page_title: List of Scottish Americans
section_title: Entertainment
hierarchical_section_title: List of Scottish Americans / List / Entertainment
caption_attribution_description: English: Actor Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Bozán Barroso attend the world premiere for "The Martian” on day two of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Roy Thomson Hall Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 in Toronto. NASA scientists and engineers served as technical consultants on the film. The movie portrays a realistic view of the climate and topography of Mars, based on NASA data, and some of the challenges NASA faces as we prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet in the 2030s.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable Scottish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained U.S. citizenship and their American descendants.
  To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Scottish American or must have references showing they are Scottish American and are notable.
context_section_description: Jensen Ackles, Emmy-nominated actor, of part Scottish descent
  Ben Affleck, actor, writer, director, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Casey Affleck, actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Richard Dean Anderson, actor, mother is of Scottish ancestry
  Muriel Angelus
  Jennifer Aniston, maternal grandfather of part Scottish ancestry
  Karen Allen, film and stage actress
  Andrew Arbuckle
  Macklyn Arbuckle
  Roscoe Arbuckle
  Robert Armstrong
  Samaire Armstrong, actress best known for her roles in The O.C. and Dirty Sexy Money; father is Scottish
  Mary Astor
  Clara Bow, actress
  Harry Belafonte, actor, singer
  Lucille Ball, actress and comedian; father was part Scottish American
  Hailey Baldwin, model, television personality, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Alison Brie, actress, of partial Scottish descent
  Tallulah Bankhead
  Al Barr
  Patricia Breslin, actress
  Haley Bennett, actress, singer
  John Barrowman, born and semi-raised in Scotland
  Earl W. Bascom, descendant of John Alexander, Scottish settler who founded Alexandria, Virginia, worked with cowboy actor Roy Rogers
  Catherine Bell, actress and model, father was of Scottish descent
  Scott Clifton, actor, musician, of half Scottish ancestry
  Kristen Bell, actress, of part Scottish descent
  Alexis Bledel, actress, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Jordana Brewster, actress, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  James Brolin, actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Samantha Brown, television host on the Travel Channel
  James D. Brubaker, film producer, production manager and actor
  Dean Cain, actor (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), mother is of partial Scottish heritage
  Gina Carano, mixed martial artist, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Jim Carrey, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Myra Carter
  Lacey Chabert, actress, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Charles Coburn
  Chris Connelly, born in Edinburgh
  Keith Hirabayashi Cooke, actor and stuntman
  Miriam Cooper
  Stewart Copeland, drummer in the band The Police
  Laird Cregar
  Matt Damon, actor, father is of partial Scottish ancestry
  Ted Danson, actor, of part Scottish descent
  Mona Darkfeather
  Yvonne De Carlo, mother was of Italian and Scottish descent
  James Dean, actor, of part Scottish descent
  Laura Dern, actress, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Vin Diesel, actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Matt Dillon, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Joanie Dodds, fashion model
  Shannen Doherty, actress, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Helen Douglas
  Michael Douglas, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Gary Dourdan, African-American actor with some Scottish ancestors (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)
  Nancy Dow, actress, father was of part Scottish ancestry
  Robert Downey Jr., actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry on mother's side
  Hilary Duff, actress and singer
  Minnie Driver
  David Duchovny, actor (mother Scottish)
  Daniel Ducovny, brother of David (note, no "h")
  Robert Duvall, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Leslie Easterbrook, actor, of partial Scottish descent
  Clint Eastwood, actor and instructor, of partial Scottish ancestry
  Aaron Eckhart, actor, mother is of partial Scottish ancestry
  Andrew Eiden
  George Eldredge
  Craig Ferguson, actor and comedian
  George Ferguson
  Tina Fey, comedic actress and writer; father half German and half Scottish heritage
  Jane Fonda, actress, writer, producer
  Jimmy Finlayson
  Scott Foley, actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  China Forbes, lead singer of Pink Martini; father Scottish American, mother African-American
  Glenn Ford
  Edwin Forrest
  Drew Fuller
  Judy Garland (Milne from Aberdeenshire), of part Scottish ancestry
  Lauren Graham, actress
  Greer Garson, actress
  Ashlyn Gere
  Paul Giamatti, actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Isabel Gillies
  Brian Austin Green
  Andy Griffith, comedian, actor and singer best known for The Andy Griffith Show
  Rebecca Hall, actress, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Oliver Hardy, comedic actor, best known for Laurel and Hardy
  Roy Ellsworth Harris, classical composer of Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry
  Colton Haynes, actor, small amount of Scottish ancestry
  Katharine Hepburn, small amoun
caption: Matt Damon
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