Birth Place Matching "Trinidad" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Nicki Minaj
Actress | The Other Woman
Onika Tanya Maraj, better known as Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York. She grew up in a troubled family with a father that was a drug addict who later changed after he checked into rehab and started going to church. ...
2. Lorraine Toussaint
Actress | Hudson Hawk
SAG Award and Critics Choice Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Lorraine Toussaint shocked audiences on the smash hit Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black" as the viciously seductive inmate Vee. Toussaint's thrilling performance has won her glowing reviews from ...
3. Geoffrey Holder
Actor | Annie
Dancer, choreographer and actor Geoffrey Holder was born on August 1, 1930, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, into a middle-class family. One of four children, he was taught painting and dancing by his older brother Boscoe Holder, whose dance troupe, the Holder Dance Company, the young Geoffrey joined ...
4. Don Warrington
Actor | Hamlet
Along with his brother, Don was raised in Warrington Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Inspired to act after seeing the film On the Waterfront he got into stage school then became an Assistant Stage Manager. As there was already an actor called Donald Williams Don had to change his name so adopted that of...
5. Marian Marsh
Actress | Svengali
One of the early sound era's most attractive young leading ladies, doll-faced Marian Marsh enjoyed a short yet significant film career as the star of several memorable 1930s melodramas opposite some of the cinema's best, most charismatic lead actors. Her youthful, wide-eyed innocence combined with ...
6. Jacqueline Chan
Actress | Mutant Chronicles
Jacqueline Chan was born in July 1939 in Trinidad and Tobago. She is an actress and producer, known for Mutant Chronicles (2008), Wake of Death (2004) and The World of Suzie Wong (1960).
7. Mishael Morgan
Actress | Total Recall
Mishael Morgan was born on July 15, in San Fernando, Trinidad. At the age of five, her family emigrated to Toronto, Canada. Mishael caught the acting bug at the age of ten, during her elementary school's production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat". She never pursued acting ...
8. Gabrielle Reece
Actress | Gattaca
Gabrielle Reece was born on January 6, 1970 in Trinidad as Gabrielle Allyse Reece. She is an actress and producer, known for Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003), Gattaca (1997), and Riding Giants (2004). She has been married to Laird John Hamilton since November 30, 1997. They have two children, a boy and ...
9. Sonny Caldinez
Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sonny Caldinez was born on July 1, 1932 in Trinidad, British West Indies. He is an actor, known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Fifth Element (1997) and Doctor Who (1963).
10. Hazelle Goodman
Actress | Deconstructing Harry
Hazelle Goodman was born on February 16, 1959 in Trinidad and Tobago. She is an actress, known for Deconstructing Harry (1997), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) and Hannibal (2001).
11. Austin Stoker
Actor | Assault on Precinct 13
Leading and supporting African-American actor, Austin Stoker has been recognized since the 70s. Born and raised in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, he attributes his affinity for the performing arts to being - since age 6 - a devoted participant in the over two-hundred-year-old Trinidad ...
12. Aki Aleong
Actor | Pound of Flesh
Aki Aleong's career has spanned more than 60 years as an actor, singer, writer, producer and activist. He has served on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild, appointed National Chair of SAG'S EEOC and was a member of the President's Diversity/Affirmative Action Task Force. Aki has also ...
13. Rudolph Walker
Actor | King Ralph
Rudolph Walker was born on September 28, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies as Rudolph Malcolm Walker. He is an actor, known for King Ralph (1991), The Thin Blue Line (1995) and Ali G Indahouse (2002). He has been married to Evangeline Vincent since 2016. He was previously married to Dounne ...
14. Adande 'Swoozie' Thorne
Actor | The Space Between Us
Adande Thorne, aka sWooZie, is an actor, comedian, animator, director, professional gamer and YouTube star. Adande initially began his career as a professional gamer and traveled the world to compete in events appearing regularly on IGN and G4. His videos chronicled his journey and created a large ...
15. Heather Headley
Soundtrack | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Won a 2000 Tony Award for Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in "Aida". Released her debut album in 2002, "This is who I am". Moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana at age 15. As a student in university, she performed at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, in "Dreamgirls" and "The...
16. Billy Ocean
Soundtrack | The Jewel of the Nile
Billy Ocean was born on January 21, 1950 in Trinidad, British West Indies as Leslie Sebastian Charles. He has been married to Judy Bayne since October 1982. They have three children.
17. Tarita Virtue
Actress | Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
Tarita Virtue was born on February 16, 1970 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. She is known for her work on Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don (2003), Living the Dream (2006) and Bar Starz (2008).
18. Ken Renard
Actor | True Grit
Ken Renard was born on November 19, 1905 in Port of Spain, Trinidad as Kenneth Fitzroy Renwick. He was an actor, known for True Grit (1969), Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and The Name of the Game (1968). He died on November 16, 1993 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
19. Nadia Shazana
Actress | ER
Nadia Shazana and her brother Stephan spent their early childhood in Toronto, Canada. Their mother then relocated the family to Bergen County, New Jersey where Nadia developed her love of theater. During her teens Nadia began working as a model but quickly realized that acting was her true passion ...
20. Sullivan Walker
Actor | The Firm
Sullivan Walker was born on November 20, 1946 in Success Village, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago. He was an actor, known for The Firm (1993), Crocodile Dundee (1986) and Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005). He was married to Carol Mark-Walker. He died on February 20, 2012 in California, USA.
21. Martina Laird
Actress | Blitz
Martina Laird was born in 1971 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. She is an actress, known for Blitz (2011), Casualty @ Holby City (2005) and Casualty (1986).
22. Edric Connor
Actor | The Vikings
Edric Connor was born on August 2, 1913 in Mayaro, Trinidad, British West Indies. He was an actor, known for The Vikings (1958), Moby Dick (1956) and King of Kings (1961). He died on October 16, 1968 in London, England.
23. Valmike Rampersad
Actor | Bazodee
Valmike graduated with distinction from Central School of Speech and Drama, England. Whilst training, he shot feature films, 'Jen' and 'Right Hand Drive'- nominated Best Feature UK, British Film Festival, L.A. Valmike plays an assassin and son of BAFTA nominee, Art Malik in 'Hotel', which was a ...
24. Nina Baden-Semper
Actress | Love Thy Neighbour
Nina Baden-Semper (born 1945) is a British actress of Trinidadian descent, best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the controversial sit-com of the 1970s, Love Thy Neighbour (co-starring Rudolph Walker) for Thames Television.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Nina Baden-Semper was a dancer when she...
25. Mercedes LeAnza
Producer | Homeroom
Mercedes LeAnza was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She is a producer and actress, known for Homeroom (2018) and Doubt (2017).
26. Erskine Sanford
Actor | Citizen Kane
Erskine Sanford was born on November 19, 1885 in Trinidad, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). He died on July 7, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
27. Stefan Kalipha
Actor | For Your Eyes Only
Stefan Kalipha was born in 1940 in Trinidad, British West Indies. He is an actor, known for For Your Eyes Only (1981), Ali G Indahouse (2002) and The Jungle Book (1994).
28. Cissy King
Soundtrack | The Dodge Dancing Party
Cissy King was born on January 3, 1946 in Trinidad, Colorado, USA as Claire Yvonne King.
29. Clive Clerk
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Clive Clerk was born on October 17, 1945 in Trinidad. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Send Me No Flowers (1964) and The Rat Patrol (1966). He died on June 22, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
30. Steven Pressfield
Writer | Joshua Tree
Steven Pressfield was born in September 1943 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. He is known for his work on Army of One (1993), The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and Freejack (1992).
31. Jeffery Kissoon
Actor | Hamlet
Jeffery Kissoon was born on September 4, 1947 in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. He is an actor and writer, known for Hamlet (1996), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Dirty Pretty Things (2002).
32. Floella Benjamin
Actress | Run Fatboy Run
One of the most famous presenters of Play School (1964) she has recently devoted her life to charity work. As well as sitting on the Board of Governors of Britain's National Film & Television School, she was awarded the OBE by the Queen for services to broadcasting and charity in 2001.
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33. Hazel Scott
Actress | I Dood It
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, classical and jazz musician Hazel Scott became one of America's premier pianists of her time. Born on June 11, 1920, this child prodigy first started tickling the ivories at age 3 under the guidance of her mother. She moved with her family to the U.S. in 1924 ...
34. Sir Lancelot
Actor | The Buccaneer
He was born Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard, to well-to-do Anglophile parents in Trinidad. Oddly though, it wasn't until schooling took him to New York City in 1940 that he discovered a love of calypso music. In a profession where successful artists commonly took names like King Radio or Lord Invader...
35. Trevor McDonald
Actor | Johnny English
Trevor McDonald was born on August 16, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies as George McDonald. He is an actor, known for Johnny English (2003), Bernard and the Genie (1991) and 3 Steps to Heaven (1995). He is married to Josephine. They have two children.
36. Errol John
Actor | The Nun's Story
Errol John began his professional career as a journalist and commercial artist in his native Trinidad. In 1946, he co-founded an amateur theatre group with Errol Hill called the Whitehall Players (also known as the Company of Players). While there, John worked in a number of different capacities ...
37. Frank Crichlow
Self | The Mangrove Nine
Frank Crichlow was born on July 13, 1932 in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago as Frank Gilbert Crichlow. He died on September 15, 2010 in Hammersmith, London, England.
38. Andy B. Dardaine
Actor | From The Hill To The Valley
Andy Dardaine, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Andy relocated to Orlando, Florida where he attended the University of Central Florida. During his studies, Andy landed numerous roles in commercials as well as on the stage at the Conservatory. After successfully ...
39. Sophia Lares
Self | Elite TV
Sophia Lares was born on May 24, 1986 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
40. Horace Ové
Director | Pressure
Horace Ové was born in 1939 in Trinidad. He is a director and writer, known for Pressure (1976), Play for Today (1970) and Reggae (1971).
41. Haddaway
Soundtrack | Just Married
Haddaway was born on January 9, 1965 in Trinidad, West Indies as Nestor Alexander Haddaway.
42. Anya Ayoung-Chee
Self | Project Runway
Anya Ayoung-Chee was born on October 17, 1981 in Trinidad and Tobago.
43. Tony Craig
Actor | The Recruit
Tony Craig is a performer whose abilities apparently know few boundaries. He is an accomplished musician, and has performed live on stage as a singer/drummer with Ben E King, Etta James, Martha Reeves, Mary Wells, Sam and Dave, The Mighty Sparrow, to name just a few. As a songwriter and session ...
44. Oscar James
Actor | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Oscar James was born on July 25, 1942 in Trinidad, British West Indies. He is an actor, known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Hardware (1990) and If Only (2004).
45. Jean Fenwick
Actress | Mary of Scotland
Jean Fenwick was born on May 30, 1907 in Trinidad, British West Indies as Harriet Krauth. She was an actress, known for Mary of Scotland (1936), Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) and I've Been Around (1935). She died on December 5, 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
46. Lou Ferguson
Actor | Maid in Manhattan
Lou Ferguson was born on August 8, 1944 in Trinidad, British West Indies. He is an actor, known for Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Interpreter (2005) and American Playhouse (1981).
47. Lucita Lijertwood
Actress | Pink Floyd: The Wall
Lucita Lijertwood was born on February 8, 1920 in Trinidad as Carmen Lucita Lijertwood. She was an actress, known for Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), Water (1985) and Leo the Last (1970). She died in August 1992 in Southwark, London, England.
48. Corinne Skinner-Carter
Actress | EastEnders
Corinne Skinner-Carter was born in 1931 in Trinidad. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Gholam (2017) and Prime Suspect 2 (1992).
49. Sheldon Robins
Producer | Eyes of Faith
Named after Saints Sheldon Robins is an award winning producer, writer and director, he has an extensive worldwide entertainment experience spanning twenty-two years. A trusted leader in the Upper Lav family with over 25 years with profound entertainment experience in stage, film and television, ...
50. Kathleen Kissoon
Soundtrack | My Friend Dahmer
Kathleen Kissoon was born on March 11, 1951 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies as Katherine Farthing.