Movie Cast: The Lion King (all adaptations)

1. Rob Minkoff

Rob Minkoff was born on August 11, 1962 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Lion King (1994), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). He has been married to Crystal Kung Minkoff since September 29, 2007. They have two children.

Director (1994)

2. Roger Allers

Director | The Lion King

Roger Allers is an American animated film director and writer who is known for co-directing the influential 1994 Disney musical film The Lion King. He also worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. He was intended to direct the musical drama Kingdom of the Sun, which got ...

Co-Director (1994)

3. Don Hahn

Producer | Maleficent

Don Hahn was born on November 26, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Maleficent (2014), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and The Lion King (1994). He has been married to Denise Meara-Hahn since June 12, 1987. They have one child.

Producer (1994)

4. Hans Zimmer

Composer | Gladiator

German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...

Music Composer (1994, 2019, Broad.)

5. Irene Mecchi

Writer | The Lion King

Irene Mecchi was born on September 21, 1949 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is a writer, known for The Lion King (1994), Brave (2012) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).

Screenwriter (1994)

6. Jonathan Roberts

Writer | The Lion King

Jonathan Roberts was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for The Lion King (1994), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and James and the Giant Peach (1996).

Screenwriter (1994)

7. Linda Woolverton

Writer | Maleficent

Linda Woolverton was born in Long Beach, California, graduating from high school in 1969 and having been an honors student in her schools theater program. She enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a BFA in Theater Arts in 1973. She worked full-time for a year in the ...

Screenwriter (1994)

8. Jon Favreau

Producer | Chef

Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.

The amiable, husky-framed actor with the ...

Director (2019)

9. Jeff Nathanson

Writer | Speed 2: Cruise Control

Jeff Nathanson was born on October 12, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).

Screenwriter (2019)

10. Jeffrey Silver

Producer | The Lion King

Jeffrey Silver has Produced or Executive Produced 34 feature films, topping $6.2 billion at the Worldwide Box Office.

He's currently at work on a sequel to the metaverse-inspired, "Tron" (Disney) -- having produced the previous installment of the franchise -- directed by Joachim Ronning, and ...

Producer (2019)

11. Caleb Deschanel

Cinematographer | The Passion of the Christ

Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff (1983). His second was in 1984 for The Natural (1984), the third ...

Cinematographer (2019)

12. Brenda Chapman

Writer | Brave

Brenda Chapman is an American animator, animation film director and writer from Beason, Illinois. She directed the Pixar film Brave and the DreamWorks Animation film The Prince of Egypt. She wrote the storylines of The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is married to Kevin Lima, fellow ...

Story (1994)

13. Barry Johnson

Actor | Beyond: Two Souls

Barry Johnson is known for Beyond: Two Souls (2013), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Detroit: Become Human (2018).

Story (1994)

14. Andy Gaskill

Art_director | The Lion King

Andrew Alan Gaskill was born in Camden, New Jersey, December 29, 1951. His father was a U.S. soldier in the Pacific and after the war, was stationed in Tokyo, Japan. There, he met and married a Japanese woman. Andrew spent his childhood in Japan in the Tokyo/Yokohama region. Finally, at age 9 he ...

Story (1994)

15. Kevin Harkey

Writer | Tarzan

Kevin has worked on five of the top twenty five grossing and critically acclaimed animated feature films of all time. He has boarded on such classics as Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan , and How to Train your Dragon.

Kevin lives in Vermont where he ...

Story (1994)

16. Tom Sito

Writer | The Lion King

Tom Sito was born on May 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director, known for The Lion King (1994), Shrek (2001) and Aladdin (1992). He has been married to Pat Sito since January 4, 1980.

Story (1994)

17. Rick Maki

Animation_department | Hercules

Rick Maki is known for Hercules (1997), The Lion King (1994) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

Story (1994)

18. Burny Mattinson

Writer | The Great Mouse Detective

Burny Mattinson's helmed the Academy Award-nominated 1983 animated featurette "Mickey's Christmas Carol." In 1986, wrote, produced and directed "The Great Mouse Detective." Mattinson's worked on"Sleeping Beauty," "101 Dalmatians," "The Sword in the Stone," "The Jungle Book," "The Aristocats" and "...

Story (1994)

19. Lorna Cook

Director | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Lorna Cook directed of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and winner of four Annie Awards. Her extensive credits as an animator include 'The Land Before Time' and the Universal Picture's "An American Tail". Ms. Cook was an animator on two ...

Story (1994)

20. Gary Trousdale

Director | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Gary Trousdale was born in La Crescenta, California. His fascination with animation was fostered as a child, where he drew cartoons from an elementary school age. He planned to become an architect, but decided instead to study animation at CalArts, where he studied for three years. He was hired in ...

Story (1994)

21. Jorgen Klubien

Art_department | Dumbo

Jorgen Klubien is known for Dumbo (2019), Frankenweenie (2012) and Cars (2006). He is married to Trine Dahl Klubien. They have three children.

Story (1994)

22. Larry Leker

Writer | Aladdin

Larry Leker is known for Aladdin (1992), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989).

Story (1994)

23. Ed Gombert

Aladdin

Ed Gombert was born on November 16, 1951 in Duarte, California, USA. He is a writer, known for Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994) and Pocahontas (1995).

Story (1994)

24. Thom Enriquez

Writer | Dinosaur

Thom Enriquez is known for Dinosaur (2000), Hercules (1997) and Ghostbusters (1984).

Story (1994)

25. Mark Kausler

Writer | The Lion King

Mark Kausler was born on August 10, 1948. He is a director, known for The Lion King (1994), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). He is married to Cathy Hill.

Story (1994)

26. Jim Capobianco

Writer | Ratatouille

Jim Capobianco received the 2008 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille. He went on to write and direct the short film, "Your Friend The Rat," found on the Ratatouille DVD, winning the 2008 ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award for short films. Jim followed YFtR up with ...

Story (1994)

27. Chris Sanders

Writer | Lilo & Stitch

Born and raised in Colorado, Chris Sanders fell in love with animation at the age of ten after seeing Ward Kimball animated shorts on 'The Wonderful World of Disney'. He began drawing, and applied to CalArts after his grandmother told him about the animation program at the school. He majored in ...

Story (1994)

28. Joe Ranft

Writer | The Brave Little Toaster

Joseph Ranft was an American writer, voice actor, animator, storyboard artist and magician. He worked for Disney and Pixar. He worked on The Lion King, The Brave Little Toaster, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Cars, Monsters, Inc and Finding Nemo. He voiced in the many films he worked on, notably as ...

Story (1994)

29. Francis Glebas

Art_department | Aladdin

Francis Glebas was born on April 12, 1953. He is known for his work on Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Hercules (1997), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Pocahontas (1995) and Piglet's Big Movie (2003). He also worked on The Thief and the Cobbler (1993). He is married to Denise Kress. He ...

Story (1994)

30. Ivan Bilancio

Editorial_department | Hercules

Ivan Bilancio is known for Hercules (1997), The Transformers: The Movie (1986) and The Lion King (1994).

Editor (1994)

31. James Earl Jones

Actor | Rogue One

Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally, James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. At an early age, he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred ...

Mufasa (all adaptations except Broad.)

32. Samuel E. Wright

Actor | The Little Mermaid

Samuel Ernest Wright was an African-American actor and singer from Camden, South Carolina. He notably voiced Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise and Kron the Iguanodon from Dinosaur. He also played Mufasa in the original Broadway run of The Lion King. He passed away in May...

Mufasa (Broad.)

33. Jeremy Irons

Actor | Dead Ringers

British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up ...

Scar (1994)

34. David Oyelowo

Actor | Lawmen: Bass Reeves

David Oyelowo also known as 'David O', is a classically trained stage actor who has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998.

David ...

Scar (TLG)

35. Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor | 12 Years a Slave

English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He is also known for playing Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things...

Scar (2019)

36. Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Actor | The Lion King

Jonathan Taylor Thomas was born Jonathan Taylor Weiss on September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Claudine (Gonsalves) and Stephen Weiss. He has an older brother, Joel, and has Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Portuguese ancestry. Growing up, he liked the music group Boyz II Men, and his ...

Young Simba (1994)

37. Matt Weinberg

Actor | The Benchwarmers

When a family friend suggested that then 8 year-old Matt Weinberg would make a good child actor, his parents wanted no part of it and said no. When the parents were still saying no five months later, the friend decided to take matters into her own hands and sneaked a kids' agent into a gym where ...

Young Simba (2004)

38. JD McCrary

Actor | The Lion King

Jaydon McCrary (born July 18, 2007) is an American singer, dancer and actor. He is currently starring in The Paynes as Kenny Payne on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He starred in 2019's The Lion King as the voice of young Simba. He is signed to Hollywood Records and released his first extended play ...

Young Simba (2019)

39. Matthew Broderick

Actor | The Producers

A slight comic actor chiefly known for his boyish charm, Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, to Patricia Broderick (née Biow), a playwright and painter, and James Broderick, an actor. His father had Irish and English ancestry, and his mother was from a Jewish family (from...

Adult Simba (1994, 1998, 2004)

40. 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 ...

Adult Simba (TLG)

41. 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 (...

Adult Simba (2019)

42. Moira Kelly

Actress | One Tree Hill

Born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York, she is the third of six kids. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse. Both are Irish immigrants. Moira was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY. She attended Connetquot Senior High School and graduated in the class of 1986. ...

Adult Nala (1994, 1998, 2004)

43. Gabrielle Union

Actress | Bring It On

Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...

Adult Nala (TLG)

44. Beyoncé

Soundtrack | Dreamgirls

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (they're 4 years apart) has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 ...

Adult Nala (2019)

45. Madge Sinclair

Actress | Coming to America

Madge Sinclair was born Madge Dorita Walters on April 28, 1938 in Kingston, Jamaica, married young and had two sons. Madge worked as a teacher in Jamaica until she was 30. She left her two boys with their father and moved in 1968 to New York City to be an actress.

She began modeling and later acted ...

Sarabi (1994)

46. Alfre Woodard

Actress | Star Trek: First Contact

Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an interior designer. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters. A former high school ...

Sarabi (2019)

47. Nathan Lane

Actor | The Producers

Nathan Lane is an American actor and singer from New Jersey who is known for playing Timon from The Lion King, Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II from Teacher's Pet, Max Bialystock from The Producers, Snowball from Stuart Little, Hamegg from Astro Boy and Ernie Smuntz from Mouse Hunt. He is married ...

Timon (1994, 1998, 2004)

48. Kevin Schon

Actor | The Lion Guard

Kevin Schon was born on February 7, 1958 in San Diego County, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lion Guard (2015), Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) and Skylanders: Trap Team (2014). He was previously married to Suzanne Dudley Schon.

Timon (TLG) Thurston (TLG)

49. Billy Eichner

Actor | Bros

Billy Eichner was born on September 18, 1978 and raised in New York City. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School (NY) in 1996. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he majored in Theater.

He is the star, executive producer and creator of Billy on the Street (2011), a comedy game show ...

Timon (2019)

50. Ernie Sabella

Actor | The Lion King

Ernie Sabella is an American actor and singer from Westchester County, New York who is widely known for voicing Pumbaa the Warthog, Timon's best friend from The Lion King franchise except for the 2019 reboot. He also acted in Mouse Hunt, That's So Raven, In & Out, Cheers, and Seinfeld. He is ...

Pumbaa (all adaptations except 2019 or Broad.)

51. Seth Rogen

Producer | This Is the End

An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.

Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...

Pumbaa (2019)

52. Robert Guillaume

Actor | Benson

Robert Peter Williams Guillaume was an actor from St. Louis, Missouri who was known for playing Rafiki from The Lion King, Benson DuBois from Soap and Benson, and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls. He had five children from two marriages. He passed away in October 24, 2017 due to prostate cancer ...

Rafiki (1994, 1998, 2004)

53. John Kani

Actor | Black Panther

John Kani was born on November 30, 1942 in New Brighton, South Africa. He is a writer and actor, known for Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996).

Rafiki (2019)

54. Rowan Atkinson

Actor | Johnny English

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January, 1955, in Consett, Co. Durham, UK, to Ella May (Bainbridge) and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm, where Rowan grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert and Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees ...

Zazu (1994)

55. Edward Hibbert

Actor | The Prestige

Edward Hibbert was born on September 9, 1955 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Prestige (2006), Earthworm Jim (1995) and The First Wives Club (1996).

Zazu (1998, 2004)

56. John Oliver

Writer | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver was born on April 23, 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.

Zazu (2019)

57. Niketa Calame-Harris

Actress | The Lion King

Niketa Calame was born in Los Angeles, California She is most noted for her role as the original voice of "Young Nala" in Disney's 32nd Animated Feature Film, "The Lion King". She received her Masters Of Fine Arts from The Actors Studio Drama School in New York and her B.A from University of ...

Young Nala (1994)

58. Shahadi Wright Joseph

Actress | Us

Shahadi Wright Joseph was born on April 29, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Us (2019), The Lion King (2019) and Throw it Back.

Young Nala (2019, Broad.)

59. Whoopi Goldberg

Actress | Ghost

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...

Shenzi (1994, 2004)

60. Florence Kasumba

Actress | Captain America: Civil War

Born in Kampala, Uganda Florence Kasumba is a German actress living in Berlin. She is best known for her work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe productions Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). She has ...

Shenzi (2019)

61. Cheech Marin

Actor | Born in East L.A.

Cheech Marin was born on July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Born in East L.A. (1987), Tin Cup (1996) and Up in Smoke (1978). He has been married to Natasha Rubin since August 8, 2009. He was previously married to Rikki Marin and Patti Heid.

Banzai (1994, 2004)

62. Keegan-Michael Key

Actor | Keanu

Keegan-Michael Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. He was adopted as a child by a black father and a white mother. In 1989, he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit Mercy as an undergraduate and earned his ...

Kamari (2019)

63. Eric André

Actor | The Eric Andre Show

Eric Samuel André is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, television host and writer. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012-present). He also played Mike on the FXX series Man Seeking Woman (2015-2017) and voiced ...

Azizi (2019)

64. Jason Marsden

Actor | Boy Meets World

You've seen him. You've heard him. Appearing across platforms such as television, feature film, animation, video games, commercials, talking toys, promotion, narration, and internet; as a result, Mars is affectionately referred to as "That Guy From That Show".

Originally from Warwick, RI, Marsden ...

Adult Kovu (1998, TLG)

65. Ryan O'Donohue

Actor | A Bug's Life

Ryan was born in Pomona, California to Anita Lynne Rultenberg and Sean Patrick O'Donohue. He has acted in Community Theatre until he was 9 years old. He got interested in professional acting after his 9th birthday. He wanted his father to buy him a new Sega Genesis Video Game. His Father told him ...

Young Kovu (1998)

66. Neve Campbell

Actress | Scream

Neve Campbell was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, to Marnie (Neve), a Dutch-born psychologist and yoga instructor (from Amsterdam), and Gerry Campbell, a Scottish-born teacher (from Glasgow). Campbell first came to our TV screens in the hit Drama series Party of Five (1994). Described as TV's ...

Adult Kiara (1998)

67. Michelle Horn

Actress | Hostage

Born and raised in Southern California, where she still lives with her family, Michelle asked to go to acting classes at age 6 after having seen Free Willy (1993). She's had awarded actresses Kathleen Quinlan ("Family Law") and Patricia Richardson ("Strong Medicine") as her TV moms, and she ...

Young Kiara (1998)

68. Suzanne Pleshette

Actress | The Birds

Suzanne Pleshette achieved television immortality in her role as Bob Newhart's wife in the 1970s classic situation comedy, The Bob Newhart Show (1972). For her role as "Emily Hartley," wife of psychologist "Bob Hartley" (played by Bob Newhart), Pleshette was nominated for the Emmy Award twice, in ...

Zira (1998)

69. Andy Dick

Actor | Road Trip

Andrew Dick is an American actor, producer and comedian. He is known for playing Boingo from Hoodwinked, Kramer from Inspector Gadget, Mr. Sheepman from Clone High, Mambo from Happily N'Ever After, Dylan from The Reef, Barry from Old School and Nuka from The Lion King II. He was married to Ivone ...

Nuka (1998)

70. Jennifer Lien

Actress | Star Trek: Voyager

Jennifer Anne Lien was born on August 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She has an older sister and an older brother. Jennifer knew that she wanted to act from a young age. Encouraged by her English and drama teachers, she began performing in a summer theater and festivals at the age of 13. She ...

Adult Vitani (1998)

71. Lacey Chabert

Actress | Mean Girls

Lacey Nicole Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi, to Julie (Johnson) and Tony Chabert, a representative for an oil company. She is of Cajun (French), Italian, English, and Scottish ancestry. Chabert started in drama and music performances in and around her hometown in Mississippi from an early ...

Young Vitani (1998)

72. Julie Kavner

Actress | The Simpsons

Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. She first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom Rhoda (1974), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best ...

Ma (2004)

73. Jerry Stiller

Actor | The Heartbreak Kid

As the short, straight-man counterpart of the stellar husband-and-wife comedy team "Stiller & Meara", Jerry Stiller and wife Anne Meara were on top of the comedy game in the 1960s, a steady and hilarious presence on television variety, notably The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), on which they appeared 36 ...

Uncle Max (2004)

74. Jason Rudofsky

Actor | The Practice

Jason Rudofsky is known for The Practice (1997), The Lion King 1½ (2004) and Bacon Head (2001).

Flinchy (2004)

75. Zoe Leader

Actress | The Lion King

Zoe Leader has only appeared in the Disney movie The Lion King (1994) and its sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998). She has exactly one line in each movie. Zoe was born in Los Angeles, California and has lived there for most of her life until her death in 2015.

Sarafina (1994)

76. Penny Johnson Jerald

Actress | 24

Penny Johnson Jerald is an American actress. She played Beverly Barnes on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show, Kasidy Yates on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sherry Palmer on the Fox series 24, Captain Victoria "Iron" Gates on the ABC comedy-drama series ...

Sarafina (2019)

77. Max Charles

Actor | Mr. Peabody & Sherman

At just 16 years of age, Max Charles is already an industry veteran, landing coveted roles on and off the big screen and working with some of Hollywood's most respected and acclaimed actors, writers and directors.

Most recently, this charismatic and endearing young talent was nominated as "Best ...

Kion (TLG)

78. Joshua Rush

Actor | Parental Guidance

Joshua Rush was born on December 14, 2001 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Parental Guidance (2012), The Lion Guard (2015) and Unstoppable (2010).

Bunga (TLG)

79. Diamond White

Actress | The Lion Guard

Diamond White was born on January 1, 1999 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lion Guard (2015), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023).

Fuli (TLG)

80. 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,...

Ono (TLG)

81. Dusan Brown

Actor | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Multi-talented, GenZ award-winning creative, Dusan Brown, born and raised in Chicago, relocated to Hollywood early to pursue his growing career in the entertainment industry.

Around age twelve, Brown had an opportunity to write, direct, edit, and score his first short film with equipment, a crew, ...

Beshte (TLG)

82. Bryana Salaz

Actress | Best Friends Whenever

Bryana Salaz was born in Florida, USA, and moved frequently as a child. She participated in singing competitions starting at the age of 12. In 2014, she competed on season 7 of The Voice (2011) and reached the top 20. In 2016, she had a role on season 2 of the TV series Best Friends Whenever (2015)...

Anga (TLG)

83. Eden Riegel

Actress | Year One

Eden Sonja Jane Riegel was born in Washington D.C. Her parents are Kurt & Lenore. Her older siblings are Tatiana S. Riegel & Sam Riegel. She grew up in a Virginia suburb. As a child, she first got the urge to perform while watching her brother perform dinner theater. Bitten by the performing bug, ...

Kiara (TLG)

84. Khary Payton

Actor | The Walking Dead

Khary Payton (born May 16, 1972) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his voice role of the DC Comics character Cyborg across various films, cartoons and video games. He is also known for his live action performances on General Hospital and The Walking Dead.

In 1986, Payton was a ...

Rafiki (TLG)

85. Jeff Bennett

Actor | Enchanted

Jeff Bennett is an American voice actor who is well-known for voicing Johnny Bravo (based on Elvis Presley's voice), Dr. Hamsterviel from Lilo & Stitch, Kowalski from The Penguins of Madagascar, Petrie in The Land Before Time, Ted Shackleford (The Man in the Yellow Hat) from Curious George, ...

Zazu (TLG)

86. Nika Futterman

Actress | Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Nika Futterman has been involved in world of acting and singing since early childhood when she performed in plays, musicals and student films. She spent a few years as an on-camera actress doing television, co-starring in such shows as Chicago Hope and Murphy Brown. Most recently, however, she has ...

Zira (TLG)

87. Erica Luttrell

Actress | Westworld

Erica Luttrell was born on March 20, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Westworld (2016), Salvation (2017) and David Makes Man (2019).

Lioness (TLG)

88. 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...

Tiifu (TLG)

89. Madison Pettis

Actress | The Game Plan

Madison Pettis got her big break at 8 years old with her very first film, playing the daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Disney's hit family comedy, "The Game Plan". Now all grown up, Madison has an extensive list of acting credits and over 20 million followers on social media. Soon she can ...

Zuri (TLG)

90. Landry Bender

Actress | The Sitter

Landry Bender was born on August 3, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and executive, known for The Sitter (2011), Best Friends Whenever (2015) and Looking for Alaska (2019).

Makini (TLG)

91. Fiona Riley

Actress | Special Agent Oso

Fiona Riley is known for Special Agent Oso (2009) and The Lion Guard (2015).

Shabaha (TLG)

92. Savannah Smith

Actress | Secret Identity Show

Savannah Smith is known for Secret Identity Show (2016).

Kasi (TLG)

93. Rachel Crow

Actress | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

Rachel Crow was born on January 23, 1998 in Mead, Colorado, USA. She is an actress, known for Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017), Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2016) and Rio 2 (2014).

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94. Sophie Reynolds

Actress | L.A.'s Finest

Sophie Reynolds was born on April 2, 1999 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for L.A.'s Finest (2019), Youth & Consequences (2018) and Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything (2015).

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95. Maia Mitchell

Actress | Teen Beach 2

Maia Mitchell is an Australian singer/song writer and actress from Lismore, New South Wales. She learned to play the guitar at a very young age and her talent has been included on The Fosters (2013) - an ABC Family show that aired in June 2013, where Maia plays one of the main roles of "Callie ...

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96. Maisie Klompus

Actress | Good Trouble

Maisie Klompus was born on January 28, 1990 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress and production designer, known for Good Trouble (2019), Abbott Elementary (2021) and Hunters (2020).

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97. Crimson Hart

Actress | The Lion Guard

Crimson Hart is known for The Lion Guard (2015).

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98. Fiona Hart

Actress | Nella the Princess Knight

Fiona Hart is known for Nella the Princess Knight (2017), The Magic School Bus (1994) and The Lion Guard (2015).

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99. Lyons Mathias

Actor | Sofia the First

Lyons Mathias is known for Sofia the First (2012), The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015) and Grandfathered (2015).

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100. Kevin Michael Richardson

Actor | Mortal Kombat

Well-known, king-sized actor and voice artist Kevin Michael Richardson was born in Bronx, New York. He is, perhaps, mostly recognizable for his deep voice, which he uses in many of his works.

Richardson is a classically trained actor. He first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school...

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