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Evan Rachel Wood

**Evan Rachel Wood**[1] (born September 7, 1987)[2] is an American actress, model, and musician. She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including *American Gothic* (1995–96) and *Once and Again* (1999–2002). Wood made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of eleven in *Digging to China* (1998) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film *Thirteen* (2003).[3]

Wood continued acting mostly in independent films, including *Pretty Persuasion* (2005), *Down in the Valley* (2005), *Running with Scissors* (2006), and in the big studio production *Across the Universe* (2007). Since 2008, Wood has appeared in more mainstream films, including *The Wrestler* (2008), *Whatever Works* (2009) and *The Ides of March*(2011). She also returned to television, playing the supporting role of Queen Sophie-Anne on *True Blood* from 2009 to 2011 and playing the daughter of Mildred Pierce in the HBO miniseries *Mildred Pierce* (2011), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she currently plays the sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO series *Westworld*, for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.
James Stewart

**James Maitland Stewart** (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer who is among the most honored and popular stars in film history. Known for his distinctive drawl, down-to-earth persona, and authentic, every-man acting style, Stewart's film career spanned over 55 years and 80 films. With the strong morals he portrayed both on screen and in his personal life, Stewart epitomized the "American ideal" in the 20th-century United States. The characters he appeared as spanned a wide range of subjects and appealed to large audiences. His more emotional film performances contributed to his cinematic acclaim.

Stewart began his career as a performer on Broadway which earned him a film contract at MGM. He began his career portraying idyllic and moral characters and established himself as a movie star working with Frank Capra for *You Can't Take It with You* (1938) and then *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), which earned him his first of five Academy Awardnominations for Best Actor. The following year he won the Academy Award for his work in the *The Philadelphia Story*which also starred Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Stewart served during World War Two and also in the Vietnam War as a pilot, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve, becoming the highest-ranking actor in military history. In 1985, Stewart was promoted to Major General, reserve list by President Ronald Reagan, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In 1946 he starred as George Bailey in the Capra Christmas classic *It's a Wonderful Life*, the film for which he is most known, earning another Academy Award nomination. He expanded his acting roles during his later career to include more flawed and disillusioned characters in films by Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Mann. From amongst his four films with Hitchcock came *Rope* (1948), the *Rear Window* (1954) opposite Grace Kelly, and *Vertigo* (1958). *Vertigo* was unenthusiastically received at its time of release, but has since been reevaluated as an American cinematic masterpiece. Stewart's later prominent roles included those in the courtroom drama *Anatomy of a Murder* (1960) and the comedy-drama *Harvey* (1950), both of which landed him Academy Award nominations, and westerns such as *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962 and *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964), both directed by John Ford.

In 1949 Stewart married former model Gloria Hatrick McLean, with whom he had twin daughters. He also adopted her two children from her previous marriage. Many of the films in which he starred have become enduring classics. Stewart received an Academy Honorary Award for his achievements in 1985 and in 1999 Stewart was named the third-greatest male screen legend of the Golden Age of Hollywood by the American Film Institute, behind only Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant.
Jaden Smith

**Jaden Christopher Syre Smith** (born July 8, 1998) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. Jaden Smith's first movie role was with his father in the 2006 film *The Pursuit of Happyness*. He also acted in the 2008 remake of *The Day the Earth Stood Still* and the 2010 remake of *The Karate Kid*, and was in the 2013 film *After Earth* with his father.

Following the critical panning of *After Earth*, Smith distanced himself from acting and the film industry, deciding to focus on music instead.[4] He released *CTV2*, his second mixtape, in November 2014. Following a three-year work effort, he released his debut studio album, *Syre*, on November 17, 2017. His second studio album, *Erys*, was released on July 5, 2019.

Smith has returned to acting as of 2017, acting in the two part Netflix original *The Get Down* and a voice acting role in the Netflix original anime, *Neo Yokio*.[5][6][7]
Harry Dean Stanton

**Harry Dean Stanton** (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor, musician, and singer.[1]

In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in the films *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), *Kelly's Heroes* (1970), *Dillinger* (1973), *The Godfather Part II* (1974), *Alien* (1979), *Escape from New York* (1981), *Christine* (1983), *Repo Man* (1984), *Pretty in Pink* (1986), *The Last Temptation of Christ* (1988), *Wild at Heart* (1990), *The Straight Story* (1999), *The Green Mile* (1999), *Alpha Dog* (2006) and *Inland Empire* (2006). He was given rare lead roles in Wim Wenders' classic *Paris, Texas* (1984) and *Lucky* (2017), his last film.
Finn Wolfhard

**Finn Wolfhard** (born December 23, 2002)[1] is a Canadian actor and musician. His acting roles include Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series *Stranger Things* and Richie Tozier in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's *It*.

As a musician, he is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Calpurnia.
Janeane Garofalo

**Janeane Marie Garofalo** (/dʒəˈniːn ɡəˈrɒfəloʊ/; born September 28, 1964) is an American actress, voice artist, stand-up comedian, and writer.

Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on *The Ben Stiller Show*, *The Larry Sanders Show*, and *Saturday Night Live*, then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in *The Truth About Cats and Dogs*, *Wet Hot American Summer*, *The Matchmaker*, *Reality Bites*, *Steal This Movie!*, *Clay Pigeons*, *Sweethearts*, *Mystery Men*, and *The Independent*, among numerous others. She has been a series regular on television programs such as *Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp*, *24*, and *Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce*.[1]

Garofalo is an outspoken progressive activist. From March 2004 to July 2006, she hosted Air America Radio's *The Majority Report*with Sam Seder.
Jaime Pressly

**Jaime Elizabeth Pressly** (born July 30, 1977)[1][2] is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom *My Name Is Earl*, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards (winning one) as well as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also appeared in films such as *Poison Ivy: The New Seduction* (1997), *Joe Dirt* (2001), *DOA: Dead or Alive* (2006), and *I Love You, Man* (2009). She currently portrays Jill in the television series *Mom*.
Dylan McDermott

**Dylan McDermott** (born **Mark Anthony McDermott**; October 26, 1961)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series *The Practice*, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

McDermott is also known for his roles in the first two seasons of *American Horror Story*, entitled *American Horror Story: Murder House* and *American Horror Story: Asylum*, portraying Ben Harmon and Johnny Morgan, respectively. He reprised his role as Ben Harmon in *American Horror Story: Apocalypse*, the eighth season of the show. He also starred as Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series *Dark Blue* and starred in two short-lived CBS dramas, *Hostages* and *Stalker*.
Hal Smith

**Harold John Smith** (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American actor and voice actor, who was best known for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on CBS's *The Andy Griffith Show*.

Smith was also active in voice-over roles, having played many characters on various animated shorts including Owl in the first four original *Winnie the Pooh* shorts (the first three of which were combined into the feature film *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*) and later *The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*, Uncle Tex on *The Flintstones*, Goliath in *Davey and Goliath*, and Flintheart Glomgold and Gyro Gearloose on *DuckTales*, as well as multiple other characters in *The Huckleberry Hound Show*, *The Quick Draw McGraw Show*, *The Gumby Show*, *The Jetsons*, *Top Cat*, *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!*, *Clutch Cargo*, *Hong Kong Phooey*, and many more. He is also known to radio listeners as the original voice of John Avery Whittaker in *Adventures in Odyssey*.
Gal Gadot

**Gal Gadot Varsano**[1][3][4] (Hebrew: גל גדות‎, [ˈɡal ɡaˈdot];[5] born 30 April 1985)[6] is an Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. She then served two years in the Israel Defense Forces as a combat instructor, and began studying law and international relations at IDC Herzliya college while building up her modeling and acting careers.[7][2][8]

Gadot's first international film role came as Gisele Yashar in *Fast & Furious* (2009), a role she reprised in subsequent installments of the film franchise. She went on to earn worldwide fame for portraying Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), followed by the solo film *Wonder Woman* and the ensemble *Justice League* (both 2017).[9][10] In 2018, Gadot was included on *Time*'s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and was listed among the highest-paid actresses in the world.[11][12]
Ed McMahon

**Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr.** (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, trapeze artist, police officer, actor and singer. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show *Who Do You Trust?*, running from 1957 to 1962. McMahon then made his famous thirty-year mark as Carson's sidekick, announcer and second banana on NBC's *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* from 1962 to 1992.

He also hosted the original *Star Search* from 1983 to 1995, co-hosted *TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes* with Dick Clarkfrom 1982 to 1998 and also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House).[1][2] McMahon annually co-hosted the *Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon* from 1973 to 2008. In the 1970s and 80s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

McMahon appeared in several films, including *The Incident*, *Fun With Dick and Jane*, *Full Moon High* and *Butterfly*, as well as briefly in the film version of *Bewitched*. He also performed in numerous television commercials. According to *Entertainment Weekly*, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".[3]
Elizabeth Olsen

**Elizabeth Chase Olsen** (born February 16, 1989)[1] is an American actress. Her breakthrough came in 2011 when she starred in the independent thriller drama *Martha Marcy May Marlene*, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, among other awards.

She subsequently starred in the films *Silent House* (2011), *Liberal Arts* (2012), *Oldboy* (2013), *Godzilla* (2014), *I Saw the Light* (2015), *Ingrid Goes West* (2017), and *Wind River* (2017). Olsen went on to star in the web television drama series *Sorry for Your Loss* (2018–present), on which she was also executive producer.[2]

She achieved global recognition when she appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, with her first appearance in *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014) in the end credit scene, then a lead in *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), *Captain America: Civil War* (2016), *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019).
Grant Albrecht

**John Grant Albrecht** (born May 22, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor. He has appeared in broadway, film and television.[3] His voice can be heard in animation, commercials, video games and has worked as a motivational speaker and speechwriter.[4]

In film, he has had minor roles in *Voodoo Dawn*, *S.W.A.T.* and played Jacques Chirac in the biographical film *W.*. In television, he has made guest appearances in *Law & Order*, *Walker, Texas Ranger*, *Touched by an Angel*, *Just Shoot Me!*, *Malcolm in the Middle*, *The Guardian*, *ER*, *Brothers & Sisters*, *Criminal Minds*, *In Plain Sight*, *Rizzoli & Isles*, and *Notorious*. In broadway, he has performed at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City in a play of *The Devil's Disciple* that was directed by Stephen Porter and *The Shadow Box* that was directed by Jack Hofsiss.[5]

In film, he has done additional voices in *The Jungle Book 2*, *Cowboy Bebop: The Movie*, *Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry*, *Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic*, *Happy Feet* and *Hellboy: Blood and Iron*. In television, he has done voice work in animated television series such as *Oswald*, *Justice League*, *All Grown Up!*, *My Life as a Teenage Robot*, *Higglytown Heroes* and *Yukikaze*. In video games, he is most notable for voicing Crypto in the *Destroy All Humans! series*.
January Jones

**January Kristen Jones** (born January 5, 1978)[1] is an American actress and model, best known for portraying the role of Betty Draper in *Mad Men* (2007–2015), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[2]

She portrayed Melissa Chartres in Fox's comedy television series *The Last Man on Earth* (2015–2018).[3][4] She also starred in films *American Wedding* (2003), *We Are Marshall* (2006), *Unknown* *Pirate Radio* (2009) (2011), *Seeking Justice*(2011) and *X-Men: First Class* (2011).
Freddie Prinze Jr.

**Frederick James Prinze Jr.** (born March 8, 1976)[1] is an American actor. He has starred in films such as *I Know What You Did Last Summer* (1997), *I Still Know What You Did Last Summer* (1998), *She's All That* (1999), *Summer Catch*(2001), *Scooby-Doo* (2002), and its sequel *Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed* (2004). Prinze has also had recurring and starring roles in television shows, including *Friends* (2002), *Boston Legal* (2004), *Freddie* (2005–06) and *24* (2010), and voiced Kanan Jarrus in the Disney XD series *Star Wars Rebels.*
Djimon Hounsou

**Djimon Gaston Hounsou** (/ˈdʒaɪmən ˈuːnsuː/;[1] French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964)[2] is a Beninese Americanactor and model. Hounsou began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in the Sandra Bernhardfilm *Without You I'm Nothing* (1990) and gained widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film *Amistad* (1997). He gained further recognition for his roles in *Gladiator* (2000), *In America* (2003), and *Blood Diamond*(2006), receiving Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for both the latter films. He also had a minor role in *Furious 7* (2015). He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Djimon Hounsou plays an important role as well in the French movie *Forces spéciales* in 2011.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he plays the role of Korath the Pursuer in *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014) and *Captain Marvel* (2019). Additionally, in the DC Extended Universe, he played the role of the Fisherman King in *Aquaman* (2018) and Wizard Shazam in *Shazam!* (2019).
Jane Curtin

**Jane Therese Curtin** (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian. She is sometimes referred to as "Queen of the Deadpan"; *The Philadelphia Inquirer* once called her a "refreshing drop of acid."[1][2] She was included on a 1986 list of the "Top Prime Time Actors and Actresses of All Time."[3]

First coming to prominence as an original cast member on the hit TV comedy series *Saturday Night Live* in 1975, she went on to win back-to-back Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on the 1980s sitcom *Kate & Allie*portraying the role of Allison "Allie" Lowell. Curtin later starred in the hit series *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996–2001), playing the role of Dr. Mary Albright.

Curtin has also appeared in many movie roles, including Charlene in *The Librarian* series of movies (2004–2008). She also reprised one of her *Saturday Night Live* characters, Prymaat (Clorhone) Conehead, in the 1993 film *Coneheads*.
Eva Longoria

**Eva Jacqueline Bastón**[1] (née **Longoria**; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, activist, and businesswoman. After a number of guest roles on several television series, Longoria was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera *The Young and the Restless*, on which she starred from 2001 to 2003. She is well known for her role as Gabrielle Solis on the television series *Desperate Housewives*, which ran from 2004 to 2012 and for which she received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She has also appeared in *The Sentinel* (2006), *Over Her Dead Body* (2008), *For Greater Glory* (2012), *Frontera* (2014), *Lowriders* (2016), and *Overboard* (2018). From 2015 to 2016, Longoria starred as Ana Sofia Calderón on the short-lived NBC sitcom *Telenovela*, and served as an executive producer for the Lifetime television series *Devious Maids*. She has also served as an executive producer of social issue documentaries, including *Food Chains* and *The Harvest*.

Longoria has appeared in several advertising campaigns. She has been named one of Hollywood's most beautiful women by several publications, including *People en Español* and *People* magazines. She currently holds modeling contracts with L'Oréal and New York & Co, among others.
James Marsden

**James Paul Marsden** (born September 18, 1973)[1] is an American actor, singer, and former Versace model. Marsden began his acting career guest-starring in television shows *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, *Touched by an Angel,* and *Party of Five*. He gained prominence with his portrayal of Scott Summers / Cyclops in the *X-Men* film series and starred in 2006's *Superman Returns*. In 2016 and 2018, Marsden starred as gunslinger Teddy Flood, a sentient android, in the HBOscience fiction series *Westworld*, as part of the main ensemble.

Following his breakthrough in comic book films, Marsden went on to star in various genre films including 2007's *Hairspray*which was a critical and commercial success and won many awards for its ensemble cast. As Corny Collins, he sang two songs for the film's soundtrack which has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[2] He has had starring roles in family-friendly films such as *Enchanted* and *Hop* and leading man roles in *27 Dresses* and *The Best of Me*. He had a supporting role in the famed romantic drama film *The Notebook*.

Marsden later starred in a range of independent films such as *Small Apartments, Bachelorette*, and *Robot & Frank*. He also returned to television guest-starring in *Modern Family* and playing Liz Lemon's love interest, Criss Chros in *30 Rock*in a supporting role. Marsden then portrayed President John F. Kennedy in Lee Daniels's *The Butler* and had a supporting role as an antagonist in *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues*.
Ian McKellen

**Sir Ian Murray McKellen** CH CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received nominations for two Academy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTAs. He achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in *Richard III* (1995), James Whale in *Gods and Monsters* (1998), Magneto in the *X-Men* films, and Gandalf in *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit* trilogies.

The BBC states that his "performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film actors".[2][3] A recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK, McKellen is regarded as a British cultural icon.[4][5] He started his professional career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company. In 1965, McKellen made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's *Richard II* and Marlowe's *Edward II*, and he firmly established himself as one of the country's foremost classical actors. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain.

McKellen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Birthday Honours, was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality in the 2008 New Year Honours.[6][7][8][9] He has been openly gay since 1988, and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded Freedom of the City of London in October 2014.[10]
Jack Nicholson

**John Joseph Nicholson** (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker who has performed for over sixty years. He is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including satirical comedy, romance, and darkly comic portrayals of anti-heroes and villainous characters. In many of his films, he has played the "eternal outsider, the sardonic drifter", someone who rebels against the social structure.[1]

His most known and celebrated films include the road drama *Easy Rider* (1969); the dramas *Five Easy Pieces* (1970) and *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975); the comedy-dramas *The Last Detail* (1973), *Terms of Endearment* (1983), *As Good as It Gets* (1997), *About Schmidt* (2002), and *The Bucket List* (2007); the neo-noir mystery *Chinatown* (1974); the horror film *The Shining* (1980); the biopic *Reds* (1981); the fantasy comedy *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987); the superhero film *Batman* (1989) as the Joker; the legal drama *A Few Good Men* (1992); the romantic horror film *Wolf*(1994); the science fiction comedy *Mars Attacks!* (1996); the comedy *Anger Management* (2003); the romantic comedy *Something's Gotta Give* (2003); and the crime drama *The Departed* (2006). Nicholson has not acted in a film since *How Do You Know* in 2010, but does not consider himself to be retired. He has also directed three films, including *The Two Jakes* (1990), the sequel to *Chinatown*.

Nicholson's twelve Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. Nicholson has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice – one for the drama *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*(1975), and the other for the romantic comedy *As Good as It Gets* (1997). He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the comedy-drama *Terms of Endearment* (1983). Nicholson is one of three male actors to win three Academy Awards. Nicholson is one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s; the other is Michael Caine. He has won six Golden Globe Awards and received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. In 1994, at 57, he became one of the youngest actors to be awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.

He had a number of very high-profile relationships, most notably with Anjelica Huston and with Rebecca Broussard, and was married to Sandra Knight from 1962 until their divorce in 1968. Nicholson has five children – one with Knight, two with Broussard (including Lorraine Nicholson), and one each with Susan Anspach and Winnie Hollman.
Haley Bennett

**Haley Loraine Keeling** (born January 7, 1988),[1] known professionally as **Haley Bennett**,[2] is an American actress and singer. She made her film debut as pop star Cora Corman in the romantic comedy *Music and Lyrics* (2007) and has since appeared in the films *The Haunting of Molly Hartley* (2008), *College* (2008), *The Hole* (2009), *Kaboom* (2010), *The Equalizer* (2014), *Kristy* (2014), *Hardcore Henry* (2015), *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), *The Girl on the Train* (2016), and *Thank You for Your Service* (2017).
Greg Kinnear

**Gregory Buck Kinnear**[1] (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in *As Good as It Gets* (1997).

Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including *Sabrina* (1995), *You've Got Mail* (1998), *Nurse Betty* (2000), *Someone like You* (2001), *We Were Soldiers* (2002), *Auto Focus* (2002), *Stuck on You* (2003), *Robots* (2005), *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), *Invincible* (2006), *Green Zone* (2010), *The Last Song (2010)*, *Heaven Is for Real* (2014), and television roles, such as *Friends*, *Talk Soup*, *The Kennedys*, *Modern Family* and *Rake*.
Dean Norris

**Dean Joseph Norris** (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He played Drug Enforcement Administration agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series *Breaking Bad* (2008–2013). He also portrayed town councilman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series *Under the Dome* (2013–2015)[1] and currently plays mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNTseries *Claws*.

Norris has appeared in films such as *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), *Hard To Kill* (1990), *Total Recall* (1990), *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), *Starship Troopers* (1997), *The Cell* (2000), *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), *Evan Almighty* (2007), *Sons of Liberty* (2015), and *The Book of Henry* (2017).
Elizabeth Banks

**Elizabeth Irene Banks** (née **Mitchell**;[1][2] born February 10, 1974)[3] 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.[4][5] 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.
Elizabeth Perkins

**Elizabeth Ann Perkins** (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress. Her film roles have included *About Last Night...* (1986), *Big* (1988), *The Flintstones* (1994), *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994), and *Avalon* (1990). She is also well known for her role as Celia Hodes in the Showtime TV series *Weeds*, for which she received three Primetime Emmynominations and two Golden Globe nominations.
Gina Torres

**Gina Torres** (born April 25, 1969)[1] is a Cuban-American television and movie actress. She has appeared in many television series, including *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys*, *Xena: Warrior Princess*, the short-lived *Cleopatra 2525*, *Alias*, *Firefly*, *Angel*, *24*, *Suits*, *The Shield*, and *Westworld*. Currently, she is playing the main character on the new drama TV series, *Pearson.*

She starred opposite Chris Rock in the feature film *I Think I Love My Wife*, as Carla in the independent film *South of Pico*, and she reprised her *Firefly* role in its feature film sequel *Serenity*. She and her then-husband Laurence Fishburne played a married couple on the NBC television series *Hannibal*.

Torres played a main role on the USA Network series *Suits* as Jessica Pearson for the first seven seasons. She now plays the lead role in the new drama *Pearson*, a spin-off about Jessica Pearson moving to Chicago and becoming involved in politics.[2]
James McAvoy

**James McAvoy** (/ˈmækəvɔɪ/; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in *The Near Room* (1995) and made mostly television appearances until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller *State of Play* and the science fiction mini-series *Frank Herbert's Children of Dune*. He has performed in several West End productions and received three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, and also done voice work for animated films including *Gnomeo & Juliet*, its sequel, *Sherlock Gnomes*, and *Arthur Christmas*.

In 2003, McAvoy appeared in a lead role in *Bollywood Queen*. This was followed by a supporting role, the faun Mr. Tumnus, in *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* (2005). His performance in Kevin Macdonald's drama *The Last King of Scotland* (2006) garnered him several award nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film *Atonement* (2007) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. He later appeared as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller *Wanted* (2008).

In 2011, McAvoy played Professor Charles Xavier in the superhero film *X-Men: First Class* (2011), a role he reprised in *X-Men: Days of Future Past* (2014), *X-Men: Apocalypse* (2016), *Deadpool 2* (2018) and *Dark Phoenix* (2019).[2] McAvoy starred in the crime comedy-drama film *Filth* (2013), for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards.[3] In 2017, he portrayed Kevin Crumb, a man with 23 alternate personalities, in M. Night Shyamalan's *Split*, for which he received critical acclaim,[4][5] and later reprised the role for the 2019 sequel *Glass*.
Elizabeth McGovern

**Elizabeth Lee McGovern**[1] (born July 18, 1961)[2] is an American film, television, and theater actor, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film *Ragtime*. She is also known for her performance as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series *Downton Abbey*, for which she has been nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Her other films include *Ordinary People* (1980), *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), *The Handmaid's Tale* (1990), *The Wings of the Dove* (1997) and *The Chaperone* (2018).
Gene Wilder

**Jerome Silberman** (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as **Gene Wilder**, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author.

Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series *The Play of the Week* in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture *Bonnie and Clyde*,[1] Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film *The Producers* for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including 1974's *Blazing Saddles* and *Young Frankenstein*, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Wilder is known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971) and for his four films with Richard Pryor: *Silver Streak* (1976), *Stir Crazy* (1980), *See No Evil, Hear No Evil* (1989), and *Another You* (1991).[1] Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including *The Woman in Red* (1984).

With his third wife, Gilda Radner, he starred in three films, the last two of which he also directed. Her 1989 death from ovarian cancer led to his active involvement in promoting cancer awareness and treatment, helping found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles[1] and co-founding Gilda's Club.

After his last acting performance in 2003 – a guest role on *Will & Grace* for which he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Wilder turned his attention to writing. He produced a memoir in 2005, *Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art*; a collection of stories, *What Is This Thing Called Love?* (2010); and the novels *My French Whore* (2007), *The Woman Who Wouldn't* (2008) and *Something to Remember You By* (2013).
Hilary Swank

**Hilary Ann Swank** (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Swank made her film debut with a minor role in *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1992), before receiving her breakthrough role in the fourth installment of *The Karate Kid* franchise, *The Next Karate Kid* (1994). On television, she starred as Carly Reynolds on the eighth season of the Fox teen drama *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1997–1998). Swank received widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of transgender man Brandon Teena in the biographical drama film *Boys Don't Cry* (1999), for which she received her first Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. For her portrayal of Maggie Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood's sports drama film *Million Dollar Baby*(2004), Swank received her second Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Swank has also starred in other films including *The Gift* (2000), *Insomnia* (2002), *The Core* (2003), *Iron Jawed Angels*(2004), *Red Dust* (2004), *The Reaping* (2007), *P.S. I Love You* (2007), *Freedom Writers* (2007), *Amelia* (2009), *Conviction*(2010), *The Homesman* (2014), *You're Not You* (2014), and *Logan Lucky* (2017). In 2018, she portrayed Gail Getty on the FX television series *Trust*.
Emma Thompson

**Dame Emma Thompson** DBE[2] (born 15 April 1959) is an English actress, screenwriter, activist, author, and comedian. One of the UK's most acclaimed actresses, she often portrays enigmatic and matronly characters with a sense of wit, frequently in period dramas and literary adaptations. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, three BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe. After appearing in several comedy programmes, she came to prominence in 1987 in two BBC TV series, *Tutti Frutti* and *Fortunes of War*, winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in both series. Her first film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy *The Tall Guy*. In the early 1990s, she often collaborated with her then-husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh. The pair became popular in the British media and co-starred in several films, including *Dead Again* (1991) and *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993).

In 1992, Thompson won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the period drama *Howards End*. In 1993, she garnered dual Academy Award nominations for her roles in *The Remains of the Day* as the housekeeper of a grand household and *In the Name of the Father* as a lawyer. Thompson scripted and starred in *Sense and Sensibility*(1995), which earned her numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which makes her the only person to receive Academy Awards for both acting and writing, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress. In 2013, she received acclaim and several award nominations for her portrayal of author P. L. Travers in *Saving Mr. Banks*. Other notable film and television credits include the *Harry Potter* film series (2004–2011), *Wit* (2001), *Love Actually* (2003), *Angels in America* (2003), *Nanny McPhee* (2005), *Stranger than Fiction* (2006), *Last Chance Harvey* (2008), *Men in Black 3* (2012), and the sequel *Men in Black: International* (2019), *Brave* (2012), *Beauty and the Beast* (2017), *Late Night(*2019)*,* and the BBC/HBO series *Years and Years* (2019).

Thompson is married to actor Greg Wise, with whom she lives in London. They have one daughter. She is an activist in the areas of human rights and environmentalism[3] and has received criticism for her outspokenness. She has written two books adapted from *The Tale of Peter Rabbit*. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire(DBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours by Elizabeth II for her services to drama.
Frank Whaley

**Frank Joseph Whaley** (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian. His roles include Brett in *Pulp Fiction*, Robbie Krieger in *The Doors*, young Archie "Moonlight" Graham in *Field of Dreams*, and Guy in *Swimming With Sharks*. He also appeared in films like *The Freshman*, *A Midnight Clear*, *Swing Kids*, *Broken Arrow*, and *World Trade Center*.
Goran Višnjić

**Goran Višnjić** (/ˈvɪʃnjɪtʃ/ *VISH-nyitch*; Croatian pronunciation: [ɡoran ʋiʃɲitɕ]; born September 9, 1972) is a Croatian-American actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known in the United Statesfor his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač on the NBC television series *ER* and Garcia Flynn on *Timeless*. For *ER*, he and his cast were nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the son-in-law of Croatian film director and former head of Croatian Radiotelevision (1991–95), Antun Vrdoljak.[2] He moved to the United States in the late 1990s.[3]
Dominic Cooper

**Dominic Edward Cooper** (born 2 June 1978)[1] is an English actor.[2] He has worked in television, film, theatre, and radio, including *Mamma Mia!* and its sequel *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again*. He stars as Jesse Custer on the AMC show *Preacher* (2016–present). Cooper has also appeared as the young Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including *Captain America: The First Avenger* and *Agent Carter*.
Ethan Hawke

**Ethan Green Hawke** (born November 6, 1970)[1] is an American actor, writer, and director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three Off-Broadway plays, and a documentary. He has also written three novels. He made his film debut with the 1985 science fiction feature *Explorers*, before making a breakthrough appearance in the 1989 drama *Dead Poets Society*. He appeared in various films before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama *Reality Bites*, for which he received critical praise. Hawke starred alongside Julie Delpy in Richard Linklater's *Before* trilogy: *Before Sunrise* (1995), *Before Sunset* (2004) and *Before Midnight* (2013), all of which received critical acclaim.

Hawke has been nominated twice for both the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; his writing contributions to *Before Sunset* and *Before Midnight* were recognized, as were his performances in *Training Day* (2001) and *Boyhood* (2014). Hawke was further honored with SAG Award nominations for both films, as well as BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for the latter. His other films include the science fiction drama *Gattaca* (1997), the contemporary adaptation of *Hamlet* (2000), the action thriller *Assault on Precinct 13* (2005), the crime drama *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), and the horror film *Sinister* (2012). In 2018 he garnered critical acclaim for his performance as a Protestant minister in Paul Schrader's drama *First Reformed*(2017), receiving numerous accolades, including the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, and a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor.

In addition to his film work, Hawke has appeared in many theater productions. He made his Broadway debut in 1992 in Anton Chekhov's *The Seagull*, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2007 for his performance in Tom Stoppard's *The Coast of Utopia*. In 2010, Hawke directed Sam Shepard's *A Lie of the Mind*, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play. In 2018, he starred in the Roundabout Theater Company's revival of Sam Shepard's play *True West* alongside Paul Dano.
Harvey Keitel

**Harvey Keitel** (/kaɪˈtɛl/ *ky-TEL*; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor and producer. He has starred in films such as *Mean Streets* (1973), *Taxi Driver* (1976), *The Duellists* (1977), *Bugsy* (1991), *Thelma & Louise* (1991), *Reservoir Dogs*(1992), *Sister Act* (1992), *The Piano* (1993), *Pulp Fiction* (1994), *From Dusk till Dawn* (1996), *Cop Land* (1997), *Red Dragon* (2002), *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), and *Isle of Dogs* (2018).[1]

Keitel has been nominated for a number of accolades in his career, including Academy and Golden Globe awards, and has won an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in *The Piano*.[2] From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the Actors Studio, along with actors Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn.[3]
Ed Harris

**Edward Allen Harris** (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. His performances in *Apollo 13* (1995), *The Truman Show* (1998), *Pollock* (2000) and *The Hours* (2002) earned him critical acclaim in addition to Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in several leading and supporting roles, such as in *The Right Stuff* (1983), *The Abyss* (1989), *State of Grace* (1990), *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), *Nixon* (1995), *The Rock*(1996), *Stepmom* (1998), *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), *Enemy at the Gates* (2001), *A History of Violence* (2005), *Gone Baby Gone* (2007), *Snowpiercer* (2013), and *Mother!* (2017). In addition to directing *Pollock*, Harris also directed the western*Appaloosa* (2008).

In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries *Empire Falls* (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie *Game Change* (2012), the latter of which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He currently stars as the Man in Black in the HBOscience fiction-western series *Westworld* (2016–present), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Jason Bateman

**Jason Kent Bateman** (born January 14, 1969)[1] is an American actor, director, and producer.[2] He began acting on television in the early 1980s on *Little House on the Prairie*,[3] *Silver Spoons*, and *The Hogan Family*. In the 2000s, he became known for his role of Michael Bluth using deadpan comedy in the sitcom *Arrested Development*, for which he won a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award.[4] He has also starred in the films *Teen Wolf Too* (1987), *The Break-Up* (2006), *Juno* (2007), *Hancock* (2008), *Up in the Air*, *Couples Retreat*, *Extract* (all 2009), *The Switch* (2010), *Horrible Bosses*(2011), *The Gift* (2015), *Office Christmas Party*, *Zootopia* (both 2016) and *Game Night* (2018).

Bateman made his directorial debut with the black comedy *Bad Words* (2013), in which he also starred. He has since directed and starred in *The Family Fang* (2015) and the Netflix crime drama series *Ozark* (2017–present).
Harry Morgan

**Harry Morgan** (born **Harry Bratsberg**; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both *December Bride*(1954–1959) and *Pete and Gladys* (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on *Dragnet* (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on *Hec Ramsey* (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in *M\*A\*S\*H* (1975–1983) and *AfterMASH*(1983–1984). Morgan appeared in more than 100 films.
Donald Sutherland

**Donald McNichol Sutherland**, CC (born 17 July 1935)[1] is a Canadian actor whose film career spans more than five decades.[2] Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including *The Dirty Dozen* (1967), *M\*A\*S\*H* (1970), *Kelly's Heroes* (1970), *Klute* (1971), *Don't Look Now* (1973), *Fellini's Casanova* (1976), *1900* (1976), *Animal House* (1978), *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* (1978), *Ordinary People* (1980) and *Eye of the Needle* (1981). He subsequently established himself as one of the most respected, prolific and versatile character actors of Canada.[3][4]

He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as *A Dry White Season* (1989), *JFK* (1991), *Outbreak* (1995), *A Time to Kill* (1996), *Without Limits* (1998), *The Italian Job* (2003), *Cold Mountain* (2003), *Pride & Prejudice* (2005), *Aurora Borealis* (2006) and *The Hunger Games* franchise (2012–2015).

Sutherland has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films *Citizen X* (1995) and *Path to War* (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film *Threshold* (1981). Several media outlets and film critics describe him as one of the best actors who have never received an Academy Award nomination.[5][6][7] In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema.[8]

He is the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland and Angus Sutherland.
Jared Harris

**Jared Francis Harris** (born 24 August 1961) is an Irish-British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the television drama series *Mad Men*, David Robert Jones in the science fiction series *Fringe*, King George VI in the historical series *The Crown*, Anderson Dawes on the science fiction series *The Expanse*, captain Francis Crozier in the AMC series *The Terror*, and Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries *Chernobyl* for which he has been nominated for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie*.*[1] He has also had significant supporting roles in films such as *Mr. Deeds* (2002), *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows*(2011), *Lincoln* (2012), and *Allied* (2016).