Famous People I've Met
by Krayg | created - 01 Oct 2014 | updated - 21 Jan 2017 | PublicActors, actresses, singers, authors and other famous people I've met over the years at conventions and events.
1. Torri Higginson
Actress | Stargate: Atlantis
Torri Higginson was born on December 6, 1969 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Stargate: Atlantis (2004), The City (1999) and The English Patient (1996).
2. Christopher Judge
Actor | Stargate SG-1
Douglas Christopher Judge was born and raised in Los Angeles, and is of African-American and Cherokee ancestry.
Judge always knew that he wanted to be an actor, wanting to invoke feelings in others that he was receiving from the shows. He realized quickly that sports would be the stepping stone to ...
3. Michael Shanks
Actor | Stargate SG-1
Michael Shanks was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Continuum (2008) and Elysium (2013). He has been married to Lexa Doig since August 2, 2003. They have two children.
4. Richard Dean Anderson
Actor | Stargate SG-1
The original MacGyver (1985) and Stargate SG-1 (1997) star was born on January 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Stuart Anderson, was a teacher at a local high school and his mother, Jocelyn, was an artist who was talented in both sculpting and painting. He and his three younger ...
5. Teryl Rothery
Actress | Stargate SG-1
A Vancouver native, Teryl Rothery always knew she wanted to be an entertainer. She began her career as a dancer at age thirteen when she performed in her first musical, "Bye Bye Birdie". Her role in "Annie Get Your Gun" earned her a Most Outstanding Performer award with her theater company. Teryl ...
6. Ben Browder
Actor | Farscape
Ben Browder is an American actor, writer and director born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 11, 1962, as Robert Benedict Browder.
After a successful college football career with the Furman University Paladins as a Championship-winning Linebacker while starring in theatrical productions and gaining ...
7. Corin Nemec
Actor | Place of Bones
Corin Nemec's name comes from his nickname, Corky, given to him as a child by his grandmother. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later moved to Atlanta. He now lives in California. His first acting parts were in the series Webster (1983) and Sidekicks (1986). He then got a part in Tucker: ...
8. Claudia Black
Actress | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Claudia Lee Black was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Her parents Jules and Judy Black are both Australian Medical Academics Doctors. She has lived in Australia, New Zealand, England and the US. Throughout her career Black has played in many Australian and New Zealand films and guested on ...
9. Tony Amendola
Actor | Annabelle
Tony Amendola is a near 40 year veteran of film and television. Among his film credits are Ted Demme's Blow with Johnny Depp; Martin Campbell's The Mask of Zorro alongside Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas; and John Sayles's Lone Star, with Chris Cooper. Other memorable works include Annabelle ...
10. Cliff Simon
Actor | Stargate: Continuum
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Air Force veteran and International athlete Cliff Simon's unique presence set him apart every time. A powerful veteran actor living in Los Angeles since 2000, he realized his dream of becoming a USA citizen. He was a published author of 'Paris Nights my year at ...
11. Lexa Doig
Actress | Andromeda
Toronto native Alexandra Doig was born on June 8th, to Filipina mother Gloria and Irish-Scottish father David. Her parents held season tickets to their local theater, and Lexa was inspired to begin acting after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the age of nine. She dropped out of high ...
12. David Hewlett
Actor | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
David Hewlett is an actor and life-long learning advocate with a passion for assistive technologies. Inspired by his childhood fear and fascination with Doctor Who, he wanted to become a genius Time Lord...reality led him to acting. David is the husband of the brilliant and beautiful, award winning...
13. Robert Picardo
Actor | Star Trek: Voyager
Robert Picardo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and at age 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of...
14. John de Lancie
Actor | Crank: High Voltage
John de Lancie was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Kent State University where he won a scholarship to Juilliard. John's father was a professional oboist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. de Lancie is probably best known for his portrayal as Eugene Bradford on Days of Our ...
15. Steve Bacic
Actor | X2
Born in Croatia and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Steve Bacic initially pursued a career in academics, earning an honors degree in kinesiology and a minor in math. However, his true passion for film drew him away from that path, and he decided to try his luck in the entertainment industry. His talent...
16. Douglas Arthurs
Actor | The Butterfly Effect
Douglas Arthurs was born on April 11, 1959 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Butterfly Effect (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) and Reindeer Games (2000).
17. Erick Avari
Actor | Mr. Deeds
Erick Avari was born on April 13, 1952 in Darjeeling, India. His credits include leading roles in films from Kevin Reynolds' cult classic The Beast of War (1988) to commercial megahits such as Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), The Mummy (1999) and Planet of the Apes (2001). His comedic ...
18. Armin Shimerman
Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Armin Shimerman was born on November 5, 1949 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), The Hitcher (1986) and BioShock (2007). He has been married to Kitty Swink since May 16, 1981.
19. Ty Olsson
Actor | X2
Ty Olsson was born on January 28, 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for X2 (2003), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). He was previously married to Leanna Nash.
20. Aaron Douglas
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Aaron Douglas was born on August 23, 1971 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Battlestar Galactica (2004), Murder in a Small Town and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016). He has been married to Jenny Douglas since August 20, 2011.
21. Adam Baldwin
Actor | Serenity
Adam Baldwin is an American actor who is from Illinois. He is known for playing Jayne Cobb from Firefly and Serenity, Hal Jordan in various DC cartoons and games and Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket. He also acted in Independence Day, The Patriot, Predator 2, American Underdog, Superman: ...
22. Rene Auberjonois
Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
René Murat Auberjonois was born on June 1, 1940 in New York City, to Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline (Murat), who was born in Paris, and Fernand Auberjonois, who was Swiss-born. René was born into an already artistic family, which included his grandfather, a well-known Swiss ...
23. Marina Sirtis
Actress | Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marina Sirtis was born in London, England, to Greek parents, Despina (Yianniri), a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis. Her parents did not want her to become an actress. As soon as Marina completed high school, she secretly applied to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After her graduation, ...
24. Dean Stockwell
Actor | Quantum Leap
Dean Robert Stockwell grew up in North Hollywood, the son of Broadway performers Harry Stockwell and Elizabeth "Betty" Stockwell (née Veronica). His vaudevillian father was a replacement Curly in the original production of "Oklahoma!". He was also a decent tenor whose voice was used for the part of...
25. Joe Flanigan
Actor | Stargate: Atlantis
Joe Flanigan started his career in politics working as an advance man at the White House. That was followed by a stint at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine until finally settling At Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He was quickly cast in several NBC projects and eventually put ...
26. Lachlan Murdoch
Actor | Cheats
Lachlan Murdoch was born on February 16, 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Cheats (2002), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Murdoch Mysteries (2008).
27. Andrew Jackson
Actor | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Andrew Jackson was born in Newmarket, Ontario Canada to an armed forces padre and high school music teacher. As a child, Andrew enjoyed having access to the family music room complete with 20 instruments. He quickly developed an ear for music and sound. The highly talented actor has worked ...
28. Rachel Luttrell
Actress | Stargate: Atlantis
Rachel Luttrell is an accomplished actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and on stage. Rachel Zawadi Luttrell was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and is the second-born of four daughters of Veronica Makihiyo Shenkunde Luttrell, the daughter of a powerful medicine man of the ...
29. Paul McGillion
Actor | Fargo
The sixth of seven children, Paul's family emigrated to Canada from Paisley, Scotland when he was just 2 years old. He returned to Scotland during his early teens for a few years before heading back to Canada. Paul has a degree in Teaching and while studying at University, got involved in various ...
30. David Nykl
Actor | Stargate: Atlantis
Prague born, Vancouver raised, David Nykl arrived in Canada at age two when his family emigrated from Czechoslovakia after the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of what was then Czechoslovakia.
David started early as an actor in Vancouver: community theater, small TV parts, and classes in dance and ...
31. Jewel Staite
Actress | Firefly
Born in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada, Jewel Staite spent the first three years of life living in Maui, Hawaii. She started out as a model and was recommended at the age of six to act. She won an award as best actor in "Meeting Dad," a Vancouver, British Columbia Film School short.
32. Rainbow Sun Francks
Actor | AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
Rainbow Sun Francks was born on December 3, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and The Listener (2009).
33. Kate Hewlett
Actress | The Girlfriend Experience
Kate Hewlett is a writer, actor and songwriter who lives in Hamilton, Canada. In addition to her role as a writer/Co-Executive Producer on Malory Towers (BBC), Backstage (Disney) and Overlord and the Underwoods (CBC), Kate's TV writing credits include: Corner Gas Animated, The L.A. Complex, Big Top...
35. Peter Woodward
Actor | The Patriot
Peter Woodward was born into a family of actors. His father, Edward Woodward, brother Tim Woodward and sister Sarah Woodward, are all well-known British actors. Peter graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, starring in many of their ...
36. Alaina Huffman
Actress | The Perfection
Alaina Huffman was born on April 17, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for The Perfection (2018), Smallville (2001) and Painkiller Jane (2007). She was previously married to John Henry Huffman IV.
37. Lou Diamond Phillips
Actor | Courage Under Fire
Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. Phillips made his...
38. Nichelle Nichols
Actress | Star Trek
Nichelle Nichols was one of 10 children born to parents Lishia and Samuel Nichols in Robbins, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She was a singer and dancer before turning to acting and finding fame in her groundbreaking role of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek (1966) series.
As long as she could remember,...
39. James Doohan
Actor | Star Trek
Best known as Scotty in Star Trek he was educated at High School in Sarnia, Ontario, where he acted in school productions.
When WWII began he joined the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery eventually obtaining the rank of Captain. He was wounded on D-Day, suffering severe damage to his right middle...
40. George Takei
Actor | Star Trek
George Takei was born Hosato Takei in Los Angeles, California. His mother was born in Sacramento to Japanese parents & his father was born in Japan. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he & his family were relocated from Los Angeles to the Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. Later, they were ...
41. Walter Koenig
Actor | Star Trek
Walter Koenig began his acting career in 1962 as an uncredited Sentry in the TV series Combat! (1962), and in the following few years had bit roles in several television shows, until he landed the role that would catapult his career in ways he could never have imagined, as Ensign Pavel Chekov in ...
42. Majel Barrett
Actress | Star Trek: First Contact
Majel Barrett (born Majel Leigh Hudec) was an American actress, known for her long association with Star Trek. She had multiple Star Trek-related roles, though she is mostly remembered for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in Star Trek, The Original Series (1966-1969) and as Lwaxana Troi in Star ...
43. Mark Lenard
Actor | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Mark Lenard was an American actor, primarily known for television roles. He is primarily known for playing Vulcan ambassador Sarek (Spock's father) in "Star Trek: The Original Series" and a number of its spin-offs.
In 1924, Lenard was born under the name "Leonard Rosenson" in Chicago Illinois. His ...
44. Lawrence Montaigne
Actor | The Great Escape
"Every actor should have a Great Escape", wrote actor Lawrence Montaigne in his autobiography, "A Vulcan Odyssey". He was referring to The Great Escape (1963), in which he played a small role, as a Canadian prisoner (Haynes) who gets killed at the end of the film. Nonetheless, this was his ...
45. John Colicos
Actor | The Changeling
John Colicos was born on December 10, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Changeling (1980), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). He was married to Mona McHenry. He died on March 6, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
46. David Gerrold
Writer | Star Trek: New Voyages
David Gerrold was born on January 24, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Star Trek Phase II (2004), Star Trek (1966) and Babylon 5 (1993).
47. Richard Hatch
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Born in Santa Monica, California, USA, Richard Hatch was studying classical piano at the age of eight, and knew he wanted to carve out a career as a performer before he reached his teens. After attending Harbor College in San Pedro, he joined a Los Angeles repertory company with which he traveled ...
48. Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Herbert Jefferson Jr. was born on September 28, 1946 in Sandersville, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Battlestar Galactica (1978), Knight Rider (1982) and Apollo 13 (1995).
49. Anne Lockhart
Actress | The Time Traveler's Wife
Actress, writer, producer, and director Anne Lockhart can look back over 100 years to trace her theatrical roots.
She was born Anne Kathleen Maloney on September 6, 1953 in New York City and grew up in Brentwood, California. Born to one of theatre's leading families, she is the fourth generation of ...
50. Jack Stauffer
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Jack Stauffer was born on December 3, 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Battlestar Galactica (1978), Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999) and Quantum Leap (1989). He was previously married to Renne Jarrett.
51. Anthony De Longis
Actor | Masters of the Universe
Actor, Director, Fight Coordinator & Weapons Expert. He's performed with some of biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jet Li, Brendan Frasier, Ron Howard, Yuen Woo Ping, Tim Burton, David Carradine, Patrick Swayze, Angelica Huston, Placido Domingo...
52. Judy Landers
Actress | Armed and Dangerous
Judy Landers' pleasing personality and physical attributes have made this former Juilliard music student one of the popular character actresses in both action series like B.J. and the Bear (1978) and Vega$ (1978), as well as in a multitude of situation comedies during the 1980s. Although a student ...
53. Edward James Olmos
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. After which he received an Associative ...
54. Katee Sackhoff
Actress | Battlestar Galactica
Kathryn Ann "Katee" Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009). She was nominated for four Saturn Awards for her work on Battlestar Galactica and won the award ...
55. Michael Hogan
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Michael Hogan, a prospector's son, was born in Northern Ontario. He trained at the National Theatre School of Canada, where he met his future wife, actress Susan Hogan (nee King). They worked as a package until their their children, Jennie Rebecca Hogan (actress), Gabriel Hogan (actor), and Charlie...
56. Dale Midkiff
Actor | Pet Sematary
Dale Midkiff attended Edgewood high school and Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, before moving to New York to work as a waiter while pursuing his acting career. His breakthrough role was when he landed the role of Elvis in the made-for-TV movie Elvis and Me (1988). He later starred in ...
57. Mark Sheppard
Actor | Supernatural
Mark Andreas Sheppard was born on May 30, 1964 in London, England. He is an actor director and producer, known for Supernatural (2005), Battlestar Galactica (2004), Firefly (2002), Leverage (2008), Doctor Who (2005) In the Name of the Father (1993) and many others. He has been married to Sarah ...
58. Michelle Forbes
Actress | Kalifornia
Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo is an American actress who has appeared on television and in independent films. Forbes first gained attention for her dual role in daytime soap opera Guiding Light (1952), for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. She is also a Saturn Award winner with ...
59. Nana Visitor
Actress | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Nana Visitor was born on July 26, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Friday the 13th (2009) and Ted 2 (2015).
60. LeVar Burton
Actor | Star Trek: Generations
LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since October 3, 1992. ...
61. Michael Dorn
Actor | Star Trek: First Contact
Michael Dorn is an American actor from Texas. He is best known for playing Worf in the "Star Trek" franchise, the first Klingon character to be part of a television series' main cast. Dorn played the character regularly from 1987 to 2002, appearing in four films and 272 television episodes. Dorn ...
62. Gates McFadden
Actress | Star Trek: Picard
Gates McFadden was born on March 2, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Star Trek: Picard (2020), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Labyrinth (1986). She is married to John Talbot. They have one child.
63. Wil Wheaton
Actor | Stand by Me
Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) for ...
64. Denise Crosby
Actress | Pet Sematary
Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24, 1957 in Hollywood, California. Denise graduated from Hollywood High School in 1975 and attended Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz where she enrolled in the Drama Department. Forming part of the extensive Crosby family dynasty, this striking leading ...
65. Andreas Katsulas
Actor | Babylon 5
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Andreas from a working-class Greek-American family. Attracted from early childhood to being on stage when at 4 his mother took him to see a community theater performance, he took theatre as an extra-curricular activity in high school. He then majored in it at St. Louis ...
66. Marc Alaimo
Actor | Total Recall
American character actor Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo) began acting on the stage in the early 1960s. Even in his early days he had a propensity for playing shady characters or sinister villains, including the treacherous Iago of Shakespeare's Othello and the brutish Bill Sykes of Oliver!...
67. Patricia Tallman
Actress | Night of the Living Dead
When she portrayed "Lyta Alexander" in the Hugo Award-winning sci-fi series Babylon 5 (1993), Patricia Tallman was the most powerful telepath in the universe. Seems fitting, considering that the actress knew she was going to be in show business at the early age of two. It was then that she first ...
68. Julie Caitlin Brown
Actress | Babylon 5
Julie Caitlin Brown was born on January 27, 1961 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress and talent agent, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Thoughts of Suicide on an Otherwise Lovely Day (2010) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
69. Richard Herd
Actor | All the President's Men
Utilitarian character actor Richard Herd was one of those stern familiar faces you saw countless times on film and TV but couldn't quite place the name. The stage-trained actor, who shared a striking resemblance to actor Karl Malden, never found the one role that would make him a household name, ...
70. Ron Glass
Actor | Serenity
Ron Glass was born on July 10, 1945 in Evansville, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Serenity (2005), Barney Miller (1975) and Firefly (2002). He died on November 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
71. Robert Beltran
Actor | Star Trek: Voyager
Robert Adame Beltran was born in Bakersfield, California. He is the seventh of ten children, of Mexican-Native American ancestry, though Robert describes his heritage as Latindio. After finishing high school, he attended Fresno State College, where he graduated with a degree in theater arts. ...
72. Robert Duncan McNeill
Actor | Masters of the Universe
Robert Duncan McNeill was born on November 9, 1964 in North Carolina, but raised in Washington, D.C. until his family finally settled down in Atlanta, Georgia. Later, he attended a local high school and, after he graduated, he moved to New York City and enrolled at Juilliard where he spent two ...
73. Ethan Phillips
Actor | Inside Llewyn Davis
Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955 in Long Island, New York as the only boy of six children. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in English Literature and received a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Cornell University. He has acted on stage, screen, and television for over ...
74. Tim Russ
Actor | Spaceballs
Timothy Darrell Russ was born on June 22, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to Air Force officer Walt and his wife Josephine. He and his younger siblings Michael and Angela grew up on several military bases, including Niagara Falls, Elmendorf (Alaska) AFB, Omaha, Taiwan, Philippines and Turkey. During ...
75. Garrett Wang
Actor | Star Trek: Voyager
Garrett Richard Wang was born on December 15, 1968 in Riverside, California to Chinese immigrant parents. He and his sister Laura spent their childhood on the move. He lived in Indiana, then moved to Bermuda and finally to Tennessee. Later, he graduated from Harding Academy High School, Memphis, ...
76. Andrew Robinson
Actor | Hellraiser
Andrew Jordt Robinson was born in New York City and attended the University of New Hampshire, later receiving his B.A. in English from the New School for Social Research in NYC. After graduation, he spent a year in England at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts on a Fulbright Scholarship...
77. Chase Masterson
Actress | Yesterday Was a Lie
Currently starring opposite Eric Roberts in Doctor Who: The Master, from Big Finish, Chase Masterson has starred in the title role in Doctor Who: Big Finish's spin-off VIENNA for 4 Seasons.
Fans of CW's The Flash know her as Sherry, and she is loved worldwide for her 5 year breakout role as Leeta on...
78. Judson Scott
Actor | Blade
Judson Earney Scott was born on July 15, 1952 in Azuza, California. He graduated from California State University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts, and trained at Los Angeles' prestigious Actors Studio. He entered the American College Theater Festival and received the Irene Ryan Award for Best Actor in ...
79. Jerry Doyle
Actor | Babylon 5
Jerry Doyle was born on July 16, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996) and Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998). He was married to Andrea Thompson. He died on July 27, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
80. Mira Furlan
Actress | Babylon 5
A leading actress of theatre, film and TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan emigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Goran Gajic, in November 1991, due to the intolerable political circumstances in her homeland. Ms. Furlan starred in the Warner Brothers TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as "Ambassador ...
81. Stephen Furst
Actor | National Lampoon's Animal House
Stephen Furst was born on May 8, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Babylon 5 (1993) and The Dream Team (1989). He was married to Lorraine Furst. He died on June 16, 2017 in Moorpark, California, USA.
82. Peter Jurasik
Actor | Babylon 5
Peter Jurasik began his professional career as a stage actor working in off Broadway productions in New York and later in tours and regional theaters up and down the east coast. In 1975, he moved to Los Angeles beginning a twenty five year run as a character actor continuing to act on stage, but ...
83. Claudia Christian
Actress | Babylon 5
Claudia Christian began her career on stage as a child in Connecticut. She booked her first television job as a teenager in the hugely popular series "Dallas" and never stopped working. She has been in dozens of films and hundreds of hours of TV. She became a sci-fi icon with her portrayal of "...
84. Jeff Conaway
Actor | Grease
Jeff Conaway was born on October 5, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Grease (1978), Taxi (1978) and Jawbreaker (1999). He was married to Kerri Young and Rona Newton-John. He died on May 27, 2011 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.
85. Jason Carter
Actor | Babylon 5
Best known to sci-fi fans for his role as Ranger Marcus Cole on "Babylon 5", Jason Carter, born in London on September 23, 1960, is a British stage, film and television actor.
Leads in school plays and summers at the National Youth Theater of Great Britain led to three years at the London Academy of...
86. Robin Atkin Downes
Actor | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Robin Atkin Downes is a seasoned performer with an extensive and distinguished career as an Actor in the film and Television industry. He recently portrayed The voice of The Master on Guillermo Del Toro's cult hit "The Strain," which ran for four seasons on FX. Other camera credits include series ...
87. Tim Choate
Actor | Pearl Harbor
Dallas-born Tim Choate considered himself better qualified as a theatrical performer than as a screen actor. The University of Texas graduate had indeed a solid background in stagecraft, having performed on Broadway (including 300 performances in the Pulitzer prize-winning 'Crimes of the Heart') ...
88. Yannick Bisson
Actor | Murdoch Mysteries
Yannick Bisson was born on May 16, 1969 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Anything for Jackson (2020) and Year by the Sea (2016). He has been married to Chantal Craig since May 26, 1990. They have three children.
89. Jonny Harris
Writer | Still Standing
Jonny Harris has appeared regularly at The Halifax Comedy Festival, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, CBC Radio's Madly Off in All Directions and The Debaters. He has appeared as both a stand-up and sketch comic at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival. He has been a guest writer for the award-winning ...
90. Thomas Craig
Actor | Murdoch Mysteries
Thomas Craig was born on December 4, 1962 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Inspector Morse (1987) and Coronation Street (1960).
91. Georgina Reilly
Actress | City on a Hill
Georgina Frances Reilly is a British Canadian actress born in Guildford, United Kingdom, to songwriter/composer David Reilly and business administrator Frances Reilly. She comes from a long line of performers, her grandfather being Tommy Reilly, the world's first classical harmonica player. Growing...
92. Kristian Bruun
Actor | The Recruit
Kristian Bruun was born and raised in Toronto. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, Queen's University in Ontario and the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto. He has lived and worked in Germany and the UK, and has performed in theatres across Canada. He has also trained ...
93. Arwen Humphreys
Actress | Murdoch Mysteries
Arwen Humphreys is known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Mary (2003) and Rookie Blue (2010).
94. Nigel Bennett
Actor | Forever Knight
An accomplished theatre actor, Mr. Bennett appeared on the British stage for fifteen years before moving to Canada in 1986. During this time, he starred in "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" at the Wyndhams Theatre in London's West End. He also performed in "Ghosts", "Private Lives" and "Rookery ...
95. Geraint Wyn Davies
Actor | Forever Knight
Geraint Wyn Davies was born in Swansea, Wales on April 20, 1957. His father is a semi-retired Welsh congregational minister and his mother, a retired teacher, was headmistress at Geraint's first school. At the age of seven, his family moved to Canada where he attended Upper Canada College then the ...
96. Jonathan Llyr
Actor | Spacebar
Jonathan Llyr is known for Spacebar (1998), Wolves (2014) and Killjoys (2015).
97. Craig Olejnik
Actor | The Listener
Craig Olejnik was born in Halifax, Canada. He graduated from High School in Nova Scotia. His father was in the Canadian military. His grandfather was a soldier and POW in a concentration camp for five years in Poland during WW2. Later after his release, his grandparents immigrated to Canada from ...
98. Allan Hawco
Actor | Republic of Doyle
Allan Hawco (Actor, Writer, Executive Producer) is one of the country's most recognizable stars, whose wide range of talents appeal to audiences of all ages. He has the unique ability to connect to the audience as an actor and from behind the scenes, as a writer and producer. He was born on Bell ...
99. Ennis Esmer
Actor | Blindspot
Ennis' first standout acting role was in 2006, as the temperamental janitor Zoltan in the Gemini Awards-winning Billable Hours - this role set a precedent in Esmer's career, as what was originally a one-off appearance was expanded to a recurring role because of the popularity of his take on it. His...
100. Mylène Dinh-Robic
Actress | 19-2
A francophone of Vietnamese and Quebecois heritage, Mylène Dinh-Robic was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated with distinction with a BA in Communications from Concordia University and completed a double major in Film & Multimedia Production. She studied acting with Nancy Sivak & Ben...
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