List of Jewish actors
Born in the 1970s
Table:
Name

Years

Nationality

Prominent roles

References

Reymond Amsalem

1978–

Israeli

Hostages

Dave Annable

1979–

American

[213][214]

Shiri Appleby

1978–

American

Roswell

[215]

David Arquette

1971–

American

Scream, See Spot Run

[216][217]

Mili Avital

1972–

Israeli

Stargate

[218][219]

Eric Balfour

1977-

American

[220]

Elizabeth Banks

1974–

American

The Hunger Games

[221]

Sendi Bar

1976–

Israeli

[222]

Sacha Baron Cohen

1971–

British

Ali G, Borat, Brüno, The Dictator

[223]

Justin Bartha

1978–

American

Gigli, National Treasure, The Hangover

[224]

Dani Behr

1971–

British

[225]

Amber Benson

1977–

American

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[226]

Elizabeth Berkley

1972–

American

Saved By The Bell, Showgirls

[227]

Josh Bernstein

1971–

American

Digging for the Truth

[228]

Jon Bernthal

1976–

American

The Walking Dead

Mayim Bialik

1975–

American

Blossom, The Big Bang Theory

[229]

Michael Ian Black

1971–

American

[230]

Selma Blair

1972–

American

Cruel Intentions, Hellboy

[231]

Alex Borstein

1973–

American

Family Guy

[232]

Caprice Bourret

1971–

American/British

[233]

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Reymond Amsalem ( Hebrew : ריימונד אמסלם , born 19 July 1978 ) is an Israeli actress . She has appeared in more than 20 films since 2003 .
Hostages ( Hebrew : בני ערובה , romanized : Bnei Aruba ) is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast on Channel 10 in October 2013 . The series was created by Rotem Shamir and Omri Givon and produced by Chaim Sharir . The series originally aired on Channel 10 in Israel and has subsequently been broadcast or adapted in several other countries .
David Rodman Annable ( born September 15 , 1979 ) is an American actor . His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters ( 2006-11 ) , Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama 666 Park Avenue ( 2012-13 ) , and Pierce Harrison on the NBC medical drama Heartbeat ( 2016 ) .
Shiri Freda Appleby ( born December 7 , 1978 ) is an American actress and director . She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series Roswell ( 1999-2002 ) and Rachel Goldberg in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal ( 2015-2018 ) . Her major film credits include A Time for Dancing ( 2000 ) , Swimfan ( 2002 ) , Havoc ( 2005 ) , Charlie Wilson 's War ( 2007 ) , and The Devil 's Candy ( 2015 ) . Appleby also starred as intern Daria Wade in the final season of the NBC medical drama series ER ( 2008-2009 ) . She later starred as Cate Cassidy in The CW drama series Life Unexpected ( 2010-2011 ) and as Lucy Lambert in the web comedy series Dating Rules from My Future Self ( 2012 ) . Appleby also had recurring roles on the NBC drama series Chicago Fire ( 2012-2013 ) and the HBO comedy-drama series Girls ( 2013-2014 ) .
David Arquette ( born September 8 , 1971 ) is an American actor , professional wrestler , film director , producer , screenwriter and fashion designer . A member of the Arquette acting family , he first became known during the mid-1990s after starring in several Hollywood films , such as the Scream series , Wild Bill , Never Been Kissed , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , See Spot Run and Eight Legged Freaks . He has since had several television roles , such as Jason Ventress on ABC 's In Case of Emergency . As a professional wrestler , he is remembered for his infamous stint in World Championship Wrestling where he was a one time WCW World Heavyweight Champion but has received praise in recent times , for his work on the independent circuit .
Mili Avital ( Hebrew : מילי אביטל ; born 30 March 1972 ) is an Israeli-American actress , writer and director . Avital built an international career , starting in her native Israel , starring on stage , film and television . She won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1991 , moved to New York in 1993 to study theater in English , discovered by an agent while working in a restaurant , and acting in Hollywood almost immediately . She has maintained her career in both countries since .
Stargate ( Stylised as STARGᐰTE ) is a science fiction media franchise based on the film written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich . The franchise is based on the idea of an alien Einstein-Rosen bridge device ( the Stargate ) that enables nearly instantaneous travel across the cosmos . The franchise began with the film Stargate , released on October 28 , 1994 , by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco , which grossed US $ 197 million worldwide . In 1997 , Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series titled Stargate SG-1 as a sequel to the film . This show was joined by Stargate Atlantis in 2004 , Stargate Universe in 2009 , and a prequel web series , Stargate Origins , in 2018 . Also consistent with the same story are a variety of books , video games and comic books , as well as the direct-to-DVD movies Stargate : Children of the Gods , Stargate : The Ark of Truth , and Stargate : Continuum , which concluded the first television show after 10 seasons . In 2011 , Stargate Universe , the last Stargate program on television , ended its run . Brad Wright announced that there were no more plans to continue the same story in further productions . In 2016 , comic publisher American Mythology acquired the rights to publish new Stargate Atlantis stories set within the established franchise canon . This was expanded in 2017 to include new Stargate Universe comics as well , resolving the cliffhanger that ended the show . The predominant story arc thus ran for more than 15 years , including 18 seasons ( 364 episodes ) of programming , and 22 comic book issues as of January 2020 . However , a variety of other media either ignore this main continuity or resets it , while maintaining essential elements that define the franchise ( mainly , the inclusion of a Stargate device ) .
Eric Salter Balfour ( born April 24 , 1977 ) is an American actor and singer . He is the lead singer of Born as Ghosts , formerly known as Fredalba . He made his film debut in the drama Shattered Image ( 1998 ) , followed by roles in What Women Want ( 2000 ) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( 2003 ) . His roles on television include Milo Pressman on the action-thriller TV series 24 , a recurring role in the HBO drama Six Feet Under as Claire 's boyfriend , and Duke Crocker in the supernatural series Haven .
Elizabeth Banks ( born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell ; February 10 , 1974 ) is an American actress , director , writer , and producer . She is best known for starring as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series ( 2012-2015 ) and as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series ( 2012-2017 ) . Banks made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 ( 2015 ) , whose $ 69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director . She also directed , wrote , produced , and starred in the action comedy film Charlie 's Angels ( 2019 ) . Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy ( 1998 ) . She starred in the films Wet Hot American Summer ( 2001 ) , Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy ( 2002-2007 ) , Seabiscuit ( 2003 ) , The 40-Year-Old Virgin ( 2005 ) , Slither ( 2006 ) , Zack and Miri Make a Porno ( 2008 ) , Role Models ( 2008 ) , The Next Three Days ( 2010 ) , Man on a Ledge ( 2012 ) , What to Expect When You 're Expecting ( 2012 ) , The Lego Movie ( 2014 ) , Love & Mercy ( 2014 ) , Magic Mike XXL ( 2015 ) , Power Rangers ( 2017 ) , The Lego Movie 2 : The Second Part ( 2019 ) , and Brightburn ( 2019 ) . On television , Banks had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock , which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations . She also had recurring roles on the comedy series Scrubs and Modern Family , the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Banks starred in the Netflix miniseries Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp ( 2015 ) and Wet Hot American Summer : Ten Years Later ( 2017 ) . As of 2019 , she hosts a revival of the 1980s game show Press Your Luck on ABC .
Sendi Bar ( sometimes Sandy Bar ; Hebrew : סנדי בר ; born April 5 , 1976 ) is an Israeli actress and model . Bar appeared in commercials for Black and Wild beer , Milki and Isracart . She modeled for fashion companies Castro and Pilpel . Bar started her acting career in 1996 in the TV drama Deadly Fortune , directed by Eran Riklis . It was broadcast on prime time in Channel and was followed by roles in Zbeng ! and Zinzana . She resided for several years in Los Angeles with her husband , actor Aki Avni , and their son . They returned to Israel in 2008 , and separated . Sendi Baranes ( סנדי ברנס ) was born in Tel Aviv-Jaffa , Israel , to a Sephardic Jewish family . Her father is a Libyan-born Jew , whereas her mother is Israeli-born and of Iraqi-Jewish descent . She was married to Israel actor Aki Avni during the 2000 's . They had a son born in 2004 .
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen ( born 13 October 1971 ) is an English actor , comedian , writer , director and film producer . He is known for his creation and portrayal of several fictional satirical characters , including Ali G , Borat Sagdiyev , Brüno Gehard and Admiral General Aladeen . Like his idol Peter Sellers , Baron Cohen adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters . He interacts with unsuspecting subjects , who do not realise they have been set up for self-revealing ridicule . On these interactions , The Observer states , his career has been built on winding people up , while keeping a deadpan face . Baron Cohens other work includes voicing King Julien XIII in the Madagascar film series ( 2005-2012 ) and appearing in films such as Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ( 2006 ) , Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) , Hugo ( 2011 ) , and Les Misérables ( 2012 ) . He made a cameo as a BBC News Anchor in Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues ( 2013 ) . In 2016 , Baron Cohen appeared in the comedy film Grimsby and co-starred in the fantasy sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass . Two years later , he created and starred in Who Is America ? ( 2018 ) for Showtime , his first television project since Da Ali G Show , for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy . The following year , Baron Cohen portrayed Eli Cohen in the limited series The Spy for OCS and Netflix , for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film . Baron Cohen was named Best Newcomer at the 1999 British Comedy Awards for The 11 O'Clock Show , and since then , he has received two BAFTA Awards for Da Ali G Show , several Emmy nominations , a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work in the feature film Borat .
Justin Lee Bartha ( born July 21 , 1978 ) is an American actor , known for his roles as Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series , Doug Billings in The Hangover trilogy , and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series The New Normal . He starred as Colin Morrello in the CBS All Access legal and political drama The Good Fight .
Dani Behr ( born 9 July 1974 ) is an English singer , actress and television presenter .
Amber Nicole Benson ( born January 8 , 1977 ) is an American actress , writer , director , and producer . She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and has also directed , produced and starred in her own films Chance ( 2002 ) and Lovers , Liars & Lunatics ( 2006 ) . She also co-directed the film Drones with fellow Buffy cast member Adam Busch . Amber Benson also starred as a waitress in the horror movie The Killing Jar .
Elizabeth Berkley ( born July 28 , 1972 ) [ a ] is an American actress and reality show personality . Berkley 's most notable roles were as Jessie Spano in the television series Saved by the Bell , and as Nomi Malone in the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls .
Josh Bernstein ( born February 24 , 1971 ) is an American explorer , author , survival expert , anthropologist , and TV host best known as the host of Digging for the Truth . He later appeared for one season as the host of the Discovery Channel 's Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein .
Digging for the Truth is a History Channel television series . The first three seasons of the show focused on host Josh Bernstein , who journeyed on various explorations of historical icons and mysteries . Bernstein is the president and CEO of BOSS ( Boulder Outdoor Survival School ) and has a degree in anthropology and psychology from Cornell University . The show airs every Monday night at 9:00 EST on the History Channel . The series premiered in January 2005 and at the time was the highest-rated series currently running on The History Channel , which was surprising [ according to whom ? ] given the previous show Time Titans from the production crew never made it past the pilot . The third season premiered on January 22 , 2007 , with a two-hour special event on the quest for Atlantis . Bernstein announced on February 20 , 2007 , that he would be leaving The History Channel and Digging for the Truth , and would , as of April , join The Discovery Channel as an executive producer and host of a new prime-time series and specials . Hunter Ellis , host of Tactical to Practical and Man , Moment , Machine for The History Channel , then replaced Bernstein as host . Each episode typically deals with an event or subject in history that is not completely understood by modern historians . As such , many of the topics covered are controversial in some respect . Bernstein usually mentioned the various theories that exist on the subject , although the episode may not have explored all of them .
Jonathan Edward Bernthal ( /ˈbɜːrnθɔːl/ ; born September 20 , 1976 ) is an American actor . Bernthal began his career in theater before guest starring on various television shows . He gained critical acclaim and prominence for his portrayal of Shane Walsh on the AMC series The Walking Dead ( 2010-2012 ; 2018 ) . He later starred in supporting and leading roles in various critically acclaimed films including The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , Fury ( 2014 ) , Sicario ( 2015 ) , The Accountant ( 2016 ) , Baby Driver , Wind River ( both 2017 ) , Widows ( 2018 ) , and Ford v Ferrari ( 2019 ) . In 2015 , he was cast as Frank Castle / Punisher as part of the Netflix MCU web series . He debuted on Daredevil before starring in his own titular series The Punisher ( 2017-2019 ) .
The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series for AMC based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman , Tony Moore , and Charlie Adlard . The series features a large ensemble cast as survivors of a zombie apocalypse , trying to stay alive under near-constant threat of attacks from the mindless zombies , colloquially known as walkers . However , with the fall of humanity , these survivors also face conflict from other living survivors who have formed groups and communities with their own sets of laws and morals , often leading to hostile conflict between the human communities . Andrew Lincoln played the series 's lead character , Rick Grimes , until his departure during the ninth season . Other long-standing cast members have included Norman Reedus , Steven Yeun , Chandler Riggs , Melissa McBride , Lauren Cohan , Danai Gurira , Josh McDermitt and Christian Serratos . The series is exclusively broadcast on AMC in the United States and internationally through the Fox Networks Group . The series premiered on October 31 , 2010 . The tenth season premiered on October 6 , 2019 , and has been renewed for an eleventh season . AMC stated their intent to continue further development of the series and related media . A spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead premiered on August 23 , 2015 , and is renewed for a sixth season . A second spinoff , The Walking Dead : World Beyond , is set to premiere in early 2020 . AMC has announced plans for three films to follow Rick 's story after Lincoln 's departure .
Mayim Chaya Bialik ( /ˈmaɪəm biˈɑːlɪk/ MY-əm bee-AH-lik ; born December 12 , 1975 ) is an American actress , author , and neuroscientist . From 1991 to 1995 , she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom . Bialik later played neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2010 to 2019 . Outside of her acting career , she holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience . For her role as Fowler , Bialik has been nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and won the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2015 and 2016 .
Michael Ian Black ( born Michael Ian Schwartz ; August 12 , 1971 ) is an American comedian , actor , writer , and director . He has starred in several TV comedy series , including The State , Viva Variety , Stella , Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp , Michael & Michael Have Issues , and Another Period . He also appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times . He released his first children 's book , Chicken Cheeks , in 2009 , and has since released six more , in addition to four books for adults .
Selma Blair Beitner ( born June 23 , 1972 ) is an American actress . She played a number of small roles in films and on television before obtaining recognition for her leading role in the film Brown 's Requiem ( 1998 ) . Her breakthrough came when she starred as Zoe Bean on the WB sitcom Zoe , Duncan , Jack and Jane ( 1999-2000 ) , and as Cecile Caldwell in the cult film Cruel Intentions ( 1999 ) . Blair continued to find success with the comedies Legally Blonde ( 2001 ) and The Sweetest Thing ( 2002 ) , and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy ( 2004 ) and Hellboy II : The Golden Army ( 2008 ) . Her other notable film credits include Storytelling ( 2001 ) , A Guy Thing ( 2003 ) , A Dirty Shame ( 2004 ) , The Fog ( 2005 ) , WΔZ ( 2007 ) , Feast of Love ( 2007 ) , The Poker House ( 2008 ) , Dark Horse ( 2011 ) , In Their Skin ( 2012 ) , Ordinary World ( 2016 ) , Mothers and Daughters ( 2016 ) , Mom and Dad ( 2017 ) , After ( 2019 ) and A Dark Foe ( 2019 ) . On television , Blair starred as Kim in the American remake of Kath & Kim ( 2008-2009 ) ; as Kate Wales on the sitcom Anger Management ( 2012-2014 ) ; and as Kris Jenner in the first season of the FX drama series American Crime Story ( 2016 ) . In 2010 , Blair narrated the audiobook The Diary of Anne Frank , earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children .
Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar , Ryan Phillippe , Reese Witherspoon , and Selma Blair . The film is an adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses , written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos in 1782 , but set among wealthy teenagers attending high school in New York City instead of 18th-century France . The film started as a smaller budget independent film , but was picked up by Columbia Pictures and released on March 5 , 1999 . Despite mixed critical reviews , the performances of Gellar , Philippe , and Witherspoon were praised . Cruel Intentions was a box office success , earning $ 76 million , with two direct-to-video films .
Hellboy is a 2004 American supernatural-superhero film directed by Guillermo del Toro and loosely based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novel Hellboy : Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola . Ron Perlman stars as Hellboy , alongside Selma Blair , Jeffrey Tambor , Karel Roden , Rupert Evans , and John Hurt in supporting roles . In the film , a demonic beast-turned superhero known as Hellboy secretly works to keep the world safe from paranormal threats with his team , the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense . Released on April 4 , 2004 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label , the film was a minor box office success , and was favorably received by critics . A sequel , Hellboy II : The Golden Army , was released on July 11 , 2008 , with Universal Pictures taking over distribution .
Alexandrea Borstein ( born February 15 , 1971 ) is an American actress , voice artist , comedian , writer and producer . She is known for voicing Lois Griffin on the animated comedy series Family Guy ( 1999-present ) , for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award from multiple nominations . Borstein also had lead roles as various characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv ( 1997-2009 ) , Dawn Forchette in the medical comedy series Getting On ( 2013-2015 ) , and Susie Myerson in the historical comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ( 2017-present ) , the latter of which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards . She had supporting roles in numerous films , including The Lizzie McGuire Movie ( 2003 ) , Catwoman ( 2004 ) , Good Night , and Good Luck ( 2005 ) , Dinner for Schmucks ( 2010 ) , Ted ( 2012 ) , ParaNorman ( 2012 ) , and A Million Ways to Die in the West ( 2014 ) . Borstein spent her childhood in Deerfield , Illinois , a suburb of Chicago , before moving with her family to Northridge , California , a neighborhood of Los Angeles . She graduated from Chatsworth High School in 1989 . Borstein is a graduate of San Francisco State University , where she studied rhetoric . She was trained in improvisational comedy at the ACME Comedy Theatre , near Hollywood , California , and was selected to join the cast of MADtv after being scouted by talent agents . Borstein was also a writer and voice actor for several television shows , including Casper , Pinky and the Brain , and Power Rangers Zeo , before joining the cast of MADtv in 1997 as a featured player , becoming a repertory player mid-season .
Family Guy is an American animated sitcom television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series centers on the Griffins , a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois ; their children , Meg , Chris , and Stewie ; and their anthropomorphic pet dog , Brian . The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog , Rhode Island , and exhibits much of its surreal & dark humor in the form of metafictional cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture . The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films , The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve . MacFarlane redesigned the films ' protagonist , Larry , and his dog , Steve , and renamed them Peter and Brian , respectively . MacFarlane pitched a seven-minute pilot to Fox in 1998 , and the show was greenlit and began production . Shortly after the third season of Family Guy had aired in 2002 , Fox canceled the series with one episode left unaired . Adult Swim aired that episode in 2003 , finishing the series ' original run . However , favorable DVD sales and high ratings for syndicated reruns on Adult Swim convinced the network to renew the show in 2004 for a fourth season , which began airing on May 1 , 2005 . Since its debut on January 31 , 1999 , 340 episodes of Family Guy have been broadcast . Its eighteenth season began on September 29 , 2019 . The show has been widely acclaimed , prompting Family Guy to be nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and 11 Annie Awards , and has won three of each .
Caprice Bourret ( born October 24 , 1971 ) is an American businesswoman , model , actress , and television personality . She lives in London where she runs her company , By Caprice .