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Matt Damon

**Matthew Paige Damon** (/ˈdeɪmən/; born October 8, 1970)[2] is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter. He is ranked among *Forbes* magazine's most bankable stars[3] and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.[4][nb 1]Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awardsfrom eight nominations, and has been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Emmy Awards.

Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in the film *Mystic Pizza* (1988). He came to prominence in 1997, when he wrote and starred in *Good Will Hunting,* alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globeawards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), the antihero in *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), a fallen angel in *Dogma* (1999), an energy analyst in *Syriana* (2005), and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in *The Departed* (2006).

Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the *Bourne* franchise (2002–2016) and as a con man in the *Ocean's* trilogy (2001–2007). For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in *Invictus* (2009) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in *The Martian* (2015), Damon received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic *Behind the Candelabra* (2013) and for producing the reality series *Project Greenlight*. He also received an Academy Award nomination for producing *Manchester by the Sea* (2016).

In addition to acting in films, Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and has established two production companies with Affleck. He has been involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org. Damon is married to Luciana Bozán Barroso, and they have three daughters together.
Peter Dinklage

**Peter Hayden Dinklage** (/ˈdɪŋklɪdʒ/; born June 11, 1969) is an American actor and producer. Dinklage studied acting at Bennington College, starring in a number of amateur stage productions. His film debut was in *Living in Oblivion* (1995) and his breakthrough came with the comedy-drama *The Station Agent* (2003). He has since appeared in *Elf* (2003), *Find Me Guilty* (2006), *Underdog* (2007), *Death at a Funeral* (2007), *Penelope* (2008), *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* (2008), *X-Men: Days of Future Past* (2014), *Pixels* (2015), and *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*(2017), which earned him his first Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2018, he appeared as Eitri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film *Avengers: Infinity War* and Hervé Villechaize in the biopic film *My Dinner with Hervé*.

Dinklage received universal acclaim for portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series *Game of Thrones*, for which he won three Primetime Emmys from seven nominations. He also received a Golden Globe for the role in 2011.
Richard Armitage

**Richard Crispin Armitage** (born 22 August 1971) is an English film, television, theatre and voice actor. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme *North & South*(2004).[1] His role as dwarf prince and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of *The Hobbit*[2] brought him international recognition. Other notable roles include John Proctor in Yaël Farber's stage production of Arthur Miller's *The Crucible*, Francis Dolarhyde in the American TV series *Hannibal*,[3] Lucas North in the British TV drama *Spooks*,[4] John Porter in the British TV drama *Strike Back*,[5] Daniel Miller in the EPIX spy series *Berlin Station*[6]and Guy of Gisborne in the British TV drama *Robin Hood*.[4] He voiced Trevor Belmont in the Netflix adaptation of *Castlevania*.

After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Armitage initially sought theatre work and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He turned to film and television roles when he noticed that leading stage roles went to actors with name recognition who could bring in patrons to fill venues. After twelve years away and having earned that name recognition, Armitage returned to the stage in 2014 taking his first leading role in a major production. He played John Proctor in the successful and critically acclaimed production of *The Crucible* at The Old Vic,[7][8] and earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor.[9]

One of Armitage's trademarks is his baritone voice, which he has employed as a voice actor since 2006. While working on the TV series *Robin Hood*, he was asked to record audiobooks for the first season of that series. Armitage has recorded several audiobooks and has worked as a narrator on TV and radio shows and adverts.
Queen Latifah

'Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen on November 28, 1989, featuring the hit single Ladies First. Nature of a Sista (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records.

Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom *Living Single*, from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, *Black Reign*(1993), spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which, being a large influence on women, won a Grammy Award and peaked at #23 on the *Billboard* Hot 100. She then starred in the lead role of *Set It Off* (1996) and released her fourth album, *Order in the Court*, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah gained mainstream success and acclaim with her performance in the film *Chicago* (2002), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Latifah released her fifth album *The Dana Owens Album* in 2004. In 2007 and 2009, she released two more studio albums – *Trav'lin' Light* and *Persona*. She created the daytime talk show *The Queen Latifah Show*, which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS. She has appeared in a number of films, such as *Bringing Down the House* (2003), *Taxi*(2004), *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* (2005), *Beauty Shop* (2005), *Last Holiday* (2006), *Hairspray* (2007), *Joyful Noise*(2012), *22 Jump Street* (2014) and *Girls Trip* (2017). Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film *Bessie* (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Since 2016, she has starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series *Star*.

She has long been considered one of hip-hop's pioneer feminists.[1] Queen Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records.
Regina King

**Regina Rene King** (born January 15, 1971)[1] is an American actress and television director.[2] She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. *Time*magazine named King one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.[3]

King first gained attention in 1985 as Brenda Jenkins in the NBC television series *227*. She would go on to star in both television and film, rising to greater prominence with roles like Dana Jones in *Friday* (1995), Marcee Tidwell in *Jerry Maguire* (1996), Riley and Huey Freeman on the hit animated series *The Boondocks*, and Detective Lydia Adams on *Southland*. For *Southland*, she earned two Critics' Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013. In 2018, her performance as Sharon Rivers in the film *If Beale Street Could Talk* earned her the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

From 2015 to 2017, King starred in the ABC anthology series *American Crime*, for which she received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Also from 2015 to 2017, she played Erika Murphy in the HBO drama *The Leftovers*, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Awardnomination. In 2018, she starred in the Netflix miniseries *Seven Seconds*, for which she won her third Emmy Award. King had a recurring role as Janine Davis in the CBS sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, and has starred in various films, including *Boyz n the Hood*, *Poetic Justice*, *Legally Blonde 2*, *Ray* and *Miss Congeniality: Armed & Fabulous*.
Mike Vogel

**Michael James Vogel** (born July 17, 1979)[1] is an American actor and former model. Vogel began acting in 2001 and has appeared in several films and series, including *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre*, *The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants*, *Grind*, *Poseidon*, *Blue Valentine*, *The Help*, *Bates Motel*, *Cloverfield*, *Under the Dome* and *The Case for Christ*. He starred as the male lead in the NBC military drama series *The Brave* for the 2017–18 season.
Oscar Isaac

**Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada** (born March 9, 1979)[4][5][6] is a Guatemalan-American actor. He has played lead film roles in the tragicomedy *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, the crime drama *A Most Violent Year* (2014), and the science fiction thriller *Ex Machina* (2014). In 2006, he portrayed Saint Joseph, husband of Mary, in *The Nativity Story*. He also portrayed José Ramos-Horta, former president of East Timor and co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize, in the Australian film *Balibo*, for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

He has appeared in the *Star Wars* sequel trilogy as X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, and in *X-Men: Apocalypse* (2016) as the titular mutant supervillain Apocalypse. He also headlined the 2015 HBO miniseries *Show Me a Hero* as politician Nick Wasicsko, which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. In 2016, *Time* named Isaac one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual *Time 100* list.[7] In 2017 Isaac was described as the "best dang actor of his generation" by *Vanity Fair*.[8]
Robert Stack

**Robert Stack** (born **Charles Langford Modini Stack**, January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was an American actor, sportsman, and television host. Known for his deep, commanding voice and presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films. He starred in the landmark ABC-TV television series *The Untouchables* (1959–1963), for which he won the 1960 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later hosted/narrated true crime series *Unsolved Mysteries* (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film *Written on the Wind*(1956).
Rob Morrow

**Robert Alan Morrow** (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on *Northern Exposure*, a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later for his role as FBI agent Don Eppes on *Numb3rs*.[1]
Michael B. Jordan

**Michael Bakari Jordan** (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama *Fruitvale Station* (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in the *Rocky* sequel film *Creed* (2015) and main antagonist Erik Killmonger in *Black Panther* (2018), all three of which were co-written and directed by Ryan Coogler.[2][3][4][5]

Jordan's television roles include Wallace in the HBO series *The Wire* (2002), Reggie Montgomery in the ABC series *All My Children* (2003–2006) and Vince Howard in the NBC drama series *Friday Night Lights* (2009–2011). His other film performances also include Maurice "Bumps" Wilson in *Red Tails* (2012), Steve Montgomery in *Chronicle* (2012), Mikey in *That Awkward Moment* (2014) and the Human Torch in *Fantastic Four* (2015).
John Larroquette

**John Bernard Larroquette** (born November 25, 1947) is an American actor. His roles include attorney Dan Fielding on the 1984-1992 sitcom *Night Court* (winning an unprecedented four consecutive Emmy Awards for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series), Mike McBride in the Hallmark Channel series *McBride*, John Hemingway on *The John Larroquette Show*, and Carl Sack in *Boston Legal*. He recently[*when?*] played Jenkins/Galahad in TNT's *The Librarians*.
Heath Ledger

**Heath Andrew Ledger**[a] (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008)[1] was an Australian actor and music video director. After performing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger left for the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work comprised nineteen films, including *10 Things I Hate About You* (1999), *The Patriot* (2000), *A Knight's Tale* (2001), *Monster's Ball* (2001), *Lords of Dogtown* (2005), *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), *The Brothers Grimm* (2005), *Casanova* (2005), *The Dark Knight* (2008), and *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus*(2009), the latter two being posthumous releases.[2] He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.[3]

For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in *Brokeback Mountain*, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute; he was the first actor to win the latter award posthumously.[4] He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[5] and the Academy Award for Best Actor.[6] Posthumously, he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film *I'm Not There*, which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of Dylan's life and persona.[7]

Ledger died on the afternoon of 22 January 2008[6][1] due to accidental intoxication from prescription drugs.[8][9][10] A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his performance as the Joker in *The Dark Knight*. At the time of his death, *The Dark Knight* was in its editing-phase and *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* was in the midst of filming, in which he was playing his last role as Tony. His untimely death cast a shadow over the subsequent promotion of *The Dark Knight*.[11] His role as the Joker in *The Dark Knight* immortalized Ledger, earning stupendous praise and popularity from both fans and critics alike and is often considered one of the greatest performances of all time. Ledger also received numerous posthumous accolades for his performance in *The Dark Knight*, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture,[12] and the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.[5]
Peter Riegert

**Peter Riegert** (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his roles as Donald "Boone" Schoenstein in *Animal House* (1978), "Mac" MacIntyre in *Local Hero* (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in *Crossing Delancey* (1988), and glove manufacturer Lou Levov in *American Pastoral* (2016). He directed the short film *By Courier* (2000), for which he was nominated along with producer Ericka Frederick for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

On television, Riegert had a recurring role as crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series *The Sopranos* (2001–2002), appeared as George Moore in the first season of the FX series *Damages* (2007), and portrayed Seth Green's father in the comedy series *Dads* (2013–2014). He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO film *Barbarians at the Gate* in 1993.
Percy Rodriguez

**Percy Rodriguez** (born **Percy Rodrigues**, June 13, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was a Canadian actor who appeared in many television shows and films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was of Afro-Portuguese heritage and was born in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood of Montreal. Born with the surname "Rodrigues," he adopted the spelling "Rodriguez" after it was misspelled in a Broadway program early on in his career. Rodriguez was also known for his extensive voiceover work as the narrator of film trailers, television spots and documentaries.
Miley Cyrus

**Miley Ray Hemsworth**[6] (née **Cyrus**, born **Destiny Hope Cyrus**; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After playing minor roles in the television series *Doc* and the film *Big Fish* as a child, she became a teen idolin 2006, starring in the Disney Channel television series *Hannah Montana* as the character Miley Stewart. Her father, musician Billy Ray Cyrus, also starred in the series, which aired for four seasons until 2011.

Cyrus has sold more than 20 million albums and 55 million singles worldwide.[7] She has earned three number-one albums on the US *Billboard* 200 with *Meet Miley Cyrus* (2007), *Breakout* (2008), and *Bangerz* (2013). Her releases *The Time of Our Lives* (2009), *Can't Be Tamed* (2010), *Younger Now* (2017), and *She Is Coming* (2019) debuted in the top-five in the United States, while her album *Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz* (2015) was released for free online streaming on SoundCloud. Her upcoming seventh studio album *She Is Miley Cyrus* is expected to be released in 2019. Further, Cyrus has attained an additional two number-one and three top-ten soundtracks credited as Hannah Montana. She has also earned nine top-ten entries on the US *Billboard* Hot 100: "See You Again", "7 Things", "The Climb", "He Could Be the One" (as Hannah Montana), "Party in the U.S.A.", "Can't Be Tamed", "We Can't Stop", "Malibu" and the chart-topping "Wrecking Ball".

Cyrus launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film *Bolt* (2008). She starred in the feature films *Hannah Montana: The Movie* (2009) and *The Last Song* (2010). On television, she was the host of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards and has hosted *Saturday Night Live* three times since 2011. Cyrus has been featured as a coach on the singing competition television series *The Voice*; she has appeared in two seasons of the show since her debut in 2016.

Cyrus has earned numerous awards and nominations. She was recognized as "Artist of the Year" by MTV in 2013 and was included on the annual *Time* 100 list of the most influential people in both 2008 and 2014. Cyrus is the first female to enter the *Billboard* charts under three different names: as herself, Hannah Montana, and her *Black Mirror* character Ashley O.[8] Her image has been the subject of significant media commentary and public controversy, shifting from wholesomeness to highly-sexual behavior in the 2010s. Cyrus is an outspoken animal rights advocate, and adopted a vegan lifestyle in 2014. That year, she founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation, which focuses on youth homelessness and the LGBT community.
Paul Winchell

**Paul Winchell** (born **Paul Wilchinsky**; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted *The Paul Winchell Show*, which also used two other titles during its prime time run on NBC: *The Speidel Show*, and *What's My Name?*. From 1965–1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series *Winchell-Mahoney Time*.

Winchell made guest appearances on Emmy Award-winning television series from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, such as *Perry Mason*, *The Dick Van Dyke Show*, *McMillan & Wife*, *The Donna Reed Show*, and two appearances as Homer Winch on *The Beverly Hillbillies* in 1962. In animation, he was the original voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel, and other characters.

Winchell, who had medical training, was also an inventor, becoming the first person to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart, implantable in the chest cavity (US Patent #3097366).[1] He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television.
Pat Hingle

**Martin Patterson Hingle** (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of television shows and feature films. His first film was *On the Waterfront* in 1954. He often played tough authority figures. Hingle was a close friend of Clint Eastwood and appeared in the Eastwood films *Hang 'em High*, *The Gauntlet*, and *Sudden Impact*.
Meryl Streep

**Mary Louise** "**Meryl**" **Streep** (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the "best actress of her generation",[1][2][3] Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accents. Nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, she has won three.[4] Among other accolades, she has received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight.[5]

Streep made her stage debut in *Trelawny of the Wells* in 1975. In 1976, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for *27 Wagons Full of Cotton* and *A Memory of Two Mondays*. In 1977, she made her screen debut in the television film *The Deadliest Season*, and also made her film debut in *Julia*. In 1978, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the miniseries *Holocaust*, and received her first Academy Award nomination for *The Deer Hunter*. Streep went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actressfor *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), and the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Sophie's Choice* (1982) and *The Iron Lady*(2011).

Streep's other Oscar-nominated roles were in *The French Lieutenant's Woman* (1981), *Silkwood* (1983), *Out of Africa*(1985), *Ironweed* (1987), *Evil Angels* (1988), *Postcards from the Edge* (1990), *The Bridges of Madison County* (1995), *One True Thing* (1998), *Music of the Heart* (1999), *Adaptation* (2002), *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), *Doubt* (2008), *Julie & Julia* (2009), *August: Osage County* (2013), *Into the Woods* (2014), *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), and *The Post*(2017). Her stage roles include The Public Theater's 2001 revival of *The Seagull*, and her television roles include two projects for HBO, the miniseries *Angels in America* (2003) and the drama series *Big Little Lies* (2019).

Streep was the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2008, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2011 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2010 National Medal of Arts, and in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[6][7] In 2003, the government of France made her a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.[8] She was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2017.[9]
Pierce Brosnan

**Pierce Brendan Brosnan** OBE (/ˈbrɒsnən/; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish–American actor, film producer, activist, architect and environmentalist. Born in Ireland, Brosnan became a naturalised American citizen.[2] After leaving comprehensive school at age 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, then went on to train at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series *Remington Steele* (1982–1987), which blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. After the conclusion of *Remington Steele*, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film *The Fourth Protocol* (1987) and the comedy *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993).

In 1994, Brosnan became the fifth actor to play the secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (*GoldenEye*, *Tomorrow Never Dies*, *The World Is Not Enough* and *Die Another Day*). He lent his likeness for Bond in the video games *GoldenEye 007*, *The World Is Not Enough*, *James Bond 007: Nightfire* and *James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing*, providing his voice for the latter. During this period, he also took the lead in other films including the epic disaster adventure film *Dante's Peak* (1997) and the remake of the heist film *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1999). Since leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in such films as the musical/romantic comedy *Mamma Mia!*(2008), the Roman Polanski-directed political thriller *The Ghost Writer* (2010) and the action spy thriller *The November Man* (2014).

In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company.[3] In later years, he has become known for his charitable work and environmental activism. He was married to Australian actress Cassandra Harris from 1980 until her death in 1991. He married American journalist and author Keely Shaye Smith in 2001, and became an American citizen in 2004, holding dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland. He has earned two Golden Globe Award nominations, first for the television miniseries *Nancy Astor* (1982) and next for the dark comedy film *The Matador* (2005).
Sarah Bolger

**Sarah Bolger** (born 28 February 1991[1][2][3]) is an Irish actress. She has starred in the films *In America*, *Stormbreaker*, *The Spiderwick Chronicles* and *Emelie*. She is also known for her role as Lady Mary Tudor in the TV series *The Tudors*, for which she won an IFTA award, and for her appearances as Princess Aurora in *Once Upon a Time*.
Patrick J. Adams

**Patrick Johannes Adams** (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor and director. He is best known for playing Mike Ross, a brilliant college dropout turned unlicensed lawyer in USA Network's TV series *Suits*.[2] He is also an avid photographer, with many of his photos getting more recognition after Suits' Behind The Lens and #PJAGallery events.[3]
Matthew Modine

**Matthew Avery Modine** (born March 22, 1959)[1] is an American actor, activist and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's *Full Metal Jacket*. His other film roles include the title character in Alan Parker's *Birdy*, the high school wrestler Louden Swain in *Vision Quest*, Drake Goodman in *Pacific Heights* and Dr. Ralph Wyman in *Short Cuts*. On television, Modine portrayed Dr. Martin Brenner in *Stranger Things*, the oversexed Sullivan Groff on *Weeds*, Dr. Don Francis in *And the Band Played On* and Ivan Turing in *Proof*.

Modine has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his work in *And the Band Played On* and *What the Deaf Man Heard* and won a Special Golden Globe for him and the rest of the ensemble in *Short Cuts*.[2] He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for *And the Band Played On*.
Michael Murphy

**Michael George Murphy** (born May 5, 1938) is an American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives and lawyers. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve films, TV series and miniseries directed by Altman from 1963 to 2004, including the title role in the miniseries *Tanner '88*. Murphy is best known for his performances as Jill Clayburgh's adulterous husband Martin in Paul Mazursky's *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), as Woody Allen's morally ambiguous best friend Yale in *Manhattan* (1979), as ethically enigmatic lawyer Alan Kligman in *Magnolia* (1999), and as the star of Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman's HBO miniseries *Tanner '88*.

Murphy worked frequently with director Robert Altman, including as Captain Ezekiel Bradbury "Me Lay" Marston, IV in *M\*A\*S\*H* (1970), as Frank Shaft in *Brewster McCloud* (1970), as John Triplette in *Nashville* (1975), and as the title character in *Tanner '88* (a role he reprised in the 2004 miniseries *Tanner on Tanner*). Other Altman films and television series in which Murphy appeared include the World War II TV series *Combat!* (in which Murphy appeared in 1963, on the show's second of its five seasons), *Countdown* (1968), *That Cold Day in the Park* (1969), *McCabe & Mrs. Miller* (1971), *The Caine Mutiny Court Martial* (1988) and *Kansas City* (1996).

Other notable film roles include *The Year of Living Dangerously* (1982), *Salvador* (1986), *Silver City* (2004), and *According to Greta* (2009). His television roles include guest appearances on *Law & Order*, *Law & Order: Criminal Intent*, *L.A. Law* and *Judging Amy*. He has also narrated a large number of episodes of the PBS historical documentary series *The American Experience*. He appeared in Canadian film and television, including *This Is Wonderland*, for which he won two Gemini Awards, in 2004 and 2005, and was nominated for a third, in 2006. He also appeared in the 2004 Canadian film *Childstar*.
Rosanna Arquette

**Rosanna Lisa Arquette** (/roʊˈsɑːnə/ *roh-SAH-nə*; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the 1982 TV film *The Executioner's Song*, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1985 film *Desperately Seeking Susan*. Her other film roles include *After Hours* (1985), *The Big Blue* (1988), *Pulp Fiction* (1994), and *Crash* (1996). She also directed the 2002 documentary *Searching for Debra Winger*, and starred from 2006 to 2007 in the ABC sitcom *What About Brian?*
Sandra Bullock

**Sandra Annette Bullock** (/ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She was the highest paid actress in the world in 2010 and 2014.[1][2][3] In 2015, Bullock was chosen as *People*'s Most Beautiful Woman[4] and was included in *Time*'s 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Bullock is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller *Hangmen* (1987), Bullock received early attention for her supporting work in the action film *Demolition Man* (1993). Her breakthrough came in the action thriller *Speed* (1994). She established herself in the 1990s with leading roles in the romantic comedies *While You Were Sleeping* (1995) and *Hope Floats* (1998) and the thrillers *The Net* (1995) and *A Time to Kill* (1996). Bullock achieved further success in the following decades with the comedies *Miss Congeniality* (2000), *Two Weeks Notice* (2002), *The Proposal* (2009), *The Heat* (2013), and *Ocean's 8* (2018), the drama *Crash* (2004), and the thrillers *Premonition* (2007) and *Bird Box* (2018). Bullock was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for portraying Leigh Anne Tuohy in the biographical drama *The Blind Side* (2009). She was nominated in the same categories for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller *Gravity* (2013), which was her highest-grossing live-action release.

In addition to her acting career, Bullock is the founder of the production company Fortis Films. She has produced some of the films in which she has starred, including *Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous* (2005) and *All About Steve* (2009). She was an executive producer of the ABC sitcom *George Lopez* (2002–2007) and made several appearances during its run.
Nicolas Cage

**Nicolas Kim Coppola** (born January 7, 1964),[2] known professionally as **Nicolas Cage**, is an American actor and filmmaker. During his early career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as *Valley Girl* (1983), *Racing with the Moon*(1984), *Birdy* (1984), *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), *Raising Arizona* (1987), *Moonstruck* (1987), *Vampire's Kiss* (1989), *Wild at Heart* (1990), *Fire Birds* (1990), *Honeymoon in Vegas* (1992), and *Red Rock West* (1993).

Cage received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as an alcoholic Hollywood writer in *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995) before coming to the attention of wider audiences with mainstream films, such as *The Rock* (1996), *Face/Off* (1997), *Con Air* (1997) and *City of Angels* (1998). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in *Adaptation* (2002). He also directed the film *Sonny* (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as *Shadow of the Vampire* (2000) and *The Life of David Gale* (2003).

He has also appeared in *National Treasure* (2004), *Lord of War* (2005), *Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans* (2009), and *Kick-Ass* (2010). Films such as *Ghost Rider* (2007) and *Knowing* (2009) were box office successes.[3] In the 2010s, he has starred in *The Croods* (2013), *The Frozen Ground* (2013), *Joe* (2014), *Dog Eat Dog* (2016), *Mom and Dad* (2018), *Mandy* (2018) and *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018), and also narrated the documentary *Love, Antosha* (2019).
Robert Morse

**Robert Alan Morse** (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor and singer, best known as the star of both the 1961 original Broadway production and 1967 film adaptation of *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*, and as Bertram Cooper, from 2007 to 2015, in the AMC dramatic series *Mad Men*.[1][2][3][4]
Miles Teller

**Miles Alexander Teller**[1] (born February 20, 1987)[2][3] is an American actor. An alumnus of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he made his feature film debut in *Rabbit Hole* (2010), which he followed with supporting roles in *Footloose* (2011) and *Project X* (2012). Teller rose to prominence with his roles as Sutter Keely in the romantic drama *The Spectacular Now* (2013) and Andrew Neiman in *Whiplash* (2014). He has since starred in the dystopian action film *Divergent* (2014), the superhero film *Fantastic Four* (2015) as Mister Fantastic, the war comedy *War Dogs* (2016), opposite Jonah Hill, and portrayed boxer Vinny Paz in the biopic *Bleed for This* (2016).
Sam Waterston

**Samuel Atkinson Waterston** (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in *The Killing Fields* (1984), for which he received an Academy Awardnomination, and his starring role as Jack McCoy on the NBC television series *Law & Order* (1994–2010), which brought him Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and Emmy awards, having starred in over eighty film and television productions during his fifty-year career.[1] He has also starred in numerous stage productions. AllMovie historian Hal Erickson characterized Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."[2]

Waterston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2012.
Roger Moore

**Sir Roger George Moore** KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor best known for playing British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985, beginning with *Live and Let Die*.[2][3] He also played the main character, Simon Templar, in the British television series *The Saint* from 1962 to 1969 and had significant roles in some American television shows and films in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including replacing James Garner and portraying Beau Maverick in the *Maverick* series in 1960 to 61. Moore starred with Tony Curtis in *The Persuaders*television series in 1971 to 1972, and had roles in numerous theatrical films in the 1970s and 1980s.

Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television and film. In 2008, the French government appointed him a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Millie Bobby Brown

**Millie Bobby Brown** (born 19 February 2004)[2] is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction horror series *Stranger Things*,[3] for which she received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. At age 13, she became one of the youngest nominees in Emmy history.[4] Her film debut came in 2019 with the monster film *Godzilla: King of the Monsters*.

Brown is the youngest person to feature on the *Time* 100 list of the world's most influential people and is the youngest person to be appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Sacha Baron Cohen

**Sacha Noam Baron Cohen** (Hebrew: סשה נועם ברון כהן‎; born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and film producer.[3] He is known for creating and portraying many fictional satirical characters, including Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno, Admiral General Aladeen, Erran Morad, and multiple others. Like his idol Peter Sellers, he adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters and rarely appears out of character.[4]

In most of his routines, Baron Cohen's characters interact with unsuspecting people, documentary style, who do not realise they are being set up for comic situations and self-revealing ridicule. His other work includes voicing King Julien XIII in the *Madagascar* film series (2005–2012) and appearing in *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006), *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), *Hugo* (2011) and *Les Misérables* (2012). He made a cameo as a BBC News Anchor in *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013). In 2016, he played an English football hooliganbrother of an MI6 spy in the comedy film *Grimsby*, and co-starred as Time in the fantasy sequel *Alice Through the Looking Glass*. In 2018, Baron Cohen created and starred in *Who Is America?* for Showtime, his first television project since *Da Ali G Show*, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

Baron Cohen was named Best Newcomer at the 1999 British Comedy Awards for *The 11 O'Clock Show*, and since then, he has received two BAFTA Awards for *Da Ali G Show*, several Emmy nominations, a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work in the feature film *Borat*. After the release of *Borat*, Baron Cohen stated that because the public had become too familiar with the characters, he would retire Borat and Ali G.[5] Similarly, after the release of *Brüno*, Baron Cohen stated he would also retire the title character.[6] At the 2012 British Comedy Awards, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award, accepting the award while reprising his Ali G character.[7] In 2013, he received the BAFTA Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy.[8]
Michael Keaton

**Michael John Douglas** (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as **Michael Keaton**, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms *All's Fair* and *The Mary Tyler Moore Hour*and his comedic film roles in *Night Shift* (1982), *Mr. Mom* (1983), *Johnny Dangerously* (1984), and *Beetlejuice* (1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's *Batman* (1989) and *Batman Returns*(1992).

Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films, such as *Clean and Sober* (1988), *The Dream Team* (1989), *Pacific Heights* (1990), *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), *My Life* (1993), *The Paper* (1994), *Multiplicity* (1996), *Jackie Brown* (1997), *Herbie: Fully Loaded* (2005), *The Other Guys*(2010), *Robocop* (2014), *Need for Speed* (2014), *Spotlight* (2015), *The Founder* (2016), *Spider-Man: Homecoming*(2017), and has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as *Cars* (2006), *Toy Story 3* (2010), and *Minions* (2015).

Keaton's lead performance in *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014) earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor. He previously received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in *Live from Baghdad* (2002) and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for *The Company* (2007). Keaton was awarded a Career Achievement Award from the Hollywood Film Festival.[1]

On January 18, 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France.[2] He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University.[3]
Phylicia Rashad

**Phylicia Rashād** (/fɪˈliːʃə rəˈʃɑːd/ *fih-LI-shə rə-SHAHD*) (née **Ayers-Allen**; June 19, 1948) is an American actress, singer and stage director. She is known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom *The Cosby Show* (1984–92), which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She was dubbed "The Mother" of the black community at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards.

In 2004, Rashad became the first black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of *A Raisin in the Sun*.[1][2] Her other Broadway credits include *Into the Woods* (1988), *Jelly's Last Jam*(1993), *Gem of the Ocean* (2004), and *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* (2008). She won a NAACP Image Award when she reprised her *A Raisin in the Sun* role in the 2008 television adaptation. She has also appeared in the films *For Colored Girls*(2010), *Good Deeds* (2012), *Creed* (2015), and *Creed II* (2018).
Orlando Bloom

**Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom** (born 13 January 1977)[1] is an English actor. After making his breakthrough as Legolas in *The Lord of the Rings* film series, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. He later reprised his role as Legolas in *The Hobbit* film series. His other roles include Will Turnerin the *Pirates of the Caribbean* film series, and Paris in *Troy* (2004).

Bloom subsequently established himself as a leading man in Hollywood films such as Balian de Ibelin in Ridley Scott's *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005) and *Elizabethtown* (2005). He made his professional stage debut in West End's *In Celebration*at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaption of *Romeo and Juliet* in 2013. In 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.[2]
Matt Walsh

**Matt Walsh** (born October 13, 1964)[1] is an American actor, comedian, director, and writer best known for his role as Mike McLintock in *Veep* for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also previously starred in short-lived comedy programs such as *Dog Bites Man* on Comedy Central and *Players* on Spike TV, and was a correspondent on *The Daily Show with Jon Stewart*. He has also co-starred in films such as *Ghostbusters*, *Life of the Party*, *Ted*, *Into the Storm*, *Brigsby Bear*, and *Old School*.
Michael Ealy

**Michael Brown** (born August 3, 1973),[1] professionally known as **Michael Ealy**, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in *Barbershop* (2002), *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), *Takers* (2010), *Think Like a Man* (2012), *About Last Night* (2014), *Think Like a Man Too* (2014), *The Perfect Guy* (2015), and *The Intruder* (2019). Ealy starred as Dorian the android in the Fox TV science fiction police drama series *Almost Human*.
Olivia Wilde

**Olivia Wilde** (born **Olivia Jane Cockburn**; March 10, 1984),[1] is an American actress, producer, director, and activist. She is known for her role as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series *House* (2007–2012),[2] and her roles in the films *Conversations with Other Women* (2005), *Alpha Dog* (2007), *Tron: Legacy* (2010), *Cowboys & Aliens*(2011), *Butter* (2011), *Drinking Buddies* (2013), *The Incredible Burt Wonderstone* (2013), *Rush* (2013), *The Lazarus Effect*(2015), *Love the Coopers* (2015), and *Meadowland* (2015).[3] In 2017, Wilde made her Broadway debut, playing the role of Julia in *1984*. In 2019, she directed her first film, the teen comedy *Booksmart*.
Penélope Cruz

**Penélope Cruz Sánchez** (/kruːz/; Spanish: [peˈnelope kɾuθ ˈsantʃeθ]; born 28 April 1974)[1] is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at the age of 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television, and her feature film debut the following year in *Jamón Jamón* (1992). Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included *Belle Epoque* (1992), *Open Your Eyes* (1997), *The Hi-Lo Country* (1999), *The Girl of Your Dreams* (2000) and *Woman on Top* (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films *Vanilla Sky*, *All the Pretty Horses*, *Captain Corelli's Mandolin* and *Blow*.

She has since appeared in films in a range of genres, including the comedy *Waking Up in Reno* (2002), the thriller *Gothika* (2003), the Christmas film *Noel* (2004), the action-adventure films *Sahara* (2005) and *Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides* (2011), the romantic comedy *To Rome with Love* (2012), the crime drama *The Counselor* (2013) and the mystery film *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017). She was praised for her roles in *Volver* (2006) and *Nine* (2009), receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for playing volatile painter María Elena in Woody Allen's *Vicky Cristina Barcelona*. She is the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award, as well as the first Spanish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2][3] In 2018, Cruz made her American television debut as Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace in the FXseries *The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story*, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Cruz has modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren, Chanel and L'Oréal, and along with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, has designed clothing for Mango. Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from *The Hi-Lo Country* to help fund the late nun's mission.
Matt Craven

**Matthew John Crnkovich** (born November 10, 1956), known as **Matt Craven**, is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in over 40 films including *Happy Birthday to Me*, *Jacob's Ladder*, *K2*, *A Few Good Men*, *The Juror*, *Assault on Precinct 13*, *Disturbia*, and *X-Men: First Class*.

Craven has also made several television appearances, most notably as Clayton Jarvis on the CBS series, *NCIS*, Officer Lenny Gayer on *High Incident*, Dr. Tim Lonner on *L.A. Doctors*, and Sheriff Fred Langston on the series, *Resurrection*.