Famous actors from California

- Born: Santa Barbara, California (3/22/1975)
- Known for:
--- Carter Verone in "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003)
--- Benny in "Dazed and Confused" (1993)
--- Billy in "Good Will Hunting" (1997)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (8/20/1983)
- Known for:
--- Desmond Doss in "Hacksaw Ridge" (2016)
--- Eduardo Saverin in "The Social Network" (2010)
--- Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012)

- Born: Hayward, California (5/2/1972)
- Known for:
--- Spencer in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017)
--- Hank in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" (2012)
--- Maui in "Moana" (2016)

- Born: Modesto, California (1/7/1971)
- Known for:
--- Staff Sergeant William James in "The Hurt Locker" (2008)
--- Cory Lambert in "Wind River" (2017)
--- James Coughlin in "The Town" (2010)

- Born: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (11/11/1974)
- Known for:
--- Cobb in "Inception" (2010)
--- Billy in "The Departed" (2006)
--- Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013)

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- Born: San Diego, California (11/19/1983)
- Known for:
--- Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015)
--- Paterson in "Paterson" (2016)
--- Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" (2017)

- Born: Concord, California (7/9/1956)
- Known for:
--- Producer in "Cast Away" (2000)
--- Josh in "Big" (1988)
--- Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump" (1994)

- Born: Santa Monica, California (6/27/1975)
- Known for:
--- Capt. Sam Cahill in "Brothers" (2009)
--- Spider-Man in "Spider-Man" (2002)
--- James Leer in "Wonder Boys" (2000)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (12/19/1980)
- Known for:
--- Louis Bloom in "Nightcrawler" (2014)
--- Jack Twist in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005)
--- Donnie Darko in "Donnie Darko" (2001)

- Born: Long Beach, California (1/7/1964)
- Known for:
--- Castor Troy in "Face/Off" (1997)
--- Ben Sanderson in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995)
--- Stanley Goodspeed in "The Rock" (1996)

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- Born: Lynwood, California (1/18/1955)
- Known for:
--- The Postman in "The Postman" (1997)
--- Lieutenant Dunbar in "Dances with Wolves" (1990)
--- Robin of Locksley in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991)

- Born: Long Beach, California (7/5/1968)
- Known for:
--- Larry Gopnik in "A Serious Man" (2009)
--- Mr. Perlman in "Call Me by Your Name" (2017)
--- Dr. Robert Hoffstetler in "The Shape of Water" (2017)

- Born: San Francisco, California (5/31/1930)
- Known for:
--- Frankie Dunn in "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)
--- Walt Kowalski in "Gran Torino" (2008)
--- Robert Kincaid in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (5/12/1981)
- Known for:
--- Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018)
--- Elliot Alderson in "Mr. Robot" (2015-2019)
--- Louis Dega in "Papillon" (2017)

- Born: Irvine, California (7/16/1967)
- Known for:
--- Producer in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" (2006)
--- Producer in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (2013)
--- Ron Burgundy in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004)

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- Born: Los Angeles, California (4/27/1991)
- Known for:
--- Paxton Hall-Yoshida in "Never Have I Ever" (2020-2022)
--- Grant in "American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules" (2020)
--- Wilfred 'Freddy' Malick in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2020)

- Born: Lompoc, California (9/7/1989)
- Known for:
--- Atticus Freeman in "Lovecraft Country" (2020)
--- Montgomery Allen in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" (2019)
--- Johnny 'Lil Man' Curry in "White Boy Rick" (2018)

- Born: Santa Monica, California (12/30/1983)
- Known for:
--- Nick Goode in "Fear Street: Part One - 1994" (2021)
--- Charlie Isaacs in "Manhattan" (2014-2015)
--- Nate Sofrelli in "Succession" (2018-2021)

- Born: Berkeley, California (8/15/1972)
- Known for:
--- Producer in "Argo" (2012)
--- Nick Dunne in "Gone Girl" (2014)
--- Doug MacRay in "The Town" (2010)

- Born: Santa Monica, California (2/12/1968)
- Known for:
--- Thanos in "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)
--- Llewelyn Moss in "No Country for Old Men" (2007)
--- Thanos in "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)

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- Born: Oakland, California (2/16/1974)
- Known for:
--- Remy Danton in "House of Cards" (2013-2016)
--- Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes in "Luke Cage" (2016)
--- Tizzy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (5/20/1960)
- Known for:
--- Carl Bruner in "Ghost" (1990)
--- Dean in "The Mechanic" (2011)
--- Colonel Bagley in "The Last Samurai" (2003)

- Born: Palo Alto, California (4/19/1978)
- Known for:
--- Tommy in "The Disaster Artist" (2017)
--- Aron Ralston in "127 Hours" (2010)
--- Alien in "Spring Breakers" (2012)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (4/17/1989)
- Known for:
--- Peter Jablonski in "Seven Seconds" (2018)
--- Knox in "Death Wish" (2018)
--- Jay in "Destroyer" (2018)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (8/26/1980)
- Known for:
--- Kirk in "Star Trek" (2009)
--- Steve Trevor in "Wonder Woman" (2017)
--- Captain James T. Kirk in "Star Trek Beyond" (2016)

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- Born: Los Angeles, California (12/20/1983)
- Known for:
--- Schmidt in "21 Jump Street" (2012)
--- Schmidt in "22 Jump Street" (2014)
--- Donnie Azoff in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013)

- Born: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (3/5/1936)
- Died: 11/7/2021
- Known for:
--- Admiral Al Calavicci in "Quantum Leap" (1989-1993)
--- Tony 'The Tiger' Russo in "Married to the Mob" (1988)
--- Walt Henderson in "Paris, Texas" (1984)

- Born: San Bernardino, California (8/12/1991)
- Known for:
--- Cassius Green in "Sorry to Bother You" (2018)
--- Lieutenant Elliott in "Knives Out" (2019)
--- Marcus in "Short Term 12" (2013)

- Born: San Luis Obispo, California (10/18/1987)
- Known for:
--- Mike O'Donnell in "17 Again" (2009)
--- Troy Bolton in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" (2008)
--- Phillip Carlyle in "The Greatest Showman" (2017)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (12/31/1959)
- Known for:
--- Jim Morrison in "The Doors" (1991)
--- Simon Templar in "The Saint" (1997)
--- Gay Perry in "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005)

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- Born: Daly City, California (11/5/1968)
- Known for:
--- Sam Bell in "Moon" (2009)
--- Dixon in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017)
--- Chuck Barris in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002)

- Born: Sacramento, California (8/9/1944)
- Known for:
--- Bobby in "A Star Is Born" (2018)
--- Wade Garrett in "Road House" (1989)
--- Lee Hayden in "The Hero" (2017)

- Born: Santa Barbara, California (6/1/1984)
- Known for:
--- Sonny in "Chasing Mavericks" (2012)
--- Dean in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (2006)
--- Deputy Dixon Lamb in "Vegas" (2012-2013)

- Born: Sacramento, California (11/24/1977)
- Known for:
--- Preston in "King Kong" (2005)
--- Shaun Brumder in "Orange County" (2002)
--- Oliver in "The House Bunny" (2008)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (12/7/1966)
- Known for:
--- Ponyboy Curtis in "The Outsiders" (1983)
--- Jim Halsey in "The Hitcher" (1986)
--- Tyler in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)

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- Born: Panorama City, California (3/1/1974)
- Known for:
--- Peter Bash in "Franklin & Bash" (2011-2014)
--- Det. John Clark, Jr. in "NYPD Blue" (2001-2005)
--- Brad Wolgast in "The Passage" (2019)

- Born: Alameda County, California (7/18/1967)
- Known for:
--- Groot in "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
--- Producer in "Furious 7" (2015)
--- Dominic Toretto in "The Fast and the Furious" (2001)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (2/17/1981)
- Known for:
--- Arthur in "Inception" (2010)
--- Joe in "Looper" (2012)
--- Jon in "Don Jon" (2013)

- Born: Burbank, California (4/20/1959)
- Known for:
--- Ralakili in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018)
--- Sy Liebergot - EECOM White in "Apollo 13" (1995)
--- Eaglebauer in "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (1979)

- Born: Hermosa Beach, California (8/28/1969)
- Known for:
--- Dewey Finn in "School of Rock" (2003)
--- Barry Judd in "High Fidelity" (2000)
--- Nacho in "Nacho Libre" (2006)

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- Born: Culver City, California (7/24/1949)
- Known for:
--- Cosmo Kramer in "Seinfeld" (1989-1998)
--- Stanley Spadowski in "UHF" (1989)
--- Doug Beech in "Airheads" (1994)

- Born: San Francisco, California (2/9/1975)
- Known for:
--- Quiznos Guy in "Easy A" (2010)
--- Director in "Skyscraper" (2018)
--- Director in "Red Notice" (2021)

- Born: Santa Monica, California (6/19/1976)
- Known for:
--- Gerry Bertier in "Remember the Titans" (2000)
--- Lump Hudson in "The Ladykillers" (2004)
--- Sgt. Ernie Savage in "We Were Soldiers" (2002)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (6/11/1986)
- Known for:
--- James in "Honey Boy" (2019)
--- Tyler in "The Peanut Butter Falcon" (2019)
--- Boyd 'Bible' Swan in "Fury" (2014)

- Born: Los Angeles, California (8/28/1986)
- Known for:
--- Cameron Winklevoss in "The Social Network" (2010)
--- Oliver in "Call Me by Your Name" (2017)
--- John Reid (Lone Ranger) in "The Lone Ranger" (2013)

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- Born: Los Angeles, California (4/10/1988)
- Known for:
--- Cole Sear in "The Sixth Sense" (1999)
--- David in "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001)
--- Trevor McKinney in "Pay It Forward" (2000)

- Born: Hollywood, California (3/7/1956)
- Known for:
--- Walter White in "Breaking Bad" (2008-2013)
--- Hal in "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000-2006)
--- Jack O'Donnell in "Argo" (2012)

- Born: Castro Valley, California (11/24/1964)
- Known for:
--- Armsby in "12 Years a Slave" (2013)
--- Francis Wolcott in "Deadwood" (2004-2005)
--- Wendell in "No Country for Old Men" (2007)

- Born: Victorville, California (11/4/1982)
- Known for:
--- Trent in "Friday the 13th" (2009)
--- Trent in "Transformers" (2007)
--- Sonio in "Meet the Spartans" (2008)