recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Ken Watanabe

**Ken Watanabe** (渡辺 謙 *Watanabe Ken*, born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in *Letters from Iwo Jima* and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in *The Last Samurai*, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for *Memories of Tomorrow* and in 2010 for *Shizumanu Taiyō*. He is also known for his roles in Christopher Nolan's films *Batman Begins*and *Inception*.

In 2014, he starred in the reboot *Godzilla* as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, a role he reprised in the sequel, *Godzilla: King of the Monsters*. He lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the *Transformers* franchise respectively, *Transformers: Age of Extinction* and *Transformers: The Last Knight*, as Decepticon turned Autobot Drift.

He made his Broadway debut in April 2015 in Lincoln Center Theater's revival production of *The King and I* in the title role. In 2015, Watanabe received his first Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical at the 69th Tony Awards for his role as The King. He is the first Japanese actor to be nominated in this category.[1]Watanabe reprised his role at the London Palladium in June 2018.[2][3]
John Rhys-Davies

**John Rhys-Davies** (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor, voice actor and producer, known for his portrayal of Gimli and the voice of Treebeard in the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy and Sallah in the *Indiana Jones* films. He also played Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series *The Untouchables*, Vasco Rodrigues in the mini-series *Shōgun*, Professor Maximillian Arturo in *Sliders*, Leonardo da Vinci in *Star Trek Voyager*, King Richard I of England in *Robin of Sherwood*, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film *The Living Daylights*, and Macro in *I, Claudius*. He provided the voices of Cassim in Disney's *Aladdin and the King of Thieves*, Macbeth in *Gargoyles*, Man Ray in *SpongeBob SquarePants*, Hades in *Justice League* and Tobias in the computer game *Freelancer*.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar

**Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar** (/ˈɡɒslər/;[1] born March 1, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Zack Morris in *Saved by the Bell*, Detective John Clark Jr. in *NYPD Blue*, and Peter Bash in *Franklin & Bash*. He was the lead in the 1998 film *Dead Man on Campus*, and starred in the 2016 TV series *Pitch*. He was the lead actor in the 2019 TV series *The Passage*.
Jeremy Sisto

**Jeremy Merton Sisto** (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Sisto had recurring roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's *Six Feet Under* and as Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's *Law & Order*. He also starred in the comedy *Clueless* (1995), the biblical television film *Jesus* (1999), the drama *Thirteen* (2003), and the horror film *Wrong Turn*(2003). In 2004, he portrayed bigoted baseball player Shane Mungitt in *Take Me Out*, for which he was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance in a Play. In 2006, Sisto starred in *Festen* on Broadway.

From 2011 until its ending in 2014, he starred as George Altman in the ABC sitcom *Suburgatory*, for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Sisto co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film *Break Point* (2014), in which he also starred. In 2015, he starred in A&E's *The Returned*. From 2016 to 2018, Sisto portrayed Freddy Green in the Audience Network drama series *Ice*. Since 2018, Sisto currently plays Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Jubal Valentine in the CBS drama series *FBI*.
Kit Harington

**Christopher Catesby Harington** (born 26 December 1986), known professionally as **Kit Harington**, is an English actor and producer. Born in Acton, Greater London, Harington graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2008. While still at drama school, he made his professional acting debut in the National Theatre and West End with the leading role of Albert in the critically acclaimed adaptation of the play *War Horse*.

In 2011, Harington rose to prominence for his breakthrough role as Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy television series *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019), which brought him international recognition and several accolades, including two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2016 and 2019.

Harington has appeared in several feature films including the historical romance film *Pompeii* (2014) and the British period drama *Testament of Youth* (2014), and he provided the voice of Eret in the *How to Train Your Dragon* franchise.
Kenneth Branagh

**Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh** (/ˈbrænə/; born 10 December 1960)[1] is a Northern Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and in 2015 succeeded Richard Attenborough as its president. He has both directed and starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including *Henry V* (1989) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director), *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), *Othello* (1995), *Hamlet* (1996) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), *Love's Labour's Lost* (2000), and *As You Like It* (2006).

Branagh has starred in numerous other films and television series including *Fortunes of War* (1987), Woody Allen's *Celebrity* (1998), *Wild Wild West* (1999), as the voice of Miguel in *The Road to El Dorado* (2000), as SS leader Reinhard Heydrich in *Conspiracy* (2001), *Shackleton* (2002), *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), *Warm Springs*(2005), as Major General Henning von Tresckow in *Valkyrie* (2008), *The Boat That Rocked* (2009), *Wallander* (2008–2016), *My Week with Marilyn* (2011) as Sir Laurence Olivier (Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), and as Royal Navy Commander Bolton in the action-thriller *Dunkirk* (2017). He has directed such films as *Dead Again* (1991), in which he also starred, *Swan Song* (1992) (Academy Award nominated for Best Live Action Short Film), *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994) in which he also starred, *The Magic Flute* (2006), *Sleuth* (2007), the Marvel superhero film *Thor*(2011), the action thriller *Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit* (2014) in which he also co-stars, the live-action adaptation of Disney's *Cinderella* (2015), and the mystery drama adaptation of Agatha Christie's *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), in which he also starred as Hercule Poirot.

He narrated the series *Cold War* (1998), the BBC documentary miniseries *Walking with Dinosaurs* (1999) (as well as *The Ballad of Big Al*), *Walking with Beasts* (2001) and *Walking with Monsters* (2005). Branagh has been nominated for five Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and has won three BAFTAs, and two Emmy Awards. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours and was knighted on 9 November 2012.[2] He was made a Freeman of his native city of Belfast in January 2018.[3]
John Astin

**John Allen Astin** (born March 31, 1930) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as a television director and voice artist. He is best known for starring as Gomez Addams in *The Addams Family* (1964–1966), reprising the role in the television film *Halloween with the New Addams Family* (1977) and the animated series *The Addams Family* (1992–1993). Notable film projects include *West Side Story* (1961), *That Touch of Mink* (1962), *Move Over Darling* (1963), *Freaky Friday* (1976), *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985), *Teen Wolf Too* (1987) and *The Frighteners* (1996). His second wife was actress Patty Duke and he is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin.

Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short *Prelude* (1968).[1]
Justin Chatwin

**Justin Chatwin** (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor, known for his roles in Hollywood feature films like *War of the Worlds* (2005), *The Invisible* (2007), and *Dragonball Evolution* (2009). Over the past few years, he appeared in many independent films, such as *Bang Bang Baby* (2014), for which he received a nomination at the Canadian Screen Awardsfor Best actor in a supporting role, *No Stranger Than Love* (2015), *Unleashed* (2016), and *Summer Night* (2019).

Chatwin is also a TV actor, best known for his work in the Showtime comedy-drama *Shameless*. He starred in the CBSmystery series *American Gothic* and was the principal guest-star in the 2016 Christmas special of the *BBC1* series *Doctor Who* in "The Return of Doctor Mysterio".

In his most recent role, he stars opposite Katee Sackhoff and Tyler Hoechlin in the new Netflix original show *Another Life*, which premiered worldwide in 2019.
Lea Michele

**Lea Michele** (born **Lea Michele Sarfati** on August 29, 1986)[1] is an American actress, singer and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of *Les Misérables* (1995–1996), *Ragtime* (1997–1999), *Fiddler on the Roof* (2004–2005), and *Spring Awakening* (2006–2008). Michele came to major prominence playing Rachel Berry on the Fox series *Glee* (2009–2015), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globenominations. She earned three Grammy Award nominations for music she recorded for *Glee*, also spawning multiple hits on the *Billboard* charts. She subsequently starred as Hester Ulrich on the Fox series *Scream Queens* (2015–2016) and as Valentina Barella on the ABC sitcom *The Mayor* (2017).

Michele made her feature film debut in *New Year's Eve* (2011), and was signed to Columbia Records in 2012. She released her debut single the following year, "Cannonball", followed by her debut studio album, *Louder* (2014), which debuted at number 4 on the *Billboard* 200 chart in the United States.[2] Three years later, she released her second studio album, *Places* (2017), which debuted at number 28 on the *Billboard* 200. Michele has also published two books, *Brunette Ambition* (2014) and *You First: Journal Your Way To Your Best Life* (2015).
Mariska Hargitay

**Mariska Magdolna Hargitay** (born January 23, 1964)[1][2][3] is an American actress known for her role as New York Police Department Lieutenant Olivia Benson on the NBC drama series *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*. For her role on the show, Hargitay has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe.

The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, Hargitay made her film debut in the 1985 horror comedy film *Ghoulies* and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series *Downtown*. She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women and men who have been sexually abused. In 1988, she had a recurring role as Carly Fixx in the soap opera *Falcon Crest*.[11] She portrayed police officer Angela Garcia in the 1992 series *Tequila and Bonetti*, and appeared in an episode of the fourth season of *Seinfeld*. Two years later, Hargitay portrayed Didi Edelstein, the sexy next-door neighbor, in the 1995 sitcom *Can't Hurry Love*, which starred Nancy McKeon. In 1997, Hargitay played detective Nina Echeverria on the drama series *Prince Street*, and had a recurring role as Cynthia Hooper during the fourth season of *ER*. Hargitay has appeared on numerous other television programs, including: *Freddy's Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series*; *Ellen*; *All-American Girl*; *Baywatch*; *Cracker*; *Gabriel's Fire*; *In the Heat of the Night*; *The Single Guy*; *Wiseguy* and *thirtysomething*. Her voice is featured on the 2005 video game *True Crime: New York City*.

Hargitay also had a minor role in the 1995 film *Leaving Las Vegas*, and briefly replaced Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as Dulcea, in *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie*, although her scenes were cut from the film when Fitzpatrick recovered from her surgery and returned to the film.[13]
John Spencer

**John Spencer** (December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series *The West Wing*. His performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002. Spencer began his television career on *The Patty Duke Show*, and eventually began appearing in supporting roles in feature films commencing with 1983's *WarGames*. He won an Obie Award for the 1981 off Broadway production of *Still Life*, about a Vietnam War veteran, and received a Drama Desk nomination for *The Day Room*. In 1986 he appeared on Broadway as Dan White, the killer of Harvey Milk, in *Execution of Justice*, alongside Stanley Tucci and Wesley Snipes. Spencer became a full-fledged supporting actor with the hit 1990 courtroom thriller *Presumed Innocent*, portraying a tough veteran homicide detective, starring opposite Harrison Ford. The same year, Spencer joined the cast of the television series *L.A. Law*, playing rumpled, pugnacious, street-wise trial attorney Tommy Mullaney. Spencer's work also extended to video games, portraying the role of Captain Hugh Paulsen in the 1995 video game *Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom*. Spencer's subsequent film and television work primarily consisted of supporting roles such as a colleague and friend to Billy Crystal's basketball ref in *Forget Paris* and a prickly FBI official in Michael Bay's film *The Rock*.
John Cho

**John Cho** (born **Cho Yo Han**; June 16, 1972)[1] is a Korean American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the *Harold & Kumar* films; Jin in Kogonada's feature directorial debut *Columbus*; and Hikaru Sulu in the *Star Trek* reboot film series.

Early in his career, Cho also starred in the Asian American-centered films *Better Luck Tomorrow* (2002), *Shopping for Fangs* (1997), and *Yellow* (1998). In 2018, he starred in the thriller film *Searching*, making him the first Asian-American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He also made history in American television as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom *Selfie.* In addition to his role in *Selfie*, Cho has had lead roles in series such as *FlashForward* and *Off Centre*, along with recurring roles in *Sleepy Hollow* and *Difficult People*.
Mark Wahlberg

**Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg** (born June 5, 1971)[1] is an American actor, producer, businessman, model, rapper, singer and songwriter. He is also known by his former stage name **Marky Mark**, from his early career as frontman for the group, *Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch*, with whom he released the albums *Music for the People* and *You Gotta Believe*.

From his early music career Wahlberg transitioned to acting, with his screen debut in *Renaissance Man* (1993) and his first starring role in *Fear* (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in *Boogie Nights*. In the early 2000s, he ventured into big budget action oriented movies, such as *Planet of the Apes* (2001) and *The Italian Job* (2003). In 2006 he appeared in the neo-crime drama *The Departed*, for which he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. For the biographical sports drama *The Fighter* (in which he additionally took the lead) Wahlberg achieved an Academy Award nomination as Producer for Best Picture, and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama. In the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with *The Other Guys*, *Daddy's Home*, *Daddy's Home 2*, *Ted* and its sequel, and became the protagonist in the *Transformers* live-action film franchise.

Wahlberg also served as executive producer of four HBO series: the comedy-drama *Entourage* (2004–2011), the period crime drama *Boardwalk Empire* (2010–2014), and the comedy-dramas *How to Make It in America* (2010–2011) and *Ballers* (2015–present). He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-starred in the reality TV series about it. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 29, 2010. He frequently portrays police officers, military personnel, or criminals in his films. He is also known for his collaborations with directors David O. Russell, Michael Bay, Peter Berg and Sean Anders.
Kevin McKidd

**Kevin McKidd** (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish television and film actor, director, and occasional singer. Before playing the role of Owen Hunt in *Grey's Anatomy*, for which he is widely known, McKidd starred as Dan Vasser in the NBC series *Journeyman* (2007), Tommy in Danny Boyle's *Trainspotting* (1996), Count Vronsky in the BBC miniseries *Anna Karenina*(2000), and Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama series *Rome* (2005–2007). He provided the voice of John "Soap" MacTavish in the video games *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2* and *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3*. He played Poseidonin the film *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief*, and Fr. Deegan in the *Father Ted* Christmas special.
Jenna Elfman

**Jennifer Mary "Jenna" Elfman** (née **Butala**; born September 30, 1971) is an American actress, best known for her leading role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom *Dharma & Greg* (1997-2002), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1999, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Elfman is best known for her performances in television comedies. Her first leading role was in the short-lived ABC sitcom *Townies* in 1996, before making her film debut in the 1997 comedy *Grosse Pointe Blank*. Later, she went to star in the films *Krippendorf's Tribe* (1998), *Dr. Dolittle* (1998), *EDtv* (1999), *Keeping the Faith* (2000), *Town & Country* (2001), *Looney Tunes: Back in Action* (2003), *Clifford's Really Big Movie* (2004) and *Big Stone Gap* (2014).

Elfman made her return to series television with a leading role in the CBS sitcom *Courting Alex* in 2006. It was cancelled after one season. She went on to star in the sitcoms *Accidentally on Purpose* (2009–10), *1600 Penn* (2012–13), *Growing Up Fisher* (2014), and *Imaginary Mary* (2017); all were cancelled after single seasons. She had a recurring role in the FX legal drama *Damages* in 2012, and in 2018 is a series regular on the AMC horror drama *Fear the Walking Dead*.[1]
Marlee Matlin

**Marlee Beth Matlin** (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress, author, and activist. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Children of a Lesser God* (1986) and to date is the only deaf performer to have won an Academy Award.[1][2] Her work in film and television has resulted in a Golden Globe award, with two additional nominations, and four Emmy nominations. Deaf since she was 18 months old, due to illness and high fevers,[3] she is also a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf. Her longtime interpreter is Jack Jason.[4][5]
Mandy Moore

**Amanda Leigh Moore** (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She signed with Epic Recordsin 1999 and came to fame with the release of her debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the *Billboard* Hot 100. Her debut studio album, *So Real* (1999), received a platinum certification from the RIAA. The title single from her second studio album, *I Wanna Be With You* (2000), became Moore's first top 30 song in the U.S., peaking at number 24 on the Hot 100. Moore subsequently released the studio albums *Mandy Moore* (2001), *Coverage* (2003), *Wild Hope*(2007), and *Amanda Leigh* (2009). As of 2009, *Billboard* reported that Moore had sold more than ten million albums worldwide.

Moore made her feature film debut in 2001, with a minor voice role in the comedy film *Dr. Dolittle 2*, before starring as Lana Thomas in the comedy film *The Princess Diaries*. She received recognition for her starring role as Jamie Sullivan in the romantic drama film *A Walk to Remember* (2002), and starred in the films *Chasing Liberty* (2004), *Racing Stripes*(2005), *Because I Said So* (2007), *License to Wed* (2007), *Love, Wedding, Marriage* (2011), *47 Meters Down* (2017), *The Darkest Minds* (2018), and *Midway* (2019). Moore also voiced Princess Rapunzel in the Disney animated fantasy musical comedy film *Tangled* (2010), the short film *Tangled Ever After* (2012), and the Disney Channel television series *Tangled: The Series* (2017–present).

Since 2016, Moore has starred as Rebecca Pearson in the NBC family comedy-drama series *This Is Us*. For her performance, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

In 2019, Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1][2][3]
Jennifer Garner

**Jennifer Anne Garner** (born April 17, 1972)[1] is an American actress. Following a supporting role in *Pearl Harbor* (2001), Garner gained recognition for her performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller *Alias*, which aired from 2001 to 2006. For her work on the series, she won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

While working on *Alias*, Garner made a cameo appearance in *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), followed by giving a praised leading performance in the romantic comedy film *13 Going on 30* (2004). Garner has appeared in supporting as well as lead roles, including the superhero films *Daredevil* (2003) and *Elektra* (2005), the comedy-drama *Juno* (2007), and the fantasy-comedy *The Invention of Lying* (2009). In the 2010s, she appeared in the romantic comedy *Valentine's Day*(2010), the fantasy drama *The Odd Life of Timothy Green* (2012), the biographic drama *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), the family comedy *Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day* (2014), the drama *Miracles from Heaven*(2016), the romantic comedy-drama *Love, Simon* (2018), and the action thriller *Peppermint* (2018).

Garner works frequently as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children. She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities. Garner had a five-year relationship with Scott Foley from 1998 to 2003, during which they married. Garner married actor Ben Affleck in 2005; they separated in 2015 and divorced in 2018. Garner and Affleck have three children together.
Mark Addy

**Mark Ian Addy** (born 14 January 1964) is an English actor and voice artist. He is known for varied roles in British television, including Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the sitcom *The Thin Blue Line* (1995–1996) and Hercules in the fantasy drama series *Atlantis* (2013–2015). He made his film debut as Dave Horsefall in *The Full Monty* (1997), earning a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Other notable roles include Fred Flintstone in *The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas* (2000), Bill Miller in the CBS sitcom *Still Standing* (2002–2006) and King Robert Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series *Game of Thrones* (2011).[1][2]
Kate Hudson

**Kate Garry Hudson** (born April 19, 1979)[1] is an American actress, author, and fashion designer. She rose to prominence for her performance in the film *Almost Famous* (2000), for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days*(2003), *Raising Helen* (2004), *The Skeleton Key* (2005), *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), *Fool's Gold* (2008), *Bride Wars*(2009), *Nine* (2009), and *Deepwater Horizon* (2016).

Hudson co-founded the fitness brand and membership program, Fabletics, operated by JustFab.[2][3] In 2016, Hudson released her first book, *Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body*, and in 2017, she released her second book, *Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition*.
Kevin Spacey

**Kevin Spacey Fowler** KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, producer, and singer. Spacey began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller *The Usual Suspects*(1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor for the midlife crisis-themed drama *American Beauty* (1999).

Spacey's other starring roles have included the comedy-drama film *Swimming with Sharks* (1994), the psychological thriller *Seven* (1995), the neo-noir crime film *L.A. Confidential* (1997), the drama *Pay It Forward* (2000), the science fiction-mystery film *K-PAX* (2001), the musical biopic *Beyond the Sea* (2004), the superhero film *Superman Returns*(2006), and the action film *Baby Driver* (2017).

In Broadway theatre, Spacey won a Tony Award in 1991 for his role in *Lost in Yonkers*. In 2017, he hosted the 71st Tony Awards. He was the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 until stepping down in mid-2015. From 2013 to 2017, he played Frank Underwood in the Netflix political drama series *House of Cards*, which won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.

In October 2017, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him in 1986, when Rapp was 14. Numerous other men subsequently came forward alleging that Spacey had sexually harassed or assaulted them. In December 2018, Spacey was charged with indecent assault and battery in relation to an accusation by anchorwoman Heather Unruh that he sexually assaulted her 18-year-old son, but by July 2019, the criminal charge had been dropped.

As a result of the allegations, Netflix cut ties with Spacey, shelving his film *Gore* and removing him from the last season of *House of Cards*. Spacey's role as J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott's film *All the Money in the World* (2017) was reshot with actor Christopher Plummer in his place. The next year, Spacey appeared in *Billionaire Boys Club* with his role unchanged.
Kristen Wiig

**Kristen Carroll Wiig** (/wɪɡ/; born August 22, 1973)[1] is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She was born in Canandaigua, New York, and raised in both Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She later relocated to Los Angeles, where she broke into comedy as a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings, and made her television debut in 2003.

Wiig joined the cast of *Saturday Night Live* in 2005, and the following year, she appeared in the Christmas comedy film *Unaccompanied Minors*.[2] After appearing in a series of supporting roles in comedy films such as *Knocked Up* (2007), *Adventureland* (2009), *Whip It* (2009), and *Paul* (2011), she starred in, and co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film *Bridesmaids* (2011), which was both critically and commercially successful. The film earned her a Golden Globe Awardnomination for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, as well as nominations for the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.[3]

Wiig provided her voice for the animated franchises *Despicable Me* (2010–17) and *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010–19), and was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role as Cynthia Morehouse in the comedy miniseries *The Spoils of Babylon* (2014). Wiig's other notable films include *Girl Most Likely* (2012), *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (2013), *The Skeleton Twins* (2014), *Welcome to Me* (2014), *The Diary of a Teenage Girl* (2015), *The Martian* (2015), *Ghostbusters* (2016), *Downsizing* (2017), and *Mother!* (2017).
Jesse Spencer

**Jesse Gordon Spencer** (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera *Neighbours* (1994–2000, 2005), Dr. Robert Chase on the American medical drama *House* (2004–2012) and Lieutenant/Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama *Chicago Fire* (2012–present).
Joan Rivers

**Joan Alexandra Molinsky**[2] (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as **Joan Rivers**, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.

Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on *The Tonight Show*. Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with her own rival program, *The Late Show with Joan Rivers*, Rivers became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show. She subsequently hosted *The Joan Rivers Show* (1989–1993), winning a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. From the mid-1990s, she became known for her comedic red carpet awards show celebrity interviews,[3][4] and in 2009, she was the Celebrity Apprentice Winner. Rivers co-hosted the E! celebrity fashion show *Fashion Police* from 2010 to 2014 and starred in the reality series *Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?* (2011–2014) with daughter Melissa Rivers. She was the subject of the documentary *Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work* (2010).

In addition to marketing a line of jewelry and apparel on the QVC shopping channel, Rivers authored 12 best-selling books and three LP comedy albums under her own name: *Mr. Phyllis And Other Funny Stories* (Warner Bros 1965), *The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album* (Buddah 1969), and *What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most?* (Geffen 1983). She was nominated in 1984 for a Grammy Award for her album *What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?;* and was nominated in 1994 for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance of the title role in *Sally Marr ... and Her Escorts*. In 2015, Rivers posthumously received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her book, *Diary of a Mad Diva*.[5]

In 1968, *The New York Times* television critic Jack Gould called Rivers "quite possibly the most intuitively funny woman alive".[6][7] In 2017, *Rolling Stone* magazine ranked her sixth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time,[8] and in October the same year, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Josh Brolin

**Joshua James Brolin**[1] (/ˈbroʊlɪn/; born February 12, 1968)[2] is an American actor. Brolin has appeared in films such as *The Goonies* (1985), *Mimic* (1997), *Hollow Man* (2000), *Grindhouse* (2007), *No Country for Old Men* (2007), *American Gangster* (2007), *W.* (2008), *Milk* (2008), *True Grit* (2010), *Men in Black 3* (2012), *Inherent Vice* (2014), *Sicario* (2015), *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), and *Deadpool 2* (2018).

Brolin began portraying the role of Marvel Comics super villain Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his first appearance in *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014).[a] He appears in another mid-credits scene in *Avengers: Age of Ultron*(2015). He reprised the role in both *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019).

Brolin has been nominated for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Awards and Independent Spirit Awards.
Laura Bailey

**Laura Bailey** is an American voice actress who provides voices for English-language versions of anime, animation and video games. She made her debut in anime as the younger version of Trunks in the Funimation re-dub of *Dragon Ball Z*. She voiced Tohru Honda in *Fruits Basket*, Lust in *Fullmetal Alchemist* and *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*, Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara in the Funimation dub of *Shin-Chan* and Maka Albarn in *Soul Eater*.

In video games, she voices Jaina Proudmoore in *World of Warcraft*, Rayne in the *BloodRayne* franchise, Chun-Li in the *Street Fighter* series, Rise Kujikawa in *Persona 4*, Blaze the Cat in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series, Lucina in *Fire Emblem Awakening*, Serah Farron in *Final Fantasy XIII*, Serana in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard*, Olympia Vale in *Halo 5: Guardians*, Abigail "Fetch" Walker in *Infamous Second Son* and *Infamous First Light*, Fiona in *Tales from the Borderlands*, Nadine Ross in *Uncharted 4: A Thief's End* and *Uncharted: The Lost Legacy* as well as Kait Diaz in *Gears of War 4* and *Gears 5*.[1][2]

She voices Catwoman in *Batman: The Telltale Series*, Supergirl in *Injustice 2*, Mary Jane Watson in *Spider-Man* and Black Widow in a number of Marvel shows and video games. She is a cast member of *Critical Role*, playing Vex'ahlia "Vex" de Rolo and Jester Lavorre.[3]
Kyle MacLachlan

**Kyle Merritt MacLachlan** (/məˈɡlɒklən/; born February 22, 1959)[1] is an American actor. MacLachlan is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in *Twin Peaks* (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), as well as roles in two of David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in *Dune* (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in *Blue Velvet* (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in *The Hidden* (1987), Ray Manzarek in *The Doors* (1991), Cliff Vandercave in *The Flintstones* (1994), Zack Carey in *Showgirls* (1995), and the voice of Riley's father in *Inside Out*(2015).

He has had prominent roles in television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in *Sex and the City* (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in *Desperate Housewives* (2006–2012), The Captain in *How I Met Your Mother* (2010–2014), the Mayor of Portland in *Portlandia* (2011–2018) and Calvin Zabo in *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2014–2015).

MacLachlan has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1990), and was nominated in the same category in 2017, for playing the role of Dale Cooper in *Twin Peaks*. He has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards for *Twin Peaks*.
Joanne Froggatt

**Joanne Froggatt** (born 23 August 1980) is an English actress of stage, television, and film. From 2010, she played lady's maid Anna Bates in all six seasons of the period drama *Downton Abbey*. For this role, she received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014. In autumn 2017, she starred in the six-part suspense miniseries *Liar*, which aired on ITV in the UK and on SundanceTV in the U.S.

Froggatt's early TV appearances include *Coronation Street* (1997–98), *Bad Girls* (1999), *Dinnerladies* (1999) and *A Touch of Frost* (2003). She went on to star in the television films, *Danielle Cable: Eyewitness* (2003), *See No Evil: The Moors Murders* (2006) and *Murder in the Outback* (2007), before winning the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her leading role in the 2010 film *In Our Name*. She played Mary Ann Cotton in the 2016 ITV miniseries *Dark Angel*.
Jodie Foster

**Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster** (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer.[1][2] She has received two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and the Cecil B DeMille Award. For her work as a director, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

A child prodigy, Foster began her professional career as a child model when she was three years old, and she made her acting debut in 1968 in the television sitcom *Mayberry R.F.D.* In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she worked in several television series and made her film debut with Disney's *Napoleon and Samantha* (1972). Following appearances in the musical *Tom Sawyer* (1973) and Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1974), Foster's breakthrough came with Scorsese's psychological thriller *Taxi Driver* (1976), in which she played a child prostitute; at age 14, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other roles as a teenager include the musical *Bugsy Malone* (1976) and the thriller *The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane* (1976), and she became a popular teen idol by starring in Disney's *Freaky Friday* (1976) and *Candleshoe* (1977), as well as *Carny* (1980) and *Foxes*(1980).

After attending college at Yale, Foster struggled to transition into adult roles until she gained critical acclaim for playing a rape survivor in the legal drama *The Accused* (1988), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won her second Academy Award three years later for the psychological horror *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), in which she portrayed Clarice Starling. Foster made her debut as a film director the same year with *Little Man Tate*, and founded her own production company, Egg Pictures, in 1992. The company's first production was *Nell* (1994), in which she also played the title role, garnering her fourth nomination for an Academy Award. Her other successful films in the 1990s were the romantic drama *Sommersby*, western comedy *Maverick* (1994), science fiction *Contact* (1997), and period drama *Anna and the King* (1999).

Foster experienced career setbacks in the early 2000s, including the cancellation of a film project and the closing down of her production company, but she then starred in four commercially successful thrillers: *Panic Room* (2002), *Flightplan*(2005), *Inside Man* (2006), and *The Brave One* (2007). She has focused on directing in the 2010s, directing the films *The Beaver* (2011) and *Money Monster* (2016),[3] as well as episodes for Netflix television series *Orange Is the New Black*, *House of Cards*, and *Black Mirror*. She also starred in the films *Carnage* (2011), *Elysium* (2013), and *Hotel Artemis*(2018).
Mark Williams

**Mark Williams** (born 22 August 1959)[1] is an English actor, screenwriter and presenter. He has appeared as Arthur Weasley in seven of the *Harry Potter* films, and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show *The Fast Show*. He also played Brian Williams in the BBC series *Doctor Who*, and Olaf Petersen in *Red Dwarf*. More recently he has appeared as the title character in the BBC series *Father Brown*.
Johnny Cash

**John R. "Johnny" Cash** (born **J. R. Cash**; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author.[2] He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide.[3][4] Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice,[a][6] the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness[7][8] coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor,[5] free prison concerts,[9] and a trademark, all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black".[b] He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash,"[c] followed by his signature song "Folsom Prison Blues".

Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career.[5][12] His other signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson" (followed by many further duets after their wedding); and railroad songs including "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special", and "Rock Island Line".[13] During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden.
Karan Brar

**Karan Brar** (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor, best known for his child roles as Chirag Gupta in the *Wimpy Kid* feature film franchise, *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*, *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules*, and *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days*, as well as for his co-starring role as Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series *Jessie*, and its subsequent spin-off *Bunk'd*.
Kermit the Frog

**Kermit the Frog** is a Muppet character and Jim Henson's best-known creation. Introduced in 1955, Kermit serves as the straight man protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably *Sesame Street* and *The Muppet Show*, as well as in other television series, films, specials, and public service announcements through the years. Henson performed Kermit until his death in 1990; Steve Whitmire performed Kermit from that time until his dismissal in 2016. Kermit is currently performed by Matt Vogel.[2] He was also voiced by Frank Welker in *Muppet Babies* and occasionally in other animation projects, and is voiced by Matt Danner in the 2018 reboot of *Muppet Babies*.

Kermit performed the hit singles "Bein' Green" in 1970 and "The Rainbow Connection" in 1979 for *The Muppet Movie*, the first feature-length film featuring the Muppets. "The Rainbow Connection" reached No. 25 on the *Billboard* Hot 100. Kermit's iconic look and voice have been recognizable worldwide since, and in 2006, the character was credited as the author of *Before You Leap: A Frog's Eye View of Life's Greatest Lessons*, an "autobiography" told from the perspective of the character himself.
Jill Scott

**Jill Scott** (born April 4, 1972)[2] is an American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress. Her 2000 debut, *Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1*, went platinum, and the follow-ups *Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2* (2004) and *The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3* (2007) both achieved gold status. She made her cinematic debut in the films *Hounddog* and Tyler Perry's *Why Did I Get Married?* in 2007.

After a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, *The Light of the Sun*, in 2011. In 2014, she starred in the film *Get On Up* as the second wife of James Brown.[3] She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC/HBO series *The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency* based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. In 2015, she released her fifth album, *Woman.*
Jon Voight

**Jonathan Vincent Voight** (/vɔɪt/; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. He is the winner of one Academy Award, having been nominated for four. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards and has so far been nominated for eleven. He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his Oscar-nominated performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo in *Midnight Cowboy* (1969). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in *Deliverance* (1972); a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in *Coming Home* (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor; and a penniless ex-boxing champion in the remake of *The Champ* (1979).

His output became sparse during the 1980s and early 1990s, although he won the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for his iconic performance as the ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in *Runaway Train*(1985). Voight made a comeback in Hollywood during the mid-1990s, starring in Michael Mann's crime epic *Heat* (1995) opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. He portrayed Jim Phelps in *Mission: Impossible* (1996), a corrupt NSA agent in *Enemy of the State* (1998), and the unscrupulous attorney Leo F. Drummond in Francis Ford Coppola's *The Rainmaker*(1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s, appearing as legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell in *Ali* (2001) for which his supporting performance was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award, and also as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in *Uprising* (2001), as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Michael Bay's *Pearl Harbor* (2001) and as Pope John Paul II in the eponymous miniseries (2005). Voight also appears in Showtime's *Ray Donovan* TV series, now in its sixth season as Mickey Donovan, a role that brought him newfound critical and audience acclaim and his fourth Golden Globe win in 2014.
Jennifer Carpenter

**Jennifer Leann Carpenter** (born December 7, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known as the lead character Emily in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" She is known for playing Debra Morgan, the adoptive sister of the title character of the Showtime series *Dexter*, for which she earned a Saturn Award in 2009, and also for playing Rebecca Harris in the CBS television series *Limitless*, which was cancelled after only one season. In 2019, she began playing Erica Shepherd, the lead role in the NBC drama *The Enemy Within*, which was also cancelled after only one season.
Jena Malone

**Jena Laine Malone** (/ˈdʒɛnə məˈloʊn/; born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician, and photographer. She began her career as a child actor, and became known for her roles in both independent films and mainstream blockbuster features. Her accolades include two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, a Golden Globe Awardnomination, and a Saturn Award.

A native of Sparks, Nevada, Malone spent her early life there and in Las Vegas, while her mother acted in local theater productions. Inspired to become an actress herself, Malone convinced her mother to relocate to Los Angeles. After auditioning for several projects, Malone was cast by Anjelica Huston in her television film *Bastard Out of Carolina* (1996), for which she earned numerous accolades, including Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award nominations. She subsequently obtained roles in the major studio productions *Contact* (1997) and *Stepmom* (1998), for the former of which she earned a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

Malone appeared in the independent psychological thriller *Donnie Darko* (2001), which became a cult film, as well as the drama *Life as a House*, and the miniseries *Hitler: The Rise of Evil* (2003). She subsequently starred in the dark comedy *Saved!* (2004) before being cast as Lydia Bennet in Joe Wright's adaptation of Jane Austen's *Pride & Prejudice* (2005). Malone continued to appear in both independent and mainstream features throughout the 2000s, with supporting roles in the dramas *The Ballad of Jack and Rose* (2005), *Into the Wild* (2007), and the horror film *The Ruins* (2008). In the late 2000s Malone ventured into music, releasing a single as Jena Malone and the Blood Stains in 2007. The following year she began performing street shows with a musical project called The Shoe, which features Malone performing with various instruments contained in a steamer trunk.

Malone made her foray into action films with Zack Snyder's *Sucker Punch* (2011) and was subsequently cast as Johanna Mason in *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* (2013), a role she reprised in two sequels between 2014 and 2015. She was then cast in supporting roles in Nicolas Winding Refn's psychological horror film *The Neon Demon* and Tom Ford's thriller *Nocturnal Animals* (both 2016).
John Vernon

**John Keith Vernon** (born **Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz**; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in *Animal House*, his role as the Mayor in *Dirty Harry* and as Fletcher in *The Outlaw Josey Wales*.