San Francisco Bay Area

1. Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...

Tiburon, Larkspur, Woodacre, San Francisco

2. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

Concord, San Mateo, Oakland

3. David Strathairn

Actor | Good Night, and Good Luck.

David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Mary Frances (Frazier), a nurse, and Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician. He has two siblings, Tom and Anne. His ancestry includes English, Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, Hawaiian, and one ...

San Francisco, Larkspur

4. Sam Rockwell

Actor | Moon

Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which ...

San Francisco, San Mateo, Daly City

5. Aaron Eckhart

Actor | The Dark Knight

Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at an early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior ...

Cupertino

6. James Franco

Actor | Spring Breakers

Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...

Palo Alto

7. Dave Franco

Actor | Neighbors

David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made ...

Palo Alto

8. Dianna Agron

Actress | The Family

Dianna Elise Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mary and Ronald Agron and grew up in a middle-class family in Savannah before moving to Texas and, later, San Francisco, California, because her father was a general manager for Hyatt. Dianna and her brother Jason were raised Jewish and she ...

San Francisco, Burlingame

9. Darren Criss

Actor | Little White Lie

Darren Criss was born on February 5, 1987 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Little White Lie (2009), Glee (2009) and A Very Potter Musical (2009). He has been married to Mia Swier since February 16, 2019. They have one child.

San Francisco

10. Harry Shum Jr.

Actor | Crazy Rich Asians

Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is a Costa Rican-born Chinese American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series Glee (2009-15) and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016-19). He was nominated for ...

San Francisco

11. Jamie Chung

Actress | Big Hero 6

Jamie Chung was born and raised in California, the daughter of Korean parents. She studied Economics at the University of California, Riverside. Chung's break came in 2004, when she was working in a sports bar. MTV held auditions for The Real World (1992) there, she tried out, and was successful, ...

San Francisco

12. Lyndsy Fonseca

Actress | Kick-Ass

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland, California, and was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga, California. Lyndsy competed in the International Modeling & Talent Association, where she was recognized as the second runner-up for "Young Miss Dancer of the Year" and was the first runner-up for...

Oakland, Alameda, Moraga

13. Brett Dalton

Actor | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Brett Patrick Dalton (born January 7, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Grant Ward in ABC's series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). Dalton graduated in 2001 from Westmont High School in Campbell, California, where he became interested in acting after auditioning for a ...

San Jose, Campbell

14. Daniella Pineda

Actress | Jurassic World Dominion

Daniella Pineda is a Mexican-American actress, writer, and comedian from Oakland, California.

In January 2013 it was announced that she was cast as the witch Sophie for season 4 episode 20 of The CW's hit series The Vampire Diaries. This episode serves as a backdoor pilot for a possible spin-off ...

Oakland

15. Rosario Dawson

Actress | Rent

This stunning and resourceful actress has been primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Dawson's powerhouse talent stands out the most in edgy...

San Francisco

16. Adam Scott

Actor | Parks and Recreation

Adam Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Anne and Dougald Scott. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. Scott has said that his brother David "looks like me but is far more cerebral and inherited the intellect of our parents," both of whom are retired teachers. He graduated ...

Santa Cruz

17. Erinn Hayes

Actress | Bill & Ted Face the Music

Alexandra Erinn Hayes (née Carter; born May 25, 1976) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her role as Dr. Lola Spratt on the Adult Swim sitcom Childrens Hospital. She has played roles in a number of network sitcoms, including Alison on The Winner (2007), Melanie Clayton on Worst ...

Mill Valley, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Francisco

18. Janet Varney

Actress | The Legend of Korra

Janet Varney is a comedian, actor, writer and producer. In the animation world, she is lucky enough to be the voice of "Korra" on Nickelodeon's hit series, The Legend of Korra (2012), and she can currently be seen as "Becca" on the live action FX series, You're the Worst (2014). She also spent ...

San Francisco'

19. Beth Behrs

Actress | 2 Broke Girls

Beth Behrs was born on December 26, 1985 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA as Elizabeth Ann Behrs. Beth spent her early years on the East Coast, first in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, then in Lynchburg, Virginia, before moving with her family at the age of 15 to Marin County, just outside San Francisco. ...

San Francisco, Mill Valley

20. Chloe Fineman

Actress | Saturday Night Live

Chloe Fineman returns to "Saturday Night Live," for her fifth season as a cast member.

Fineman has been entertaining viewers with her standout impressions of Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet and more. Glamour raved "Chloe Fineman Can Impersonate Anyone" and the ...

Piedmont

21. Kat Foster

Actress | Jean-Claude Van Johnson

Kat Foster is a profoundly versatile, classically-trained actor known for her leading roles in a wide range of film, television, and theater productions. Equally adept in both comedic and dramatic genres, Foster broke into mainstream television in 2006 as Steph Woodcock on FOX rom-com series Til ...

Oakland

22. Camille Guaty

Actress | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Camille Guaty, raised in Northern California and New Jersey, studied at Boston University and continued her education at R.A.D.A, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. There she learned the great works of William Shakespeare.

After a ten day trip to meet her new Los Angeles reps, they ...

Cupertino

23. Ahna O'Reilly

Actress | The Help

Ahna O'Reilly is an American actress who is best known for her role in Tate Taylor's "The Help." She was recently seen in the Snoy film adaption of "Where The Crawdads Sing." Additional film credits include "Bombshell", "The Friend", "Jobs", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and "Marshall." Her ...

Atherton

24. Max Thieriot

Actor | The Pacifier

Max Thieriot was born in 1988 in Los Altos Hills, California, and has two siblings. He was raised in Occidental, CA, and graduated from Sonoma Country Day School in 2002 and El Molino High School in 2006. He started acting when he took an improvisation class and modeled for GAP. He was also in two ...

Forestville, Occidental, Santa Rosa, Los Altos Hills

25. Jane Levy

Actress | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Jane Levy was born in California, USA. Jane attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. While in school, she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team. During that time, she also appeared in Community Theater productions of Annie and The Wizard of Oz....

San Anselmo, Novato

26. Kayla Cromer

Actress | The Good Doctor

Kayla Cromer, star of "Everything's Gonna Be Okay," is the first person with autism spectrum disorder to play a lead character with autism on American television. She hit the PR trail for both Freeform and Disney, like a breakout star. She is voicing Generation 3 Twyla for Nickelodeon's new ...

San Jose

27. Monica Barbaro

Actress | Top Gun: Maverick

Monica Barbaro was born in San Francisco and raised in Mill Valley, Calif. She is classically trained in ballet and has studied modern dance, salsa, flamenco and West African dance. She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she took her first acting classes while getting her...

San Francisco, Mill Valley

28. Brigette Lundy-Paine

Actor | Bill & Ted Face the Music

Brigette Lundy-Paine is an American actor and Fashion Icon. They consider their acting career to be a side show to their career as a pop star in the Improvisational Voice Band, "Subtle Pride" (ft. Mina Walker, Zach Donovan and Misha Brooks). Brigette's parents, Laura Lundy and Robert Paine, are ...

Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley

29. Lilan Bowden

Actress | Andi Mack

Lilan Bowden was born in Alameda County, CA. At Castro Valley High School, she got her start in theater and improv comedy and continued to pursue those interests at University of California, Irvine. After she graduated from college, she moved to Los Angeles and started taking classes and performing...

Castro Valley

30. Aya Cash

Actress | You're the Worst

Aya Rachel Cash is an American actress, was born in San Francisco, California, to poet and novelist Kim Addonizio and Buddhist teacher Eugene Cash. On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie. Her father's upstairs neighbor, Margarita ...

San Francisco

31. Max Carver

Actor | The Batman

Max and his twin brother, Charlie, were first discovered by a talent agent while shopping together in Los Angeles. Within weeks of being spotted, the two made their professional acting debuts as series regulars on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. Max has since appeared in multiple series ...

San Francisco, Calistoga

32. Charlie Carver

Actor | Ratched

Charlie Carver was born in San Francisco, California.

At a young age, Charlie moved up to a small town in the Napa Valley. It was there in school that Charlie had his first exposure to acting. He went on to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy, ACT San Francisco, and the University of Southern ...

San Francisco, Calistoga

33. Alessandra Torresani

Actress | The Big Bang Theory

Alessandra Torresani was born Alessandra Olivia Toreson in Palo Alto, California. Before becoming an actress, Alessandra studied dancing and singing from the age of two and achieved a Black Belt in Tae-Kwon-Do by the age of nine. Torresani's television debut was at age nine when she hosted the WB ...

Palo Alto

34. Zendaya

Actress | Spider-Man: Homecoming

Zendaya (which means "to give thanks" in the language of Shona) is an American actress and singer born in Oakland, California. She began her career appearing as a child model working for Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. She was a backup dancer before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on ...

Oakland, Orinda, San Francisco

35. Bridgit Mendler

Actress | Karigurashi no Arietti

Bridgit Claire Mendler was born in Washington DC, and lived there until she was eight years old. Her family moved to the west coast, just outside of San Francisco, California. This is when she first expressed an interest in acting and began booking local jobs. In 2004, she landed her first role in ...

Mill Valley

36. Jasmine Villegas

Actress | Threat Matrix

Her youthful ambition and undeniable talent have taken Jasmine into other creative arenas. She has been featured in print advertisements for Target National, Mary Kate and Ashley, American Girl, Levi's, Hilary Duff, Robinsons May, Macys, Mervyns, Girl Scouts, Sparklets Drinking Water, Kohls as well...

San Jose

37. Zelda Williams

Actress | Were the World Mine

Zelda Williams was born on July 31, 1989 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Were the World Mine (2008), The Legend of Korra (2012) and Never (2014).

San Francisco

38. Bree Turner

Actress | Grimm

As a child, Bree spent her time traveling the country with her family and her pro-football player father. During her teens, Turner's parents settled in Northern California where Bree first discovered a love for dance. In high school, she honed her talents in everything from ballet to jazz. When she...

Palo Alto, Danville

39. Genevieve Padalecki

Actress | Hated

Making her television debut as Kris Furillo, Genevieve is an experienced stage actress. She has performed in regional productions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Crimes of the Heart" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Genevieve holds a bachelor ...

San Francisco

40. Alicia Silverstone

Actress | Clueless

Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the youngest of three children. She is the daughter of Didi (Radford), a former flight attendant, and Monty Silverstone, a real estate investor. Her English-born father is from a Jewish family, while her Scottish-born ...

Hillsborough, San Francisco, San Mateo

41. Linda Cardellini

Actress | Scooby-Doo

Linda Edna Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, to Lorraine (Hernan) and Wayne David Cardellini, a businessman. She is of Italian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish (from her mother), German, English, and Scottish descent. Linda grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, California, the...

Redwood City, San Francisco, Mountain View

42. Linda Park

Actress | Bosch

Linda Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. Immediately after graduating Boston University's BFA Acting program, she landed her first series regular role on Star Trek: Enterprise. She continued on to series regular roles on Raines, Women's Murder Club, and Starz' Crash. She has recurred on TNT's ...

San Jose

43. Daniel Wu

Actor | San ging chaat goo si

Daniel Wu, is a renowned Hong Kong- American actor, director, and producer. With a career spanning over twenty five years, Wu has made significant contributions to the Asian film industry, and gained recognition for his roles in martial arts and action films as well as drama, showcasing both his ...

Berkeley, Orinda, Oakland

44. Gabrielle Union

Actress | Bring It On

Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...

Pleasanton

45. Alexandra Breckenridge

Actress | Virgin River

Alex Breckenridge was born on May 15 1982 in Darien, Connecticut before moving to California when she was 12. Breckenridge first got an interest in acting at 13 when she performed in local theater productions and soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Her first film was the ...

Mill Valley

46. Teri Reeves

Actress | The Punisher

Teri is a Northern California native, has lived in Houston, Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and now resides in Los Angeles, California. She is a certified personal trainer and sucker for black coffee and early morning weight lifting. Teri is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu ...

Castro Valley

47. Cheryl Burke

Self | Dancing with the Stars

Cheryl Burke was born on May 3, 1984 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Dancing with the Stars (2005), Toy Story 3 (2010) and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005). She was previously married to Matthew Lawrence.

Atherton

48. Myha'la

Actress | Industry

Myha'la was born on April 6, 1996 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for Industry (2020), Modern Love (2019) and Premature (2019).

San Jose

49. Kyle Allen

Actor | West Side Story

Kyle Allen was born on October 10, 1994 in Livermore, California, USA. He is an actor, known for West Side Story (2021), The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) and All My Life (2020).

Livermore

50. Mekenna Melvin

Actress | Chuck

Mekenna Melvin is an Actress/ Writer/ Director/ Producer. Born and raised in Saratoga CA, she spent most of her childhood in her mother's drama classes and rehearsals. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY and The British American Drama Academy, Midsummer in Oxford England. She ...

Saratoga, San Jose

51. Jacqueline Toboni

Actress | Grimm

Jacqueline Toboni was born the youngest of five children. She is a native San Franciscan. Before graduating from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, Jacqueline performed in the Young Conservatory at the American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.). Jacqueline graduated from the University of Michigan ...

San Francisco

52. Shoshana Bush

Actress | Dance Flick

Shoshana Bush was born on September 18, 1988 in Santa Clara, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Dance Flick (2009), Fired Up! (2009) and CSI: Miami (2002).

Tiburon, Larkspur

53. Devon Graye

Actor | Nope

Devon Graye was born on March 8, 1987 in Mountain View, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Nope (2022), I See You (2019) and 13 Sins (2014).

Mountain View

54. Haley Pullos

Actress | General Hospital

Haley Pullos was born in Palo Alto, California, U.S.. She made her acting debut as a child in the movie Carney Tales. Her next role came five years later in the films 'Til Death and Moonlight. In 2008, she made her television debut in an episode of Ghost Whisperer. She went on to have guest ...

Palo Alto

55. William Lipton

Actor | General Hospital

William Lipton is known for General Hospital (1963).

San Mateo

56. Kandis Fay

Actress | I Am Not a Hipster

Kandis Fay was born on February 16, 1985 in Redwood City, California, USA. She is a director and actress, known for I Am Not a Hipster (2012), Masters of Sex (2013) and Farah Goes Bang (2013). She has been married to Cameron Fay since September 4, 2015. They have one child.

Redwood City

57. Nick Thurston

Actor | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Nick Thurston was born in Oakland, California. He has been acting since his childhood, and has trained at several schools. These include the American Conservatory Theater, and the British American Drama Academy in London. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelors of ...

San Francisco

58. Rita Volk

Actress | Faking It

Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Rita Volk moved to San Francisco with her family when she 6 years old. Approached by a modeling scout, Volk was given the opportunity to audition for commercials and instantly fell in love with acting.

Through high school, Volk acted in school plays and further explored...

San Francisco

59. D'Arcy Carden

Actress | The Good Place

D'Arcy Carden was born on January 4, 1980 in Danville, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Good Place (2016), Barry (2018) and Broad City (2014). She has been married to Jason Carden since July 31, 2010.

Danville, San Ramon

60. Nichole Sakura

Actress | Until Dawn

Prior to booking her films "Model Minority" and "Project X," Nichole has done commercial work and modeled for American Apparel. Although she cannot pinpoint the exact moment she realized she wanted to start acting, Nichole recalls that she loved recreating characters and doing funny voices from a ...

Fremont, Livermore

61. Kelcie Stranahan

Actress | Runaways

Kelcie Leigh Stranahan was born on November 18, 1992 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. She trained as a ballet, jazz and lyrical dancer from a young age. She is an actress known for Without A Trace (2008) Last Hours In Suburbia (2012) Dirty Teacher (2013) and Stalked By My Neighbor (2015).

Walnut Creek, Lafayette

62. Sarah Stouffer

Actress | Bloomington

Sarah Stouffer was born on July 26, 1986 in Contra Costa County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Bloomington (2010), Switched at Birth (2011) and A Cinderella Christmas (2016).

Oakland

63. Jesse Draper

Actress | It's a Disaster

Jesse Draper is a multimedia talent. She began her career as an actress on the hit Nickelodeon series "The Naked Brother's Band", a family show created by her aunt Polly Draper that she starred in with her cousins Nat and Alex Wolff. She quickly became known as Jesse, the hot nanny.

Draper's career ...

Atherton

64. Jeannie Mai Jenkins

Self | The Real

Jeannie Mai is an American makeup artist, fashion expert, actress, and TV personality. She is most known for her work as the host of How Do I Look? (2004) on the Style Network and Character Fantasy (2006) on the USA Network. As a fashion expert, she is frequently featured on numerous television ...

San Jose, Milpitas

65. Kari Byron

Self | MythBusters

Kari Byron was born on December 18, 1974 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for MythBusters (2003), Creature Features (2016) and White Rabbit Project (2016). She was previously married to Paul Urich.

Los Gatos

66. April Bowlby

Actress | The Slammin' Salmon

April Michelle Bowlby was born on 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, USA. She and her family moved to Manteca, California, when she was a small child. She studied ballet, French, and marine biology at Moorpark College, before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana ...

Vallejo, Vacaville

67. Sandra McCoy

Actress | Cry Wolf

Sandra McCoy was born and raised in San Jose, California. Her mother, Madeline McCoy, was a high school P.E. teacher, tennis coach, and aerobics instructor. Her father, Gary McCoy, was the director of database management at the county Sherrif's Department and a private pilot. Her brother, who was ...

San Jose

68. Elizabeth Chambers

Actress | The Game Plan

Elizabeth Chambers was born on August 18, 1982 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Game Plan (2007), Criminal Minds (2005) and Shark (2006). She was previously married to Armie Hammer.

Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, Belmont

69. Karen Chee

Writer | Yearly Departed

Karen Chee is known for Yearly Departed (2020), Yearly Departed (2021) and Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014).

San Mateo

70. Tawny Newsome

Actress | Space Force

Tawny Newsome is know for playing Angela Ali in Netflix's Space Force, Ensign Beckett Mariner in Star Trek: Lower Decks, Gabby in IFC's Brockmire, and Chelsea Leight-Leigh in Pluto's Bajillion Dollar Properties. You may have also caught her in fun comedies like NBC's Superstore, IFC's Sherman's ...

Vacaville

71. Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Actress | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes was born and raised in San Jose, California where she grew up with four siblings in a large extended family to which she remains close. She embarked upon her career as a professional cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders at the age of 20 and performed at Super Bowl XXXVII where ...

San Jose

72. Blake Anderson

Actor | Workaholics

Blake Anderson is a comedian and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Concord, California, Anderson studied with The Groundlings and with Upright Citizens Brigade. He formed the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy along with Workaholics costars and...

Concord

73. Kyle Newacheck

Producer | Game Over, Man!

Kyle Newacheck was born on January 23, 1984 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game Over, Man! (2018), Stranger in the Woods (2024) and Workaholics (2011).

Walnut Creek, Concord

74. Chelsea Peretti

Actress | Parks and Recreation

Chelsea Vanessa Peretti is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer who appeared in FOX's Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013). The show won two Golden Globe Awards in 2014 including one for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.

Peretti starred alongside Andy Samberg, Terry Crews and Joe Lo Truglio as '...

Oakland

75. Andy Samberg

Actor | Saturday Night Live

Andy Samberg was born in Berkeley, California, to Marjorie (Marrow), a teacher, and Joe Samberg, a photographer. With Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, Samberg is one of three Los Angeles, California-based writer-performer-filmmakers--all childhood friends--dubbed The Lonely Island, whose short ...

Mill Valley, Berkeley

76. Akiva Schaffer

Writer | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Akiva Schaffer was born on December 1, 1977 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Saturday Night Live (1975) and The Lego Movie (2014). He has been married to Liz Cackowski since 2010. They have two children.

Berkeley

77. Jorma Taccone

Writer | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Jorma Taccone's theatrical debut took place at Saint Mary's College-High School in Berkeley, California in 1993. He played one of the townspeople in The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt. His father, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Taccone, attended his son's performance in spite of a...

Berkeley

78. Marielle Heller

Director | The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Marielle Heller is a writer, director and actor. She was selected as a 2012 Sundance Screenwriting Fellow and 2012 Sundance Directing Fellow, and was honored with the Lynn Auerbach Screenwriting Fellowship, and The Maryland Film Festival Fellowship. Her writing credits include pilots for ABC and ...

Alameda

79. Will Forte

Actor | MacGruber

Forte was age 32 before he came to the public's attention on Saturday Night Live (1975), but had been working in comedy since 1997.

Will Forte was born in Alameda County, California, and is the son of artist Patricia (Stivers) and financial broker Orville Willis Forte III (divorced). He has an older...

Lafayette, Moraga

80. Necar Zadegan

Actress | 24

Necar Zadegan is a versatile actress known for a career on stage and screen. She made her Broadway debut when she originated the role of the Leper in Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer Prize nominated and multi Tony award accoladed play " The Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" opposite Robin Williams. She stars...

San Francisco, Hayward

81. Shemar Moore

Actor | Criminal Minds

Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor and former fashion model. His notable roles are that of Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 2005, Derek Morgan on CBS's Criminal Minds from 2005 to 2016, and as the third permanent host of Soul Train from 1999 ...

Oakland, Palo Alto, Santa Clara

82. Balthazar Getty

Actor | Lord of the Flies

Paul Balthazar Getty is an American actor and musician. A member of the Getty family, his acting debut was in Lord of the Flies (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in Lost Highway (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in Charmed (2003-04), Thomas Grace on the American action drama ...

San Francisco

83. Eric Dane

Actor | X-Men: The Last Stand

Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. His mother, Leah (Cohn), was a homemaker. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish, ...

San Francisco, Redwood City, San Mateo

84. Dave Bautista

Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.

When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of...

San Francisco

85. Mahershala Ali

Actor | Leave the World Behind

Mahershala Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater.

He can be seen in the independent feature film, Moonlight, as well as reprising his role in The Hunger ...

Oakland, Hayward, Moraga

86. Will Yun Lee

Actor | Altered Carbon

Will Yun Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia, to Jung Ja Lee and Soo Won Lee, who had recently emigrated from Korea. He was raised by both immediate and extended family and moved often, exposed to life on the tough Bronx streets and idyllic Hawaiian beaches. By his teens he was living in the San ...

Berkeley

87. Tim Kang

Actor | Rambo

Yila Timothy Kang is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kimball Cho in the television series The Mentalist and Gordon Katsumoto in the CBS/NBC reboot series Magnum P.I. Kang was born in San Francisco, California, and is the eldest of three brothers. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ...

San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Danville

88. Russell Hornsby

Actor | The Hate U Give

Russell Hornsby was born on May 15, 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Hate U Give (2018), Fences (2016) and Meet the Parents (2000). He has been married to Denise Walker since August 1, 2008.

Oakland, Berkeley

89. Daveed Diggs

Actor | Hamilton

Daveed Daniele Diggs is an actor, singer, producer, writer and rapper. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Diggs originated the role of, and won a Grammy and Tony for, the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the 2015 musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Oakland, Berkeley

90. Lena Hall

Actress | Snowpiercer

Lena Hall (Celina Consuela Gabriella Carvajal) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Hall is a Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee who appears opposite Jennifer Connelly in TNT's science-fiction epic Snowpiercer (2020). Following her Tony-winning Broadway run in 'Hedwig and the Angry ...

San Francisco

91. Sheila Vand

Actress | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sheila is an actor, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Argo (2012) and We the Animals (2018).

Palo Alto

92. Erika Henningsen

Actress | Girls5eva

Erika Henningsen was born on August 13, 1992 in Moraga, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Girls5eva (2021), Harlem (2021) and Blue Bloods (2010). She has been married to Kyle Selig since May 22, 2023.

Moraga

93. Anna Khaja

Actress | The Lincoln Lawyer

Anna is a Pakistani and Indian American actress and writer.

She is best known for her recurring roles as 'Manisha' on NBC's The Good Place, 'Indira' on AMC's The Walking Dead World Beyond, and as 'Rachel' on Silicon Valley.

In 2022, Anna starred as 'Jaya' in the NETFLIX feature film 'Definition ...

Castro Valley

94. Kristin Carey

Actress | Dumb Money

Kristin Carey grew up in Santa Rosa, California with aspirations of working in the movie and television business. At a young age Kristin demonstrated a propensity for acting on the stage. She quickly became involved in her school productions. After graduating from the B.F.A Theatre Program at The ...

Santa Rosa

95. Ed Quinn

Actor | 2 Broke Girls

Ed Quinn originally pursued a path in music before considering a career in acting. He was born in Berkeley, California and attended the St. Mary's College High School. After high school, Ed attended the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in ...

Berkeley, Albany

96. Michael Trucco

Actor | Next

Born and raised in San Mateo, California, he graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA in Theatre Arts and was quickly headed to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of a career in Film and Television. He didn't have to wait long. A recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) brought Michael the...

San Mateo, Santa Clara

97. Vanessa Ray

Actress | Pretty Little Liars

Vanessa Ray Liptak is an American actress. She is known for her role on Pretty Little Liars as Charlotte Drake; and also for her roles as Jenny on the legal drama series Suits, Teri Ciccone on the soap opera As the World Turns, Officer Eddie Janko-Reagan on long-running family-police drama Blue ...

Livermore

98. Leland Orser

Actor | Taken

Leland Orser was born on August 6, 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Taken (2008), Se7en (1995) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). He has been married to Jeanne Tripplehorn since October 14, 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to Roma Downey...

San Francisco

99. LaMonica Garrett

Actor | 1883

LaMonica Garrett was born on May 23, 1975 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 1883 (2021), The Terminal List (2022) and Designated Survivor (2016). He has been married to Mina Ivanova since April 27, 2017.

San Francisco

100. David Lim

Actor | S.W.A.T.

David Lim is an Asian-American actor, raised in San Ramon, California. After receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California San Diego, David worked as a loan officer. He decided he wanted to do something different, and soon after, signed a contract with Ford Models ...

Oakland, Concord, San Ramon