Actors To Watch

by princepreston | created - 12 Jun 2012 | updated - 12 Aug 2012 | Public

1. Brando Eaton

Actor | Dexter

Brando Eaton was born in Los Angeles, California where he was raised as an only child by a single mother. Bitten by the acting bug early, he started doing plays at the age of five which grew into a successful acting career working steadily on such shows/films as ZOEY 101, Dexter, CSI, NCIS, Secret ...

2. Will Estes

Actor | U-571

Will Estes returned to prime-time television with a starring role in the successful CBS drama Blue Bloods (2010). Will stars as NYPD police officer Jamie Reagan opposite Tom Selleck. Throughout his career Will Estes has amassed a diverse body of film and television work, challenging himself with ...

3. Kevin G. Schmidt

Actor | The Butterfly Effect

Kevin G. Schmidt began his career at age nine and has starred in blockbuster feature films Cheaper by the Dozen I & II with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher, Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and American Wrestler: The Wizard with Jon Voight. Kevin's ...

4. Steven R. McQueen

Actor | Piranha 3D

Steven R. McQueen (born Steven Chadwick McQueen; July 13, 1988) is an American actor who plays Jeremy Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries. He is best known for his role on the TV series Everwood. Steven has also starred in a film called Piranha 3-D as Jake Forester along with stars Elizabeth Shue and ...

5. Josh Bowman

Actor | Revenge

Josh Bowman was born on March 4, 1988 in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Revenge (2011), Doctor Who (2005) and Level Up (2016). He has been married to Emily VanCamp since December 15, 2018. They have two children.

6. Kevin Zegers

Actor | Transamerica

Kevin Joseph Zegers started acting at the tender age of six. He has starred in more than 40 films, including Air Bud (1997), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Transamerica (2005), and has also appeared in several modeling campaigns.

Kevin was born in Woodstock, Ontario, to Mary-Ellen (Veldman), a teacher...

7. Colton Haynes

Actor | Rough Night

American actor and model Colton Lee Haynes was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Dana Denise (Mitchell) and William Clayton Haynes. He began modeling at age 15 and his first success came with an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign. He also modeled for J.C. Penney, Kira Plastinina, and Ralph Lauren. He is best ...

8. Alex Pettyfer

Actor | Magic Mike

Alexander Richard Pettyfer was born in Hertfordshire and raised in Windsor. His mother, Lee (Robinson), is an interior designer. His father, Richard Pettyfer, is a fellow actor. His parents divorced and Alex now has a younger half-brother, James, from his mother's re-marriage to a property ...

9. Callan McAuliffe

Actor | Flipped

Callan McAuliffe Callan Mcauliffe (28) is an Australian actor (based in New York and Sydney) most recently seen as series regular 'Alden' on the cult favourite 'The Walking Dead'. In 2024 Callan will be seen playing the lead role of 'Woody' in the feature film 'The Duel' co-starring with Dylan ...

10. Alexander Ludwig

Actor | Vikings

After starring in the hugely successful blockbuster The Hunger Games (2012) (for which he received two awards), Alexander has gone on to work in films such as Lone Survivor (2013), The Final Girls (2015), and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and received critical acclaim for his performance as Bjorn ...

11. Charlie Bewley

Actor | Renegades

Charlie Bewley is a British/American actor and writer. Though many will remember Bewley for his role as Demetri Volturi in the Twilight Sage: New Moon (2009), Eclipse (2010) and Breaking Dawn (2012), his credits also include Sundance Grand Jury winning Like Crazy (2011) and Mammouth Film Festival ...

12. Jake McDorman

Actor | The Right Stuff

John Allen McDorman IV is an American actor. On television, he headlined the CBS comedy-drama Limitless (2015-2016) and was the male lead of the sitcoms Are You There, Chelsea? (2012) and Manhattan Love Story (2014). He was also a series regular on the ABC Family comedy-drama Greek (2007-2011), the...

13. Matt Long

Actor | Mad Men

Matt Long was born and raised in Winchester, Kentucky and started acting early on in school plays in elementary school. He continued to act throughout his college years and after graduating from Western Kentucky University, Matt moved to New York. While playing at the Williamstown Theater Fest in ...

14. Nick Roux

Actor | Tomato Red

Nick Roux was born on December 13, 1990 in Trabuco Canyon, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Tomato Red: Blood Money (2017), Jackals (2017) and Jane by Design (2012).

15. Nico Tortorella

Actor | Scream 4

Nico Tortorella is a native of Chicago, Illinois. They started out in professional theater when they were in the seventh grade. They were offered a contract with Ford Models when they stopped by an open call in 2007. In 2009 they played the character Razor in ABC Family's film "Twelve". They ...

16. Scott Porter

Actor | Speed Racer

Matthew Scott Porter is an American actor and occasional singer known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights. His character was injured during a football game in the pilot episode and became disabled. The character was inspired by high school football player ...

17. Taylor Handley

Actor | Mayor of Kingstown

Taylor Handley was born on June 1, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Mayor of Kingstown (2021), Chasing Mavericks (2012) and Griselda (2024). He has been married to Audra Seminaro since June 8, 2013.

18. Tom Hardy

Actor | Inception

With his breakthrough performance as Eames in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (2010), English actor Tom Hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. However, the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut...

19. Avan Jogia

Actor | Zombieland: Double Tap

Vancouver native, Avan Jogia landed his first acting role as Danny Araujo on the award-winning TV movie drama A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006), directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series Caprica (2009) as well as ...

20. Nicholas D'Agosto

Actor | Trial & Error

Nicholas D'Agosto was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the son of Alan and Deanna D'Agosto, and the middle of five children (two older brothers, two younger sisters). He began acting when he was eleven years old, and was a senior at Creighton Preparatory School when he was cast in Election...

21. John Bregar

Actor | Kick-Ass 2

John Bregar was born on March 1, 1985 in North York, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Servitude (2011) and Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).

22. Logan Marshall-Green

Actor | The Invitation

Logan is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. His parents are both drama teachers. His mother, Lowry Marshall, is the artistic director of Brown University's repertory theatre department.

Logan graduated with a Master's in Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch ...

23. Philip Winchester

Actor | Strike Back

Philip Winchester was born on March 24, 1981 in Montana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Strike Back (2010), The Player (2015) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He has been married to Megan Coughlin since 2008. They have two children.

24. Kelly Blatz

Director | Senior Love Triangle

Kelly Blatz was raised in Burbank, California, where he attended Burbank High school. He studied acting with Ivana Chubbuck at her studio in Hollywood for two years after graduating.

His first major film role was in the 2008 remake of the movie "Prom Night", with Brittany Snow. He went on to have ...

25. Thomas Dekker

Actor | Swimming with Sharks

Thomas Dekker is a 30 year veteran of the film and television industry. At the age of 5, he landed a national commercial and a brief stint on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless". This lead to a slew of guest starring and recurring roles on popular television series of the time such as "...

26. Jared Leto

Actor | Dallas Buyers Club

Jared Leto is a very familiar face in recent film history. Although he has always been the lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter for American band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Leto is an accomplished actor merited by the numerous, challenging projects he has taken in his life. He is known to be ...

27. Jason Cutler

Actor | The Velocity of Gary

Jason Cutler was born on August 8, 1970. He is an actor, known for The Velocity of Gary (1998), Home the Horror Story (2000) and Watchful Eye (2002).

28. Beau Mirchoff

Actor | I Am Number Four

Beau Mirchoff was born on Friday the 13th of January, 1989, in Seattle, Washington. Two days later, he moved to his family's home in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island. His father Bill, is a podiatrist from California and his mother Kelley, is a full-time homemaker from ...

29. Jai Courtney

Actor | Terminator Genisys

Jai Courtney is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film Jack Reacher (2012). He has gone on to star in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014) and The Exception (2016).

Courtney had a ...

30. Chord Overstreet

Actor | Glee

Chord Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Julie (Miller), a make-up artist, and Paul Overstreet, a country musician and songwriter whose own father was a pastor. Chord and his five siblings were raised in a creative and music-filled environment, with their father highly involved in the ...

31. Ryan Guzman

Actor | The Boy Next Door

Ryan Guzman (Gooz-MAHN) is a former MMA fighter who caught the notice of Hollywood. After starring as a series regular on the ABC series, "Notorious," Ryan can currently be seen fighting fires on the upcoming 4th season of Fox's "9-1-1." Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, "9-1-1" ...

32. Misha Gabriel Hamilton

Actor | Step Up Revolution

Misha Gabriel Hamilton was born on May 13, 1987 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Step Up Revolution (2012), Step Up All In (2014) and Boogie Town (2009).

33. Adam Gregory

Actor | 17 Again

Adam Gregory is best known for his preppy-bad-boy character, "Ty Collins" on 90210. Gregory also stars as "Thomas Forrester" the only son and eldest child on The Bold and the Beautiful. Landing a leading role in Ryan Little's new film Saints and Soldiers: The Void, Gregory is now prepping for his ...

34. Tommy Dewey

Actor | Casual

Thomas R. Dewey is an American actor, producer, and writer. He co-starred in the Hulu original series Casual.

Dewey went to Mountain Brook High School, and graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Dewey's first television role was in sitcom...

35. Julian Morris

Actor | Man in an Orange Shirt

Julian Morris is a familiar and popular face to film and television audiences worldwide.

Morris stars in the Emmy-winning Man in an Orange Shirt for the BBC, opposite Vanessa Redgrave; in Amazon's Hand of God directed by Marc Forster; and on the global-hit, Pretty Little Liars.

His recent work ...

36. Ryan Merriman

Actor | Final Destination 3

Ryan Earl Merriman was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, to Nonalyn and Earl Merriman. He began his acting career doing commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local theater in Oklahoma when he was 8 years old, moving into film and television work at the age of 10.

Most recently Ryan wrapped ...

37. Drew Van Acker

Actor | Last Survivors

Drew Van Acker was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Medford, New Jersey. He began acting in high school drama classes, where he also played multiple sports. His abilities led him to a scholarship at Towson University in Maryland. While attending Towson, Drew took a number of theater courses ...

38. Brant Daugherty

Actor | Fifty Shades Freed

Brant Daugherty was born on August 20, 1985 in Mason, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Fifty Shades Freed (2018), Pretty Little Liars (2010) and Dear White People (2017). He has been married to Kimberly Daugherty since June 15, 2019. They have two children.

39. Bryce Johnson

Actor | Darkness Rising

Actor, Producer, and Podcaster Bryce Johnson is always looking for his next adventure, whether acting in film and television, voicing characters, pod-casting or hunting down the elusive creature known as Bigfoot, Bryce Johnson is forging new paths in the entertainment industry.

Although born in Reno...

40. Cody Christian

Actor | Surrogates

Cody Christian was born in Maine and lived in Indiana until he moved to Los Angeles at age 9, after hearing a radio ad for a local audition for a commercial using kids who played football. No wonder he was cast as "Asher", the wide receiver, on the CW series, "All American", now in its third season...

41. Justin Deeley

Actor | Geography Club

Justin Deeley was born on February 1, 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, known for Geography Club (2013), Couples Retreat (2009) and Fear the Walking Dead (2015).

42. Cody Kasch

Actor | Desperate Housewives

Cody Kasch is an American film and Television actor born in Los Angeles. His most recognizable role was that of "Zach Young" from the global hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. A student of the arts, he has been in over 40 different productions throughout his career, working in such popular shows ...

43. Travis Van Winkle

Actor | Friday the 13th

Travis Van Winkle's career seamlessly transitions between both television and film. On the small screen, Van Winkle had a starring role for five seasons on TNT's high-concept drama "The Last Ship," and was a series regular alongside Alan Cumming in the CBS drama "Instinct." CBS brought him back as ...

44. Ryan McPartlin

Actor | Chuck

Ryan McPartlin was born on July 3, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Chuck (2007), L.A.'s Finest (2019) and Hunter Killer (2018). He has been married to Danielle Kirlin since October 26, 2002. They have two children.

45. Derek Theler

Actor | Baby Daddy

Derek Theler is an American actor and model born in Alaska. He grew up playing sports, loved riding motorcycles and graduated from Colorado State with a degree in Pre medicine. He appeared as a model in commercials for Nike, Coke Zero, Kayak, Arby's, State Farm and Verizon ad. His most notable role...



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