Birth Place Matching "New Haven, Connecticut, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Lauren Ambrose
Actress | Six Feet Under
Lauren Ambrose was born on February 20, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Six Feet Under (2001), Psycho Beach Party (2000) and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). She has been married to Sam Handel since September 2001. They have two children.
2. Madeline Zima
Actress | Californication
Madeline Zima was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to parents Dennis and Marie, and is the sister of actresses Vanessa Zima and Yvonne Zima. "Zima", a Polish surname, is her mother's maiden name; Madeline's maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, while her other ancestry is Italian, German, and ...
3. Paul Giamatti
Actor | Sideways
Paul Giamatti is an American actor who has worked steadily and prominently for over twenty years, and is best known for leading roles in the films American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), and Barney's Version (2010) (for which he won a Golden Globe), and supporting roles in the films Cinderella ...
4. Titus Welliver
Actor | The Town
Titus Welliver was born on March 12, 1962 in New Haven, Connecticut. His father was a famous landscape painter, Neil Welliver. His mother was a fashion illustrator, Norma Cripps. He has three brothers, one was killed overseas. He was raised in Philadelphia and New York City, surrounded by poets and...
5. Kenny Johnson
Actor | The Shield
Kenny Johnson is an American actor whose celebrated range, depth and sincerity has only been magnified by starring opposite Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winners and nominees, such as Anthony Hopkins, Vera Farmiga, Holly Hunter, Juliette Lewis, Glenn Close, Forest Whitaker, Maria Bello, and ...
6. Paul Fusco
Actor | ALF
Paul Fusco was born on January 29, 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for ALF (1986), Project: ALF (1996) and Disaster Movie (2008). He has been married to Linda Fusco since October 13, 1978. They have one child.
7. Becki Newton
Actress | Ugly Betty
Becki grew up in Guilford, Connecticut. She started performing in local productions and summer stock theater at age 13. She studied European History at the University of Pennsylvania, during which time she spent several semesters abroad. After graduating, Becki immediately moved to NYC to pursue ...
8. Nolan North
Actor | Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Nolan North is an American voice actor from Connecticut who is known for voicing Nathan Drake from the Uncharted video game series, the Space Core from Portal 2, Deadpool in many Marvel cartoons and video games, Penguin from Batman: Arkham City, N. Gin from Crash Bandicoot, Desmond Miles from ...
9. Illeana Douglas
Actress | Stir of Echoes
Illeana Douglas is an actress, writer, and producer. Born with show business in her blood, she is the granddaughter of screen legend Melvyn Douglas. Illeana began studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. While working in New York as a stand-up comedian and sketch comedy artist, ...
10. Tony Amendola
Actor | Annabelle
Tony was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut.
He attended Southern Connecticut State University and graduated in 1974.
While an undergraduate student at Southern Connecticut State University, he performed in several productions at Albertus Magnus College, an all-girls college (until 1985) in ...
11. Jill Eikenberry
Actress | L.A. Law
The couple who plays together stays together. While this old and familiar adage probably would not work for a number of the happily married, high-profiled Hollywood star couples still thriving around town, it certainly has done wonders for one of Hollywood's more popular pairs -- actress Jill ...
12. D.J. Cotrona
Actor | G.I. Joe: Retaliation
D.J. Cotrona was born on May 23, 1980 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Dear John (2010) and Shazam! (2019).
13. Adam LaVorgna
Actor | Brooklyn Bridge
Adam LaVorgna was born on March 1, 1981 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Brooklyn Bridge (1991), I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) and Blast (2000).
14. Roberts Blossom
Actor | Escape from Alcatraz
Roberts Blossom was a marvelously quirky, talented, and versatile character actor who was especially adept at portraying cantankerous old oddballs. Born in 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut, Blossom graduated from the prestigious Asheville School in 1941 and attended Harvard. Roberts initially planned...
15. Billy Lush
Actor | Straw Dogs
Billy Lush was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Straw Dogs (2011), Dishonored (2012) and The Black Donnellys (2007). He has been married to Anne Clare Graham since April 9, 2011. They have two children.
16. Daniel Cosgrove
Actor | National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Daniel Cosgrove was born on December 16, 1970 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Valentine (2001) and Guiding Light (1952). He has been married to Marie Cosgrove since October 18, 1997. They have four children.
17. Ron Palillo
Actor | Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
At 14, Ron Palillo (born Ronald Gabriel Paolillo) started his own summer theater in Cheshire, Connecticut. His parents, Gabriel and Carmel Paolillo, were surprised when the summer theater actually made money. After graduating from high school, Ron went to the University of Connecticut at Storrs, ...
18. Patricia Smith
Actress | The Spirit of St. Louis
Patricia Smith was born on February 20, 1930 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969) and Helen Keller and Her Teacher (1970). She was previously married to John Lasell. She died on January 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, ...
19. Marcus Giamatti
Actor | Judging Amy
Marcus is best known for the role of "Peter Gray", on the long-running CBS drama Judging Amy (1999).
Marcus is also an accomplished, professional bass guitarist, playing in several bands in Los Angeles, including the alternative country artist Olivea Watson (2007 Gibson Artist Of The Year). Marcus ...
20. Norman Lear
Producer | All in the Family
Norman Lear has enjoyed a long career in television and film, political and social activism, and philanthropy. At 95, he has no plans to retire. His re-imagined Cuban-American version of the iconic One Day at a Time was ranked among the Top Ten New Shows of 2017, and its critically acclaimed second...
21. John Bedford Lloyd
Actor | Trading Places
John Bedford Lloyd's interest in acting began accidentally, while he was a pre-med student at Williams College. A friend convinced him to take a part in a production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and the experience changed his life. He switched his curriculum to English and began regularly ...
22. Melanie Chartoff
Actress | Fridays
Melanie Chartoff began her career on Broadway--in "Scapino," "Via Galactica," and Off-Broadway--in "the Proposition"-an entirely improvised musical revue with Jane Curtin, Fred Grande, and Josh Mostel, played Jennifer in a revival of "Do I Hear a Waltz;" and meanwhile performed a stand up and ...
23. Larry Sullivan
Actor | Will & Grace
Larry Sullivan was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Larry is an actor, known for Will & Grace (1998), Big Little Lies (2017) and Modern Family (2009).
24. George DiCenzo
Actor | Back to the Future
George DiCenzo was an American character actor, voice actor, and acting teacher from New Haven, Connecticut. His acting career lasted for about 30 years, and he had previously served as an associate producer for the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971). His best-remembered live-action role ...
25. Mike Cahill
Editor | Another Earth
Mike Cahill was born on July 5, 1979 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an editor and director, known for Another Earth (2011), I Origins (2014) and Bliss (2021).
26. George Petrie
Actor | Planes, Trains & Automobiles
George Petrie was born on November 16, 1912 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), The Day After (1983) and Leave It to Beaver (1957). He was previously married to Patricia Pope. He died on November 16, 1997 in Los Angeles, ...
27. Karen Carpenter
Soundtrack | Paul Williams: Still Alive
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Karen Carpenter moved with her family to Downey, California, in 1963. Karen's older brother, Richard Carpenter, decided to put together an instrumental trio with him on the piano, Karen on the drums and their friend Wes Jacobs on the bass and tuba. In a battle of the...
28. Joanne Baron
Actress | Halloween Ends
Joanne Baron was born on February 3, 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Halloween Ends (2022), This Is 40 (2012) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). She has been married to D.W. Brown since August 31, 1985. She was previously married to Stephen Levine.
29. Alphonso McAuley
Actor | Glory Road
Alphonso McAuley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Alphonso is an actor and writer, known for Glory Road (2006), Walk of Shame (2014) and Fat Albert (2004).
30. Mary Louise Wilson
Actress | Nebraska
Mary Louise Wilson was born on November 12, 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Nebraska (2013), Pet Sematary (1989) and Zelig (1983). She was previously married to Cibelli, Albert.
31. Michael Bolton
Soundtrack | Back to School
Michael Bolton, the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist, has sold more than 65 million albums and singles worldwide. He continues to tour the world every year, all while writing, recording and taping for a wide array of projects spanning music, film, television and ...
32. Nic Novicki
Actor | Boardwalk Empire
Nic Novicki is an Actor/Comedian/Writer, who has been performing since age 8. His television work includes The Sopranos (1999) (HBO), where he played the role of a nightclub manager. Other television roles include Saturday Night Live (1975) in a recurring role as Alfie; as the lead in the Cingular ...
33. Martha Coolidge
Director | Valley Girl
Martha Patterson Coolidge was born on August 17, 1946 in New Haven Connecticut. She studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design, but changed majors, becoming the first film major at the school. She attended and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she ...
34. Chris Bruno
Actor | The Way Back
Christopher Malcolm Bruno was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He grew up in the small town of Milford, Connecticut with his now-deceased mother, Nancy Mendillo, but also spent a substantial amount of time with his father, Scott Bruno, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He developed an appreciation for...
35. Matt Newton
Matt is a successful TV and film actor, award-winning filmmaker, best selling author, and acclaimed on-camera acting coach and founder of the Mn Acting Studio in New York City and Connecticut. As an on-set coach, he has worked on Jessica Jones, Orange is the New Black, The Affair, Blue Bloods, and ...
36. Biff McGuire
Actor | Serpico
William Joseph McGuire Jr. (he was nicknamed 'Biff' when playing football at high school) initially pursued studies in agricultural engineering at the University of Massachusetts. Deciding "that farming wasn't for me", he dropped out and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Stationed in Oxfordshire during ...
37. Jack Arnold
Director | The Incredible Shrinking Man
Jack Arnold reigns supreme as one of the great directors of 1950s science-fiction features. His films are distinguished by moody black and white cinematography, solid acting, smart, thoughtful scripts, snappy pacing, a genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the genre and plenty of eerie atmosphere.
Arnold...
38. Stephen Mendillo
Actor | Slap Shot
Stephen Mendillo was born on October 9, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Slap Shot (1977), Lone Star (1996) and The Artist (2011). He has been married to Lisa Blake Richards since September 9, 2000. He was previously married to Caroline Lexow Davenport.
39. Robert Mailhouse
Actor | Sports Night
Actor and musician Robert Mailhouse was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Catholic University of America in their acclaimed acting program, Mailhouse was cast as a series regular on the long-running NBC television soap, "Days of our ...
40. Alfred Newman
Music Department | The King and I
Alfred Newman was born on March 17, 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The King and I (1956), All About Eve (1950) and Airport (1970). He was previously married to Martha Montgomery, Mary Lou Dix and Elizabeth Jane Meakins. He died on February 17, 1970 in ...
41. Ben Immanuel
Actor | Wonder
A recipient of over a dozen awards, including the 2013 UBCP/ACTRA John Juliani Award for Outstanding Achievement, Ben has amassed over 100 film and TV acting credits, including lead roles in feature films that have played at prestigious festivals such as TIFF, Sundance and Berlin.
As a writer/...
42. Elen Willard
Actress | The Twilight Zone
Elen Willard was born on November 15, 1935 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), One Step Beyond (1959) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964).
43. Joshua Safran
Producer | Quantico
Joshua Safran was born on March 3, 1971 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Quantico (2015), Gossip Girl (2007) and Smash (2012).
44. Frank Coghlan Jr.
Actor | Adventures of Captain Marvel
The son of a railroad clerk/pro boxer, Frank Coghlan Jr. was born in Connecticut and soon moved with his parents to California, where all three did extra work in silent pictures. Freckle-faced Coghlan was soon one of the era's most popular child actors, but with the advent of sound (and the ...
45. Hector David Jr.
Actor | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Hector David Jr. was born on July 10, 1989 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Power Rangers Super Megaforce: The Legendary Battle (2015) and Power Rangers Samurai (2011).
46. Jessica Blank
Actress | Slender Man
Jessica Blank is an actor, writer, and director. With her husband Erik Jensen, she is author of the plays The Exonerated, Aftermath, and How To Be A Rock Critic, and the film version of The Exonerated (2005). Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen adapted the film Almost Home (2018) from her novel and ...
47. Greg Naughton
Actor | The Independents
Greg Naughton is an American actor, writer & director, as well as a singer-songwriter and founding member of band The Sweet Remains. He wrote and directed, "The Independents", a musical comedy/drama released in 2021 inspired by his experiences with the band. He also co-wrote Elizabeth Lucas' "Clear...
48. Liz Phair
Soundtrack | High Fidelity
Liz Phair was born on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She is a composer and actress, known for High Fidelity (2000), Thirteen (2003) and She's All That (1999). She was previously married to Jim Staskauskas.
49. George W. Bush
Camera Department | Journeys with George
The 43rd President of the United States of America, George Walker Bush (known colloquially as "W" to distinguish himself from his father, George Bush, the 41st president of the U.S.), was born two days after the national holiday of the Fourth of July, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. There, his ...
50. George Murphy
Actor | This Is the Army
After giving up college, George Murphy decided to become a dancer. Starting in 1927, he worked with his wife and partner Julie Johnson on Broadway. In 1934, after his wife retired from show business, he worked with Shirley Temple, in Hollywood, as well as Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, and Ronald ...