Adrien Brody
American actor known for intense character work, the youngest Best Actor Oscar winner for The Pianist at age 29.
36 actors containing the letter Y — each with origin, classification, and notes.
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American actor known for intense character work, the youngest Best Actor Oscar winner for The Pianist at age 29.
Cuban-American actor known for leading roles in crime dramas, ensemble heist films, and prestige pictures across four decades.
Welsh actor celebrated for stage and screen, two-time Academy Award winner best known as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.
American actor and comedian who rose with Saturday Night Live and built a second career as a melancholic leading man in independent film.
English-American actor of the classical Hollywood era, recognized for screwball comedy, romantic leads, and Hitchcock thrillers.
English actor regarded as among the finest of his generation, three-time Academy Award winner for Best Actor across My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln.
American actor, producer, and former professional wrestler known by the ring name The Rock and one of the highest-grossing film leads of the modern era.
American comedian and actor who rose with Saturday Night Live and became one of the most bankable comedy leads of the 1980s and 1990s.
English actor known for biographical leads and the title role in the Fantastic Beasts series, Academy Award winner for The Theory of Everything.
Australian-American actor of the classical Hollywood era best known for swashbuckling adventure films at Warner Bros.
American actor of the classical Hollywood era, two-time Academy Award winner whose career bridged silent films and the early 1960s.
English actor known for villains and historical leads, Academy Award winner for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.
American actor, dancer, singer, director, and choreographer who reshaped the Hollywood musical with athletic, naturalistic dance.
American actor, director, and producer, Academy Award winner for Syriana and Argo, with a long-running career in television and film.
American actor of the classical Hollywood era, Academy Award winner for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
American actor of stage and screen whose six-decade career ranged from John Ford Westerns to On Golden Pond, his final and Oscar-winning role.
American actor of the classical Hollywood era, defining film noir star and Academy Award winner for The African Queen.
English actor known for stage classics, prestige film leads, and his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune.
American actor and musician known for collaborations with Tim Burton, the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and varied auteur and biographical leads.
American actor and producer, Academy Award winner for Dallas Buyers Club, with a career across romantic comedies, dramas, and the McConaissance.
American actor known as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sherlock Holmes for Guy Ritchie, and Academy Award winner for Oppenheimer.
Canadian actor known for La La Land, Drive, The Notebook, and Barbie, with Academy Award nominations across drama, musical, and comedy.
Canadian actor and producer best known as the title character in the Deadpool franchise and for romantic comedies and action films.
Scottish actor who originated the screen James Bond and won an Academy Award for The Untouchables.
Bahamian-American actor, the first Black recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor and a defining lead of post-war American film.
American actor, screenwriter, and director known for the Rocky and Rambo franchises and as a founding lead of The Expendables.
American actor best known as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's trilogy and for Seabiscuit, The Cider House Rules, and Brothers.
English actor known for Bronson, Mad Max Fury Road, the Venom franchise, and collaborations with Christopher Nolan.
Indian actor and producer of Hindi cinema known for the Dhoom action franchise and producing Hollywood and Indian films through Yash Raj Films.
American actor and martial artist known as Blade across the Marvel film series and for lead roles in action and drama.
American actor known for Cheers, Natural Born Killers, No Country for Old Men, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
American actor known for 24 as George Mason, The Walking Dead as Gregory, Air Force One, and Terminator 2 Judgment Day.
South Korean actor known for Burning, The Throne, Hellbound, and Korean independent and franchise film and television.
Russian-American actor and singer, Academy Award winner for The King and I and lead of The Magnificent Seven and The Ten Commandments.
Japanese actor and filmmaker known for 13 Assassins, Casshern, Sweet Rain Accuracy of Death, and the Netflix prison drama First Love.
American actor known as Sylar on Heroes and as Spock in the rebooted Star Trek film series.
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