Famous actors from Delaware
Admiring and envying the world's biggest stars is easy to do on Instagram. From A-list movie stars and major musicians to pro ball players and comedians who landed their own sitcoms, there's no shortage of evidence of just how good the good life is. They post pictures of themselves with other big shots on rooftop bars, at exclusive clubs, at backstage parties, and at restaurants where regular people can't get a reservation.
But the vast majority of these celebrities were born and raised outside of Hollywood, finding their way to the bright lights and big money of superstardom from obscure beginnings in regular small towns or cities across the country.
Stacker compiled a list of actors that were born in Delaware from IMDb's most popular list. For each actor, we included a movie poster image from a film he is known for (all movie poster images from OMDb). Keep reading to see which favorite actors are from your home state.
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Judge Reinhold
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (5/21/1957)
- Known for:
--- Det. Billy Rosewood in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)
--- Brad Hamilton in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982)
--- Billy Rosewood in "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987)
Ryan Phillippe
- Born: New Castle, Delaware (9/10/1974)
- Known for:
--- Officer Hanson in "Crash" (2004)
--- Henry Denton in "Gosford Park" (2001)
--- Sebastian Valmont in "Cruel Intentions" (1999)
Doug Hutchison
- Born: Dover, Delaware (5/26/1960)
- Known for:
--- Percy Wetmore in "The Green Mile" (1999)
--- Loony Bin Jim in "Punisher: War Zone" (2008)
--- Ifty in "I Am Sam" (2001)
Raúl Esparza
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (10/24/1970)
- Known for:
--- Tony Compagna in "Find Me Guilty" (2006)
--- Rafael Barba in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2012-2021)
--- Moreno in "Ferdinand" (2017)
John Gallagher Jr.
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (6/17/1984)
- Known for:
--- Emmett in "10 Cloverfield Lane" (2016)
--- Mason in "Short Term 12" (2013)
--- The Man in "Hush" (2016)
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Dave Sheridan
- Born: Newark, Delaware (3/10/1969)
- Known for:
--- The Killer in "Scary Movie" (2000)
--- Doug in "Ghost World" (2001)
--- Mark in "Bubble Boy" (2001)
Patrick Kerr
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (1/23/1956)
- Known for:
--- Michael in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000-2004)
--- DMV Manager in "Domino" (2005)
--- George Deakins in "ER" (2004)
Eddie Paskey
- Born: Delaware (8/20/1939)
- Died: 8/17/2021
- Known for:
--- Lt. Leslie in "Star Trek: The Original Series" (1966-1968)
--- Admiral Leslie in "Star Trek Phase II" (2004)
--- Policeman in "Ben Casey" (1965)
Adam Robert Worton
- Born: Newark, Delaware (11/16/1992)
- Known for:
--- Baby Bink #1 in "Baby's Day Out" 1994
Jacob Joseph Worton
- Born: Newark, Delaware (11/16/1992)
- Known for:
--- Baby Bink #2 in "Baby's Day Out" 1994
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Ryan Spahn
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (6/18/1980)
- Known for:
--- Joel in "The Bite" (2021)
--- Billy in "Modern Love" (2021)
--- Writer in "Nora Highland" (2020)
Tim Quill
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (10/18/1962)
- Died: 9/25/2017
- Known for:
--- Pvt. Joe Beletsky in "Hamburger Hill" (1987)
--- Alan Sosa in "Argo" (2012)
--- Kevin O'Roarke in "Hiding Out" (1987)
Murphy Guyer
- Born: Dover, Delaware (12/25/1952)
- Known for:
--- Officer Kaplan in "Arthur" (2011)
--- James Gordon in "Batman: The Telltale Series" (2016)
--- NSC Representative in "The Jackal" (1997)
Brian Guest
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (not available)
- Known for:
--- Gym Dude in "Workaholics" (2014)
--- Avery in "The Oath" (2018)
--- Asst. U.S. Attorney in "Narcos" (2017)
Paul Tulley
- Born: Newark, Delaware (5/1/1942)
- Known for:
--- Mr. Taylor in "Real Genius" (1985)
--- Sgt. Roberts in "Harry O" (1975-1976)
--- Fosbender in "Police Story" (1976-1978)
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Patrick Mealey
- Born: New Castle, Delaware (10/27/1997)
- Known for:
--- Nobuhiro in "Genshin Impact" (2020)
--- Jonathan in "War Islands" (2020)
--- Masato Kurogane in "Lucid9: Inciting Incident" (2016)
Chuck Wicks
- Born: Smyrna, Delaware (6/20/1979)
- Known for:
--- Actor in "CMT Hot 20 Countdown"
--- Chuck Wicks in "CollegeHumor Originals" (2012)
--- Andrew Campbell in "A Unicorn for Christmas" (2021)
Bernie McInerney
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (12/4/1936)
- Known for:
--- James Lamson in "Dan in Real Life" (2007)
--- Dr. Cornfeld in "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" (1989)
--- Hospital Doctor in "The Natural" (1984)
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Joe Garcio
- Born: New Castle, Delaware (4/24/1904)
- Died: 4/11/1982
- Known for:
--- Ozzie - Henchman [Chs.13-15] in "The Black Coin" (1936)
--- Miller in "Where the West Begins" (1938)
--- Squint - Henchman in "Overland Mail" (1939)
Zach English
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (3/31/1983)
- Known for:
--- Patrick in "The Real McCoy" 1993
--- Dane O'Neill in "The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years" 1996
Chris Lobban
- Born: Delaware (5/29/1905)
- Known for:
--- Kevin St. James in "Welcome Freshmen" (1991-1993)
--- Bobby Johnson in "In the Heat of the Night" (1991-1994)
--- Young Ernie in "Superboy" (1991)
Kevin Ruf
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (12/7/1961)
- Known for:
--- Kenny Carlisle in "Halfway Home" (2007)
--- Karen Williams' Receptionist in "Fun with Dick and Jane" (2005)
--- Ted Tucker in "Jenny" (1997-1998)
George Maguire
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (12/4/1946)
- Known for:
--- Wally in "13 Reasons Why" (2017)
--- Bill O'Connell in "Generations" (2018)
--- Police Clerk in "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006)
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Brien Perry
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (7/2/1971)
- Known for:
--- Brad Norman in "General Hospital" (2010)
--- Mick in "Ronny Camaro and Seven Angry Women" (2003)
--- Fireman in "Desperate Housewives" (2007)
Joey Perillo
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (4/9/1952)
- Known for:
--- Detective Franki in "12 Monkeys" (1995)
--- Tech #1 in "The Negotiator" (1998)
--- Jimmy in "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004)
Lyman Chen
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (10/12/1971)
- Known for:
--- Translator in "The Departed" (2006)
--- William Zhai in "Next" (2020)
--- Xun in "Mr. Robot" (2016-2017)
Timothy Stickney
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (1/31/1965)
- Known for:
--- R.J. Gannon in "One Life to Live" (1994-2009)
--- Window Yeller in "Cop Land" (1997)
--- Suave Man in "Coming Soon" (1999)
Michael Oosterom
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (9/28/1967)
- Known for:
--- Cornelius - Main Performer (2020) in "Earth to Ned" (2020-2021)
--- Rankle in "The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell" (2018)
--- Armond Mite in "No, You Shut Up!" (2013-2016)
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William Alland
- Born: Delmar, Delaware (3/4/1916)
- Died: 11/11/1997
- Known for:
--- Jerry Thompson in "Citizen Kane" (1941)
--- Producer in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954)
--- Producer in "The Deadly Mantis" (1957)
Bill Neff
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (6/30/1913)
- Died: 12/27/1999
- Known for:
--- Lieutenant Lee Thompson in "A Foreign Affair" (1948)
--- Capt. Jack Ramsey in "I Was a Male War Bride" (1949)
--- The real Schuyler Tatlock in "Miss Tatlock's Millions" (1948)
Stanton Heck
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (1/8/1877)
- Died: 12/16/1929
- Known for:
--- Jasper Hardy in "The Bad Man" (1923)
--- Poggin in "The Lone Star Ranger" (1923)
--- John Gorman in "Is That Nice?" (1926)
Marc Rambeau
- Born: Wilmington, Delaware (12/21/1942)
- Died: 2/9/1985
- Known for:
--- Alec Malloy in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1963-1964)
--- Joey Jared in "Arrest and Trial" (1963)
--- Eddie in "Alcoa Premiere" (1963)
