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- Born: Webster Groves, Missouri (10/11/1977)
- Known for:
--- Henry Hamilton in "In Time" (2011)
--- Felix Turner in "The Normal Heart" (2014)
--- Ken in "Magic Mike XXL" (2015)

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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 Missouri 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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- Born: Webster Groves, Missouri (10/11/1977)
- Known for:
--- Henry Hamilton in "In Time" (2011)
--- Felix Turner in "The Normal Heart" (2014)
--- Ken in "Magic Mike XXL" (2015)
- Born: St. Joseph, Missouri (7/29/1969)
- Known for:
--- IMF Agent in "Mission: Impossible III" (2006)
--- Psychic in "Starship Troopers" (1997)
--- Carlton Lassiter in "Psych" (2006-2014)
- Born: West Plains, Missouri (12/13/1925)
- Known for:
--- Bert in "Mary Poppins" (1964)
--- Mr. Dawes, Jr. in "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018)
--- Caractacus Potts in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (8/31/1949)
- Known for:
--- Jim Bono in "Fences" (2016)
--- Father Leviatch in "Lady Bird" (2017)
--- William Slade in "Lincoln" (2012)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (1/20/1987)
- Known for:
--- Peter Maximoff in "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016)
--- Peter in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014)
--- Peter Maximoff in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" (2019)
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- Born: Flat Creek, Missouri (12/15/1949)
- Known for:
--- Detective James Crockett in "Miami Vice" (1984-1989)
--- Big Daddy in "Django Unchained" (2012)
--- Vic in "A Boy and His Dog" (1975)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (3/10/1971)
- Known for:
--- Don Draper in "Mad Men" (2007-2015)
--- FBI S.A. Adam Frawley in "The Town" (2010)
--- JB in "Million Dollar Arm" (2014)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (6/20/1952)
- Known for:
--- Howard in "10 Cloverfield Lane" (2016)
--- Charlie Meadows in "Barton Fink" (1991)
--- John Chambers in "Argo" (2012)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (4/14/1988)
- Known for:
--- Jake in "Containment" (2016)
--- He-Man in "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" (2021)
--- Mon-El in "Supergirl" (2016-2021)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (6/17/1954)
- Known for:
--- Benjy Stone in "My Favorite Year" (1982)
--- Sam Klieber in "Adam" (2009)
--- Larry Appleton in "Perfect Strangers" (1986-1993)
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- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (8/7/1944)
- Known for:
--- Donald Freeman Greene in "United 93" (2006)
--- Linton Barwick in "In the Loop" (2009)
--- CIA Officer Palmer DeBakey Smith in "Burn After Reading" (2008)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (10/24/1947)
- Known for:
--- Artemus Gordon in "Wild Wild West" (1999)
--- Dave Kovic in "Dave" (1993)
--- Otto in "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (4/5/1976)
- Known for:
--- N'Jobu in "Black Panther" (2018)
--- Waikiki in "Hotel Artemis" (2018)
--- Randall Pearson in "This Is Us" (2016-2022)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (2/28/1996)
- Known for:
--- Ronnie in "Role Models" (2008)
--- Cal Devereaux in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (2009)
--- Shortie #1 in "Shark Tale" (2004)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (1/17/1962)
- Known for:
--- Dr. Sevard in "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013)
--- Mr. Gilbertson in "The Proposal" (2009)
--- Albert in "Garden State" (2004)
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- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (5/22/1974)
- Known for:
--- Kraglin in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017)
--- Kraglin in "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
--- Weasel in "The Suicide Squad" (2021)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (10/9/1954)
- Known for:
--- Dr. Sam Beckett in "Quantum Leap" (1989-1993)
--- Jim Olmeyer in "American Beauty" (1999)
--- Bob Black in "Behind The Candelabra" (2013)
- Born: Tipton, Missouri (8/24/1962)
- Known for:
--- Champ Kind in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004)
--- Champ Kind in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (2013)
--- Larabee in "Get Smart" (2008)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (7/9/1951)
- Known for:
--- John Laroche in "Adaptation." (2002)
--- Charlie Aiken in "August: Osage County" (2013)
--- Colonel Fitts in "American Beauty" (1999)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (5/27/1911)
- Died: 10/25/1993
- Known for:
--- Frederick Loren in "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)
--- Professor Ratigan in "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986)
--- Shelby Carpenter in "Laura" (1944)
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- Born: Springfield, Missouri (11/23/1984)
- Known for:
--- Ryan Evans in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" (2008)
--- Ryan Evans in "High School Musical" (2006)
--- Ryan Evans in "High School Musical 2" (2007)
- Born: Chesterfield, Missouri (3/11/1982)
- Known for:
--- Dorian Storm in "Critical Role" (2021)
--- Peter Parker in "Spider-Man" (2017-2020)
--- Goro Akechi - Crow in "Persona 5 Royal" (2019)
- Born: Jefferson City, Missouri (9/20/1978)
- Known for:
--- Frank Delfino in "How to Get Away with Murder" 2014-2020
--- Ben in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" 2000-2001
- Born: Saint Louis, Missouri (3/4/1957)
- Known for:
--- Bubba Blue in "Forrest Gump" (1994)
--- Gabriel in "Fences" (2016)
--- Joe Dixon in "The Purge: Election Year" (2016)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (9/1/1952)
- Died: 10/20/2016
- Known for:
--- Funboy in "The Crow" (1994)
--- Man in the Shadows in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012)
--- Gustav Fiers (The Gentleman) in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014)
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- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (3/29/1998)
- Known for:
--- Miles Hill in "A-X-L" (2018)
--- Bram Bowman in "Colony" (2016-2018)
--- Homer Macauley in "Ithaca" (2015)
- Born: Columbia, Missouri (3/24/1933)
- Died: 7/5/2021
- Known for:
--- Conan's Father in "Conan the Barbarian" (1982)
--- Strelnikov in "Red Dawn" (1984)
--- Patterson the Cop in "Rumble Fish" (1983)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (11/19/1963)
- Known for:
--- Charlie Hogan in "Stand by Me" (1986)
--- Dave Frazier in "Summer School" (1987)
--- Heavy Metal Kid in "Ruthless People" (1986)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (11/19/1978)
- Known for:
--- Scott in "One Day at a Time" (2017-2019)
--- Warner in "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" (2015)
--- Cpt. Dave 'Captain America' McGraw in "Generation Kill" (2008)
- Born: Columbia, Missouri (9/21/1970)
- Known for:
--- Chuck Shurley in "Supernatural" (2009-2020)
--- Calvin in "Waiting..." (2005)
--- Milt in "State of Play" (2009)
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- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (7/3/1972)
- Known for:
--- Vince in "The Fast and the Furious" (2001)
--- Chupa in "Blade II" (2002)
--- Crease in "Blade" (1998)
- Born: Joplin, Missouri (6/4/1924)
- Died: 2/24/2006
- Known for:
--- Sam McCloud in "McCloud" (1970-1977)
--- Mirador Motel Night Manager in "Touch of Evil" (1958)
--- David Mann in "Duel" (1971)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (9/30/1952)
- Known for:
--- Genghis Khan in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989)
--- Uli in "Die Hard" (1988)
--- Endo in "Lethal Weapon" (1987)
- Born: Independence, Missouri (10/18/1954)
- Known for:
--- Pvt. Cowboy in "Full Metal Jacket" (1987)
--- Richard DeTamble in "The Time Traveler's Wife" (2009)
--- Peter Ludlow in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (1/6/1976)
- Known for:
--- Jacob in "Ark Exitus" (2020)
--- Kaneda in "Akira" (1988)
--- Ichigo Kurosaki in "Bleach" (2004-2012)
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- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (11/18/1953)
- Known for:
--- Doug Wilson in "Weeds" (2005-2012)
--- Potter in "Happy Gilmore" (1996)
--- Various in "Saturday Night Live" (1986-2001)
- Born: Kansas City, Missouri (4/25/1970)
- Known for:
--- Sunny in "Sunny Daze" (2019)
--- Maurice Boscorelli in "Third Watch" (1999-2005)
--- Skippy in "Kicking and Screaming" (1995)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (8/12/1967)
- Known for:
--- Honeycutt in "Radio" (2003)
--- Elias in "Flightplan" (2005)
--- Vince Agostino in "The Belko Experiment" (2016)
- Born: Fairview, Missouri (4/2/1917)
- Died: 4/28/2007
- Known for:
--- Old Paul Edgecomb in "The Green Mile" (1999)
--- Wilbur in "Little Giants" (1994)
--- Old Man Under Truck in "Con Air" (1997)
- Born: Edgerton, Missouri (8/26/1909)
- Died: 4/26/1981
- Known for:
--- Head of Lynching Party in "Big Jake" (1971)
--- Jock Ewing in "Dallas" (1978-1982)
--- Jim Purvis - Jason's Foreman in "El Dorado" (1966)
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- Born: St Louis, Missouri (12/11/1994)
- Known for:
--- Martin in "Super 8" (2011)
--- Patrick in "The Kings of Summer" (2013)
--- J.D. Vance in "Hillbilly Elegy" (2020)
- Born: Liberty, Missouri (9/10/1987)
- Known for:
--- Ace in "Nancy Drew" (2019-2021)
--- Wyatt in "The Fosters" (2013-2018)
--- Chloe in "Ray Donovan" (2013-2015)
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri (3/24/1978)
- Known for:
--- Aram Mojtabai in "The Blacklist" (2013-2021)
--- Farhad in "Billions" (2019)
--- Abelmalek in "Ramy" (2019)