Joshua Bassett is an American actor and singer who is best known for playing the role of Ricky Bowen in the television series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.” Bassett was born in Oceanside, California, and he began his career acting on stage in musical theater at only 8 years old. Before earning his role in High School Musical,... read full bio
Jessica McNamee is an Australian actress who is best known for playing Theresa Kelly in the television series “Sirens” and for playing Margaret Court in the film “Battle of the Sexes.” McNamee was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and she made her acting debut playing Lisa Duffy in the Australian television series “Home and Away.” Since then, McNamee’s... read full bio
Joy Bryant is an American actress, businesswoman and fashion model who is best known for playing Jasmine Trussell in the television series “Parenthood.” Bryant was born in The Bronx, New York City, and she began dancing at only three years old before later starting modeling while studying at Yale University. After studying at Yale for two years, Bryant dropped out... read full bio
Jay Hernandez has been around the filmmaking industry for a while now but he really shot to stardom with his turn as metahuman ex-gangster ‘El Diablo’ in DC’s “Suicide Squad” staring alongside industry A-Listers such as Will Smith, Margo Robbie, and Jared Leto. Hernandez enrolled in acting classes after being approached by a talent manager in an elevator in Los... read full bio
Jack McBrayer is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Kenneth Parcell in the television series, “30 Rock”, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He studied at the University of Evansville where he studied theater, and went on to work in theaters in Chicago. McBrayer got his start on screen appearing in sketches... read full bio
Jamie Bell is an English actor and dancer best known for his roles in films such as Billy in “Billy Elliot”, Jimmy in “King Kong”, Griffin in “Jumper”, the voice of Tintin in “The Adventures of Tintin”, and Ben Grimm/The Thing in “Fantastic Four”. Growing up Bell took his sister to ballet lessons and ended up started dance classes himself,... read full bio
Justin Hartley is an American actor who is best known for playing Kevin Pearson in the series “This Is Us”, Fox Crane on “Passions”, Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on “Smallville”, and Adam Newman/Gabriel Bingham on “The Young and the Restless”. Hartley studied at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and University of Illinois at Chicago where he majored in history and theater. He... read full bio
Jay Ellis is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor from both cinema and television. Ellis was born in Sumter, South Carolina, and traveled much as a child with his military family. While his mother was a successful finance professional and a former board member of the Federal government's Consumer Advisory Council, his father had served in the Air Force for more... read full bio
Joe Mantegna is an American actor, director, screenwriter and executive producer. He started his acting career on stage after playing Richard Roma in the musical ‘Hair’. He later played Richard Roma in the production of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’, a role which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. On screen, Mantegna is best known for... read full bio
Jonathan Goldsmith is an American actor. He began his career on the New York stage, then started a career in film and television. He appeared in several TV shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. He is best known for appearing in television commercials for Dos Equis beer, beginning in 2007, as the character The Most Interesting Man in the... read full bio
Jonathan Banks is an American actor best known for his critically acclaimed role as Mike Ehrmantraut in the series “Breaking Bad”, and spin-off “Better Call Saul”. Banks has been seen in numerous films and television series over the years with his earliest work being television series like “Barnaby Jones”, “Family”, “Lou Grant”, “Little House on the Prairie”, “Sanford”, “The Gangster... read full bio
Joseph Fiennes is an English actor and stage actor best known for his roles in film such as playing William Shakespeare in “Shakespeare in Love”, and Fred Waterford in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” which he has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for. Fiennes trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music... read full bio
Justin Long is an American actor, comedian, and humorist who is best known for his roles in films and television series over the years. Long studied at Vassar College and while there, he performing in schools plays and he was also a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock. Long made his film debut in “Galaxy Quest” and since then,... read full bio
Jeanette McCurdy is perhaps best known as playing Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon show iCarly and its spin off series Sam and Cat, but has since made a major comeback as a highly praised author and mental health spokesperson. Jeanette’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died became a New York Times bestseller. The book is known for using very dark... read full bio
Joanne Woodward's first film was a post-Civil War Western, Count Three and Pray. She continued to move between Hollywood and Broadway, eventually understudying in the New York production of Picnic, which featured Paul Newman. The two were married after their work together in the film The Long, Hot Summer. By that time, Woodward had starred in The Three Faces of... read full bio
Jeff Daniels' most recognized film roles include Harry Dunne in the buddy comedy Dumb and Dumber, and its sequel Dumb and Dumber To, as well as roles in Terms of Endearment, Arachnophobia, Gettysburg, 101 Dalmatians, Pleasantville, Infamous, Steve Jobs, The Martian, and The Divergent Series: Allegiant. His most recent and notable television role was as Will McAvoy in the series... read full bio
Joan Allen worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play. She has received three Academy Award nominations; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon and The Crucible, and for Best Actress for... read full bio
A well-respected comedic character actor, Joan Cusack has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the movies Working Girl and In & Out and is a three-time winner of the American Comedy Award as Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture." Cusack was a cast-member of the sketch comedy TV show Saturday... read full bio
Jonathan Taylor Thomas is an actor, former child star, and teen idol. He was well known for his role of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement. He starred in movies I'll Be Home for Christmas, Man of the House, Tom and Huck, The Adventures of Pinocchio, Wild America, Common Ground, Walking Across Egypt, and Speedway Junky. He... read full bio
Jonathan Scott Frakes is best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as David Xanatos in the animated television series Gargoyles. Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection. He hosted the series... read full bio
