# List of NYU Tisch School of the Arts people

The following individuals have attended and/or graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

## List

| Academy Award winners | Academy Award winners | Academy Award winners | Academy Award winners |
| Mahershala Ali | Actor | M.F.A., 2000 | Academy Award (2017), Moonlight (2019); Green Book |
| Woody Allen | Actor, writer, director | TSOA | Academy Award (1978), Annie Hall (1986); Hannah and her Sisters (2012); Midnight in Paris |
| Sean Baker | Director, producer, screenwriter, editor | B.F.A., 1998 | Academy Award (2025), Palme d'Or winner (2024), Anora (2024), The Florida Project (2017), Tangerine (2015) |
| James L. Brooks | Producer | Coursework | Academy Award (1984), Terms of Endearment |
| John Canemaker | Director | M.F.A., 1976 | Academy Award (2006), The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation |
| Joel Coen | Director, producer, screenwriter, editor | B.F.A., 1978 | Academy Award (1997), Fargo (2007); No Country For Old Men |
| Geoffrey Fletcher | Screenwriter | M.F.A., 1999 | Academy Award (2010), Precious |
| Lady Gaga | Actress, singer, songwriter, musician, producer | B.F.A. | Academy Award (2019), A Star Is Born |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Actress | TSOA | Academy Award (1991), Ghost |
| Marcia Gay Harden | Actress | M.F.A., 1981 | Academy Award (2001), Pollock |
| Anne Hathaway | Actress | Coursework | Academy Award (2013), Les Misérables |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound mixer | B.F.A., 1985 | Academy Award (2010), Inception |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Actor | B.F.A., 1989 | Academy Award (2006), Capote |
| Angelina Jolie | Actress | TSOA, 1997 | Academy Award (2000), Girl, Interrupted |
| Charlie Kaufman | Screenwriter, producer, director | TSOA, 1980 | Academy Award (2005), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| Ang Lee | Director | M.F.A. | Academy Award (2006), Brokeback Mountain (2013); Life of PI |
| Spike Lee | Director | M.F.A. | Academy Award (2019), BlacKKKlansman |
| Kenneth Lonergan | Director, writer | B.F.A., 1986 | Academy Award (2017), Manchester By the Sea |
| Ken Perlin | Professor at TSOA | Ph.D., 1986 | Academy Award (1997), for the development of Perlin noise |
| Oliver Stone | Director | B.F.A., 1971 | Academy Award (1979), Midnight Express (1987); Platoon (1990); Born on the Fourth of July |
| Paul Francis Webster | Composer | 1928–1930 | Academy Award (1953), Secret Love |
| Chloé Zhao | Director/Filmmaker | Graduate Film Production | Academy Award (2020), Nomadland |
| Victor Zolfo | Art Director | B.F.A., 1985 | Academy Award (2009), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Emmy Award winners | Emmy Award winners | Emmy Award winners | Emmy Award winners |
| Alec Baldwin | Actor | B.F.A., 1994 | Emmy Award (2008), 30 Rock |
| Alexis Bledel | Actress | B.F.A. | Emmy Award (2017), The Handmaid's Tale |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Actress | B.F.A., 2012 | Emmy Award (2018), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| Frankie Celenza | Culinary Host | B.F.A., 2009 | Emmy Award (2022), Struggle Meals |
| David Chase | Head writer, creator | B.F.A. | Emmy Award (1999, 2003, 2004, 2007), The Sopranos |
| Billy Crystal | Actor, writer | B.F.A., 1970 | Emmy Award (1991, 1992, 1998), Academy Awards |
| Vince Gilligan | Head writer, creator | B.F.A., 1989 | Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad |
| Donald Glover | Actor, writer, director, rapper | B.F.A., 2006 | Emmy Award (2017), Atlanta |
| Felicity Huffman | Actress | B.F.A., 1988 | Emmy Award (2005), Desperate Housewives |
| David Javerbaum | Head writer | M.F.A., 1995 | Emmy Award (2003, 2004, 2005), The Daily Show |
| Kristen Johnston | Actress | B.F.A. | Emmy Award (1997, 1999), 3rd Rock From the Sun |
| Tony Kushner | Playwright | M.F.A., 1984 | Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America |
| Damon Lindelof | Head writer, co-creator | B.F.A., 1995 | Emmy Award (2005), Lost |
| Camryn Manheim | Actress | M.F.A., 1987 | Emmy Award (1998), The Practice |
| Debra Messing | Actress | M.F.A., 1993 | Emmy Award (2003), Will and Grace |
| David Milhous | Editor | B.F.A., 1991 | Emmy Award (2017), Crime Watch Daily |
| Michael D. Ratner | Director, producer | M.F.A., 2014 | Emmy Award (2014), The Lineup: Sports Movies |
| Andy Samberg | Actor | B.F.A., 2000 | Emmy Award (2007), D*ck in a Box. Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| Thomas Schnauz | Director, writer, executive producer | B.F.A., 1988 | Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad |
| Jeffrey Wright | Actor | M.F.A. | Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America |
| Jason Ardizzone-West | Production Designer | M.F.A., 2012 | Emmy Award (2018), Jesus Christ Superstar Live |
| Tony Award winners | Tony Award winners | Tony Award winners | Tony Award winners |
| Nina Arianda | Actress | M.F.A. | Tony Award (2012), Venus in Fur |
| Rachel Chavkin | Director | B.F.A., 2002 | Tony Award (2019), Hadestown |
| Billy Crudup | Actor | M.F.A., 1994 | Tony Award (2007), The Coast of Utopia |
| Caleb Hammons | Producer | B.F.A., 2007 | Tony Award (2019), Oklahoma! |
| Nikki M James | Actress,singer | B.F.A | Tony Award (2011) The Book Of Mormon |
| Steve Kazee | Actor | M.F.A. | Tony Award (2012), Once |
| Bradley King | Lighting Designer | B.F.A., 2005 M.F.A., 2010 | Tony Award (2018) Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 Tony Award (2019) Hadestown |
| Tony Kushner | Playwright | M.F.A., 1984 | Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika |
| Mimi Lien | Set Designer | M.F.A., 2003 | Tony Award (2017) Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| Idina Menzel | Actress, singer, songwriter | B.F.A. | Tony Award (2004), Wicked |
| Donna Murphy | Actress, singer | 1977–1979 | Tony Award (1994), Passion (1996); The King and I |
| Clint Ramos | Costume designer | M.F.A., 1997 | Tony Award (2016), Eclipsed |
| Mel Shapiro | Director, writer | Founding member | Tony Award (1972), Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Neil Simon | Playwright | 1944–1945 | Tony Award (1965), The Odd Couple (1985); Biloxi Blues (1991); Lost in Yonkers |
| Ali Stroker | Actress, singer | B.F.A, 2009 | Tony Award (2019), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! |
| Brandon Uranowitz | Actor | B.F.A., 2008 | Tony Award (2023), Leopoldstadt |
| Jeffrey Wright | Actor | M.F.A. | Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika |
| Other notable alumni | Other notable alumni | Other notable alumni | Other notable alumni |
| Manish Acharya | Director, scriptwriter, actor | M.F.A., 2001 | Loins of Punjab Presents, Sita Sings the Blues |
| Cynthia Addai-Robinson | Actress | B.F.A., 2002 | Spartacus, Arrow |
| Karim Aïnouz | Director | M.FA., 1992 | Invisible Life, Madame Satã |
| Alan Aisenberg | Actor, producer | TSOA | Screen Actors Guild Award (2016): Orange Is the New Black |
| Raymond Arroyo | Journalist, author | B.F.A. | EWTN news director and anchor |
| Annie Baker | Playwright | B.F.A. | Playwright of Pulitzer Prize winning play The Flick |
| Jeff Baena | Director, writer, producer | B.F.A., 1999 | Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020) |
| Rubaiyat Hossain | Writer, director, producer | M.F.A., 2016 | Under Construction and Made in Bangladesh |
| Monica Barbaro | Actress | | Chicago Justice and Top Gun: Maverick |
| Kristen Bell | Actress | B.F.A., 2002 | Veronica Mars, The Good Place, Reefer Madness, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frozen (2013 film) |
| Julie Benz | Actress | B.F.A., 1994 | Jawbreaker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel |
| Selma Blair | Actress | Coursework | The Fog, Cruel Intentions, Scream 2, Hellboy, Legally Blonde |
| Justin Blanchard | Actor | B.F.A., 2001 | Journey's End (Broadway), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit |
| Julie Benko | Actress | B.F.A., 2013; M.F.A., 2021 | Funny Girl |
| Rachel Bloom | American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and songwriter | B.F.A., 2009 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
| Barry Bostwick | Actor | TSOA, 1968 | Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City |
| Martin Brest | Director | B.F.A., 1973 | Beverly Hills Cop, Meet Joe Black, Gigli |
| Salvador Carrasco | Director | B.F.A., 1991 | The Other Conquest |
| Susan Cartsonis | Film producer | M.F.A., 1984 | What Women Want |
| Rita Kogler Carver | Theater & lighting designer | M.F.A., 1989 |
| JuJu Chan | Hong Kong-American actress, singer, Taekwon-Do (ITF) athlete and Kung Fu actress | M.F.A., 2009 | Palace of the Damned,Fist of the Dragon,Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Savage Dog, Wu Assassins, The Invisible Dragon |
| Derek Connolly | Screenwriter | | Safety Not Guaranteed, Jurassic World, Monster Trucks, Kong: Skull Island |
| Frank Coraci | Director | B.F.A., 1988 | The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Click |
| Bud Cort | Actor, horse trainer | 1967–1969 | M*A*S*H, Harold and Maude |
| Julie Delpy | Actress | TSOA Directing Program | Before Sunrise, Homo Faber, Three Colors: White |
| Joel Derfner | Composer, author | M.F.A., 1999 | Signs of Life, Blood Drive, Swish |
| Amanda Detmer | Actress | M.F.A. |
| Lisa Edelstein | Actress | | House M.D. |
| Kathryn Erbe | Actress | B.F.A., 1989 | Oz, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Grapes of Wrath, The Father |
| Sam Esmail | Writer, director, creator | B.F.A., 1998 | Mr. Robot |
| Raúl Esparza | Actor | B.F.A. | Tick, Tick... BOOM!, Taboo, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Company |
| Nicolas Falacci | Creator, producer, writer | B.F.A., 1981 | Numb3rs |
| Jack Falahee | Actor | B.F.A., 2011 | How to Get Away with Murder |
| Chloe Fineman | Actress, writer, comedian | | Saturday Night Live |
| Wayne Federman | Comedian, actor, writer | B.F.A. | Legally Blonde, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-Files |
| FLETCHER | Singer-songwriter | B.F.A., 2016 | |
| Bridget Fonda | Actress | B.F.A., 1986 | Doc Hollywood, Jackie Brown |
| Marc Forster | Director | 1990–1993 | Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace |
| James Franco | Actor, director, writer | M.F.A., 2011 | Spider-Man trilogy, Pineapple Express, 127 Hours |
| John Fusco | Screenwriter | B.F.A., 1986 | Young Guns, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Forbidden Kingdom |
| Melissa Fumero | Actress | B.F.A., 2003 | One Life to Live, Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| Meredith Garretson | Actress | M.F.A., 2017 | Resident Alien, The Offer |
| Gina Gershon | Actress | B.F.A., 1983 | The Insider, Showgirls |
| Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros | Playwright, actress | | Co-author of the Pulitzer Prize drama nominee Omnium Gatherum |
| Isabel Getty | Singer-songwriter | 2016 | |
| Clark Gregg | Actor, director, screenwriter | | Avengers |
| S. Holden Jaffe | Singer-songwriter & record producer known as Del Water Gap | B.F.A., 2016 | |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | Actor, film director | B.F.A., 2002 | Criminal Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, (500) Days of Summer |
| Nicholas Jarecki | Film director, writer, producer, actor, author | B.F.A., 1999 | Arbitrage (film), Crisis (2021), Tyson (film) |
| Richard W. Haines | Feature film producer, director; film historian | B.F.A., 1979 | |
| Michael C. Hall | Actor | M.F.A., 1996 | Six Feet Under, Dexter, The Game |
| Wood Harris | Actor | M.F.A., 1983 | Above The Rim, The Wire, Empire |
| Ethan Hawke | Writer, actor | Coursework | Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars, Training Day |
| Leslye Headland | Director | B.F.A., 2002 | Bachelorette, Russian Doll, The Acolyte |
| Jessica Hecht | Actress | B.F.A., 1987 | Breaking Bad |
| Amy Heckerling | Director | B.F.A., 1976 | Look Who's Talking, Loser, Clueless |
| Antony Hegarty | Musician, visual artist | B.F.A., 1992 | Swanlights, The Crying Light, UK Mercury Prize 2005, I Am A Bird Now |
| Simon Helberg | Actor, comedian, and musician | B.F.A | Big Bang Theory, Florence Foster Jenkins, Annette |
| Todd Holoubek | Actor | B.F.A., 2002 | |
| Winnie Holzman | Playwright, screenwriter, producer | M.F.A., 1984 | Wicked (musical), My So-Called Life, thirtysomething, Once and Again |
| Robert Horn | Playwright, screenwriter, producer | | Tony Award nominee, Tootsie (2019) |
| Bryce Dallas Howard | Actress, director | B.F.A., 2003 | Jurassic World, The Help, Spider-Man 3 |
| Shawn Michael Howard | Actor, producer | B.F.A., 1992 | Above the Rim, Boycott |
| Neal Huff | Actor | M.F.A. | Take Me Out, The Little Dog Laughed |
| Stephanie Hsu | Actress | M.F.A., 2012 | Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2023 Academy Award nominee |
| Joe Iconis | Composer, lyricist, librettist | B.M., 2003; M.F.A., 2005 | The Black Suits, Be More Chill, Tony Award nominee, Jonathan Larson Award 2006, Kleban Award 2007 |
| Jim Jarmusch | Director | Coursework | Night on Earth |
| Max Jenkins | Actor, writer | B.F.A., 2007 | The Mysteries of Laura, High Maintenance |
| Tamara Jenkins | Writer, director | M.F.A., 1994 | Slums of Beverly Hills, The Savages |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Producer, co-founder of DreamWorks | Coursework | Shrek |
| Ken Kelsch | Cinematographer | M.F.A., 1977 | Bad Lieutenant, Big Night, The Funeral |
| Daniel Dae Kim | Actor | M.F.A., 1996 | Lost, Hawaii Five-0 |
| Matthew Yang King | Actor, director, producer, writer | B.F.A., 1996 | Only Yesterday; Love, Death, and Robots; Numb3rs; Strong Medicine; 24; The World of Steam |
| Stanley Kramer | Film producer | B.F.A., 1993 | High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Peter Krause | Actor, director | M.F.A., 1990 | Sports Night, Six Feet Under, Parenthood, 9-1-1 |
| Martin Kunert | Writer, director, producer | B.F.A. | Campfire Tales, MTV Fear, Voices of Iraq |
| Eriq La Salle | Actor | B.F.A. | ER |
| Fredric LeBow | Screenwriter | M.F.A., 1970 | While You Were Sleeping |
| Katie Lowes | Actress | B.F.A, 2004 | Scandal |
| Natasha Lyonne | Actress, producer, writer, director | Coursework | But I'm a Cheerleader, Orange is the New Black, Russian Doll, Poker Face |
| Thomas Lennon | Actor, screenwriter | B.F.A., 1992 | Reno 911, Night At The Museum |
| Bai Ling | Actress, model | 1991 |
| Zoe Lister-Jones | Actress, playwright, screenwriter | B.A. | The Little Dog Laughed |
| Chloe Maayan | Actress | M.F.A, 2016 | Three Husbands |
| Darnell Martin | Director | M.F.A. | Cadillac Records |
| Jesse L. Martin | Actor | M.F.A., 1989 | Law and Order, RENT |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | Actress | Coursework | Dogtown |
| mc chris | Musician, writer, comedian | B.F.A. | |
| John C. McGinley | Actor | B.F.A. | Scrubs, Platoon, Talk Radio |
| John Melendez | Radio and Podcast Presenter | B.F.A., 1989 | The Howard Stern Show ,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Stuttering John Dabblecast |
| Camila Mendes | Actress | B.F.A., 2016 | "Veronica Lodge" on Riverdale |
| April Mendez | Professional wrestler, author | Coursework |
| Sally Menke | Editor | B.F.A., 1979 | Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs |
| Kate Mulgrew | Actress | A.A., 1976 | Star Trek: Voyager, Orange Is the New Black |
| Andrew Muscato | Producer | B.F.A., 2008 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever |
| Ruba Nadda | Film director | Six-week film production course | Sabah, Cairo Time, Inescapable, October Gale |
| Jules and Gédéon Naudet | Documentary filmmakers | 1995 | 9/11, In God's Name |
| Achintya Holte Nilsen | Singer, Model, Activist, Miss Indonesia 2017 & Top 10 Miss World 2017 | M.F.A., 2021 | Beauty With a Purpose (2017) |
| Karen O | Vocalist | | Singer for indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| Jerry O'Connell | Actor | B.F.A., 1995 | Crossing Jordan, Mission to Mars |
| Rebecca Odes | Author | M.F.A. | Co-founder of Gurl.com |
| Elizabeth Olsen | Actress, producer | B.F.A., 2013 | Emmy Nomination Best Actress (2021) Martha Marcy May Marlene, Wind River, Sorry For Your Loss, The Avengers Franchise |
| Haley Joel Osment | Actor | B.F.A., 2011 | The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, A.I., Forrest Gump |
| Genevieve Padalecki | Actress, blogger | B.F.A. | Supernatural, Walker (2021), Wildfire |
| Dean Parisot | Director | B.F.A., 1979 | Fun with Dick and Jane, Galaxy Quest |
| Nicole Ari Parker | Actress, Model, Producer | B.F.A., 1993 | Boogie Nights, Remember the Titans, Brown Sugar, Soul Food, Empire, And Just Like That..., |
| Pedro Pascal | Actor | B.F.A., 1997 | Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian |
| Ethan Peck | Actor | B.F.A. | 10 Things I Hate About You, Passport to Paris |
| Todd Phillips | Director, screenwriter | B.F.A., 1994 | Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, The Hangover |
| Derek Pike | Director | B.F.A., 2010 |
| Matt Pizzolo | Director, writer, producer | Coursework | Threat |
| Aubrey Plaza | Actress, producer, comedian | B.F.A., 2006 | Parks and Recreation, Ingrid Goes West, The White Lotus |
| Keith Powell | Actor | B.F.A., 2001 | 30 Rock |
| Matthew Puccini | Director, writer, producer, editor | B.F.A., 2015 | The Mess He Made, Lavender, Dirty |
| Samantha Quan | Producer, actress | M.F.A., 2001 | Anora, The Florida Project, CSI:Miami |
| Danny Ramirez | Actor, writer | B.F.A., 2017 | Assassination Nation, Top Gun: Maverick, The Gifted |
| Brett Ratner | Director | B.F.A., 1991 | Rush Hour, Red Dragon |
| Ford Riley | Producer, screenwriter, lyricist | B.F.A. | The Lion Guard, Special Agent Oso |
| Ernesto Ríos | New media artist and academic | M.F.A. |
| Fred Ritchin | Writer | | Former New York Times editor |
| Gala Rizzatto | Singer | | Freed from Desire |
| James Roday | Actor | B.F.A. | Psych |
| Maggie Rogers | Songwriter, producer | B.F.A | Grammy Nomination Best New Artist (2019), Heard It In A Past Life |
| Daisy Rosario | Actor, comedian, journalist | B.F.A. | Latino USA, Mic's Future Perfect |
| Adam Sandler | Actor, comedian, producer | B.F.A., 1988 | Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy, Funny People |
| Molly Shannon | Actress, comedian, author | B.F.A., 1987 | Other People, Divorce, I Love That For You |
| Rachel Sennott | Actor, writer, producer | B.F.A., 2017 | Shiva Baby, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Bottoms |
| Taylor Schilling | Actress | 2008 | Orange is the New Black, The Lucky One, Take Me, The Titan |
| Rose Schlossberg | Filmmaker | M.P.S., 2013 | Time: The Kalief Browder Story |
| Brandon Scott | Actor | B.F.A., 2004 | This Is Us, 13 Reasons Why, Dead to Me, Blair Witch |
| Stephanie Sengupta | Writer, producer | M.F.A., 1999 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Reign, Law & Order, The Good Wife |
| Andrew Shulkind | Cinematographer | | The Ritual, Southbound |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Writer, director | B.F.A., 1992 | The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, The Happening |
| Steven Sills | Screenwriter | B.F.A., 1993 | Sinner |
| Sarah Kate Silverman | Comedian, actress, writer | TSOA, 1988 |
| Oren Soffer | Cinematographer | B.F.A., 2013 | The Creator, Allswell in New York, Fixation, A Nightmare Wakes, Opera of Cruelty |
| Todd Solondz | Director | M.F.A. | Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Palindromes |
| Morgan Spurlock | Director | B.F.A., 1993 | Super Size Me |
| Chris Sununu | Politician | | 82nd Governor of New Hampshire |
| Miles Teller | Actor | B.F.A., 2009 | Whiplash, Divergent series, The Spectacular Now, Top Gun: Maverick |
| Maura Tierney | Actress | Coursework | ER, News Radio, Primary Colors |
| Colin Trevorrow | Director | B.F.A., 1999 | Home Base, Safety Not Guaranteed, Jurassic World, The Book of Henry |
| Amirah Vann | Actress | M.F.A., 2007 | Underground, How to Get Away With Murder |
| Omi Vaidya | Actor |
| Simon Verhoeven | Director, writer, actor, composer | B.F.A. 1999 | Men in the City, Welcome to Germany, Winner "Peace Prize of German Film" 2017 |
| John Waters | Director | Coursework | Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray, Serial Mom |
| Katherine Waterston | Actress | B.F.A., 2002 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Alien: Covenant, Steve Jobs,Inherent Vice |
| Jonathan Weisbrod | Film producer and screenwriter | B.F.A., 2015 | "Lies I Told My Little Sister" (2012) |
| Julia Whitworth | Episcopal priest | TSOA | Bishop-elect of Massachusetts |
| Chandra Wilson | Actress | B.F.A., 1991 | Grey's Anatomy |
| Mara Wilson | Actress | B.F.A., 2009 | Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda, Miracle On 34th Street |
| Rainn Wilson | Actor | M.F.A., 1989 | Six Feet Under, The Office |
| Alberto Rosende | Actor | B.F.A., 2015 | Shadowhunters, Chicago Fire (TV series) |
| Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo | Director | B.F.A., 2002 | Pâté, After.Life |
| Todd Wiseman Jr. | Filmmaker | B.F.A., 2009 | Co-founder of Hayden5 |
| Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett | Musician | B.F.A., 2005 | Member of girl group Danity Kane |
| Doug Wright | Playwright | TSOA, 1987 | Winner, 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| Hu Ge | Chinese actor | TSOA |
| Perez Hilton | Blogger, media personality | B.F.A., 2000 | https://perezhilton.com/ |
| Nitya Vidyasagar | Actress | TSOA | Sesame Street |
| Audrey Esparza | Actress | TSOA | Blindspot |