Actors
by letitiaguillory | created - 21 Apr 2020 | updated - 3 weeks ago | Public
1. Joey Auzenne
Actor | Deadlock
He grew up in Houston, went to college in New Orleans (it can be done) and now lives in New York City. As a kid, Joey began singing at church, school talent shows, and family functions. Never shy and always ready to "perform" for whoever would pay attention, he always wanted to be an actor. His dad...
2. J. Shawn Durham
Actor | The House Invictus
J. Shawn Durham is an actor, pitchman, improv artist and humorist.
Shawn appeared on the second episode of the critically-acclaimed HBO miniseries, "We Own The City." But Shawn has also led features, including his weighty role in the PBS historical drama "The King of Crimes" as Pres Thomas Jefferson...
3. Lance Reddick
Actor | John Wick
Incisive, intense, multi-talented American actor Lance Solomon Reddick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the younger of two sons, to Solomon Reddick and public schoolteacher Dorothy Gee. Having opted initially for a career in music, he attended first the Peabody Preparatory Institute and the Walden ...
4. Dashaun Wesley
Actor | Magic Mike XXL
Dashaun Wesley was born on August 27, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Magic Mike XXL (2015), Hit the Floor (2013) and Pose (2018).
5. Hoon Lee
Actor | Warrior
Hoon Lee is an award-winning American stage and screen actor. Born in Minnesota, he grew up in Connecticut and the Boston area before moving to New York.
Trained as a fine artist and graphic designer, he first worked in the tech industry as a creative director and interface designer before ...
6. Letitia Brookes
Actress | Fatherhood
Letitia Brookes is known for Fatherhood (2021), Pieces of a Woman (2020) and Zoe (2018). She has been married to Tristan D. Lalla since August 23, 2017.
7. Tone Bell
Actor | The Flash
Tone Bell was born on August 10, 1983 in Decatur, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Flash (2014), Survival of the Thickest (2023) and Whitney (2011).
8. Jaiden J. Smith
Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jaiden J. Smith is the middle child of three siblings. He first started modeling at the tender age of 5 appearing in numerous print advertisements working with well known brands such as Saks, J. Crew, The Gap, Appaman, Target, and Bloomingdales to name a few. He then transitioned into acting doing ...
9. Antonique Smith
Actress | Notorious
Antonique is an acclaimed actor and a 2015 Grammy nominated singer and writer. She is most famous for her starring role of Faith Evans in "Notorious" where she received rave reviews and was praised by critics, including Jeffery Lyons who called her "one to watch".
Antonique is one of the new stars ...
10. Katlyn Nichol
Actress | Shooting Stars
KATLYN NICHOL is a triple threat from North Carolina who stars as one of the leads in the BET series AMERICAN SOUL. Her success began in the music industry, where she had a record deal with Mary J. Blige's Matriarch/Island Def Jam label by the time she was 12. Not just a singer and songwriter, ...
11. Christopher Jefferson
Actor | American Soul
Christopher Jefferson, a Dallas Native, was born on May 26, 1995. Coming from an artistic family, he's always valued the arts. He found his interest in theatre/film during high school and went on to UT/SHSU on a theatre scholarship in Texas. Eventually he moved to California where he trained with ...
12. Kevin Iso
Writer | Flatbush Misdemeanors
Originally from Houston, Kevin Iso began performing stand up all across Texas before moving to New York where he has been honing his skills. Through his unique point of view, Kevin seamlessly blends cultures while appealing to all ages. Kevin has performed at the Montreux Comedy Festival in ...
13. Carra Patterson
Actress | Straight Outta Compton
Carra Patterson is known for Straight Outta Compton (2015), The Arrangement (2017) and Bloodline (2015).
14. Briana Middleton
Actress | Sharper
Briana Middleton is known for Sharper (2023), The Tender Bar (2021) and The Silent Planet.
15. Taylour Paige
Actress | Zola
Taylour Paige was born and raised in Inglewood, California. Paige started her career at a young age training at the Westside Ballet Academy, and spent two summers at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC. In 2001, she became a student of the choreographer, director, executive producer, and ...
16. Aja Naomi King
Actress | The Birth of a Nation
King appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. ...
17. Lodric D. Collins
Actor | Respect
A former U.S Marine and Extreme Sports Enthusiast. This country boy from SW Louisiana (Cajun/Creole Country) is best known for his role as U.S. Chief of Staff Donald Winthrop on the BET hit series The Oval along with his advocacy for US Veterans. He also appears in the 2021 biopic Respect as living...
18. Olunike Adeliyi
Actress | Saw 3D
Olunike Adeliyi was born in Toronto, Canada to Sunday Adeliyi, a Nigerian computer scientist and Roxiana Bell Adeliyi, a Jamaican nurse. Raised in both Jamaica and Canada, Olunike ultimately earned a place at the highly coveted American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After graduating ...
19. Tenoch Huerta
Actor | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Tenoch Huerta Mejía is a Mexican actor of Aztec and Purépecha origin. He has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films and short films. He is one of the actors featured in Mónica Maristain's book 30 Actors Made in Mexico.
20. Mia Goth
Actress | Pearl
Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth, also known by her nickname Brush Cut, was born October 25, 1993 in Southwark, London, England to a Brazilian mother and a Canadian father.
Aged 14, she was discovered at the Underage Festival in London by fashion photographer Gemma Booth, who signed her to Storm Model ...
21. Raúl Castillo
Actor | Cassandro
Raúl Castillo was born in McAllen, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cassandro (2023), We the Animals (2018) and Army of the Dead (2021).
22. Tiffany Boone
Actress | Hunters
Tiffany Boone stars as the beautiful and street smart "Roxy Jones" in the highly anticipated Amazon drama series HUNTERS opposite Al Pacino and created by Jordan Peele. The series, set to debut in early 2020, follows a diverse group of Nazi hunters on a quest for justice in 1977 New York City. This...
23. Ismael Cruz Cordova
Actor | In the Blood
Ismael Cruz- Córdova is an actor, entrepreneur currently based in New York. Born and raised in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. At age fifteen, Ismael began working locally in commercials, TV and film shortly after joining his High School Drama Club. In 2006 he decided to further pursue his dream and ...
24. Karamo Brown
Self | Queer Eye
Karamo Brown was born on November 2, 1980 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Queer Eye (2018), Steam Room Stories (2010) and Lean (2014).
25. Taylor Russell
Actress | Bones and All
Taylor Russell was born on July 18, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Bones and All (2022), Waves (2019) and The Heart Still Hums (2020).
26. Cassandra Blair
Actress | Jury Duty
Cassandra Blair is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as "Vanessa" in the Amazon Freevee series, "Jury Duty" (2023). Some of her most recent credits include guest-starring on "NCIS: Hawaii" and a supporting role in the upcoming comedy, Reunion, starring Lil' Rel Howery, ...
27. Megalyn Echikunwoke
Actress | Night School
Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Nigerian and her mother is of English and Scots-Irish descent. Her last name, "Echikunwoke", means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically ...
28. Javana Mundy
Actress | Ms/Manage
Javana Mundy was born as Javana Mundy Faith Kaylin Philadelphia Cooper - Mundy. She is an actor and multidisciplinary artist. A southern transplant, she was born in White Plains, New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She is known for Random Acts of Flyness (2018), Miracle Fruit (2018), and ...
29. Ajiona Alexus
Actress | 13 Reasons Why
Ajiona Alexus was born on March 16, 1996 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. She is an actress, known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), Real Love (2023) and BMF (2021).
30. T. Love
Actor | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
SAG-award-winning Travis T. Love rose from teaching in public schools to the big and small screen with drive and determination. You may know him as the arrow-slinging bowman in season 3 of "The Walking Dead" or a Jabari warrior in the infamous motion picture, "Black Panther." Through acting coaches...
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