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Richard Burton
Welsh actor of stage and screen, seven-time Academy Award nominee known for Shakespeare, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
If you've been searching for actors that start with R, you'll find 8 detailed actors below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Actors That Start With R
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Robert De Niro
American actor and producer, two-time Academy Award winner whose collaborations with Martin Scorsese define a major strand of New Hollywood cinema.
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Robert Downey Jr
American actor known as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sherlock Holmes for Guy Ritchie, and Academy Award winner for Oppenheimer.
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Robert Redford
American actor, director, and founder of the Sundance Institute, Academy Award winner for Best Director for Ordinary People.
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Robin Williams
American actor and comedian, Academy Award winner for Good Will Hunting, known for Aladdin, Dead Poets Society, and stand-up.
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Russell Crowe
New Zealand-Australian actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor for Gladiator and a leading dramatic and historical screen performer.
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Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor known for La La Land, Drive, The Notebook, and Barbie, with Academy Award nominations across drama, musical, and comedy.
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Ryan Reynolds
Canadian actor and producer best known as the title character in the Deadpool franchise and for romantic comedies and action films.
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