation

33. Stephen Amell

Actor | Arrow

Stephen Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise (based on the comic character of the same name) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).

Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto,...

Hung, Private Practice, Arrow, Heels

34. Kapil Talwalkar

Actor | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Kapil Talwalkar is an Indian-American actor. He was raised in the Bay Area by Umesh and Uma Talwalkar, tech industry professionals, and he has a sister, Mira, who is also an actor. While studying acting at the University of Southern California, his professional stage debut came during school when ...

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Night Court

35. Karl Urban

Actor | Star Trek

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. However, he did ...

Almost Human, The Boys

36. Anson Mount

Actor | Crossroads

Anson is an American actor, born in Mount Prospect, IL and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother is Nancy Smith, a former professional golfer. His father Anson Adams Mount II was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine. Anson has an older brother Anson Adams III and a ...

Inhumans, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

37. Skylar Astin

Actor | Pitch Perfect

Skylar Astin was born Skylar Astin Lipstein in New York and grew up in Rockland County, part of the NY Metropolitan Area. He is the son of Meryl and Barry Lipstein, a garment industry executive. Astin has two brothers, Jace and Milan, and a sister, Brielle. He attended Clarkstown High School North....

Ground Floor, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Grey's Anatomy, So Help Me Todd

38. Liam Garrigan

Actor | Transformers: The Last Knight

Liam Garrigan was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He developed an interest in theatre at an early age taking part in amateur theatre around the age of five and also attended youth classes at Hull's Northern Stage Company. Later he attended Hull's Wyke College and then...

Once Upon a Time, The Terror, Sanditon

39. 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 ...

Scandal, Chambers, The Hot Zone

40. Jake Lockett

Actor | Chicago Fire

Jake Lockett stars as mischievous yet honorable firefighter Sam Carver on NBC's hit prime-time drama "Chicago Fire". Jake's first union booking was a comedic role in an episode of "Two Broke Girls." Since then he has been working steadily in TV and film with large guest starring roles in Masters of...

Chicago Fire

41. Evan Williams

Actor | Blonde

Evan Williams was born in Alberta, Canada, and spent most of his childhood in Calgary. He credits his father, an engineer, and his mother, a professional artist, for their generosity in supporting him as he sought out his own creative outlet. He performed first in choir and musical theater ...

The Way Home

42. Ramón Rodríguez

Actor | Will Trent

Ramón Rodríguez was born on December 20, 1979 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. He is an actor and producer, known for Will Trent (2023), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Battle Los Angeles (2011).

The Affair, Will Trent

43. Coby Bell

Actor | Burn Notice

Coby Bell was born on May 11, 1975 in Orange County, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Burn Notice (2007), Third Watch (1999) and The Gifted (2017). He has been married to Aviss Pinkney-Bell since June 9, 2001. They have four children.

Third Watch, Burn Notice, The Game, The Gifted, Walker

44. D.B. Woodside

Actor | Lucifer

David Bryan Woodside (born July 25, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in The Temptations, Robin Wood in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm Franks in Single Ladies, Dr. Joseph Prestridge in Parenthood, the angel Amenadiel in ...

Lucifer, Suits, 9-1-1: Lone Star

45. Joel Kinnaman

Actor | The Killing

Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman, known professionally as Joel Kinnaman, is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Swedish film Easy Money a role that earned him a Guldbagge Award in the "Best Actor" category - and for his role as Frank Wagner in the Johan Falk film ...

The Killing, House of Cards, Altered Carbon, Hanna, For All Mankind, In Treatment

46. Scott Foley

Actor | Scandal

Scott Kellerman Foley (born July 15, 1972) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. Foley is known for roles in television shows such as The Unit, Felicity and Scandal, and in films such as Scream 3. He has also guest starred in series including Dawson's Creek, House, Scrubs and Grey's ...

Grey's Anatomy, True Blood, Scandal, The Big Leap

47. Jimmy Nicholas

Actor | Fathers & Daughters

Jimmy Nicholas is known for Fathers & Daughters (2015), The Time Traveler's Wife (2022) and FBI: Most Wanted (2020).

Chicago Fire

48. Luke Kirby

Actor | Mambo Italiano

Luke Farrell Kirby is a Canadian actor. In 2019, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role as Lenny Bruce on the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Kirby was born in Hamilton, Ontario, to American parents. His mother is from Brooklyn, New York, and his father grew up "along the ...

Tell Me You Love Me, Elementary, Rectify, The Astronaut Wives Club, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gossip Girl

49. Chris Geere

Actor | You're the Worst

Chris Geere is a British actor born in Cambridge in 1981, and brought up in the Winchester area of Hampshire, where his family still lives. He was initially interested in pursuing a career as an artist until a drama teacher encouraged him to play in his school's production of 'A Midsummer Night's ...

You're the Worst, A Million Little Things, This Is Us

50. Jason Sudeikis

Actor | Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia as Daniel Jason Sudeikis. His father is Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, a Vice President of a business development and his mother is Kathryn (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and President of the American Society of Travel Agents. He ...

Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, The Last Man on Earth, Ted Lasso

51. Richard Rankin

Actor | Outlander

Richard Rankin was born in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland, UK on 4 January 1983, his birth name actually being Richard Harris. It was changed to Rankin, his mother's maiden name, to avoid any confusion with the famous Irish actor. Initially wanting to be an IT professional, he was inspired by a trip...

The Crimson Field, From Darkness, Thirteen, Outlander, The Replacement, The Last Kingdom

52. Daniel Gillies

Actor | The Originals

Daniel Joshua Gillies was born on 14 March 1976 in Winnipeg, Canada and moved to New Zealand at a young age. Though born into a family of strong medical background (his father is a pediatrician, his mother a nurse, and his great-great-great-grandfather is the renowned ENT/plastic surgery pioneer ...

The Vampire Diaries, Saving Hope, The Originals, Virgin River

53. Joseph Morgan

Actor | The Originals

Joseph Morgan was born in London and spent his childhood with his family in Swansea, Wales. Morgan moved back to London in his late teens to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. While there he continued to write and experiment with filmmaking, participating in student films and ...

The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Brave New World

54. Stuart Martin

Actor | Army of Thieves

Stuart Martin is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles in Babylon, Jamestown, Medici: Masters of Florence and Miss Scarlet and The Duke He studied drama at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His wife Lisa McGrillis is also an actress; they met at a Christmas party in the National Theatre bar...

Jamestown, Miss Scarlet and The Duke

55. Jake McLaughlin

Actor | In the Valley of Elah

Jake McLaughlin was born on October 7, 1982 in Paradise, California, USA. He is an actor, known for In the Valley of Elah (2007), Savages (2012) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008). He has been married to Stephanie ... since 2004. They have four children.

Believe, Quantico, Will Trent

56. Iwan Rheon

Actor | Game of Thrones

Iwan Rheon (born 13 May 1985) is a Welsh actor, singer and musician, best known for portraying Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits (2009) and Ash Weston in the ITV sitcom Vicious (2013).

Rheon was born in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. When he...

Misfits, Game of Thrones, Vicious, Inhumans, Riviera

57. Tom Cullen

Actor | Weekend

Thomas Cullen is a Welsh actor and director. He had roles in the independent film Weekend (2011), as Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham in the television series Downton Abbey, and as Sir Landry in the historical drama series Knightfall. Cullen was born in Aberystwyth. He is the son of two writers. ...

Black Mirror, Downton Abbey, The Five, Knightfall, Gunpowder, Invasion

58. Jeff Pierre

Actor | War Dogs

Jeff Pierre is known for War Dogs (2016), Love in 2020 (2021) and 9-1-1 (2018).

Shameless, Beyond, Once Upon a Time, Walker

59. Chris Carmack

Actor | The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

Chris Carmack was born on December 22, 1980 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor, known for The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009), Lovewrecked (2005) and Shark Night (2011). He has been married to Erin Carmack since October 19, 2018. They have two children.

The O.C., Nashville, Grey's Anatomy

60. Sterling K. Brown

Actor | Black Panther

The Emmy Award-winning actor stars in NBC's Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama series This Is Us (2016). For his role as Randall Pearson, Brown won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe, becoming the first African-American actor to win his category in ...

Person of Interest, Army Wives, American Crime Story, This Is Us

61. Charles Michael Davis

Actor | The Originals

Charles Michael Davis is an American actor, director, model and photographer from Dayton, Ohio.. He was born on December 1st, 1984 to an African American father and Filipino mother. Charles got his start with the talent agency Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ (AMTC). As an actor, he is best ...

Grey's Anatomy, The Originals, Younger, Chicago P.D., NCIS: Nova Orleans

62. Matthew Davis

Actor | Legally Blonde

Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978), also professionally known as Matt Davis, is an American actor who is known for his roles as Adam Hillman on the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian from 2006 to 2007 and Alaric Saltzman on The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries from 2009 to 2012. In 2014, he ...

Damages, The Vampire Diaries, Cult, The Originals, Legacies

63. Santiago Cabrera

Actor | Big Little Lies

Santiago Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Chilean parents, and grew up in London, Romania, Toronto, and Madrid. Although he considers Santiago, Chile, his hometown, he splits his time between London and Los Angeles.

Cabrera trained at London's prestigious Drama Centre under renowned ...

Star Trek: Picard

64. Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Actor | The Invisible Man

Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen is an English actor and model. He is best known for his role as Adrian Griffin in the 2020 adaptation of The Invisible Man and for his roles as Luke Crain and Peter Quint in the Netflix television programs The Haunting of Hill House (2018) and The Haunting of Bly Manor ...

World Without End, Dracula, Emerald City, The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor

65. Tyler Hoechlin

Actor | Road to Perdition

Tyler Lee Hoechlin is an American actor. Initially earning recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film Road to Perdition, Hoechlin went on to star as Martin Brewer on 7th Heaven between 2003 and 2007. In television, he is also known for portraying Derek Hale on Teen Wolf and ...

7th Heaven, Teen Wolf, Superman and Lois

66. Mike Colter

Actor | Luke Cage

Mike was born to Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Lee Colter Sr. He attended Benedict College where he was mentored and groomed his drama professor Scott Blanks. After transferring to the University of South Carolina where he attained a B.A. degree in theater, Mike went on to study at Mason Gross School of the ...

Ringer, The Good Wife, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Marvel's Luke Cage, Marvel's The Defenders, Evil

67. Jack Lowden

Actor | Small Axe

Rising star Jack Lowden grew up in the Scottish Borders. He graduated from the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2011. He has had enormous success on stage in leading roles, including his performance as Oswald in Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts", for which he won both the Ian Charleson...

Slow Horses, The Gold

68. LaRoyce Hawkins

Actor | Chicago P.D.

LaRoyce Hawkins was born and raised in the south Chicago suburb, Harvey, Illinois. He is an actor and creative best known for his longtime role as Officer Kevin Atwater on the NBC hit drama Chicago P.D. He also has a recurring role on the HBO Max comedy series South Side and featured in the BET+ ...

Chicago P.D.

69. Thomas Doherty

Actor | The Invitation

Doherty was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has an older brother and younger sister, and his parents were both in the banking business. Doherty began acting at the age of 5 and also played football. Doherty joined Lothian Youth Arts and Musicals Company and played a variety of roles, ...

Legacies, High Fidelity, Gossip Girl

70. 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 ...

Life on Mars (US), Terra Nova, Vegas, The Good Wife, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Man in the High Castle

71. Patrick John Flueger

Actor | Chicago P.D.

Patrick John Flueger was born on December 10, 1983 in Red Wing, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Footloose (2011) and The 4400 (2004).

The 4400, Chicago P.D.

72. Sasha Roiz

Actor | The Day After Tomorrow

Raised in Montreal, Canada, Roiz trained theatrically at the Guildford School of Acting (UK). Upon returning to Montreal, he began to work consistently in theatre, earning a nomination for his performance at the "Masques Awards" (Quebec's Theatre Awards).

Roiz's introduction to feature films was in ...

Caprica, Warehouse 13, Grimm, Suits, 9-1-1

73. Taylor Kinney

Actor | The Other Woman

Taylor Kinney is an American actor and model. On TV, he is best known for his role as Kelly Severide on the hit series, Chicago Fire (2012), and its spin-off Chicago P.D. (2014) on NBC, also as Mason Lockwood on The Vampire Diaries (2009), on The CW; and as Glenn Morrison on Trauma (2009) on NBC. ...

Trauma, The Vampire Diaries, Shameless (US), Chicago Fire

74. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Actor | Game of Thrones

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre in Copenhagen in 1993. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch (1994). Since then he has appeared in ...

New Amsterdam, Game of Thrones

75. Regé-Jean Page

Actor | Bridgerton

Regé-Jean Page is a British actor mostly known for his work in television. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, in the first season of Netflix drama series Bridgerton (2020).

Before his breakout role in Bridgerton (2020), Page appeared in the miniseries ...

Bridgerton

76. Eric Dane

Actor | X-Men: The Last Stand

Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. His mother, Leah (Cohn), was a homemaker. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish, ...

Charmed, Grey's Anatomy, The Last Ship, Euphoria

77. Ben McKenzie

Actor | Gotham

Ben McKenzie was born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan in Austin, Texas on September 12, 1978, to Mary Frances (Victory), a poet, and Pieter Meade Schenkkan, an attorney. His uncle is playwright Robert Schenkkan. Ben is of Dutch Jewish (from his paternal grandfather), English, and Scottish descent. He ...

The O.C., Southland, Gotham

78. Jared Padalecki

Actor | Supernatural

Jared Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Sherri (Kammer), a teacher of English, and Gerald Padalecki, a tax accountant. He is of Polish (father) and German, English, Scottish, and French (mother) descent. Jared started to take acting lessons when he was 12. Then, he won the "Claim to Fame...

Gilmore Girls, Supernatural, Walker

79. Jack Davenport

Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Jack Davenport was born in 1973 and is the son of actors Maria Aitken and Nigel Davenport. He studied Literature and Film Studies at the University of East Anglia. His first break happened after he wrote to John Cleese to ask to be a runner on Fierce Creatures (1997) where he ended up playing a zoo...

Coupling, Swingtown, FlashForward, Smash, Breathless, The Morning Show, Why Women Kill, Ten Percent

80. James Wolk

Actor | Mad Men

James Wolk was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Edie (Elson), an art teacher, and Robert Wolk, a shoe store owner. His family is Jewish. James graduated from North Farmington High School, and worked in his father's store as a teenager. He graduated from the University of Michigan drama school...

Shameless (US), Happy Endings, Political Animals, Mad Men, The Crazy Ones, Tell Me a Story, Watchmen, Ordinary Joe

81. Joe Gilgun

Actor | Lockout

Joe Gilgun was born on March 9, 1984 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. He is an actor who first appeared in Coronation Street (1960) when he was only ten years old. Later he became known through Emmerdale Farm (1972) and the film This Is England (2006). He also appeared in its spin-off series This ...

Misfits, Preacher, Brassic

82. Theo James

Actor | Divergent

Theo James was born on December 16, 1984 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom as Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis. He is an actor, known for his role as Tobias "Four" Eaton in the films Divergent (2014), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016). He is also known...

Bedlam, Golden Boy, Sanditon, The Time Traveler's Wife

83. Josh Charles

Actor | Dead Poets Society

Joshua Aaron Charles is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on Sports Night; Will Gardner on The Good Wife, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations; and his early work as Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society. He is the son of Allan Charles, an advertising ...

In Treatment, The Good Wife, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Masters of Sex, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Away

84. Christopher Lowell

Actor | The Help

Chris Lowell can currently be seen in Emerald Fennell's feature PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, opposite Carey Mulligan, for Film Nation and Focus Features, which premiered at Sundance 2020, as well as the hit Hulu series HOW I MET YOUR FATHER. He just wrapped a recurring role on Shonda Rhimes's highly ...

Veronica Mars, Private Practice, GLOW, How I Met Your Father

85. David Wenham

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

David Wenham is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayals of Faramir from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Friar Carl from the Van Helsing franchise and Dilios from 300. He also acted in Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dark City, Top of the Lake, SeaChange ...

Killing Time, Top of the Lake, Banished, Marvel's Iron Fist, Wake in Fright

86. Jon Hamm

Actor | Mad Men

Jon Hamm is an American actor and producer from St. Louis, Missouri who is known for playing Don Draper in Mad Men. He also played Mister Sinister in a deleted scene of The New Mutants and Legion, Brogan from Shrek Forever After, and other films and shows including Sucker Punch, Million Dollar Arm,...

Mad Men, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Childrens Hospital, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Last Man on Earth, Good Omens

87. Jason Isaacs

Actor | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Jason Isaacs was born in Liverpool. He studied law at Bristol University but fell in love with the theatre and directed, produced and appeared in dozens of productions there, at the National Student Theatre Festival and at the Edinburgh Festival. He graduated in 1985 but then attended the Royal ...

The State Within, Brotherhood, Case Histories, Awake, Dig, The OA, Star Trek: Discovery, Sex Education, Good Sam

88. Goran Visnjic

Actor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Goran Visnjic is a Croatian American actor and producer, born in Sibenik, Croatia. He is married to Eva Visnjic (formerly Ivana Vrdoljak) with whom has three children. From an early age Visnjic started appearing in various theater plays. At the age of 16, he had his screen debut in the film Braca ...

ER, Pan Am, Extant, Timeless, Santa Clarita Diet, The Boys

89. Joshua Jackson

Actor | Fatal Attraction

Joshua Carter Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His Irish mother, Fiona Jackson, is a casting director originally from Dublin. His American father, John Carter Jackson, is from Texas. Josh spent the first eight years of his life in California before returning to Canada. At the age of...

Dawson's Creek, Fringe, The Affair, Little Fires Everywhere, Dr. Death

90. Sebastian Stan

Actor | Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Sebastian Stan was born on August 13, 1982, in Constanta, Romania. He moved with his mother to Vienna, Austria, when he was eight, and then to New York when he was twelve. Stan studied at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts and spent a year at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.

When he went ...

Gossip Girl, Once Upon a Time, Political Animals, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Pam & Tommy

91. Humphrey Ker

Actor | American Auto

Humphrey Ker was educated at Eton College. He entered Edinburgh University on a military scholarship. But after feeling let down by the base he would be training at, and deciding that comedy was more fun, he gave up on a potential career in the military. Ker read history at Edinburgh University, ...

Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, American Auto

92. Charlie Hunnam

Actor | Sons of Anarchy

Charles Matthew Hunnam was born on April 10, 1980 in Newcastle, England, to Jane (Bell), a business owner, and William Hunnam, a scrap metal merchant. At 18 years of age, he made a guest appearance in popular TV series Byker Grove (1989).

He gained fame in Britain thanks to his television role as ...

Queer as Folk, Sons of Anarchy, Shantaram

93. Morgan Spector

Actor | The Plot Against America

Morgan Spector was born on October 4, 1980 in Sonoma County, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Plot Against America (2020), Homeland (2011) and Boardwalk Empire (2010). He has been married to Rebecca Hall since September 26, 2015. They have one child.

Zero Hour, Boardwalk Empire, Person of Interest, Homeland, The Plot Against America, The Gilded Age

94. 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, ...

Band of Brothers, The Forsyte Saga, Life, Homeland, Wolf Hall, Billions

95. O-T Fagbenle

Actor | The Handmaid's Tale

O-T fagbenle is an Emmy nominated actor, director, writer and producer. From drama to comedy, writing, producing, and acting, O-T Fagbenle has become one of the most-watched talents in the entertainment industry today. He made history in 2020 by becoming the first person to create, write, direct, ...

Looking, The Five, The Handmaid's Tale, The First Lady, WeCrashed

96. Chiké Okonkwo

Actor | La Brea

Chiké Okonkwo is an award-winning international star on the rise.

He stars in the NBC drama LA BREA, a high-concept disaster series that begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling in a disparate group of people who find themselves in a mysterious primeval land and ...

Banshee, Being Mary Jane, La Brea

97. Nestor Carbonell

Actor | The Dark Knight

He is most often recognized for his integral role in the series "Lost" as Richard Alpert, as well as his turn as Mayor Anthony Garcia opposite Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight". He reprised his role as the Mayor in the box-office hit "The Dark Knight Rises".

Nestor can be seen ...

LOST, Cane, Ringer, State of Affairs, Bates Motel, Midnight Texas, The Morning Show

98. James D'Arcy

Actor | Cloud Atlas

James D'Arcy was born Simon Richard D'Arcy in London, England, to Caroline (O'Connor) and Richard D'Arcy. He was raised by his mother, a nurse. He trained at LAMDA and graduated in July 1995. During his three-year course, he gained acting experience by appearing in the plays "Heracles", "As You ...

Broadchurch, Agent Carter, Homeland, The Hot Zone

99. Patrick Dempsey

Actor | Grey's Anatomy

Patrick will next be seen in Eli Roth's new feature film THANKSGIVING as well as Michael Mann's new film, FERRARI, in which he stars opposite Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. He was just seen starring in the Disney+ feature film and sequel to ENCHANTED, DISENCHANTED, opposite Amy Adams and most ...

Grey's Anatomy, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

100. Justin Theroux

Actor | Mulholland Dr.

Justin was born and raised in Washington, DC, the son of Phyllis (Grissim), a writer for The Washington Post, and Eugene Theroux, a corporate lawyer. He is a nephew of writer Paul Theroux and a cousin of journalists Louis Theroux and Marcel Theroux. His father is of French-Canadian and Italian ...

Six Feet Under, Parks and Recreation, The Leftovers, Maniac, The Mosquito Coast