Category: Actor

Idris Elba, born Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Director, Musician, DJ and Rapper.  In addition to acting work, Elba performs as a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis (or Big Driis the Londoner) and as an R&B musician.  As of May 2019, his films have grossed over $9.8 billion at the global box office, including over $3.6 billion in North America, where he is one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors. Elba was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to drama.

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Born: September 6, 1972 in Newham (London Borough of Hackney), London, United Kingdom

Spouse: Sabrina Dhowre (m. 2019), Sonya Nicole Hamlin (m. 2006-2006), Hanne Norgaard (m. 1999-2003)

Children: Isan Elba, Winston Elba

Education: Barking & Dagenham College, National Youth Music Theatre

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 6′ 2″ (1.89 m)

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Filmography

Belle Maman (1999)

Sorted (2000)

Buffalo Soldiers (2001)

One Love (2003)

Sometimes in April (2005)

The Gospel (2005)

All in the Game (2006)

Daddy’s Little Girl (2007)

The Reaping (2007)

28 Weeks Later (2007)

American Gangster (2007)

This Christmas (2007)

Prom Night (2008)

RocknRolla (2008)

Clubbed (2008)

The Human Contract (2008)

The Unborn (2009)

Obsessed (2009)

Legacy (2010)

The Losers (2010)

Takers (2010)

Thor (2011)

Gumball 3000 LDN 2 NYC (2011)

Demons Never Die (2011)

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

Prometheus (2012)

Pacific Rim (2013)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Enchanted Kingdom (2014)

Second Coming (2014)

No Good Deed (2014)

The Gunman (2015)

Mandela, My Dad and Me (2015)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Zootopia (2016)

The Jungle Book (2016)

Bastille Day (2016)

Finding Dory (2016)

A Hundred Streets (2016)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

The Dark Tower (2017)

Molly’s Game (2017)

The Mountain Between Us (2017)

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Yardie (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Cats (2019)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer and Screenwriter.

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Born: July 27, 1970 in Rudkobing, Denmark

Spouse: Nukaaka Coster-Waldau (m. 1997)

Children: Safina Waldau, Fillippa Coster-Waldau

Education: Danish National School of Performing Arts (1989-1993)

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Height: 6′ 2″ (1.86 m)

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Filmography

Nightwatch (1994)

Jacobs Liste (1997)

Bent (1997)

Wildside (1998)

Angel of the Night (1998)

The Cable Club (1999)

Misery Harbour (1999)

Foreign Fields (2000)

Enigma (2001)

Black Hawk Down (2001)

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)

Stealing Rembrandt (2003)

The Bouncer (2003)

My Name is Modesty (2004)

The Good Cop (2004)

Wimbledon (2004)

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

The Headsman (2005)

Firewall (2006)

Triple Dare (2006)

Filthy Gorgeous (2006)

The Baker (2007)

Wonderful and Loved by All (2007)

The Early Years: Erik Nietzche Part 1 (2007)

The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)

Himmerland (2008)

Virtuality (2009)

Ved Verdens Ende (2009)

Blackthorn (2011)

Headhunters (2011)

Aurum (2012)

Mama (2013)

Oblivion (2013)

A Thousand Times Good Night (2013)

The Other Woman (2014)

A Second Chance (2014)

Life Ending Specialist (2014)

Nobody Wants the Night (2015)

Klown Forever (2015)

Gods of Egypt (2016)

Chicken/Egg (2016)

Small Crimes (2017)

3 Things (2017)

Shot Caller (2017)

Domino (2019)

Tom Lister Jr., born Tommy Duane Lister is an American Film Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor and Professional Wrestler.

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Born: June 24, 1958 in Compton, California

Spouse: Felicia Forbes (m. 2003)

Children: Faith Lister

Education: California State University, Los Angeles

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Height: 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)

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Filmography

Runaway Train (1985)

Blue City (1986)

Armed and Dangerous (1986)

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Prison (1987)

No Holds Barred (1989)

Think Big (1989)

Talkin’ Dirty After Dark (1991)

Universal Soldier (1992)

Trespass (1992)

Posse (1993)

The Meteor Man (1993)

Immortal Combat (1994)

Men of War (1994)

Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Friday (1995)

Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995)

The Set-Up (1995)

Hologram Man (1995)

Barb Wire (1996)

Phat Beach (1996)

Street Corner Justice (1996)

The Fifth Element (1997)

Below Utopia (1997)

Jackie Brown (1997)

The Players Club (1998)

I Got the Hook-Up (1998)

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)

Judgement Day (1999)

Next Friday (2000)

Little Nicky (2000)

Soulkeeper (2001)

The Wash (2001)

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Confidence (2003)

Asylum of the Damned (2003)

My Baby’s Daddy (2004)

Full Clip (2004)

Hair Show (2004)

Dracula 3000 (2004)

One Night with the King (2006)

Bone Dry (2008)

The Dark Knight (2008)

Super Capers (2009)

Hopelessly in June (2011)

We the Party (2012)

K-11 (2012)

White T (2013)

The Human Centipede 3-Final Sequence (2015)

Zootopia (2016)

Chris Tucker, born Christopher Tucker is an American Film Actor, Television Actor and Stand-Up Comedian.

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Born: August 31, 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia

Spouse: Azja Pryor (m. 1997-2003)

Children: Destin Christopher Tucker

Education: Columbia High School

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

Website:  www.christucker.com

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Filmography

House Party 3 (1994)

Friday (1995)

Panther (1995)

Dead Presidents (1995)

The Fifth Element (1997)

Money Talks (1997)

Jackie Brown (1997)

Rush Hour (1998)

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

We Are the Future (2006)

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)

Michael Bowen, born Michael Alexander Bowen is an American Film Actor,  Television Actor and Author.

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Born: June 21, 1953 in Houston, Texas

Spouse: Kristin Joy Jacobson (m. 1998)

Children: Max Bowen, Chrystal Bowen, Jonathan Bowen, Keith Bowen

Parents:  Michael Bowen, Sonia Sorel

Relatives:  Max Henius (Great-Grandfather), Robert Carradine (Half-Brother), Keith Carradine (Half-Brother), Martha Plimpton (Half-Niece), Ever Carradine (Half-Niece), Sorel Carradine (Half-Niece)

Education: Hannover High School

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Books: The Law of Private Companies, Edwarda Opatowska Saved My Life!, Unforced Error, A Rep and Melissa Pennyworth Mystery, No Limits: Positioning Yourself to Get What You Really Want 10 Simple Principles, 3 A.M. Poetry and Prose

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Filmography

Forbidden World (1982)

Valley Girl (1983)

The Wild Life (1984)

Night of the Comet (1984)

Private Resort (1985)

Iron Eagle (1986)

Echo Park (1986)

Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)

Less Than Zero (1987)

The Ryan White Story (1989)

Season of Fear (1989)

Mortal Passions (1989)

The Godfather Part III (1990)

The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)

Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story (1992)

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

Love and a .45 (1994)

New Eden (1994)

Excess Baggage (1997)

Jackie Brown (1997)

Letters from a Killer (1998)

Gideon (1999)

Magnolia (1999)

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000)

The Monster Hunter (2000)

Hostage Negotiator (2001)

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

Walking Tall (2004)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

After the Sunset (2004)

Self Medicated (2005)

Lethal Eviction (2005)

The Work and the Glory: American Zion (2005)

The Lost (2006)

The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)

The Death and the Life of Bobby Z (2007)

Love at First Kill (2008)

Autopsy (2008)

Deadgirl (2008)

The Hessen Conspiracy (2008)

Permanent Vacation (2009)

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)

The Perfect Student (2011)

Brawler (2011)

Soda Springs (2012)

Django Unchained (2012)

Deep Dark Canyon (2012)

All Cheerleaders Die (2013)

House by the Lake (2017)

Michael Keaton, born Michael John Douglas is an American Film Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor, Producer and Director.

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Born: September 5, 1951 in Ohio Valley Hospital, Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania

Spouse: Caroline McWilliams (m. 1982-1990)

Children: Sean Douglas

Parents:  George A. Douglas, Leona Loftus

Education: Kent State University, Montour High School

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

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Filmography

Rabbit Test (1978)

Night Shift (1982)

Mr. Mom (1983)

Johnny Dangerously (1984)

Gung Ho (1986)

Touch and Go (1986)

The Squeeze (1987)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Clean and Sober (1988)

The Dream Team (1989)

Batman (1989)

Pacific Heights (1990)

One Good Cop (1991)

Batman Returns (1992)

Porco Rosso (1992)

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

My Life (1993)

The Paper (1994)

Speechless (1994)

Multiplicity (1996)

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

Jackie Brown (1997)

Desperate Measures (1998)

Jack Frost (1998)

Live from Baghdad (2002)

Quicksand (2003)

First Daughter (2004)

White Noise (2005)

Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Cars (2006)

The Last Time (2007)

The Merry Gentleman (2009)

Post Grad (2009)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

The Other Guys (2010)

Small Fry (2011)

Frankenweenie (2012)

Penthouse North (2013)

Clear History (2013)

RoboCop (2014)

Need for Speed (2014)

Birdman (2014)

Minions (2015)

Spotlight (2015)

The Founder (2016)

Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)

American Assassin (2017)

Dumbo (2019)

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Malcolm McDowell, born Malcolm John Taylor is an English Film Actor, Voice Actor and Television Actor.

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Born: June 13, 1943 in Horsforth, England, United Kingdom

Spouse: Kelley Kuhr (m. 1991), Mary Steenburgen (m. 1980-1990), Margot Bennett (m. 1975-1980)

Children: Charlie McDowell, Lilly McDowell, Seamus Hudson McDowell, Finnian Anderson McDowell, Beckett Taylor McDowell

Education: LAMDA-London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Cannock House School

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Height: 5′ 8″ (1.74 m)

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Filmography

Poor Cow (1967)

If… (1968)

Figures in a Landscape (1969)

The Raging Moon (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

O Lucky Man! (1973)

Royal Flash (1975)

Aces High (1976)

Voyage of the Damned (1976)

Caligula (1979)

Time After Time (1979)

Cat People (1982)

Britannia Hospital (1982)

Blue Thunder (1983)

Cross Creek (1983)

Get Crazy (1983)

Merlin and the Sword (1985)

Moon 44 (1990)

Class of 1999 (1990)

Chain of Desire (1992)

Bopha! (1993)

Milk Money (1994)

Star Trek Generations (1994)

Tank Girl (1995)

Mr. Magoo (1997)

My Life So Far (1999)

Gangster No. 1 (2000)

Just Visiting (2001)

Pact with the Devil (2002)

I Spy (2002)

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2003)

The Company (2003)

Evilenko (2004)

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

Halloween (2007)

Doomsday (2008)

Delgo (2008)

Bolt (2008)

Halloween II (2009)

Barry Munday (2010)

Easy A (2010)

The Artist (2011)

Suing the Devil (2011)

Zombex (2011)

Vamps (2012)

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)

Silent Night (2012)

The Employer (2013)

Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)

31 (2016)

American Satan (2017)

Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)

Corbin Nash (2018)

Bombshell (2019)

Liam Neeson, born Liam John Neeson is an Irish Film Actor and Voice Actor.  He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2000 New Year Honours.

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Born: June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Spouse: Natasha Richardson (m. 1994-2009)

Children: Micheal Richardson, Daniel Neeson

Education: Queen’s University Belfast, Gaiety School of Drama

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Height: 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)

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Filmography

Excalibur (1981)

Krull (1983)

The Mission (1986)

Suspect (1987)

The Dead Pool (1988)

Next of Kin (1989)

Darkman (1990)

Husbands and Wives (1992)

Schindler’s List (1993)

Nell (1994)

Rob Roy (1995)

Before and After (1996)

Michael Collins (1996)

Les Miserables (1998)

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

The Haunting (1999)

Gun Shy (2000)

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Love Actually (2003)

Kinsey (2004)

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Batman Begins (2005)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Seraphim Falls (2006)

Taken (2008)

The Other Man (2008)

Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)

Chloe (2009)

After Life (2009)

Clash of the Titans (2010)

The A-Team (2010)

The Next Three Days (2010)

Unknown (2011)

The Grey (2011)

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Battleship (2012)

Taken 2 (2012)

The Third Person (2013)

Non-Stop (2014)

The Lego Movie (2014)

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Taken 3 (2014)

Run All Night (2015)

A Monster Calls (2016)

Silence (2016)

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

The Commuter (2018)

Widows (2018)

Cold Pursuit (2019)

Men in Black: International (2019)

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Michael Caine, born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr. is a British Film Actor,  Television Actor, Producer and Author.  Michael Caine served in the British Army and fought in the Korean War and has appeared in more than 130 films in a career spanning 70 years.  He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 Queen’s Birthday Honours, and in the 2000 Birthday Honours he was knighted as Sir Maurice Micklewhite CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

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Born: March 14, 1933 in Rotherhithe, London, United Kingdom

Spouse: Shakira Caine (m. 1973), Patricia Haines (m. 1954-1962)

Children: Natasha Caine, Dominique Caine

Education: Wilson’s School, Hackney Downs School

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

Books: What’s It All About? (1992), The Elephant to Hollywood (2010), Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life (2018)

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Filmography

Zulu (1964)

The Ipcress File (1965)

Alfie (1966)

Funeral in Berlin (1966)

Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

Play Dirty (1969)

The Italian Job (1969)

Battle of Britain (1969)

Too Late the Hero (1970)

Get Carter (1971)

Sleuth (1972)

The Black Windmill (1974)

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

The Swarm (1978)

California Suite (1978)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

The Hand (1981)

Escape to Victory (1981)

Deathtrap (1982)

Educating Rita (1983)

Blame it on Rio (1984)

The Holcraft Covenant (1985)

Hanna and Her Sisters (1986)

Mona Lisa (1986)

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

The Fourth Protocol (1987)

Without a Clue (1988)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

A Shock to the System (1990)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

On Deadly Ground (1994)

Blood and Wine (1996)

Little Voice (1998)

The Cider House Rules (1999)

Quills (2000)

Miss Congeniality (2000)

Last Orders (2001)

The Quiet American (2002)

Secondhand Lions (2003)

The Statement (2003)

Batman Begins (2005)

The Weather Man (2005)

Children of Men (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

The Dark Knight (2008)

Is Anybody There? (2009)

Harry Brown (2009)

Youth (2015)

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

Going in Style (2017)

Dunkirk (2017)

Stanley Tucci, born Stanley Oliver Tucci, Jr. is an American Film Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor and Producer.

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Born: November 11, 1960 in Peekskill, New York

Spouse: Felicity Blunt (m. 2012), Kate Tucci (m. 1995-2009)

Children: Nicolo Robert Tucci, Matteo Oliver Tucci, Isabel Concetta Tucci, Emilia Giovanna Tucci, Camilla Tucci

Education: Purchase College

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

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Filmography

Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

Quick Change (1990)

Billy Bathgate (1991)

The Public Eye (1992)

Undercover Blues (1993)

The Pelican Brief (1993)

Kiss of Death (1995)

Big Night (1996)

The Daytrippers (1997)

Deconstructing Harry (1997)

The Imposters (1998)

Winchell (1998)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)

Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)

Sidewalks of New York (2001)

America’s Sweethearts (2001)

Big Trouble (2002)

Road to Perdition (2002)

Maid in Manhattan (2002)

The Core (2003)

The Terminal (2004)

Shall We Dance? (2004)

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

What Just Happened (2008)

Swing Vote (2008)

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)

Julie & Julia (2009)

The Lovely Bones (2009)

Easy A (2010)

Burlesque (2010)

Margin Call (2011)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

The Hunger Games (2012)

The Company You Keep (2012)

Jack and the Giant Slayer (2013)

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

The Fifth Estate (2013)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

A Little Chaos (2014)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)

Wild Cards (2015)

Spotlight (2015)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)

Final Portrait (2017)

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

The Children Act (2017)

Show Dogs (2018)

Patient Zero (2018)

A Private War (2018)

The Silence (2019)