# List of Romanian actors

This is a list of Romanian actors, actresses, playwrights, and directors, whether on stage or in film. Most of these people made at least a significant portion of their career in Romanian-language theater, although some are merely of Romanian origin.

## A

* Mircea Albulescu
* Mircea Anca
* Violeta Andrei
* Kristaq Antoniu
* Alexandru Arșinel

## B

* Marga Barbu (born Butuc), actress
* Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress
* Ștefan Bănică, Sr., actor
* Radu Beligan, actor, director
* Ion Besoiu, actor
* Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic
* Claudiu Bleonț, actor
* Olga Bucătaru, film and stage actress
* Tamara Buciuceanu, actress

## C

* George Calboreanu, actor, composer
* Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
* I.L. Caragiale, playwright
* Toma Caragiu, actor
* Ion Caramitru, actor
* Florin Călinescu, actor
* Liviu Ciulei, director, actor
* Constantin Codrescu, actor
* Roxana Condurache
* Jean Constantin, actor
* Geo Costiniu, actor
* Octavian Cotescu, actor
* Gheorghe Cozorici, actor

## D

* Iurie Darie, actor
* Gheorghe Dinică, actor
* Mircea Diaconu, actor

## E

* Fory Etterle, actor

## F

* Alex Floroiu, actor

## G

* Vladimir Găitan, actor
* Luminița Gheorghiu, actress
* Alexandru Giugaru, actor

## H

* Kira Hagi, actress and daughter of famous footballer Gheorghe Hagi
* Manuela Hărăbor, actress
* Emil Hossu, actor
* John Houseman, actor (born in Romania to a French-born Jewish father and an English mother, made his career in the United States as an English-language film and television actor)

## I

* Aimée Iacobescu, actress
* Șerban Ionescu, actor
* Ștefan Iordache, actor
* Marcel Iureș, actor

## M

* Ernest Maftei, actor
* Alexandra Maria Lara (born Plătăreanu), actress
* Nicolae Massim, director
* Horațiu Mălăele, actor
* Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila, actor
* George Mihăiță, actor
* Matei Millo, stage actor
* Mihaela Mitrache, actress
* Marin Moraru, actor
* Maia Morgenstern
* Florentina Mosora
* George Motoi, actor

## N

* Jean Negulescu, film director, Oscar nominee

## O

* Draga Olteanu Matei, actress

## P

* Sebastian Papaiani, actor
* Oana Pellea, actress
* Irina Petrescu, actress
* Florin Piersic, actor
* Adrian Pintea, actor
* Margareta Pogonat, actress
* Elvira Popescu, actress
* Ion Popescu-Gopo, director
* Mitică Popescu, actor
* Rodica Popescu Bitănescu, actress
* Stela Popescu, actress

## R

* Dem Rădulescu, actor
* Colea Răutu, actor
* Victor Rebengiuc, actor
* Duncan Renaldo, actor (Romanian-born, achieved fame in America as The Cisco Kid, a hero to children of the 1950s)
* Alexandru Repan, actor
* Edward G. Robinson, actor (Romanian-born Jew, made career in United States as an English-language film actor)
* Aristizza Romanescu, actress

## S

* Geo Saizescu, actor
* Alec Secăreanu, actor
* Sebastian Stan, actor, naturalized American citizen
* Silviu Stănculescu, actor
* Carmen Stănescu, actress

## T

* Constantin Tănase, cabaretist

## V

* Tora Vasilescu, actress
* Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
* Mihai Verbițchi, actor
* Mircea Veroiu, actor, director, screenwriter
* Dorel Vișan, actor

## W

* Johnny Weissmuller, actor (born in what is now Timișoara, Romania, ethnically German, made career in United States as an English-language film actor)

## Z

* Florin Zamfirescu, actor