Famous actors from Iowa

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (10/9/1979)
- Known for:
--- Clark Kent in "Superman Returns" (2006)
--- Todd Ingram in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010)
--- Daniel Shaw in "Chuck" (2010-2011)

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1/28/1981)
- Known for:
--- Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001)
--- Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
--- Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002)

- Born: Winterset, Iowa (5/26/1907)
- Died: 6/11/1979
- Known for:
--- Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" (1969)
--- Tom Doniphon in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962)
--- Ringo Kid in "Stagecoach" (1939)

- Born: Waterloo, Iowa (11/7/1983)
- Known for:
--- Bumper in "Pitch Perfect" (2012)
--- Adam DeMamp in "Workaholics" (2011-2017)
--- Josh in "Isn't It Romantic" (2019)

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2/7/1978)
- Known for:
--- Michael Kelso in "That '70s Show" (1998-2006)
--- Oliver Martin in "A Lot Like Love" (2005)
--- Jack Fuller in "What Happens in Vegas" (2008)

You may also like: Highest-rated things to do in Iowa, according to Tripadvisor

- Born: Iowa City, Iowa (9/16/1978)
- Known for:
--- Mason Young in "Ozark" (2017-2018)
--- Joe 'Fish' Rinaldi in "Seven Seconds" (2018)
--- Johnny in "Sirens" (2014-2015)

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (6/5/1967)
- Known for:
--- Roger Perron in "The Conjuring" (2013)
--- Peter in "Office Space" (1999)
--- Marty Bowen in "Adaptation." (2002)

- Born: Shueyville, Iowa (6/4/1978)
- Known for:
--- Administrator in "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" (2019)
--- Abernathy Darwin Dunlap in "Accepted" (2006)
--- Oswald Cobblepot in "Gotham" (2014-2019)

- Born: Marshalltown, Iowa (12/9/1966)
- Known for:
--- Kahn Souphanousinphone Sr. in "King of the Hill" (1997-2010)
--- John Bosworth in "Halt and Catch Fire" (2014-2017)
--- Spook in "Rescue Dawn" (2006)

- Born: Avoca, Iowa (2/20/1939)
- Known for:
--- Tony in "West Side Story" (1961)
--- Benjamin Horne in "Twin Peaks" (1989-1991)
--- Actor in "The Innerview" (1973)

You may also like: Most valuable crops grown in Iowa

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (4/12/1978)
- Known for:
--- Randy in "Eight Legged Freaks" (2002)
--- Les in "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001)
--- Johnny in "Radio" (2003)

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (10/1/1947)
- Known for:
--- Rev. Eric Camden in "7th Heaven" (1996-2007)
--- Decker in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979)
--- Aaron Paradis in "The First Wives Club" (1996)

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (9/7/1954)
- Known for:
--- Ben Linus in "Lost" (2006-2010)
--- Harold Finch in "Person of Interest" (2011-2016)
--- Zep Hindle in "Saw" (2004)

- Born: Iowa City, Iowa (4/4/1959)
- Known for:
--- Trainee Foster in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984)
--- Messenger in "Meet the Spartans" (2008)
--- Saheed in "Black Dynamite" (2009)

- Born: Ottumwa, Iowa (3/6/1959)
- Known for:
--- Gib in "True Lies" (1994)
--- Stanley Stupid in "The Stupids" (1996)
--- Henry Wayne in "Exit Wounds" (2001)

You may also like: Most popular baby names for girls of the last decade in Iowa

- Born: Iowa City, Iowa (5/17/1966)
- Known for:
--- Sheldon Hawkes in "CSI: NY" (2004-2013)
--- Will Beckford in "The Skulls" (2000)
--- Coleman 'Booger' Sykes in "He Got Game" (1998)

- Born: Le Mars, Iowa (4/12/1981)
- Known for:
--- Pfc. Andy Kagan in "Inglourious Basterds" (2009)
--- Denis Cooverman in "I Love You, Beth Cooper" (2009)
--- Gus Cruikshank in "Love" (2016-2018)

- Born: Sioux City, Iowa (6/2/1948)
- Known for:
--- Arnie Rogers in "The Trouble with Harry" (1955)
--- The Beaver in "Leave It to Beaver" (1957-1963)
--- Beaver Cleaver in "The Love Boat" (1987)

- Born: Davenport, Iowa (10/15/1946)
- Known for:
--- Sy in "The Social Network" (2010)
--- Ray in "Blood Simple" (1984)
--- Stathis Borans in "The Fly" (1986)

- Born: Humboldt, Iowa (3/17/1958)
- Known for:
--- Younger Cop in "The Big Lebowski" (1998)
--- Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. in "United 93" (2006)
--- Dr. Chuck in "Apollo 13" (1995)

You may also like: Iowa advances in 1868: A major civil rights moment in Iowa

- Born: Woolstock, Iowa (1/5/1914)
- Died: 6/16/1959
- Known for:
--- Clark Kent in "Adventures of Superman" (1952-1958)
--- Stuart Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau in "Gone with the Wind" (1939)
--- Superman in "Superman and the Mole-Men" (1951)

- Born: Burlington, Iowa (2/26/1887)
- Died: 3/3/1966
- Known for:
--- Fred Mertz in "I Love Lucy" (1951-1957)
--- Charlie Halloran in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)
--- Sheriff McGee in "The Bride Came C.O.D." (1941)

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (3/3/1937)
- Died: 3/30/1968
- Known for:
--- Peter Pan in "Peter Pan" (1953)
--- Johnny in "Song of the South" (1946)
--- Tommy in "The Window" (1949)

- Born: Council Bluffs, Iowa (1/7/1969)
- Known for:
--- Billy in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" (1995)
--- Billy Cranston in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (1993-1996)
--- Billy Cranston in "Power Rangers Zeo" (1996)

- Born: Davenport, Iowa (1/31/1940)
- Known for:
--- Aimes Jainchill in "Death Wish" (1974)
--- Angel Martin in "The Rockford Files" (1974-1979)
--- Little Joe in "Kelly's Heroes" (1970)

You may also like: Most popular baby names for girls in Iowa

- Born: Griswold, Iowa (8/13/1920)
- Died: 4/16/1992
- Known for:
--- Duke in "Stalag 17" (1953)
--- Lieutenant Kaminsky in "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970)
--- Chester in "D.O.A." (1949)

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (12/9/1961)
- Known for:
--- Craig Feldspar in "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000-2006)
--- Harry in "Mike & Molly" (2011-2016)
--- Det. Arlen in "The Wrong Guy" (1997)

- Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (8/25/1913)
- Died: 12/22/1993
- Known for:
--- Don Blake in "Too Late for Tears" (1949)
--- Michael Kent in "Romance on the High Seas" (1948)
--- Jim Bullock in "It Happened on Fifth Avenue" (1947)

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (8/30/1927)
- Died: 9/4/2018
- Known for:
--- Howard Borden in "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972-1978)
--- Major Roger Healey in "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965-1970)
--- Bob Griffen in "Flying High" (1978)

- Born: Rolfe, Iowa (7/23/1901)
- Died: 12/6/1992
- Known for:
--- Mose Harper in "The Searchers" (1956)
--- Simms Reeves in "Red River" (1948)
--- Parson in "The Alamo" (1960)

You may also like: See how much of its wind energy potential Iowa uses

- Born: Sioux City, Iowa (6/29/1948)
- Known for:
--- Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith in "The Love Boat" (1977-1986)
--- Herman the German in "Death Race 2000" (1975)
--- Gopher Smith in "Charlie's Angels" (1979)

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (6/12/1956)
- Known for:
--- Coach Paul 'Doc' Hines in "Remember the Titans" (2000)
--- Martin Imari in "The Righteous Gemstones" (2019)
--- Britton Garrett in "The Banker" (2020)

- Born: Waterloo, Iowa (11/21/1968)
- Known for:
--- Goku in "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods" (2013)
--- Goku in "Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection "F"" (2015)
--- Goku in "Dragon Ball Z Kai" (2009-2015)

- Born: Ames, Iowa (7/15/1975)
- Known for:
--- Papageno in "The Magic Flute" (2006)
--- Steve in "The Woman in the Window" (2021)
--- George Treadbury in "30 Rock" (2012)

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (5/10/1914)
- Died: 7/30/1980
- Known for:
--- Marcellus in "Spartacus" (1960)
--- Lt. Matthews in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963)
--- Sebastian Sholes in "The Birds" (1963)

You may also like: Cities with the most expensive homes in Iowa

- Born: Waverly, Iowa (2/2/1955)
- Known for:
--- Cowboy in "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983)
--- Detective Stan Switek in "Miami Vice" (1984-1989)
--- Mickey in "Used Cars" (1980)

- Born: Sioux City, Iowa (3/15/1913)
- Died: 3/21/1994
- Known for:
--- Dr. Tom Horton in "Days of Our Lives" (1965-2018)
--- Jack Graham in "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943)
--- Jack Lindsay in "Suddenly It's Spring" (1947)

- Born: Iowa City, Iowa (11/23/1979)
- Known for:
--- Michael 'Thirty Mike' Chen in "SEAL Team" (2020-2021)
--- Nate in "Plus One" (2019)
--- AJ in "iZombie" (2015-2019)

- Born: Fairfield, Iowa (8/3/1984)
- Known for:
--- Hutch in "Stay Alive" (2006)
--- Gas Station Cashier in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003)
--- Graham Sloan in "The Informers" (2008)

- Born: Waterloo, Iowa (3/2/1988)
- Known for:
--- Travis Mack in "Ballers" (2016)
--- Helmsman #2 in "Greyhound" (2020)
--- Randy Paulson in "The Passage" (2019)

You may also like: Most popular baby names for boys in Iowa

- Born: Des Moines, Iowa (11/4/1902)
- Died: 5/13/1962
- Known for:
--- Wilson in "His Girl Friday" (1940)
--- Doc Williams in "The Westland Case" (1937)
--- Eddie Porter in "Rogues Gallery" (1944)

- Born: Alden, Iowa (4/5/1911)
- Died: 6/20/1963
- Known for:
--- Alabama Smith in "Flying Tigers" (1942)
--- Britt Reid in "The Green Hornet" (1940)
--- The Wreck' Loomis in "My Sister Eileen" (1942)

- Born: Davenport, Iowa (5/7/1933)
- Died: 7/12/2018
- Known for:
--- Major Christopher in "Star Trek: The Original Series" (1967)
--- Dr. James 'Jim' Hayes in "Count Yorga, Vampire" (1970)
--- Det. Sgt. Dan Kirby in "Arrest and Trial" (1963-1964)